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With Thanksgiving celebrations completed and as November is ending, I would like to take the opportunity to express my gratitude. We have accomplished so many things since August – Back to School parties, Meet the Teacher, lunch duty, library help, STEM classroom help, Hurricane Harvey donation drive, Dress to Learn drive, Spirit Nights, newsletters, After school programs, Destination Imagination meetings, Ice Cream Social, HHS Homecoming Parade, One & Done Fundraiser, Candy Lane Carnival, Red Ribbon Week, Curriculum night, Walk or Bike to School, Annual Tree Planting, Reflections, Faculty Appreciation Luncheons, Box Top collections, rough drafts for Kingdom Tales, and the Veteran’s Day celebration! All of this would not have been possible without the countless hours of preparation from our dedicated volunteers. Thank you to the PTA Board members, Committee Chairs and all our volunteers for your time, patience and creativity. Your efforts are much appreciated and have not gone unnoticed. Thank you to our sponsors and the local businesses who have partnered with our PTA to help us achieve our goals for our children. And a special thank you to Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Johnson, and our beloved teachers and support staff. We appreciate the tireless hours you spend in preparation for and with our children each day. Thank you for partnering with us and allowing us to be advocates for our children. I am sincerely grateful for our community and the privilege of serving our school and children. I read somewhere that Gratitude is the gateway to joy. My heart is full of joy. Truly,
Nina Samuel
CHEPTA President 2017-19
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Texas PTA Membership Award CHE PTA is now accepting nominations for this year's Lifetime Members. The criteria is simple. You want to award someone for their service to our school and our children and youth. It can be anyone.....a parent, grandparent, teacher, administration, crossing guard, custodian, food service individuals, community member.....the list goes on. To submit your nomination, email Carly Dunson, CHE PTA Membership Chair, at cardunson@yahoo.com by 12/31. | |  2018-2019 Calendar Survey Your input is important as LISD considers its academic calendar options for the 2018-2019 school year. Please express your preference between four calendar options by taking a survey through Dec. 2. More info at http://bit.ly/2zBtTAr Winter & Spring Break Dates
The winter break and spring break schedules are the same for all options. Start and End Dates
The significant difference between Options A/B and Options C/D are the start and end dates for the school year. | | 
LISD Changing Children's Lives Award The Lewisville ISD Education Foundation has created an award to recognize and appreciate those exceptional educators whose work changes children’s lives. While anyone can honor an LISD educator any time during the year with the LEF Changing Children’s Lives Award, it makes a great holiday or teacher appreciation gift. To submit your award, please fill out the form at http://LISDEF.com/Thanks |
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CHE Book Study Save the Date! Our Book Study on February 8, 2018 will be The Future of Happiness by our very own neighbor and CHE parent Amy Blankson. Plenty to time to start reading! |
As part of the Great Expectations program, every class has a Class Creed. Each classroom creates their own standard for their class by writing a pledge together at the beginning of the year and reciting it in unison every morning. Ask your student to say their class creed for you! For more information on Great Expectations, please visit greatexpectations.org. 
Mrs. Rainwater’s 1st Grade class recites its Class Creed each morning.
They pledge to treat everyone like it is their birthday everyday!
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STEM Sign Up Donations are needed for the 2nd Grade STEM project. The 2nd graders will be building windmills, and juice cartons are needed! Please sign-up if you might be drinking juice by 12/5 and can save your carton for the kids. | | 
HHS Silver Wings Gift Galleria Shop from nearly 100 business and support the HHS Silver Wings. Holiday themed music will be performed and beverages will be available for purchase. | | 
Library Helpers Needed Please sign up here if you can share some of your time to help shelving books in our school library. The times are flexible, and you can come however long you're available. |
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Congratulations to Claire, Luke, and Erica who each collected the most boxtops in our Fall Collection! Thank you to everyone who has brought in BoxTops -- we collected $484.40 this fall! Keep collecting over the Holidays and let’s double that in the spring! The top students who collect the most box tops between November 2nd and February 21st, 2018 will receive a prize. 
We are rolling out our new CHE PTA Sponsorship program with all new levels and incentives! For more information, click on the image above or contact Neetu Rainwater, VP Ways and Means, kneeh2o@gmail.com. |
| THE FUN STUFF a.k.a. "Why We're All Here" | |
 | | Hi! My name is Olivia Faraday, and I am in Ms. Perrin’s 2nd grade class! My favorite thing about being in 2nd grade is science- I love doing experiments! My favorite thing about my teacher is she is very nice! The event I want to highlight is Red Ribbon Week. During red ribbon week we talk about saying no to drugs, like alcohol and tobacco. During red ribbon week we dress up on different days- like wearing red, wearing crazy socks, and wearing team shirts. We do this because it shows that we are all supporting saying no to drugs. The whole school participates in these events! My favorite thing about the event is wearing crazy socks, because you have to be crazy to do drugs! Everyone should participate in this event because it’s a fun event and everybody should say no to drugs! |
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 | | Hi, my name is Sanjana Rajagopalan and I am in 3rd Grade. My favorite thing about being in this grade is we get to take the STAAR test. My home room teacher is Mrs. Madera. My favorite thing about Mrs. Madera is we get to do cool science experiments. I am writing about Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is an awareness week about making good choices and saying NO to Drugs and Alcohol. All students at CHE are encouraged to participate. This event is pretty cool because it teaches kids at a young change about the bad effects of Drugs and Alcohol and to stay away from it even when someone you know asks you to try it. Kids should participate in this program because it teaches you the importance of staying healthy and having a better life. SAY NO TO DRUGS! |
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