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Our 1st graders had a fantastic performance showcasing their Great Expectation (GE) knowledge at our first PTA General meeting last week. I am always amazed how enthusiastic and engaged our children are with the lessons from GE. A special thank you to our 1st grade teachers – Ms. Fellner, Mrs. Mariani, Mrs. Rainwater, Ms. Taylor, and Mrs. Weaver - for their time in preparing the students for the performance. One of the aspects of GE that I enjoy is the Word & Quote of the Week. A couple weeks ago, the word was Charity. Coincidentally, this fell on the week that we introduced the Hurricane Harvey fundraiser for Adams Elementary. We are so grateful for your generosity shown to the Adams Elementary students/teachers. And what a great real-world teaching opportunity for our children. Thank you for rallying so quickly and for your contributions. In addition, I want to thank each of you who have contributed to our One and Done fundraiser. We are in our last week of collections. Your contribution is how our PTA survives and thrives! I thought it would be beneficial if we showed you “where the money goes.†(Please see below.) As noted, our focus is on enriching our children’s education and building connections within our community. If you are able to contribute, please go to CHEPTA.net to donate online or you can submit a check (payable to CHEPTA) to your child’s teacher. 
The PTA has a fantastic year planned. Please make sure to check our calendar on CHEPTA.net for upcoming events. If you have any questions, please contact me at cnina76@hotmail.com. Truly, Nina Samuel
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Special Ed Meet and Greet
Tuesday, 9/26
@ 6pm-7pm You are invited by the LISD Council of PTAs Exceptional Students Committee to the Annual LISD Special Education Meet & Greet TONIGHT. Meet Executive Director Dr. Kathy Talbert of LISD Special Education as well as other Directors and Leads (Speech, OT, etc). Purnell Support Center, 136 W. Purnell St, Lewisville 75057. Please RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/
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CHE Curriculum Night
Wednesday, 9/27
@ 5:30pm-7:30pm Our school's Curriculum Night is TOMORROW (Wednesday, Sept 27th). Come learn from your student's teachers about the math and language arts programs at CHE. A fun, educational activity for children age 5 - 12 will be provided by Bricks 4 Kidz for the students at no cost to the parents. Come support your presenting teachers and your students. Please RSVP for the free hands-on activity for your child!
http://tinyurl.com/
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Yearbook Photo Opp
Friday, 10/6
@ Morning Drop-Off The year's first Yearbook Photo Opp is scheduled for Friday, 10/6. There's nothing for you to do, but you can let your Dragon know he or she should walk slower to the door and be extra "cheesy" that morning! We will have our Yearbook crew standing by to snap pictures of our "Many Faces of CHE." See who won the FREE yearbook under Programs and Reminders below!
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Kingdom Tales
TODAY is the LAST DAY to register for Kingdom Tales!You and your student do not want to miss the opportunity to participate in this incredible program! 
Reflections Program
Reflections as a National PTA sponsored arts recognition program. Entries are due Oct. 18 and 19 in Rm 200, and at least one person from the student's primary household must be a current member of their local PTA. Hear from other Dragons about why they love Reflections under the Student Spotlight below!
Too Sick for School? Parents, if your child is too sick for school, he or she is also too sick for our many extra-curricular activities.
Please do not send your child to before- or after-school programs if they were not well enough to be in the classroom that day. Thank you for helping keep our school healthy!
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Faculty and Student Scholarships Faculty and High School Senior Scholarship guidelines and applications will be posted on the Texas PTA website today! http://txpta.org/scholarships
Candy Lane Carnival The CHE campus transforms into the Candy Lane Carnival on Friday, Oct. 20th! Buy your family's tickets for $7 each online under My Account. Tickets include indoor and outdoor games, food, cotton candy, and popcorn. Students that raise $100 in "One and Done" Fundraising Campaign get 2 free tickets! 
Inactive Accounts Former friends of CHE will be removed from our eBlast and Newsletter channels on October 1st. If you wish to continue receiving these valuable communications, please update your account today!
Getting too many emails but don't want to be excluded from the MTK system? Manage your subscriptions under My Account
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PTA Membership
Be your kid's biggest fan. Join PTA today! We've already earned the Head Start award and are just a couple dozen away from the Early Bird Achievement Award!
Yearbook Winner Congratulations to 1st grader Ariyana Shaikh who won the FREE 2017-2018 Yearbook! Thanks for taking advantage of our early bird discount. Yearbooks are still available for purchase at www.balfour.com. Be sure to take advantage of continued early bird pricing before our price increases to $35 on January 1!
Birthday Marquee Forms for the Birthday Marquee are available in the front office, and may be returned with your cash or check (made out to CHE) to our School Secretary, Shannon Baxter. This and the Golden Ticket fundraisers are not PTA initiatives, and all questions should be directed to the CHE Front Office. |
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After School Enrichment sessions started the week of 9/18.
Visit our website for individual programs and registrations.
  The mission of Great Expectations is to motivate, inspire and challenge individuals to achieve excellence in learning and living. The program that our students participate in every day is guided by 6 basic tenets: 1) High Expectations for our Students
2) Teacher Attitude and Responsibility
3) All Children Can Learn
4) Building Self-Esteem
5) Creating a Climate of Mutual Respect
6) Teacher Knowledge and Skill And CONGRATULATIONS to all of our teachers and staff for helping Castle Hills become a Great Expectations MODEL SCHOOL! To be named a Model School, 90% of the staff must be implementing the GE practices in their classrooms 100% of the time each and everyday. Awesome job! For more information about Great Expectations, please visit greatexpectations.org or contact Kelly Little or Kathryn Blackman at kellybrantleylittle@yahoo.com and kathrynaggie98@hotmail.com. |
 | | Donate between today and 9/29 to support our PTA and school! http://tinyurl.com/oneanddone2017 - $26,000 will help fully fund our approved budget and allow the PTA to continue sponsoring our various programs
- $29,000 gives the Top Contributors from each grade permission to silly string Mrs. Taylor & Mr. Johnson.
- $31,000 will allow the PTA to purchase a portable GaGa Ball Pit!
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Rebuilding Staff Sgt. Lucian Adams Elementary School  We honestly had our doubts. We admit. This opportunity to “Adopt†an Elementary School who had been devastated by Hurricane Harvey and lost everything was not something we really wanted to take on. This Title One elementary school who relied on support even in the good times, we didn’t want to disappoint. It was too much responsibility. We came across the opportunity late in the devastation. People had already given. They had already donated their money, goods and time. We were nervous to take this on and not be able to deliver. But just in case you didn’t already know…….Castle Hills Elementary rocks at generosity. Everyone from our administration, to our teachers and staff, to our students, parents and PTA. We rock. We took on the wish lists of these teachers in Kinder, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Music and PE at Adams Elementary in Port Arthur Texas and bought over 300 items surpassing $5,000!! Your generosity is inspiring and contagious! We were able to partner with the Non-Profit, Kids Prosper Kids, who initiated the relationship with Adams Elementary. Kids Prosper Kids (here in Prosper Tx) is an amazing organization who’s mission it is "to see where the world needs help, then do all we can to generate change and prosperityâ€. If you have a moment to check them out, they are awesome. A big thanks to them for their organization and hard work in making this happen. As of now, the classes at Adams Elementary are being relocated to other schools in their district. They are hoping to be back in their own school by Thanksgiving. With your help and others, they can make this happen. Thank you for saying yes to help. Jodi Hoke and Melissa McDade
CHE PTA Community Service Co-Chairs
https://castlehillspta.membershiptoolkit.com/adamselementary
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Library Volunteers Our wonderful librarian, Ms. Teal, needs help shelving books throughout the school year! The books pile up pretty quickly when our kiddos check them back in. Please sign up here if you can share some of your time to help out, maybe before/after meeting your child for lunch, or during your child's library time. | | 
Box Tops for Education Boxtops can be found on many of your every day purchases, and don't forget many of those multi-boxes from Costco each have their own boxtops! Cut them, save them, and turn them it. Each one is worth 10 cents ... it really adds up! The Fall collection due date is October 13, 2017. Click for more info. | | 
Kinder Lunch Duty Kindergarten Lunch Duty is a great way to volunteer for the school and your child. Your students will love seeing you at the school and introducing you to their friends! Please don't forget to complete yourbackground checkbefore you arrive at the school. |
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Wednesday, October 11 @ 5pm-8pm
Palio's Pizza Cafe - The Colony
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Dance Clinic @ 9pm-11:30am
Parents Night Out @ 6pm-9:30pm
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| THE FUN STUFF a.k.a. "Why We're All Here" | |
Congratulations to our Students of the Month for September 2017!
Kinder- Carson West, 1st - Martin Ostergaard, 2nd - Madeleine Valiga,
3rd - Cash McDade, 4th - Veer Udnani, 5th - Sydney Etufugh 
Reflections - Learn more about the Reflections Program here |
 | | My name is Matthew Holloway. I am in fourth grade at Castle Hills Elementary and I love this grade because I have the best teachers ever. My homeroom teacher is Mrs. Howell although I also have Mrs. Buell and Mrs. Pierce. My favorite thing about Mrs. Howell is that she is really kind, funny, and tells really good stories. Reflections is a program where the PTA gives you a theme and you use the theme to make photography, art, dance routine, film, poem or short story. I really love the Reflections program because you put your creativity to use. Reflections really is the best because I also like walking down the halls of our school looking at everyone's artwork. It really impresses me on how creative kindergarteners through fifth graders really can be. Reflections lights me up and makes me happy when I advance to the next level and it will to other students as well. I really enjoy crafting as well as drawing, cutting, gluing, and especially looking at my finished product. Reflections takes hard work and a lot of patience. I hope that other people feel the same way as me. Students should take part in this because it really is a good competition as well as really fun. Always remember that in Reflections there are no limits! |
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 | | Caleb Etufugh (1st grade ~ Taylor):
I like Reflections because kids get to make up stories that are cool. You use the idea they give you to create your own story and not copy what someone else thinks. When the kids use their imaginations to be creative and have fun. I like reflections because I can make whatever I want. It is not hard and it didn't take long. I just did it by myself. Sydney Etufugh (5th Grade ~ Etherly):
I love reflections because it teaches you how to take a topic and use your imagination and talents to put it on paper like a drawing. At first I didnt know who to put on paper what I wanted to say. I just started drawing but by the end, I had a full drawing. For example, for last year's reflections, I used gymnastics in my drawing and in the video portion. I made me use my imagination to come up with what I wanted to show. You can chose what you want to do like a video, a photo, a drawing and stuff like that. I think it is good for people for people who like imagining things. |
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Thank you to Bricks 4 Kidz who will be providing a fun, educational activity for children ages 5-12 at no cost to the parents during the Curriculum Night on Wednesday, September 27 at 5:30pm-7:30pm!
RSVP for your child's activity at http://tinyurl.com/B4K-CHE-CN2017. |
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