Spring Carnival and Social this FRIDAY!

This Friday is our school carnival and social.  If you have not yet been able to attend one of our school socials, this is your chance to rectify that error.  They are SOOOOO much fun.  This one is sure to be a great one.  There will be games, a teacher item auction, food provided by Papa Murphys and much more. These socials are a great way to get to know parents of the friends of your child, as well as their teachers and administrators.  It is relaxing and fun for everyone.  

I really hope that you can all attend.  I look forward to seeing you on Friday.

Lisa

I cannot believe that I am one of "those" people.  I thought, I wouldn't be the one.... Well, on Thursday morning, I became.... THE ONE.  My mac crashed.  It crashed BIG!  Me and my mac don't do things halfway.  I know this isn't really a DCE issue or school concern but for me, it is simply all I can think about at this moment and if 1 person chooses to do better because of this blog, then this post was worth it.  I was the proud owner of a very fancy 2.5 year old mac.  I LOVED IT.  It had never been moved, spilled upon, dropped, banged or anything.  Yet, the hard drive failed.  I did not backup.  I did not back up.... OH NO. 2.5 years of pictures, videos, files, momentos LOST.  Not to mention the things I need to make PTO run more smoothly.  ALL GONE!  After a quick trip to the Genius Bar, I was told, they would be happy to replace my hard drive at no cost, but I would lose everything.  My only other option according to them was to take my mac to one of 2 places in the DFW area who might be able to help me recover my data for a fee.  I called both and headed to the less expensive of the two.  After arriving in Arlington, I was told, "it did not look good."  You are KIDDING ME!  He said they had been known to work miracles and I needed to be patient.  It would take 3 days to hear back.  Today is day 4.  NOTHING.

I am trying to practice what I preach with my children and not get too upset before knowing the results.  Maybe, they were able to recover it.  Maybe, they won't charge me $2000.  Maybe...maybe....maybe.  As your children get older, more and more of their lives will be on the computer.  Please, back up often and regularly.  Do not make my mistake.

One sad momma, trying to be patient and hopeful,
Lisa

Slating the new PTO Board

Well, the last 2 weeks have been pretty busy for the PTO nominating committee.  We were tasked with slating the board for the upcoming school year.  We didn't receive many nomination forms, which made our job significantly harder.  I think that at this point in your time at Denton Creek, each of you has seen how vital a role the PTO plays in allowing DCE to function.  Without PTO support, there would be no field trip buses, no library or office aides, no programs or educational programs, very little technology and certainly not the smart boards and touch carts in every classroom or grade.  I could go on and on.  Honestly, school is different today than when we were kids.  Without your support to PTO, DCE could not do many of the things they do now.  Putting together a great board of officers to guide the PTO ship is imperative.  I was very disappointed that we didn't have more people filling out the nominating forms.  That being said, I THINK WE DID IT!  It looks like we are going to have a great board to start the new school year.  I am very excited about some newcomers and think everyone is going to do great.

We will be voting on the new slate of officers at the PTO meeting this Friday.  I think that we have a speaker from the district on technology as well.  This meeting will be very important to the future of PTO.  If you can attend, we would appreciate both your support and your time.

Hope to see you Friday at 9:15,
Lisa

Spring Creek Bbq Night TOMORROW!

Tomorrow evening is our springtime Spring Creek Bbq night.  Spring Creek will donate a portion of all proceeds for this evening to DCE.  In the fall, we made $1200!  This is HUGE.  You can either go and eat at Spring Creek anytime between 5-9 or you can stop and get your food to take home.  Many of the teachers will be working shifts throughout the evening.  I love this fundraiser because we can raise so much in such a short amount of time.  In the fall, we can use these proceeds toward a technology matching grant and we can end up receiving $2400 towards technology.  WOW!  A great way to make our money go further.

Thank you for all you do.  See you at Spring Creek!

Lisa

Vista Ridge

Wow!  Our first year to compete in the Vista Ridge "My School is Cool" contest and we came in second place for the first half.  We received $1500 for turning in receipts.  Parents were not asked to spend an extra penny on anything, but if you happened to shop at a mall store, you were asked to submit a copy of your receipt and the school received $1500.  THAT IS HUGE!!!!  I am so proud of the parents who supported the contest.  If you helped by turning in receipts the first part of the year, THANK YOU and keep it up.  If you didn't during the first semester, now is your chance.  The prizes for the spring semester are HUGE.  The winners will split a $15,000 pot.  WHOOHOO!  I want a piece of that action.

Keep up the good work.  Way to go DENTON CREEK!
Lisa