First Week Down!

I hope everyone had a safe and memorable Labor Day; it always seems as if it's officially the end of summer!

This week we would like to welcome our Kindergarten Families!  We know you'll have a wonderful year with Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Farfsing, and Mrs. Kerr!  

 Here are some tidbits of information after the first week...

Early Release Wednesdays - in the WCSD, most Wednesdays are "Early Release" which means that EVERY Wednesday (with a few exceptions  you will be notified of later), CRES ends school at 2:15pm rather than 3:00pm.  Please ensure that your child is picked up on time!

Spirit Fridays - at CRES, we like to show our school spirit every Friday!  Please wear anything with our school colors (green or white) or our mascot (a colt).  We will be sending Spirit Wear order forms in this week's Friday Folders.  Thanks to all those who voted at this year's Back to School Ice Cream Social for our winning design.  Below are the options that will be available...

Bananas for Box Tops! - Please don't forget to clip those Box Tops and go through the Box Tops Marketplace link to place online orders.  I just earned 1% back for CRES with my recent Old Navy order!  All these little bits add up over time!  Please go to www.btfe.com for more information and to sign up online.

Join the PTA! - Nothing is more important than the education of our children, and membership in the PTA is the perfect way to support that!  Please fill out the membership form from your child's Friday Folder and turn it into the office.  Members can be as involved - or not involved - as they choose to be.  Perks of joining the PTA are: inclusion in the school directory (and a free directory), Nevada PTA membership cards, discounts at participating vendors, and knowledge of what's going on at your school!  

Jog-a-Thon September 21,2012 - Please read the information packet that came home with your child on Friday. This is a FUN fundraiser, with a lot of valuable advertisement potential for donors.  This fundraiser has helped our school purchase Activboards and laptops for our classrooms, and this year we want to turn our focus to the CRES playground!  Many thanks to Amanda Mattioli and her amazing committee for their time and commitment to this event!  We will need a lot of volunteers for this day, please pencil it in if possible!

Open House - Please join us for this informative evening on Tuesday, Sept. 11th from 6-7:30pm.  You'll have the chance to meet your child's teacher, sign up to volunteer in classrooms, tour the school, and hear from Mrs. Thoroughman, our new principal.  

Mimi's Give Back Night - go to Mimi's for dinner on Wednesday, Sept 12th, from 5-9pm, and a portion of your bill will be donated back to CRES!  Our monthly Give Back dinners at various restaurants are always a lot of fun!

Thanks for a wonderful first week of school!  It was great to see old friends and welcome so many new families.  I know it's going to be an amazing year!