Happy New Year's Eve! I hope you've enjoyed the long winter break. It is certainly going to be hard to get started on Tuesday, especially with it being so cold!
I hope everyone has a safe, fun evening celebrating the beginning of a new year! Thanks for all you do to make our school such a special place.
See you soon!
Marie Dexter
The Positivity Project: Perseverance
For the next two weeks, the kids will be studying perseverance.
DEFINITION
You complete what you start despite obstacles. You never give up.
WHY IT MATTERS
Perseverance is a uniquely human characteristic that
identifies an individual’s ability to spend long periods of
time devoted to a single goal or set of goals. Those who
persevere are able to set goals for themselves and then
take active, calculated steps toward those goals. People
demonstrating high levels of perseverance are able to
handle significant, sometimes repeated, setbacks in pursuit
of goals.
Monday: No School!
Happy 2018!!!! Here's to at least a month of writing the wrong date on everything. :-)
Tuesday: Back to School Time!
Class starts promptly at 9:15. Bundle up and don't be late!
Thursday: Kindergarten Registration Begins
Have a friend or neighbor with an incoming kindergartener? Registration starts this Thursday from 7:30am - 2:00pmRegistration begins in January. You need these items to register: certified birth certificate, parent ID, immunizations, current electric/water bill, new signed lease/purchase agreement.
Friday: Spirit Day
Who is starting off the new year with the most school spirit? Wear your purple and we'll find out on Friday!
Remember to Log Your Time for #ReadVolution! Deadline is Jan 12!
Don't forget to keep reading and logging your time during the Winter Break! You could win a chance to see the Carolina Hurricanes play at the PNC Area! Read and log at least 20 minutes a day!
Total Student Goal is 1200 minutes by Jan 12!
https://readvolution.cengage.com/
Share your thoughts on Wake County Public School's next Superintendent!
As part of the search process for a new WCPSS Superintendent, the chair of the Wake County Board of Education has requested that paper copies of a community survey be available at the front desk of each school for staff and parents. To meet this request, the office has printed several copies of the English and Spanish versions of the surveys and placed them in the front office.
These are identical to the surveys found at wcpss.net/superintendent-search . You are welcome to take the online survey instead of the paper one.
Is Healthy Eating Part of Your New Year's Resolution?
Check out
The Healthier Generation Store with Amazon Business
which is a great place to buy healthy foods and snacks for our kids. Use your Amazon smile account and also earn money for the Creek! It is a win win!
You can also order birthday snacks from the cafeteria. For more information, see http://swiftcreekeswcpssnetptahtml.weebly.com/healthy-lifestyles.html
Mark Your Calendars:
- Jan 4: Start of Kindergarten Registration
- Jan 5: Spirit Day!
- Jan 12 9:30am: Coffee and Conversation with Mr. Propst in the media center. Deadline for Science Fair forms.
- Jan 15: No school. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
- Jan 18: Science Fair
NOTE: Currently, there is no PTA meeting scheduled for January. If a meeting is needed, I will send a separate announcement.