The Husky Review News from the Haw Creek Elementary PTA | December 2010 2010-2011 PTA Officers PRESIDENT Shelley McKinley 770-905-7741 [email protected]VICE PRESIDENTS Melisa Anderson 770-880-9210 [email protected]Carrie George 404-822-0539 [email protected]Ali Margelli 404-790-5130 [email protected]Carrie Thomas 770-781-5765 [email protected]TREASURER Sherree Britton 770-231-4374 [email protected]SECRETARY Susan Hayes 770-378-1066 [email protected]PARLIAMENTARIAN: Julie Wallace [email protected]Haw Creek Elementary 2555 Echols Road Cumming, GA 30041 Phone: 678-965-5070 Principal: Dr. Amy Davis A message from your PTA president… It’s difficult to believe that Winter break is already here. It has been an amazing half of the school year! I want to thank all of you, our volunteers, who have helped make this a very successful year. Without you, none of this would have been possible. The first weekend of December we hosted our second annual Breakfast with Santa. Everyone who attended enjoyed the food, crafts and of course, a turn with Santa. I would like to thank Kristina McLaughlin and her committee for all their hard work, and all the volunteers that made this such a successful event. We hope that you love the presents that your children purchased at the Holiday Gift shop. The students had so much fun shopping and choosing gifts for their family and friends. Thanks to Denise Wheatly and her great committee and again to all the volunteers who helped to make this week of shopping great for our students! Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students), our dad involvement program, will begin in January. We have already signed up dads to volunteer almost every Thursday and Friday until the end of the school year. WOW, way to go dads!! If you are interested in being a part of the Watch D.O.G.S., please contact our coordinator, Beth Spillane, at [email protected]. We have scheduled some amazing events for the remainder of the school year. To name a few, the Mother/ Son event, the Father/ Daughter Dance and the Empty bowls Soup Dinner/Art events will be coming soon. Please make sure you check your calendar for dates of these and other events. Thanks for supporting Haw Creek Elementary and your PTA! Sincerely, Shelley McKinley HCE PTA President 2010-2011 Haw Creek Elementary Have a s afe and joyous holida y season!
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The Husky ReviewNews from the Haw Creek Elementary PTA | December 2010
Haw Creek Elementary 2555 Echols Road Cumming, GA 30041 Phone: 678-965-5070 Principal: Dr. Amy Davis
A message from your PTA president…It’s difficult to believe that Winter break is already here. It has been an amazing half of the school year! I want to thank all of you, our volunteers, who have helped make this a very successful year. Without you, none of this would have been possible.
The first weekend of December we hosted our second annual Breakfast with Santa. Everyone who attended enjoyed the food, crafts and of course, a turn with Santa. I would like to thank Kristina McLaughlin and her committee for all their hard work, and all the volunteers that made this such a successful event.
We hope that you love the presents that your children purchased at the Holiday Gift shop. The students had so much fun shopping and choosing gifts for their family and friends. Thanks to Denise Wheatly and her great committee and again to all the volunteers who helped to make this week of shopping great for our students!
Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students), our dad involvement program, will begin in January. We have already signed up dads to volunteer almost every Thursday and Friday until the end of the school year. WOW, way to go dads!! If you are interested in being a part of the Watch D.O.G.S., please contact our coordinator, Beth Spillane, at [email protected].
We have scheduled some amazing events for the remainder of the school year. To name a few, the Mother/ Son event, the Father/ Daughter Dance and the Empty bowls Soup Dinner/Art events will be coming soon. Please make sure you check your calendar for dates of these and other events.
Thanks for supporting Haw Creek Elementary and your PTA!
Sincerely, Shelley McKinley HCE PTA President 2010-2011
Haw Creek Elementary
Have a safe and joyous holiday season!
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YearbookRemember to buy your 2010-2011 Haw Creek Elementary Yearbook!! Just go online to order your yearbook at www.jostensyearbooks.com. Don’t miss the opportunity to purchase this important keepsake of the school year for your child.
Ahoy, Haw Creek Moms!!
Save the date for a Pirate Adventure
with your son on January 22nd
for the Mother/Son Event.
Invitations and more details to come!!
Fun RunThank you again for your participation and for those who have turned in your child’s pledged money! We have collected 86% of the monies pledged. If your child has not yet turned in their Fun Run money please do so ASAP! Please remember that your child did receive prizes based on the money that was pledged! We count on all money pledged for the PTA budget. These monies fund teacher/curriculum support as well as all of the great programs that the PTA sponsors. Please contact Ali Margelli at [email protected] if you are unsure what your child may or may not owe.
Holiday Gift ShopThank you for your support of the Holiday Gift Shop. The children seemed to really enjoy shopping for their family members. Thank you for all of the volunteers who helped to make the shop a great success. Save the Date!
Saturday, February 12th 6-8:30pm
Father/Daughter Dance at Haw Creek Elementary
Dad’s bring your daughters out for a fun night of dancing
to your favorite tunes!! Deserts and drinks will be provided.
The theme will be “Winter Wonderland”.
The Father/Daughter Dance Committee is still seeking
December 20th until January 3rd. School resumes on January 4th.
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“Building Fun One Brick at a Time”Become a part of Haw Creek Elementary…Forever! Brick orders are under way for the 2010-2011 school year! Bricks are $50.00 each and will become a permanent part of Haw Creek. Proceeds will go to further enhance the Playground. You can personalize your brick to record your name, thank your teacher/staff member, honor classmates, parents, and friends, and acknowledge a sports team or club! They make great Holiday gifts too!
Some examples: “Go Huskies!” “Class of 2014”
“The Smith Family” “1st Grade Rules”
“Kindergarten 2010”
If you have not seen last year’s bricks yet—take a look. They are laid on the sidewalk by the flagpole entering the school.
You have three lines with 18 characters per line so have fun with it!
Deadline for orders is February 26th, 2010.
If you need an extra order form, they are available at the front office and online at http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/hawcreek. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Macisak at [email protected].
Box TopsDon’t forget to save you Box Tops over the holidays! Our first check should be arriving before the end of the year for over $2,500. Keep up the good work!
DECEMBER20-31: Holiday Break/No School
JANUARY3: Student Holiday/No School
17: MLK Day/No School
13: PTA Board Meeting
22: Mother Son Event
27: Fourth Grade Choral Performance
FEBRUARY3: Empty Bowls Soup Dinner/Art
3: Third Grade Choral Performance
12: Father Daughter Event
14-17: Staff Appreciation Week
18: Inclement Weather Day (#1)
21: President’s Day/No School
22: Student Holiday/No School
Calendar of EventsMARCH10: PTA Board Meeting
10: Second Grade Choral Performance/PTA General Meeting
18: Early Release/ Professional Development
26: Spring Fling; 4-8 PM (Rain or Shine)
TBS: Spring Scholastic Book Fair
APRIL4-8: Spring Break/No School
25: Student Holiday/No School
26: Inclement Weather Day #2
27: Family Fun Event & General PTA Meeting
28: Family Fun Event & General PTA Meeting
TBS: CRCT
MAY12: PTA Board Meeting
25: Last Day of School!
TBS: 5th Grade Awards Ceremony
TBS: Volunteer Brunch
TBS: Talent Show
Spirit WearIf you are interested in showing your Husky Spirit and you need a t-shirt, hoodie or other spirit wear item, visit the Haw Creek website and take a look at pictures of the spirit wear items, print out an order form and turn the form and payment into your teacher and we will deliver your order back to your child’s teacher!
Walk It Wednesdays!We encourage all our families to join us for Walk It Wednesdays!
Thank you to all the
volunteers who have helped make the PTA a success
this year! We could not do it without you!
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Environmental Ed & Recycling Corner
CANS, CANS, CANS!!!
Many don’t know we also accept aluminum cans at the school. Our wire cage is located near the cafeteria exit & bike racks, between the red/green paper bin and the berm. Please consider bringing your empty soda and any other beverage aluminum cans (home consumption, parties, tennis matches, picnics).
$ Our children will profit and we will reduce our waste! $
Please: NO soup or other steel cans.
Thank you for all who helped already to nearly fill our cans cage!
Help us turn old paper into $$$ for Haw Creek!!!Don’t throw your paper waste in the trash. Instead, keep it out of landfills by recycling with the Haw Creek Huskies. This is an easy way to support your school and help the environment as well!
WHAT CAN BE PLACED LOOSE IN YOUR RED & GREEN RECYCLING BIN : newspaper (no plastic bags) magazines
catalogues office paper
junk mail file folders
index cards telephone books
colored copy paper plain & window
envelopes (no need to remove staples and paper clips)
WHAT CANNOT BE RECYCLED IN YOUR PAPER RECYCLING BIN:
NO laminated / wax coated paper (incl. paper with crayon colorings)
NO cardboard, poster board, cereal boxes, brown paper bags
NO construction paper
NO plastic bags
From America Recycles Day to Earth Day and beyond…
Mrs. Bishop’s 3rd
Grade class and HCES
Environmental Ed &
Recycling/Green Huskies
bring you
Elmer’s Glue Bottle and Glue Stick
Collection Programfor Recycling
Please collect your EMPTY glue sticks and glue bottles (Elmer’s and all other brands accepted). In January,
we will have collection bins available for in-school and from-home collection. Until then, any empty bottles and glue sticks can be placed in our marked green Recycling Team Bin
inside the front lobby of the school.
This project will enhance the 3rd grade curriculum on pollution. Classrooms are encouraged to collect their glue sticks and glue
bottles to help Mrs. Bishop’s special class project a success! You will also help keep all these out of our landfills.
All glue sticks and glue bottles will be recycled! If you are curious how it works, go to the link below and watch the
Elmer’s & TerraCycle recycling video.
How Elmer’s Glue is Recycled through TerraCycle http://www.elmersgluecrew.com/ (scroll down to bottom of page)
Stay turned for more great details in January 2011!
Until then, please collect them in a container of your choice. Thank you!!!
Q&A: Do I need to clean the glue sticks and blue
bottles before shipping? We ask that you remove the
residue from the sides as much as possible; please me
sure that all glue is emptied from the bottles.
For more questions about this program, please contact Ute Hartzo at [email protected].
Watch D.O.G.S.Thank you to all the fathers and father-figures who have signed up to be a part of the Haw Creek Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students)! The Watch D.O.G.S. start volunteering at the school beginning in January. If you would like to
be a part of the Watch D.O.G.S. but haven’t signed up yet, there is a registration form and t-shirt order form at the back of this newsletter. Just fill the forms out and send them in to school with your child. Once your registration is received, you will be contacted by the Coordinator and given access to view the calendar to choose a date.
For all the Watch D.O.G.S. who have already signed up, please be sure you have ordered your t-shirt so that you all are set to go on your day.
Thank you Breakfast with Santa Volunteers!!Haw Creek’s 2nd Annual Breakfast with Santa was a huge success and a lot of fun. We couldn’t have done it without our wonderful volunteers and Breakfast with Santa committee. Thanks to all that generously donated your time.
Home phone: ______________________________________ Cell phone: _____________________________________
Student’s Name: Grade: Teacher Name:
Volunteering Preferences
p In-School Activities
p Math
p Reading
p P.E.
p Art
p Music
p Computers
p Robotics
p Mentoring Program (weekly meeting with a child)
Each dad will participate in car or bus line or lunch (depending on the time you signed up for). In addition, Dads will have the opportunity to provide in-classroom support. We will try our best to accomodate your preferences above.
Please return this form to one of the following locations:1) Scan and email to [email protected]) Drop the form off at the office or send it in to school with your student.
We will be sending your t-shirts home with child from school. Child’s Name: ____________________________ Child’s Teacher: _________________________________
Men’s “Official Watch DOGS” Short Sleeve T-shirt
___ Adult Small ___ Adult Medium ___ Adult Large ___ Adult X-Large ___ Adult XX-Large___ Adult 3XL ___ Adult 4XL ___ Adult 5XLMen’s shirts are $15.00 each
Children’s “My Hero” Short Sleeve T-Shirt
___ Youth Small ___ Youth Medium ___ Youth Large ___ Youth X-Large___ Adult Small ___ Adult Medium ___ Adult LargeChildren’s shirts are $15.00 each
Totals:Men’s Shirts Qty. _____ x $15.00 = ______ Children’s Shirts Qty. _____ x $15.00 = ______
TOTAL = __________p Cash p Check (please make checks payable to Haw Creek PTA)
