As usual, we have SO much going on. Below are reminders for this upcoming week and more exciting news. If you have any questions, please just ask!
Have a brilliant week!
Marie
P2: Positivity Project -- Perspective
This week, students will be learning about the importance of perspective. For a brief overview, see this week's 2 min video.
We Did It!!!!
Thank you to EVERYONE who donated to our Fun Run fundraiser. We exceeded our goal of $17000 and raised $20,200!
Thank you for showing your overwhelming support of each child and staff member at the Creek!
Since we reached our goal, students will have the opportunity to Silly String Mr. Propst on Friday, Nov 2. Can't wait for the pictures! :-)
Wednesday: Spirit Wear orders are due
School spirit days are the first Friday of every month. Are you looking for some purple to wear? Spirit Wear orders are due by Wednesday. Just send in the completed form and your money with your child. Checks should be made out to Swift Creek PTA. There are short sleeve shirts, long sleeve shirts, and hoodies available.
http://swiftcreekeswcpssnetptahtml.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/2/2/24227387/fall_spirit_wear_order_2018.pdf
Thursday: Turn in your Box Tops and Coke Bottle Tops
The Box Top fairy will be visiting classrooms on Friday. She hopes to find lots of Box Tops and Coke bottle tops in the classrooms. Which classroom will be our Super Snippers for October? We will soon find out!
Thursday: McTeacher's Night 5-8pm on Walnut Street
Moms, Dads, take a break from cooking and join us at the McDonalds on Walnut Street for a night of food and Swifty family fun. A portion of all sales (both dine in and drive thru) will be donated to the Creek. In addition, you might see some of your favorite teachers behind the counter.
Friday: Reflections Deadline -- Heroes Around Me
3rd, 4th, and 5th graders! Time is running out for you to enter your Reflections project for this year. The deadline is Friday.
Entry packets are available at http://swiftcreekeswcpssnetptahtml.weebly.com/reflections.html
If you have questions, contact Reflections chair Carrie Fernandez at [email protected].
Friday: Deadline for Items for Service Project for Hurricane Florence
The Swift Creek Service Club and Mrs. Chadwick are spearheading this effort to help our neighbors in the East. Any items that you can donate are greatly appreciated!
http://swiftcreekeswcpssnetptahtml.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/2/2/24227387/hurricane_florence_service_project.pdf
Important Workshop for 4th and 5th Grade Parents: Nov 7, 2018 at 6:00
Keeping Children Emotionally and Physically Safe
The Swift Creek Elementary Student Services Team and the WCPSS Crisis Intervention and Prevention Specialist are offering this free workshop for parents on understanding the risks children face and how to help children build resiliency and coping skills.
Swift Creek Elementary hopes to team up with parents to help children find balance in their lives and get the most from their education.
Childcare will be provided.
If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Chadwick, our school counselor, at [email protected].
We Need Volunteers for STEM Night on Thursday, Nov 15
We will have our second annual STEM night in conjunction with Family Night at the Book Fair on Thursday, Nov 15. We desperately need lots of volunteers to help with the experiments. All you need to do is follow the instructions at your station.
For more information and to sign up (teens are welcome to volunteer too), sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094eafae2ca64-book2
To Submit Photos to the SCES Yearbook
Did you take alot of pictures at the Fun Run? Or do you have pictures from the first days of school or Take your Parent to PE or just candid photos of your child at lunch. The yearbook committee wants your photos!
There are two ways to submit photos to the yearbook - please use the option that works best for you.
1. E-mail your photos (or a link to them) to [email protected]
2. Follow the instructions below to upload your photos to the yearbook website:
To upload photos – Parents:
1.Go to TreeRing.
2.Enter in the necessary information to create an account. If you’ve already ordered a yearbook you may have already created an account, so click on “Log In.”
3.Click on “Add Student” and enter in the necessary information.
4.After you’ve confirmed your student’s information, click on “Shared Photos” in the left hand navigation bar.
5.Click the green “Add photos” button.
6.You can upload photos from your computer, or you can link to your Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Google Drive or Dropbox accounts to upload photos directly from those.
7.Once you’ve chosen your photo you can select to leave it in the default “All School Feed” folder, or you can choose another folder to place it in (folders include grade levels, events, etc.).
8.You can elect to add a caption to the photo and/or tag your student in the photo, but this is not necessary.
9.Click the green “Minimize” button.
Mark Your Calendars:
- Wed, Oct 31 -- Regular school day to make up for Hurricane Florence. The Teacher Work Day has been cancelled.
- Friday, Nov 2 -- School spirit day! Wear your Swifty colors.
- Friday, Nov 2 9:30am in the media center -- Coffee and conversation with Mr. Propst.
- Tuesday, Nov 6 -- Election Day! Schools will start on a 2-hour delay. That means class will start at Swift Creek at 11:15am.
- Friday, Nov 9 -- Celebration of Brilliance. We will recognize students in each grade level for demonstrating the character strengths we learned about this quarter and other extraordinary accomplishments. If your child is recognized, you will receive an invite in your child's Tuesday folder with more information.
- Monday, Nov 12 -- No School. Veteran's Day
- Tuesday, Nov 13-Friday, Nov 16 -- Book Fair
- Thursday, Nov 15 -- Family Night at the Book Fair and STEM night.
At the Oct meeting, the Swift Creek PTA released its position statement on the Wake County School Bond that will be on the Nov 6 ballot. The PTA supports this bond to help manage growth in Wake County, to provide our students and staff with better facilities, and to increase technology and security at area schools.
This bond would help pay for 7 new schools in the county and the renovation of 11 schools, which includes Swift Creek.
At the Board Advisory Council Meeting for District 5 (which occurred on Oct 17), Dr. Jim Martin (our school board representative) invited staff from Wake County Public schools to educate us on the bond and to show us resources that are available for parents to learn more.
Here are some of my highlights from the meeting:
- For all information about the Capital Bond, see https://www.wcpss.net/Page/36743. See the Resources section for Wake County's 7 year construction plan and 2 year funding plan.
- The specific project plan for Swift Creek is at https://www.wcpss.net/Page/3925?pid=224.
- Wake County has created a list of FAQ. Here are a few that might be of interest to you.
- What is the tax implication of the school bond? If voters approve this bond, the property tax impact would be $23 per $100,000 of assessed property value. For example, a home valued at $300,000 would see a $69 annual tax increase.
- What will happen if the bond doesn't pass? If the bond doesn't pass, these new schools will still be built and the renovations will still occur. However, the Board of Commissioners will have to find another way to pay for these new schools and renovations. The bond being proposed on the Nov 6 ballot is actually the cheapest way to pay for these new schools and renovations. The current cost of building a new elementary school is $41M.
If you have additional questions, please feel free to reach out to me or to ask Wake County. They said they are more than happy to answer questions. ;-)