News Around The Creek
August 10, 2015
Calendar:
August 14: Early Release (12:30)
August 27: Picture Day for Tracks 3 and 4
President's Message
Just a quick reminder our next General PTA meeting will be on September 15, 2015 from 7-8. Mark your calendars!
We are still looking for a few folks to help with our Fall Food Drive. If you are interested please contact Sharon Brown at mcessocialprograms@gmail.com
If you still need an agenda or recorder, you can find them at the School Store on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Agendas are $5 and recorders are $3.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me at mcespresident@gmail.com
Happy August!
Heather Lynch
PTA Positions 2015-2016:
The PTA needs your help! The following position is open:
Food Drive Chair Needed:
The food drive occurs in October/November. It occurs over a two-week period so that all our tracks can participate. Each day, a different type of food or personal hygiene item is collected and stored in our principal's office! We try to fill up the office with donations! All items are donated, on behalf of our school, to the Eastern and Central North Carolina Food Bank.
The chair for this person would organize the food drive. The current person has begun the process and has all documents to pass down so the transition will be easy. If interested in doing this wonderful philanthropy event for our school, please email Sharon Brown, mcessocialprograms@gmail.com
Early Release Teacher Luncheon
Our first Early Release teacher luncheon will be held Friday August 14th. If you have not signed up already and are interested in sending in an item to help with these luncheons, please send an email to Britney Whitmire, britney-whitmire@live.com with your name, track and phone number. She will add you to a Sign-Up Genius.
The sign up genius for August is available. Please consider signing up to bring in an item to help show the teachers how much we appreciate them. Items need to be dropped off by 10am as teachers eat at their class lunch time and not at the end of the day. Thanks!!
School Supply Donations Needed
Volunteers needed for Book Fair Flyer packets
The Book Fair will be here before you know it! Please consider volunteering to assemble flyer packets on August 28th from 9:00am-11:00am. Coffee and donuts will be served! To RSVP and for more information, please contact emilydell9977@yahoo.com or 919-306-5597
Family Science Olympiad at Marbles
On August 15 from 1-4pm, Marbles Kids Museum & NC Science Olympiad team up for the Family Science Olympiad.
Parents - if your kids have participated in Science Olympiad in the past, have them where their MCES Science Olympiad t-shirt and show the rest of the kids how it's done! MCES has been taking home top prize at the regional tournament for several years in a row. If your children haven't participated in the past, this is a great event to learn about NC Science Olympiad, and it will be a lot of fun!
This event is free for teacher coaches and their families (don't forget your ID). If you have any questions about the event, email one of our Middle Creek Science Olympiad Head Coaches (Robert Sandruck - robertsandruck@me.com or Audrey Jaeger-Sandruck (ajjaeger@ncsu.edu). For information about Marbles Museum (http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/calendar/)
Membership:
THANK YOU to the families & staff who have already joined the PTA for the 2015-16 school year! Membership forms were sent home in Tuesday folders. If you misplaced your form, you can print a new one here: http://middlecreekpta.weebly.com/join-the-pta.html. Completed membership forms along with dues ($7 for single and $10 for double membership) can be returned to your child's teacher or dropped off in the front office.
Go Play Save:
The 2015-16 Go Play Save coupon book fundraiser began on Tuesday, August 4th for Track 4. This is a great fundraiser for MCES as 50% of the book sales are returned to the school. Coupon books were sent home with your child along with selling instructions and a collection envelope. This year we have two book options - the traditional paper book or a mobile version! As an added bonus, purchasers will also be able to order and pay for books online. Be sure to check your child's bag on Tuesday for your coupon book and detailed instructions.
The Go Play Save committee could use a few more volunteers to help distribute books to classrooms on Tuesday, 8/4 at 8:15 AM. Please sign up here to help: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49ada82ea75-track
Volunteers Needed for the School Store:
Tuesdays: K-2 kids welcome from 8:00-8:25am
Thursdays: 3-5 kids welcome from 8:00-8:25am
The school store sells little pencils, erasers, fun little school items for kids to purchase - prices range from $0.10 - $2.00, so kids can easily afford to buy something even with a little bit of pocket change. It is located at the end of the main hallway, adjacent to the 2nd grade hallway. Please contact Stephanie Petty, stephaniepettyrn@yahoo.com
Egg Cartons needed
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