BIG NEWS! We did it. Annie Pilz, Fun Run committee chair, announces that we made our Fun Run goal for this year! In fact, we exceeded it and raised $21,000!!!!!
Thank you to everyone who donated so generously so we can meet our goal. And extra special Thank You to Annie for organizing EVERYTHING about the Fun Run. She has ton an amazing job!
Because we met our goal, all students attend a puppet show on Oct 23. How exciting!
Here is the news for this week:
National School Lunch Week
This week is National School Lunch week! Please take a moment to thank and celebrate Ms. Yolanda and the rest of our cafeteria staff. They work so hard to get healthy meals to our students for breakfasts and lunches.
Positivity Project (P2): Integrity
This week students will be learning about the character strength of Integrity.
WHAT DOES INTEGRITY MEAN?
You are honest and speak the truth. You present yourself genuinely and sincerely.
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Integrity is vital to individual growth. It is correlated with a multitude of psychological well-being measures. Harmony in your feelings, thoughts, and actions makes you better
able to personally grow and achieve goals. Authenticity, and a lack of pretense, also makes you more likable and trusted by others, meaning your relationships will benefit.
On a group level, integrity is a cornerstone of high-functioning and sustainable teams, organizations, and societies. If you’re constantly wondering about your coworkers’ intentions, you will have a hard time working with them. This is why we look for politicians and leaders with integrity. We need to believe that they’ll keep their word – or at the very least, readily admit it when they must break a promise. If they don’t, trust and performance fail.
Tuesday: Spirit Wear Orders Due
There have been many requests for Swift Creek Spirit Wear. Spirit Wear chair, Aimee Langerhans ([email protected]), has been working hard on a new design for this year. The shirts will be purple and have the state of North Carolina on the front. Over Raleigh will be a purple cougar paw and below the words Swift Creek Elementary.
We are currently taking orders for short and long sleeve T-shirts. Order forms will be going home in this week's Tuesday folders, but they are also available from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GMxMrV-vDpcW12pYtXUocvlawVF0LPNP/view?usp=sharing
Orders are due by October 15.
Last Chance to Purchase State Fair Tickets and Help the Creek!
Are you going to the State Fair? Did you know that you can purchase State Fair online and $1 from each child ticket and $2 from each adult ticket go to Swift Creek.
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Tuesday, Oct 22: Family Night at Ruckus
Take the night off from cooking! Join us at Ruckus Pizza in Tryon Village from 5-9pm for dinner. Tell your waiter or show your waiter this flyer and 20% of your sale will go to the Creek!
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Donate Items to the October Teacher Cart
Sarah Wohldmann, our Hospitality chair, is planning to take around the Teacher Snack cart on Friday, Oct 25. You can help by donating items. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4faca92aab9-teacher1
Need Materials and Volunteers for STEM Night!STEM Night is coming up and we need your help to make it a success! If you are interested and able, please help us by contributing some supplies for some fun activities. You can find our wish list here:
https://www.walmart.com/…/a8318832-a4ac-4c0e-9241-c19e722c2…
Please let me know if you have any questions and thank-you for helping make STEM Night a success!
Ashley Elliott - [email protected]
The Garden is Growing!
Over the past couple of weeks, your child might have come home talking about their work in the school garden. Thanks to the leadership of Mrs. Sedaghat and the school garden committee our kids have gotten their hands dirty over the past couple of weeks. Find out more at
An extra special Shout out to the garden committee! They planned such engaging activities for both the K-2 and 3-5 workdays. These folks are Mrs. Sedaghat, Heather Chapman, Meredith Jones, Megan Holler, Lauren Nicholls, and Maggie Howard.
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Order Your Yearbook Today and Get 10% Off!This year's yearbook is going to amazing! Order Your Yearbook by Oct 31 and receive 10% off. Regular price is $13.77
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Sarah Wohldmann needs your help with yearbook pictures. You are encouraged to email your pictures to her at [email protected]. Or you can upload them directly to the TreeRing site. For more information, see http://swiftcreekeswcpssnetptahtml.weebly.com/yearbook.html
Mark Your Calendars:
- Oct 23 -- School assembly to watch the puppet show The Emperor's New Clothes
- Oct 31 -- Regular School Day
- Nov 1 -- Teacher Work Day
- Nov 11 -- Veteran's Day
- Nov 11 - 15 -- Book Fair week!
- Nov 14 -- Family Night at the Book Fair and STEM Night