Holiday Gift Shop

Thank you very, very much to all the volunteers who came to make this year's holiday gift shop the smoothest event yet. Thanks to Betsy James, Kelly Kenney, Pat & Shelley Cannon, Lori Jhamb, Amy Herring, Annel Oltof and all the parents who came down with their childrens room. It was great and the kids all had fun. Thanks also to the teachers for working with us on the scheduling.

The Christmas concert on Friday was a great way to wrap up the 2009. Now we can all bake cookies with our cookie dough and wrap up our Lake Hills spirit wear to give as gifts. Looking forward to seeing you all in 2010!

Merry Christmas and peace to you from Northshore PTA.

News and Notes

All Lake Hills Logo wear order forms are due this Monday November 23.
Also, Cookie Dough order forms are due Tuesday December 1.
A little later in the month, Northshore PTA will once again be sponsoring the Holiday Gift Shop event. This year's big shopping day will be Wednesday December 16. Envelopes will come home in backpacks on Monday to help with the planning process. This fun Christmas event will need a few more elves to help it run smoothly. If you are interested, please contact Becky Huttenga, rlhut@sbcglobal.net. Also, check back here on the blog soon as we will be posting pictures of our most recent assembly, Nature's Kennel Sled Dogs. It was a lot of fun! Minutes from the most recent meeting will also be posted. Thanks for reading!!

First Assembly of 09 is a Hit!

Toma's Young Author's Day was a great event for Lake Hills. A very entertaining way to learn to be quality, creative writers!

Thanksgiving Baskets

Our Thanksgiving Basket committee has been working hard to fill many baskets for families from Lake Hills school. Be sure to send in your classrooms assigned contributions so that each basket has everything a family could want for a super turkey dinner. Cash donations are also accepted and appreciated. Thanks for pulling together to help those in need. Please see the November Newsletter for more detail or contact Annel at 847-4274.

November Newsletter

Here is your link to the November Newsletter. Don't forget: the next general meeting is coming up Thursday November 19 at 6:30pm.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22293199/North-Shore-Pta-Newsletter-November-2009-Final

Fall Fundraiser Product Pickup

Remember that if you sold product in the Fall Fundraiser, it will be available for pick up from 3:30 to 6pm on Friday Oct. 23, 2009. ALL MONEY MUST BE PAID AT THE TIME OF PICK UP - NO CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED. If you would like to help with the distribution, contact Becky at rlhut@sbcglobal.net.

Tribune coverage

Pictures from Autumnfest appeared in the Friday October 9 Grand Haven Tribune, but I was not able to come up with a link as there are only captions to the two pictures and not an article. If you have your Friday Trib still, take a look!

October Newsletter

Greetings All!

Here is the link to the most recent newsletter!
Happy Reading!

October 2009 Newsletter

Autumnfest a Big Success!

Kids and parents alike had a great time at 2009 Autumnfest. The weather cooperated nicely and the committee put on a great event with yummy hot dogs, cider, donuts, pie, crafts, face painting and much more! We are fortunate to have such a wonderful school family to celebrate with! Thanks to all who attended and helped put on the event ~ including all our generous donors, like Fat Chix Coffee Cantina, Sara Lee and many more!

Autumnfest 2009

It is hard to believe that it is time once again to welcome fall with our Annual Autumnfest family event - hot dogs and hayrides, face painting and family, bookfair and buddies. Please follow the link for more info on this event set for Thursday, Oct. 1 from 5:30-7:30. There is a volunteer sign up sheet at the bottom of this flyer. This event, like all others in our school, requires parent volunteers for success. If you feel you could work one hour of the event and spend the other hour enjoying the event with your family, or perhaps come a little early for set up or stay a little later for clean up, please print the volunteer sheet and respond. Thank you so much for being willing to help. It will be great fun.

Autumnfest

Fall Bookfair 2009

We are looking forward to another wonderful Fall Bookfair Sept 28 thru Oct 2, and if you would like to help out, please click the link for the sing up form and contact info. Thanks, Jacque, for doing a great job with bookfair again this year!

http://www.scribd.com/full/20000142?access_key=key-t2dgypeyukdd97dkox5

September Meeting/Newsletter

Thanks to all who attended last night's first general meeting of Northshore PTA. The agenda was completed in record time, adjourned by 7:45! Below is a link to the September Newsletter, which contains contact information for most of the events going on right now. Please remember to sign up to volunteer for the Fall Bookfair which is right around the corner - we always need lots of volunteers for this event. This weekend is the first full weekend of Fall Fundraiser too, so be sure to find your favorite four and sell some product! Thank you!

http://www.scribd.com/full/19882592?access_key=key-1yxvm5ltfk5vzm7gsn2r

Socializing!

We hope to see all of you tonight at our Ice Cream Social following orientation. This always a great opportunity to get caught up after a long, busy summer. We will have a lot going this school year so stay tuned for more information. Our first general meeting is planned for Thursday September 21 at 6:30 pm in the media center. See you there.

Kicking Off 2009-10

Welcome back to all of our returning school families, and welcome to all of our new families! We hope for another great year of learning here at Lake Hills, the most beautiful campus in the district! Our new PTA board is installed, excited and ready to serve. Please follow the link below to the welcome letter from our new President, Tina Hirr. There is very important information regarding opportunities for serving as a committee head or member. This is a great way to stay connected with the school and serve at the same time.
http://www.scribd.com/full/19544388?access_key=key-6qpmin5zrulvn6s3f9p

General Meeting

We cordially invite all of you to attend our next general meeting set for this Thursday March 19 at 6:30 pm in the library.
Hope you can make it. Don't forget, we will have door prizes!!

Happy St. Patty's Day, Tuesday March 17

An Old Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind always be at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

and rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

March Meeting coming up!

Please plan to attend the general meeting set for Thursday March 19 at 6:30 pm. We will be drawing our latest RAVE winner, accepting nominations for the board positions of president and secretary and welcoming Megan Akselberg to the board as treasurer. We will also be making decisions on allocating funds and programming for next year. Please plan to attend these always informative PTA meetings.

February Newsletter

Here is your link to the February Newsletter.

http://www.scribd.com/full/12471218?access_key=key-asjzpqc1vijim12bmh4

Lovin' the Sweetheart Dance!

Everyone had a great time at the sweetheart dance this year! A great event was put on by Kris Nogar and a lot of people came out for great family fun together! Thanks Kris!

Bulletin Board

Hi everyone!

Here is a little bulletin board type entry for you:

My son's daycare provider has openings and she resides in the Lake Hills bussing area. If you are in need of daycare or know someone who is, please contact Kim Kamp at 231.798.1095. She is registered with pathways and gives excellent care.

Hopefully this helps someone out there!

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to school!

Thanks to the volunteers who conducted the ever important post-break head-checks. We have an exciting assembly scheduled for this Tuesday at 1:15. Jamie from the Outdoor Discovery Center will be giving a presentation then some Touch Time for the kids and animals. Plans are under way for our annual Sweetheart Dance scheduled for February 12 and order forms went home for Little Caesar's Pizza Kits - these are a very good deal and great to have in the freezer for busy (or lazy!) nights. Our next general meeting is planned for January 15 at 6:30 pm.
Please join us and be a part of the decision making process of Northshore PTA!