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APRIL 27 – MAY 1 EVENTS

Monday

-Last day of CRCT’s!

Tuesday

-BOX TOPS DUE

-3rd Grade Earth Day Celebration – another great program sponsored by the Sope Creek PTA.

-SOPE CREEK FAMILY BRAVES NIGHT! Our Sope Creek Chorus has been selected to sing The National Anthem. .

Wednesday

-LAST BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB

Thursday

-PTA OFFICER ELECTIONS 8am in the café

-Kindergarten Program 8:10am in the café

Friday

-Career Day

-Presale Packets Due

CALENDAR UPDATES:

As the year has progressed, we have had to make some changes to the published PTA Calendar. Please make the following revisions:

Thursday, May 7th: Kindergarten Sneak-a-Peek

Friday, May 8th: Field Day | Rain Date: Wednesday, May 13th

Awards Days:

Thursday, May 14th: 1st & 2nd Grades

Monday, May 18th: 3rd & 4th Grades

Wednesday, May 20th: 5th Grade

Braves tickets for Sope Creek Night at Turner Field have started coming home as of Thursday, 4/16. Your child should bring their tickets home NO LATER than Monday, 4/20. Thanks again for your support!

CRCT Testing begins on TUESDAY!!! Please make sure your student is rested, on time, and has a healthy breakfast! More information can be found on the Sope Creek blog.

The week of April 20 - 24 is "Turn off the TV" week. This will be a great opportunity for families to turn off their TV's, computers and video games and spend some quality time playing board games, taking a walk or just talking.

Friday, April 24th is the last TGIF of the year. Please bring your family and friends to the Chuck E. Cheese on Roswell Road from 3:00pm - 9:00pm for some fun while FUNraising. This is a great way to support our school.

Friday, April 24th is Spirit Day.

Please make a note of the following important changes to the Sope Creek calendar:

Thursday, May 7th: Kindergarten Sneak-a-Peek

Friday, May 8th: Field Day Rain Date: Wednesday, May 13th

Awards Days: (1st grade parents will be notified if their child is receiving an award)

Thursday, May 14th: 1st and 2nd

Monday, May 18th: 3rd and 4th

Wednesday, May 20th: 5th

Happy Valentine's Day

Monday February 16 – NO SCHOOL – Teacher Workday

Feb 17 – 20:  TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!.  For more information, please contact your Room Rep or:  Kelli Evertsen { kellievertsen@comcast.net }  Susan Laug { susanlaug@msn.com } Lindsay Rodriguez { fbrodriguez@comcast.net }

COMING SOON:

 

The Six Flag Reading Logs are due Tuesday February 24th.  What a great way to receive a free ticket to Six Flags!  Students need to read 360 minutes and the form needs to be signed by a parent in order to qualify.  The Six Flax reading logs were handed out by the teachers about 5 weeks ago.  If you did not receive one, the children can log their time on a sheet of paper and have parents sign it.  Please return to your teachers.  For more information, please contact Jana Brubacher (brubacher@bellsouth.net)  or go to the PTA Education and Literacy blog:  http://sopecreeklibrary.typepad.com/pta_events/2008/03/education-liter.html

 

 

Honoring Our Heroes  Entry deadline is February24^th 2009

This program is designed to encourage students to discover "real life" heroes.

Our real heroes are grandparents, parents, siblings, doctors, policeman, soldiers, teachers and anyone else that has made a real and positive impact on a student's life.

Entries should be typed or handwritten on one single sheet of 8½ x 11 paper - double-sided is acceptable.

The entry form must be completed and submitted with each essay, along with a picture of the hero, with the student, if possible.  Entry forms are available at: http://www.ecccpta.org/PDFdocs/HoH/HOHEntryForm_2009.pdf

Please label the picture with the student's name.

Entries will be judged on the student's ability to articulate the qualities of the hero and to describe the manner in which the hero has impacted the student's life.

Please contact Tina Buitrago with further questions, tinastephenson@comcast.net

 

On March 3rd, Sope Creek will be celebrating its "Go Green" initiative with a themed program for all grade levels.  The kids will enjoy a morning of speakers and hands on activities both in the classroom and around the school.  If you are interested in helping to plan activities or volunteering on the day of the program, please contact Monica Anschel, 404-277-2318 or monica.anschel@pathbuilders.com.

 

Sope Creek Foundation Fun Run is Saturday, March 14th.  There are still many volunteer opportunities available for both before and the day of the race.  Please contact Tamara Karrh, tdkarrh@bellsouth.net, for more information or if you did not receive a race form this week.

 

Sally Foster gift wrap and accessories are available online, and purchases can still benefit our school.  To place your orders and have them attributed to Sope Creek, please follow this link: 

http://www.fundraising.entertainment.com/esale2.cfm?CI=499998&SI=664321&LI=1

We will not be selling Sally Foster (or wrapping paper of any kind) next year, so now is the time to stock up!  Thank you for your support.

 

 

Jessica R. Appleyard
Sope Creek Elementary
Assistant Administrator
Jessica.Appleyard@cobbk12.org
http://sopecreeklibrary.typepad.com/appleyard

Next week (2/9 - 2/13) is Ability Awareness Week. This is a great opportunity for our kids to see how everyone is unique, and together there is nothing we cannot accomplish. Ability Awareness Week will kick off on Monday with a performance by Full Radius Dance.

On March 3rd, Sope Creek will be celebrating its "Go Green" initiative with a themed program for all grade levels. The kids will enjoy a morning of speakers and hands on activities both in the classroom and around the school. If you are interested in helping to plan activities or volunteering on the day of the program, please contact Monica Anschel, 404-277-2318 or monica.anschel@pathbuilders.com.

Tuesday, February 10th is Pizza Night. Be sure to tell Papa John's when you call in the order that it is for Sope Creek Pizza Night. Also, please remember to send the sticker from the box (with the dollar amount you spent) in to school the next day. We need the sticker in order to make sure Sope Creek gets the appropriate credit for the sale.

This is the last call for the Foundation commemorative BRICKS. Place your order right away to be included in the late spring installation. Forms are available in the front office and on the Sope Creek blog.

Fun Run is Saturday, March 14th. There are still many volunteer opportunities available for both before and the day of the race. Please contact Tamara Karrh, tdkarrh@bellsouth.net, for more information.

Sally Foster gift wrap and accessories are available online, and purchases can still benefit our school. To place your orders and have them attributed to Sope Creek, please follow this link:

http://www.fundraising.entertainment.com/esale2.cfm?CI=499998&SI=664321&LI=1

We will not be selling Sally Foster (or wrapping paper of any kind) next year, so now is the time to stock up! Thank you for your support.

Another easy and effective way to support our school is through Box Tops for Education. If every child brought in one sheet taped with 10 Box Tops every month, that would be $1 per child - over $1,000 per month! There are collection bins located throughout the school, and there are prizes each month for the student in each grade that submits the most Box Tops. It is fun and easy. Please visit www.btfe.com for additional information.

Our carpool line is a "No Idling Zone". As part of our "Going Green" campaign we have launched this "No Idling" zone to protect the health of our students. You received a green informational sheet on this topic last week. Please remember to turn off your car or truck if you are going to be sitting more then 30 seconds in the carpool line. This helps your car, saves gas, and protects lungs.

Lights! Camera! Book Fair! The Book Fair will be open daily during conference week, January 26 - 30 from 12:15pm until 4:30pm. All the popular titles for all ages will be available for purchase. Hope to see you there.

The 100th day of school was so much fun!  Thank you for helping your child get their projects organized and ready to share!  I hope you enjoy the pictures!

The PTA Community Outreach committee is sponsoring a Snack Drive, January 26 - 30, to benefit our sister school Powers Ferry Elementary. All snacks (including juice boxes), with the exception of candy and peanut butter items, are welcome. The bins for collection will be located outside the front office.

Sope Creek SUN articles are due Monday, January 26th.

Box Tops are due Tuesday, January 27th.

TGIF at Chuck E. Cheese is Friday, January 30th from 3:00pm until 9:00pm.

Join your friends and neighbors for a night of Braves baseball! Our Sope Creek Chorus has been selected to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" on Tuesday, April 28th. Mark your calendar now and join us for a fun-filled evening! Ticket Sales will begin in March.

No school Monday – Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

 Wednesday Birthday Book Club 7:20am in the Media Center – January BBC birthdays please go to the Media Center starting at 7:20am until 7:50am

Wednesday 9am – 10am – Café Worker Appreciation Day – the Health and Nutrition Committee Chairs need help with set up/take down and serving.  Please contact Natalie Rogers or Robin Zeldin if you can help or if you have a favorite breakfast recipe you would like to bring:   Natalie Rogers fluffyjune@yahoo.com  or Robin Zeldin rrzeldin@aol.com

Winter Talent Show applications due January 23!  Information: http://sopecreeklibrary.typepad.com/pta_events/2008/03/winter-talent-s.html

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon:  Donations for door prizes are needed for the luncheon on Feb. 20th.  Any type of item or gift, big or small, will be appreciated (corporate "swag" is great too!).  Please drop off in the PTA office or contact Susan Laug at 770-850-0138.

Our Holiday Party will be on Thursday, December 18 from 12:15-1:15.  It will be in our classroom.  We will play games, eat a snack and make crafts. Thank you to all of the moms who are busy planning for this fun event!  Please feel free to join us of pop in for a quick visit!

A few things we are in need of... self adhesive velcro sticky dots, miniature white marshmallows, and some chocolate milk (for our Polar Express p.j. day) A few reminders... Scholastic book orders are due Monday! THE DUCKS ARE COMING! On Wednesday, December 10th, the Kids Care Club will be selling adorable rubber ducks in the cafeteria before school. Each duck costs $1, and the money raised will benefit foster kids currently living in the Center for Children and Young Adults. Tuesday, December 9th and Wednesday, December 10th are Sope Creek's annual Love Offering Days. A volunteer will be outside the cafeteria each of these days collecting donations as the kids come in to eat lunch. The money collected will be given to the Sope Creek custodians and the cafeteria workers (15 people total) as a "thank you" for their hard work and dedication. If you are interested in serving on the nominating committee that will help to select the 2009 - 2010 PTA officers, please contact Jonna Miller Tuesday, December 9th is Papa John's pizza night

Happy Thanksgiving!

It was so good to see everyone yesterday at our Thanksgiving Day program!  The children were so excited to perform their poems and songs and also share their books with you!  Thank you for taking the time to be here!

I hope everyone has a safe and very Happy Thanksgiving! I am certainly thankful for each and every one of you and your precious children!

Please return square one art orders and Thanksgiving program slips if you have not already done so!

Thanks!

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