PTO News for Sunset Elementary 100 Sunset Trail Brentwood, TN 615-472-5020 THE ROUNDUP November 6, 2015 Volume 11, Issue 13 Calendar of Events 11/9 11/13 BoxTops/Labels Collection week 11/11 NO SCHOOL Veteran s Day 11/19 3 rd grade program (9 a.m. in gym) 11/19 2 nd grade program (1 p.m. in gym) 11/19 Family Math Night (5:30 7 p.m.) 11/23 11/27 No School Thanksgiving Break 12/3 Holiday Market ( 5-8 p.m.) Happy Birthday wishes this month to: 10/30 Sarah Josephson 11/5 Pat Robertson 11/14 Larry Gann 11/28 Heather Foster 11/29 Pam Jones FALL SHOE & CLOTHING DRIVE Thanks to your generous donations and wonderful volunteers we had a successful shoe and clothing drive to benefit students at Glenview Elementary School in Nashville! SSES parents and students volunteered for 167 hours of work, and donations totaled 124 bags of shoes and clothes. Mark your calendar for the 2016 spring clothing drive, March 31st - April 5th! Any questions? please contact Jill Henderson at jhuphill@comcast.net FOLLOW US on FACEBOOK! Sunset Elementary PTO SSES PTO WEBSITE: http://ssespto.ch2v.com School website: www.wcs.edu/sses Sign up for InFOCUS www.wcs.edu/infocus/ BOXTOPS & LABELS FOR EDUCATION COLLECTION NEXT WEEK! Our next collection of BoxTops and Labels For Education is NEXT WEEK November 9 th 13 th! Be sure to clip and send in BoxTops and Labels (in a baggie labeled with your child s name and teacher) to support Sunset Elementary. Sunset receives 10 cents for every BoxTop submitted and points for Labels collected to purchase items for school. The collection promotion is as follows: Any student who submits at least one Box Top or Label for Education a lollipop Any student who submits more than 25 items a small candy bar Any student who submits more than 50 items a regular size candy bar. Any student who submits more than 100 items a theatre size box of candy The student who submits the most items a GIANT size candy bar! Thanks for your support! Any questions? Please contact Tricia Ellis at patricia.j.ellis@earthlink.net
GREEN TEAM RECYCLING EVENT NEXT WEEK! Styrofoam & Electronics Recycling Is coming up on November 13 th from 8:05 8:30 a.m. in the carline!! Bring your hard Styrofoam blocks (like those in electronic boxes) and your packing peanuts for collection in the drop offline. The Green Team will take them to be recycled for you. The Green Team will also collect electronic items for disposal. Have you purchased a new TV, computer, printer, etc. and don't know what to do with the old one? We will collect computers and computer components, TVs, phones, stereo equipment, video games, microwave ovens, toasters and all chargers/cables. The Green Team will take items to the Solid Waste Department in Franklin for proper disposal. The Green Team is proud to sponsor this event and wants you to know our school earns money from some of our recycling AND we are helping the environment too! Thanks for your support! Any questions? Contact Linda Flavin at Lkflavin@gmail.com UPCOMING EVENTS SCHOOL STORE Sunset s school store will be open on Thursday mornings from 8:15 8:30 a.m. We are still in need of volunteers to help during the school year on Thursday mornings. If you can help, please sign up on the Volunteer Tab of the PTO website at: http://ssespto.ch2v.com/content.asp?pageid =2 Any questions? Contact Karissa Walsh-Freeman at karissawalshfreeman@yahoo.com STUDENT COUNCIL Thanks to all the support of Ronald McDonald House during last week s pumpkin decorating contest. With XX can tabs, the winning pumpkin and designer is: XXX! Sunset s Student Council is now selling yellow bracelets in support of 2 nd grader Jason Huff during his battle with cancer. Get your bracelet and become one of Jason s Jedi on Thursday mornings at the school store. Bracelets are $2 each (adult and child sizes). All proceeds will go to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children s Hospital at Vanderbilt University. HOLIDAY MARKET & CARNIVAL We are excited about the upcoming Sunset Elementary Holiday Market & Carnival! It will be held Thursday, December 3 rd from 5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. The night will include vendor holiday shopping, a silent auction, games for the kids, and pictures with Santa. Vendor applications are open to Sunset families and the general public! If you have a business and would like to be a vendor, please fill out the vendor form attached and return it and a $50 check (payable to SSES PTO) to the front office. Please pass the word on to family and friends! Limited spots are available!! We are looking forward to this fun holiday event! Any questions? Please contact Sherry Luttrell at smluttrell@comcast.net.
AROUND SCHOOL NURSE S CORNER Parents, We have a lot of children out sick right now with many different medical issues. This is what I know about: 1. High Fevers- unsure if this is a bacterial or viral medical issue 2. Stomach Virus- both with fever and without 3. Strep Throat 4. Head Lice- we still have multiple cases of Head Lice. -- Please check your child each week and let me know if they are positive as they must be rechecked and cleared by me to return to school. Please be sure to keep your child home until they are fever free for 24 hours without medication and also have NOT been vomiting or having diarrhea for 24 hours and tolerating food. This will help cut down on transmission. Thanks, Nurse Robin 2015-16 YEARBOOK COVER ART CONTEST Congratulations to Sydney Fausett, 5 th grade, (Mrs. Davis class) winner of the 2015-16 Yearbook Cover Contest! Below are the Honorable Mentions from each grade: Kindergarten Kaedyn Nixon Mrs. Grainger First Grade Emma Berg Ms. Williams Second Grade Lauren Ehrlich Mrs. Shockey Third Grade Kyra Gianakos Mrs. Dickall Fourth Grade Marissa Huggett Mrs. Bailey Fifth Grade Elizabeth Flynn Mr. Lawson Thank you to all the students who submitted a drawing for the Yearbook Cover Contest. Everyone did an amazing job! Yearbooks will be on sale soon be on the lookout for information!
ART VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Help us make our school a more attractive place!! We are looking for volunteers to help hang artwork throughout the school each Wednesday from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Mrs. Carpenter will have the artwork, a map of specific location(s) and the tools you will need to hang student work throughout the school. If you are interested, please sign up on the PTO website at: http://ssespto.ch2v.com/content.asp?pageid=2. Any questions? please contact Jenni Shrauger, jenmoran@aol.com. VOLUNTEER BADGES Are you an approved Tier 3 volunteer in need of a badge? Next Scheduled Badge-Making Date at SSES (no appointment necessary): Wednesday, December 9 th 2:15 3:15 p.m. Please contact the front office staff to make sure your name is on the approved volunteer list from WCS. Then bring your driver s license for verification, and we will make you a badge. Need a replacement? Just bring your driver s license and $5 and we ll make one for you. Any questions? Contact us at: ptosunsetelementary@gmail.com EXTRACURRICULARS Sunset Middle School Lacrosse (LAX)- Tired of playing the same sports in the spring? Want to have fun and meet new friends? JOIN BOYS LACROSSE at SMS! Spring registration is open NOW for all 5 th - 8 th grade boys - NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! To register, go to: www.sunsetlax.org and select registration. To order your player pack go to: http://tamalax.corecommerce.com/sunset-lacrosse/ Password: sunlax (order the Sunset Mandatory Player Pack New Player) The deadline to order the Spring Season Player Pack is November 15 th @ 11:59 p.m. **IMPORTANT When ordering your Pinnie, put 99 in as your player s number. SunsetLAX will be sending list to the company with that information. There are also non-mandatory items for sale at the team site as well. Any questions? Please e-mail laxsunset@gmail.com AROUND THE DISTRICT RHS HOLIDAY HOME TOUR Make plans to attend Ravenwood High School s Annual Holiday Home Tour on: Saturday, December 6, 2015 2 p.m. 5 p.m. Details are in the flyer attached. Any questions? Please contact Jill Henderson at jhuphill@comcast.net. IHS BASKETBALL CAMP Independence High School baseball will be conducting a 1-day fundamental camp on Saturday, December 12 th from 9 a.m. 4 p.m. for students in Kindergarten through 8 th grade. Each camper will receive lunch and a camp T- shirt. For more information contact Mike McLaury at michael.mclaury@wcs.edu or call 615-971-3303.
COMMUNITY CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND! Looking for a fun event this weekend to help a local school of your choice? Look no further than a Corn Hole Tournament in the heart of Nolensville! First place winners will choose two schools to receive a $250 check! Prizes will also be awarded for the winners including: Adults: Youth: 1 st place - $500 1 st place - $50 gift card 2 nd place - $300 2 nd place - $25 gift card 3 rd place - $100 3 rd place - $10 cash WHEN: Saturday, November 7 th at 11 a.m. WHERE: Nolensville s Brittain Plaza. COST: $40 per team (2 players). Interested? Want to register? You can register the day of the tournament. For more information contact Tracy at nolensvilletn@tutoringclub.com or 615.776.7054