Thursday Post March 18, 2010

Spring is here ... Are you landscaping your yard? 
Are you looking for summer color for your planters and annual beds? 
Are you and your children growing your own vegetables this year?
Creek View Elementary School has joined the Pike Nurseries Play in the Dirt Club Rewards Program!

Every time you shop at Pike's simply mention Creek View Elementary School at the check-out and our school will collect reward points. These points can be turned in during spring and fall planting seasons to purchase plants and materials at Pike Nurseries to support our school's Garden Club and Outdoor Classrooms.  For more information you can click on http://www.pikenursery.com/rewards.html

One more thing!

The Media Center is sponsoring a Scholastic Buy One Get One Free Book Fair!

The fair will be open from 8:00 -2:00 on April 12, and 13 and from 11:00 to 2:00 on April 14, 15, and 16. Family Night is Thursday, April 15 from 4:00-6:00. We’ll have a special table full of summer reading suggestions and lots of reader favorites.

For more information go to http://www.creekviewmedia.weebly.com/ and click on the Book Fair link.

Last thing!

Congratulations to the orchestra members from Creek View Elementary who are members of the Fulton County Elementary Youth Orchestra for receiving straight “Superior” ratings at the Georgia Music Educators Large Group Performance Evaluation last night at Johns Creek H.S. A panel of three judges rated this group with all “Superior” ratings. Way to go Orchestra students!

Flyers Posted Weekly: 

• Cheetah Chat 3-18-2010
• Student Newspaper _ Cheetah Times Winter Edition '09
• Math Olympiad
• Online Textbook Access
• March Lunch Menu
• March Activity Calendar

The Thursday Post for October 1

We have loads of activities to look forward to in the month of October. Coach Clements is promoting the annual International Walk to School Day.  Join in the added daily fitness of an invigorating walk to school.Register now. Mrs. Diane Briggs our beloved Media Specialist and her able bodied assistant Mrs. Barbara Kindregan have been preparing for a spectacular "Around the World" Scholastic Book Fair which coincides with the Grandparents Lunch Day, October 2, and runs through October 8, so please make sure the grandparents know they may be going shopping. Webb Bridge Middle School is hosting their first ever day of Shredding! Now's your chance to eliminate unwanted CDs, tapes and more for a small fee, half of which will benefit WBMS on October 3, 12-4PM. The NED show will be here and will do a character education assembly for grades 3,4 and 5 at 8:00 and grades K,1 and 2 at 9:00 on October 23^rd.  They have done this show at several local elementary schools and I have heard rave reviews!   If you want to know more, you can visit www.theNEDshow.com. BoxTops for Education flyers went home today with an incentive to clip boxtops. The Reflections deadline is approaching so please complete the applications and turn in the projects before October 8.

Flyers:

•  Textbook-Online Access
•  October Lunch Menu 
•  October Activity Calendar
•  PTA Newsletter
•  Walk to School
•  Shred Day at WBMS 

Transportation Change:

To remedy the problems with driver absence on Bus # 188 – Hamptons and Bent Creek- the following changes will officially be effective Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Notes were passed out to the students on Bus # 188 and Bus # 151. 

• CVE # 188, Ms. Kelley will become CVE # 151, Mr. Blazak; Pick up time will be five minutes earlier;  Afternoon times should remain the same
• CVE # 151, Mr. Blazak will become CVE # 188, Ms. Kelley; Times should remain the same.

Book Fair Family Night

Book Fair Opens
October 2, from  8-2:00

October 2
Grandparents Luncheon

October 5 
8- 2:00

October 6 
8- 2:00   
5:30-7:30
(Family Night)

October 7 
8- 2:00

October 8 
8-12:00

The Thursday Post for September 24

Tomorrow we will have Hat Day for a $1.00 donation from students and staff members who would like to participate.These donations will go to Clarksdale ES to help them since their school was flooded during our recent flooding.
Testing Tidbits:

The ITBS testing schedule has made a slight shift due to the school closing and the religious holiday, Yom Kippur, Monday. There will be no testing on Monday.  Instead, Tuesday will act as Day 5 of testing for Science and Reference Materials.  Make-up testing will occur after 10 AM and on Wednesday, September 30.

The following flyers are available in hard copy only:

• Tan Flyer - Fulton Schools Health Services, Flu Vaccine Sign up Sheet - Please sign and return by Wednesday, October 7 for the Friday, October 16 date from 2:45-5:00 pm.  The cost is $25. This is an optional service available to our school community.
  
• Red Flyer - Boosterthon Announcement - We did it! $84,000 collected, 95% of pledges.  Winners ( Those who collected $200+) Ice Cream Social, Friday, September 25. Students who won the Lock-in Friday, 9/25  from 5:30-8:00 pm with Mr. Rogers are listed on the flyer as well.
• White Flyer - Half page Invitation, Lunch with Grand! October 2, RSVP by October 2.
  

Uploaded Flyers:

• 5th Grade Science Adventure
• Walk to School
• Cheetah Chat 9-24

The Thursday Post for September 17

Constitution Day, September 17

• Book Fair Preview Schedule
• Book Fair Buying Schedule
• City of Alpharetta Scarecrow Festival
• CVES Directory Order Form
• PTA 9-17 Newsletter
• Grandparent Luncheon Invitation
  

 

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