Ribbit Report
Turner Creek Elementary School
March 23, 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.
Frogapalooza is almost here!
In addition to being a night of family fun, Frogapalooza serves as TCE's main fundraiser for the year!
We need volunteers to help for a 30 minute shift with tasks such as selling raffle tickets, selling passports to the games, and helping with the bake sale in the Lily Pad Cafe. Please click on the following link to sign up:
http://www.signupgenius.com/ go/10c084fa4a829aa8- frogapalooza2
Proceeds from Frogapalooza help fund activities such as Chess Club, Robotics, and enhance our Art and Music Programs as well as provide funding for other needs at TCE. The success of this event influences what we are able to provide. We hope that you will partner with us to make it successful.
Silent Auction
If you don't want to deal with bidding, then BUY IT NOW at a DISCOUNTED rate!
The auction website is 32auctions.com/frogapalooza
Raffle Items and Class Baskets
Preview ALL the raffle items online. Class Baskets and ALL Raffle Items will be part of the $1 Raffle.
Frogapalooza Teacher Time Raffle Sales
Teacher Time Raffle tickets will be sold Tuesdays & Thursdays before school and ONLINE!
Every student gets one FREE TICKET, so make to turn in your form. The last day to purchase tickets is one week after Frogapalooza on March 30th.
Frogapalooza Music Performances
We are excited to share with you our Frogapalooza performance "What we do in the Music Room!" for this year’s arts celebration! Parents, below are performance times for your child. Please have your child report to the gym 10 minutes prior to their performance time if they wish to participate. All children grades K - 5 are welcome to participate. Thank you!
5:30 to 6:00: K, 1st & 2nd grade class performances.
6:15 to 6:45: 3rd, 4th & 5th grade class performances.
7:15 to 7:30: Finale performance 4th & 5th Grade Chorus.Frogapalooza Baskets and Kid Raffle Items
PTA Painting Day
It is a snow make-up day so please lend a hand while your kids are in school.
signupgenius.com/go/30e094cacaf2ba0ff2-ptapainting1
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!Chorus Cues
Chorus Parents,
Marvelous, musical moments await you! Your children are amazing! I have never been more proud of a group! I am including much information on this letter for the month of March. Please read carefully.
Parents please email me if your child has transportation concerns for our rehearsal and/or performance, please do not hesitate to email me. We will do everything possible to secure transportation for every singer.
Thank you,
Mary Elliott Michael, mmichael@wcpss.net
Date: March 24th
Times: 6:15 to 6:45 (3rd, 4th & 5th grade class performances and 7:15 to 7:30 Finale performances by the 4th & 5th Grade Chorus)
Location: TCE Multi-purpose room
Event: Frogapoolza
Dress Attire for Chorus: Black and White
Event: Raleigh Fine Arts Society Meymandi Mandatory Rehearsal and Concert
Rehearsal Date: March 26
Time: 5:30 pm sharp until 6:25 pm
Parents: ALL singers must attend this mandatory rehearsal in order to sing in the performance. We only have 15 minutes on stage for our rehearsal, please ensure that you are promptly inside Meymandi Concert Hall at 5:30. They will have representatives as you enter the front doors to assist you with finding our meeting place. Your student will also receive their two free tickets for our performance immediately after our rehearsal that evening. Thank you!
Location: Duke Energy Performing Arts Meymandi Concert Hall, 2 E South Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
http://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/venue/meymandi-concert-hall
Performance Date: March 28th
Time: 6:00 pm arrival for singers
(Parents the performance will begin at 7 and end around 8:30, please take a moment to thank the Raleigh Fine Arts Society members while attending our rehearsal and/or performance. They volunteer many, many hours to provide this wonderful opportunity for our children.)
Location: Duke Energy Performing Arts Meymandi Concert Hall
2 E South Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
http://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/venue/meymandi-concert-hall
Dress Attire:
Rehearsal: Nice and Neat Attire
Performance: Ladies: Black Skirt long or knee length with black stockings or Black Slacks, White Shirt and Black Shoes. Gentleman: Black Slacks, White Shirt with Black Tie, Black ShoesSAVE 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!
Spotlight on PTA –
Position: Teacher Luncheon Chairs
Looking for a way to show how much we love and appreciate our teachers? The teacher luncheon chairperson(s) organizes lunches for all TCE staff on every early release day and one staff in-service day in July. The chairperson plans a total of 4 lunches and 4 snacks throughout the year. The position requires working with local restaurants to ask for donations and/or discounts. The chairperson will also create a signup genius to ask TCE parents for donations to go along with the lunch. There is also a budget given by the PTA. On the day of the lunch or snack, the chairperson sets up all the food, stays to help serve, and cleans up at the end of lunch. On the actual early release day, the time required is from 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. In addition, the preparation time required for each early release lunch is about 3 hours. This is a wonderful position that is very much appreciated by all teachers and staff. Ideally, this is a position shared among 2-3 persons. For more information. please contact Tammy Platts: tplatts@bellsouth.net
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
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
Mar 24: Snow Make Up Day 9:15-12:45 Trks 1, 2 & 3
Mar 24: Frogapalooza!!!
Mar 30: No School
Apr 3: Spring Pictures Tks 1 & 3
May 5: Jelly Beans Skate Night @ 5:15 pm
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