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The Viking Voice for Families
Week 32 - Week of April 14, 2024
Hello, Viking Families,
We hope you and your children enjoyed this beautiful weekend!
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Spring Fest...IT WAS AMAZING!! Our PTO & Colfax Staff worked hard to make this event such a huge success & we appreciate all of their efforts! We also appreciate the Matznick family working so hard with our volunteers to host an EPIC book fair too!
Check out these reminders & note A few deadlines are here TOMORROW, APRIL 15TH:
Yearbook Order Deadline is Approaching!
Orders ONLINE ONLY!
Orders Close April 15th!
Original Works Deadline IS TOMORROW:
- Artwork Purchases CLOSES APRIL 15th!
- Place your order using the form that came home with your student. Each form has your child's specific code!
Field Day is Friday, May 3rd:
- Happening Soon! Save the date and volunteer!
- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080949A8AF2AA13-48559595-colfax
- ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST BE GSC APPROVED!!! SIGN UP HERE:
- http://www.gcsvolunteers.com/
- Academic Night for K-5 is on Thursday, April 18th between 5:30 & 6:30.
We will share details about our fun & engaging EOY Boot Camp, plus:
- K-2 will go over information about the EOY DIBELS assessment.
- 3-5 will go over information about the End of Grade Assessments (EOGs).
- Administration will be available & meeting with families as well.
- This is a floating event, so come to campus when you can between 5:30 & 6:30!
Please note these upcoming dates & events:
- Monday, April 15 - Wear Purple for "Purple Up Day" to show support of Military Children, Deadline for Yearbook orders & Original Artwork Orders
- Thursday, April 18 - EOY Academic Night - Floating Event between 5:30-6:30 PM
- Monday, April 29 - Thursday, May 2 - K-2 EOY Boot Camp Review
- Wednesday, May 1 - Pre-K & 5th Grade Cap & Gown Pictures
- Friday, May 3 - Field Day (More details forthcoming! - Rain date is Friday, May 10)
- Monday, May 6 - Friday, May 10 - Teacher Appreciation Week
- Thursday, May 16 - K-1 Musical Performance @ 6:30 PM
- Monday, May 20 - Thursday, May 23 - 3-5 EOY Boot Camp Review
- Thursday, May 23 - NWGHS Graduation Walk (They visit our school & walk through the halls!)
- Friday, May 24 - ELA (English Language Arts) EOG for 3-5
- Monday, May 27 - Memorial Day Holiday (No School)
- Wednesday, May 29 - Math EOG for 3-5
- Friday, May 31 - Science EOG for 5th Grade
- Friday, June 7 - Pre-K Graduation (Ms. Walter's Class) @ 8:00 AM, 5th Grade Graduation at 9:30 AM
In this newsletter, you will find the following:
- Information on EOG Proctors
- The Academic Night Flyer
- LOTS of AWESOME info from our PTO (birthday signs, PBIS donations, staff appreciation)
- Breakfast & Lunch Menus
- Free or Reduced Breakfast & Lunch Application Link
- A link to put money on your child's account
Let's level up!
Principal Garcia
Welcome to the PTO!
- Join the PTO online for only $5!
- Our PTO puts on various events throughout the year.
- You’ll find out about them first through an exclusive PTO newsletter!
- https://ch2v-33410.memberhub.com/store
- Birthday Signs
- Signs may be purchased on the PTO website for $20.00.
- Signs must be purchased by the 20th of the month prior to display.
- Birthday signs are for RENT only and you will not receive the sign at the end of the month.
- Rent your sign here: https://ch2v-33410.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=tru
- Staff Appreciation help needed!
- Please reach out to Taylor Moore at moore.m.taylor@gmail.com if you are interested.
- You can make it as big or as little as you like.
- Ideas can include, soup bar, trail mix bar, movies to "rent" or a cookie drop off! Pinterest is your bestie!
- For the 2024 year we are looking for a January, March and April monthly chairs! Plan ahead and reach out if you're interested!
- PBIS DONATIONS NEEDED!
- Please donate to our PBIS store. Donations may be sent in at any time during the year to the office. Please do not send in used items, candy or toy weapons.
- Weekly Gift Card Donations were a hit!
- Thank you to those of you that donated at open house!
- We had lots of donations at the PTO table but are still in need of more to make sure all staff receive a gift card.
- Please send in those cards to the office at any time during the school year! Our first drawing will happen THIS Friday, September 1st!
Thank you for supporting your school's PTO.
We appreciate you more than you know.
Together we will make a difference.
Breakfast & Lunch:
- Click here to view the April Breakfast Menu!
- Click here to view the April Lunch Menu!
Meal Prices
- Breakfast Prices $1.00
- Lunch Prices $2.85
- To prepay for breakfast, lunch, or A la Carte Items for your child, please use the K-12 Payment Center.
- Online School Payments for K-12 | K12 PaymentCenter
- The application window for free or reduced school meals is now open.
- The federal program that provided free meals for students for the past two years is over. Families will now have to apply for free school meals.
- Filling out an application is easy and can be found on our website or at www.lunchapplication.com
Please call school nutrition services at (336) 370-3266 if you have any questions.
Colfax Elementary
Email: garciaa3@gcsnc.com
Location: 9112 W Market St, Colfax, NC 27235, USA
Phone: (336) 992-6060
Twitter: @colfaxgcs1
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