PTSA eNewsletter - Spring 2020

March 2020


What's Inside? Caddo Feeding Program Calendar Contest Winners Facebook Hospitality Committee	Join PTSA National PTA Resources Pegasus Society Pizza Slice President's Message	Principal's Message PTA Connections PTA Podcast Teacher Appreciation Week

President's Message

Happy Spring! We have wrapped up the 3rd nine weeks and are well on our way to the end of the school year. However, things can change in a heartbeat, and at this point there is a great deal of uncertainty regarding the remainder of the school year. We have many events still scheduled for the year, and we are unsure how any of them will play out. Some things may be postponed, some may be cancelled, and some may happen on a smaller scale. We just have to wait and see how things progress.

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Teacher Appreciation Week

Thank you to everyone who made donations of money, food and your time for Teacher Appreciation Week. Our theme was "Adventures in Wonderland." The teachers and staff were treated to breakfast, lunch, snacks, and a gift each day. Everyone was so grateful for all the love shown to them throughout the week. We would like to say a special thank you to the following businesses for their support:

El Cabo Verde

East Ridge Country Club

Papa Murphy's Pizza

Rollin in the Dough

PTA Contests

Congratulations to CMM's PTA Contest winners at the DISTRICT and STATE level!! Our PTSA would like to thank everyone who submitted entries for these contests. As you can see below, CMM students are among the most talented in the State! Safety Poster Contest Theme was "Safe Use of Portable Electronic Devices", Reflections Theme was "Look Within" and LA Essay topic was "You get to spend the day with your BFF (book friend forever)! Which character will it be? Will you choose to invite them to your world, or will you go explore theirs?"

SAFETY POSTER

Ariv Kohli - 1st place DISTRICT; 2nd place STATE

Finnegan Collins - 2nd place DISTRICT; 3rd place STATE

REFLECTIONS LITERATURE

Shrivats Manikandan - DISTRICT Award of Merit

REFLECTIONS PHOTOGRAPHY

Arjun Desai - DISTRICT Award of Excellence; STATE Outstanding Interpretation

Adya Darsi - DISTRICT Award of Excellence; STATE Award of Excellence

Jashan Ahuja - DISTRICT Award of Excellence; STATE Award of Excellence

REFLECTIONS VISUAL ARTS

William Peacock - DISTRICT Award of Excellence; STATE Outstanding Interpretation

Jashan Ahuja - DISTRICT Award of Excellence; STATE Award of Excellence

Raeleigh McKellar - DISTRICT Award of Excellence

Adya Darsi - DISTRICT Award of Merit

LA ESSAY

Adya Darsi - 1 st place DISTRICT; 3 rd place STATE

Vennela Malireddy - 2 nd place DISTRICT; 1 st place STATE

Ariv Kohli - 3 rd place DISTRICT

Principal's Message

Thank you for your patience and flexibility as we navigate these next few weeks together. A s I receive information, I will continue to communicate with parents via JCalls and JTexts.

It is hard to believe this school year is almost over. We have had a wonderful winter and are now moving in to spring. The remaining weeks will be really busy at CMM. We are looking forward to the Honors Assemblies, 8th Grade Celebration, and the last day of school. Per Governor Edwards, we will not have any state-level testing for this school year (LEAP 2025 and EOC).

Thank you so much for a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week!!! Jennifer French and Allison Bruce did a fantastic job with all of the other volunteers.

Caddo Feeding Program Update

On Monday, March 30, Caddo's Child Nutrition staff will resume breakfast and lunch meal service with modifications to limit contact and decrease risk for both students and staff.

At 18 sites, staff will have eight meals prepared for each child to collect for the week. The meal packages will include five breakfasts and three lunches. Meals will be distributed from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday. Caddo Middle Magnet is one of the sites; click here for the complete list.

This revised meal program allows the district to continue meal service while limiting contact. The district's plan has been reviewed by state officials and approved to proceed. Additionally, the district has requested adequate protective supplies from state offices such as masks for workers as part of distribution efforts.

Pizza Slice

On October 10, 2019, we had our first pizza slice day for the year and it went smoothly and successfully thanks to many parents that donated items to support the fundraiser. I would like to especially thank my volunteers Kami Tais, Jermenta Thomas, Kodi Miller, Qunesha Stewart, and Talicia Miller for their hard work selling tickets and serving pizza. The school purchased 88 pizzas and there was not a slice left when we finished serving. We look forward to our final pizza slice for the year which will be scheduled once school returns. So purchase your pizza slices on payforit.net now.

Hospitality Committee

The PTSA Hospitality Committee treated the CMM faculty and staff to a Mardi Gras Luncheon on Thursday, February 20th. With Cajun music setting a festive mood, our guests enjoyed chicken and sausage jambalaya, salads and three giant king cakes fit for a king! Three lucky guests found the babies in the king cakes and won gift cards. What a fun way to serve our CMM staff! Our final hospitality meal of the year will be held on Monday, May 11th in the Teachers' Lounge during regular lunch shifts. Be sure to sign up to bring something or to serve - it's always fun to serve those who serve our children so well!

Calendar

April

20 PTSA Board and General Meeting

PAC Foyer, Noon

TBA Pizza Slice

TBA Teacher Treat Day

TBA Contract Signing

May

1 Renaissance Faire

4 PTSA Board Notebook Exchange

PAC Foyer, Noon

11 Staff and Faculty End of the Year

Luncheon

12 Honors Assembly 6th-7th 9 AM

8th 1 PM

14 8th Grade Celebration

15 Last Day for Students

4th 9 Weeks Ends

18 Teachers' Last Day

National PTA Resources: Notes from the Backpack - a PTA Podcast

A podcast for parents, by parents. Listen to Notes from the Backpack: A PTA Podcast and get the answers to the burning questions you have about how to best support your child's education and development. We know you have a lot to keep up with at home and throughout the school year and these episodes will support you every step of the way!

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