Shark FIN Bulletin
Sharkathon Edition, 2019
SHARKATHON
Good evening Sugar Creek Families,
Our BIG SHARKATHON fundraiser is approaching! Our Sharkathon pep rally is on Wednesday, October 23rd- this is where we kick off our Sharkathon Week! This entire week will consist of spirit days. We encourage all our students and staff to show their school spirit by dressing up each day. For every student that dresses up on each day, they will earn spirit points for their class. Students and families will be collecting pledges from family and friends to help our school!
Last year, our school raised money for additional playground equipment which will be installed in November. Our school goal this year is to pledge $70,000 for a shade structure and pour in place surface for beneath the equipment. This is a big project that we would like to be installed by Thanksgiving Break. So we need your help!
We will work on two things during our Sharkathon Week- 1) collecting pledges and 2) dressing up on our spirit days. It's going to be a great week of fun!
Attached below is more information and specifics about Sharkathon. We hope you can take some time to read the information.
Sharkathon FUN RUN Times
We will conclude our Sharkathon Week with a FUN RUN which will be on Friday, November 1st. The run will be held at the Nation Ford Football field. Here are the run times:
2nd grade, 4th grade and 5th grade- 8:30-9:30
Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st grade and 3rd grade- 10:00-11:00
Sharkathon Spirit Week
Let's earn those spirit points!
Below are the dates and information about each spirit day:
WEDNESDAY OCT. 23rd: SHARK STRONG DAY
-Pledging continues
-Wear shark-themed items, spirit wear, or blue and white shirts, beach themed outfits (no girl’s bathing suits or speedos) (spirit points awarded)
THURSDAY OCT. 24th: TEAMING TOGETHER
-Pledging continues
- Wear jerseys, t-shirts, or uniforms from your favorite sports team (spirit points awarded)
FRIDAY, OCT. 25th HERO DAY
-Pledging continues
-Wear your favorite Hero outfit. Heroes can include: superheroes, Armed Forces, Firefighter, police, teacher, etc. Make your own or wear what you already have at home (spirit points awarded).
MONDAY, OCT. 28TH: CRAZY HAIR DAY
-Pledging continues
-Wear crazy hair (spirit points awarded)
TUESDAY OCT. 29th COLOR RUSH
Each grade level will wear as much color as they can!! From head to toe, how much color can you wear?
-PreK and Kindergarten- Purple
-1st grade- Yellow
-2nd grade- Red
-3rd grade- Green
-4th grade- Blue
-5th grade- Orange
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30th WILD WEST DAY
-Pledging continues
-Wear your favorite wild west outfit- hat, bandanas, plaid shirts (spirit points awarded)
THURSDAY, OCT. 31st BOOK CHARACTER DAY/CULTURAL DAY
-Pledging continues
-Wear clothing that represents a book character or the culture of your family (spirit points awarded)
FRIDAY, NOV. 1st SHARKATHON FUN RUN
-Wear your Sharkathon t-shirt and get ready to earn those pledges at the Fun Run!
Past Spirit Days
Kindergarten teachers
Cultural Day
2nd grade teachers
Important Dates
OCTOBER:
- Tuesday, October 1- Watch D.O.G Launch in cafeteria at 6:00 pm
- Monday, October 21st- Teacher Workday- No School for students
- Wednesday, October 23- Sharkathon Pep Rally
- Thursday, October 31- Report Cards go home
NOVEMBER:
- Friday, November 1- Sharkathon Fun Run
- Friday, November 22- 5th Grade Musical and Shark Beats 8:15 am
- Wednesday, November 27- Friday, November 29- Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER:
- Thursday, December 5- Fort Mill Christmas Tree Lighting- Shark Beats will perform
- Friday, December 6- Winter Dance PTO Event
- Saturday, December 7- Fort Mill Christmas Parade- 2nd/3rd grade choir
- Thursday, December 12- 1st grade Musical 6:00pm
- Thursday, December 12- Holiday Lunch
- Thursday, December 19- First Day of Winter Break- No school
JANUARY:
- Friday, January 3- Teacher Workday
**Below is the link to the district calendar
Sugar Creek Elementary
Email: gritzm@fortmillschools.org
Website: http://fortmillsces.ss11.sharpschool.com/
Location: 1599 Farm House Drive, Fort Mill, SC, USA
Phone: (803) 835-0150
Twitter: @SCESsharks