A very special event will take place during the Great Gator 5K race on Saturday April 28th: a Pie in the Face contest! Students will have a chance next week to enter a raffle for the chance to throw a pie at some of our favorite teachers and staff members. Raffle entries are only 50 cents each- students can enter as many times as they would like. We will have a table set up each morning next week, April 23rd-27th from 9:00-9:15 am. Students can stop by on their way to class and enter the raffle. Multiple names will be drawn from each grade level and winners will be announced on the school loudspeaker.

 The pie throwing will happen during the Great Gator 5K that Saturday. So far we have Mr. Sthreshley, Mr. Fillman, Mrs. Little, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Biddle and Mrs. Innes who have agreed to have pies thrown at them! Students are super excited about this and it’s a great way to kick off a special week of school spirit and fun leading up to our 5k and Fun Run. Don’t forget to register for the race if you haven’t yet-online registration ends this Thursday, the 25th.

Starting March 2nd we will no longer be collecting juice pouches for recycling.  The volunteers will only be responsible for collecting the chip bags from the cafeteria. A new program will be starting- collecting Elmer’s Glue stick containers effective immediately.  Only glue sticks, not bottles.  There will be a box placed on the stage to collect them. The recycling committee will be working with the teachers to help us collect them in the classrooms. Thank you to everyone for helping our gators go green!

On March 19-20 the Science Museum of Virginia will be visiting SCES!  There will be an assembly, workshops and hands-on exhibits.  This will be a fun learning opportunity for our students. If you are interested in volunteering, check out the online sign up.

THANK YOU SWIFT CREEK!

A  BIG Gator Shout Out to all our teachers, students and families for so generously supporting our 2012, 100th Day of School Donation Drive.

We are so proud to be able to give the following donations to The Ronald McDonald House of Richmond, The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Richmond and Chalkley Elementary on behalf of our Swift Creek Family. Look at these fabulous results of our generous gators!

Individual Juice Boxes—384
Individual Snacks—603
Crayons and Markers—143
Marble Notebooks—65
Individual Glue Sticks—204
Coloring and Activity Books- 115
Pencil Boxes and Assorted School Supplies—84
Books—145
Hand Sanitizer pump bottles—40
Disinfecting Wipes Cannisters—37

 Total Items Donated —1,820

 Special thanks to our Outreach chair, Debra Gozzi for her hard work in organizing this!

Update: There are only a few more copies of the yearbook left- online ordering is now closed. If you want to print an order form to turn in to the school, download another copy here on our PTA website. If you have any questions or would like to confirm if your order has already been placed, please email Sarah Holloway at Yearbook@SwiftCreekPTA.com

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Yearbook order forms have been sent home in your child’s folder. The price includes free personalization until January 23rd, 2012. There are only 100 copies left, so please send your order in order now to ensure your child gets theirs. There are several ways to order: you can use the order form that has been sent home, download another copy on our PTA website, or if you like to pay by credit or debit card, you can order online at Yearbook Order Center, using our school code: 13701. Contact the Yearbook Committee with any questions.

Check out this year’s cover art and contest winners here!