Join us from 6:30-8:30 pm on Monday, March 25 for our Grades 3-5 Art Show in the Camp Creek ES Gym! If you aren't able to join us in-person, feel free to visit our online art show at https://artomestore.com/collections/campcreekelementaryschool30047 .

School Council Elections will be held on Friday, April 19, 2024.

• As required by the CCES Local School Council bylaws, voting will take place by secret ballot.
• Only Camp Creek Elementary School parents are permitted to vote.
• Electronic ballots will be made available via SchoolMessenger on April 19, 2024.
• We have TWO council positions to fill for the 2024-2025 school year, as Ryan Jowers and Marcie Reif complete their terms at the end of the current school year.
• If you are interested in having your name on the ballot for School Council, please submit your name and contact information via email to valerie.robinett@gcpsk12.org no later than Friday, March 29, 2024.
• All council members serve a TWO year term.
• Council members may choose to serve more than one term, with the approval of the council.

We are seeking English-speaking Camp Creek parents interested in volunteering ONE hour a week for one-on-one conversation support for Camp Creek parents enrolled in our Spring Semester Adult English class. Contact Anna Porter for more information if you're interested in helping! anna.porter@gcpsk12.org

Our Cubs earn Cubby Cash for following “PAWS” at school.

Cubby Cash is awarded when students are: Practicing Good Manners, Actively Participating, Working Together, and Showing Self Control.

Cubs then get to spend their Cubby Cash at the Cubby Cash Store each month!

If your family is interested in donating, please click on the Amazon or Oriental Trading wish lists. You can also use the wish lists to get ideas for the types of items we put in the store but purchase from your favorite stores. The wish list items will come directly to the school. If you send in items, please put your name on it so that we can thank you for your support!

Thank you in advance for your support!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/I3RBBY5EVCD2?ref_=wl_share

www.orientaltrading.com/web/wishlist/26554325734/940318552-Michele_'s_Wish_List?cm_mmc=social-_-Wishlist_-_-sharelink-_-sharelink

The Camp Creek ES PTA is looking for the following volunteers (as underlined) for the committees in bold. If you have any interest or questions, contact Michelle Pixton at mppixton@gmail.com.

Bingo Night – Event - Chair Needed- will be transitioned from current Chair (OCTOBER) Work with PHS Community School to reserve date, cafeteria, and custodial staff, communicate set up and procure AV equipment. Set up signage at PHS for event. Order Bingo Cards and pencils. Create Sign Up Genius for volunteers across all Bingo committees. Create advertisement for Weekly Paws. Set up and monitor ticket sales on MemberHub. Set up and break down (volunteers will help with this as well). Volunteers can help behind the scenes prior to each event or by running ticket and food sales or fun stations during each event. Perfect for volunteers looking to help a lot or a little.

Bingo Night – Games -Chair Needed- will be transitioned from current Chair (OCTOBER) Ensure Carnival Games are in working order. Order prizes for games. Set up and breakdown games in auxiliary gym (volunteers will help with this as well)

Bingo Night - Concessions - Shadowing Co-Chair Needed (OCTOBER) Help feed our hungry crowd at Bingo Night by planning the “menu”, obtaining snacks/pizza/drinks, and coordinating volunteers to work just on the night of the event.

Camp Creek Carnival – Shadowing Co-Chair Needed (APRIL) Plan and organize event at CCES, procure bouncy houses, dunk tank, face painting and hair painting supplies, DJ, carnival games, food trucks. Create Sign Up Genius for volunteers. Create advertisement for Weekly Paws. Set up and monitor ticket sales on MemberHub. Set up and monitor ticket sales on MemberHub. Set up and break down (volunteers will help with this as well). Volunteers can help behind the scenes prior to each event or by running ticket and food sales or fun stations during each event. Perfect for volunteers looking to help a lot or a little.

Volunteer Coordinator - Chair Needed (Bingo – OCTOBER and Carnival - APRIL) Serve as point person for all volunteers at these events, checking them in for each shift and explain their tasks, periodically circulate through volunteer stations to ensure appropriately staffed and volunteers do not have questions. Many volunteers are sourced from Service Clubs from Trickum and Parkview, so additional explanation may be needed if new to the events.

Exceptional Children - Chair Needed (March) Show appreciation for our Exceptional Education Teachers and Support staff during Exceptional Children’s Week in March. This generally includes some small recognition each day in their mailbox and a breakfast. Guidance will be provided from past activities; chair may be creative to express appreciation for these special teachers while working within the parameters of approved budget.

Yearbook Event Photography- Chairs Needed (Available to attend events during school) Capture candid and staged photos during school events (like Pastries with Parents, Boosterthon, Field Day) and special events (like Bingo Night, International Night, Carnival) to be used in our yearbook. Basic photography skills a plus. Opportunity open to multiple volunteers.

On occasion, some of our Cubs have accidents, spills, or playground incidents (mud) that can be remedied by a quick change in the clinic. The Camp Creek ES Clinic is seeking PANTS ranging from 3T to ADULT SMALL to help us on such occasions. Leggings and elastic waistband pants are great! So, if you have some hand-me-downs you have outgrown, or would like to make a pants donation, please drop them off at the Camp Creek ES Front Office with "CLINIC" written on the bag!

Are you ready for Spirit Nights!?

What is a Spirit Night?

When a local business around Lilburn is willing to donate a portion of their profit to OUR school, when we buy from them!

How do I participate?

Go to the business hosting the Spirit Night, order and say:

“We are here for Camp Creek Elementary School’s Spirit Night!”

*Pay attention to the Weekly PAWS to see which Spirit Night is coming up.*

Thank You for supporting Camp Creek!

Email: 200FrontOffice@gcpsk12.org
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/CampcreekES
Location: Camp Creek Elementary School, Cole Drive Southwest, Lilburn, GA, USA
Phone: (770) 921-1626
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CampCreekElementarySchool

This includes COVID-19, Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

When you have a respiratory virus:

• If you have symptoms of a respiratory virus that are not caused by something else, stay home and avoid contact with others.
• Symptoms may include fever, chills, fatigue, cough, runny nose, and headache.
• You can resume your normal activities when you meet both of these criteria for at least 24 hours:
• Your symptoms are getting better overall, AND
• You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).
• When you go back to normal activities, it is recommended to take added precautions over the next 5 days, such as steps for cleaner air, respiratory hygiene, mask use when indoors around others, physical distancing.
• Remember to follow and encourage general infection control measures can help to limit the spread of illnesses. Infection control measures include:
• Hand washing (Remember that some germs such as Norovirus are resistant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers.)
• Respiratory hygiene/Covering coughs and sneezes.
• Staying home and away from others when sick.
• Cleaning and sanitizing, especially common touch surfaces
• Ensure the effectiveness of the cleaning agents in killing bacteria and viruses, it is important to follow the instructions on the label regarding the contact times. Contact times refer to the duration that the cleaning agent needs to stay wet on the surface being cleaned.

• GNR Health department “Too Sick for Work/School” guidance: https://www.gnrhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/TooSick-for-Work-or-School-English-and-Spanish.pdf
• CDC guidance for Preventing the Spread of Respiratory Viruses when sick: https://www.cdc.gov/respiratoryviruses/prevention/precautions-when-sick.html

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