
CCE PTA NEWS
August 22, 2024
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
August 22 - Spirit Night at Torchy’s and Handel’s (TONIGHT)
September 2 - Labor Day (No School)
September 5 - Back to school night/PTA General Meeting
September 13 - Breakfast Buddies
A SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM THE CCE BOARD
Hi Comet Families!
We are back in action and a big THANK YOU to all who attended the Back to School Fling, became PTA members, purchased shirts and yard signs and participated in the hassle free donation! All of these will enable us to accomplish big things during this school year and we appreciate your support so very much.
As we all fall back into our routines (and for our new Comets – start new ones!), we have a lot happening in the next few weeks.
We LOVE and DEPEND on our Volunteers! The CCE PTA is made up of all volunteers, and we could not do anything without so many of you raising your hands and saying “I’m in”. Thank you to everyone who volunteered at the Back to School Fling…our hope and aim is to have each and every CCE family volunteer at least once (or more) per school year. We have lots of opportunities coming up, so if you see a Sign Up Genius come through, please sign up – the shifts are ALWAYS SHORT and (HOPEFULLY) ALWAYS FUN!
Thank you to the team who worked so hard over the summer to set us up for a successful start of the year. So much takes place between July 1 and the first day of school!
School supply distribution
Spirit shirts and kindergarten shirts
Campus beautification day
Coordination of the BTSF + LOTS and LOTS of Balloons
First day of school activities.
Financial reconciliation
Our volunteers are the backbone of our PTA. And a huge thank you to our admin, teachers and staff for all of your support.
Sincerely,
-Your CCE PTA Executive Board
WELCOME TO ALL OF OUR NEW 2024-2025 PTA MEMBERS
JOIN PTA and DONATE YOUR HASSLE FREE DONATION!
Remember to bundle your Hassle Free Donation with your PTA membership (we will send you an email if you skipped this step)! https://canyoncreekpta.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/14106
The Hassle Free Donation alone does not include your PTA membership. If you do not “Bundle” the donation or select the $8 membership separately, then you haven’t joined the PTA!
CANYON CREEK PTA FACEBOOK GROUP
After you’ve joined PTA, head over to Facebook and Join the Canyon Creek Elementary Facebook Group for the most up-to-date information on PTA activities and to share information and tips with our CCE community! This group is a private group for our community only, and only current PTA members will be approved into the group, so make sure that you’ve joined PTA first before requesting approval into the group.
COMING UP NEXT
Join us for dinner and dessert TONIGHT at Torchy's and Handel's. Stay and play on the playground and earn money back for our school! Also....all students who attend and eat will get a fun CCE Spirit freebie! Mention Canyon Creek Elementary when you order and both restaurants will donate a percentage of sales back to our PTA. Better yet, wear your new Spirit shirt!
Volunteer: We need one person on site at all times to hand out our Spirit Night Freebies, please sign up here for a 30 minute shift!
After School Club Registration
Register now for Fall Semester Chess Club!
Chess Club Instructor Gary Gaiffe is excited to be back on campus beginning on Monday, September 09, and running through December 2, for 11 sessions. The club will meet for one hour every Monday (barring student holidays) from 3:00 PM – 4.00 PM.
Cost is $100 for the 11-week session.
The class will be capped at 45 students, so register soon and please know registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
To register your child please complete this form and payment below to register for Chess Club.
Register for Mandarin Class!
MANDARIN CLASS Registration Form - Fall 2024
Mandarin is returning this fall! It is offered to Canyon Creek Students as an after school program.
The class will be taught by Jiao Li. Our teacher grew up in China. She was an exchange student in Japan during her undergraduate studies, and then she pursued a master degree at Johns Hopkins U. Her diverse background makes her embrace different cultures and she has always been eager to carry the Chinese culture to the world.
Class Information:
Meets on Thursdays
Time: 3:00-3:45 P.M.
From September 9 to December 2, 2024
Cost: (100% of fee goes to Teacher): $65 per student with a minimum of 5 students.
Please complete the registration form and payment below to register for the class.
For questions, please contact Jun Yang at boeryj@gmail.com
Cost: (100% of the fee goes to the teacher) $65 per student with a minimum of 5 students.
Please complete the registration form and payment to register for the class.
For questions, please contact Jun Yang boeryj@gmail.com
PTA GENERAL MEETING and BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT!
Our first PTA General Meeting of the school year will be held on Thursday, September 5 at 6:00pm in the CCE cafeteria after the Back to School information night. Please join us to learn about everything happening with the PTA!
LOOK WHAT WE'VE DONE ALREADY!
BACK TO SCHOOL FLING!
Thank you all for helping us kick off the new year at the Back to School Fling! We hope you enjoyed seeing your classroom and learning more about how you can get involved at CCE.
We had so many families complete the checklist that day!
*Congrats to our ice cream winners who received a gift card to Handel’s Ice Cream*
AVA CARO AND ZARA LONDONO
THANK YOU TO OUR HOSPITALITY TEAM!
Our hospitality team TOTALLY ROCKED the first week of school, kicking off the year with some extra fun for our students, parents, and staff!
- The Kinder parents were welcomed on the first day of school with Coffee & Kleenex to ease the stress of that first day without their littles.
- All of our students were greeted with popsicles after their first full day.
- And the teachers received a special Sonic drink on their first Friday of the year as an end of the week treat!
Thank you hospitality team!
2024-2025 SPIRITWEAR
NEW “ICON” SPIRIT SHIRTS!
The 2024-2025 PTA Spirit Shirts are still for sale while supplies last, but some sizes are already sold out. If you don't have your shirt yet, check the website to see if your size is still available and grab it today! Spirit Shirts ordered online will come home in backpacks from your student’s teacher after our regularly scheduled sorting days. Please reach out to our Spiritwear Chair, Agustina Rios for questions: agustinariosg@gmail.com
Students should wear their Spirit Shirts every Friday to school, to off-campus field trips and anytime they want to show their Comet Spirit!
For more info and sizing reference:
CCE YARD SIGNS!
Have you seen our “Home of a CCE Comet” yard signs around the neighborhood and wished you had one? Show your Comet Spirit with a CCE Yard Sign! We have a very limited number of signs available for purchase.
Order online today HERE before they sell out!
Once purchased, we will reach out to you to schedule a time for you to pick up your yard sign. We are not able to safely send the signs home with students because of the pointed stake that comes with the sign.
A big THANK YOU to Fast Signs for making these awesome yard signs!
VOLUNTEER AT CCE
VOLUNTEERS
We love our volunteers! If you are looking to volunteer at Canyon Creek Elementary, you must be registered in the RRISD Volunteer system beforehand. Please use this link https://partners.roundrockisd.org/volunteer/
LIBRARY
We are so excited to invite parent & community volunteers to the CCE Library!
There are many ways to volunteer in the library, from general library help (shelving books, helping students, check outs, etc.), to special projects (events, author visits, inventory, seasonal displays, etc.) to Book Fairs. We would love to have you come weekly, monthly, as needed or whatever works best for you!
Complete this form to let us know how you would like to help and to be added to our email list!
https://sites.google.com/roundrockisd.org/canyoncreeklibrary/volunteers
FUNDRAISING
HASSLE FREE DONATION
The Hassle Free Donation is the anchor of what allows our PTA to function. 100% of this money is pumped directly into our school and community to support our students, teachers and to help provide the budget for the annual events that make our CCE experience so special. We have reached 65% of our goal for the 2024-2025 school year.
Thank you for supporting Canyon Creek Elementary and making a difference for our students!
AUSTIN COTILLION
ATTENTION: 4th and 5th Grade Parents!
Our favorite neighborhood magician, Cody Fisher, who brings all the magic to CometFEST each spring, is offering the CCE PTA 10% of all registration sales for any CCE kiddos who register for Austin Cotillion this fall!!
Follow this link and get your kids registered for this incredibly awesome program AND support your CCE PTA at the same time.
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Thank you so much to our new Platinum PTA Sponsors for this 2024-2025 school year!! As a Platinum Sponsor, each of these local businesses is investing in the present and future successes of our Comets! Go check them out by clicking on their logo below.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Learn more about CCE PTA sponsorship opportunities for local businesses, which include dollar and in-kind donations. We are also always looking for "Event Sponsors" for our special events, which include the Annual Holiday Fair and our spring celebration, Comet-FEST.
About Us
Email: canyoncreekelementarypta@gmail.com
Website: https://canyoncreekpta.membershiptoolkit.com/
Location: 10210 Ember Glen Drive, Austin, TX, USA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/canyoncreekpta/