Creekmoor Elementary Home of the Cougars! April Cougar Chat Dates to Remember Date Activity Location & Time 2 Early Release Dismissal is at 1:15 p.m. 3 NO SCHOOL Holiday 7 Culver’s Night 5:00 8:00 p.m. 7 PTA Meeting 6:30 p.m. 1317 MDA FUNDRAISER WEEK We will be doing a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association More information will be coming home 17 PTA Carnival 6:00 8:30 p.m. 21 Famous Missourian The fourth grade will be presenting their Famous Missourian projects from 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 22 3rd grade field trip Kansas City Zoo 23 4th grade field trip Nelson Atkins Museum 27 May 8 MAP TESTING TBA 30 2nd grade field trip Science City Musical Notes 4th Grade MUSIC CONCERT Friday, May 8th The 4th grade students will perform on the evening of Friday, May 8th, in conjunction with the school's book fair. The performance is entitled “Mighty Minds.” Students line up in the gym – 6:50pm (Please, keep your students with you until that time.) Concert begins – 7:00pm Please, have your students dress in nice clothes for the performance. Note: Due to safety concerns, please do not allow children to climb or play on the risers before and after the performances. Thank you! Kindergarten students will begin learning a couple of songs that they will sing during their “Kindergarten Celebration” put on by the Kindergarten teachers during school on Tuesday, May 19th at 9:00am. Thank you! Mrs. Anna Lemen Greetings from the Art Studio! I CE CREAM * ART SHOW * AUCTION !!! Mark your calendars for Friday, May 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Come to Creekmoor for ice cream from the PTA and an art show featuring gems, butterflies, weavings, still life, abstract paintings, cats, mice, food, mod cities, koi fish, flowers and art inspired by the seasons! Bring family and friends to enjoy all the art work and make a bid for glass jewelry, painted chairs, tshirt rugs, painted scarves, and clay bowls. Our goal is to purchase a few iPads for the art room. Most importantly, I would love to see families gather at Creekmoor to celebrate our creativity! Creatively yours, Miss Cartwright Health Room I hope everyone is enjoying the nicer weather! Spring has finally arrived, and with it I am seeing more students with allergies. We have a need for boys jeans or sweat pants sizes 514. If you have some you would like to donate then that would be much appreciated. I am looking forward to meeting our new K students for next year during their screening. Have a nice Easter. Penny Scott, RN Technology Tidbits I wanted to share another resource for practicing typing skills. http://www.abcya.com/kids_typing_games.htm Here is the resource that I previously shared for practicing typing skills: http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html The more practice your student(s) can get with typing, the better! If now is a busy time, bookmark these sites for summer! This will benefit your students in this age of technology! Mrs. Schultz recently did a career unit with the students and when they came to me for computer class they visited these two websites: www.vaview.org (Career Town) and http://www.lessonpaths.com/learn/i/careerexplorationfor5thgrade/pawsinjobland (Paws in Jobland) to support her curriculum. Feel free to check them out at home. Have a wonderful April! Mrs. Zaner Physical Education Important Information for Field Day Monday, May 18. Tshirt orders for Field Day tshirts will be coming home soon. The tshirt orders will be due on Monday, April 27. Field Day is an awesome day for Creekmoor kids and we need your help to make it a success. This year, signups to volunteer to help on Field Day will be through Sign Up Genius, an online signup. I will send home the link to the signup soon. If you can help, you can sign up for a full day or a half day that is either morning or afternoon. I ask that if you sign up for the full day, you will choose one station to work all day. When you get the signup link, please read the information carefully. Thanks in advance to any parent volunteers. It is greatly appreciated! I am asking for donations so that I can provide a snack mix to all students on Field Day. Below is what I am asking students in the different grade levels to provide. If you can donate, please have your student bring the donated item to the computer lab: Kindergarten : Cheerios or Chex cereal 1st grade : Teddy Grahams 2nd grade : Capri Suns or juice boxes 3rd grade : M & Ms 4th grade : Pretzels Also, if your child has a food allergy and the above list concerns you, please send a packaged alternative snack with your child that day with his or her name on it. Coach Zaner Library Character Awards Citizenship Kindergarten: Chandler Wickett, Kylie Redel, Ciann Courtney, Delaney Burk, Giana Hunt, Isaiah Watson, Krystyna Meyer, Norah Bass, Jackson Hoover, Phillip Watts First Grade: Ansley Harper, Olivia Garcia, Dallas Thorpe, Elina Bird, Arianna Degondea, Lily Jenkins, Chase Brenner, Owen Lawson, Andrew Dawson, Kambell Johnson Second Grade: Kolson Heath, Dulce Dunham, Kate Pilley, Dalton Young, Robbie Carrell, Brooklyn Cantrell, Caleb Hough, Reagan Wilson, Abby Stidham, Carsyn Montgomery Third Grade: Mikayla Jorge, Maddox Hoover, Zander Nicholas, Allee Chevalier, Anthony Vargas, Karlee Shockley, Alexis Cates, Tanner Franklin Fourth Grade: Jasek Maguire, Nathaniel Shepard, Tallie Scott, Luke Malcom, Ryan Kuchinski, Haley Walker, Haleigh Gordon, Jayden Thorpe Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 8168921675. Thank you! Respectfully, Creekmoor Office Staff Mission Statement: Preparing EACH student for a successful & meaningful life. Vision Statement: Turning today’s learners into tomorrow’s leaders.