In June, when I looked at the months of summer ahead, I thought how am I going to keep my now 4th grader entertained?!?!? Now as we are a week away from school starting for the students, I think "Where did the summer go?"
I hope your family is getting ready to return. The staff returns to the building this week. They are really excited to see our students back in the building! The PTA is hosting a waffle bar for their Welcome back breakfast! I can't wait to share pictures from the event.
Below are the details you need for the next week! The big event is Meet the Family on Thursday. At other schools, this event might be called Meet the Teacher or Open House. But at Swift Creek, we know the importance of relationships for student success and those relationships go both ways. So we renamed this event Meet the Family to emphasize how we are also meeting YOU and starting to build that very important relationship with your family! We hope everyone can attend this event!
If you have any questions, please contact a PTA officer. We are here to serve you!
Marie, Deb, Sarah, Dana, Lauren
We are #BetterTogether!
Today at 4:00pm: Decorate School Grounds For STaff
Come help us today by bringing posters to hang; draw on the sidewalk with some sidewalk chalk; help hang some pennants!
NOTE: If we have thunderstorms this afternoon, the event will be postponed to tomorrow Monday, Aug 16 at 4:00pm. If you want to check to confirm that we are still on, contact Marie Dexter at 919-602-9993.
SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS PER GRADE LEVEL
NOTE: If you ordered a School Supply Kit at the end of last school year, those kits will be available for pick up in the cafeteria during Meet the Family.
Meet the Family, Thursday, Aug 19
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We want to see you and your family on Thursday, Aug 19. Please note according to the recent school board vote, masks are required.
In order to minimize the number of people in classrooms at any one time, we need your cooperation. This event is split into two parts and the times are based on last name. Students whose last names begin with
- A-K are invited into the building from 5:00-5:45
- L-Z may come in 5:45-6:30.
The PTA tents for membership and spirit wear will be in the courtyard between the main building and the kindergarten building. Please stop by and see us! You can also check out our new pollinator garden and the school garden.
A Checklist for the event is in progress.
Kindergarten families: Even though you don't know your child's teacher yet, we encourage you to attend as well. You will have the opportunity to tour the kindergarten building.
Events for Next WEekend, Aug 21 & 22
Join us!
- Saturday, Aug 21 at 3:00pm -- Our last summer playdate. Bring a towel. We will be having a water balloon toss on the tennis courts. Sign up at http://tinyurl.com/scesPlay21
- Sunday, Aug 22 at 4:00pm -- Decorate the school grounds for the first day of school! Sign up today at http://tinyurl.com/sces21KickOff
Cheer on our Swifties on the first Day of School, Aug 23 8:30-9:10am
Sign up today at http://tinyurl.com/sces21KickOff
Celebrate the First Day of School at Flavors, Aug 23 3-8pm
Join the Pta for $8
Please join today or during Meet the Family! If you have questions, contact our Membership Chair, Danielle Davis, at [email protected].
WE NEED YOU!
- Advocacy -- In this position, you would be responsible for sharing with the PTA executive board information about county, state, or local events that could impact our families at the Creek. This information would then be shared with our families.
- Reflections -- This position is busy from Aug - Nov. The Reflections program is a National PTA program that focuses on the arts. Students create a piece related to a theme, which this year is "I Will Change the World By"
- Spanish communications -- Do you speak Spanish? We would love to have someone help us with Spanish translations! We want to make sure our great information is reaching ALL our Swifty families. If you can help with translations in other languages, please let us know that too!
Shout outs!
New Display in Front Hall
Lauren took that theme and ran with it! She created this jaw-dropping display in our front hall!
THANK YOU, Lauren!!!!
Your School Supply Kit is Ready
Thank you so much to Laura Monaghan and her helpers for running this program and getting everything set up!
Clean Up the Grounds
Thank you to Landscaping chair, Tracey McCloud, for organizing this event and providing us with LOTS of water! You can view all the pictures from this event at http://swiftcreekeswcpssnetptahtml.weebly.com/home/cleaning-up-the-school-grounds
Mark Your Calendar
- Saturday, Aug 21 3:00pm -- Playdate on the playground
- Sunday, Aug 22 4:00pm -- Decorate the school grounds for the return of our students
- Monday, Aug 23
- First day of school for 1-5th graders. Kindergarteners will attend one day this first week of school. You should have received a letter in the mail telling you which day your child should attend.
- 8:30am - 9:10am -- Come welcome our Swifties back into the building!
- 3:00-8:00pm Attend Swift Creek Spirit Night at Flavors Ice Cream on Jones Franklin Road
- Friday, Aug 27 -- Meet the Family for kindergarteners
- Monday, Sept 6 -- Labor Day holiday. No school!
- Tuesday, Sept 7 -- Teacher Work Day. No school for students!
- Tuesday, Sept 14 6:30pm -- First PTA meeting of the school year. We need your attendance to approve our budget for the year!
- Friday, Sept 16 -- Teacher Work Day. No school for students!