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The Cub Chronicle
November 11, 2011
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Upcoming Events
School Picture Makeup and Retake Day
Monday, November 14
Family, Fun, and Fitness Night Tuesday, November 15 at 6:30 PM. SCA Sports Day Dress up in your uniform or with your favorite team's colors/logo. Wednesday, November 16.
Spirit Night at Johnny Rockets
Wednesday, November 16 from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Chess Club Meeting
Thursday, November 17.
Dad's Night Tuesday, December 6 at 6:30 PM. |
News from the Greater Community
Race to Nowhere The Godwin PTSA is sponsiring a showing of Race to Nowhere on November 17 at 7:00 PM at Godwin High School. Click here to order tickets (all excess proceeds go to support the Godwin PTSA). A Year with Frog and Toad Theatre IV is kicking off their season with "A Year with Frog and Toad" on November 4. The show is running from November 4 to December 3 at the Barksdale Theatre at Willow Lawn.Tickets for kids 12 and under are $18, and tickets for adults and kids over 13 are $24. Click here for more information and to order tickets. Upcoming events at Deep Run High School---DRHS Drama Club Fall Play, Great Expectations, December 1 - 3 at 7:00 PM, ---West End Academy of Dance, The Nutcracker Sweet, December 10 and 11 at 2:00 PM Support your teachers Henrico Citizen is again asking for nominations for outstanding Henrico teachers for their second annual 'Top Teachers' issue. The deadline for nominations is November 30: Click here to download the nomination form. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History awards the "National History Teacher of the Year" title each year in its effort to promote the study and love of American history. Click here to nominate a teacher to win the $10,000 award. Good Grades RewardsBring in your all A or A/B report cards and Sweet Spot will give you 20% off your entire purchase. |
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Your CTES PTA was very busy again in October. Here's a small sample of the activities conducted or hosted by the PTA:
Events
- Initiated the After School Enrichment Programs for 78 CTES students
- Hosted the annual Pumpkin Patch (in spite of the rain)
- Partnered with McAlister's Deli for a Spirit Night
- Hosted an early morning Treat Trolley run to thank our bus drivers in recognition of School Bus Safety Week
- Presented our cafeteria staff with gift cards in recognition of National School Lunch Week
- Provided "spooktacular" Halloween treats for our terrific teachers and staff
- Coordinated Pumpkin activities for several grade levels via our wonderful room parents
Volunteers - Provided volunteers and book bucks for the Book Fair in partnership with the CTES Library
- Provided copy room volunteers (25-30 hours a week this month)
- Coordinated and provided volunteers for Kindergarten Lunch Helpers
- Collected Reflections entries and sent them off for judging
Programs/Meetings - Delivered new Spirit Wear to CTES families and faculty
- Partnered with the CTES Art teachers to launch the Original Works program
- Coordinated the weekly recycling program
- Ran the Read Aloud Program which included hanging over 1400 drums in the school halls
If you would like to get involved and help us make our CTES community a better place, please contact Catherine Curran, PTA President.
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Family Fun and Fitness Night
 Family, Fun , and Fitness Night is Tuesday, November 15, at 6:30 PM. Join us for games, nutrition information, exercise, prizes and more! A free raffle will be held for a brand new iPod Shuffle. Have your child wear "fitness" wear to school that day to celebrate the event!
A SNEAKER DRIVE will also be held during this event. Please bring slightly worn sneakers to the event. They will be donated to Richmond families in need this winter season. You will receive an extra raffle ticket for your donation. So come out to get healthy and support a great cause! Also, if you missed ordering new Spirit Wear styles earlier this year, it's not too late to get some CTES items. The PTA will be selling some remaining inventory from last year at the event. We have some shirts, great fleece jackets, flannel pants and car magnets. Bring your cash or checkbook and stop by the table. Spirit Wear makes a great holiday gift as well. Return to index |
Box Tops News
Congratulations to Miss Straus' 5th grade class on winning the Box Tops Contest! They collected over 650 Box Tops, and all classes combined collected over $1,500 worth of Box Tops. That is awesome, Cubs!
So, let's keep it up! The next contest is now officially on. The deadline for this next contest is January 4th. Will Miss Straus' class win again? Or can another class beat them? We shall see......
Thank you to the many generous local businesses that donated great prizes for this last raffle:
Starbucks @ Twin Hickory / Tweed / McAlister's / Daylight Donuts /
Tropical Smoothie Café / Nonna's / Firehouse Subs / Rico's Mexican Grill
We appreciate your generosity!!
As the holidays draw near, don't forget that you can help CTES earn more Box Tops credit by shopping on-line through the Box Tops Marketplace. Go to www.btfe.com and click on Earn, then choose Marketplace to shop.
If you have any questions about the Box Tops for Education program, please contact Maureen Birken.
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November 15 is America Recycles Day
This week in the classroom, students decorated posters about the importance of recycling. These posters are part of a school-wide education contest. Winning posters will be announced on America Recycles Day! Remember to wear spirit wear or GREEN to celebrate this meaningful day! Every Thursday afternoon, Green Team students and parent volunteers collect ALL recycled materials throughout the school - and CTES recycles A LOT! During November, when you see a Green Team member or parent volunteer, please take a minute to thank them for all they do to help CTES and our community GO GREEN!
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Coats for Kids
The CTES PTA is partnering with Puritan Cleaners and the Salvation Army in their annual Coats For Kids drive. There will be a collection box set up in the front hall the week of November 14 to collect your gently used coats in any sizes, but especially kids coats. Please ensure the coat is ready to wear and the pockets are empty. Puritan Cleaners will do the rest by cleaning the coats and transporting them to The Salvation Army for distribution.
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Original Works
By now you should have received your child's artwork. Today is the last day we will be accepting orders. Please have order form, your child's artwork and payment sent to the office by the end of the day today. Orders will be sent to the school before the holidays! Thanks to everyone who made an Original Works order.
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Colonial Trail Elementary PTA / 12101 Bacova Drive / Glen Allen, Virginia 23059
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| The Fine Print |
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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