Creekside Elementary PTA

Spirit nights are back!

sharlini2 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:59:42 +0000

Creekside Spirit Nights are back! Spirit nights are an easy way to show your support for Creekside while supporting your favorite dining establishment. On October 25th, from 4 to 8pm, the Chik-Fil-A drive-thru on University Drive (near Target) will be donating 15% of its sales to Creekside. All you have to do, is tell the cashier that you are supporting Creekside Elementary, and tell them your child’s teacher’s name. That’s it! Easy-peasy!

Watch this space for details of the next spirit night. Thank you for your support!

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September-October Newsletter

sharlini2 — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:58:38 +0000

The Aerie

Newsletter of the Creekside Elementary School PTA Vol. 6, Issue 1, Sept – Oct 2011

Dear parents, grandparents, family,
and friends,On behalf of the Creekside PTA,
welcome to the 2011-2012 school year. The PTA board is ready to serve you and
looks forward to getting to know you better. We work with Creekside parents,
teachers, and staff, to enrich your child’s education and learning environment.
We also hold fundraisers to help supply the school with items that would not
be possible with public funding alone.We at Creekside are very
fortunate to have a dedicated and talented staff that works for the betterment
of all our children. We also have wonderful families who are involved in
school and extracurricular activities and who support and take pride in our
children’s success. We hope you will join us – more involved parents lead to a
richer environment and more success for all children. Our plans to bring the
community together this year include: a fall walk-a-thon, a spring carnival,
international night, ice cream social, book fairs, and many other events.

We welcome involvement from one
and all and encourage you to contact us to discuss ways we can continue the Creekside
tradition of a welcoming and supportive learning environment. Here’s to a
successful school year!

- On behalf of the Board,

Sharlini Sankaran, Vice
President (sharlini@alumni.unc.edu )

Mark your calendars:

Sept. 27 – Room Parent meeting, Ice cream social/ PTA general meeting
Sept 27 – Walk-a-thon kick off
Oct 10 – PTA Board meeting
Oct 27 – Walk-a-thon
Oct 28 – Student Holiday
Nov 11 – Veteran’s day holiday
Nov 17 – International Night
Nov 23-25 – Thanksgiving holiday
Dec 6-8 – Book Fair

Ways to get involved & support the PTA:

To chair a committee or help in general: creeksideelementarypta@gmail.com
Join staff & parents at Duke Concessions: Marianne.massey@dpsnc.net
Adopt-a-plot at the veggie or butterfly garden: mmr121570@yahoo.com
Fitness and festivities with Fall Walk-a-thon: lfarley1@nc.rr.com
Fun and Games at Spring Carnival: shaycharles@nc.rr.com

Help Creekside raise funds for supplies using
these easy ways:Send in Box Tops for Education, Campbell soup labels and Tyson’s
labels for education. For every 15 items turned in, your child can
choose a prize from the Eagle Eye Store! The Store will be open every Friday
from 8:35 - 8:55. You may also
send labels in to your child’s teacher.Link your frequent customer cards to benefit Creekside:

Harris Teeter VIC cards – 5611.
Target Red Cards – 121367.
Kroger cards – 81020.
Office Depot cards- 70204253.

For more
info: Nicki Veladota, veronica.veladota@dpsnc.net

2011-2012 PTA Officers:President:
Tony Cervati

Vice-President:
Sharlini Sankaran

Treasurer:
Hetal Mehrotra

Secretary: Chris Demetriou

Special notice:

This will be the only paper copy of “The Aerie” that will be sent out
this year. Due to the high cost of photocopying, future PTA newsletters will
be sent out electronically. Please join the PTA or send us an email to: creeksideelementarypta@gmail.com

Contact us!We are accessible in many different ways:Email: creeksideelementarypta@gmail.com Website: http://creeksidepta.com/

Twitter: @CreeksideEagles Facebook: CreeksidePTA

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Pictures from Carnival 2011

melbell1 — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:19:45 +0000

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2011 Silent Auction Winners

shaycharles — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:29:41 +0000

Business	Donation	Wining Bid	Winner
YMCA at Meadowmont	2011 Seasonal Membership	$480.00	Jessica Watson
Hope Valley Country Club	Golf for Four, carts not include	$320.00	Reed
The Wine Cellar	Wine Tasting for 20	$150.00	Maryjohn Blanchard
Janet Brown, Attorney	Last Will & Testament	$200.00	Regina Richard
Burt’s Bees	Basket of Products	$70.00	Caroline Kenning
Keurig	Spcl Edit Coffee Brewer + K-cups	$180.00	Ryann Mitchell
Tutor Doctor/Jen Benoit	5 Hours Tutoring	$0.00	none
Sport Clips	Year of Haircuts	$200.00	Chris Briggs
Sling Blades	Color, Cut & Chemistry Condition	$80.00	Barbara Burrus
Blue Sky Dining	Dinner for Four	$38.00	Bitsy Butts
Foster’s Market	Week of Dinners	$100.00	Josh Wittman
Pump It Up	Play Date for 10	$85.00	Presley Bright
Triangle Rock Club	Birthday Party for 8	$0.00	none
Lynn’s Traditions	Custom Cake	$30.00	Pam Kearsley
Stampin’ Up	Scrapbooking Products	$0.00	none
Stampin’ Up	Scrapbooking Products	$0.00	none
American Girl	2011 Doll, Kanani + book	$95.00	Maryjohn Blanchard
Doll Clothes	Handmade Doll Clothes	$122.00	see below list
UNC	Signed Butch Davis Football	$55.00	Rick Ennis
Carolina Panthers	Signed Lithograph Football, 2010	$60.00	Maryjohn Blanchard
Carolina Hurricanes	Signed Cam Ward Photo	$30.00	Steve Reed
Charlotte Bobcats	4 Tickets to Pistons games 4/10	$40.00	Jeff
Dollywood	2 Tickets	$55.00	Duane Deardorff
Wintergreen Resort	4 Mid-week Rec Passes	$100.00	Josh Wittman
REI	Camping or Paddling Package	$50.00	John Wittman
Hoops City U	1 week Basketball Camp	$130.00	Brian Winkler
RDU Tennis	1 week Tennis Camp	$160.00	Cindie Hale
Rival Lacrosse	1 League Registration	$80.00	Nicolle Mercer
i9 Sports	1 League Registration	$65.00	Lisa Vook
Ballet School of CH	1 week Dance/Art Camp	$125.00	Julie Thurman
Bull City Gymnastics	1 week 1/2 Day Summer Camp	$130.00	Julie Thurman
Superior Gymnastics	1 week Summer/Track Out Camp	$120.00	Julie Thurman
Barriskill Dance Theatre	1 week 1/2 Day Summer Camp	$145.00	Jamie Lantz
Dance Theatre South	$100 toward Tuition	$80.00	Playforth
NC Pilates	1 hr Equipment Session	$30.00	Mike Conway
Curves	One Month Membership	$20.00	Tammy Roaquin
Jazzercise	Three Mo Membership+no registr	$45.00	Jodie Lee
Business	Donation	Wining Bid	Winner
SYNC Studio	One Month Membership	$55.00	Danielle Borasky
Paper Roller Coasters	Roller Coaster Kit	$10.00	Frybarger
Microsoft	Arc Mouse	$17.00	Rodney Cadawas
Microsoft	Life Cam HD-5000	$25.00	Earl Butts
Massey Cleaning Services	Cleaning	$50.00	Jeanna McCraw
Massey Real Estate	50% off Tenant location	$0.00	none
Massey Real Estate	3 Month Free Management	$0.00	none
Glitzy Girls	4 Handmade Children’s Hair Bows	$10.00	Kaylee Deardorff
Dominos Pizza	a year of Pizzas – 1 a month	$94.00	Maryjohn Blanchard
Longaberger purse	2002 basket purse with liner	$25.00	Sylvia Scott
Necklace from Brighton	“Times Square” necklace	$24.00	Jessica Watson
Eric Carle Poster	signed Eric Carle poster	$25.00	Andrea Gomez
Mark Brown book	“Author Turns Green” – signed	$18.00	Shay Charles
John Scieszka	“Cowboy & Octopus” – signed	$10.00	Shay Charles
Melanie Watts	“Scardey Squirrel” – signed	$10.00	Bitsy Butts
Sara Foster	Signed cookbook	$34.00	Shelby Reed

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2011 Teacher Auction Winners

shaycharles — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:16:10 +0000

2011 Spring Carnival Teacher Auction Winners

Teacher	Auction Item	Winning Bid	Winner
D’Auria	Breakfast at School	$25.00	Sophie Charles
Dunevant	Dunkin Donuts + Angry Bird at school	$50.00	John Hanlon
Ellis	Movie at Southpoint	$30.00	Nicole Wu
Erdely	Breakfast at School	$25.00	Ella Nunez
Esterling + Veladota	1 hour Lego Building	$45.00	John Hanlon
Hass, V, Punch, Clark	Dinner at Cici’s + 3 friends	$30.00	Josie Sedam
Hester	Lunch off campus + 2 friends	$35.00	Orin Day
Hoadley	Movie at Southpoint	$50.00	Samantha Richard
Jackson	Tar Heel time on Franklin St	$25.00	Lindy Charles
Jackson	1 hour Basketball Instruction	$35.00	Frybarger
Jackson	1 hour Basketball Instruction	$35.00	Andrea Gomez
LaBelle	Bowling + Lunch	$25.00	Luke Hutchinson
Mitchell	Books + Brunch at Barnes & Noble	$25.00	Riley Conway
Oas	Bike Ride on Tobacco Trail + 1 friend	$25.00	Frybarger
Pire + Meschter	Movie + Lunch	$25.00	Steve Reed (Olivia)
Schmidt	Movie + Ice Cream	$25.00	Sophie Charles
Shinn + Viola	Movie + Lunch + 1 friend at Southpt	$100.00	Orin Day
Shulse	Dunkin Donuts at school	$30.00	Ian Clark
Tyrrell + Haydon	Pizza + Games at Chuck E Cheese + 1 friend	$50.00	John Hanlon
Veladota + Esterling	1 hour of art + donuts + 1 friend	$30.00	John Hanlon
Veladota + Esterling	1 hour of art + donuts + 1 friend	$25.00	Lisa Vook (Ryan)
Villanueava	Breakfast w/Zwickle-Cheek	$30.00	Connor Lane
Waggett	1/2 day fishing trip + 1 parent	$75.00	Sylvia Scott
Webber	Carolina Tiger Rescue + Lunch	$70.00	Tara & Sean
Williams + Judd	After school Ice Cream Social	$25.00	Benny O’Reilly

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2011 Spring Carnival Community Sponsors

shaycharles — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:09:14 +0000

Thank you to our 2011 Sponsors!

Please support these businesses in our community &

tell them “Thank You!”

The Y at Meadowmont	Massey Bros Automotive	Blue Sky Dining
Chick-Fil-A	Only Burger	Domino’s
Carnival Delights	TCBY	Larry’s Beans
Lost Colony	Walt Disney World	Tweetsie Railroad
Target	Morehead Planetarium	Wet n’ Wild
Great Harvest	Carolina Mudcats	McDonald’s
NC Aquariums	Battleship NC	Grandfather Mountain
Carolina Ballet	NC Zoo	Mardi Gras Bowling
Firebirds	Carolina Café	City Beverage
Brixx	411/Spanky’s/Squids/Mez	Duke
UNC	Dick’s Sporting Goods	Highlights Magazine
Cheesecake Factory	Milltown	Maggiano’s
Hoops City U	RDU Tennis	Carolina Hurricanes
Stampin’ Up	Burt’s Bees	Keurig
Pump It Up	Triangle Rock Club	The Wine Cellar
Dance Theatre South	NC Pilates	Hope Valley Country Club
Wintergreen Resort	Carolina Panthers	Tudor Doctor
I-9 Sports	Ballet School of Chapel Hill	Barriskill Dance Theatre
Bull City Gymnastics	Carolina Bobcats	Foster’s Market
Sport Clips	Janet Brown, Attorney	American Girl
Curves	Jazzercise	Microsoft Educational Team
Eric Carle	REI	Dollywood
Superior Gymnastics	NC Symphony	Sling Blades Hair Design
Papa John’s	McAallister’s Deli	MiMi Nail Spa
Play It Again Sports	Great Clips	Dickey’s Barbeque Pit
Randy’s Pizza	Curves	Ben & Jerry’s
Taco Bell KFC	Paula Deen	Chimney Rock Park
Amante Pizza	Bandido’s	Leo’s Seafood
Vasquez Lawn Care	Museum of Life & Science	Kidzu
Marbles Kids Museum	Panera Bread	Cape Fear Museum
The Stock Exchange	Ultimate Comics	Fresh Market
Durham Bulls	Discovery Place	NC Theatre
Raleigh Little Theatre	Kroger	Food Lion
Harris Teeter	Wingstop	Rudino’s
Starbuck’s	Barnes & Noble	Studio K
Packaging Express	Char-Grill	Papa Murphy’s
Green Mountain Coffee	Oriental Trading	Rack Room Shoes
Subway	Twisted Noodles	Carmine’s
Boston Market	Red Robin	Firehouse Subs
Hair Color Xperts	Lee Spa Nails	Peek-A-Do
Quest	SYNC Studio	The Loop
EVOS	Eastgate Hair Styling	Eastgate Barber Shop
Rose Nails	Build A Bear	Barriskill Dance Theatre
Paper Roller Coasters	Sling Blade Salon	Lynn’s Traditions Cakes
Nantucket Deli	Modern L Salon	NC Symphony
Oriental Trading	Santa’s Land	Blue Cross Blue Shield
Shiki Sushi

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2011 Spring Carnival Raffle Winners

shaycharles — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:57:44 +0000

Congrats to our 2011 Spring Carnival Raffle Winners!

Pick up your prizes at the Creekside Store at the carnival!

Milltown $50 Gift Certificate Afaf Wenby

Red Robin $25 Gift Card Alberto Paiz

Lee Spa Nails Manicure Alex Fitts

Stock Exchange $40 Gift Certificate Alice Gold

Great Clips $10 Gift Card Amaya

The Loop $15 Gift Card Amelia McLauhor

Green Mountain Coffee Basket of Specialty Coffees Amy Spence

Duke Duke Football T-shirt Andrie McCollum

Quest Duffle Bag + Free month card Barbara Earley

Studio K $50 Gift Card Beth Neefjes

Rose Nails Pedicure Bill Farley

Duke Duke Football T-shirt Bitsy Butts

Firebird’s $25 VIP card Bryan Rebollar

Disney 4 1-Day Hopper Passes Calvin Moore

Bandido’s $10 Gift Certificate Caroline Kenning

Museum of Life & Science Family pass up to 5 people Cellini

Morehead Planetarium 4 Admission Passes Chalino

McAllister’s 2 VIP lunch cards Clauia Blab

Fresh Market Gift Bag of Gourmet Products Courtney and Chad Wright

Great Harvest Year of Bread Crystal Paiz

Rudino’s $10 Gift Certificate Dad

Harris Teeter $10 Gift Card David Dubs

Starbuck’s Gift Bag Debi and Ike

Nantucket Grill $10 Gift Card Denny Cook

Cheesecake Factory $25 Gift Card Dudley Coates

Mardi Gras Bowling Family Gift Card -bowling+shoes Elmore

Wingstop $10 Gift Card Eloise Osborne

Barnes & Noble Glee Game + Puzzle Eric Henry

Papa Murphy Large Pizza Coupon Erin Wright

Harris Teeter $10 Gift Card Geneva Hyman

Chimney Rock Park 2 Adult Passes Gigi Perez

Randy’s Pizza $15 Gift Card Hunter Vook

Wet n Wild 2 All Day Passes Hunter Vook

Brixx $25 Gift Certificate Isabella C

Build A Bear $10 Cub Cash J. Daby

Great Clips Biolage Hair Products Jaime Daly

Rack Room Shoes $50 Gift Card Jaxon Paiz

Nantucket Grill $10 Gift Card Jennifer Cruz Ferrera

Blue Cross Blue Sheild Bookbag Jennifer Fuentes

Museum of Life & Science Family pass up to 5 people Jeremiha Wilson

Papa Murphy Large Pizza Coupon Jim Bishop

Mad Popper Tin Tin of Popcorn Jim Kurz

Carolina Café $10 Gift Certificate Jim Young

Twisted Noodle $15 Gift Card Jodie Levine

Cheesecake Factory $25 Gift Card Joe Walker

Starbuck’s Coffee + Mugs Joe Walker

Dick’s Sporting Goods $20 Gift Certificate John and Caroline Hanlon

Packaging Express $20 Gift Certificate John Portwood

Starbuck’s Gift Bag John Portwood

Maggiano’s $25 Gift Card John Robinson

Dick’s Sporting Goods $20 Gift Certificate John Tucker

Firebird’s $25 VIP card Joseph Whitfield

Discovery Place 4 Admission Passes Karen Conner

Packaging Express $20 Gift Certificate Karla Sandoval

Carolina Ballet 2 Tickets A Midsummer Night’s Dream Kathrine Kirk

UNC Baseball 3 tickets to 2011 game Kay Criger

City Beverage $50 Gift Certificate Keith Pendergraft

Great Clips Biolage Hair Products Kevin Ginsberg

Peek A Do Kid’s Haircut Kim Williams

Cape Fear Museum 2 Guest Passes Kym Devine

Grandfather Mountain 4 Guest passes Larfue Williams

Blue Cross Blue Sheild Bookbag Laura C.

NC Theatre 2 Tickets Hello Dolly Lauralea Edwards

Highlights Magazines Magazines + Year Subscription Lily Piccillo

Ultimate Comics Double Duck (2 books) Lisa Stella

Starbuck’s Coffee + Mugs Lisandro Salazar

Morehead Planetarium 4 Admission Passes Lydia Ippolito

Target $50 Gift Card Marc Fath

Great Clips $10 Cub Cash Margaret Burrus

Kidzu 4 Guest passes Mark Herring

Dickey’s Barbeque Pit $25 Gift Card Mark Neill

Durham Bulls 4 Tickets 2011 Game Mary Linder

The Loop $15 Gift Card Matilda Gomez

Panera Bread Bread for a Year Maureen Lowrey

Larry’s Beans 2 lbs Coffee, Mug & Tote Bag McDaniel

Bandido’s $10 Gift Certificate Megan Duhon

Santa’s Land 2 Adult, 2 child passes Megan Vicks

NC Symphony 4 Tickets 2011 Summerfest Micha Marcin

Lost Colony 2 adult tickets May-Aug 2011 Michael DeCamillis

Eastgate Hairstyling Shampoo, cut & style Michael Driver

Highlights Magazines Magazines + Year Subscription Michael Driver

Chapel Hill Rest Group $50 Certificate to 411, Mez, etc. Michele Winkler

Twisted Noodle $15 Gift Card Nailah Coffey

Paula Deen Signed Paula Deen Photo Natalie Banks

Carmines $25 Gift Card Nellie Cavender

Amante Pizza $30 Gift Certificate Pam Kearsley

Leo’s Seafood $25 Gift Card Presley Bright

Great Clips Biolage Hair Products R. Baldwin

Carolina Mudcats 4 box seats 2011 game Ray Williams

McAllister’s 2 VIP lunch cards Rebecca Pogue

Nantucket Grill $10 Gift Card Reggi Richard

Carolina Mudcats 4 box seats 2011 game Rich Walczak

Santa’s Land 2 Adult, 2 child passes Richard Hutchinson

Rudino’s $10 Gift Certificate Samantha Neill

Kidzu 4 Guest passes Sara Jackson

NC Aquariums 4 Guest passes Saul Carreto

Tweetsie Railroad 4 1-day park admissions Scott Stevenson

Modern L Salon Pedicure Sean Kingsland

Mimi Nail Spa Manicure Sha’Ronna Brown

Bandido’s $10 Gift Certificate Shaniya Avery

Shiki Sushi $25 Gift Certificate Sue Park

Bandido’s $10 Gift Certificate Susan Davies

Carolina Café $10 Gift Certificate Susan Zumwalt

Great Clips $10 Gift Card Tarkaisha Fisher

NC Zoo 4 Admission Passes Tarkaisha Fisher

Vasquez Lawn Care One Grass Cutting Tavara Brown

Battleship NC 4 Admission Passes Teresa Chavez

Ultimate Comics Bone + Bone book Tracy Fullgraf

Wingstop $10 Gift Card Tya Tyrrell

Marbles Kids Museum 4 Guest passes Van Duke

Starbuck’s Gift Bag Wilfrido Chavez

Play It Again Sports $20 Gift Card Yola

Blue Cross Blue Sheild Bookbag Zacarias Orozco

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Carnival 2010

melbell1 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:56:42 +0000

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Science Fair 2010

melbell1 — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:47:52 +0000

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The Roles of Parents (as published by NC PTA)

lori1210 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:20:03 +0000

The Two Roles of Parents:
Child’s First Educator and School Partner

Parents share responsibility for their children’s education. Involved parents are those who:

• Send to school a child who is ready and eager to learn, self-disciplined
and prepared to accept the authority of school staff. Parents make sure
the child understands and follows school rules.

• Supervise homework assignments as needed.

• Seek the advice of teachers to understand their children’s growth
and learning. Share information that will help school staff plan for their
children.

• Learn about school programs, curriculum, regulations and procedures, and actively support them.

• Show commitment to education by attending parent-teacher conferences, open houses, PTA meetings, student concerts, and other school programs whenever possible.

• Understand the work for the passage of school funding initiatives.

• Understand the need for professional development programs for teachers. Attend programs to learn about current issues and trends in education, when possible, to open the way for informed discussion, mutual respect and teamwork.

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