Originally delivered on 4/7/2025 10:01 am

SUBJECT: Tails from the Bark Side - 4/7/2025

April 7, 2025
This Week at Hicks

Wednesday: 

  • Husky Hustle Shirts go on sale! (What's the Husky Hustle, you ask? Here's the scoop.) 
    • Shirts will be sold IN PERSON online (no online sales) at several "pop up shop" opportunities over the next few weeks.  
    • Our first pop-up shop will be THIS Wednesday from 12:30 - 3 PM at the front of the school. 
    • Shirts are $15/each (youth and adult sizes available). 
    • We can accept cash or credit cards (NOT Venmo). 
    • Kids are welcome to come with cash and we will help them select their size. 
    • Pro tip: Bring CASH in exact change for the fastest buying experience... we will have a line for cash purchases and a line for credit card purchases - and you know which line is going to move faster! Please note: We cannot accept any bills larger than $50.

Friday:

  • PBIS Pizza Party! These quarterly parties are hosted by the PTO as a reward for students earning "Husky Points" in PBIS! Students can use their points to join for a special pizza lunch with Mr. Drake and Mrs. Vela... BINGO and of course... PRIZES!  Brought to you by the PTO!

  • It's the 5th grade photo! Check in with your classroom parent for the details.

Check out all the good stuff coming up on Happenings: 

Husky Happenings
It's HUSKY HUSTLE Season!

The 3rd edition of the "Hustle Report" came out last Friday - with a cameo by Mrs. Havens class! Click the image to watch the report! 

Class Prizes!

A NEW class contest will be announced in Wednesday's email - but see below for the contests still ongoing - we have 3 empty spots left in the winner's circle! 

Charms Deliveries begin THIS WEEK!

We'll pull the prize report every MONDAY at 10 AM - and make charms deliveries during the week to each class. 

  • Set up your fundraising site and send 10 "easy emails" through MyBooster - earn a PAW charm! 
  • Raise $25 - earn a PAW charm
  • Raise $100 - earn a HUSKY charm
  • SO MUCH MORE... find the full list on our Hustle Page


Get hyped up with Stellan's sizzle real for our prizes! 

https://flic.kr/p/2qVs2nz
Marketplace Receipts - THE PODIUM CALLS!

 Rumor has it that we're in SECOND PLACE. This is awesome! But you know what's better than second place? Yeah... you know. 

Keep saving those receipts to turn them in at the front office or enter them online!*  

If you plan to turn in receipts in the office - please get them in no later than April 23rd - we need time for our volunteers to enter them before the program closes on the 30th! 

Here's a few things you might have forgotten that count toward Earn & Learn: (check back weekly for reminders and to see how long I can keep this up)

  • Stride Fitness - membership or class fee. Make that run count twice! 
  • Pet Smart. Remember when the slogan for "Petgo" was "Where the pets go" and kids everywhere thought it as hilarious  to say "PetSmart - where the pets fart"? Ah man, peak comedy. 
  • Natuzzi Editions. I literally have NO IDEA what they sell here! IT DOESN'T MATTER! If you buy something from here - give us that receipt!! 

Receipts from EVERY store/service in the Marketplace counts! We're aiming to the be the TOP school in TUSD - let's win this thing! 

*If you enter them online yourself, please DON'T also turn them in... we don't want to double-enter. Need to save your original receipt? You can give us a copy to enter! 


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Ralphs Club Shoppers

1) Visit www.ralphs.com and log in to your Ralphs account. 

2) Go to "my account" and then "community contributions". 

3) Search for us (“Hicks Canyon Elementary PTO”) OR use our ID: KU262… and click “Enroll”.

Each time you scan your rewards card at the store or use your phone number, HCEPTO will benefit! 

Box Tops For Education

Download the app... select Hicks Canyon Elementary as your school.... scan your receipts... donations go straight to HCE PTO... no clipping boxes necessary! 

Donations are earned for all qualifying purchases (Cheerios, Pillsbury, Nature Valley, and LOTS more!) 

Minted.Com - you save, we benefit!

Shop for invitations, holiday and greeting cards, gifts and more: You save 20% on your order... and Minted donates 15% to the PTO! Visit www.minted.com to shop - use code FUNDRAISEHICKSCANYON when you check out.

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