Read More … about this week’s Bookfair at Barnes & Noble

Each year, Shamona Creek partners with Barnes & Noble to host a book fair to support the school libary. Please plan to swing by Barnes & Noble at Main Street in Exton between Monday, November 9 and Sunday, November 15 to help our library. You must print and bring the Barnes & Noble Bookfair flyer with you and present it when you check out.

In addition to the Bookfair, Cosi is offering 25% of proceeds of dinner sales to the SCHSA on Monday and Tuesday on purchases after 5:30 pm. The voucher, which is attached to the same flyer, needs to be presented at the time of purchase.

Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Copeland enjoy reading to the students.

On Monday and Tuesday of the Bookfair, you will be treated to musical entertainment by our band, chorus and orchestra students, plus many of our teachers will read their favorite books to the children during story time.

Special Events: Monday, November 9:

• 6:30 pm: Shamona Creek Orchestra Concert
• Story time with teachers Mrs. Benner, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. C. Moore and Miss Carroll

Special Events: Tuesday, November 10:

• 6:30 pm: Shamona Creek Band Concert
• Shamona Creek Choral Concert
• Story time with our principal Mrs. Welsh and teachers Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Copeland, Miss Czap and Mrs. Milano

Last year’s band concert at Barnes & Noble. Can you spot Mr. Gordon?

Can’t attend the book fair at Barnes & Noble in person? Visit BN.COM/bookfairs to support Shamona Creek online between November 9 and 15 by entering Book fair ID 11724697 at checkout.

A Little Friendly Summer Competition: The Box Top Challenge

The Rebates + E-Z Money Committee has organized a summer Box Top competition. Sandwich-sized Ziploc bags were distributed to families the last week of May with a note about collecting Box Tops for Education all summer.

Families will collect the Box Tops in the given bags all summer long. The bags are due by Friday, September 11, 2015. The family that collects the most Box Tops will receive a $25 gift card to the store or restaurant of their choice.

Shamona Creek earns 10 cents for each specially marked General Mills box top submitted. Simply clip and save the box top square on the package. See the Box Tops for Education product list to help get you started.

Let’s get ready to … BOX TOP!

The challenge has been issued! It is a good old fashioned Box Tops for Education throw down.

WHICH homeroom class will win the Box Top Challenge? Will it be your son’s? Will it be your daughter’s?

Only time will tell, but we do know this … you need to clip it to win it!

How does our Box Top challenge work?
Cut Box Tops for Education labels off eligible products. Check the expiration date, and then send in your Box Tops to your child’s homeroom teacher between February 9 until the end of the school day on Friday, February 20. The winning class will be announced on Wednesday, February 25.

>>> Here’s a handy dandy tally sheet to make the reams of Box Tops easier to count. { PRINT: Box Top Collection Sheet }

What’s the big prize?
Each student in the class with the most Box Tops collected per student will win 15 Spring Fair game tickets. Also, the winning teacher will receive a $15 Target gift card.

Why, oh why, do we collect Box Tops?
Collecting Box Tops is a fun and easy way to raise money for our school. For every Box Top we submit, Shamona Creek earns $.10. So far this year, we have earned $1,284! Our goal for the school year is $2,000 and we can only achieve that with a little help from our parents.

So, sharpen your scissors and be on the look out for that Box Top logo on a variety of food packaging that you probably already have in your pantry. Start your Box Top collection now and send them in with your sons and daughters between February 9 and 20. May the best Box Toppers win!

Click here for more details about Box Tops for Education and products that participate in the program.

Are you a Black-Friday shopper…or an any-day shopper?

With the height of the holiday shopping season at its peak, the SCHSA wants to know:

1.  Do you shop at Target?  Do you have a Target Red Card?  If so, please take a minute and register your Target Red Card in their Take Charge of Education program…and 1% of your purchases will come right on back to Shamona Creek!  Click here to register your Target Red Card on behalf of Shamona Creek!

2.  Will you be beating the crowds or shopping from the comfort of your own home this year with the help of Amazon?  With the Amazon Smile program, .5% of your purchases will be donated back to Shamona Creek.  Click here and then choose “Shamona Creek Home & School Association” as your charitable organization of choice.  Then when you shop on Amazon, use the URL:  smile.amazon.com.  It’s that easy!

3.  Are you a GIANT shopper?  Whether its all the time or just running in for the essentials, by registering your GIANT shopper card in their A+ School Rewards program online (choose Shamona Creek as your designee), every purchase you make at GIANT will result in EZ money for our Shamona Creek community.

I invite you to take 5 minutes right now to do all 3 of these things.  Let’s see how great an increase we can see in our participation in these programs before the new year.  Ready?  Go!

(Oh…and invite your friends/family to do the same…those loud annoying toys your older brother buys for your kids on Amazon may as well be good for something…besides giving you a headache.)

Happy Shopping!

Helping is E-Z: Soup’s on! Labels off!

The colder weather makes us crave comfort food. Soup always hits the mark. Campbell’s soup helps Shamona Creek hit the spot when parents clip and send in UPC codes from participating products. Please send in your labels from Campbell’s, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, V8, and more. The collection container is on the shelf outside the school office. Check out the complete Campbell’s Labels list.

The SCHSA, a non-profit organization, encourages our families to participate in a number of programs offered in the community that give back to our organization.  Here are the other E-Z ways you can help this year:

• Giant A+ Rewards Program
• Box Tops for Education
• Amazon Smile
• Target – Take Charge of Education Program

Please contact Shannon Gallagher or Melissa Bell if you have any questions or if you would like to volunteer with the Rebates and E-Z Money committee.

B&N Bookfair: Orchestra Tonight, Band Tomorrow

Print and Bring this Flyer with you

Tonight is the night … well, technically tonight is the first night … but tonight is the night the Orchestra plays at the Barnes & Noble Bookfair fundraiser!

“With the school library approaching its 25th year, money is needed to replace a good number of well-worn titles,” writes Ms. Carroll.

So, if you are planning to join us tonight, the entertainment will begin at 6:30 pm. You will also be treated to story hour with Mrs. Welsh (see her post!), as well as Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Lynn, Mrs. Verbovszky, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. O’Brien.

And, while you are at Main Street Exton, plan to have dinner at Peace A Pizza between 5:00 and 9:00 pm. They will donate 20% of the proceeds to us. (Please bring the printed B&N flyer with you.)

Thursday will be an equally great night, as our school band takes “center stage” at Barnes & Noble. They will perform at 6:30 pm and the concert will last about 30 minutes. Story hour will feature Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Copeland, Mrs. Milano, Miss Czap, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Benner and Miss Figorski.

The book fair runs through Sunday, November 23.

Can’t attend our bookfair at Barnes & Noble?
Visit BN.COM/bookfairs to support us online from 11/19/2013 to 11/23/2013
by entering Bookfair ID 11435823 at checkout.

Read All About It! Barnes & Noble Book Fair is Happening This Week

If you are an avid reader who finishes one book and immediately starts the next…
If you have an e-reader, but still enjoy the weight and texture of an actual book…
If you could dawdle around a bookstore for hours on end…
…then you need to join us at Shamona Creek’s book fair at Barnes & Noble this week.

Between Wednesday, November 19 and Sunday, November 23, purchases made at Barnes & Noble (with the attached flyer) will benefit our school library. As one of two annual fundraisers for our library, the book fair provides additional funds for building upon and enriching the collection of books available to the students.

According to Ms. Carroll’s newsletter, “With the school library approaching its 25th year, money is needed to replace a good number of well-worn titles.”

You will be treated to a memorable performance by our very own Shamona Creek Orchestra (Wednesday @ 6:30 pm) and 5th Grade Band (Thursday @ 6:30 pm), as well as story time sessions with some of the best teachers in the country!

Click and Print this Flyer

This must-have-with-you flyer includes all the details you need to enjoy a night out with your family – dinner, entertainment and shopping! Start out with a fun dinner at Peace-A-Pizza at Main Street Exton then head on over to Barnes & Noble for some entertainment while gathering a few great reads.

Please Note: You must have the physical printed flyer in hand with you at Barnes & Noble and at Peace A Pizza in order for the proceeds of your purchases to be donated to Shamona Creek. (They will not accept any electronic representations of the flyer. It needs to be a paper copy.)

Helping Hands Needed
We are in need of a few volunteers who can help with the event on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Please contact Lisa Schown if you are available.

Can’t make it?
No problem…use Bookfair ID (11435823) when you shop online at bn.com/bookfairs between November 19-23. Share this link and code with grandparents and extended family along with a wish list of your child’s favorite books and games from Barnes & Noble.

Questions?
Contact Lisa Schown

All Aboard the ‘Learning Express’! The Holiday Fundraiser is on track for this week

Before Cyber Monday. Before Small Business Saturday. Before Black Friday. And yes, even before the new crazy-early days of the holiday shopping season, you can sneak on over to the Exton Square Mall and get a jump start on your toy purchases at Learning Express.

Our Holiday Fundraiser is taking place this week. It started on November 10 and runs through Friday, November 14. Store hours are 9 am to 9 pm.

Print and bring this Learning Express Holiday Fundraiser flyer to receive a 10% discount off of your purchase* and an additional 10% donation will be made to the Shamona Creek Home & School Association. You must present the flyer to receive this offer.

Happy shopping and thank you in advance for supporting the SCHSA!

* Because the donation has already been made, returns of products after the dates above will be at  20% off. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer promotion, markdown, giveaways, coupons, VIP awards or discounts. Due to manufacturer restrictions, LEGO Mindstorms may not be discounted, but will still be part of the fundraiser.

Don’t Forget: Box Tops Deadline and Candy for the Troops

We’ve turned back the clocks, flipped to a new page in the calendar and started a fresh school week. It’s the perfect time for a few early November reminders.

Box Tops for Education Deadline

Today is the day our E-Z Money committee will be packaging the Box Tops for Education that have been snipped and collected in the school lobby. They will be sent to the headquarters so that the school can receive $.10/label in return. If you haven’t dropped off your Box Tops yet, please try to get them to the school today. If you forgot, don’t fret … this is an ongoing collection and additional clipping shipments will be made on future dates. Want to help? See the Box Tops for Education product list to get started.

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Candy for the Troops

If you suddenly have more candy in your house than your children can reasonably eat, put it to good use. Shamona Creek will be collecting Halloween candy through Wednesday, November 5 for Operation Gratitude. The donated candy will be shipped to the men and women who are serving our country.

According to its website, “Operation Gratitude sends 150,000+ care packages filled with snacks, entertainment, hygiene and hand-made items, plus personal letters of appreciation, to New Recruits, Veterans, First Responders, Wounded Warriors, Care Givers and to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed overseas. Our mission is to lift the spirits and meet the evolving needs of our Active Duty and Veteran communities, and provide volunteer opportunities for all Americans to express their appreciation to members of our Military. Each package contains donated product valued at $75-100 and costs the organization $15 to assemble and ship. Since its inception in 2003, Operation Gratitude volunteers have shipped more than One Million Care Packages.”

Last year, Shamona students collected 300 lbs. of candy. Let’s top that! The box will be located in the school lobby. When you come in for conferences, bring the candy with you!

Helping is E-Z: Shop at Target. Save the World.

Okay, well shopping at your favorite big box store to save the ‘whole world’ might be a bit of an exaggeration, but using your Target Red Card can make a true impact for our little corner of the universe.

Participate in Target’s Take Charge of Education Program and 1% of purchases made with your Target Red Card will be donated to our school. Simply designate Shamona Creek as your recipient school online to start earning.

And, if you are anything like me, you always checkout of Target with WAY more than you intended to buy. So, now you can feel good about over-shopping, knowing that the more you spend, the more it benefits the school.

The SCHSA, a non-profit organization, encourages our families to participate in a number of programs offered in the community that give back to our organization.  Here are the other E-Z ways you can help this year:

• Giant A+ Rewards Program
• Campbell’s Labels
• Box Tops for Education
• Amazon Smile

Please contact Shannon Gallagher or Melissa Bell if you have any questions or if you would like to volunteer with the Rebates and E-Z Money committee.