Thanks to everyone who volunteered last week for Picture Day and for the Fun Run! The Fun Run was a great success thanks to Fun Run committee chair, Annie Pilz. At last count, we are at $16,000.
The deadline for donations is THIS Friday! Can you help us reach our $18,000 goal?!?!?!
Have a wonderful week! Thankfully fall is FINALLY here!
Marie
The Positivity Project: Being Present and Giving Others Our Attention
This week in the Positivity Project, students will be learning about one of the five components of the Other People Matter Mindset. They will be studying Being Present and Giving Others Our Attention.
A deliberate focus on being present is so important today due to the increasing number of distractions vying for our time and attention. Phone calls, text messages, emails, social media notifications all have the formidable capacity to pull us away from the present moment and what’s most important – our relationships with other people. How dangerous is this to our well-being and the fabric of our society? Very.
“Empathy is something that is most easily cultivated through face-to-face conversation. Because what you have, is you have eye contact, you have body language. You have all of the signals that all of our evolutionary history have taught us.”
Source: https://posproject.org/blog-week-26-opm2-be-present/
Monday: World Day of Bullying Prevention! Wear Blue!By wearing blue we will show that our community is uniting against bullying and bringing attention to the importance of bullying prevention.
Video Name: Be an Upstander – Prevent Bullying (be The NED Shows)
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeqQCyQOCPg
Tuesday: PTA Meeting and Math Curriculum Night
Join us and learn about what is happening in math at your child's grade level this year!
- From 5:30-6:00 Join us for a picnic dinner in the cafeteria. Bring your family's dinner.
- From 6:00-6:30, join us for our October PTA meeting.
- Starting at 6:30, we'll have math curriculum presentations at each grade level.
Advocacy Update: Local elections! Election day is Tuesday, Oct 8. You can view sample ballots, check your registration, and polling place here http://www.wakegov.com/elections/info/Pages/nextelection.aspx
Municipal elections are very important because many of the issues impacting the schools are determined by those we elect locally. Mark your calendar for next Tuesday!
Wednesday: Teacher Work Day
No school on Wednesday!
Friday: Planting Day in the Garden
Two weeks ago 3-5 grades cleaned up our garden beds and created some transplants for our fall garden. This Friday, K-2 grades will be planting in the garden. It should be lots of fun!
Can You Help Us with 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/lists/shared/a8318832-a4ac-4c0e-9241-c19e722c2fe5
Please let me know if you have any questions and thank-you for helping make STEM Night a success!
Ashley Elliott - [email protected]
Reflections Information: Look Within
Do you enjoy art, music and dance or have an interest in writing, producing films and taking photos? Then join us and have fun unleashing your inner artist with PTA Reflections! This year’s theme, “Look Within,” calls for your own unique interpretation through the arts. Look for submission guidelines and entry forms in your Tuesday folders. For inspiration, visit the Reflections virtual art gallery and learn more about prizes and scholarships at PTA.org/Reflections/Awards.
If you have questions about Reflections, contact our Reflections Chair, Carrie Fernandez.
Thanks for Your Help with the Teacher Cart
In September, Hospitality chair Sarah Wohldmann started a new school tradition. On Friday every month, she is visiting the staff with a snack/school supply cart. The staff LOVED it!
She is planning to do this again on Friday, Oct 25. You can help by donating items. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4faca92aab9-teacher1
Order Your Yearbook by Oct 31 and 10% Off!Sarah Wohlmann, Yearbook Chair, wants YOUR pictures for this year's yearbook. You can email them to her at [email protected]. Or learn about how you can upload them yourself from the PTA website.
Order Your Yearbook by Oct 31 and receive 10% off. Regular price is $13.77
treering.com/1015281241841003
Reminder: Spirit Wear Order Forms are Due Oct 15
Complete the order form and send the money in to your child's teacher. All checks should be made to the Swift Creek PTA. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GMxMrV-vDpcW12pYtXUocvlawVF0LPNP/view
If you have questions, contact Spirit Wear chair, Aimee Langerhans.
Are You Going to the State Fair? Order Your Tickets Online and Earn Money for the Creek!
For more information, see
http://swiftcreekeswcpssnetptahtml.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/2/2/24227387/state_fair_tickets.pdf
Mark Your Calendars!
- Oct 14-18: National School Lunch week
- Oct 22: Swift Creek Night at Ruckus Pizza in Tryon Village. Mention Swift Creek or show your flyer and 20% of your sale goes to the Creek
- Oct 31: Regular School Day
- Nov 1: Teacher Work Day. No school
- Nov 11: Veteran's Day. No School
- Nov 11 - 14: Fall Book Fair
- Nov 14: Family Night at the Book Fair and STEM Night