Colt Happenings: Monday, May 4th Staff Appreciation

Luncheon

May 4th-6th Field Days

Tuesday, May 5th Buck’s Pizza Night

Thurs., May 7th

Kindergarten Registration Choral Program/

PTA Meeting

Monday, May 11th Career Day

Tues., May 12th

Pre-K End of Year Program

Wed., May 13th Kindergarten Spring

Program

Monday, May 18th 5th Grade Awards Ceremony

Tues., May 19th

5th Grade Decades Day

Wed., May 20th Mega Minute Breakfast

Thurs., May 21st

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

The Craig Chronicle May 2015

A PTA Publication Volume 22 Issue 8

Craig Elementary School 1075 Rocky Road Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044 770-978-5560

Principal: Angie Wright

Assistant Principals: Krista Pruehs Blair Binion Karen Head

Dear Craig Families,

At our general assembly meeting in March, the executive board for the up-

coming year was approved. Our officers for the 2015-2016 school year will

be:

Co-Presidents: Kathy Culbertson and Lauren Wickerham

Vice President: Susan Carter

Secretary: Sarah Eastman

Treasurer: Megan Wilson

Recognition is in order for Board Members, Katherine Rodriguez and Don-

na Burpee, and Brunch and Learn committee chair Stephanie Davis who are

experiencing their last year as Craig Colt parents. You will be missed by

Craig PTA!

Thank you to Dawn Krauss and Shauna York for organizing another won-

derful luncheon for our teachers and staff for Teacher Appreciation Week

next week, and THANK YOU, teachers, for all you do for our children all

year long! Kudos also go out to Tiffany Sanders (Support a Pet Campaign)

and to Jennifer Marion and Kristina Beck for organizing our last Skate

Night and 5th grade sendoff on May 14th.

A limited number of yearbooks will be available for sale soon, so, if you

didn’t get a chance to order one, be on the lookout for more information.

Thank you to Temple Post and Stephanie Davis for putting together another

great keepsake for our children.

If you would like to get involved in PTA next year, contact your 2015-2016

Co-Presidents Kathy Culbertson (678) 517-7869 or Lauren Wickerham

(714) 925-9117. They would love to hear from you. Committee chairs are

always looking for helping hands.

Kathy Culbertson and Katherine Rodriguez, Craig PTA Co-Presidents

everychild.onevoice.

The Craig Chronicle is a Publication of the Craig PTA.

Michelle Thebert - Editor

CraigChronicle2014.15@gmail.com

PTA Update Kathy Culbertson/ Katherine Rodriguez; Co-Presidents

Administration Update Page 2

With the blink of an eye the 2014-2015 school year is coming to a close! We have accomplished so much this year, and we are so very proud of our students. Thank you for your continued support of our school and the investments you make in your children’s lives. We are grateful that we have such a supportive parent base that is willing to help in so many ways. Your commitment to reading with your child, volunteering endless hours, and your commitment to helping your child each and every night with his/her homework truly makes a significant difference in his/her education. This is what truly makes Craig the best school in Gwinnett County! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Students in grades 3-5 recently completed the Milestones Assessments and they did a fabulous job of “showing what they know”. In addition, students in K finished up their assessment, G-KIDS. We anxiously await the results of our efforts and know that our students did their best on the tests. The results for our 3rd – 5th grade students taking the Milestones Assessments should be back sometime in the fall. As we wrap up the last few weeks of school, our teachers and students are engaging in another STEAM unit, Field Days, and End of the Year Parties. These are extremely exciting times! We have numerous events planned for the month of May. We will begin the month by celebrating our wonderful staff during Teacher Appreciation Week. Please help us recognize their efforts. Our goal this summer is to encourage our students to read and do math every day. As a school, we are unveiling our C.A.R.E. (Craig Colts Read Everywhere!) summer reading program. We will be sending home information about C.A.R.E. after our last Mega Minutes Award Ceremony. In addition, we will open our Media Center this summer to our students. We will be sending home information with report cards. Additionally, we are in the process of preparing for the 2015-2016 school year. We will continue our efforts in developing critical thinkers and writers. We will encourage our students to become deeper thinkers and strengthen their writing across all content areas. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Enjoy your May flowers and to all our mothers, have a Marvelous Mother’s Day! Sincerely,

Angie Wright

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PTA Membership News

Craig Sponsor Membership Packages will be available for the 2015/2106 school year.

Please look out for the flyer in your summer mailing package to see the exciting changes to the membership

packages.

~~Attention Upcoming Kindergarten Parents~~

Kindergarten Registration is Thursday, May 7th, come visit the

Craig Spiritwear table to pre-order a class of 2028 Kindergarten

shirt.

Pre-ordered shirts will be available for pick-up at the 2015-16

Open House on Thursday, August 6th.

Only cash or checks (payable to Craig PTA) will be accepted.

Staff Appreciation Luncheon ~~~May 4th~~~

The Spring Staff Appreciation luncheon will be held this Monday, May 4th. Thank you to all those who have already volunteered to send in something!! If you haven’t already signed up and would like to contribute a bakery item or beverage, please email Shauna York at styork71302@yahoo.com. We would really appreciate it!!! Items can be sent in with your child, or you may drop off to front lobby on Monday, May 4th by 9:30 please. Please clearly label all items "NUTS" or "NUT FREE" - this includes nut extracts and oils, as we have staff with nut allergies. The Staff works so hard all year long making Craig such a special school. Thank you to all those who have helped make these luncheons such a success and showing of our appreciation to our wonderful Staff. Have a wonderful summer! Shauna and Dawn, Co-Hospitality Chairs styork71302@yahoo.com , dmk026@gmail.com

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5th Grade Skate Night is Thursday, May 14th!!

Special Gift for the 5th graders who attend

AND Cake for the graduating class!

Sparkles of Gwinnett

1104 Grayson Hwy

Lawrenceville, GA 30045 September 17th 6pm-9pm

$5.00 Skating and skate rental

$6.00 Skating, skate rental, and one game of laser tag $8.00 Skating, skate rental, and unlimited laser tag

HELP US FEED THE BIRDS!

Donations of bird seed and/or black oil sunflower seed are needed to fill Craig’s bird feeders. Please contact Karen Greenblat if you would like to make a donation.

Karen_Greenblat@Gwinnett.k12.ga.us

Thank you for helping Craig’s bird habitat flourish!!!

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Don’t Forget to Enter Your Minutes...

Go to the school webpage:

www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/CraigES/

Use your iPhone, iPad and Android devices to download the

Craig Elementary SchoolInfoApp. It’s free and can be found

in the Apple App Store.

White Horseshoe: 660+ minutes Maroon Horseshoe: 940+ minutes

Gold Horseshoe: 1100+ minutes Bronco: 1410+ minutes

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Back2 School Report Card Incentives

Here is a list of some companies that reward students for getting good grades on their report cards. Some of these may be at participating locations only, call ahead to ensure

that your particular store is offering these freebies.

Krispy Kreme: offers one free donut for every “A” on your report card up to 6 A’s, up through the sixth grade. This only applies to Krispy Kreme stores – not Krispy Kreme displays you will find in convenience and grocery stores. Justice 4 Girls: $5 discount on merchandise for a report card with passing grades on it. Chuck E. Cheese. Have your child bring in their most recent report card and they will receive FREE tokens for good grades. Valid only with a food pur-chase. Up to 15 tokens maximum per child. All grading systems accepted. Melting Pot: Bring in your report card with all A’s and you will be rewarded with the free Straight A’s Club Fondue Dinner at The Melting Pot Restau-rant. The K to 8th grade feature dinner will be the Three-Course Baskin-Robbins – Get a free scoop of ice cream for good grades on your re-port card! Chick-fil-A – Bring in your report card showing all A’s and B’s, and receive a FREE 8-pack of nuggets! McDonalds – Students with straight A’s can get a free Happy Meal! Pizza Hut – Each marking period, any child who has 3 A’s or the equivalent thereof, will receive one Personal Pan Pizza and a small soft drink or carton of milk by presenting his or her report card to the manager. Limited Too – Get $5 off any Limited Too purchase when you take your re-port card into any retail store within 30 days of issuance!