Happy Holidays Everything Was Awesome!

Deer Ridge Elementary
December 2014 / January 2015
VOYAGER VIEW
A Look At What’s Happening Around Our School
December Events
Happy Holidays
16 Teacher Appreciation Lunch
19 Spirit Day (THEME - Favorite Sports Team)
19 Spelling Bee
22 Winter Vacation BEGINS
On Wednesday, December 3, the students
had the opportunity to make purchases for
their loved ones at our annual Holiday
Shoppe. There were many exciting choices
for the kids to pick from and they had a blast
putting so much thought into their
selections. Fourth grade student Connor
McCray enjoyed being the “First Official
Shopper” after winning this title at this year’s
Family Fun Fest Silent Auction. Thank you to the committee
members who spent countless hours of shopping over the past
year and preparing for this fun event. Also a big thanks to the
many parent volunteers. Whether you donated candy, ribbon or
tissue... worked a shift, shopped, or did paperwork, we appreciate
your efforts. Enjoy your gifts!
January Events
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School Resumes - Begin Second Semester
Box Tops Contest BEGINS
PTC Meeting 9:00 am
Math Night 6:30-7:30 pm
NO SCHOOL - MLK holiday
Teacher Appreciation Lunch
Snowball Dance 6:30-8:30 pm
Spirit Day (THEME - TBD)
Box Tops Contest ENDS
AFTERNOON CARPOOL
REMINDER
As you enter the parking lot
from Scott Road, remember
to form two lines. Follow the
edge of the parking lot and
turn right at both corners.
Merge into one line. This will
will help prevent backups
onto Scott Road. Thank you!
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Everything Was Awesome!
Our first Movie Night on Friday,
December 5 was such fun! 86 students enjoyed an evening at Deer Ridge surrounded by friends
and laughter while viewing The Lego
Movie. Thanks to the numerous
volunteers who gave their time to
make popcorn, sell concessions,
chaperone during the movie and
overall keep the night running smoothly. The kids are lucky to
have people like you to help make events like this happen.
Don’t forget to keep reloading and using your
Kroger Cares Card when stocking up on groceries
over the winter break. A percentage of your
purchases comes back to Deer Ridge!
Deer Ridge Elementary PTC
@DRESVoyagers
Deer Ridge Elementary
Teacher
Appreciation
Luncheon
Thank you to everyone who has
donated a food item for our
previous luncheons. The teachers
really appreciate this. Our next
lunch will be December 16. The theme is holiday appetizers
and desserts. Click here to see
what items are still needed. We
also have one scheduled for
January 20. Please watch for a
SignUp Genius email to announce
the theme and for items needed.
Thanks for helping make our Deer
Ridge staff feel loved! For more
information, please contact
Maggie Saal
(maggiesaal@msn.com) or Rachel Martin
(castlecorporate@msn.com).
Need More Gifts?
Some of our Deer Ridge Holly
Days Craft Show vendors will be
selling their goods at the
upcoming “Holiday Pop-Up at the
Pointe” December 19-21. The
event will be located in the former
Rustic Hutch location at Jefferson
Point. If you need that last minute
stocking gift, hostess gift or just
want more Cedar Creek Candles,
now’s your chance.
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December 2014 / January 2015
Keep On Reading
The book fair had another successful year! Our book sales
reached almost $10,000 which will help our library get new
books for everyone to use. Thank you to
all of the volunteers that helped make
the Book Fair a success. For everyone
that helped with set-up, tear-down,
Kindergarten Reading Night, Bingo
Night, Morning with Mom, baking
cookies, running the registers, and of
course buying books… we couldn’t
have done it without you!
Many of you filled in last minute or picked up an extra shift or
were talked into an extra job… again, we cannot thank you
enough. We hope to see the same enthusiasm at our spring fair.
We Want Your Labels
We will be having another Box Tops contest starting in January so
remember to keep clipping and collecting those labels over the
holidays. Deer Ridge receives thousands of dollars and important
equipment each year from the Box Tops Program, Campbell’s
Labels for Education and our newest Aunt Millie’s School Spirit
Program. These labels can be found on hundreds of grocery
items. Our school contest will run January 12-30. The classroom
to collect the most labels will win a prize! Thank you for your
support. For more information on these programs, please visit:
www.boxtops4education.com
www.auntmillies.com/School-Spirit.aspx
www.labelsforeducation.com Be on the lookout for more details on our
Family Snowball Dance in January! When the
weather outside is frightful, good times with friends are delightful. Join us for an evening filled with music, dancing and games. Sure to be a blast of fun for everyone.
Deer Ridge Elementary PTC
@DRESVoyagers
Deer Ridge Elementary
December 2014 / January 2015
From the PTC
President…
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
It is hard to believe this school year
is already half over! We have had
some very exciting and successful
events since August. Thanks so
much to all of the parents,
teachers, staff and administrators
who have volunteered their time
and energy to make these events
happen. Take a look at all of the
activities that were made possible
by our Deer Ridge Family:
Over the past few months, the students have been hard at
work showcasing their musical talents. Kindergarteners took
the stage in October to perform Tyme for a Rhyme. Then both
the third and fourth grade students got the school rockin’ and
rollin’ this past week with the
fabulous productions of Jingle
Bell Jukebox. A huge round of
applause goes out to our music
teacher, Sue Caudill and Bonnie
McCray, our designated choreographer for putting together these
spectacular shows. Also, thank you
to the many parent volunteers
who kept busy behind the scenes.
Your dedication to the kids does
not go unnoticed.
• Family Fun Fest
• Box Tops/Campbell’s Labels
• Holly Days Craft Show
• Fall Book Fair
• Kindergarten Reading Night
• Bingo Night
• Morning with Mom
• Holiday Shoppe
• Teacher Appreciation
Luncheons
• Movie Night
We are looking forward to an
exciting New Year and have
already begun planning our future
events!!!
Have a Safe and Wonderful Winter
Break. See you in 2015!
Cindy Otten, PTC President
deerridgeptc@gmail.com
www.sacs.k12.in.us
Deer Ridge Elementary PTC
@DRESVoyagers