1

ocketProvidence Spring Elementary

eviewRRDecember 14, 2018

Coming Up

Michelle Kidd, PTA Presidentpsepres@gmail.com

Jen Taylor, Rocket Review Editorttaylor8@carolina.rr.comHow to Submit Rocket Review Content

Contacts

ocketProvidence Spring Elementary

eviewRRIn This IssueThe Annual PSE Rocket Raffle 1Important Visitor/Volunteer Update 1Faculty & Staff Changes 2Early Dismissal Reminder 2Treasurer’s Report 3

The Annual PSE Rocket Raffle

Providence Spring Elementary10045 Providence Church Lane | Charlotte, NC 28277

P: (980) 343-6935| F: (980) 343-6939School: http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/ProvidenceSpringES

PTA: http://ProvidenceSpringPTA.weebly.comPrincipal: Ran Barnes | Assistant Principal: Linda O’Connor

Dec 19 -Jan 2

-Winter Break

Thu, Jan 3 -Chick-fil-A Night,3 PM - 8PM

Wed, Jan 9 -PTA meeting, 9:30 AM-Early Release Day-Ice Skating @ WinterWonderland @ South-Park, 11 AM - 7:30 PM

Mon, Jan 14 -Rocket Raffle beginsFri, Jan 18 -End of QuarterMon, Jan 21 -MLK Jr Day - No SchoolTue, Jan 22 -Teacher Work Day - No

SchoolJan 25 - Jan31

-Teacher AppreciationWeek

Wed, Jan 30 -Rocket Raffle ends

Next Rocket Review: January 25Submission deadline: January 21

Get excited! The best fundraiser of the year iscoming!

What is the Rocket Raffle?

This fundraiser is overwhelmingly a favorite forstudents and staff alike. Each and every raffle itemhas been donated by one or more of ourwonderful teachers, staff, or administrators. InJanuary, the list of raffle prizes will be sent home. Students, with the help oftheir parents, can choose which raffle prizes to buy tickets for. The ticketsare 5 for $5, 12 for $10, and 25 for $20. The directions for how to purchaseyour tickets and select your prizes will be included in the packet. There arenearly 100 events being offered! The kids love being able to spend bonustime in small groups with their teachers and other staff members doing fun,non-classroom activities. There are also entries for adults, like parking spacesfor fifth-grade graduation and Celebration of Nations. We have a lot of NEWitems in the raffle this year, so please take some time to go through all of theofferings. Rocket Raffle Kickoff is Monday, January 14. There will be a two-week window during which you can purchase your tickets. The winners ofeach raffle prize will be chosen at random, and students will be notifiedduring the first part of February.

This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year, with all of the money raisedgoing directly back to the school. Last year, the raffle was an

incredible success: we raised more than $16,000! With theproceeds, the teachers purchased books, cubbies, art supplies,ukuleles, and many other materials and tools that enable PSE tocontinue to offer the best educational opportunities possible for

our students. Please help support our school while providinggreat experiences for you and your children!

– Karin Simoneau & Susan Reikowski, Rocket Raffle Chairs

All visitors and volunteers must log into the LobbyGuard system with a validdriver’s license. If you do not have a driver’s license, CMS requires you toshow a photo ID to office staff. We value your cooperation as ourcommunity works together to adhere to all safe schools guidelines.

Thank you!

Important Visitor/Volunteer Update

2

ocketProvidence Spring Elementary

eviewRR

Please consider this a gentlereminder that the last call we willmake into a classroom for a child’searly dismissal from school is 2:30pm. With the winter break fastapproaching, we urge you to considertiming should you need to take yourchild(ren) home from school early.We suggest you arrive by 2:20! Thispolicy is not new and was institutedafter careful consideration for the safedismissal of our students. Tominimize classroom disruption at theend of the day, please make yourchild’s teacher aware of his or herearly dismissal by written note. Thisway, your child will be packed up andready to go when the office calls theclassroom, upon your arrival.

If you are volunteering in the lateafternoon, please be aware that safeschool policy does not allow childrento accompany parents to the office fordismissal.  School policy requiresparents to come to the office andsign children out.  The office, in turn,will call the classroom to request thechild.  School policy also does notallow parents to sign children out andthen return to the classroom.  Thesafety of our students and staff is ourpriority, and we appreciate yourunderstanding and compliance withthis process.

Mr. Dean is a veteran of CMS with experience at both theelementary and middle levels of Physical Education. He spenttime at McKee Road Elementary and Billingsville ElementarySchools as well as time at Carmel and South Charlotte MiddleSchools.  Mr. Dean was most recently in the administration atCarmel Middle for the last 10 years.  Mr. Dean is married toMelissa and they have three kids, Courtney (19) CoastalCarolina University, Camryn (18) UNC Wilmington and Kenan(15) Sun Valley High School.

Patrick Dean, PE Teacher

Faculty & Staff Changes

I am thrilled to be a part of the Providence Spring family as a TD Teacher! I amoriginally from upstate New York (outside Rochester). I graduated from BostonCollege where I double majored in Elementary Education and HumanDevelopment. I then traveled “across the pond” to the University of Bradfordin the United Kingdom where I received my Master’s in Peace Studies andspent time traveling all around Europe. I hold AIG and Curriculum andInstruction Supervision Licensure and National Board Certification.

During my 13 years in CMS, I’ve worked as an elementary classroom teacher,TD Teacher, and most recently as the Secondary TD Specialist with theAdvanced Studies/Talent Development/AVID department. I currently teachgifted education courses at Queens University.

I have been married to my husband, Jason (anative Charlottean), for 9 years and we have adaughter, Sadie, who attends Kindergarten atBeverly Woods. I have a Golden Retriever namedDexter who is a cancer survivor and my other“baby.” I love reading, cooking, baking, traveling,watching football (GO PANTHERS!!), anythingHarry Potter, and the arts (theater, visual art,music, dance – I’ve done it all!).

Trinette Atri, TD

Early DismissalReminder

In Memoriam

Johnny ColumbusAugust 15, 1950 - December 7, 2018

3

ocketProvidence Spring Elementary

eviewRRTreasurer’s Report

Your RocketDollars at

Work!!Thanks to your continuedgenerosity, we are pleased toreport that your rocketdollars provided these itemsfor the school in October:

Substitutes for Tech& Ed teachers toattendProfessional

Development.

“Hospitality Cart”treats for ourteachers and staffto show them how

much we appreciate them.

Defibrillator pads forthe Health Room.

Annual renewal ofSMART softwarefor our SMARTboards.

4

ocketProvidence Spring Elementary

eviewRR PSE P.A.L.S.(Proud Advocates of Learning in Schools)

P lat inum

Gold

S i l ver

Bronze

Click each sponsor’s logo to learn more.