March comes in like lion and leaves like a lamb – EXCEPT FOR THIS YEAR! Let’s hope April brings us warmth and sunshine.
Dear ECMS Chairs,
April is upon us with all that it brings – Spring Break, CRCT’s, Teacher Appreciation Week, and hopefully lots of clear sunny days!
March has been a very busy month. Our music students had their Large Group Performances, all state events, and jamborees. We are so fortunate have such an incredible music department.
Our biggest success this month was the CAMPUS CLEAN UP DAY! An ENORMOUS ROUND OF APPLAUSE for Beautification Chair Christie Newhouse who worked tirelessly to get all the groups involved to make this project a success. The rain has put a damper on the week but you can tell much was accomplished since there is no orange dirt running across sidewalks and the parking lot during these rainy days. We had close to 60 people join us on a very cloudy Saturday but Mother Nature let us finish our work. Over 300 bags of leaves, weeds, and trash were picked up and over 100 bales of pine straw strewn out. Thank you to ECMS PTSA, Foundation, administration, teachers, students, parents, Student Council, 7th grade cheerleaders, Academic Habits teams, high school students, and Keep Cobb Beautiful who joined in the clean-up effort with donations of time, supplies, cash, flowers, and pine straw. It was truly a combination of all these teams who worked non-stop for 4 hours to make our campus beautiful and ready for spring.
If anyone needs a service letter or a tax exempt donation letter, please email me and I will get that to you ASAP. You deserve it!
Now it is time to introduce our 2011-2012 ECMS PTSA Executive Board as elected at Monday March 28, 2011, PTSA General Meeting:
CO-PRESIDENTS: Alison Agnew and Barbara Dyck
CO-VICE PRESIDENTS: Kimberly Berman and Cindy Davis
CO-SECRETARIES: Alanne Orjoux and Jana Brubacher
TREASURER: Hulya Seymour
Thank you for serving and it is going to be another great year!
FOUNDATION NEWS: The ECMS Foundation seeks committed volunteers to help raise friends and funds as a member of its 2011-12 Board of Directors. If you or someone you know would be a good candidate, contact a member of the nominating committee: http://ecmsfoundation.org/board/
Wednesday, March 30th @ 5:30 in the Gym - Winter Guard Championship Send-Off - Our Winter Guard is going to Macon to compete. We would love to have lots of family and friends come support our girls and send them off with a great Good Luck celebration.
APRIL EVENTS:
- Friday April 1st – 3rd Quarter Jr. Wildcat Celebration
- Friday, Apr 1st 11:45 - 1:45 in the Old Gym @ Wheeler High School Global Festival '11 - This is Wheeler's International Festival. They will have student exhibits, International Food and Live Entertainment
- April 4 – April 8 – Spring Break
- April 12 – April 18 – CRCT Testing
- Friday, April 15 – Federal Income Tax Due
- Tuesday, Apr 19th - Chick-Fil-A Night @ East Lake 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- April 18 – April 21 – National Turn Off Your TV Week
- Wednesday, April 20 – Jr. Wildcat Newsletter Articles Due for the last newsletter of the year!
- Monday, April 25 – PTSA Chair Meeting at 8:30am in the Media Center
- April 25 – April 29 – Staff Appreciation Week – please see volunteer opportunities and donations needed links below
- Friday, April 29 – Foundation Chic-Fil-A and Krispy Kreme Breakfast in the Lobby
VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS NEEDED:
The year is not over and we need volunteers for Locker Stocker, Ambassador Desk and Copy Cats as well as Teacher Appreciation Week and 8th Grade Dance. Below are the links to help and you can always find the volunteer/donation information on our PTSA blog http://eastcobbmiddleschool.typepad.com/ptsa/
Locker Stocker and Ambassador Desk signups are now on the Signup Genius site. There is also a new chance to help out with Copy Cats. You know that teachers have heavier loads than ever this year and need to spend their time on classroom instruction. This is something we can do to help ease the effects of budget cuts just a bit.
To sign up for 6th grade locker stocker go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/locker3
To sign up for 7th-8th grade locker stocker go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/locker4
To sign up for ambassador desk go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/ecms2
To sign up for copy cats go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/ecms1
Staff Appreciation Help Needed
Donations of food and/or time is needed to create a wonderful Staff Appreciation Week. This event is held April 25-29th. We are planning a lunch, breakfast and several small tokens of appreciation. If you prefer to support this event by making a donation of money, please e-mail ecmschairs@live.com. Please check out the following links to offer your support.
This is the link to donate food.
http://ecmsvolunteers.pleasebringit.com/public/aIDJnn5lGbU
This is the link to donate time or goods.
http://ecmsvolunteers.pleasebringit.com/public/vHxvLKOATcI
This is the link to donate gift items.
http://ecms.pleasebringit.com/public/oEF1bDm8RFs
If you have any questions, please contact Kristin at ecmschairs@live.com.
8th Grade Dance
Do you have any Hollywood/Movie themed decorations or connections to donations?
The PTSA 8th grade Dance Committee is looking for Hollywood/Movie themed decorations. We would like to collect the decoratons as soon as possible so we can plan accordingly. If you have anything that the committee can use, please e-mail ecmschairs@live.com or send a note marked ATTN: PTSA to the school.
Please think about other clubs, churches or groups that you may find decorations through.
Also, let us know if you have a contact that may offer donations. We need to find community support as well as, family support.
8th Grade Families.....
The 8th Grade Dance Committee needs your help. The committee has projects that can be done from home, on your own schedule, before the dance, during the dance or after the dance. Please check out the following links if you can donate time and/or goods. You can also send a note into your child's homeroom teacher if you are willing to help.
http://ecms.pleasebringit.com/public/ohtPgOfn0dc This link is volunteers and goods
A food link will be sent closer to the dance.
The more families that get involved, the better the celebration. Even though this event is approximately 40 school days away, it takes a lot of planning. Please sign up now! Thank you for your support!
8th Grade Dance details....
The theme is Hollywood: Reach for the Stars. Date and time: Friday, May 20th from 6:30-9 pm PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU PICK UP AT 9 PM SHARP!!!
Cost: $7 per child- there is no need to bring money to this dance; all items are included in ticket prices. Save your money now!
Dress: The clothing is meant to follow school dress code. This is a special occasion so we hope the children will be nicely dressed: similar to picture day, a family celebration or church event. It is okay to wear a long dress but it is not necessary. Please ask the homeroom teacher if you have questions or concerns about dress code for this event.
Food: Snacks and sweets will be served. This event will not be dinner for the children; please feed your child prior to arriving.
The amount of food, volunteers and donations received will determine what is offered at this dance.
If you have any questions, please contact Kristin at ecmschairs@live.com.
Thank you for all you do!
Barbara and Alison
