Timber Creek Families It is hard to believe that the end of the school year is already here. PTA has been able to accomplish some fantastic goals benefiting our children this year thanks to you and your continued support of Timber Creek. Here are just a few examples of what we did this year to help the students and staff of Timber Creek;

Renewal of the subscriptions to BookFlix, FreedomFlix, and TrueFlix.

Hosted the kick off meeting for Watch Dogs.

Purchased coolers for the school

Approved teacher requests

Were able to provide snacks for all 3rd, 4th and 5th graders during STAAR testing

Coordinate a fantastic Fall Festival and Bake Off

Bought wonderful programs to Timber Creek including the BMX team

Provide funding for grade level activities

Completed funding of the LEF Scholarship for a graduating Marcus Senior who attended Timber Creek Ele-mentary

And so much more!

None of this would be possible without your support and volunteerism. So thank you!

Before the school year ends we have a couple of fantastic events for you to participate in. May 5 – 9 is Timber Creek Staff appreciation week. This is a great opportunity to show the staff of Timber Creek how much we love them and appreciate all the time and effort they spend with our students. All the details are on the flyer in this issue of Tiger Tales. We will also be holding a half price book fair during the school days of May 20 – 22, and as a bonus during the talent show on the evening of the 22nd.

While we may be saying goodbye to the 2013-2014 year, we are already working on preparations for the new school year. If you would like to volunteer for the upcoming school year, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Included in this issue are the 2014-2015 PTA membership form and T-shirt Order forms, as well as information about ordering supply kits.

Don’t forget to save your Box Tops over the summer break. The money that we receive from the Box Tops pays for the subscriptions to Scholastic’s Online Literacy Program, BookFlix and Scholastic’s Online Resource, TrueFlix. We also are collecting Campbell’s Labels for Education and Coke Rewards, so be sure to save those as well.

To the 5th graders, we wish you all the best in middle school. Don’t forget to come by Timber Creek every now and

then to visit your favorite teachers and other staff members. To all the rest of you, we hope you have a safe and

enjoyable summer break.

Michelle Hernandez PTA President kangaroojonesy@yahoo.com

TCE Appreciation

Week

5-9

Tiger Shop 7

4th Grade Field

Trip Mesquite

Rodeo

7

Field Day 9

STAAR Testing

Retakes

13,14

BOGO Book Fair 20-22

General PTA

Meeting/Talent

Show

22

Kindergarten Field

Trip Ft Worth Zoo

22

All Library Books

Due Back

23

Last day to take

AR tests

23

School Holiday 26

AR Celebration 29

2nd Grade Field

Trip

30

Last Day / Early

Release

6/6

Dates to Remember

in May

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Timber Creek

Elementary

Dr. Sharon Heier

Principal

Amy Acosta

Assistant Principal

PTA Executive Board

2013-2014

Michelle Hernandez

President

Jessica Jordan

VP 1 – Education/Reflections

Kyle Embry

VP 2 - Programs

Melanie Leaumont

VP 3 – Budget/Fundraising

Chad Handley

VP 4 - Publicity

Vacant

VP 5 – Council Delegate

Lauren Warden

VP 6 - Membership

Ashleigh Handley

Secretary

Janelle Embry

Treasurer

Lyndsay Roome

Parliamentarian

Tiger Tales Publication

chadhandley@verizon.net

What a fabulous time of year to be involved in school activities! Even though this is my first year at Timber Creek, I am realizing that elementary school life this time of year is similar on all campuses. The days go by quickly, and the calendar is full of events. We are planning our end-of-year awards assemblies and parties, and PE is planning for an active Field Day. Our annual Talent Show is fast approaching and many of our students are being recognized on and off campus for an abundance of activities and contributions. There is a place for everyone to help, so please don’t hesitate to get involved!

You may have noticed some brightly colored t-shirts being awarded to students lately. These are in recognition of our Kids with Character program. Each classroom is able to recognize a student that exemplifies the character trait being highlighted. The character traits include being trustworthy, respectful, responsible, fair, caring, and good citizenship. It is a delight to see the faces of those students chosen by their class as they wear their t-shirts with pride!

It was also my pleasure to attend Texas Woman’s University last week for the First Annual Earth Week Poster Show. Our teachers, Mrs. McMahan and Mrs. Harycki submitted student work that was chosen for the show! What an accomplishment for these talented 1st grade students. Congratulations to Jiro, Waylon, Lynden, Sean, Alexis, and Newton! What a wonder-ful compliment for our school to be represented.

Lastly, please help your child stay organized these last few weeks. The activities at this time of year often involve bringing items and signing permission slips, along with regular reading and homework assignments. Packing up backpacks the night before often helps the mornings get off to a stress free start! Thank you for partnering with us.

Sincerely, Dr. Sharon Heier Proud Principal of Timber Creek Elementary

Principal’s Corner

Be Your Kid’s Biggest Fan!!! Join PTA!!!

2014-2015 Free Student Directory * Monthly Newsletter

*This is the best way to find out about PTA sponsored events and activities. Your email address will not be shared with any

outside parties.

Student #1 Name: _________________________________________ Teacher/Grade: ____________________________

Student #2 Name: _________________________________________ Teacher/Grade: ____________________________

Student #3 Name: _________________________________________ Teacher/Grade: ____________________________

Student #4 Name: _________________________________________ Teacher/Grade: ____________________________

Please put the student’s full name if last name is different than the PTA Member.

Membership Dues are $11.00. Please make checks payable to Timber Creek PTA

Number of memberships purchased:_______ x $11.00 dues:________________

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**Only PTA members and their children listed above will be included in the Student Directory and receive a copy.

____ Yes, include my child (ren) in the TCE Directory but exclude the following information :

Address Phone e-mail

____ DO NOT USE any of my contact information in the TCE Directory

__________________________________________________________________________________

YOUR MEMBERSHIP and PARTICIPATION GO A LONG WAY!!

PTA Member Name:

2nd Member:

Street Address:

City: State: Zip:

Home Phone:

Email Address* @

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Ways PTA raises money for your children

Eat Campbell’s, Spaghettios or Pop Se-

cret? Then make sure you save your

labels to earn money for TCE!

Visit www.labelsforeducation.com for

more details, enter contests and win

more points!

Love Coke products? Then go to

www.mycokerewards.com and enter the

code to earn TCE points!

Contact PTA with any questions:

points4tigers@verizon.net

Box Tops are coupons found on hundreds of products. Each cou-

pon is worth $0.10 - this is an easy way to earn money for TCE!!

Visit www.boxtops4education.com to view the entire list of

participating products in addition to coupons, recipes, etc. Each

month, the class who brings in the most Box Tops will receive

something special!

Tiger Shop

Wed 5/7/2014

During Lunches

Visit the Chick-fil-A on FM

407

5/15/2014

Join us at InterSkate Roller

Rink

See Ya Next Year!!

Join us at Potbelly in the

Shops of Highland Village

See Ya Next Year!!

Use your Kroger card or Tom Thumb Reward

to help support TCE! Sign up your Kroger

Plus card and a % of the proceeds will be

donated to TCE. You must enroll each year

for this to count!

Click the QR Code or URL

http://goo.gl/Iq0njr

May/June 2014

MON TUE WED THU FRI

1

1st Grade

Performance

2 School Spirit

Day Wear a TCE

Tiger Shirt

5

6

7 Tiger Shop

4th Grade

Field Trip

8

9

Field Day

12

13

Staar retakes

14

Staar retakes

15

Chick Fil A

Night

16

School Spirit Day

Wear a TCE Tiger

Shirt

19

20

BOGO Book Fair

21

BOGO Book Fair

22 Kindergar-

ten and 5th grade

Field Trip

BOGO Book Fair

General PTA Meet-

ing / Talent Show

23

School Spirit Day

Wear a TCE Tiger

Shirt

Library Books Due

Last Day ARTest

26

Memorial Day

No School

27

28 29

AR Celebration

30 2nd Grade

Field Trip

Deadlines For:

Supply Kit

T-Shirt Orders

2 3 4

Kindergarten,

1st Grade Awards

5

2nd, 3rd, and 4th

Grade Awards

6 Early Release

Day

5th Grade Awards

TCE Appreciation Week