Cheetah Chronicles
May 5, 2019
Reminders
5/8- Walk to School at 8:15
5/8-5/14- Teacher Appreciation Week
5/17- Teacher Letters due to Ms. Clark
5/22- Staff/Parents Vs. Students soccer game
Teacher Appreciation Week May 8-14
The PTA is excited to announce this years Teacher Appreciation Week, The Perfect Mix!!
We want to make sure our teachers, teaching assistants, and specialist know how much they mean to us and how much we appreciate their hard work. It is our goal to let them know everyday that they are amazing! Each day of the week has a different theme and a suggested token to bring in or that is provided by the PTA.
If you want to help with donating items for the different days, please check out our sign-up.
Wednesday, May 8 - "Mixed Bouquet", bring a flower for your teacher, TA, and specialists
Thursday, May 9 - "Mixed Tape", send a school supply your child's teacher can use
Friday, May 10 - "Blazing a Trail", we will have a trail mix station set-up, your child can bring the lower portion of the flier with a note or drawing to let their teacher know what they appreciate about them
Monday, May 13 - "Mixed Fruit", the PTA will have a smoothie station that morning for breakfast
Tuesday, May 14 - "Picture Perfect Mix", the PTA has a special frame for each teacher, you can send in a box of crayons for their teacher that day
Bike/Walk to School
HOLLY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY
IS PARTICIPATING IN BIKE/WALK TO SCHOOL DAY
ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019
ABOUT OUR EVENT:
· Parents, Students, Teachers and Staff will meet at Jones Park at 8:15am. THIS IS NOT A DROP OFF EVENT! Please stay and walk with your child to the school.
· The Boosterthon team will be there with music to get the kids moving
· We’ll have a banner for the kids to sign, small prizes to hand out and some ideas for bike safety.
Open Board Chair Positions for 2019/2020 School Year!
Get Involved! We need your help to keep Holly Springs Elementary the best school for your kids. Our elections for the 2019/2020 school year are coming up in early June.
Have your voice heard by volunteering for our open positions from Chair of an event to helping out from home to being on the Board! Participate as much or as little as you want - just make sure to volunteer. The kids, school and teachers all benefit from volunteers and need us to make the events successful.
Please reach out and let me know if you have any questions or how you want to participate. I will make sure you get in touch with the right person. We would love to make the upcoming year the most successful yet! Contact careyf.martin@gmail.com to learn more!
SSA
Parents interested in having their TRACK 3 OR 4 child evaluated for SINGLE Subject Acceleration (SSA): Please click HERE for the 2019 SSA information document and carefully review ALL the links regarding SSA info, the requisite (2-page) 2019 SSA nomination form, the format of SSA assessments and related standards, FAQs, etc. Completed SSA nomination forms will ONLY be accepted during your track's 10-day designated window; please adhere to the dates. (The Nomination Windows for Tracks 1&2 have closed.) The same SSA info can also be found on the school's homepage (https://www.wcpss.net/hollyspringses) and http://bit.ly/HSESAIG (access code AIG).
Teacher Letters
EOG Testing Dates
EOG Testing Track 1
May 21st = 3rd,4th,5th Reading
May 22nd = 3rd,4th,5th Math
May 29th = 5th Science, RTA
EOG Testing Tracks 2,3,4
June 17th = 3rd Reading
June 18th = 3rd Math, 5th Reading
June 19th = 5th Math, 4th Reading
June 20th = 4th Math
June 21st = 5th Science, RTA
Panorama Survey
Your voice is important to us! In order to learn more about student and family experiences in WCPSS, we are asking for your feedback via a survey. You should have received an email from Panorama Education that includes a survey link. The survey is open Monday, March 25 - Friday, May 3. Please take a moment to complete the survey. This survey is vital for our family engagement work. Thank you for your thoughtful responses!
PTA Volunteer Opportunities
School Store Volunteers needed!
Kids LOVE the School Store! It is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:50-9:20am.If you're looking for an easy and fun volunteer opportunity...the school store could use you! Sign up once....or several times. Training is quick and easy. MUST be a WCPSS volunteer, and be a PTA member for 2018-2019. We'd like to have two volunteers sign up for each day if possible.
Without your help, school store wouldn't be possible.
More Info
For more information about your PTA and events coming up, please visit our website at http://hsesncpta.wixsite.com/hsespta or click on the link from the school's site.