The Cub Chronicle
October 21, 2011
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Upcoming Events
Spirit Night at McAlister's Deli
Tuesday, October 25 from 4:00 to 9:00 PM
Family Math and Nutrition Night
Tuesday, October 25, 6:00-8:00 PM at Food Lion, 9035 Broad Street
Chess Club Meeting
Thursday, November 3
CTES Career Day
Friday, November 4, 8:30-11:00 AM
Student Holiday
Tuesday, November 8
Veteran's Day Assembly
Wednesday, November 9 at 8:30 AM
Family, Fun, and Fitness NightTuesday, November 15 at 6:30 PM
SCA Sports Day Wednesday, November 16 Return to Index
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News from the Greater Community
The Legend of PocahontasTwo CTES students are in the upcoming performance of The Legend of Pocahontas. There will be 8 performances from October 21 - 30.
Click here for more information and to buy tickets. Squirreloween The Flying Squirrels are hosting Squirreloween - Nutzy's Halloween Party at The Diamond on Sunday, October 30th from 3:00 to 7:00 PM. This is a FREE event where you can Trick or Treat through the suites, get your face painted on the concourse, interact with various area mascots in attendance, enter a costume contests, enjoy the petting zoo, go for some hayrides, listen to live music, and watch Sunday Football on TV plus so much more!Race to NowhereCommonwealth Parenting is sponsoring a showing of the movie "Race to Nowhere" on Sunday, October 30 at 2:00 PM at the Modlin Center for the Arts, University of Richmond. The movie will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session with local leaders and experts. Click here to buy tickets. Return to Index
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Greetings!
The library team would like to thank everyone for their support and generosity for our recent Scholastic Book Fair. Colonial Trail's library received over $1,400.00 and almost $400.00 in new books. We truly appreciate our administration, office staff, teachers, our Cub Chronicle, Literacy Committee, PTA, volunteer coordinator, volunteers, parents, and students for helping make this event successful. Be on the look out for new additions to our collection and an expansion of our Accelerated Reader quiz list.
Thank you and Happy Reading!.
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Volunteers Needed
Family Programs- Reflections - responsible for promoting the National PTA's annual Reflections contest.
- Earth Boxes - responsible for promoting gardening programs within the school utilizing the earth boxes located on the playground.
- Harmony Park - supports activities that promote the use of Harmony Park, including cultural events, music workshops and school programs. This committee also works on further purchases of instruments and other ongoing phases of the park.
- Cultural Events / Assemblies / Speakers - responsible for researching, planning and scheduling at least two cultural arts enrichment programs for students as an assembly or evening program, including theatre, music, dance, and art performances. This committee also selects and organizes speakers for parents.
- Rubik's Cube Club - notify and recruit students, coordinate time and place of meetings, enhance knowledge of rubik's cube, oversee rubik's cube training and accompany students to tournaments.
- Lego Robotics Club - notify and recruit students, coordinate time and place of meetings, work with students on creativity, team building, problem solving and use of technology with Legos.
Please contact Veronica Rabenda if you are interested in learning more about these volunteer opportunities. Student Programs- Math & Technology Night (1/19) - Students enjoy a fun filled night exploring and learning more about math and technology with their families. The chairperson will work with Mrs. Warren (Math Specialist) to help plan and coordinate this event.
- EcoFest (4/27) - A "fun-draiser", earth day themed festival for our students and their families to promote a strong sense of CTES community with proceeds benefiting the PTA's needs for the students, staff, and school. We are looking for a chairperson to oversee all of the coordinator positions and committee teams.
Please contact Nancy Chazen If you're interested in helping out please contact. THANK YOU!
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Destination Imagination is Here
What is Destination Imagination? Destination Imagination is an exciting program that fosters creative thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and leadership skills. Please join us on October 25 at 3:00 PM in the CTES library for an informational session to learn more
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SCA Happenings Congratulations SCA Officers:
- President: Austin W.
- Vice president: Michael L.
- Secretary: Grace S.
Assemblies:
- October 24th, 8:10 AM, SCA and Safety Patrol Inductions
- November 23rd, 9:45 AM, Turkey Court Assembly
Other Dates/Projects/Spirit Days: - Sports Day, November 16. Dress up in your uniform or with your favorite team's colors/logo.
- Career day dress up day, October 31.
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Family Math and Nutrition Night Come join the CTES teachers and administration for a fun Family Math and Nutrition Night at Food Lion, located at 9035 West Broad Street on Tuesday, October 25 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. We will have "real-life" math scavenger hunts for the students and prizes donated by Food Lion. You can also take this time to register your MVP card to support CTES.
Hope to see our cubs at Food Lion on October 25!
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| Coming Soon: Original Works
Your CTES PTA and Art Teachers have teamed up with Original Works to bring a very exciting program to our school. Through this program your child's artwork can be reproduced onto a selection of nearly 30 different quality products. These products range from magnets, mugs and mouse pads to t-shirts and tote bags. Your child's completed artwork and order form will be sent home in early November. Be on the look out!
To preview the great products that will be available, visit the Original Works website.
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| Reflections Programs for 2011
Showcase Your Creativity in the PTA's Reflections Program!
Submissions Due by October 21st
Unleash your creativity! Join thousands of other students and create your entry based on the 2011-2012 theme "Diversity means..." Think about the theme. Then, select from the following categories:
- Dance Choreography
- Film Production
- Literature
- Musical Composition
- Photography
- Visual Arts
The General Student Participation Rules, Student Entry Form, and Consent Form are available on the Virginia PTA website and the CTES PTA website.
PLEASE NOTE: This year, students must provide a title for their entry.
Please turn in all artwork to the front office. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Scott.
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The Fine Print
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The Cub Chronicle is published by the Colonial Trail Elementary PTA weekly on Fridays during the school year. The publication is free to all interested members of the CTES community who join our mailing list regardless of PTA membership. All community members are welcome to contribute articles, notices or topics for inclusion in our publications. Deadlines for submission of content is 5 PM on Friday for publication the following Friday. All submissions of content should be made by email to CTES PTA VP-Communications. Information included in The Cub Chronicle is at the discretion of the CTES PTA Executive Board. The Board reserves the right, at its discretion, to limit content or to choose to include content in one of our other publications. Any decision regarding editing, use of alternate communications tools or denial of use will be communicated to the originator of the request prior to publication. Your comments and suggestions are welcome and appreciated. Email your feedback to Joel Silverman at communications@ctespta.org.
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