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SUBJECT: Tails from the Bark Side - 3/24/25

March 24, 2025
This Week at Hicks

Welcome back Huskies! 

Monday

  • Hoping to get in the Culinary After School program? Today is the last day to enter the lottery (closes at 5 pm... winners notified tonight). 

Tuesday: 

  • It's the last day to book a birthday marquee greeting for April. Late orders will not be accepted. 

  • Join us at THE STAND (anytime during the day - or place an online order using the code on the flier) - and 25% of your bill benefits the PTO!

  • Registration for Session 4 of our Wednesday After School programs OPENS (and - spoiler alert: it closes Friday)! Check out the lineup of classes (4 new classes this session!) and get all of the registration details you need! 

Wednesday:

  • Our 4th Art Masters Assembly of the year - focusing on the works of Gauguin. Learn all about this incredible program on our Art Masters page. Brought to you by the PTO!

Friday:

  • "Dress like a Teacher" day for this crowd-favorite Student-Council Hosted Spirit Day! 

  • Registration for Wednesday After School Programs (Session 4) CLOSES at 10 PM. Classes start next week! 

  • Dippin' Dots fundraiser for the Robotics Team! $5 after school outside the small MRP! Get all the details! 

And then we're into APRIL! (WHAT!?) Watch for your April hard copy calendar in your Friday Folder - and see all the details on Happenings: 

Husky Happenings
It's HUSKY HUSTLE Season!

Our next "Hustle Report" will come out Friday - watch the Howl and our social media channels (links below) to see the updates! 


CONTEST ALERT: The FIRST 3 classes to reach 75% participation (meaning 75% of the class has a site setup) will win a FREE cone at Dairy Queen! Visit our Hustle Page for the easy steps to get your page setup and earn your class a treat! 

Marketplace Receipts - PODIUM OR BUST!

 We're in 4th place out of 25 schools - but we know HCE is a 1st place school!  

Keep saving those receipts to turn them in at the front office or enter them online!*  The program ends April 30th... so the end is in sight! 

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)

  • Carter's for the "how come none of these polos fit anymore and we still have 2 more months of school?" realization
  • Sprouts for the chai tea and kombucha fix
  • Orangetheory membership dues - row us to victory! 

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! 

THANK YOU for turning in and entering your receipts - we got a $250 bonus for being the school that entered the most receipts in February! 


Summer Camps

Check your Friday's "Husky Howl" for details on the programs being offered right at Hicks, and you can also find programs at Tustin Summer Academy offered by TPSF - as well as some  really cool summer camps and classes offered by our sponsors (like Kumon, Magikids, Fallowfield Montessori, Code Ninjas and Tutor Time)! 

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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.

More ways to support!
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