VCE PTA Newsletter
January 2012
Pennies For Patients
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
1/27
Box Tops/Labels Due
2/2
Principal Pal Photos
2/2
Moe’s Night
2/6
Valentine’s
Dance &
PTA Meeting
2/6-10
Jump Rope for Heart
2/17 & 20
No School
2/21
Inclement Weather
Day #1
To coincide with our 100th day of school and in support of cancer research
and patient services, VCE will be participating in Pennies for Patients for
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We will Team up Against Cancer on
Jan. 23rd, when the students will hear an announcement of the week’s activities
and purpose of collection. The schedule of events is as follows:
Thursday 1/19 - A box and a brochure for each student sent home in Thursday Folders
Monday 1/23 - Announcement on week’s activities and collection purpose
(100% participation of each student / class to bring in 100 pennies or equivalent)
Tuesday 1/24 - “Team up to Stop Cancer” - wear the jersey of your favorite team
Wednesday 1/25 - Announcement for “Hat Day” tomorrow
Thursday, 1/26 - “Put a Lid on Cancer” - Hat Day: bring in $1 to wear your favorite hat
Friday, 1/27 - Last day to bring in box of pennies/coins
The classroom with 100% participation of 100 pennies wins a popcorn party. To donate online or for more information, visit: http://ga.sy.llsevent.org/VickeryCreekElementarySchool.
Thanks for saving lives.
February PTA Meeting
We will be amending the VCE PTA budget at the February 6th PTA meeting. The proposed
amended budget will be sent to parents through Just Between Friends, our online communication system the week prior to the meeting. The counseling department will also
give an important presentation about the VCE Watch D.O.G.S. Program.
REDEMPTION PROGRAM
We had a great week for the jeans contest! As of Friday, January 13th, we are currently at 556 pairs donated towards our school goal of 1500 pairs of jeans. If your class
donates at least 50 pairs, your teacher will receive a $20 reward certificate to spend
at Staples. We are asking that each class donate at least 20 pairs of jeans. Remember, you can donate any size from toddler to adult, any color or brand until Feb 12th.
Each pair of jeans gives your class 100 points towards the redemption contest and the
class that donates the most jeans will win a pizza party. Be sure to put jeans in a bag
labeled with your teacher’s name so your class will get credit for them. If VCE donates
the most pairs of jeans for the Aeropostale contest, we will win $5,000 and every
student in the school will win a new pair of jeans!
Please remember we are also collecting Coke Rewards that are found on the caps of
sodas and the boxes from the Coke products. You can also transfer your points to our
school. Your points in your account will expire if you don’t spend them. So if you don’t
think you will use them, donate them to the school. Before you recycle the bottles,
be sure to save the cap for our school. Your class will receive 10 points for each cap
and 25 points for the code on the cardboard from cans of soda towards the redemption contest. Thanks for helping our school! Here are the winners from the December
redemption contest:
K - Bronson
1651 points
3rd - Thompson
2142 points
1st - McCabe
1100 points
4th - Disraeli
4643 points
2nd - C. Hicks
2979 points
5th - Ellenburg
2877 points
The redemption party winners are: Ice Cream - Mrs. Disraeli, Popcorn/Juice Mrs. C. Hicks and Popsicles - Mrs. Ellenburg
everychild. onevoice.
Thanks, Kim Clewell, Redemptions Chair
Candy Grams
BFF
Send Valentine’s
Day wishes to your
friends and classmates!
February 7 - 14
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. &
10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
(before school & at lunch)
50¢
Family
Valentine’s Dance
Monday, Feb. 6th
Pizza • DJ & Dancing
Photo Booth • Games
Pizza served starting at 5:30 p.m.
PTA Meeting: 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Dancing in the gym: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Admission: $2 for adults and children
Siblings 3 and under are Free!
All students MUST be
accompanied by an adult!
5th Grade Legacies
5th Grade Legacy Forms went home in today’s Thursday
folders. Legacy ads are business card sized ads that
include a photo of your 5th grader (already taken by
dgdphotography) and a note from the student’s parents/
family. Cost is $25 and checks should be made payable
to VCE PTA. Legacy Forms are due no later than Friday,
Feb. 10th. Only a limited number of legacies will be sold
so be sure to get your forms in promptly.
A special thank you to Dawn Densmore of
dgdphotography who donated her time to take 5th Grade
Legacy Photos of all 5th graders. To view and purchase
these photos, go to http://www.dgdphotography.com,
click on Proof Gallery and use the password on the 5th
Grade Legacy Form (in today’s Thursday folder) to enter
the protected site.
Dear 5th Grade Parents: The staff and
volunteers at “The Place of Forsyth” were
overwhelmed by the generous donation of
fruit for families in need. Over 75 families
received fresh fruit for the Holidays. Your
generosity made the Holiday Season a little
brighter for those in need. We have a lot
coming up, so buckle up and get ready!
VALENTINE’S DANCE
corner
FOR SALE
5 grade
th
This year’s Valentine’s Dance is February 6.
If you have been in years past, we will be
following the same format, i.e., DJ Music,
Food, Photos, games. We will need A LOT of
volunteers to make this happen so please contact
Lori Wassilchak at [email protected] to
sign up....Volunteers from all grades are welcome.
We need help with decorating and set up, food
distribution, money collection, clean up and more....
we really need everyone we can get!
CANDY GRAMS
Candy Grams go on sale at the Valentine’s Dance
on February 6th for 50 cents each. We will also be
selling them February 7th through February 14th
from 7 to 8 a.m. and 10:15 am-12:30pm in the lobby
each day. We will need a lot of volunteers (FROM
ALL GRADES) to make this happen. Please contact Lori
Wassilchak at [email protected] to sign up!
MARCH
March Movie Day: Friday, March 16 after Early
Release, Movie TBD.
OTHER EVENTS on the horizon are Sport-O-Rama,
CRCT Celebration and Stars and Strikes. Be on the
lookout for more information on these events, including dates.
Thanks! Dawn Broms, Debbie Houlberg,
Lori Wassilchak, Angel Spota, 5th Grade Committee
Yearbooks
Yearbooks can still be purchased. Send in a check made
payable to VCE PTA for $45 in an envelope labeled “Yearbook Purchase, Child’s Name and Teacher’s Name”. Not
sure if you have purchased a yearbook or not? See list at
front desk in lobby.
VCE’s got talent!
Mark your calendar for the VCE Talent Show
February 23rd & 24th at 6:30 p.m. in the VCE Cafe