October 10, 2014

In this issue

1st Ever Dickey’s Night – The Results!

2014 Chanhassen Storm Homecoming

Parade

Parents as Partners

Staff Appreciation

New Board Members

Scholastic Book Fair

Community & Kindness Day

The Student Directory is Here!

Quick Links

About the PTO

Playground Fundraising

Calendar

PTO Programs

Meet the Executive Board

PTO Family Night Presentation

Upcoming Events

10/14 - Parents as Parters5:30pm

10/15 - Community & Kindness Day

School Store 11-1:45

10/16 & 10/17 - No School MEA

10/17 - Online Book Fair Begins

10/21 - Chip Shoppe Pickup 3-6pm

10/22 - Picture Retakes

10/23 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Book Fair Begins at School

10/30 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Book Fair at School Ends

10/31 - No School Students

Parent Teacher Conferences

11/3 - Online Book Fair Ends

11/5 - School Store 11-1:45

11/11 - Executive Board Meeting

11/12 - Late Start

Culvers Night Hosted by Grade 3

Where does the time go?

Dear BCE Family, Friends and Staff:

How can it possibly be October already!? Pumpkins and au-

tumn leaves... and a Hoedown at BCE! There is a lot coming

up at Bluff Creek including Parents as Partners Night. MEA is

right around the corner followed closely by Fall Conferences

and our Autumn Book Fair. Details on these dates and more

can be found in this newsletter.

If you missed our presentation at Family Night you can click

over to our website to view it now.

1st Ever Dickey’s Night - The Results!

Thank you to everyone who came out on September 30 to en-

joy some Texas BBQ and support the Bluff Creek PTO and the

Playground. The staff at Dickey's didn't seem convinced when

we told them there would be a big crowd, but they believe us

now! And they promise to be even more on their game next

time.

Dickey's tells us that Tuesday, September 30 was the busiest

day in the history of their store. They increased our portion of

the sales to 20% and told us that all other fundraisers they

have hosted couldn't hold a candle to the Bluff Creek Lions.

Thanks to all of you, we raised nearly $400 dollars.

Thank you Lions! You are Roar-some!

2014 Chanhassen Storm Homecoming Parade

The PTO is so proud of our Lions! Bluff Creek participated in

the Chanhassen Homecoming Parade for the first time this

year. Our Lions were so spirited that they won BEST Elemen-

tary Representation in the parade! Way to go Lions!

Parents as Partners - Tuesday, October 14

Join us as Bluff Creek Elementary and the PTO cooperatively

present Parents as Partners. The presentation will be preced-

ed by a General PTO meeting. The PTO meeting will be an op-

portunity for parents to provide feedback and input on our

2014 fundraisers held to date.

Staff Appreciation

Please Welcome Our Newest Board Members

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to

our new board members!

Scholastic Book Fair

The Fall Book Fair begins online on October 17 and at school on Oc-

tober 23. Visit our online book fair at

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/bluffcreekelemsch. Book

orders placed online will be delivered to school after the close of the

sale on November 3.

Our book fairs aren't just opportunities for our students to get their

hands on great books. It's also a way to fill our Media Center with

new, interesting and inspiring materials. Every dollar you spend at

the Book Fair helps fund our Media Center. You can also donate a

book to a student in need or to your child's classroom. Please come

down and see what's new!

Community & Kindness Day

Student Directory is Here!

Watch for your 2014-2015 Bluff Creek

Student Directory to come home with

your eldest student. Each family will

receive one directory. Students with

dual households will receive two di-

rectories.

Please remember that the directory is

intended for use by Bluff Creek fami-

lies only and should not be used for

any other purpose.

We hope you'll join us for Parents as Partners on Tuesday, October

14. A presentation on internet safety will be preceded by a General

PTO meeting at which we will be discussing fundraising, a recap of

the fundraising to date and a look over our event calendar. We will

be distributing a survey to give the PTO Board important input from

our parents.

We are always in need of dedicated volunteers and the month of Oc-

tober is no exception. Please watch for emails from Volunteer Spot

to sign up for a variety of opportunities. If you do not currently re-

ceive Volunteer Spot emails, please click here to sign up on our

website.

We welcome any and all feedback, so please feel free to contact

us via email or through the PTO website.

Sincerely,

Erin Buss & Sara Maves

Please welcome Andrea Daly, our newest Vice

President! Andrea will team with our current VP,

Holly Brown and bring incredible support to our

Co-Presidents and board as a whole and we

couldn't be more excited about it! Andrea is the

mother of three boys, including twin first grad-

ers at BCE. As a former business owner, she

brings a powerful talent for organization, fi-

nancial consciousness and leadership to the

Board. Andrea attended the

University of Notre Dame and is a proud

Fighting Irish alumni.

Please welcome our new Treasurer! Karin

O'Hara has joined our board and we are

thrilled. Karin is a Vice President of Accounting

for a major insurance provider. She is the

mother of three, her oldest being a kinder-

gartner at BCE. Karin also brings non-profit

experience with her, making her a tremendous

asset to our Board. Karin is a University of St.

Thomas alumni and was once a resident of

Boston, Mass.

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