 Dorie & Gene Dillard, GRI, CRS, ABR "Your Perfect Partners!"
With the wonderful spring weather, it is tempting to walk your dog to school at arrival and dismissal times. We have had several complaints from our families about dogs, even on a leash, on campus. There are children who are very afraid of all kinds of dogs, and this is causing some to be upset and afraid when they see a dog on campus, particularly close to our entrance areas. In the very near future, you will see signs posted about not having dogs on campus. Thank you for your help with keeping our students safe and happy to come to school
Traffic/Parking Lot Reminders The parking lots around the school are for parking only Please, please, please do not use these areas for dropping off your child(ren). It is very unsafe to have children exiting from cars and navigating through the parking lots. Too many drivers are in a hurry in the mornings and afternoons and/or on their cell phones. They are not watching for your children. Only use the parking lots if you choose to park and walk your child(ren) into the school building. Help us keep your children safe!
End of School Meal Account Policy
Your student must have enough money in his or her meal account to cover purchase of lunch or a la carte items. During May, any student who does not have enough money in his/her meal account will be given an alternate lunch (cheese sandwich and milk) and not allowed to charge an unpaid meal to their account.
If your student’s meal account currently has an outstanding balance, it must be paid by Friday, May 25th. Money can be added to a student’s meal account through the last day of school. Funds remaining in the account will be carried into the 2012-13 school year.
Account balances can be viewed at www.paypams.com. If you have additional questions please contact the cafeteria manager.
Do you have a desire to be more involved at Canyon Creek?
We are looking for interested parents who want to join our PTA Board for the 2012-2013 school year! We have many open positions, but we really need a Parliamentarian, Historian and Fundraising Chair. The Parliamentarian attends all of the board meetings and general meetings, and ensures the meetings are following Robert’s Rules of Parliamentary Procedure. The Historian keeps track of all the wonderful things our PTA does at Canyon Creek and puts together a scrap book and brag board at the end of the year. The Fundraising Chair oversees all of our fundraising programs (i.e. Fun Fest, Box Tops, etc.). There is training available for all of these positions, so do not feel you need to have a background in any of these areas. Please contact Teryl Booth at teryl19@gmail.com or 512-777-1115 if you’d like to learn more about these great opportunities or any of our other open positions! We’d love to have you
Examples include a Sharpie marker, Expo dry erase marker & number 2 pencils, etc.
To find out more about recycling programs, please visit http://www.canyoncreekpta.com/environmentalawareness.php
For the district it is $34.41 – a relatively small number until it is multiplied by the number of students absent on an average day (1,800) for a total loss in funding of $61,938 per day. With 175 instructional days in a school year, this totals to roughly $10.8 million in loss of funding due to student absenteeism.
During last year’s budget crunch, the community continually asked for ways to help provide more funding to the district. One very simple way, and one of extreme value to students, is to ensure that all students are in class every day possible. This will enable all students to receive the required instruction to reach success, while also helping the district to receive state funding (which is based on average daily attendance rates).
Under current funding formulas, a 1% increase in attendance would increase state funding by roughly $2.7 million.
Round Rock ISD is participating in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program; Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program launched by National Dairy Council (NDC) and NFL, in collaboration with the USDA, to combat childhood obesity. Fuel Up to Play 60 helps students make positive changes in their schools by improving opportunities to consume nutrient-rich foods and get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Please go to the Fuel Up to Play 60 website to learn more about this program: http://www.fueluptoplay60.com. You and your student can join the Canyon Creek Elementary team by registering on this website. If you choose to do this, please note that our school district is found by selecting Williamson County on the registration page.
Please know that, conceptually, this is not a new or unique program. You can use it to embellish or expand the basic tenants of Canyon Creek Physical and Wellness Education:
No Smoking – Never use Tobacco.
No Parking – Move every chance you get.
More Matters – Eat more vegetables and fruits.
Increasing daily physical activity and quality nutrition has been, and always will be, the foundation of our Physical and Wellness Education
By shopping at Amazon. The key is linking through the PTA's website. There is a link on the PTA's website at http://www.canyoncreekpta.com/ that will take you to Amazon. If you use this link, a percentage (up to 8%) of the purchase price will then be given to the PTA. What an easy way to contribute to the wonderful programs the Canyon Creek PTA provides. If you have any questions, contact Fundraising Chair, Cory Vessa, vessacory@hotmail.com or Fundraising@CanyonCreekPTA.com
If you have visited your child during the lunch times, you will notice a new "look" to the cafeteria. We have a new arrangement to the cafeteria tables that has been a great improvement to both safety and traffic during the lunch times. In addition, we have new guidelines for visiting and talking with our friends. Ask your child to explain them to you, as we worked with all students, grade level by grade level to practice appropriate behavior in our cafeteria. In a nutshell, we have introduced intermittent music to help signal when we can talk and visit. It has worked very well these past few days and we look forward to more pleasant dining experiences for all in the CCE cafeteria.
This fall, we will be presenting a program on the life and work of Beethoven! (“Ode to Joy,” Nine and a half symphonies, drama, suspense, romance!) In the spring, we will do the same with The Beatles! (“Let It Be,” “Obl la dee,” “In an Octopus’s Garden,” “Yellow Submarine” and more!) The only criteria are that you must enjoy music
Looking for a way to interact with your child, see the kids at play and make a difference at the school? Then lunch recess is the place for you! Lunch recess for the third, fourth and fifth graders is a special treat, but it cannot happen without your help. We need volunteers in order for the children to be able to play outside after lunch. We would love to have you as often or as little as your schedule allows -- once a week, once a month or once a semester, whatever your availability - we have a need that you can fill.
AND earn money for CCE at the same time. When you have 20-50 bags, stack them facing the same direction, then roll them as tightly as possible from the bottom end up to the handle to create a small log. Use two separate bags, 1 at each end, to tie the log. Make sure to remove all cash register receipts, produce bags etc. from the bags.
ONLY HEB plastic bags would be recycled through this program. The collection bin is located by the main entrance staircase across from the elevator. This program will run through the 2011-12 school year. Any questions contact Environmental Awareness committee chair, Kalpana Dangi at 2499040 or at kalpanadangi@yahoo.com
friends and community members to support CCE by donating My Coke Rewards points which can be earned from hundreds of participating Coca-Cola products. Sign up today at www.mycokerewards.com.
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| Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
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| 17 5/17 – Gr. 4 Symphony Field Trip | 18 5/18 – Gr. 5 Field Trip5/21 – Gr. 3 Camping Skills PTA Ice Skate Night | 19 | 20 | 21 5/21 – Gr. 3 Camping Skills | 22 5/22 – Gr. 4 Field Trip | 23 [8:30am] 5/23 – Gr. 5 Awards Ceremony – 8:30 am |
