Ribbit Report
Turner Creek Elementary School
April 20, 2018
Track Assignment Update
WCPSS is continuing to work on the implementation of the new K-3 class size requirements. Year-round school have been informed that track assignments will not be available until late April.
Track Change Requests
Lost and Found
JOIN US FOR SPIRIT NIGHT AT JOHNNY"S PIZZA
Date: Tuesday, April 24th from 5-8 pm
Location: Johnny's Pizza
96 Cornerstone Drive, Cary NC 27519
Take a break from cooking and support TCE all at the same time! Join us for SPIRIT NIGHT at Johnny's Pizza!
TCE will receive 20% of all DINE IN and CARRY OUT Purchases! Can't make it to the restaurant? No problem -- TCE will also receive 10% from DELIVERY orders.
Please mention when ordering that you are participating in Spirit Night for Turner Creek! We hope to see you there!
Art Update
Turner Creek will again be represented in this year's Kaleidoscope 2018, an annual art show for Cary and Apex students.
The show will be held at Cary Towne Center Mall, during mall hours, from April 9 (set up date) until April 23 (tear down).
Track 4 students, with work selected for the show, were sent home announcements prior to track out. Tracks 1-3 will receive their announcements the week of April 2.
The show is open to everyone in the community. Congratulations young artist!School Supply Kits: 2018-19 School Year
SAVE THE DATE:
Turner Creek Elementary will be sponsoring a School Spirit Skate event on Saturday, May 5 at the Cary JELLY BEANS Skate Center, 1120 Buck Jones Road. The "Private Skate" session is 5:15 PM to 7:00 PM. Turner Creek families pay only $4 to participate, and that price includes quad skate rentals! (In-line skate rental is $1 more.)
+++ PLUS+++ as long as you arrive by 6:30 PM, you'll be able to continue the fun and skate right into the next session! TCE skaters are invited to skate for free during the "Family Skate" session that follows, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. That's over 4 hours of TV-Turned-Off FUN for just $4!
PTA Needs YOU!
Our Nominating Committee works as a team to seek PTA volunteers for our upcoming school year. All PTA positions are crucial as we support our school’s programs both physically and financially. TCE PTA is seeking your talents to help our PTA. We have many volunteer opportunities open for the 2018/ 19 school-year. Please consider signing up to help in one of the following ways:
-Spirit Nights Chair- This volunteer communicates with local vendors and sets up spirit night activities (restaurants, activity-based, etc) and coordinates a percentage given back to TCE PTA. This volunteer is responsible for communicating the details of the Spirit Nights to the TCE families. This position can mainly be done from home, and you can set your schedule. This is a job that could be done by a working parent or parent with small children at home.
-Book Fair Chair- Ideally this would be a small group of volunteers (3-4) working as a team to coordinate the book fair with the help of our Librarians. This position includes: communicating book fair news to the TCE families, attending book sales, decorating/ clean-up before/ during/ after, and tallying sales. Some work must be done at the school during school-hours. This is a position that someone with a younger child could assist with.
Please contact our Nominating Committee Chair, Laurie Singh at: lauriesingh3@gmail.com to learn more or to sign up. Training and shadowing the current chair for all positions is available. We look forward to working with you.
Kindergarten Registration has started!
January 4 was the start of Kindergarten registration for the 2018-2019 school year.
We are accepting registrations Monday – Friday from 9:30 – 2:00. The packet can be found on our website, bring that along with a proof address (power bill, gas bill or water bill), child’s birth certificate, photo ID for parent and the most current shot record to the Main Office during the designated times.
Box Tops and Tyson A+ Labels
Help Us Raise Money for TCE!
We just earned $335 from Box Tops for Education! The next Box Tops submission date is November 1st. Please make sure they have valid dates (dated 11/1/2018 and beyond). The Box Tops collection bin is located 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
Hot Lunches
Due to an electrical problem on our serving line, our wonderful cafeteria is having issues serving hot lunches. There may be days that they will have to alter the menu. Unfortunately, we will not know ahead of time. Thank you for your understanding and patience. We do know it is disappointing to the students when lunch is not what they think it will be.
The county is aware of the problem. It will take time to get it fixed. Thank you
WCPSS Parent Survey
Parents who have an email(s) on file in their students’ records were emailed a link from WCPSS & Panorama Education this week. Please take the time to complete the survey. The survey is confidential however, the schools will use the results as a basis to help in our school improvement plans.
Letterland Day at Pullen Park
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
Apr 9-22: Kaleidoscope Art Show at Cary Towne Center
May 5: Jelly Beans Skate Night @ 5:15 pm
May 7-11: Teacher Appreciation Week Tks 1, 2 & 4
May 14-18: Teacher Appreciation Week Tk 3
May 16: K Parent Orientation @ 6
Turner Creek Elementary School
Email: amberjones2109@gmail.com
Website: www.wcpss.net/turnercreekes
Location: 6801 Turner Creek Road, Cary, NC 27519
Phone: 919-363-1391
Facebook: www.facebook.com/turnercreekpta
Twitter: @TurnerCreekES