WILDCAT WEEKLY October 1, 2010 Big Creek Elementary 1994 Peachtree Parkway Cumming, GA 30041 FOR NEXT WEEK! MONDAY Breaded Chicken Nuggets w/roll or Country Steak Fingers w/gravy TUESDAY Pizza Wedge or Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas WEDNESDAY Crispy Fish Sticks w/macaroni or Beef RibBQ & Breadstick THURSDAY Buffalo or Homestyle Chicken Strips w/roll or Soft Beef Tacos FRIDAY Beef Hot Dog or Hamburger/Cheeseburger Has your student tried the new MUNCHABLES for lunch? They include: Flat Bread Mozzarella Cheese Pizza Sauce Pepperoni Slices Carrot Sticks Apple Slices One Side Item and Milk ALL for $1.90! In addition, the cafeteria is serving Wildcat breakfast each day from 7:10 to 7:40am and offering 5 breakfast items. Box Tops Collection Turn em in on OCTOBER 7th Picture Make- Up Day: Thursday, October 14 WILDCAT WILD SAFARI Saturday October 23 rd 11:00-3:00 Wonderful Wildcats Jenna Wagner Anna Armstrong Jenna Wagner Alex Spagnuolo Samantha Underwood Harikesh Tambareni Christopher Dickens Abrahim Ben-Khalid Brianne McGriff Andrea Sherman Olivia Hutfilz Zachary Phillips Sarah Portanka Way to go! We re on Facebook! www.facebook.com /BigCreekES
Thank you for supporting the Fun Run! The students have completed their run today. We had a blast! Now you need to help your children contact their sponsors. Inform them of the amount they owe based on the number of laps the child completed. Each child will have the number of laps they completed marked on the back of their Fun Run t-shirt. If the sponsor gives you cash, make sure it is in an envelope with the students name on it. If they write a check, have it made out to Big Creek PTA and write the students name on the bottom of the check. The easiest method of payment will be on-line with PayPal or a credit card. In order to fulfill pledges on-line: 1. go to www.fund-runners.com 2. go to the box titled "Sponsors" 3. click on "donate now" 4. scroll down to the box "Big Creek Elementary" 5. click the "donate" button 6. then continue to log in for PayPal or pay using a credit card By using the on-line method, you will be sure your donation is received and you will have a receipt of payment. It will also help by reducing the amount of money we need to process and record by hand. The PTA thanks you for participating in our fund raiser and supporting Big Creek's students and staff! The money raised will be used for all PTA funded programs which include field trips, performing arts program, classroom grants for educational materials, and special events. Once all of the pledges have been collected, we will report the final amount raised in the Wildcat Weekly. We would like to have all of the money collected and turned in by Friday, Oct. 8th.
Don t miss the chance to check out the new titles. The Book Fair will be open: Monday Oct 4 Thursday Oct 7 from 8:00-2:30 Friday Oct 8 from 8:00-12:00 Tuesday Oct 5 from 3:30-5:30 we will have an after school family event. Rita s Italian Ice will be sharing samples. Stop by for some great books and a sweet treat! Does your student need a tutor? The Big Creek Tutoring List is now posted on our web-site. Fifth grade Horizons students have Science Fair projects on display October 11-15. They will be shown in our multi purpose room. Please stop by and see the results of their hard work! Important Announcement! All first graders will perform "Frog and Toad" the musical Friday, October 15 from 9:00-9:30am in the auditorium. Family members are welcome to attend! EARLY RELEASE DAYS: October 14 th and 15 th Please come by the media center to enjoy the student s art and take your projects home! (Boxes and newspaper will be available to pack up the art) Counselor s Corner~ The Character theme for the month of October is: Making a Difference We ALL can! GREEN TIME! In effort to keep our water clean, Keep Forsyth County Beautiful has provided decals to be placed on neighborhood storm drains reminding residents not to dump any items into the drains. These are peel & stick decals and need to be placed on the drains before the weather turns cold. Our goal is to have storm drain decals in every subdivision in Big Creek s school district. Can you help? Contact: Kathleen Kraynick at leen67@att.net
Attention Parents! The Big Creek Fall Festival Committee is currently taking applications for Fall Festival Vendors! Be a part of Big Creek's Wildcat Wild Safari Saturday, October 23 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. We still have tables available for small business owners or Mom's that have their own craft business! What a great way to support your child's school! Please complete the application form which is attached below. Thank you! Many thanks to the parents who have already returned their volunteer forms to help with Big Creek s 2010 Fall Fest the Wildcat Safari. We are so grateful for your willingness to help! We will be in touch with a reminder of your shift closer to the event. We need more than 100 volunteers to host this fantastic event for our children on Saturday, Oct. 23. We are well short of that, therefore, we have extended the deadline to send in your volunteer forms. PLEASE consider donating just 1.5 hours of your time to help out. Older siblings needing service hours are welcome to volunteer also. Volunteer forms are now due next Friday, October 8. Any questions, please contact Donyalle Patterson at robanddoni@bellsouth.net or Kelly Hays at kellyhays@bellsouth.net Don t forget the first collection day for Box Tops will be Thursday, October 7 th! Please, no more than 25 per baggie and make sure your child s name and teacher s name is with their Box Tops. There will be random drawings for Chik-Fil-A and Rita s Italian Ice goodies!!!! Also, the class with the most turned in Box Tops on collection day will win a doughnut and OJ party!!! Any questions, please send an email to michelle.cripe@yahoo.com. Time to reserve your Wildcat Yearbook Yearbooks go on sale next week! Look in your student's folder for the order form. Early bird price: $29 Deadline: Friday, November 5th After November 5th, yearbooks will be $34. Any questions, please email Cecelia Rose at CLRose1@prodigy.net
Fall Festival 2010 Vendor Application Vendor: Business: Address: Phone: I agree to be a vendor at the Big Creek Elementary School Fall Festival on Saturday, October 23 rd, 2010 from 11:00am to 3:00pm (set-up begins at 9:00am). I hereby reserve: one 6-foot table for a donation of $35.00 one 12-foot table for a donation of $50.00 Payable on receipt of this application (please make check payable to Big Creek PTA). Big Creek Elementary will provide table and 2 chairs. I will provide any other products or equipment necessary for vending. Big Creek reserves the right to turn down a vendor application if the PTA does not approve of the product. Big Creek PTA will refund the fee in the event of a total rainout. A total rainout is defined as rain heavy enough to merit cancellation of the Fall Festival event and will be decided by the PTA. Signature: Check No: If you have any questions, please contact : Doris Dickens 404-277-1957 dorisd6@aol.com
Fall Festival 2010 Saturday, October 23rd 11:00 to 3:00 Ticket Order Form This year s Fall Festival will be the best one yet! We are now offering UNLIMITED WRISTBANDS (good ALL DAY, ALL GAMES/RIDES***). Wristbands may be pre-ordered (at discount) or purchased at the gate. Don t waste valuable playtime standing in line to buy tickets. Attractions will include: Madagascar Combo Sticky Wall Rock Climbling Wall Pony & Train Rides Carnival Games Jurassic Adventure Bungee Trampoline Jump Inflatable Obstacle Course Face Paint/Tattoo and much, much more!
Chick-fil-A will be selling nugget packs and Never Enough Thyme will be selling sandwich plates in the Wildcat West Safari Hut. There will also be a couple of Snack Huts, offering cotton candy, popcorn, ice cream and drinks throughout the day. And don t forget the Bake Sale and Basket Raffle (tickets available soon)! Each ticket is worth 50. All Games: 1 ticket Inflatables and some Rides: 2-3 tickets Rock Climbing, Bungee Trampoline and Sticky Wall: 4 tickets ***The following attractions ARE NOT covered by WRISTBANDS: Face Paint, Tattoo, Beads, Nail Polish, Spin Art, Cake Walk (Tickets and Wristbands will be available at festival with CASH ONLY) Ticket Order Form Please return to your child s teacher by Tuesday October 19th with your check (made out to Big Creek PTA) or cash. Tickets will come home in backpacks on Thursday, October 21st. Student Name Teacher Grade Number of Tickets Number of Wristbands Amount Enclosed 10 tickets for $5.00 20 tickets for $10.00 30 tickets for $15.00 40 tickets for $20.00 Unlimited Ride Wristband $20.00 (now) $25.00 (at Festival)