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Cypress Cove Elementary PTAs Newsletter 540 Military Road, Slidell, Louisiana 70461 985.641.3033

Exciting News From Our Principals

November is the time of the year that we reflect upon all things to be thankful about. To assist families that are less fortunate than us the week of November 7-11 is our annual CCE food drive. The students can bring cans of food to school to assist. All food collected will be donated to CCC. We will also thank all of our Veterans for the gift of freedom on November 11. Please join us for our Veterans Day program at 1:30 or 2:15 pm. We will give thanks to all our first responders by inviting them to eat our Thanksgiving meal with us in the cafeteria on Nov. 17. We have noticed an increased difficulty with listening skills in our children this year. Listening is, of course, crucial to learning. Research has proven that children who participate in a family meal do better in school. We know how hectic lives are these days, but if you can try to incorporate a few family meals together, with the television off and an emphasis on communication, this might help our children. We also wonder if part of the problem is the stimulation from machines. So many children are playing video games or watching fast paced television that they have difficulty attending to classroom lessons. Please consider monitoring the amount of time your child spends engaging in these activities. Independent play is excellent for brain development. Children really need time, and sometimes encouragement, to play outside, play with their toys, etc. Art or music activities are excellent also. In these stressful times, more than ever, it does indeed take a village to raise a child. Finally, we are thankful for such bright and curious students, a hard-working and dedicated staff, supportive and caring parents and a community that embraces Cypress Cove Elementary. Thanks for making CCE a happy place to be. Lisa and Arlene

November 2011
ACTIVITY CALENDAR
November 2nd Fall Picture Retakes November 7th School Board Community Mtg Boyet Jr. High Cafeteria 7 pm November 8th Audio/Vision Screening (1/2 First Grade) PTA Meeting, 10 am November 10th Audio/Vision Screening (1/2 First Grade) Progress Reports November 14th-18th Perfect Attendance Week November 16th Character Awards (T-1 and 1st) November 17th Character Awards (Pre-K & Kindergarten) Thanksgiving Lunch w/First Responders November 18th November Birthday Celebration November 21st-25th NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break November 30th Santa Pictures (T-1 and 1st)

Restaurant Nights
Take a night off from the kitchen & help support Cypress Cove!

Sonic Night
Wed., November 2nd

McDonalds Wed., November 9th Chick Fil-A Thurs., November 17th

Save Your Dominos Proof of Purchase!

Dominos is offering another way for our school to raise money. Save the proof of purchase found on the lid of the pizza box and Dominos will donate 20 cents for each proof of purchase (it is like Box tops). Turn in your proof of purchases to the office.

{{Giovanni Cousin}}

PTA Presidents corner

Wow, I cant believe it is already November. Time has gone by so quickly to think we have already started the 2nd quarter of school. The PTA has been quite busy. We have finalized the Worlds Finest Chocolate/Otis Spunkmeyer fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who supported us in this event. We sold approximately $38,000 of product in just 2 weeks. The PTA will profit 40% of that sale. Thank you to our team leaders Andrea Benefield and Melissa Malasovich for doing a great job organizing the event. A special thanks to Jane Stenstrom, who created our spreadsheet for tallying. It was a valuable tool to have. Thank you to everyone who came to help tally the orders and distribute the products, we could not have done this without you. Your help was tremendous!

Cypress Cove PTA Board Members 2011-2012

President: Cassie Baker Vice-President: Julie Martin VP-Membership: Dionne Graham Secretary: Jennifer Bouzigard Treasurer: Teri Sharpe Buttons: Bonnie Suckow Copy Room: Christy Wilkinson Cultural Arts: Dianira Young Fundraising: Andrea Benefield Melissa Malasovich Hospitality: Stephanie Ory Lisa Dohm Mindy Creel Legislation: Mary K. Bellisario Restaurant Night: Jennifer Anti Alice Fish-Barattini School Supplies: Tuesday Baker Claudia Clark Snack Committee: Jennifer Bouzigard Teacher Mini Grants: Heather Penta Website Coordinator: Bondilyn Jolly Newsletter: Maria Mounsey 2K Fun Run: Lacey Saba

WIN FREE BOOKS!

Be sure to look for your childs name in each of the newsletters. Every month four students are randomly chosen, and hidden within the text. If you should your childs name, Mrs. Dial will give your child a FREE BOOK during morning meeting Example: {{student's name}}

CONGRATULATIONS to our TOP SELLERS: 1ST PLACE: Emma Benefield 2nd PLACE: Marcus Cullier 3rd PLACE: Owen Benefield 1 POUND Chocolate Bar Winners: Josie Jones Gia Melendez Skylar Saba
Bus Driver Appreciation was the week of October 17th. Thanks to our hospitality team, we gave each bus driver and assistant a decorated clipboard and pen to help stay organized on their bus routes. The bus ramp was decorated with colorful posters thanking the drivers for getting our kids to and from school safely. Great job, Lisa, Mindy, and Stephanie for organizing this event! The planning for our 2K Fun Run/Walk is next on our agenda. The scheduled date is March 3rd. We will need lots of volunteers for this committee. If you would like to be involved in the planning of this event, please email me. The preliminary meetings will begin at the beginning of this month. Please join us in planning for a fun-filled family event. Thanks again for all your support to the PTA. If you havent become a member yet, its not too late! You may join by visiting our website and filling out the membership form or ask your childs teacher for a membership envelope. We would be happy to send one home to you. The next PTA meeting is November 8th at 10am in room 701. Please stop by and join us! See you at school!
{{Erick Hernandez}}

The CCE PTA presents the 2011-2012 Teacher Mini Grant Winners
The PTA is proud to recognize the following teachers who were selected to receive grant money. We funded $2,100 worth of mini grants and are excited about the creative and innovative ideas the teachers used to inspire their proposals. The teachers are offering unique learning opportunities for our students and these new ideas are also available for other classes. Please take the time to congratulate these innovators in our school. Great job to all of you!

Cassie Baker CCE Parent Teacher Association, President cypresscovepta@yahoo.com

Kristen Remerow (Kindergarten) "Starfall" Joanna Brockhoff (Kindergarten) "Moo-o to the Rescue" Kim Clatterbuck (1st grade) "One More Story" Carol Cline (Music) "DRUM Circle" Coach Bunny Agar and Coach Beasley (PE) "Interactive PE
The committee received many outstanding proposals; it was hard to choose. Thanks to all who entered. Thanks to the committee members: Hilary Bordelon, Heather Carroll, Heather Wall, Colleen Johnson, Julie Martin, Tisha Batuk, and Arlene Sealy.
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Cypress Cove Elementary School proudly presents...

October Good Character Awards for Kindergarten.

Back row: Kobe Walder, Ethan Speed, Carson Malasovich, Aryanna Davis, Jake Cavallo, Kelly Zibilich, Braden Brennan Middle row: Jordan Broussard, Ava Crawford, Joshua Turek, Emily Borgstede, Robin Suckow Front row: Jaely Dorsey, Jesse Larsen, Daniel Hern, McKenzie Gillpatrick missing from picture: Robert Wright

October Good Character Awards for T-1 & First Grade.

Back row: Ryan Bennett, Harrison Carroll, Aidan Evett, Lance Smith, Meghan Martin, Courtney Warner, Amy Villarreal, Gavin Wolz Middle row: Kenny Wallace, Aubrey Pfeffer, Courtney Clatterbuck, Erin Wyatt, Alexander Clifton, Jaelin Eumont, Bruce Thomas Front row: Melvin Pickins, Brooke Louque, Konner Milligan

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Cypress Cove has started their First Junior Lego League. We have two teams that will compete with schools from all over the area. Our first competition will be on December 10th at Holy Cross High School in New Orleans. Our team name are TOP JOB BUILDERS and FALCON'S NEST. We meet on Thursday and will be wearing our Team Shirt soon! Look and cheer for us on December 10th.

View this newsletter, and past newsletters online! ccenews.blogspot.com

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A special thanks to our 2011-2012 corporate sponsors Airey & Blanchard Law Office

2011-2012 PTA Discounts (with your PTA Membership card)

Copelands (Gause Blvd. Only) $5 off of 2 entrees All American Title Agency, LLC. Dante's Pizza - $5 off Large Pizza Law Office of Rita Ekenta Durmo Pest & Ornamental Dr. Scott Bonson, DDS Lakeshore Dodge Chrysler Jeep 20% off Pest & Mosquito control Quirk's Pest Control - $10 off & Kia - Guy Buras initial service and $50 off termite Slidell Oil Company treatment Quirks Pest Control Schaeffer's - 10% off menu items Crossgates Athletic ClubAdvertise your business Zero initial fee with us by joining PTA! Madswirls- Monday Deal - Buy For a $25 business membership, one yogurt, get 2nd of equal or your business lesser value at 50% off thru will be listed in the newsletter each April 2012 month for the remainder of the school year! {{Gabriella Tembo}}

BC Plumbing LLC

The Cypress Cove PTA would like to thank the following people for donating to the Adopt-A-Student program. This program helps fund field trips for students who otherwise would not be able to attend with their classmates. Thank you all so much, as well as others who donated anonymously, for your generous donations.
Kate & Karl Camp Jennifer Bellau with Bella Style Salon Andy Turpin Mark & Bonnie Suckow The Cacamo Family Chris & Darlene Chambers Will Stavis Ragen Hebert Skylar Walsh Noelle Bergeron & Landon Evans Alex Brmond with American Furniture Distributors Beverly Adams Evan Delaney Aubrey Jones Sherrie Rizzuto Maci Freire with Slidell Nursery Samantha Perque Stephanie Fox Damian & Jennifer Anti Rachel Bufkin Trey McGill Mason Ruble Terrence & Brigette Terrell Helen Stevenson, MD Colleen Carter Monnica Miller Commander Frankie and the following SBT-22 Weapons Department SBT-Medical Department Francisco Eavenson {{Kaylah Silve}}

The Louisiana PTA offers this wonderful contest to both support artistic expression & promote safety at school and home. Students in preschool through grade 12 are encouraged to create and submit Safety Drawing Posters for the theme At Work, At Play, Let Safety Lead the Way. This program helps parents to teach children different safety issues in a fun ways. We encourage everyone to participate in the program. For guidelines & theme search entry forms, please see the Cypress Cove Elementary PTA website link or front office. Please return the Theme Search form this week to your teacher. Deadline for Safety Drawing Posters is December 09, 2011. For details or concerns please feel free to contact me at 985-445-4113 or dia.young@yahoo.com

Cypress cove elementary Pta membership form

Member Name #1______________________________ Member Name #2______________________________________________ Address_____________________________________________________Phone_________________________________________ E-mail___________________________________________________________Date_____________________________________ Membership Type: (Circle One) Relationship to Student(s): Membership Dues: Single (1 adult) Family (2 adults) Faculty Business Other______________________________

(Circle One)

Parent/Guardian

Grandparent

$6 Single

$9 Family $25 Business

Amount Enclosed $_____________Check or Cash

Please list first name of all students at Cypress Cove Elementary: (include last name if different) 1. Name______________________________________ Grade__________ Teacher:________________ 2. Name______________________________________ Grade__________ Teacher:________________ PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO CYPRESS COVE ELEMENTARY PTA. ENCLOSE IN A LABELED ENVELOPE MARKED ATTN: PTA MEMBERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
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