T h e I n s i d e L i n e u p Wild Walk Results 2 Notices 3 Frisco Community Parade November Happenings 4 4 Library news 5 Music Notes 6 Birthdays 6 Give Child on Injured Reserve? If your child is going to be absent from school: 1. Please email the school at garciam@friscoisd.org or call the office at 469-633-3550. 2. Send a handwritten note or a doctor s note when your child returns to school. Corbell Chronicle WHERE CHAMPIONS ARE MADE November 2013 Weldon Corbell Elementary 11095 Monarch, Frisco, Texas 75033 Volume 50 Give me a P-T-A! What do you get when you cross a gaggle of cool kids in blue shirts, a crazily dressed sports enthusiast with a microphone, a blue and red balloon arch, tons of parent worker bees, and the most perfect weather imaginable???? The 8 th Annual Wild Walk, of course. I was so proud, once again, to be a part of Corbell s amazing walk-a-thon fundraiser. It s incredible to see so many volunteers come together for a common purpose and pull off such a wonderful event. My most sincere gratitude goes out to: Ashley Riordan and the Wild Walk Committee! The parent volunteers who came out to cheer, mark laps, serve water, take photos and cheer some more! The Corbell administration and staff for giving the PTA their complete support of this great event! The Wild Walk sponsors, without whom the Wild Walk could not exist! The 600+ Corbell students who walked and ran their little hearts out! Olympia (aka Laurie Deckert) for spending the day getting the kids excited, encouraging them along the way, and making the event so much fun for everyone! Dr. Lyon and Mayor Maso who showed up to support Corbell! And finally, the countless donors who have filled pledge envelopes with money for our school!! You surely know by now that we have surpassed our goal for $30,000! The PTA is working with the school to purchase ipads for every classroom, literacy kits and guided reading materials, super cute fence cups spelling CORBELL and finishing it off with a few teacher mini grants as well. Whew! That s a lot of much needed help for the school. In the meantime, November is packed with PTA activities for your family! Mark your calendar for the Fall Book Fair (1st- 7 th ), PTA regular meeting and 2 nd grade performance (5 th ), and Critterman (19 th ). Details on everything related to PTA are here in the newsletter and also available on our website: www.corbellpta.org. Check it out! Transportation changes must be sent to the teacher AND the front office by 2pm. Michelle Cassano Corbell PTA President 1
We are ecstatic to report that we had another successful Wild Walk! The students had a great time raising money for their school as well as getting physical exercise while walking and/or running their laps! We could not have had such success without all of the wonderful support from our Corbell families. We are so thankful for our amazing emcee, Olympia, and all of the parents and families who came out to volunteer and cheer on the students. Not only did we meet our goal of $30,000; we exceeded it! We brought in $30,415 through the generosity of friends and family! As promised, because we met our goal, our students had the opportunity to soak Mr. Wehmeyer, Mrs. Flynn and several of our amazing Specials Teachers in a dunk tank on October 29 th. Each class was able to participate during their grade s specials period. When you are looking for services, please consider visiting our Wild Walk sponsors to let them know how much Corbell appreciates their support. Without them, the Wild Walk would not be as successful. Domino s Pizza of West Frisco Janice Berg Ebby Halliday Realtors Corbridge Orthodontics Reed & Riordan, PLLC Frisco Mini Molars Frisco-Online.com Jerit Davis, DDS & Associates Sharkey s Cuts for Kids The Cheney Group Keller Williams Realty Kurt Thomas Gymnastics Palio s Pizza Distinctively Hers One 2 One Restaurant Jumpstreet Indoor Trampoline Park Urban Air Trampoline Park Hydrous Wake Park Gattitown Pizza Zimmzang.com 2
Fall Book Fair Open Through November 7th! Another Chance To Order Corbell Spirit Wear The Corbell Spirit Store is open November 4th-17th A Cool Place To Discover HOT Books! Family Night Tuesday Nov 5th 6-8pm Shop Here Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night Plan to have dinner out Wednesday November 6th! Is Coming!!!!!! Exciting Animal Edutainment programs that have a lasting impact on a students desire to learn! Nov 19th 8:30 and 9:30 assembly times 3623 Preston Rd Frisco, TX 3
NOVEMBER SCHOOL HAPPENINGS The school clinic is in need of clothing donations, especially boys and girls undergarments. Reminder that drivers licenses must be scanned when entering the building. This must be done annually. 1st-7th Fall Book Fair 4th Reflections entries due 4th-17th Spirit Store open 5th Book Fair Family Night 6-8pm 5th PTA Meeting (Cafeteria) followed by 2nd grade performance 6:30pm 6th Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night 13th-15th 5th graders to Pine Cove 19th Critterman assembly (8:30 and 9:30am) 25th-29th Thanksgiving Holiday Frisco Community Parade Set for November 9th Please check the lost and found frequently. All items will be donated monthly on the 15th. The Frisco Community Parade is slated to march through downtown Frisco on Saturday, November 9. The parade - featuring floats, school marching bands, high school organizations, cheerleaders, civic groups and local businesses - starts at 11 a.m. at Toyota Stadium. Parade participants will travel east on Main Street through historic downtown before finishing at North County Road. The event began as a homecoming parade many years ago when Frisco was home to only one high school. Now it s an annual opportunity to mark Veterans Day and celebrate our city. 4
make a pit stop at the library And speed away with a good book! Did you know that you can access the Corbell Library Catalog from home? Students can search the online catalog to look for their favorite books and some of the great new books we have in the library. Students can also check to see how many books they have checked out and the book s due date. Follow the directions listed below to browse for library books and log onto your library account. Searching for a book - There is no friend as loyal as a book. -Ernest Hemingway Go to Corbell Elementary s Webpagehttp://www.friscoisd.org/ly/schools/elementary/corbell/ 2. Click on Library Catalog (left side panel). 3. You can search by Keyword, Title, Author, Subject, or Series. 4. Click on a book title for more information (book status, summary, and call number). Logging onto an account- 1. Click on My Account at the top of the page. 2. Type in your six digit library number. This is the same number used to log on to the computers. 3. Click the Login button. Once you are logged on, you can view the books checked out and their due dates by clicking on Items Out. 5 The Library Needs Volunteers! Please come by the library or email thompske@friscoisd.org if you would like to help! Thanks!
NOVEMBER Let the music bowl you over! Mrs. Schettler strikes up the beat The Corbell 2 nd Grade will be performing It s A Jungle Out There! following the Corbell PTA meeting at 6:30 pm. All 2 nd grade students will meet in the gym at 5:45 pm to turn into their jungle creatures! We will have Cheetahs, Monkeys, Hyenas, Elephants and Lions! You don t want to miss it!!! Thank you to all the amazing 2 nd grade parents for creating the class costumes!!! Following the program, you are invited into the library for the Fall Book Fair. birthdays Amy Hardaway-17th Sarah Chrestman-17th Melissa Gonzales-23rd Valerie Alvarez-30th 6