ACE’S PTA Newsletter March 2016
Volume1 Issue 8
Milton’s Spirit Night
Thank you for attending the Spirit Night at Milton’s. $341 was raised by eating delicious
food! It was great to see so many ACES family and staff together! Thank you! The next
Spirit Night is April 6th at Bedford Bistro
Save the date! Spirit Night at Bedford Bistro, Wednesday April 6th
Wednesday is kids night at Bedford Bistro (3607 Falls River Avenue) with family friendly
entertainment and games (weather permitting). Receive a free kids meal with an entrée
purchase. Open at 5pm. Enjoy spending time with ACES families!
Abbott's Creek Science Fair
2nd through 5th grades
April 13th, 2016 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Do you want to be a Scientist? Or maybe . . . an Inventor
or Engineer? Registration forms have been sent
home. You may turn in this registration form to your
teacher anytime before March 23rd, and then we will send
home the Science Fair information packet.
Questions? – Contact Mrs Brinchek [email protected]
All ACES families are encouraged to attend the event.
There will be visiting scientists and food trucks!
ALL March STEM At Home Challenges brought in by
Kindergarten & First Grade will be displayed at the Science
Fair!
The At Home STEM Challenge for March is: What can you do
with a piece of lined notebook paper!
Save the date! Abbotts Creek Big Sweep Watershed Cleanup
is scheduled for April 23rd. More details to come along with
a signup genius!
Many students have been excited about checking in on our Live
Bird Cams during science class. You can also check on them at
home! Check out the link and see what the owls, Albatross, and
Hawks are up to! http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/
Volunteers for the Media Center and Art
Mr Hamilton is still searching for volunteers to help with various projects
in the media center. Please email him at [email protected] if you
would like to help.
Mr Imfeld also needs volunteers to help with some art projects. Email
him at [email protected]
Abbotts Creek Tile Wall Project
This month we are working with Original Works to transform our
students’ art into a tile mural that will be installed in our school.
Each student at Abbotts Creek will create a painting to be turned
into a beautiful ceramic tile. Look out for more information and an
order form to help sponsor this wonderful school beautification
project.
ACES first Box Top and Labels for Education
Competition is underway!
The classroom at each grade level that brings in the most Box
Tops and Labels for Education will earn one extra
recess! Send Box Tops and Labels for Education in by March
23rd to count for the competition. Good luck to everyone!
Mileage Club
Wake Up and Read
Thank you for your donations of books to the Wake Up and Read
book program in Wake County. Many wonderful children’s books
were donated by ACES families and are on their way to children in
Wake County, so they can enjoy sitting down with their own good
books to read.
Monday
7 March
14
21
Tuesday
8
15
Primary Election Day and
vote on NC Bond Connect
22
28
Vacation
4
29
Vacation
5
Mileage Club will start back up March 17. We will continue to
meet out in front of the gym at 8:25 on Tuesdays and
Thursdays weather permitting. Please have your child wear
gym shoes and bring a water bottle. If you are interested in
signing up your child for mileage club, please contact me at
[email protected]
Wednesday
9
16 Prospective Families School Tour 10am
Thursday
10
17 Mileage Club starts again
11
18
Friday
23 Last day for Science Fair applications and
Box Tops / Labels for Education competition
30
Vacation
6 Prospective Families School Tour 10am
PTA Board Meeting 4:30
Spirit Night at Bedford Bistro From 5pm
24 School Day (Snow make up
day)
31
Vacation
7
25 No School Vacation
1 April
Vacation
8
Abbotts Creek Scripps Spelling Bee
The 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Abbotts Creek Elementary have been busy learning all about words! We held our first annual Scripps
Spelling Bee on January 29th. The purpose of the spelling bee was to help students improve their spelling, increase their
vocabularies, learn concepts, and develop correct English usage that will help them all their lives.
The students worked hard memorizing words for the classroom spelling bees that were held in December. The winner of each
classroom spelling bee participated in the ACES Spelling Bee. Congratulations to the classroom champions below!
3rd grade Ms. Boggie – Kenny Greer, Ms. Croy – Ashton Swartzel, Ms. Emerson – Jackson Clark, Ms. Phillips – Sam Saine
4th grade Ms. Burkert – Kate Rosen Ms. Cole – Megan Nuebler Ms. Kampner – Emma Flemming Ms. Payne – Gus Korogi
5th grade Ms. Hahn –Taela Belcher Ms. Holt – Kai Williams Ms. Lovelace – Sam Coury
Kai Williams won the school spelling bee with the word ‘migraine’. As the ACES school champion, Kai will represent our school at the
Wake County Spelling Bee on March 12th. He will compete against the school winners from the elementary and middle schools in
Wake County. Kai will participate in both written and oral rounds, challenging his understanding of word meaning, as well as spelling.
The Wake County winner will go onto the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC in May. Best of luck, Kai!
Popcorn Parties!
The ACES Attendance Committee has continued to
celebrate great attendance by hosting a popcorn
party for the class in each grade level with the
highest attendance percentage for the month. The
following classes won the popcorn party for
their January attendance: Kindergarten Mrs.
Courtright, 1st Grade Mrs. Thorb, 2nd Grade Mrs.
Hilton, 3rd Grade Mrs. Croy, 4th Grade Mrs. Burkert,
5th Grade Mrs. Holt. As a reminder to parents,
please remember all instructional time is
important. Please help your child be successful in
school by making sure he or she comes to school
every day and on time. Teacher workdays and
school breaks are an ideal time to schedule medical
and dental appointments!
Cultural Arts
Your fundraising dollars at work.....
Did you know that the PTA funds all of our cultural arts programs? With
support from United Arts Council grants and your fundraising dollars we were
able to bring 3 awesome experiences to all ACES students this year. In
November, Michael Cooper, storyteller, engaged our children with folk tales
and stories with incredible and unique masks.
In February, Moscow Nights and the Golden Gates showcased music and
instruments from Russia.
In December we hosted Bryant Holsenbeck, artist in residence, to introduce
our students to weaving with recycled materials. Be sure to stop by the
media center and see the colorful butterflies that all the students created!
They really brighten up the space! Thank you to the PTA and the United Arts
Council for supporting these amazing experiences for our children.
Mrs. Reynolds
“It is fun to have fun. You just have to know how.”
—Cat from The Cat in the Hat
Students and staff had lots of fun this past week. Abbotts Creek
Elementary School held its first annual Dr. Seuss Spirit Week to
honor Dr. Seuss’ 112th birthday. Author and illustrator of over 44
books, Dr. Seuss revolutionized the way children’s books were
written, illustrated, and read. His mission was making reading
fun. Many of his books encouraged creativity, self-expression,
and fun. Piggy backing on this idea, students and staff dressed in
a variety of themes from crazy socks to showing off team spirit.
The week culminated with a Dr. Seuss Book Character
Parade. Thank you to all the family members and friends who
came to cheer and watch the parade. Thank you to all the
parents who helped get together costumes, hats, socks, jerseys,
and pajamas to make this week a huge success! Students and
staff enjoyed having fun. Classes learned about Dr. Seuss, his
books, and their societal impacts. It was a great week because
Team ACES came together.
To quote Dr. Seuss, “the more you read, the more you know. The
more you know, the more places you’ll go.” This week proves
reading and fun go together well.
Mr. Hamilton
Jump for the Heart
Parents...Thanks for all your support during our Jump Rope
for Heart fund-raiser. Our school raised over $10,000! In
your child's P.E. class, we held a jump rope event where we
celebrated our school's fundraising efforts, new jump rope
skills, and most importantly that we know how to care for our
healthy hearts through exercise and eating healthy
foods. During the second week of March I will send off the
donations our school raised. The thank you gifts that certain
students are eligible for should be here a week or two after
Spring Break. If you have any questions or concerns please
email me at [email protected]
The PTA Nominating Committee is working on the
2016-17 PTA Board and Committee members.
Please go to the PTA website and submit an interest
form. We would love to have your help!
http://www.abbottscreekpta.org