Spring Fair: Volunteers REALLY Needed

(Content from Shannon Gallagher. Volunteer openings as of 5/11 @ 9 pm)

The Spring Fair is tomorrow, May 13 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm – RAIN OR SHINE!

We hope to have as many games as possible, regardless of the weather. We still need quite a few helping hands to make this possible. Please consider donating an hour of your time for this worthy and fun cause!

Minion Ring Toss – 1 person 7-
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Plinko – 1 person 6-7 and 7-8
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Paint Cans Ping Pong Toss- 2 peopled 5 -6 and 7-8
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Cupcake Walk – 1 or 2 people 5-6 and 7-8
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Lucky Key Treasure Chest – 1 or 2 people 5-6, 6-7 and 7-8
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Lollipop Tree – 2 people 7-8
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Teacher Roulette – 1 person 5-6 and 7-8; 2 people 6-7
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Toilet Toss 2 people 5-6, 6-7 and 1 person 7-8
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Football Toss 1 person 6-7
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Dino Dig – 2 people 7-8
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Fishing Pole 1 person 5-6, 6-7
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B-Ball (Jr & Sr.) – 2 people 7-8
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Sand Art 1 person 5-6, 7-8 and 2 people 6-7
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Photo Booth 2 people 5-6
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Hula Hoop Tic-Tac-Toe – 3 people 6-7 and 7-8
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Duck Pond – 1 or 2 people needed 5-6, 6-7, 7-8
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B-I-N-G-O is the GAME-O

Last year, as I sat with my family at our BINGO table, I came to the realization that I had lived a sheltered life. Before that night, I had only ever played BINGO one way.

Five in a row … BINGO!

While it was still exciting to try to be the first to claim a prize, my eyes were opened to the many other ways to play the game.

Four corners = BINGO! Big X = BINGO! Outside edges = BINGO!

For the second year, the SCHSA invites you to enjoy this fun-filled family event: PIZZA BINGO!  

Date: Friday, February 26
Time: 6-8 pm
Doors open at 6 pm.
Pizza served at 6:15 pm.
BINGO begins at 6:45 pm.

Important: This is a limited-seating, first-come, first-serve event. To reserve your table and pre-order your cheese pizza, you must complete the ORDER FORM and return it to school in an envelope marked “PIZZA BINGO” by Friday, February 19. All checks payable to SCHSA. (Last year, the house was packed.)

The BINGO event will support DASD’s “Read and Feed” food drive to help the Lord’s Pantry. Bring a non-perishable food item to BINGO night and you will receive a free raffle ticket!

A little competition among family and friends, along with dinner and raffles are sure to be memories your family will cherish forever.

• BINGO card packs are $4 each and must be purchased in advance to reserve a table for your family.
• Cheese pizzas will be $12 and also must be pre-ordered.
• You are invited to bring a peanut/nut-free dessert for your family to share.
• Water will be available for purchase that evening.

Your cards, raffle tickets and pizza orders will be waiting for you at the event.

Also, volunteers are needed for this event. If you are available, either share your availability on Sign-Up Genius or contact the organizers, Ann Durkin and Mary Sperling.

So, is everyone ready to get together for some classic family fun? BINGO!

 

Monkey Fish Toys : 10% for you & 10% for Shamona

Our friends at Monkey Fish Toys are offering a savings of 10% on your entire purchase AND an additional 10% of your purchase come back to the school when you shop at Monkey Fish Toys through Saturday, December 12.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW & PRINT THE FLYER WITH ALL THE DETAILS.  Simply print this flyer and bring it with you to present at check out.

Thank you, Monkey Fish Toys, for your continued support.

Monkey Fish has two locations:
The Shops on Eagleview Blvd.
264 Eagleview Blvd., Exton, PA 19341
(484) 889-8029

Bradford Plaza
662 Downingtown Pike, West Chester, PA 19380
(484) 885-7285

Read More … about this week’s Bookfair at Barnes & Noble

Each year, Shamona Creek partners with Barnes & Noble to host a book fair to support the school libary. Please plan to swing by Barnes & Noble at Main Street in Exton between Monday, November 9 and Sunday, November 15 to help our library. You must print and bring the Barnes & Noble Bookfair flyer with you and present it when you check out.

In addition to the Bookfair, Cosi is offering 25% of proceeds of dinner sales to the SCHSA on Monday and Tuesday on purchases after 5:30 pm. The voucher, which is attached to the same flyer, needs to be presented at the time of purchase.

Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Copeland enjoy reading to the students.

On Monday and Tuesday of the Bookfair, you will be treated to musical entertainment by our band, chorus and orchestra students, plus many of our teachers will read their favorite books to the children during story time.

Special Events: Monday, November 9:

• 6:30 pm: Shamona Creek Orchestra Concert
• Story time with teachers Mrs. Benner, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. C. Moore and Miss Carroll

Special Events: Tuesday, November 10:

• 6:30 pm: Shamona Creek Band Concert
• Shamona Creek Choral Concert
• Story time with our principal Mrs. Welsh and teachers Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Copeland, Miss Czap and Mrs. Milano

Last year’s band concert at Barnes & Noble. Can you spot Mr. Gordon?

Can’t attend the book fair at Barnes & Noble in person? Visit BN.COM/bookfairs to support Shamona Creek online between November 9 and 15 by entering Book fair ID 11724697 at checkout.

4 simple steps to put the “FUN” in FUNdraising at our school RUN

There are less than four days to go until the Fun Run, and we are only halfway to our goal. To make this first-ever character-building event impactful on our school community, we need all our families to take these four easy steps.

1. Before Friday, register your child at FunRun.com using the school code 879-585. Many thanks to the 370 out of 596 families who already created their child’s sponsorship page. This represents 62% of our families. Nice!

2. Before Friday, pledge your support for each lap your child runs. There are lots of children (129 out of the 370) who are registered but don’t have any pledges. Please consider being your child’s lead sponsor as he or she runs in support of the school.

3. Before Friday, invite others, such as grandparents, aunts and uncles, relatives, neighbors, past parents, SC alumni and friends to make an online pledge for your child in their “run-a-thon” effort. (The FunRun.com website provides sample text and links that can easily be copied and pasted into an email. No door-to-door sales effort suggested or required.)

4. Finally, join the fun on Friday and cheer for all the children as they make a terrific effort to run 30-35 laps around the fun track.

• October 23 @ 10 am – Grades 3-5 and AM Kindergarten
• October 23 @ 2 pm – Grades 1-2 and PM Kindergarten

(Park at the Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center’s parent lot, which is accessible from the entrance closest to our playground, not our bus loop.)

And lastly, if you’ve already completed steps 1, 2 and 3 … thank you! We respectfully ask you to share your enthusiasm for this activity with your Shamona Creek friends and encourage them to do the same, so that the kids can truly put the “FUN” in FUNdraiser!

Opportunity: Fun Run seeks family-owned Business Sponsors

One of the Home & School Association’s first big student activities of the school year will be a brand new event – the Sharks Fun Run! The fall, we will introduce this nine-day program to Shamona Creek’s students that will provide them with lessons in character building, leadership and fitness.

It is anticipated to be one of the SCHSA’s largest fundraisers of the year, allowing us to support the needs of the students and teachers throughout the whole year.

As we prepare for this early October program, we are making a late-summer request of those families who own small (or big) businesses…or those who work at a local company…or those whose friends/family outside the school have a business…and want an opportunity to market their company to a captive audience and support school students too.

Business logos will be displayed on the Fun Run t-shirts the students receive (t-shirts are like walking billboards outside of school), as well as on this SCHSA website all year long.

This sponsorship opportunity will introduce your business to the school family and show your support of the children, their education and their Shark Fun Run effort. (More details will come later about how the Fun Run will be organized with the help of an organization called Boosterthon.)

Click Here to read more (page 1) and to print the sponsorship form (page 2). Please forward this link along to anyone you think might be interested.

The deadline for sponsorships for this event is Friday, September 4, 2015.

Please email SCHSA President Kathryn Gute for information. (kathryn.gute@gmail.com)

A Little Friendly Summer Competition: The Box Top Challenge

The Rebates + E-Z Money Committee has organized a summer Box Top competition. Sandwich-sized Ziploc bags were distributed to families the last week of May with a note about collecting Box Tops for Education all summer.

Families will collect the Box Tops in the given bags all summer long. The bags are due by Friday, September 11, 2015. The family that collects the most Box Tops will receive a $25 gift card to the store or restaurant of their choice.

Shamona Creek earns 10 cents for each specially marked General Mills box top submitted. Simply clip and save the box top square on the package. See the Box Tops for Education product list to help get you started.

The Countdown to the Spring Fair: Helpers, Tickets, Food and Used Books

Of all the family events that take place at the school, the Spring Fair is by far the event that the kids look forward to the most. It’s full of fun, games, prizes and treats. What’s not to love?

Helpers Needed
The students enjoy the Spring Fair tremendously, and they especially love seeing their teachers and the parents be part of the action. To make the night a success, the SCHSA needs parents to share an hour of their time that night. (We hate to sound desperate, but when you see the list you’ll notice we are seriously short on helpers. This is an event for everyone to get involved.) Please look for your class/assigned game and sign up for an hour. If your class is filled, select another available game and time that works best for your schedule. All help appreciated. Instructions & game room locations will be provided at the Volunteer Check In Table the night of the Fair.

View the list >

Questions? Contact Shannon Gallagher at gallaghergang102@gmail.com or Jenn Faust at faust31@verizon.net.

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Ticket Pre-Sale
The amazing Spring Fair committee has extended the deadline for pre-ordering tickets until WEDNESDAY, MAY 6. You can save yourself a few dollars by pre-ordering your game and raffle tickets here.  The order form and payment must be received in the office by this Wednesday.

Wondering how many tickets you will need for games?  Click here.
Wondering what you can win with your raffle tickets?  Click here.

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Food Options
In addition, you can also pre-order your dinner with Primo Hoagies (one of the Five Dollar Food Court options at the Fair) by completing this form and returning it to school by Wednesday as well.

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Used Book Sale 
~ Want to score a great deal on books for all ages? We’ve got you covered.
~ Need to create more space on your bookshelves? Here’s your opportunity.
The book sale committee is seeking donations for the USED BOOK SALE to be held at the Spring Fair. Donations of children’s and adult’s hardcover and softcover books will be collected in the school lobby until May 7.  Books will be on sale for great prices at the Spring Fair.
Questions? Contact Amy Koser at wardkoser@verizon.net

The SCHSA and the Spring Fair committee look forward to a fun evening with you and your family between 5-8 pm this Friday, May 8!

Tonight: ‘Eat Mor Chikin’ and Support the School

Tonight is the night! It’s Shamona Creek’s Chick-fil-A Spirit Night!  No need to plan dinner. No need to do the dishes. Shamona Creek wants you to join us at Chick-fil-A in Lionville. This highly anticipated and popular event is not to be missed!

Tuesday, April 21 @ 5:30 pm-8:30 pm

Chick-fil-A – Lionville

Stop in any time (or drive through if you’re on the go) during dinnertime hours to enjoy your nuggets, waffle fries and cookies & cream milkshake and feel good about the 20% that Chick-fil-A will be giving back to SCHSA. Eat dinner, support the school and the kids get to see all their friends. It’s a no brainer! Plus, Downingtown’s best 2nd grade teachers will be there again spinning the wheel…gotta love those ladies!

Be sure to click here to print the required flyer.

You MUST present the flyer in order for SCHSA to receive the donation from Chick-fil-A, so please print it and bring it along. We will NOT have extras available that night.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Swim on over to the Book Fair Under the Sea

The Scholastic Book Fair will take place from March 20 through March 27.

The following information is being shared on behalf of the school library.

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Get ready to explore an ocean of books at Shamona Creek’s Scholastic Book Fair! This year’s theme provides a perfect opportunity for SC Sharks to dive into reading with new and popular titles.

This annual event serves two purposes: to promote reading and to raise funds for the school library. It is always a memorable week for the students; their enthusiasm is ‘shark-tastic!’

We will have a “preview” day (no sales) for students on Thursday, March 19. Your child’s Wednesday folder will include The Scholastic Book Fair flyer and a note from the librarian with specific details for visiting and shopping. Parents are welcome to shop during school hours, including when their child is scheduled to be in the library. The Book Fair will be open after hours and there are several days with evening hours.

Book Fair Hours are:

• Friday, March 20:  9:00 am-5:30 pm (teacher preview before school)
• Monday, March 23:  8:30 am-5:30 pm
• Tuesday, March 24:  8:30 am-8:00 pm
• Wednesday, March 25: 8:30-5:30 pm
• Thursday, March 26: 8:30 am-8:00 pm
• Friday, March 27:  8:30 am-5:30 pm

If you are unable to attend the Fair, or if you wish to purchase additional titles or series not found at the Book Fair, you can shop online at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/shamonacreek.  Shamona Creek will receive credit for these purchases, and the books will be delivered to your child’s homeroom, with no shipping fee.

Parent Volunteers Needed
The Scholastic Book Fair is the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Parental assistance has always been important for its success. Will you consider lending a hand to help students preview, locate and purchase their selections?

You can volunteer at http://vols.pt/tPLJnK or email Mrs. Carroll at pcarroll@dasd.org.