THE “KAPOW” (Kids And The Power of Work) Gazette

DATES TO REMEMBER:

AUGUST 18 – CURRICULUM NIGHT (*3 sessions – 5:00 – 5:30 OR 5:40 – 6:10 OR 6:20 – 6:50) *parents choice

PTA GENERAL MEETING BEFORE in CAFETERIA AT 4:30

AUGUST 17 – FIRST CHORUS PRACTICE – 7:00 a.m.

AUGUST 31 – EARLY RELEASE (11:50)

SEPTEMBER 1 – AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS 2:30 – 3:30

SEPTEMBER 7 – BATTLE OF THE BOOKS STARTS

SEPTEMBER 5 – LABOR DAY (NO SCHOOL)

SEPTEMBER 14 – FALL PICTURE DAY

SEPTEMBER 26 – 30 – FALL BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

1994 Peachtree Parkway Cumming, GA 30041 www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/bigcreek

MENU FOR 8/15-8/19

MONDAY –

POPCORN CHICKEN OR TURKEY & CHEESE OR CHEF

SALAD

TUESDAY –

2FER MINI BURGERS OR PB&J OR CHEF SALAD

WEDNESDAY –

NACHOS W/CHEESE (OR MEAT) OR PB&J OR TACO SALAD

THURSDAY –

PIZZA OR BUFFALO CHICKEN WRAP OR CHEF SALAD

FRIDAY –

MOZZ-STUFFED STICKS W/MARINARA OR PB&J OR

VEGGIE SALAD

Chocolate Muffin Tops are back for breakfast on Mondays and Thursdays! Egg & cheese croissants and biscuits are back on Mondays

and Thursdays. We also have several new breakfast items including sausage (turkey) and gravy bagels, egg and cheese pockets and

bacon (turkey) and egg boats. The cafeteria serves Wildcat Breakfast each day from 7:10 – 7:40!

MENU FOR 8/22-8/26

MONDAY –

WEDGE PIZZA OR PB& J OR CHEF SALAD

TUESDAY –

BURGER OR CORNDOG MINIS OR PB&J OR CHEF SALAD

WEDNESDAY –

NACHOS W/CHEESE (OR MEAT) & PB&J OR TACO SALAD

THURSDAY –

CHICKEN NUGGETS OR BUFFALO TENDERSTRIPS OR PB&J

OR CHEF SALAD

FRIDAY –

SALISBURY STEAK OR PB&J OR VEGGIE SALAD

Dear Big Creek Families,

Welcome to the 2016 - 2017 school year! I would like to welcome back all of our returning families. For those families that are new to Big Creek, we are so glad you are here. We have only been in school for seven days, but they have been wonderful. Students are in their routine and engaged in learning activities.

Thanks to SPLOST, we have a new media center to share with our wildcats! The renovation looks amazing with fresh paint and new carpet. We will work this year to fundraise to add new furniture in the media center and more technology throughout the building. Our custodial team has also worked tirelessly this summer to ensure we are squeaky clean prior to the start of the year!

Our staff has been working hard this summer too! We had both existing and new staff participating in numerous

professional development opportunities this summer. We are so appreciative of their devotion to continually

improving their practice to provide the best learning experiences for our students.

Forsyth County will participate in district accreditation this school year. AdvancED is the accrediting agency that

will conduct the evaluation. You will be receiving information in the coming weeks with directions to participate in

a survey for the county. Additionally, the district has enhanced its Learner Profile which highlights the

expectations for our students here in Forsyth. This can be found at http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/1617lp.

Big Creek has achieved many successes and accomplishments over the years. Through a collegial partnership with

everyone associated with Big Creek, I am confident that our students can continue to learn and grow. I strongly

believe that parent, community, and business relationships are essential in building a flourishing school

environment.

As we look to the future school year, I want to encourage everyone to be involved in our school, involved in your child’s learning, and become a member of PTA. There are also many volunteer opportunities through PTA. With your support, BCE will continue to grow and achieve our goals.

Big Creek Elementary is a remarkable place to be each and every day. I take great pride in being a BCE Wildcat!

Sincerely,

Laura Webb

Big Creek After School Clubs The first session of our Big Creek Clubs will start September 1st and will run through September 22nd .

Students will enjoy having fun with hands-on activities – such as Apple themed projects - Art Projects

– Lego Club – Jewelry Club – Cooking Club or Creative Thinkers Club. There is still availability if your

child is interested please go online and print out a form or come by the front office and grab a form.

Club prices range from $40 - $50. Parents – make sure you have your car rider tags visible and

remember clubs release promptly at 3:30. Come join in on the SUPER fun!

Battle of the Books

Join us for another great year of Battle of the Books! This is a year-long club, available to 3rd, 4th and 5th grade

students only. The first meeting of Battle of the Books will take place on September 7th. This Club goes on all

year. The cost is $90 for the year and includes snacks and a t-shirt. The deadline to register is August 29th.

Space is limited so register today.

Important Memo from the Music Teacher!

Chorus rehearsals are starting up Wednesday, August 17. Fourth and Fifth grade students are welcome to come check it out

between 7 and 7:30 a.m. that morning. They will need to come via car in order to be on time, and they have special permission

to arrive early. In fact, they may come as early as 6:45 a.m. All other students need to abide by the normal entrance time no

earlier than 7:10 a.m. More information regarding chorus will be forthcoming. For now, 4th and 5th graders may check it out

this Wednesday, August 17, from 7-7:30 a.m. in the music room. Thank you!

Jill Hackney, MUSIC at Big Creek

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

1. Get a Parent Portal account. If you do not have one or have forgotten your login information, please come into the school

for assistance. You MUST have an id to be issued a number.

2. Please verify in Parent Portal that you have checked the correct boxes to receive messages from the school for your

student. This information can be found under contact preferences.

3. Put $ into your child’s lunch account at www.mypaymentsplus.com. 4. Get familiar with ItsLearning.

5. “Dropping off of Forgotten Items” – please remember we have a designated area to drop off lunchboxes and other items

that may have been forgotten. We will email back to the teachers ONCE per day at 10:25. If the item is dropped off after

this time – it will be up to the child to know the item is there. We are working very hard to help our Wildcats learn

responsibility. We are asking parents to help support this at home.

6. Please remind your children to be sure and gather up all their belongings at the end of each day. Soon teachers will have

meetings or will not be available to unlock classroom doors after school is dismissed.

Ice cream is back… Students may begin purchasing treats from their lunch accounts. Ice cream will only

be sold during the lunch period. The choices are Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich, Polar Pole Rainbow Bar,

Chocolate Shortcake Bar, Fudge Frenzy Bar, or Strawberry Bar. All ice cream is $1.

If you would like to purchase Ice cream for the entire class for your child’s “birthday”, please send in cash

or check, $1 per student. Please check with your homeroom teacher for class totals. Checks should be

made out to Big Creek Elementary. We ask for 3 days’ notice for birthday ice cream. Thank you!

Attendance

If your child is absent, please send

in an excuse note within 5 school

days. After 5 school days the

absence will be unexcused

according to Forsyth County

Schools policy. For questions

regarding attendance please contact

Brittany Knoup at

bknoup@forsyth.k12.ga.us.

Remind Text Messaging – Please Sign Up for Important texts from Mrs. Webb

We are asking all parents to sign up to receive text messages from Mrs. Webb.

Simply text @bigcree to 81010 on your cell phone.

PTA NOTES:

Please join PTA on Curriculum Night (August

18th) at 4:30 pm in the cafeteria for a general

meeting. The proposed PTA budget for the

2016-2017 school year will be presented. As a

PTA member you will get to vote on how PTA

dollars are spent that night. If you are not a

member yet please go to

https://bigcreekpta.membershiptoolkit.com/ and

join. Come get involved! See you there.

It’s REFLECTIONS time again…

PTA needs help with the Reflections program.

This is a volunteer led event and without a

committee this event will not be possible this year.

Let’s make this event happen for the children who

love expressing their artistic creativity in this

competition. Grab some friends and join in!

Jobs include but are not limited to putting flyers in

teacher’s mailboxes, receiving entries, and

reaching out to community members to get judges.

If you are interested in helping with Reflections

please either email Sarala at

saralareddy_b@yahoo.com or sign up on the

Volunteer Opportunities form

at https://bigcreekpta.membershiptoolkit.com/.

Also check out the PTA Facebook page:

https://m.facebook.com/big.creek.elementary.pta/?

ref=bookmarks

We are off to a SUPER year with our Superhero theme! Here at

Big Creek we know EVERYONE is a superhero – what is your super power? Show off your talents

by volunteering today!