Originally delivered on 12/9/2024 1:28 pm

SUBJECT: Tails from the Bark Side - 12/9/24

December 9, 2024
This Week at Hicks!

All week long (through Monday the 16th!):

  • Dine at Lazy Dog! Just show this flier and the PTO gets 15% of the bill! The perfect break we all need during this home-stretch to the holidays! (Yup - you choose the day... it works all day, every day through the 16th! We won't judge if you go more than once!)

  • Register for the last 3 sessions of our Wednesday After School programs: open to all of our Little Mermaid cast members and anyone who just wants to check it out! Learn more! 

Ongoing:  

Check out all the events to come (including January!) in the Husky Happenings! 

Husky Happenings
Brought to you by the PTO!
Husky PBIS Pizza Party

These quarterly events 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! 

Thank you to the amazing Husky Pizza Party team for making these happen!

We've added pics our Pizza Party album - check it out on Flickr!

Robotics Competition

An incredible day at the TUSD Robotics Competition - where all 5 HCE teams absolutely shined! 

Team A earned the Teamwork Award (2nd time in a row!) and Skills Champion Award! Team B scored the Excellence Award and 2nd place in teamwork challenge! Team E took home the Design Award - with all 3 of these teams qualifying for State!  Team C took 4th overall and Team D earned 7th in Skills! Just an AMAZING showing from our Hicks engineers! 

Huge thanks to Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Pacelli for their leadership!

On Instagram or Facebook? Watch the reel with the recap! 

Or - visit our photo album for the pics! 

DARE Graduation

December 3rd marked the culmination of an 11-week program partnering with Irvine Police Department for our 5th graders. DARE officers work in partnership with the community to encourage kids to make positive (and drug-free) choices. At last week's graduation, each child made a pledge in front of the room on a commitment they are making to themselves to make positive choices in order to grow up healthy and well. They celebrated with a visit from Officers Mendoza and Gramer - and the Irvine PD Cybertruck! 

On Instagram or Facebook? Check out the Reel! 

Or, visit our photo album

The Little Mermaid

More than 75 Huskies took to the stage in the PTO's production of Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr!
After weeks of practice, students in 2 separate casts put on 4 amazing performances over the weekend. The singing, dancing and acting left audiences literally cheering for more - not to mention the elaborate set design transforming the MPR into an underwater wonderland! 

Thank you to all the parent volunteers who made it happen, with very special thanks to our dedicated Musical Theater Committee and Mrs. Policare - who truly made us feel part of their world!! 

Check out the album here

Have some great shots you want to add? Email them to us and we'll get them in!

Tournament of Champions: Harvest Cup

Two amazing Husky teams represented HCE at this weekend's Tournament of Champions: Harvest Cup! Both teams won their Friday scrimmages - setting us up for an amazing day of soccer on Saturday! Our 5th grade coed team was eliminated after 2 hard-fought matches - while the 3rd Grade Boys advanced to the semi-finals (3 games in the day!)  

Congrats to all of our incredible athletes- and huge thanks to our coaches! 

Easy Ways to Support the PTO!
Shop Minted.Com

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!

Earn & Learn

Don't forget to SAVE your Marketplace receipts! You can enter them online OR just bring them to school (there's a drop box in the front office) and our volunteers will enter them for you (you can bring us copies if you need to keep originals!)

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 by either looking for “Hicks Canyon Elementary PTO” OR use our ID: KU262… and click “Enroll”.

Each time you swipe your rewards card at the store (or use your phone number associated with your account), 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!) 

More ways to support!
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