NEXT MEETING

Our next PAW meeting will be held on Tuesday September 14th at 8:15am in the Copy Room. Andrea FitzGerrell will be hosting this meeting as I am unable to attend. The meeting will focus on the upcoming Fall Farmers Market and ALL parents are invited to attend. This date has been moved up from a later date.

First Annual Fall Farmers Market and Craft Fair

 Our First Annual Fall Farmers Market and Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, October 16th, 2010 from 10:00am - 4:00pm. We are still looking for food, craft and market vendors. The booths will be 50.00 each for a 12 * 15 ft space. All food vendors MUST provide a license. You also MUST provide your own Set-up, tear-down, tables, chairs, tarps and any other equipment needed.  We would love to see school families participate in some way, so please let us know if you have any ideas for your family. To do this we are going to need a Huge volunteer force to pull it off. Andrea Fitzgerrell will be the Chairperson for this event. All proceeds will go directly to our school. Please help us make this event a success!


The last day to reserve is September 24th, 2010. There will be an informational meeting with the principal on Thursday September 30th at 6:30pm at Creighton Elementary. If you have any questions, please call Andrea FitzGerrell at: 936-446-1918 or e-mail: andreafitzgerrell@yahoo.com
 Will need

craft vendors
fruit/vegetable vendors
plant vendors
canners
candlemakers
tupperware or any direct sales people
fall harvest such as pumpkins
hay bales
fall seedlings
herbs

I would also like to see families sponsor carnival games and booths.

Cake walk
Ring Toss
possible silent Auction
possible hay bale maze
moonwalk
face painters
petting zoo
dino dig
snowcones -
popcorn

I would like to see each grade level sponsor a booth as well

sand art
student art show



 As you can see, we need ideas and lots of help. Each area we add, will need a chairperson to coordinate it.   Please e-mail me or andrea with any thoughts, ideas, or interests in booths. I will post Andrea's contact information at a later date.

Kimberly Asaro
paw.club@yahoo.com

Sincerely,
Kimberly Asaro
PAW President

First Day of Kindergarten Blues

Who would have thought that I, as involved as I am, would have such a hard time letting my kindergarten child go on the very first day of school? It was an eye-opening experience that I won't forget any time soon. 

   My little one was so excited about school that I was completely unprepared for his unraveling as I sat him down at his table. He looked up and me with his beautiful eyes and asked me to please stay with him. I hugged him and told him that mommy had to go but that I knew he would have an amazing day. I stood up and walked out as he clung to his daddy begging him to please let him go home, for just today. He wasn't ready, he whispered. I stood by the lockers outside of the room, crushed, as other parents walked out with much more strength than I had at the moment. I had an image of running in and picking him up in my arms as we bolted the halls together. Just then, Mrs. Fossler, our school counselor, rounded the corner. I told her that it was MY kid having a meltdown and that daddy wasn't about to leave him. You see, his daddy is worse than I am. Well, of course, Mrs. Fossler knows that the best way to deal with this situation is also the hardest. Just leave, brave parents, he'll be fine. She sat with him for a few minutes and ushered Joe out of the classroom. He and I peeked into the window one last time, watching as he stared at the door, waiting for our return.

Normally, as PAW president, I would stay for a while, do a meeting or two, but I knew that today my only option was to leave. So we left and went home to a silent house. That is when, dear parents, I lost it. I cried. I missed him so much. It dawned on me that the first time I went through this with my oldest son, I came home to a two year old. I worried all day about the little things. Would he be able to open all of his lunch packages?  Will he be able to manage his buttons? Will he ever find his way home to me? The little things. :)

All I can say is this... It was the longest six hours of my life. We could not wait one second longer as we headed back up to the school to gather our children. We drove up. As my youngest climbed into the car, I asked him about his day. He informed me that it was a great day and that he was ready for tomorrow! He told me about how much fun he had and that he made friends just like I said he would. I was stunned. At the end of the day he was fine and I was a wreck. I am so proud of my big boy and I am looking forward to another great year at Creighton!

To all new parents at Creighton... I've been there. I understand how you feel and I'm looking forward to working with you over the years. If you have any questions about volunteering, please e-mail me at paw.club@yahoo.com 

Sincerely,

Kim Asaro

Happy 1st Day 

Of School to all 

Creighton Parents and Students!

Welcome to the Creighton 2010/2011 Creighton School Year!

A few reminders.

MEET THE TEACHER ~
August 19th 2010 - PK and Kindergarten orientation    3:00 - 3:45 pm Creighton Cafeteria
August 19th 2010 - Meet the Teacher, PK-4                 3:30 - 5:30 pm


VOLUNTEERING ~ Parents interested in volunteering need to apply online each year. Please follow this link Volunteer application

HOMEROOM PARENTS ~ Anyone interested in being a homeroom mom, please mention this to your teacher. If she is interested in having a homeroom mom this year, she will inform you. Our PAW committee will be here to support all homeroom moms. Please see the Homeroom Parents link on this website for duties.

MEETINGS ~ Any parent is welcome at our monthly Tuesday meetings. Please see the Calendar Link on this website for meeting dates. Our first meeting is on September 21st in the copy room.

HELP WANTED ~ We still need chairpersons and volunteers for the following committees. Please see the Committees - Help Needed Link on this website for job descriptions. Please let us know if you are interested! Our contact e-mail address is paw.club@yahoo.com

Homeroom parent leader by grade level. 
PK
1st Grade
3rd Grade Play -

4th Grade Christmas Program -
Parent Information Nights/Health Fair/Family Nights -
Polar Express Day -
Holiday Ornaments -
Field Day -
Career Day -
Homeroom Parents -  
Cookie Dough Fundraiser

See you all soon!

Sincerely,

Kim Asaro
paw.club@yahoo.com