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Biltmore Prep PTO
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Co-Presidents
Sandy Kukla
Karin Szymanski
Vice President
Tiffany Zook
Co-Treasurers
Terry Mealman
Alberto Fernandez
Secretary
Heather Jenkins |
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Biltmore Prep PTO
Newsletter
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Renee Sandler Shamblin
Karin Szymanski
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Spanish Classes for PARENTS of Children in Biltmore Prep's Foreign Language Immersion Program
 Classes meet once per week: Mon 9 to 11am (level 1); 12 to 2pm (level 2) Wed 12 to 2 pm (level 1); 6 to 8pm (level 2) Thurs 6 to 8pm (level 1) $120/month Questions? Contact Dunora Alba at 602-626-5085 or 602-488-7293 Dunora@azcorporatelanguages.com www.azcorporatelanguages.com |
Rob Kukla
Realtor & Biltmore Prep Parent Neighborhood Resident
Looking to buy or sell a home? I will donate $250 of every commission back to our school!
Direct: 480-650-3966
Office: 602-212-1600
robkukla@cox.net
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Dr. Rob Mirabelli
Board Certified Pediatric Dentist
Dr. Jen Mirabelli
Board Certified Orthodontist
Biltmore Prep Neighborhood Parents.
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Biltmore Prep Calendar: Upcoming Events Oct 26 - Movie Night at Biltmore Prep 6pm
Oct 31 - Fall-o-ween Parade
Nov 1 - Prep Pride Day
Nov 2 - Dress Out Day ($1)
Nov 9 - School Picture Re-takes
Nov 9 - Fall Carnival
Nov 12 - Veterans' Day - No School
Nov 13 - PTO Meeting, 6:30 pm
Nov 16 - School Wide Rummage Sale
Nov 19 - 21 - Winter Book Fair
Nov 21 - Special Person's / Grandparent's Day
Nov 22 - 23 - Thanksgiving Recess - No School
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| Parents "TO DO" List | |
* Clean out your closets and garage! We will be having a school-wide rummage sale on November 16.
* Join us this Friday for Movie Night.
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Biltmore Prep Academy Family Directory
| The PTO is developing a Biltmore Prep Family Directory -- did you turn in your form in to be included? If you can't remember, there's an easy way to check -- a listing is available for review in the school's front office. If you would like your family's names contact information to be included in this year's directory, please check to confirm your name is on the list. If it's not, forms are available in the office, or click here to print one. Download the form HERE.
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A-TEAM
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Session 2 is for kids 1st - 7th grade and has started, but enrollment is still open, so join now for just $80 for the next 8 sessions! Register HERE.
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Movie Night - October 26 @ 6pm
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ONLY 26 MORE DAYS!
SCHOOL-WIDE RUMMAGE SALE ON NOV 16
|  That's right, only 39 more days until the school-wide rummage sale! Please take this opportunity to clean out your closets and garage, help improve your school, and obtain a charitable donation, all at the same time! We are looking for gently used clothes, furniture, electronics, toys, bicycles, and more! Starting on Friday, November 9, you can drop off all items in the multi-purpose room for the sale on the following Friday, November 16. Charitable receipts will be provided for all donations upon request. All proceeds will be used to build a new outdoor performance area / amphitheater outside the band room. If you have questions or would like to help at the sale (this counts for your volunteer hours), please contact Carol at CarolAHardin@gmail.com.
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Fall Carnival - November 9th
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Come enjoy a family fun event on a Friday evening from 5:30 to 8:00 PM at the school grass fields. We will have game booths, inflatable sports games, Spider Man, balloon figures, face painting, a DJ, a Dance group, Fire Department and an AZ Science Center booth, plus amazing food, raffle items and prizes. We are Pre-Selling Food Vouchers, Raffle tickets and Game Tickets. Save money and pre-purchase! This also helps us plan on how much food to provide. Please click HERE.
Remember this event is put entirely on by parents and teachers. We are in need of a few things. Click HERE to help donate or lend items.
We are need of volunteers before and during the event, please sign-up HERE. Thank you! |
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Catalina Island Marine Institute Fundraiser
|  Did you know that our 7th and 8th grade students have the opportunity to go to the Catalina Island Marine Institute each year? This trip helps to further our students' understanding of marine wildlife and oceanography by experiencing it firsthand. Students will be dissecting, snorkeling, and learning about ocean geology. Our 7th and 8th grade students are looking for help with fundraising. The deposit on this trip is due October 29, 2012. Please consider making a tax credit donation toward this program now. To make an online donation, click HERE.
At "Program Preference" write: Catalina Island Marine Institute.
Please tell your friends, family and employers too. Each student needs to raise $300, which still does not include transportation costs (bus to California, ferry to the island). Questions? Amy@chilipepperproductions.com.
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October Volunteers of the Month
Jen Faust & Myrenda Ramirez
|  Thank you to our two October Volunteers of the Month!
If you heard about or participated in the Safeway fundraiser, then you can only imagine the behind the scenes work! Thank you to Jen and Myrenda for an spectacular fundraiser and event for the school to participate in.
Myrenda also is working to create a fun-filled Movie Night for our families this Friday night!
Volunteers like Jen and Myrenda are what makes our school so amazing! Thank you both for ALL that you do to make our school an exceptional place for our children!
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Junior Ambassador Program
Fresh & Easy Grocery Store Fundraiser
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 The Junior Ambassador Program is for 4th through 8th grade students who are selected to participate in educational field experiences that include visits to Washington, D.C., a Phoenix Zoo internship, and exchange activities with students in Japan and Germany. The Junior Ambassador Program is raising money by collecting Fresh & Easy grocery store receipts - each $20 receipt is worth $1! All you need to do is save your Fresh & Easy grocery store receipts and turn them in to the school office. For more information, please click HERE. Questions? Contact Amy@chilipepperproductions.com
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PTO Meeting Schedule for the Rest of the Year
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 Please mark your calendar for the PTO Meetings for the rest of the year. We are incorporating a learning component for our families so the school can highlight the amazing programs they offer our children. Last month was the iPad and flip classroom integration. November we welcome the Junior Ambassador Program. Nov 13
Dec 11
Jan 15
Feb12
March 20
April 16
May 8
You can learn more about what is happening at the school, find out about volunteer opportunities, and meet some other parents. Please join us! All meetings are at 6:30 pm in the library, and child care is provided in the multi-purpose room.
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Biltmore Preparatory Academy School Song
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I sing of a school
Where love is a rule
And knowledge is not hard to find
For in my work and play
I'm learning everyday
In body and heart and in mind
(chorus)
For Biltmore
Is a place I am free
To bring out the best inside of me
Yes, Biltmore really holds the key
Biltmore Prep Academy
We fly so high
Our spirits touch the sky
Our future holds something bright and new
Creating a world
For every boy and girl
Together our dreams can come true
(chorus)
And so through the years
Through laughter and tears
We'll look back on Biltmore with pride
For we learned to see
All that we can be
With the strengths that we have deep inside.
For Biltmore
Is a place I am free
To bring out the best inside of me
Yes, Biltmore really holds the key
Biltmore Prep Academy
Biltmore Prep Academy
Thank you to former Biltmore Prep teacher Lara Eklund for presenting (and singing) our new school song at the Student Recognition Assembly!
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Teacher Appreciation
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Saying "thank you" to our wonderful teachers for all that they do is so important. In order to help give parents ideas of new ways to show their appreciation, we have asked all teachers & staff at Biltmore Prep to provide us with a list of their favorite things. Please consider having your children bring in a special item to say "thank you" on a holiday, your teacher's birthday, or just because! Have fun with the lists and let the kids be creative!
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Fundraising - Highlights
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There are many ongoing opportunities to raise funds for our school that don't cost any extra money! You just do your regular shopping but use gift cards or shopping reward cards that are linked to our school. If everyone participates, the profits will really add up! Every penny raised is used to help enrich the educational experience of our children. We are highlighting a few options each month so stay tuned!
Safeway  eScrip is Safeway's school rewards program. Link your Safeway Club Card to our school, and we will automatically receive 1% of everything you purchase! Anyone can do it - even friends and family who live out of state (the program is linked to Vons, Carrs, and many other grocery stores as well). Go one step further and register your debit and credit cards when you eat at the many different participating local restaurants in the eScrip dining rewards program. Just go to www.escrip.com, click on "about the program," then "sign-up," then follow the prompts to enter your Safeway Club Card number. Note - if you don't know your Safeway Club Card number, you can call Safeway Customer Service at 1-877-723-3929 to get it. Click HERE for more information.
www.ShopwithScrip.com. 
This is a program that enables you to shop for your usual things with gift cards linked to our school, (e.g. gas, clothes, iTunes, school uniforms at Lands' End, restaurants, gifts) and the school earns a rebate from each of your purchases. You can purchase Scrip gift cards for over 500 different retailers. Many of the scrip cards [such as the scrip for Lands' End, Staples, Old Navy, and more) are completely electronic! You can place your order 24 hours a day, and in just minutes you will receive an e-mail with the code and can begin your shopping, whether online or in person. It is so easy! Click HERE for registration instructions.
School Uniforms at Land's End. 
When you buy school uniforms at Lands'
End and use our school code, 3% of your purchase goes back to our school. Our school code is "900138173." If you make your purchase with a "Scrip Now!" Land's End gift card purchased at the www.shopwithscrip.com website (described above), an additional 16% of your purchase price will be rebated to our school!
Questions about any of the above fundraisers? Contact us a biltmoreprep@gmail.com.
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Biltmore Prep PTO is on Facebook!
| You can keep up to date with the latest Biltmore Prep news, see pictures from school functions, and post your own updates & events on the new Biltmore Prep PTO facebook page. Please click the link below and click "like" in order to receive the school updates.
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