Ribbit Report
Turner Creek Elementary School
November 2, 2018
Turn Your Clocks Back on Saturday Night!
Reminder: November 6 is a 2 hour delay!
Buses will run 2 hours later than normal i.e. if you bus normally comes at 8, it will come at 10. The afternoon dismissal will be the same as normal.
Student Drop Off Reminder
Please remember that students should not be dropped off before 8:45. The only exceptions are if they are involved in a before school activity. Students should not be dropped off to wait outside of the school! We encourage walkers not to arrive at school before 8:45 as well.
TCE Book Fair is Coming!
Book Fair Hours
Wed. Nov 7: 8:45 - 5:00
Thur. Nov 8: 8:45 - 7:00 Family Night 5 -7
Fri. Nov. 9: 8:45 - 5:00
Tues. Nov 13: 8:45 - 5:00
Wed. Nov 14: 8:15 - 5:00 Doughnuts for Dads 8:15--:15
Thur. Nov 15: 8:45 - 5:00
Family Night at the Book Fair
Please plan to join us for Family Night at the Book Fair on Thursday, November 8th from 5-7 pm. Bovenizer and Baker Orthodontics will be sponsoring a donut food truck, Dusty Donuts, for our families to enjoy a treat from. We hope to see you there!
Book Fair Volunteers Needed
We rely on many volunteers to make the Book Fair possible. Volunteering for a few hours is fun and easy and all training is provided. We need help with set-up, take--down, cashiering and organizing during the fair. We especially need help in the mornings (from 8:30 -9:30) and during our Family Night (Nov 8th). If you can only give an hour just let us know - all help is appreciated! You may sign up for a shift on our Sign-Up Genius site:
Art Needs Your Help!
Turner Creek is looking for parents with tile instillation skills. If you are available to donate your time, please email Ms. Turco at lturco@wcpss.net. The tile won't be installed until after the December break.
Earning Money for Turner Creek while you Shop
Did you know that Turner Creek can earn money when you shop at Harris Teeter? Plus it costs you nothing. Simply link your Harris Teeter VIC card to Turner Creek Elementary.
Even if you have done this in the past, you must re-link the card every August in order for the school to continue to benefit. You can do this in one of three ways:
1. By logging into your Harris Teeter account here and adding Turner Creek # 5647 under the Together in Education section
2. By asking the cashier or the customer service desk representative to link your card to our school the next time you visit Harris Teeter
3. By asking your PTA to do it for you. Just email your VIC card # and the last name and phone number associated with your account to fundraising@tce-pta.org
Turner Creek is also enrolled in the Lowes Foods Cart to Class program. You can link your Lowes Foods Fresh Rewards Card to Turner Creek here.
We recently signed up for the Publix Partners program. You can log into your Publix account here and link to Turner Creek in the My Publix Partner section.
Thanks for your support, and please consider asking your friends and family members to link their cards to our school, too.
Does Your Child Shine?
We are excited to announce that the Turner Creek Talent Show is back! All grades are welcome. We encourage your child to consider a variety of talents, such as, singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument, sports demonstrations, science, comedy, etc. Individual and group acts can be up to 2 minutes.
The show will be held Thursday, December 13th at 6 pm in the gym. Rehearsals will be held on Tuesday, November 27th and Thursday, November 29th at 4 pm right after school in the gym.
Please fill out the online form to register your child for the show:
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4118170/Talent-Show
The deadline to register is Friday, November 9th. Each act only needs to register once (e.g., only one registration needed for a group act); each child can only register for one act. Only 25 acts will be allowed to participate; if more than 25 acts register, a random number generator will be used to select 25 acts. We look forward to seeing everyone at the show!
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.
Health Room Donations Needed
Our Heath Room needs Med and Large Boys pull-on pants! If you have any new or used pants that you could donate to Turner Creek, we would be grateful!
We are also still in need of latex free knee size Band-Aids as well as NEW boys’ underwear. You can drop off in the office anytime or send in to your child's teacher. Thank you!
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!
From Turner Creek PTA Advocacy Committee
The TCE Advocacy Committee wants you to know the following schools and Wake County PTA have adopted a resolution in support of the school bond on the election ballot this November. For more information on the support of the bond, which will help ALL schools in Wake County by increasing funding for technology and security, see here http://www.wakepta.org/wcpta-latest-news/election-2018 or reach out to Lisa Mead, TCE parent and Wake County PTA Advocacy Chair at advocacy@wakepta.org.
Box Tops and Tyson A+ Labels
Help Us Raise Money for TCE!
Great Job Turner Creek….we collected $564 in Box Tops! 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
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
Nov. 6-15: TCE Book Fair
Nov. 6: 2-hour delay, school starts @ 11:15
Nov. 6: Don't forget to Vote!
Nov. 6: Family Shopping @ Book Fair 10:00-10:45
Nov. 8: Family Night @ the Book Fair 5:00-7:00
Nov. 9: Deadline to register for Talent Show
Nov. 14: Donuts for Dads @ the Book Fair 8:15-9:15
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