Letter from the PTA President - Carderock Springs PTA

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Volunteer CommitteeJenn Fechter, Theresa Goldsholle & Ana SanchezVolunteer RemindersFrom volunteering in the classroom, distributing Giant gift cards, and chaperoning field trips, to planning class parties,packing up Sally Foster orders, helping with recess and putting together materials for those Wednesday packets …pleasekeep a log of the hours you work both at school and at home. You deserve credit for your gift of time!Yearbook Holly Welch & Kristina ValenciaPhotos, photos, photos....send in your photos, field trips, Halloween, walk-a-thon......We need them all (hard copy not ondisk)!Note: The yearbook club sign-up has begun, 5th graders have your parents send me an email if you want to join. We havejobs enough for everyone who wants one - kristina_valencia@yahoo.com.Family, friends, food and fun – that’s the hallmark of the annual Carderock Springs Pre-OpenHouse Breakfast! And this year was no exception! An estimated 275 students and their parentsenjoyed a delicious light breakfast and each other’s company before heading off to a great morning inthe children’s classrooms. The Hospitality Committee would like to thank The Spring Mill BreadCompany of Bethesda, Whole Foods of River Road-Bethesda, American Plant Food of Bethesda, andVie de France of Potomac for their generous donations of pastries, breads, scones, muffins, fruit salad,mums and gourds. Their generous contributions were appreciated by all.Our special thanks to our parent volunteers: Alison Ewing, Paul Sparrow, Lynn Gertzog, Jane Walter,Lisa Daniels Barber, Trudy Shahabi, Amy Kwak, Lois Kramer, Theresa Goldsholle, Patricia Eng andJaneen Stone Daly. They served breakfast and kept the tables stocked with a smile – and made surethat clean-up was a breeze so everyone could get to see our children and teachers in action when theschool day began. Our volunteers also helped us pack up the leftovers which were delivered to theNational Center for Children and Families and accepted as an in-kind donation to serve some of themost vulnerable children and families in the Washington, D.C. area.And, an extra big thank you to Mrs. Dee for making sure that all the tables were set up when we gotthere in the morning so we were ready to roll. As always, she got the day off to a fabulous start!The Hospitality CommitteeAna Sanchez and Lorrie Wytkind Co-ChairsJust a Reminder...Please do not move the parking sign on the west side of the school’sentrance. Thank you to all for abiding by the PTA request not to park onthe sidewalk, for the safety of our studentsPTA NewsletterPage 4
4th & 5th Grade Book ClubThe 4th and 5th Grade Book Clubs kicked off the year reading two terrific books and having lively discussions attheir fun lunchtime meetings on October 19th!The 4th graders read Lunch Money, by Andrew Clement, and the 5th graders read Flush, by Carl Hiaasen.We also selected upcoming discussion books - so fast readers can get reading sooner!!The 4th graders will be discussing:A Week In The Woods, by Andrew Clement, on November 16th.Trading Places with Tank Talbott, by Dori Butler, in December.The Good Dog, by Avi, in January.The 5th graders will be reading:The 7 Professors of the Far North, by John Fardell, on Nov 16th.The Ravensmaster’s Secret, by Elvira Woodruff, in December.There are extra copies of each book in the media center (thanks PTA!).Happy Reading - please encourage your child to come and share his/her thoughts on November 16th in the mediacenter!!Carderock Springs Pizza Night at Potomac PizzaMonday, November 13 -- 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.Please come out with your kids to see friends and eat pizza to benefit theCarderock Chronicle- our 4th and 5th grade literary magazine.CSES gets 20% of the proceeds. Carry-out orders count too!Potomac Pizza is located at 9812 Falls Road in Potomac Promenade.PTA NewsletterPage 5
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