MILLS PARK ELEMENTARY PTA WEEKLY PANTHER PRESS Week 31 April 2, 2015 PANTHER PRESS Learning, Growing, Succeeding . . . . Together! For ALL school information, go to http://millsparkes.wcpss.net/ SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION: Mills Park Elementary School 509 Mills Park Drive Cary, NC 27519 Phone: 919-466-1466 Principal: Michael Regan Assistant Principal: Raleigh Bame Assistant Principal: Joe Nixon http://millsparkes.wcpss.net/ http://millsparkpta.com/ UPCOMING DATES: TOMORROW April 3rd – No School – Holiday April 10th – School Store Grades K-2 8:45-9:10 a.m. April 14th – Spring Pictures April 14th – Middle School Transition Parent Meeting 6:308:00 p.m. April 16th – Spirit Night at Chickfil-A 5:00-8:00 p.m. April 17th – NO Early Release (Make-up Day) April 17th – Deadline to Pre-order Carnival Tickets and Raffles April 17th – Spring Carnival Raffle Baskets Due THE WEEK AHEAD April 3 – April 10, 2015 Day Date Time Event Monday Tuesday Wed. Thurs. Friday 4/3 NO SCHOOL TOMORROW Holiday 4/10 8:45-9:10 a.m. School Store Grades K-2 Panther Press 2|Page April 17th – 3rd Quarter Report Cards go home April 24th – School Store Grades 3-5 8:45-9:10 a.m. May 1st – Cultural Arts Performance Gustafer Yellowgold May 2 – MPE PTA Spring Carnival 4:00-7:00 p.m. May 14-15 – Field Days New Dates for EOG Testing: o May 20th: 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Reading EOG o May 21st: 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Math EOG o May 27th: 5th Grade Science EOG o May 28 – June 5: Make-up testing and third grade reading retesting May 25th – Memorial Day – No School June 8th – Last Day of School MPE News – NEW NEWS! Autism Awareness Month, Mr. Regan’s March Newsletter. UPDATED NEWS! Spring Carnival Luau Ticket Information, Single Subject Acceleration Information. Don’t forget to check the Upcoming Dates and the Week Ahead to stay upto-date with events. UPDATED NEWS! MPE PTA’S Spring Carnival Luau will be on Saturday, May 2 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Discounted tickets are on sale NOW for $10/child (ages 3 and older, adults no charge) through April 17th! If you are planning to attend the Spring Carnival Luau, please consider pre-ordering your tickets. Admission price will increase to $12/child the day of the carnival. There are two ways to order: 1. You can print the pre-order form here and submit it by April 17th with cash or check to your child’s teacher or the front office. Please make checks payable to MPE PTA; or 2. Pay online at http://millsparkpta.com/spring-carnival-ticketing/ with a credit card. Panther Press 3|Page Also, take a look at our raffle ticket bundles on the pre-order form – the more you buy, the more you save! Raffle tickets will be needed at the snack shack, raffle baskets, cupcake walk and the dunk tank. Pre-ordered admission and raffle tickets are the best way to ensure a successful event and SAVE YOU MONEY! Your pre-sale order will be available at check-in the day of the carnival. Why not stay for dinner! We will have Belgian Waffology http://belgianwaffology.com/menu/, Only Burger http://onlyburger.com/menu-2 and PDQ http://www.eatpdq.com/menu as dining options. We hope to see you there! NEW NEWS! Autism Awareness Month. April is Autism Awareness Month and Mills Park Elementary is shining a light on Autism Awareness by joining up with the Autism Speaks Light It Up Blue campaign for world Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd. What can you do? WEAR BLUE!!!!! On Thursday April 2nd, and every Thursday in April, wear blue to school to show your support. Mills Park Elementary will also have each student decorate a puzzle piece in support of Autism Awareness. They will be displayed in the hallways. Click here for the flyer. UPDATED NEWS! Single Subject Acceleration (SSA) Nomination Window (4/13/15 - 4/24/15): Nominations for Single Subject Acceleration will not be accepted before or after the nomination window opens or closes. Please go to the WCPSS’s SSA website for a nomination form… http://wakeacceleration.weebly.com/. Testing Window (5/4/15 - 5/8/15): All SSA testing will take place during this week. For more information about Single Subject Acceleration (SSA), please go to Mrs. Barnett’s website http://aigmillsparkes.weebly.com/single-subject-acceleration.html. Mrs. Barnett is Mills Park’s AIG teacher. Spring Carnival Raffle Baskets. Calling all Room Parents, this is just a friendly reminder that the Spring Carnival Raffle Baskets are due on Friday, April 17th. Please bring the Raffle Baskets into the Media Center for display. If you have any questions or need help, please contact Jessica Oehlrich at [email protected] [email protected]. Thank you for all of your help! or Cathy Cardaropoli at Panther Press 4|Page School Store. Friday, April 13 for Grades K-2 from 8:45-9:10 a.m. on the first floor near the art room. The next school store will be on Friday, April 24 for Grades 3-5 from 8:45-9:10 a.m. on the second floor mezzanine Show your Panther Pride! Check out MPE’s Great Spirit Wear! You can place an order online for MPE Spirit Wear items and we will send it home with your child. You can click on the link here to see all of the great items: http://millsparkpta.com/fundraising-for-mpe/spirit-wea/. Want to have an even bigger role with the PTA? We love our volunteers at Mills Park! Thank you for considering volunteering. Please consider helping with one or more of the open positions. You can find all of the volunteer opportunities at: http://millsparkpta.com/about-our- pta/committees-2/. Thank you! REMINDERS and HELPFUL INFORMATION: Join the PTA! Or Renew Your Membership! Show your support and join or renew your membership. You can download and print the membership application here http://millsparkpta.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/08/2014-2015-Membership-Application.pdf or register online at http://millsparkpta.com/2014-2015-mpe-pta-membership. To learn more about MPE PTA please check out our website http://millsparkpta.com/. Subscribe: The weekly Panther Press will be distributed via email every Thursday. Visit www.millsparkpta.com to subscribe. Facebook: Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/millsparkpta NEW NEWS! Read Mr. Regan’s March Newsletter: Mr. Regan's March Newsletter.pdf Transportation (bus info): https://www.remind.com/ MPE 2014-2015 Bus Routes: http://www.wcpss.net/school-directory/bus-routes/501.html Green Hope Transportation: Customer Service number is 919-805-3030 Carpool Tag Numbers: Please go to the front office to get one. Before School Care: http://millsparkes.wcpss.net/?page_id=486 After School Care: http://millsparkes.wcpss.net/?page_id=488 Panther Press 5|Page Lunch Accounts: If you are new to MPE, please set up a lunch account for your child. If you are a returning family, please remember to add funds to your child’s account. https://www.mylunchmoney.com/ Wake County email notification service: Sign-up for the Wake County email notification service http://www.wcpss.net/domain/55 (this includes inclement weather alerts). MPE Inclement Weather Information: http://millsparkes.wcpss.net/?page_id=110 Dismissal: Please remember there are NO Dismissals after 3:15 PM. All students must be checked out from the office by 3:15 PM. If you come in after 3:15, you will be asked to go through the carpool line and wait for the 3:45 PM normal dismissal time. Thank you for following this policy for the safety of all our students. Carpool Traffic Pattern: Please take a moment to review the Carpool Traffic Pattern to ensure the safety of our families. Please be considerate to others parents and do not cut the line. Here is a map of our Carpool-Traffic-Pattern-2013-2014. MPE Google Calendar: Keep up-to-date with school scheduled events and activities for the 20142015 school year by accessing the Google Calendar on our school website http://millsparkes.wcpss.net. Fever Policy: Please take a moment to review MPE’s Fever Policy. http://millsparkes.wcpss.net/?page_id=434 Thank you for all of your help and support! We truly appreciate all that our parents do to help make MPE the best school for our children! The 2014-2015 MPE PTA Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/millsparkpta Weekly Submission Reminder: If you are a Committee Chair, please submit your information for our weekly Panther Press by 12:00 p.m. every Tuesday to [email protected] Thank You! Cathy Cardaropoli Communications Chair Panther Press
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