CSES PTA Newsletter Principal Jodi S. Poff • 5404 Springlawn Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24018 • csespta.com • 540-772-7558 May ‘17 President’s Message Have you read our PTA By-laws? Yep, I hadn’t either until served one year on the nominating committee. The By-laws are a basic how-to and what-to guide for our PTA. (They are on the CSES PTA website should you get the sudden urge to read them!) Let me share the purpose of the PTA with you as written in these by-laws. “The purposes of the Cave Spring Elementary School PTA are: To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship. To raise the standards of home life. To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth. To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth. To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.” Well, that’s a tall order to fill!! The 2016-2017 PTA Board set out to achieve these purposes by focusing on events that would: involve the whole family (Family Game Night), bring our community together for fun and exercise (Fall Fun Run), challenge our students’ minds (Read-A-Thon), provide environmental awareness (CSES Fall Waterways Clean Up), promote the overall health of our children (Red Ribbon Week), educate parents (Social Media presentation), provide social time among our community (Bingo Night), provide a cultural inclusive learning opportunity (Multi-cultural night), and much, much more. We also chose to raise money for these programs by running laps, reading books and playing bingo instead of selling wrapping paper or cookie dough. As I look back, the year could not have happened without TEAMWORK! Because of the efforts of many (PTA Board, administrators, teachers, staff, volunteers, parents, community members), this year has been a successful and rewarding one. I hope you feel the same! Reach out to me and let me know what you want to see for next year! T ogether We can Achieve More! Happy Sum- mer! Michelle Musser, PTA President [email protected]From the Principal’s Desk... I know how deeply you want your child to succeed in school and in life, no matter what obstacles he/she might face. Parents should try to take as active a role as possible along this journey. Summer offers a great opportunity to reflect on this school year and focus on moving ahead. Here are some tips for how you can continue to have a huge impact on your child’s learning: -> Get involved with your child’s learning. -> Talk to your child about the value of education. ->Encourage your child to read. READ, READ, READ!!! Let your child see YOU reading – the newspaper, magazines, books. Read together – listening to your child read will tell you TONS about his/her progress. ->Spend quality time with your child(ren). Summer is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of time together. Mrs. Schaefer will send home information later in May about a summer reading program for CSES students. Look for information to come home soon about this and please encourage your child to join in the fun! BIG congratulations to very special staff members on their retirement from CSES at the end of this school year – Angie Coffman, Bonnie Johnson, Becky Mason, and Marsha Wray! These ladies truly love children, especially the kiddos at CSES! They each leave their mark here at CSES as they venture into the next chapter – RETIREMENT! I know you join me in thanking each extraordinary educator for her service. Whitney Barry and Jackie King, sadly for us, will leave CSES at the end of this year. Mrs. Barry is looking forward to spending time at home with her family, and plans to substitute next school year. At least we will still get to see her here in the halls at CSES! Mrs. King is moving to Northern Virginia, where her husband has accepted a job transfer. She will truly be missed, and we wish the King family safe travels and an exciting new beginning. Thank you both for your dedication to the students at CSES, you will be missed! We are definitely in the “home stretch” of this school year – things will get hectic with the SOL tests, year-end activities, spring sports, etc. Encourage your child to hang in there and not “check out” just yet, there is still plenty of learning to take place. Don’t forget to enjoy EACH day and moment, but don’t forget that they are not just moments – they are memories! Just a reminder that the office will be open Monday- Thursday this summer. We will resume normal weeks beginning August 7. Please don’t hesitate to call or email me with questions or concerns – [email protected]or 772-7558. Thank you, parents, for all you do as partners with CSES! Jodi Poff, Principal
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CSES PTA Newsletter Principal Jodi S. Poff • 5404 Springlawn Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24018 • csespta.com • 540-772-7558
May ‘1
7
President’s Message
Have you read our PTA By-laws? Yep, I hadn’t either until
served one year on the nominating committee. The By-laws
are a basic how-to and what-to guide for our PTA. (They are
on the CSES PTA website should you get the sudden urge to
read them!)
Let me share the purpose of the PTA with you as written
in these by-laws.
“The purposes of the Cave Spring Elementary School PTA are: To promote the welfare of children and youth in home,
school, community, and place of worship. To raise the standards of home life. To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of
children and youth. To bring into closer relation the home and the school,
that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.”
Well, that’s a tall order to fill!!
The 2016-2017 PTA Board set out to achieve these
purposes by focusing on events that would: involve the whole
family (Family Game Night), bring our community together
for fun and exercise (Fall Fun Run), challenge our students’
minds (Read-A-Thon), provide environmental awareness
(CSES Fall Waterways Clean Up), promote the overall health
of our children (Red Ribbon Week), educate parents (Social
Media presentation), provide social time among our
community (Bingo Night), provide a cultural inclusive
learning opportunity (Multi-cultural night), and much, much
more. We also chose to raise money for these programs by
running laps, reading books and playing bingo instead of
selling wrapping paper or cookie dough.
As I look back, the year could not have happened without
TEAMWORK! Because of the efforts of many (PTA Board,
From the Principal’s Desk... I know how deeply you want your child to succeed in school and in life, no matter what obstacles he/she might face. Parents should try to take as active a role as possible along this journey. Summer offers a great opportunity to reflect on this school year and focus on moving ahead. Here are some tips for how you can continue to have a huge impact on your child’s learning: -> Get involved with your child’s learning. ->Talk to your child about the value of education. ->Encourage your child to read. READ, READ, READ!!! Let your child see YOU reading – the newspaper, magazines, books. Read together – listening to your child read will tell you TONS about his/her progress. ->Spend quality time with your child(ren). Summer is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of time together. Mrs. Schaefer will send home information later in May about a summer reading program for CSES students. Look for information to come home soon about this and please encourage your child to join in the fun! BIG congratulations to very special staff members on their retirement from CSES at the end of this school year – Angie Coffman, Bonnie Johnson, Becky Mason, and Marsha Wray! These ladies truly love children, especially the kiddos at CSES! They each leave their mark here at CSES as they venture into the next chapter – RETIREMENT! I know you join me in thanking each extraordinary educator for her service. Whitney Barry and Jackie King, sadly for us, will leave CSES at the end of this year. Mrs. Barry is looking forward to spending time at home with her family, and plans to substitute next school year. At least we will still get to see her here in the halls at CSES! Mrs. King is moving to Northern Virginia, where her husband has accepted a job transfer. She will truly be missed, and we wish the King family safe travels and an exciting new beginning. Thank you both for your dedication to the students at CSES, you will be missed! We are definitely in the “home stretch” of this school year – things will get hectic with the SOL tests, year-end activities, spring sports, etc. Encourage your child to hang in there and not “check out” just yet, there is still plenty of learning to take place. Don’t forget to enjoy EACH day
and moment, but don’t forget that they are not just moments – they are memories! Just a reminder that the office will be open Monday-Thursday this summer. We will resume normal weeks beginning August 7. Please don’t hesitate to call or email me with questions or concerns – [email protected] or 772-7558. Thank you, parents, for all you do as partners
A special thank you from Molly Westerhold, Homeroom
Parent Coordinator
A HUGE thank you to all the CSES Homeroom Parents who have made a
year long commitment to your child's classroom! You made a wonderful difference and you are instrumental in making our school great!!! A big thank you to....Alex Lubeck, Rebecca Weigard, Aimee Conlee, April Collins, Jenny Brooks,
Emily Carter, Laura James, Tara McSwain, Candace Underwood, Whitney Combs, Lindsay Eades, Andrea Draper, Melissa Mercure, Bernadette D'Alessandro, Chris Brown, Paulina Kasmer, Cindy Ramey, Dana
Selvia, Lena Semones, Amanda Poff, Susan Collins, Ying Chang, Maria Driscoll, Amy Grant, Ronald Williams, Carol Anderson, Nicole Bhowansingh, Sarah Janney, Michelle Musser, Constance Engl, Bonnie
McHenry, Beth Ann Freisleben, Kate Metz, Chrissy Lubeck, Pam Taylor, Vicki Schemm, Jacinta Ryder, and Sharon Virostek.
Thank you to the Homeroom Coordinators that worked so diligently to make sure our PTA functions had volunteers , that our teachers had everything they needed for their classroom this year and always
assisting me whenever I asked for help!!! A very special thank you to......Meredith Burrow, Kathleen Thorell, Erica Moseley, Christina Croteau,
Susan Owen, Michelle Sublett and Sara Bartlett.
THANK YOU . . .
SchoolKidz is a Teacher Tailored school supply kit.
In May, you will receive an order form and the
opportunity to purchase your child’s school supplies
for the 2017-18 school year. You will be able to
place your order on the order form or online.
Payment is due at the time of placing your order.
Once you place your order, your work is done. We
will have your child’s school supplies waiting for
Special Thanks to our Students at Cave Spring Elementary School who Devoted their Time, Energy, Creative Ideas & Team Work to complete a Triumphant Year for our DI Program.
“Seven Sharks”
Early Learners
Awarded Non Competitive Trophy for the Save The Day Challenge
Anika Parashar – Annabelle Combs – Eli Raymond – Hussein Shakhatreh – Madison Gee – Mary Mercure - Noah Alexander
Team managers: Andrew Raymond & Liqa Athamneh Team Appraiser: Susan Raymond – Team Volunteer: Michelle Raymond
“Exploding Turtle Dabbers”
Awarded 2nd Place Scientific Challenge
Aidyn Alexander – Jackson Rand – Keita Maeda – Riley Appel - Riya Burri – Ronald Williams – Sophia Zing Team Managers: Cindy Appel & Ronald Williams
Team Volunteers: William Alexander – William (Bill) Rand – Sinduri Burri – Yukino Maeda
“Extreme Blue Pretzel Dragons” Awarded 1st Place Scientific Challenge
Matthew Amend – Aron Bhowansingh – Daniel Devlin – Lynsey Devlin – Sanjay Sawh – Trevor Waters Team Manager: Sarah Kennedy
Team Volunteers & Appraisers: Amar Sawh – Cindy Waters – Stephen Kennedy – Vydia Sawh
“Shooting Stars”
Awarded 1st Place Engineering Challenge
Bronwyn Boone – Elliot Owen – Connor Smigielski – Hannah Bain Team Manager: Ronald Williams
Team Appraiser & Volunteers: Ben Boone - Janet Bain – Susan Owen
Special Thanks to our parents who made it possible for their children to participate & develop our program,
as well as assisting us with their time and support in so many ways.
Special Thanks to Melissa Mecure, Gia Koehler, Amanda Grabler, Teresa Grabler, Amber Alexander, Ying Chang,
Lorena Williams, Michelle Musser, & CSES PTA for all of your support, assistance, encouragement, and motivation.
Special Thanks to Caitlin Gills, Roanoke County Public Library, Tom Smigielski & Williams Alexander Design and Art
Transfer, Captain Party, Tee Shirt Printing, Betsy Walsh Roanoke County Public Schools Gifted Department.
Special Thanks to Jodi Poff, Principal, Kim Smith, Assistant Principal, Administrative Assistants, Staff, and Faculty of Cave Spring Elementary School.
THANK YOU to all of our volunteers who put in many hours during
the past month!
...Bethanie Polakowski and Linday Szechenyi for the April birthday
bulletin board!
...Abby Bartley for organizing our back to school kits – coming soon!
...Heather Warfe for honoring and celebrating our bus drivers on Bus
Driver Appreciation Day!
...Pam Taylor for organizing the Spring Picture volunteers!
...to the following Spring Picture Volunteers: Leslie Nicely, Cyndi Ramey, Sarah Janney, Heather
Lindstrom, Yin Chan, Carol Anderson, Michelle Musser, Alyson Herold and Pam Taylor.
...Aimee Conlee for planting the beautiful flowers by the school mailbox and the entrance to the
gymnasium.
… Thank you to Leslie Nicely for helping with die cutting for kindergarten.
...Lena Semones for taking the group photos for our Yearbook. Appreciate your time and talent!
...Cyndi Ramey and Stephanie Candelario for organizing many library parties this month including the
Virginia Readers Celebration and Birthday Book Club parties.
...Cyndi Ramey and Badria Bilgrami for organizing a fun and successful inaugural Multi-Cultural night!
...to our many business sponsors throughout the year: Wheelock & Johnson Orthodontics, Thrivent
Financial, Roanoke Valley Orthodontics, Vistar Eye Center (Dr. Nicholas Ramey), Alcova Mortgage,
James James III, DDS, Growth Enhancer Turf Consultants, Prestige Acres Landscaping, Lichenstein
Rowan Realtors, Morgan Stanley, SuperKicks, Roanoke Valley CrossFit, RunAbout Sports, and Executive
Realty (Daniel Brown).
...to the PTA Board for dedicating so much time this entire school year: Cyndi Ramey, Susan McQuade,
...to our lunchroom volunteers this year: Dusty Fiedler, Carolyn Gannon, Chris Brown, Pam Taylor, Sarah
Janney, Kay Tansey, Amanda Poff, Susan Collins, and Janis Pollit.
STAY CONNECTED!STAY CONNECTED!
CSESPTA.COM
Visit our website, the place to find information about
Cave Spring Elementary. Our website is your source
for information such as the PTA budget, volunteer
opportunities, PTA events, PTA meeting dates, and
much more!
Cave Spring Elementary School PTA
March 2017
Starting Balance: $23,016.89
Ending Balance: $27,711.23
Checking Account Balance:
$28,240.43
5 outstanding checks: $529.20
Income: Read-a-thon, Spring Event, Incentive
Rewards
Expenses: Read-a-thon, Spring Event
INCENTIVE REWARDS
Who doesn’t love earning our school money while we do our shopping, feed our families, or enjoy some activities? It
doesn’t get much easier than that! Help us finish the year strong! We are on for fun at Buffalo Wild Wings Wednesday, May 17th from 5pm-9pm, preferably to dine in. Let’s make this a fun night to eat with friends and family! They will be donating 15% of all CSES sales to our PTA!
Thank you to those families who came out to support our April incentive rewards! We earned $137.00 from Burger in the Square who generously matched our earnings!! We additionally earned $100.00 from Polished by CV. We hope you enjoyed some well deserved relaxation! Thank you also to those households that have signed up your Kroger card to donate to CSES every time you shop at
Kroger! We increased our households from 65 to 97! If you haven’t yet done this, please consider this easy way to donate to our school. Let’s try to make it to 100! We are almost there!! Please keep sending in your Box Tops. You can just send them in a baggie or attach them to a collection sheet.
Collection sheets are available to print from our PTA website and also available in the front office. Please remember to check the label’s tiny print for the expiration date. Each label is worth 10 cents to our school! We will be collecting Campbell’s Soup Labels for Education through the end of the school year. Thank you for
supporting this final run of this longstanding program that has generously supported education for many years. A final thank you for supporting the school by doing little things that add up big!! As always if you have suggestions
for incentive rewards, contact Rebecca Wiegard at [email protected].
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Parents, please plan to join RCPS and parents in next years SEAC quarterly meetings. RCPS maintains a local Special Edu-cation Advisory Committee (SEAC) to advise the school division of issues impacting the education of students with disabilities and in formulating plans for improving the performance of children with disabilities in the division’s schools and the community. All meetings are open to the public; SEAC welcomes anyone interested in special education. There is designated time for public comment during the meeting. This is an opportunity to share successful educational experiences and express general concerns regarding educational issues for students with disabilities. We look forward to more parent participation in 2017-2018.
For more information on 2017-18 dates and times please visit: https://www.facebook.com/RkeCoSEAC/ or http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/pages/Roanoke_CPS/Departments/
Special_Education/8808767130535729826
Thank You to the 2016-2017 CSES Reflections Judges:
Visual Arts: Brooks Bousquet – CSMS Art Teacher
Photography: Shannon Sweeney – Sweeney & Sons Photography
Literature: Kim Sarrell – CSMS English Teacher (Intermediate entries) & Melanie Smith – South Salem
Elem. Reading Spec. (Primary entries)
Music Composition: Jordan Harman – Musician
Dance Choreography: Will Smith – teacher/
choreographer, U Can Dance, LLC
Within Reach will be featured as the 2017-2018 PTA
Multicultural Night was a wonderful evening of CSES families sharing their culture with other CSES families! Every family had yummy foods to try from their country, art, language, musical instruments, jewelry and much more that they displayed and happily shared. The students had passports that were stamped when they visited each country
by the geography club fourth and fifth graders who were ambassadors for the evening.
An appreciative thank you to the families who shared their countries and culture with us!
I Ijlal and Amna Bilgrami’s family from Pakistan
Caleb Wang’s family from China
Franziska Borneff’s family from Germany
Carly and Alexander Juarez’s family from Mexico
Aaron and Zara Bhowansingh’s family from Trinidad and Tobago
Sanjay Sawh’s family from the Caribbean
Ethan and Eli Orange’s family from Israel
Alex Bitton’s family from Israel
Keita Maeda’s family from Japan
Nicole Scarlatescu’s family from Romania
Valeria Dancea’s family from Romania
Anika and Aanandi Parashar’s family from India
Riya and Nitya Burri’s family from India
Deeya Vaishnav’s family from India
Mr. Steven Barber representing Africa
Catherine and William Gurney’s family providing a display of items from England
Thank you to the student Ambassadors from the geography club!
Special thanks to Mrs. Kelley with Mr. Barber for the African instruments!
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Thank you to all of the families who participated in the library birthday book club! The library now has 130 new
books! The students had a fun birthday celebration with cupcakes and ice cream, and their new books with a dedication sticker inside. Their names will be in the library long after they graduate. Thank you to the library volunteers who brought in
cupcakes for this fun event: Badria Bilgrami, Amanda Poff, Marcie Lovell, Sherry Wang, Beth Ann Freisleben, Susan Collins, Beth Smith, Chris Brown, Aimee Beale, Vicki Schemm and Mrs. Hatcher.
Thank you to the volunteers that helped to make sure the parties ran smoothly: Sherry Wang, Chris Brown, Susan
Collins and Alyson Herold.
This year we have been so grateful to our volunteers in the library! They come in
every week with a smile ready to check out books, help students find books and help
out with events like the birthday book club and book fairs. If a volunteer is not able
to make it to their shift because of a sick child or a last minute appointment, another
volunteer is always there to fill in. Without these dedicated volunteers the students
wouldn’t be able to check out books! A GIANT thank you to: Michelle Musser, Yukino
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