WILDCAT WEEKLY February 22, 2013 ` Big Creek Elementary Important Dates Feb 24 th Mother/Son Bowling Feb 25- March 1 Teacher Appreciation Week March 5 th Around the World at Big Creek Next Week s Menu Monday Teriyaki Chicken Nuggets w/ WG Roll or WP Pasta w/ sauce and meatballs Tuesday WG Pizza Wedges or Chicken BBQ on WG bun Wednesday - Nachos w/ Cheese & Meat or Asian Chicken Bites w/ WG Breadstick Thursday - WG Corn dog or Minis or "2Fers" Mini burgers Friday Popcorn Chicken w/ WG breadstick or Mozzarella Sticks w/ sauce Mrs. Black s Wonderful Wildcats! Congratulations! Eli Jones Abhi Singh Adam Harvey Aaryan Keswani Dharanija Peram Sawyer Aragon Tate Hansard Ethan Litton Emma Oswald Jack Melsheimer Naren Jayagopi Quinn Tisdale Kayla Spiegelman Teacher Appreciation Week The PTA is having Teacher Appreciation Week Feb. 25 - Mar. 1. The students will participate in the activities listed below Monday: Students wear their teacher's favorite color Tuesday: Students bring a flower for their teacher - single stem; and Staff Appreciation Luncheon Wednesday: Students bring a card or poem for their teacher Thursday: Students bring a surprise snack or treat for their teacher Friday: Bring a gift for your teacher
Teacher of the Year Capturing yet one more moment in this fabulous journey that we feel so fortunate to share with you! Georgia United Credit Union came out this week to recognize Courtney Stokes and her hard word with a $150 award. A BIG THANK YOU Georgia United Credit Union for supporting her hard work. Square 1 Art Fundraiser All Big Creek students have been busy creating an original artwork in art class. You have the opportunity to order products displaying your child s art. Order forms have been sent home this week. If you choose to place as order, the orders will be due back to school or placed online by March 5. Our school will be using funds raised by this fundraiser to purchase art supplies. Please consider placing an order, all orders placed prior to March 5 th will earn art supply money for our school. Please contact Mrs. Carr with any questions. Thank you for your support!!!! Candice Carr ART Teacher Big Creek Elementary School (770) 887-4584 ext. 710220 Please mark your calendars on Feb 25th for an Earth Science Extravaganza. Our PTA has generously provided our students with a one of a kind experience. The Big Canyon Balloon experience allows students to interact with a 40 feet wide 15 feet tall model of our earth s crust. The students will be able to interact with many of the features of the canyon, as well as explore the inside CAVE... I know what you are thinking Amazing, Right! Check out the link below for more fun facts and details. http://www.trinitysciencesolutions.com/trinitysciencesolutions.co m/big_canyon_balloon_and_standards_alignment.html Save the Date Big Creek Spirit Nights at Jason s Deli on March 7 th and April 30 th. Stay tuned for more details.
THE 3 RD ANNUAL Around The World At Big Creek Tuesday, March 5 th 6:30 9:00 p.m. JOIN US FOR A NIGHT TO REMEMBER 3 rd Annual Around the World at Big Creek It is an evening like none other with Big Creek families from around the world representing such countries as France, Germany, Argentina, India, The Netherlands, China, Venezuela, Columbia and more. There will be food samples, cultural displays, music, dance and native clothing and costumes AND more!!! Mark your calendars now: Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Where: Multi-Purpose Room Come on out and enjoy the fun! Big Creek Graduate in Spotlight! Abe Ben-Khalid is an 11 year-old 6th grader. He graduated from Big Creek Elementary School in 2012 and now attends Piney Grove middle School. He wrote the book The Greatest Country, which is an inspiring introduction to America, its people and its values. Filled with inspiration, pride, gratitude, character-building stories and imaginative illustrations, this book is a great reminder of how blessed we are to be living in this country, enjoying all of its freedoms, opportunities and magnificence. Here is a link to the interview conducted by Fox News. http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2176670809001/11-year-old-dadwrite-book-on-america/?intcmp=obinsite
Tanner Photography Supports Big Creek Elementary School We would like to invite you to have your professional family portrait taken at the school on: Thursday, March 14 Sunday, March 17 4:30pm-7:30pm 1:00pm-5:00pm A $20.00 portrait fee donated to Big Creek Elementary School includes one 11 x14 family portrait ($65.00 value). Please direct questions to: Karen Coleman kcoleman@forsyth.k12.ga.us A $20 non-refundable donation secures an appointment time and benefits Big Creek Elementary School. 100% of your $20 benefits the school! Offer limited to one $20 photo per family. The fundraiser photo is the family pose. A parent or guardian must accompany children. An adult pictured in the portrait must view portraits. Neighbors and friends are welcome to participate. The background is WHITE. Appointments are only 10 minutes. Tanner reserves the right to select the fundraiser photo. For your convenience, additional portraits will be available to order or purchase. www.tannerfundraising.com Family Portrait Coupon Please return this coupon to Big Creek Elementary School with your $20.00 donation to the attention of Karen Coleman/ Family Portraits. Make checks payable to: Big Creek Elementary School Family Name: Student Name: Cell phone No: Email: Appointment Time Preferred (please circle): Thursday, March 14 4:30-5:30pm 5:30-6:30pm 6:30-7:30pm Sunday, March 17 1:00-2:00pm 2:00-3:00pm 3:00-4:00pm 4:00-5:00pm Please note that you will be contacted with a 10-minute appt. time within the hour you requested
Barnes & Noble Exceptional Child Week 5 th Year Celebration Monday, March 4, 2013 Sunday, March 10, 2013 (In Store Events Begin March 6 th @ 6pm) Barnes & Noble, The Avenue Forsyth Please join us for a fun Week of Events! Please visit Barnesandnoble.com, Shoptheavenues.com or Forsyth County Schools website for schedule of events B Guest Authors/Special Visitors Special Olympics Recognition School Performances/Robotics Special Education Teacher of the Year Student Fashion Show Much, Much, More!!! Visit BN.COM/bookfairs to support us Online 03/04/2013 03/15/2013 by entering Bookfair ID# 11038619 at checkout. Big Creek 3 rd Graders Raise Money for Endangered Animals. This quarter third graders researched the endangered animals that are being helped through the Atlanta Zoo Rare Care Program. After creating presentations about all the deserving animals, each class voted on one animal in the program to help. We will be holding a coin collection through March 1 in each third grade class to raise money for the conservation of these wonderful animals. Please consider sending in your loose change. Each third grade classroom will be accepting money. All money raised will go to the Atlanta Zoo Rare Care Program. Thanks for help with this great cause you can find more information about the Rare Care program here: http://www.zooatlanta.org/home/sponsor_an_animal Bring in those coins Wildcats!! Animals selected for support by class: Oemig Panda Caudill Tiger Reynolds Panda Hall - Panda
4th GRADE CONCERT 4th Graders will perform in a musical called "Jazz" in February of 2013 CONCERT SCHEDULE: Wednesday, February 27, 8-8:30 a.m. Drone and Martin combined Thursday, February 28, 8-8:30 a.m. Hajduk and Schutter combined Big Creek PTA Sponsored Mother Son Bowling Teachers will be sending home envelopes in your children's book bags with wrist bands for the mother/son bowling event on Thursday and Friday.Please wear your colored wrist band. Stars and Strikes will be looking for them so that you can bowling and eat pizza. Everyone who has requested a 12:00 or 2:30 time will be bowling at the time they requested. Please have your child wear tennis shoes. Stars and Strikes has requested they wear tennis shoes so we don't have to spend time finding bowling shoes for the children. If you do not receive your wrist bands in your child's book bag on Friday please come to the event at the time you requested and check with us at the door. If you have any further questions feel free to contact me at randygingrich@bellsouth.net or 404-281-2254 Theresa Gingrich