Ribbit Report
Turner Creek Elementary School
January 18, 2019
Frogapalooza Save-the-Date
5th Grade Families and Middle School
Parents of rising 6th graders,
We have posted information from some of the area middle schools about their Open Houses and application information on our website. Go to the Parent Links on the main page of our website, scroll down and look for “Middle School Open House Information” and click on the link. Check back often as we post updates often.
Magnet School Application Period
The Magnet window for 2019-2020 has opened. It will be open from January 4-January 30. Your child must be a registered student to be able to apply. For more information click on the link below:
Track change requests for 2019-2020
TCE will accept "Track Change Requests" for the 2019-20 school year from Jan. 2, 2019 thru Feb. 1, 2019 ONLY. Requests submitted after Feb. 1, 2019 will not be considered. The Track Change Request forms are available on our website or in our main office. It is also attached at the bottom of this Ribbit Report. All requests will be considered, and changes will be made based on availability. Results will be emailed to parents on Feb. 11, 2019.
***Please note that if you need a track change for a rising middle school student, you MUST complete a track change request at the middle school. We cannot guarantee siblings will be on the same track if requests are not made at BOTH schools.***
Room Parents - Frogapalooza Baskets
Happy New Year to everyone! Frogapalooza will be coming up soon and we need to gear up for collecting the theme related items for all the Frogapalooza Baskets. The baskets for each class need to be delivered to the front office at Turner Creek by Friday, February 15th. If you have any questions please feel free to email Ginger Brezac at ginger@ypass.net. Let's make this the best Frogapalooza ever!
Free Publicity
Do you own your own business? Would you like free advertising? Then, please consider making an in-kind donation to the raffle/auction portion of Frogapalooza. Contact Maggie Demicco at fundraising@tce-pta.org for more information.
Jump Rope for Heart
Turner Creek Elementary will be participating in Jump Rope For Heart to help raise funds for the American Heart Association. The donations that are received will be used by the American Heart Association for research and educational programs to save lives from heart disease and stroke! Raising contributions is voluntary. All students will participate in a special jump rope day during a regular PE class time in February.
Family and friends are welcome to support your child’s participation by making contributions. You can go to heart.org/kidsheartchallenge so that your child can take one of the three challenges and email family and friends to ask for donations. Please convert all cash to a check(s) payable to the American Heart Association. Don’t forget to ask donors if their employers have matching gift programs. This is an easy way to increase the contributions your child collects.
You can use the 3D glasses that were sent home to watch a JRFH video at https://youtu.be/KZ7VeYQISys. Or try this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7VeYQISys
Contribution envelopes must be returned to Mr. Whilden by Friday, February 22 for all tracks.
Spring Chess Club
As our Fall Chess Club has ended, we are looking ahead to our Spring Chess Club! Chess club is available to students in 1st through 5th grade. Students will learn chess fundamentals and strategies that enhance learning skills and critical thinking. We will build confidence and have the option to compete against other local schools. Novice students and experienced players are encouraged to sign up as we will have two levels.
Chess club, taught by Triangle Chess, will last 12 weeks. 1st-2nd grades will be every Tuesday morning at 8:10am starting January 29 and 3rd-5th grades will be every Thursday morning at 8:10am starting January 31. A fee of $110 can be paid to Triangle Chess. Checks are accepted and can be made out to Triangle Chess Club. To sign-up online:
1) go to www.TriangleChess.com
2) Click In School on upper right
3) Click Join A Team on right side
Reminder: Fall Chess Club ended this week! There will be no chess club for the rest of the year.
Send us Pictures for the Yearbook
Have you taken some great pictures of your children's in-school activities or field trips? The TCE Yearbook is looking for candid shots of students and staff to include in this year's yearbook. Please send pictures, along with the class name, to:
Please send pictures at a medium or large size so they can be reproduced well. If you have any questions please email drdocherty@aol.com or kathompson@wcpss.net.
TCE PTA Face Book
Art Room Donations Needed
The art room is collecting Chobani yogurt containers in the 6 oz size....empty. Donations can be dropped off in the art room at any time. Thank you!
Box Tops and Tyson A+ Labels
Help Us Raise Money for TCE!
The next Box Tops submission date is March 1, 2019. Please make sure they have valid dates (dated 3/1/2019 and beyond). The Box Tops collection bin is in the TCE lobby across from the main office.
Clipping Box Tops is an easy way for you to help our school buy what it needs. Box Tops are each worth 10¢ and they quickly add up to real cash for our school. Here is a link showing participating Box Tops products.
Clip Tyson Project A+ labels from participating Tyson® product packages and send them to school with your child. We’ll collect the labels and send them to Tyson Foods, and Tyson Foods will send our school a check. Each label is worth 24¢!
Please drop your Tyson Project A+ labels in the Box Tops collection bin in the TCE lobby. Here is a link for a list of participating products.
Questions? Heather Holt, hnaholt@gmail.com
Are you a member of the Turner Creek PTA?
Earning Money for Turner Creek while you Shop
Please visit the TCE PTA website to learn how to raise money for our school when you shop.
Get Connected and Stay Informed!
2. Turner Creek:www.wcpss.net/turnercreekes
3. Facebook Page:www.facebook.com/turnercreekpta
4. Twitter:@Turner CreekES
Upcoming Events
Jan. 4-30: Magnet Application Opens
Jan: 21: No school
Jan. 28: Track 3 tracks out & Track 4 returns
Jan. 29: Chess Club grades 1 & 2 starts
Jan. 31: Chess Club grades 3-5 starts
Feb. 1: Club Pictures for the Yearbook 9:15-10:30 am
Feb. 1: Last day to submit Track Change requests!
Turner Creek Elementary School
Email: rlumpkin@wcpss.net
Website: www.wcpss.net/turnercreekes
Location: 6801 Turner Creek Road, Cary, NC 27519
Phone: 919-363-1391
Facebook: www.facebook.com/turnercreekpta
Twitter: @TurnerCreekES