4w Big Creek Elementary 1994 Peachtree Parkway Cumming, GA 30041 WILDCAT WEEKLY April 12, 2013 MENU Monday WG Pasta w/ sauce and meatballs or Pork BBQ on WG bun Tuesday "2 Fers" mini burgers or WG Pizza Wedge Wednesday Chicken Sandwich or Nachos w/ cheese & meat Thursday Mozzarella Sticks w/ dipping sauce or Chicken Strips with WG breadstick Friday Teriyaki Chicken Nuggets or Spicy Chicken Chunks Found Important Dates April 26 Inclement Weather Day (No School) April 23 Spring Pictures April 27th Spring Fling CRCT Testing Schedule April 16 - Math April 17 - Science April 18 - Social Studies If anyone lost any money in the parking lot, please call the Big Creek office at 770.887.4584 Field Day Volunteers If you are interested in helping out at Field for please let your child teacher know. K-2 is 5/2 and Grades 3-5 is 5/3.
Mrs. Black s Wonderful Wildcats Lincoln Polk Priya Falgoust Neeva Gokhale Jack Larson Gopika Suresh Jack Hunter Julia May Lydia Burdock Kathryn Smith Gavin Board Savitha Gopal Jaydin Pounds Emma Koppin Nathaly Benevides Abhinav Iyer Diego Olvera Siri Alla Hailey Haynes Satyen Sabnis Varsha Madishetty Big Creek Science Night Big Creek Science Night is just around the corner! Mark your calendars for Monday, April 22 from 5:30-7:00 for a science-filled evening of fun. From 5:30-6:00 enjoy an interactive presentation from The Big Thinkers Science Exploration team! "The Air Up There" presentation will include exploring the properties of air and pressure with floating beach balls and floating children (via the Big Thinkers hovercraft), this show is sure to be a BLAST! Join the Big Thinkers on stage and launch screaming rocket balloons! Watch your head as the Big Thinkers Smoke Ring cannon aims for the crowd! Then join our own Big Creek Teachers for science experiments and fun!
Big Creek Elementary Spring Fling! Saturday, April 27 th - 3pm to 7pm Join us for an afternoon of Family Fun! Pre-Purchase a $15 wrist band by April 24 th for unlimited inflatables and Games brought to us by Better Moonwalks of Georgia, Wayne s Train Rides, Face Painting sponsored by Legacy Academy, Fair Hair sponsored by Sharkey s Cuts for Kids, DJ, dancing and prize giveaways, ATA Karate Performances Sand Art, Spin Art and Food available for additional cost Concessions available for CASH purchase Papa John s Pizza $2-$3 Chic Fil A $3.50 Kona Ice $3-$8 Chips $.50- $1.00 PopCorn $1- $3 Cotton Candy $1-$3 Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange and Water $1.00 We will send pre-purchased wristbands home by Friday April 26 th! Wrist bands at the event will be $20 and tickets will be sold in sheets of 10 or 20 only ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spring Fling Wrist Band Pre- Sale Get a free raffle ticket and Save $5 per band by pre- purchasing by April 24 th! Child s Name Teacher Child s Name Teacher Child s Name Teacher Total Number of Wrist Bands @ $15 each $ Total Amount make checks payable to Big Creek PTA
Hello Big Creek Families! A Message from the PTA Nominating Committee: Big Creek PTA would like to extend their thanks to all teachers, staff and parent volunteers for making it an amazing year at the Creek. Family Movie Night, Holiday Shop, Box Tops purchase for media center : ebooks and Print books, Teachers' Grants, Father/Daughter Dance, Mother/Son Bowling and Around the World... are just a few activities/projects that have made Big Creek a place where our students are excited to attend each day! All this, thanks to your efforts. Want to serve on the PTA board of a National Blue Ribbon School? Please email the nominating committee on below listed email addresses by Tuesday April 16 th. (extended). The 2013-2014 board positions are President, four Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer. Nominating Committee contact information: Mrs. Sherri Black (sblack@forsyth.k12.ga.us) Priya Nighojkar (priya.bgpta@gmail.com) Jennifer Armstrong (bugmonkeys@gmail.com) Chris Pullaro (chris_pullaro@yahoo.com) Cecelia Rose (CLRose1@prodigy.net) Jeana Speigelman (jeanaspiegelman@yahoo.com) For a description of each position, click here http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/cms/lib3/ga01000373/centricity/domain/103/roles%20%20resp onsibilities.pdf You can join PTA by completing membership form and returning to school. For form just click here http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/cms/lib3/ga01000373/centricity/domain/103/membership%20for m%202012%20squares.pdf *Please note a small change Voting will be in person at the General PTA meeting, by current PTA members. Looking forward to your emails. The 2013-14 PTA Nominating Committee
THE LAST BIG CREEK PTA BOX TOPS DRIVE OF THE YEAR! The last Box Tops collection for this year will start on April 26th and the final day to hand in is May 3rd. Please group the Box Tops in baggies of 25 and return it to your class room teacher. If they are less than 25, the quantity enclosed should be labeled on the baggie. Also, each baggie needs to be labeled with student's name and the teacher's name. PRIZES!! Prizes will be awarded for the highest number of Box Tops collected in the following categories : Highest number collected by student - one per grade Highest class total - one per grade $5 Yogli Mogli gift card 1st Prize - class Pizza party 2nd Prize - class Cookie Party
Congratulations to the following students who will have artwork on display at Cumming First United Methodist Church for Visions 2013 Art Show!!! Gillian Hausler Michelle Dulog Quinn Tisdale Alex Ferro Benjamin Barronton Lucy Burnett Jonathan Aubrey Lily Hansen Eric Yao Diego Olvera Chase Mitas Sneha Munigati Bella Ryncarz Emma Dumont Trevor Byrk There will be a student reception and award ceremony on Wednesday April 17 th from 6:00-7:00. Also the Sawnee Women s club Award ceremony is on Thursday April 18 th at Barnes and Noble at the Avenues. Check out the Big Creek Students at the 4-H UGA vet clinic open house