SANDHILLS FARM LIFE PTA NEWSLETTER

Issue  6,  March  2016  

UPCOMING  EVENTS  March  1:  Beta  Club  Induction  for  5th  grade-­‐  6:30  pm  in  the  Cafetorium  March  2:  SFL  Family  Math  Night  5:30-­‐7  at  Food  Lion  in  Whispering  Pines  March  4:  Battle  of  the  Books  at  PES  8  am-­‐2  pm  March  10:  4th  grade  Music  Program-­‐  6:30  pm  March  11:  4th  grade  Pirate  Day  March  12:  Public  Education  of  Moore  County  Shamrock  n’  Roll  Road  Race  March  14:  Teacher  Toolbox  Item  Collection  March  15:  PTA  Meeting  7:30  am       **Election  Day**  March 17: Parent Advisory Group Meeting: 7:45 AM and Spirit Day/Spirit of Service (Poptarts), Chick-fil-A Night 5-7 pm March 22: Military  Family  Connection  Meeting  7:45  am and End of Grading Period March 24: Report Cards go home March 25: No School Spring Break Begins April 1: Last Day to Order Yearbooks April 4: Return to School *We will stay in touch on FB/Email/Notes Sent Home and Connect Ed Phone Calls for changes in the calendar! *

Happy  Spring!  Please  contact  us  at  SFLPTA@gmail.com  or  join  us  on  our  Facebook  group:  facebook.com/groups/134185393590144  (where  you  can  also  find  all  the  minutes  to  our  previous  meetings!)  and  visit  our  website:  http://www.ncmcs.org/domain/1427.    Our  website  now  will  post  notes  that  are  sent  home-­‐  so  if  you  lose  a  note  or  reminder,  you  can  always  check  the  PTA  Website,  and  the  information  will  be  there  as  long  as  the  teacher  has  submitted  it!  Remember,  we  invite  you  to  join  PTA  at  anytime!  Registration  forms  can  be  found  online  or  in  the  office  and  sent  back  with  your  child.  

Don’t  forget  that  our  Parent  Advisory  Council  (PAC)  meetings  are  a  great  opportunity  to  discuss  with  our  principal  all  the  concerns,  ideas,  and  suggestions  you  have  as  parents,  as  well  as  to  educate  yourself  on  our  school  and  the  issues,  challenges  and  successes  we  have.  Please  join  us!  One  parent  representative  from  our  school  then  goes  onto  the  county  wide  PAC  each  month  to  work  together  with  the  other  22  schools  in  our  district  to  communicate  with  Dr.  Bob,  our  superintendent  of  schools.  SFL’s  next  PAC  meeting  is  March  17th  at  7:45  AM.  We  hope  to  see  you  there!    

Military  Connections!  We  hope  you  will  join  our  growing  group  of  parents  to  meet  with  SFL’s  principal  and  staff,  along  with  liaisons  from  Ft.  Bragg,  and  our  Military  Family  Life  Consultant  to  discuss  military  student’s  needs,  concerns  and  suggestions  on  the  support  needed.  Please  make  plans  to  attend  our  next  meeting  on  Tuesday,  March  22nd  after  drop  off.  There  is  also  information  in  our  lobby  for  military  families  to  utilize.  There  are  a  lot  of  resources,  so  please  check  them  out!    

PTA  Clothes  Closet  at  SFL!  We  are  happy  to  report  our  clothes  closet  at  SFL  has  been  widely  successful!!  This  is  a  great  place  to  find  shirts,  pants,  sweaters,  jackets,  gloves,  mittens,  and  toiletries  and  MORE  that  your  family  needs.  We  invite  teachers  and  parents  to  utilize  this  great  resource  as  needs  arise.  If  students  have  an  accident  or  get  too  messy  during  the  school  day-­‐  all  supplies  are  there  to  access  for  a  full  clean  up!  For  students  needing  clothes  or  toiletries-­‐  it  is  all  there,  free  for  the  taking!    Donations  are  also  accepted-­‐  please  bring  them  to  the  front  office  marked  for  the  Clothes  Closet.  A  special  thanks  for  

pulling  together  to  support  a  family  who  lost  their  home  and  belongings  to  a  fire.  It  is  special  to  belong  to  such  a  supportive  

community!  

Boosterthon  Coming  Up!!  Our PTA's ONE and ONLY fundraiser is around the corner! SFL

PTA will be sponsoring a Boosterthon that will kick off with a pep rally on Wednesday, April 27th. Boosterthon is a fitness and

character based fundraiser focused on helping us increase our funds and inspire our students. Students will have two weeks to gather pledges for how many laps they will run in the Fun Run, which will be held at school on the last day (Friday, May 6th) of the 9-day Boosterthon Fun Run program. During the two week program, not only will the Boosterthon team help us raise funds but will also teach amazing character lessons to our students.

Check out more at boosterthon.com or check out this cute video: morethanarun.com. SFL PTA is excited to offer this new

fundraiser, in lieu of having our students sell products, and hope your family will support full participation with your students!  

Don’t miss your last chance to order a 2015-2016 SFL Yearbook! The cost is $20

and you can order online: www.YearbookOrderCenter.com and use

code 22250. Deadline is April 1st!

THE  SFL  PTA  is  in  need  of  volunteers  to  help  with  the  Mother-­‐Son  Scavenger  Hunt  coming  this  Spring!  Please  contact  us  if  you  are  interested  (this  is  especially  a  good  activity  for  the  Dads/Grandpas  to  be  involved  to  help!)  

Spirit Day/Spirit of Service/Chick fil A Night March 17th! Congratulations to Ms. Garner’s class for winning February’s Spirit Competitions! Be ready to show your support 3/17/16 and maybe your

class will bring home the spirit award and ice-cream party! We will be collecting Poptarts for March’s Spirit of Service. Don’t  forget  to  enjoy  Chick-­‐fil-­‐A  that  night  as  well  from  5-­‐7  PM!  So  far  this  year  we’ve  earned  $1,234.31  from  Chick-­‐fil-­‐A!!  Thank  you!!  

Want to help SFL with your time and talents?! Please contact Mrs. Cooper in the office with your

available times and interested areas to volunteer your time!! We have over 220 approved volunteers, so if you haven’t been asked for a specific need- be sure to check

back in with Mrs. Cooper! For new volunteers- background check and paperwork completion is required

before volunteer time may begin. Areas we could use help: AM/PM Carpool Lines, Classroom Volunteers, Hallway Monitors, Making Copies, Listening to Children Read,

Lunch and Playground Monitors, AM & PM Office Help and Answering the Phones, AM Help in the Cafeteria,

Decorating Bulletin Boards and Hallway Displays, Library Re-Shelving Books, Updating the School Sign Out Front, Playground and Proctors at the End of the Year Testing!

 

Teacher  Toolbox!  Be  sure  to  check  your  emails  from  SFL  PTA  to  find  out  what  needs  our  teachers  have  in  February.  Collections  will  be  

Monday,  March  14th!    

Additional  Websites  for  Your  SFL  Student:  Brain  Pop    http://www.brainpop.com      Username:  mcs123456  Password:  mcs123456]  

GoNoodle:  http://www.gonoodle.com  

Playground  Update!  The  first  phase  of  our  playground  renovation  is  complete!    The  kids  now  have  a  new  swing  set,  climber,  and  merry-­‐go-­‐round  to  play  on  as  well  as  two  new  park  benches  for  sitting  in  the  shade.    A  BIG  thank  you  to  Mr.  Travis  Greene  for  tackling  the  installation  of  these  items  as  well  as  the  parents  who  came  out  (in  all  types  of  weather)  to  help.    These  playground  improvements  couldn't  have  happened  without  our  amazing  volunteers!    Our  next  phase  will  be  based  on  the  funds  we  are  able  to  raise  through  the  Boosterathon.    Business  donations  are  appreciated,  also!    

UPCOMING SALES TAX REFFERENDUM TO DIRECTLY IMPACT FAMILIES AND STUDENTS

IN OUR SCHOOL! VOTING ON MARCH 15th!! Please visit http://investinmoorekids.org/ to find out the facts about the upcoming sales tax referendum that will be on the ballot March 15th. We encourage all to exercise their voting rights in this and all elections! To obtain updated details concerning education in Moore County, please visit: Moore County PTA/PTO/Family Council https://www.facebook.com/MooreCountyPtaPto/ or Parents For Moore https://www.facebook.com/parentsformoore/?fref=ts or Invest in Moore Kids https://www.facebook.com/investinmoorekids/?fref=ts

Congratulations to our First Place Winner for the month of January: Ms. Wood and Mrs. Lively's Kindergarten Class!

They have earned a Popcorn Party- Their class collected 595 Box Tops!

2nd Place goes to Ms. McLeod's 2nd Grade Class for turning in 547 Box Tops!

Way to Go!!

Special Thanks goes to all of the classes that turned in Box Tops for the month of January. February is a HUGE COLLECTION MONTH FOR SFL!! We submit all of the Box Tops we have collected since

November to Box Tops 4 Education by March 1st so please continue to collect and turn in any and all of your BoxTops on the next

collection date which is February 24th!!

Our goal is to collect 2500 Box Tops in the month of February...if we do that we will surpass our goal of 30,000 Box Tops for the year...

that is $3000 for our school!!!  

Come  out  to  the  SFL  Family  Math  Night  at  Food  Lion  in  Whispering  Pines  on  March  2nd  from  5:30-­‐7!  Kids  will  apply  their  math  skills  to  grocery  shopping!  

Prizes  and  goodie  bags  will  be  handed  out  and  parent  volunteers  are  needed!  

 

Additional  Links  and  Information:    

SFL PTA Website: http://www.ncmcs.org/domain/1427 SFL PTA Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/134185393590144/ SFL Website: http://www.ncmcs.org/sfles-sw Parent Portal/Power School (you can get the form for login information in the office) https://ncmcs.powerschool.com/public/ Breakfast/Lunch Menu: http://www.ncmcs.org/page/214 Cafeteria Information: http://www.ncmcs.org/Page/6708 Cafeteria Money Account Information: https://www.k12paymentcenter.com/default.aspx Military Child Information:http://www.ncmcs.org/page/1097 Military & Family Life Counselor for SFL: 910-734-7294 Curriculum Guide: http://www.ncmcs.org/page/1097 Board of Education Meeting Schedule:http://www.ncmcs.org/Page/6956