May 8, 2008:

As our last service project of the year, we are asking Partnership students to bring in jars of peanut butter which we will donate to the Food Bank of North Carolina. Many children do not get enough protein in their diet, and peanut butter is an easy way for them to get some of their daily protein requirement. So please pick up an extra jar of peanut butter when you are out shopping, and bring it to the adorable collection barrel outside the library. Thank you for your help.
The fifth graders are raising money for our playground improvements. They are preselling doughnuts and doughnut certificates. Order forms are due on Friday May 9. You may pick up your doughnuts on Tuesday May 13. Doughnuts are $6/dozen. Thank you to the wonderfully generous parents who have donated to our playground improvement fund. We have raised $3500 so far. Wake County will match the money we raise. We need $14,800 for three new pieces of play equipment for our children. You may see learn more about this project and see pictures of the equipement we would like to purchase here.
Next week we will be giving the End of Grade tests in 3, 4, and 5th grades. Testing begins at 8:40. We need every child in class, settled, and ready to start the day before 8:30. Please, please, please get to school on time next week. Children who arrive at school after 8:30 might not be admitted for testing. Please feed your child an excellent breakfast before testing. The test and survey on Monday take almost 190 minutes. On Tuesday the test is 158 minutes long. On Wednesday the test is 75 minutes long. Children will not be able to eat, drink, talk or get out of their seats during the tests. It is a long week. Please give them nutritious brain food, early bedtimes, calm mornings and confidence.
*****The date for our Talent show has changed. The Talent Show is now TUESDAY, MAY 27 from 9-11:30 at Fletcher Park***** The raindate will be Wednesday, May 28th at the Partnership Playground.
At Partnership Elementary School, we have a process in place for creating class lists for the upcoming school year. The sending grade level teachers (e.g. 1st grade teachers) and the receiving grade level teachers (e.g. 2nd grade teachers) meet with all the specialists (Counselor, Librarian, PE Teacher, ALP Teachers, Special Education Teachers) and the Senior Partners. This team takes many factors into consideration when creating class lists. First, the rising students' names are divided into three class lists. Then, adjustments are made for balancing the classroom by gender, ethnicity, student ability level, and other special considerations. It is at this point in the process that parent input letters are read aloud for the committee to hear and provide input.
While writing a parent input letter is not required, parents who choose to do so are asked to include only: your child's optimal learning environment, teacher characteristics that may enhance your child's learning experience, and/or 3-4 of your child's friends so that we may consider at least one when creating the class lists.
Letters with teachers' names or information that clearly indicates specific teachers (e.g. physical description, gender, family life, interests, etc.) will not be shared during the input process.
Please recognize that with these many factors, we do our best to consider parental input in this process! These letters are due no later than Friday May 23rd.

DATES TO KNOW
May 9-1st grade treat mom as a princess 1:30-2:30
May 16-kindergarten zoo field trip
May 21-EARLY RELEASE - Dismissal at 12:00pm
May 21-3rd grade science unit celebration 11:00
May 22-Kevin Henkes will visit our 4th and 5th Grades in support of his new chapter book
May 23-3rd grade field trip to Arboretum
May 26-Memorial Day holiday - No school
May 27-Talent Show at Fletcher Park 9-11:30
May 28-kindergarten end of year celebration 11-1
May 29-Helping Hands graduation at Southeast Raleigh High School 6-8:30
May 30 1st grade Luau
May 30 2nd grade end of year ice cream party and power point presentations
May 30-5th grade graduation at Museum of History, 3:15-5:00.Students leave school at 11:15.

April 28, 2008:

At our April PTA general meeting, we made a motion to earmark $2000 of our current year's budget to purchasing additional items for our playground that will give our older children some more physical activities to participate in. We would like to purchase 3 interactive pieces of play equipment that will attach to our ship: a 3 tiered chin up bar, a spinny piece of equipment that will be great for improving upper body strength, and a climbing structure with a net and ropes. and 2 items pictured below.
We got a quote from the Little Tikes representative of $14,800 for purchasing and installing these 3 items.
Our 5th graders have raised over $900 so far, and are contributing this money toward new playground equipment. The county will match whatever we raise up to $10,000.
If you would like to contribute to this exciting fundraiser, please see Dawn Mouradi or Mary Hunter Martin.

Quail Ridge Books has done it again!!!!! Compliments of the folks at Quail Ridge, our 4th and 5th grade students get the opportunity to meet children's book author, Kevin Henkes. We are so fortunate to have an author of this caliber come to our school. He is promoting his new chapter book, New Moon Lake , which is suitable for 4th and 5th graders. Mr. Henkes will autograph books after he speaks. You may bring picture books for him to sign. We will send an order form home with 4th and 5th graders so they can order copies of Kevin Henkes' chapter books. He will visit Partnership on May 22. Please thank the wonderful people at Quail Ridge for making this happen for our kids.

Upcoming dates to know:

May 2 -field day
May 6 -1st grade trip to Carolina Theater to see an Eric Carle play
May 7th -2nd grade field trip to Museum of Natural Science
May 12 -EOG testing begins
May 16 -kindergarten field trip to the Zoo
May 21 -early release day
May 22 -4th and 5th graders to see Kevin Henkes
May 23 -3rd grade trip to the Arboretum.
May 28 talent show

March 4, 2008:

Please join us for dinner at NoFo TONIGHT!! 10% of all proceeds will be given to the Partnership PTA. The PTA will use the money to purchase bilingual book kits. You may view directions to NoFo here.

February 26, 2008:

Come join us for Coffee at Helios! (it's just down the street)
THURSDAY, MARCH 6th at 8:30 a.m. til....If you would like an opportunity to connect with other Partnership Parents in an informal atmosphere, here is your chance! Come share some conversation over coffee/tea & exchange some ideas about Spring Break or anything else that's on your mind! We plan to do this the first Thursday of every month. Join us when you can. All are welcome. Contact Trisha Bauer (266-1839 or pianolessonsbytrish a@yahoo.com) or Michele Terrell (mgterrell@gmail. com)
Helios is located at 413 Glenwood Ave. 3 blocks south of Peace St (across from Hard Times Cafe). Just pull into the driveway on the right & there's lots of parking in the back. Hope to meet you there.

Partnership Spirit Week is Wednesday, Thursday, Friday of next week(March 5-7).
Wednesday: mismatched shoes
Thursday: dress as your favorite teacher
Friday : March madness-wear your favorite team colors

Please do not turn left onto Glenwood Avenue when you leave Partnership. this causes all sorts of back-ups in the carpool line. Thank you.
DINNER AND DONATION: On Tuesday night, March 4, NoFo (at 5 points) will give 10% of its revenue to our school to support a spanish/english literacy project we are working on. Please eat supper at NoFo on Tuesday between 5:30 and 9:00 . It's spaghetti night at NoFo, so bring your kids. Enjoy a good supper and be happy that you are supporting our project. It should be fun.
Our science Celebration is only a week away, and we are very excited. Friday march 7 will be an interesting day for our students. From 9-11 they will participate in 4 science activities. In the afternoon, every student will get to see Dan the Animal Man's exotic animals.
We are moving slowly toward our fundraising goal of $12,000. As of Friday afternoon we have raised $7974 . So far,
Kindergarten has raised $1807
2nd grade has raised $$1698
3rd grade has raised $1324
5th grade has raised $1225
4th grade has raised $990
1st grade has raised $919
Ms. Richards' and Mrs Lewis' classes have the best participation so far. Only 3 more children in each of those classes need to participate in order for them to be at 100% participation.
77% of 5th graders have participated
44% of 4th graders have participated
49% of 3rd graders have participated
60% of 2nd graders have participated
55%of 1st graders have participated
48% of kindergartners have participated
Check with your employer to see if they match donations, or if they will donate money for your volunteer time here at school.

Our PTA is looking for officers for next year. We are in search of a treasurer and 2 people who will serve a two-year term on our school improvement team. If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Holly Camak or Lisa Crumpler for more information.

School News:
1st grade is having Market Day March 3rd.
February 28 from 11:15 -12:00 will be Brown Bag Lunch with the School Counselor. Mrs. Hoskins invites parents to bring their brown bag lunch and eat in her room. Please join her if you'd like.
5th grade is having a Dominican Republic simulation on March 6th.
2nd grade is going on a field trip to Powell Drive park to learn about weather on March 6th.
Kindergarten is having an egg hunt on Friday April 4th.
Join us for Campus Beautification on Saturday, April 12th. Bring your kids for a fun family event.
4th graders take the Writing Test on Tuesday, March 4th.
We have 3 Odyssey of the Mind teams competing on Saturday, March 8th at Chapel Hill High School.

February 22, 2008:

Please join us for dinner at NoFo on Tuesday March 4th. 10% of all proceeds will be given to the Partnership PTA. The PTA will use the money to purchase bilingual book kits. You may view directions to NoFo here.

February 21, 2008:

As we get ready for our Science Celebration, we need a few supplies you might have around your house:

toilet paper rolls
paper towel rolls
wax paper
Pringles cans
bags of white rice
dried black eyed peas or beans or popping corn
small combs that we can make musical instruments out of
empty coffee cans with lids
paper plates
pie tins
rubber bands in a variety of sizes
oatmeal cans
shoe boxes
pint size Ziplock bags
gallon size Ziplock bags

If you have any of these supplies, please send them in to the library. Thank you.

Remember, there's still time to get those mailers in!!!!! We have raised $6000 so far toward our goal of $12,000. Thank you for helping to make our spring Science Celebration a success.

February 15, 2008:

PTA meeting Thursday night (21st) at 6:00. 4th and 5th graders are performing. We will be selling Chick fil A sandwiches and drinks before the meeting. YOU MUST PREORDER. We will be placing the order on Tuesday afternoon. The order box is in the lobby. The cost is $3.00 for a sandwich and drink. Please make checks payable to Partnership PTA. Also, the 5th graders will be selling desserts at the meeting.
Remember, no school on Monday in honor of President's Day.
Carpool etiquette: please only turn RIGHT onto Glenwood Ave. when you are leaving the carpool line. Turning left really causes carpool delays.
So far we have raised $5130 with our spring fundraiser. Our fifth graders are doing such a remarkably good job of participating.
27 kindergartners have participated
15 first graders have participated
26 2nd graders have participated
21 third graders have participated
17 students have participated
32 fifth graders have participated
Please help us meet our fundraising goal of $12,000 by sending out your mailers or making a donation. Every donation helps us to provide a better education for your children. Each child who has participated so far will get a Croc key chain in his/her Friday folder. They are mighty cute.
The first class to reach 100% participation gets a pizza party.
Congratulations to the winners of the 5th grade Webkinz raffle.

February 1, 2008:

Hello Partnership Families! Here is the news from Partnership:
1st grade:
Will have a spell bowl on Friday the 1st from 1:30-2:45. Good luck to both teams. On the 14th, 1st grade is having Valentine's Day centers from 9:00-10:30.
4th grade:
Will be taking a field trip on the 12th.
5th grade:
5th grade is in need volunteers for their golden ticket outings.

Please return your Student Letter of Intent for next school year!!! They are due on February 1st.
There will be no school on February 18th for President's Day.

Several of our neighbors on Devereux street are asking that we not park in front of their houses. They have limited parking, and need the spaces in front of their houses to park their own cars. Please be courteous of our neighbors, and do not park in front of these houses when you are volunteering or during carpool time.

Please participate in our spring fundraiser. Every child received an envelope containing mailers and a letter about our Science Celebration and the spring fundraiser. Please help us raise the $12,000 we have budgeted by addressing some envelopes to your family and friends and ask them to support our Celebration and our school. The money we raise will buy technology resources and provide cultural arts programs for your children. If you'd rather not send out mailers, you can make a contribution yourself and be finished!! We are asking for a donation of $50 to help us reach our goal. Every child who participates will be recognized, and the first class to reach 100% participation will get a pizza party lunch. So far, 16 students have turned in their mailers/contributions. We are off to a terrific start.

One of our Odyssey of the Mind teams needs to borrow 25 and 35 pound dumbbell weights from now until March 8. If you have some you can loan, please let Ms. Martin or Mrs. Garnier know.

January 17, 2008:

We have added a sixth Parent Information Session. It will be on Thursday, February 28th at 10:30 am. Please call the school at 856.8200 to reserve your space today. To see more information about the application process for the 2008-2009 school year, please visit the "About Partnership" section of the website.

January 12, 2008:

Today is the 100th day of school. Kindergartners and 1st graders celebrated the 100th day by reading 100th day books, practicing their math grouping skills while making a savory snack, and creating 100th day headwear.

1st grade would like to thank everyone who participated in their coat drive. It was very successful.

Partnership was in the top ten schools for our Feed the Bin recycling last semester. Our students recycled 7.8 pounds of trash per person. Our recycling team works hard!!

On January 30, the Scrap Exchange will visit our kindergarten classes.

We need pictures for our yearbook. Please send in any photos you would be willing to share with your child this week. Ms. Feamster and Ms. Martin are working on putting our yearbook together by February 5.

If you are interested in presenting at our Science celebration on March 7, please let Ms. Martin know. We are looking for volunteers to make ice cream with children at every grade level. We also want someone to eat bugs with the 5th grade students. Yummy!

Dates to know:
January 21- no school in honor of Martin Luther King Day
February 21- PTA General Meeting: 4th and 5th graders perform
March 5- early release day at 12:00 pm
March 7- Science Celebration

December 21, 2007:

We are beginning to work on our yearbook, and we need your photos. If you have digital pictures that you could send us on a disk or through e mail, we'll try to use them in our yearbook. Our book is due at the printer at the end of January, so time is of the essence. Thank you for your help.

Our Science Celebration is Friday March 7. If you would like to be a scientist for the morning, or help with the day, please let Ms. Martin or Ms. Hogan know.

Please be courteous of your teachers and remember that school is over at 3:00. Teachers have meetings and conferences and planning and lives after school. Pick your children up on time.

December 19, 2007:

We hope that you have a safe and relaxing holiday break! School will reopen on Wednesday January 2, 2008.

December 5, 2007:

Dates to know:
December 5th : The deadline for Giving Tree gifts to be at school.
December 6th: Brown Bag lunch with Mrs. Hoskins
December 6th : Parent Information Session for prospective parents at 10:30
December 12th : Early Release Day . Students are released at noon.
December 12th : MATHternoon for parents at every grade level who want to learn more about math Trailblazers.
December 14th : Helping Hands students go to the Carolina Hurricanes game
December 17th : World Cultures Day in 3rd grade. 1:30
December 17th : 1st grade to Marbles to see Polar Express
December 18th : 4th grade Holiday recorder concert 1:45
December 18th : Report cards go home. Last day of school
January 2nd: School reopens

November 20, 2007:

The book fair is Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Nov 27-29. The fair is open during the school day, and on Tuesday it is open from 5:30-7pm. Tuesday November 27 is dress as your favorite book character day.

Because the book fair is in our cafeteria, all children have to eat in their classrooms on book fair days. We would love your help in the classrooms with lunch so your children's teachers can have a short break.

We are still collecting Boxtops and on December 14 we will draw for a reindeer Webkins. Every person who turns in 10 Boxtops will get his/her name in that drawing.

4th graders are having their Roald Dahl book club lunch on November 30th.

Kindergartners are going on a field trip on November 27 and 28th to Lowe's foods.

We still have items available on our Giving Tree. If you would be willing to purchase an item for a Partnership child for the holidays, please sign up in the basement. If you don't have time to shop but would like to contribute, we accept cash and gift card donations. Please make checks payable to Mary Hunter Martin.

We will have an early release on Wednesday, December 12th. School will dismiss at 12:00 pm.

November 6, 2007:

Partnership Elementary is pleased to announce that its Teacher of the Year is kindergarten teacher, Jenni Wilkinson. Congratulations to Mrs. Wilkinson!

Parent information sessions begin December 6 at Partnership. It is a time where we want to show prospective parents what we have to offer children.

We will have parents begin their session in the basement(Planet Earth)
where they will look at information from each grade level. We will take the prospective parents on a tour of our building and end in the multi-purpose room where they will see a presentation about our school.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Partnership cafeteria November 27, 28, 29 from 8am-4pm and the evening of November 27 from 5:30-7pm.

We are very efficient at carpool now, and are taking leftover children inside at 3:15. School is dismissed at 3:00; you are late if you are picking up your child at 3:15. You must come inside and sign your child out. Please pick up your children on time. We have conferences and meetings that begin at 3:15.

Are you interested in coaching an Odyssey of the Mind team? We have 9 children who really want to participate in OM this year, but we don't have any coaches. If we don't get coaches, we will not be able to offer these children a position on an OM team.

Do you have any old children's belts that you could donate to Partnership? Some of our kids need help keeping their pants up at school. Send belts in to Ms. Martin in the library.

Our Giving Tree is up outside Planet Earth. If you are willing to purchase an item for the tree, please sign up on the tree.

Upcoming field trips and activities!!!!
Kindergarten:
Thanksgiving centers on November 19th
Field trip to Lowe's

1st grade:
November 7th Parent information sessions on reading
November 20th-turkey day centers

2nd grade:
Field trip to Cary Commissioners meeting on the 13th
Business Bonanza on the 16th of November

3rd grade:
Traditions projects are due on November 19th

4th grade:
Is reading the City of Ember

5th grade:
American Revolution Simulation on November 9th

The Helping Hands group is traveling with Coach Hardy to Discovery Place in Charlotte on Saturday, November 10th

Reminders...
The green FEED the BINS are for Paper only NOT TRASH. We are finding discarded fast food bags filled with trash in them.

Our parking lot is very crowded in the mornings, and we ask that you not double park. Please use a parking space or park on the street. No one likes to be blocked in. Thank you.

November 2, 2007:

We have posted information about the application process for the 2008-2009 school year in the "About Partnership" section of the website. You may view the parent information session schedule and see why Partnership Elementary is a special place.

October 17, 2007:

Our second and final Senior Partner for the Day, Riley, has designated Friday as Wacky Hair Day so wear your Wacky Hair to school!

October 10, 2007:

This Friday, October 12, Carter will be our Senior Partner for the Day. Carter has declared it "wear your favorite team sportswear" day. So dress in your best team colors and show some spirit. We look forward to quite a day with Carter at the helm of our school.

Dates to remember:
· PLANTING DAY is this Saturday, October 13 from 8 am - 12 pm. Please come and help us plant azaleas, spread mulch and make our campus beautiful.
· PTA General Meeting, October 18 at 6:00. 1st and 3rd grade students will be performing.
· There is a meeting for all 4th and 5th graders who are interested in Odyssey of the Mind on Thursday, October 11, in Mr. Pete's room, at 3:15. We will show a video and talk about what an exciting challenge OM is.
· This Saturday, Coach Hardy and the Helping Hands group will be going to the Poe Center for Health Education and to the State Fair.
· The kindergartners are going on a field trip on October 17 to Volmer Farms.
· The first graders are going to the State Fair on October 17.

Fall Planting Day
Get Ready! Get Set! Dig! Fall Planting Day has been set for October 13 from 8 am - 12 pm. There will be much mulch to spread, hedges to trim and pansies and azaleas to plant.
So gather up your pitch forks, rakes, shovels and gloves and join the fun as we labor together to make Partnership's school grounds sparkle with color. Doughnuts, water and coffee will be provided. Bring your children and spend an hour or so getting your hands dirty while getting our school looking snazzy.

Don't forget to go to photospecialties.com to look at and purchase adorable Frolic photos. They will only be available for another week. The password is Frolic. We lost a red cooler at the Frolic with the name Patterson on the inside of the top. We gained a red cooler at the Frolic with no name on it. Let us know if you have this cooler please.

The Book Fair is coming soon!! We will have our annual Scholastic book fair the week after Thanksgiving. Stay tuned for more information.
Ms. Martin is looking for library volunteers to shelf books. You can come ANY TIME-before school, after school, or during school. Instead of sitting in your car in the carpool line you could be earning your volunteer hours.

Service Project: Partnership Elementary families can help others by participating in our service project this month. From October 15-31, we will be collecting canned and boxed food outside the library for the 2007 Food Drive. Please help us support the NC Food Bank.

Author visits:
Cindy Post Senning, great granddaughter of Emily Post, is coming to speak to Kindergarten and First Grade students Thursday October 18th.

Third, Fourth, and Fifth had a great author visit from Georgia Byng, the author of the Molly Moon series on October 9th.

September 20, 2007:

Fall break begins on Friday at 3:00!!! We hope you all have a wonderful break. Rest, read, enjoy the fabulous weather. We are so lucky to have a calendar that gives us vacation during this beautiful time of year.

Dates to jot down:
· Monday October 8 is our first day back.
· Saturday, October 13 is planting day from 8-12. Bring your family and help us beautify our campus.
· Thursday October 11 at 3:15 is a meeting for 4th and 5th graders and their parents who are interested in being a part of Odyssey of the Mind. We will meet in Mr. Pete's room.
· Thursday, October 18 is a PTA general meeting. Students in 1st and 3rd grades will be performing.

Fall Planting Day
Get Ready! Get Set! Dig! Fall Planting Day has been set for October 13 from 8-noon. There will be much mulch to spread, hedges to trim and pansies and azaleas to plant. So gather up your pitch forks, rakes, shovels and gloves and join the fun as we labor together to make Partnership's school grounds sparkle with color. Doughnuts, water and coffee will be provided. Bring your children and spend an hour or so getting your hands dirty while getting our school looking snazzy.

Author Visit
Georgia Byng, author of the Molly Moon books will be visiting Partnership on Tuesday October 9 at 9:30. She will speak to our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders about her books and about the craft of writing fiction. Please encourage your children to read a Molly Moon novel over fall break so they can better appreciate Ms. Byng's talk. She will autograph copies of the Molly Moon books after the presentation.

Frolic
It was certainly a Frolic to remember. We cannot thank you enough for your support and enthusiasm during our drought-reducing Frolic. The children were adorable dancing in the rain. The rain soaked grillers were magnificent, cooking on charcoal that continuously went out. The teachers and parents who loaded and unloaded tables, merchandise and coolers full of drinks were fantastic and drenched. The parking crew was amazing, directing cars in the downpour. The dedicated parents who went to their assigned stations in the rain made us proud. Everyone was flexible and patient as we moved food inside and the long line formed.
Thank you all for being understanding and making the best of a messy night. I appreciate your sticking with us. The very good news is that thanks to everyone's efforts, we will meet our budgeted goal of $19,000 for this event.
Some of you have asked why we did not have the Frolic on Sunday. We had heard from dozens of people who could not fulfill their cooking and game shifts on Sunday due to a variety of other commitments. We were not sure we would have had enough volunteers to man the grills and the games. Additionally, we would not have had the dj, Bungee Basketball or the Moon Bounce on Sunday. We did not have the rented tables reserved for Sunday use. We did not anticipate lightning on Friday.
If you want to see some Frolic pictures, you can go to photospecialties.com and use the password FROLIC.
Today we pulled out some of the Frolic games and gave the children an opportunity to play, since we had to close down the games last Friday night. The children enjoyed skee ball, the bean bag toss, toilet paper toss, putt putt, soft ball in a can, plinko, and football through a tire. They had a great time.
Some people have auction items to pick up in the library. Ms. Martin will be at school on Wednesday, September 26 if you want to come by over the break.

September 13, 2007:

Update: 2:05 pm
THE FROLIC IS ON FOR TONIGHT!!

The Frolic is here! We are so so excited that it is finally here. Your children have done an excellent job selling raffle tickets. The winner of the Wii will be drawn at the Frolic. If you don't remember what/when your game shift is, there will be people running around with schedules whom you can check with. Please show up for your shift on time. Everyone wants a chance to socialize at the Frolic.
Please do a desert cactus dance tonight. We need it to be dry for our Fun Family Frolic. If the weather is bad, we will postpone the Frolic until Sunday from 2- 5. We will decide at 2pm and will do a whole school phone call a to let you know. Until then we will proceed as planned. So keep your paws crossed the rain holds off. We'll see you tomorrow night!!!
The Fall Family Frolic will be from 5-8 pm. It will be held again at Mount Vernon School. Mount Vernon is located at 5418 Chapel Hill Road, Raleigh, NC 27607. You may create specific directions here.

Field trips………oh how fun!!!

·On Thursday September 13th our 2nd graders went to Historic Oakwood.
Please ask them questions about their trip.

·On September 21st the 3rd grade will go to IMAX theatre to see THE
GREATEST PLACES. Can you believe that Partnership is not on the list of one of the greatest places? I think they just did not ask one of our students for their opinion.

· Helping Hands kids are going with Coach on an outing to tour the Capitol and then attend NCSU's football game against Wofford. Go Pack!!!

Events……Events…..so much going on at Partnership

· 5th grade Canada simulation @ Fletcher park on the 20th.

· Market day in 1st grade on the 21st.

· Unit wrap up September 21st in 3rd grade at 1:30.

September 10, 2007:

Alumni Picture Update:
Alumni class pictures of each grade level will be taken at the Frolic starting at 5:45 pm.

September 7, 2007:

Oh my stars it's almost time!!!!! The Frolic is here, the Frolic is
here! The Fall Family Frolic will be on Friday September 14th from 5-8 pm. The rain date is Sunday September 16th from 3-5 pm. It will be held again at Mount Vernon School. Mount Vernon is located at 5418 Chapel Hill Road, Raleigh, NC 27607. You may create specific directions here.

Here are some items we need for Frolic baskets please:
"jar" candle - fall or winter scent (large size) - to go with a candle
warmer, blanket - "Cozy Night" basket
iTunes gift certificates - any amount
Dick's gift certificate - to put with a skateboard to buy a helmet ($25?)
High School Musical DVDs
Blockbuster gift certificates
gift certificates to any restaurants/places
NICE brands of pasta, gourmet spaghetti sauce - stainless steel pasta strainer/colander
"movie box" candy, snack items (for FamilyNight baskets)
lemon/lime theme items
pizza place gift certificates
American flag kit, or American flag mailbox/garden banner -we have a basket of very random "patriotic items" (decorations/picnic items) - we need a nice item or 2 to add to it
NC State, Carolina items (for example: tickets, signed ball...!)
DUKE ITEM FOR AUCTION (anyone have contacts?? the other 2 schools are represented in the auction )
a paint bucket or big plastic pail that we can use to put tools in
we need clear cellophane to wrap baskets in, brightly colored tissue paper, shredded paper, large clear cello bags......things to make our baskets pretty.

We need 5 people to bake potatoes on Friday and bring them to the Frolic at 5, hot and in a cooler. We will give you the potatoes and foil on Thursday. If you can/will do that please let Mary Hunter in the library know.

The Frolic is our biggest fundraiser of the year. We need to net $19,000 from this event. It takes everyone to make this evening a success. Please volunteer for a game shift.

BOXTOPS> Both Sam's & BJ's are participating in a Box Tops for Education Promotion through October 31st, 2007.

1)You can earn 10 Bonus Box Tops, per household, just for registering
with Box Tops for Education at www.boxtops4education.com/clubbonus
or at www.boxtops4education.com/Promotions.

2) There is also a daily 200 Bonus Top Sweepstakes drawing. Once you have registered, it is just one click to enter the sweepstakes (very easy). The sweepstakes can be entered daily. You do not have to be a Sam's member or BJ's Member to participate in items 1 or 2.

3) Both clubs are also offering bonus 50 cent tops on many of the products @ the warehouse clubs, during the time period of the promotion.

Many many thanks to our Frolic 2007 Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors
Ansede Animal Hospital
Clarion Hotel State Capital
Dickinson, Lewis and Associates, LLC.
Duke University Heart Center
FDH Engineering
Gigi and Jack
Gray and Lefelhocz family
Heaton Construction
Jarrett Anesthesia
John Walter Bryant, Atty, PLLC
Progressive Graphics
Team Mars
Team Mercury
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Bronze Sponsors
Brady and Jenny Wells
Chile's Auto Repair Inc.
Cline Design Associates, PA.
Coffee News
Hardy and Cecilie Lewis
Kelly Fox, Wachovia Mortgage Consultant
Landscapes Unlimited
Quality Construction LTD.
Tom Patterson, State Farm Agent
Wake Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentristry

August 29, 2007:

DATES.....DATES......DATES......DATES

WEDNESDAY, August 29th is our EARLY release day. School is out at
12 noon.
No school on September 3rd for Labor day
On September 6th, we will have our 1st cultural arts performance.
September 21st is the last day of the quarter.

Need an easy way to earn hours for your family? Join the Partnership PTA Hospitality Committee! The Hospitality Committee hosts:
· teacher/staff luncheons
· the desserts at the Fall Frolic
· monthly goodies
· the Holiday Luncheon
· and more…

We need parents who
· Cook
· Provide food/non-food supplies
· Can set-up for the events
· Can decorate a table/area for an event.

Our events require minimal involvement. A little goes a long way to make our teachers/staff and parents feel special for our various events. Join the Hospitality Committee and earn family hours! Contact Kim Fulcher or Beverly Dudley, co-chairs of the Hospitality Committee! Kim Fulcher kefulcher@hotmail.com or Beverly Dudley beverly.dudley@sas.com

ACTIVITIES.......ACTIVITIES.......ACTIVITIES

September 6th is Kevin Henkes Day in 1st grade
In September the 3rd grade will have a field trip to Exploris
2nd grade will be going to Historic Oakview on September 13th

Calling all alums! We need previous Partnership students to volunteer for the soccer and dessert station! If you are able to help out please contact Emily Cobb at etcobb@nc.rr.com

Still wanting to donate? Our frolic baskets are in need of the following items:
Coffee
barbecue sauce and a gift certificate to a barbecue restaurant
tea items

Please send in your donations to Mary Hunter in the library.

Every family is asked to volunteer for a 30 minute shift during the Frolic. You can sign up with Mary Hunter in the library.

We need to net $19,000 from this event. Thank you for your help.

August 14, 2007:

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT is Thursday August 16th

We have a very busy evening planned for our Partnership Parents this
Thursday night. Please look over the schedule for the evening. We have worked hard to provide each family with an opportunity to attend a presentation in your child(ren)'s classroom and to learn about our PTA all in one night. The 5:00 and 6:15 presentations are the same. For those families with multiple rooms to visit, teachers will have handouts of their presentations for you. Parking is always challenging for these school-wide events. We suggest you look for other parents to carpool with. Babysitting will not be provided. We look forward to seeing you. Please bring your notepads, questions and cheerful smiles.

Back to School Night Schedule
5:00-6:00 Kindergarten through 5th Grade Presentations in
Classrooms
PTA General Meeting in the Multipurpose Room

6:00-6:15 Transition Time

6:15-7:15 Kindergarten through 5th Grade Presentations in
Classrooms
PTA General Meeting in the Multipurpose Room

7:15-7:30 PTA Fair in the multipurpose room

HOT NEWS!!
Guess who is sleeping on the roof? If you do not know.........just
ask your child. This Thursday afternoon, three of our school personnel are going up on the roof at 2:45 as the students cheer on their accomplishment of reading over 100,000 pages over the summer. We are very proud of our children for demonstrating their love of reading.

Come see your Senior Partners and your librarian sweating on the roof
on Thursday night. And perhaps you might take pity on them and bring them snacks or ice cream or coffee on Friday morning or some sunscreen or something to occupy their many sizzling hours on the roof........

Frolic News
The frolic is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and we need your help to make it a success.

Please bring in a donation for your grade level basket or offer to help with an art project in 3rd and 5th grade. Please help us solicit an item for our raffle. We are hoping someone will donate a bike to us.....does anyone know how we can get a bike donated? Or some other riding vehicle...a scooter or skateboard or something? And an ipod or docking station? Or a car dvd player? We hope our alums will volunteer to run the dessert booth and the soccer game. If your Partnership alum wants to volunteer for a 30 minute shift, let Ms. Martin know.
Thank you to everyone who brought in juice boxes. We have plenty for the Frolic.
Can anyone get some Baskin Robbins gift certificates that we can use as incentives for our children? We need about 10.

3rd grade is looking for parents who can help on Fridays at 9:30 with their art project for the FROLIC

Please do not drop off your child in the parking lot in the morning. We want our children to be safe at school.

WOW, the parking lot is full in the mornings, and it is like an egg hunt for staff to find spaces. Please make sure you are parking in an actual space. Do not stop your car in the middle of the lot, even if you are just running your child in to Early Morning Arrival.

For your Calendars:
Early Release Day is August 29. School dismisses at noon.
Planting Day is Saturday October 13.

Partnership Elementary is proud of our "Feed the Bin" recycling program, now in our third year! We work in conjunction with Wake County Waste Management in recycling paper at our school. There are large green carts for this paper located outside beside the dumpsters. We have had a problem with finding trash and food in these bins. Please make sure that you dispose of your trash properly, as these outside green carts are for paper only. If you are working inside the school, each classroom and copier have green bins to recycle paper. Please make sure you "feed the bin" only copy paper, mail, envelopes, notebook paper, and sticky notes. Please do not put copy paper wrappers, construction paper, cardboard, tissues, or trash into these green bins. Thank you for keeping Partnership green!

August 9, 2007:

The Frolic is 5 weeks away!!! Please contribute items to our silent auction. We need restaurant gift certificates. Remember to bring in an item for your grade level basket.

The Summer Reading Goal of 100,000 pages has been met!! That means that Ms. Martin, Ms. Hiltz, and Mr. Kenjarski will be spending the night of Back to School (August 16th) on the Partnership Elementary roof!

We love for you to come eat lunch with your child in our cafeteria, but if you are going to eat a school lunch we need to know by 9:00. We have to order the lunches every day, and we want to have enough for the children.

August 6, 2007:

Back to School Night will be on Thursday, August 16th starting at 5:00pm. There will be two one-hour classroom presentations in your child's classroom (both presentations are the same). There is also a PTA General Meeting scheduled so that you may learn more about and join the extrordinary Partnership PTA. You may view the complete schedule here.

August 3, 2007:

Welcome back to school, Partnership families. We have had a terrific first week with your children. Thank you for continuing to be a part of the Partnership family.

FROLIC
The Frolic is coming, the Frolic is coming!!! 5-8pm on September 14 is our
Fun Family Frolic, the frawesome, frabulous fundraiser for our PTA. We need your help. We are collecting auction items and gift certificates in the library. We are accepting donations of bottled water, canned drinks and Capri Suns in the library. This week Harris Teeter has Capri Sun on sale 4 for $5. Coke products are BOGO. We also need paper grocery bags. Thank you for your help.

Please be patient as you wait for your child's name to be called for
carpool. We want all of our children to go home safely and in a timely fashion.

Please remember that you are responsible for your child until the
8:00 bell rings. Do not drop your child off at school in the morning and leave campus.

Box Tops
We had a Box Tops challenge this summer. The person who brought in
the most Box Tops by August 1st won an ice cream cone from Baskin Robbins. The winner was Jennifer Baker, 4th grade teacher!!!!! Thank you all for turning in your neatly cut Box Tops to Ms. Martin. We earn 10 cents for every Box Top. We are having the same competition for the month of August. remember to write your child's name on the Box Top bag.

Service Project
As an ongoing service project, Partnership students are collecting
pop tops from cans to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. We have a beautiful collection house in the lobby that Mr. Jenkins built. We want to fill the house by December break. Can we do it???

E News
So far only 60 people have joined our Yahoo Group to receive these
news filled e mails. Remind your fellow parents that this is a great way to get information about what's happening at school.

Will They Sleep on the Roof???
It looks as if Mr. Kenjarski, Ms. Hiltz and Ms. Martin will get to sleep in
their own beds on August 16.....only 20 students have turned in their summer reading to the library. So far Partnership students have read 35,737 pages toward the goal of 100,000 pages. The deadline is August 6, so if you want to see the Senior Partners spend a sleepless, hot, showerless night on the roof, write down how many pages your child read (reading to your child counts too) this summer and turn it in to Ms. Martin quickly.

Are you a BJs member? Are you willing to give some of your store coupons to the Frolic food committee? We need to buy 600 hot dogs and 350 hamburgers. We would love to use your coupons.

July 24, 2007:

Grade level supply or wish lists are being added at the Grade Teams Page. You can go directly to them here. The Annual Tissues and Tea Celebration for Kindergarten parents will be Wednesday, August 1st from 8:00-8:30am.

July 17, 2007:

There are only 7 days until Meet the Teacher (July 24th, 11am-1pm) and 8 days until the first day of school (July 25th, 8:30am-3pm)! We hope that you enjoyed your summer break.

The 2007-2008 Bus Routes have been released by the transportation department. Partnership Elementary is pleased to announce the addition of the "Gold" bus route serving east Raleigh and Knightdale. You may view this year's bus stops here.

June 22, 2007:

The 2007-2008 school year starts on Wednesday, July 25th. Meet the teacher will be Tuesday, July 24th from 11:00am to 1:00pm.

It is with much excitement that we announce the beginning of our new After School Program here at Partnership. This program is designed to assist students with their homework between the hours of 3:00-6:00pm. This will allow them to spend quality time with their families when they get home. The registration fee is $15 and the monthly cost is $165 per child. A snack will be provided each day for the children.

We will continue to have our Before School Program from 7:00-8:00am. The registration fee is $10.00 and the monthly cost is $35 per child.

Registration for both programs will be held on July 12, 2007 from 11:00am to 12:30pm. Due to space limitations, we can only accommodate 30 children per program. Therefore, applications will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. For families who will be out of town on July 12th, you may mail your completed application form with the registration fee before the registration day. The mailed envelopes will be pulled lottery style at the end of the registration period. You may obtain the student application for both programs as well as additional information about the programs by clicking on the following links:

Before and After School Program Application
Before School Program Information
After School Program Information
Before and After School Program Discipline Policy

June 20, 2007:

Summer Reading:
Don't forget to keep track of the number of pages your child is reading this summer. If our students collectively read 100,000 pages, Mr. Kenjarski, Ms. Hiltz and Ms. Martin will sleep on the roof in September.

Fall Family Frolic:
Don't forget to keep an eye out for interesting items for our auction and your class basket. If you are cleaning out your gift closet this summer and don't know what to do with those presents you never gave, why not donate them to the Frolic? We are accepting donations in the library Monday through Thursday 8am-4pm.

Box Tops:
We know you are all collecting boxtops this summer, right? Please cut them out neatly. Thank you. The person who brings in the most boxtops by August 1st wins an ice cream cone from Baskin Robbins.

Pop Tabs Collection:
It's going to be a hot summer and you're bound to get thirsty. Drink lots of fluids and, if your drink comes in a can, save the pop tab for Partnership's Pop Tab Collection House that holds the tops we'll donate to the Ronald McDonald House. Tell your friends and neighbors and relatives to save their Pop Tabs also. Can we fill the house up to the roof by the Frolic?

Many Ronald McDonald Houses work with local recycling centers to receive money for collecting tabs from aluminum cans - including those from soda cans, vegetable and soup cans, and pet food cans. So, drink plenty of fluids, eat your veggies, and have some soup.

Pop Tab Fun Facts:
• The Ronald McDonald House Pop Tab Collection Program was established in 1987 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Ronald McDonald House community.
• To date, more than 400 million pop tabs have been collected, generating more than $4 million.
• The ring-pull can was invented in 1962.
• The pop tab was invented by Ermal Fraze in Kettering, Ohio.
• Kettering's Fraze Pavilion, a popular amphitheater in Dayton, Ohio, is named after the pop tab inventor.

Pop Tab Measurement Equivalents:
1 inch = 1 pop tab
1 foot = 12 pop tabs
1 meter = 40 pop tabs
1 lb = 1,267 pop tabs
1 km = 40,000 pop tabs
1 mile = 63,360 pop tabs

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