Family Dinner Night

SAVE THE DATE

Family Dinner Night 2014 is coming!

"The biggest Caraway PTA fundrasier of the year" 

 

When:     Saturday, March 1, 2014 

 

Where:   Kathy Caraway Cafeteria

 

What:     Caraway Family Dinner Night, Student Raffle, & Silent Auction

 

Why:      To bring the latest tools, technologies, STEM & art programs that the RRISD, State, and Federal                  funding dose not cover to ensure our students have a solid, positive, and enthusiastic start to                  their educational future.

 

Goal:      To raise $15,000.00 (the money raised stays @ Caraway to fund programs for our students)

 

Food:      Provided by  (meat, gluten free, and vegetarian options available)

 

Tickets:   $8.00 per person before 2/24 ($10.00 per person after 2/24/2014)

                 (Ticket order forms will be included in 2/4 Tuesday folders and on line via the PTA store)

 

New food vendor- the fabulous Mighty Bird, a new local business to Austin,

featuring astounding tacos, along with all of the necessary Tex-mex sides.

 

Silent Auction items to include . . .Disneyland Hopper Passes!3-night stay at the Atlantis Casino and Resort Spa!Area restaurants, sports programs, boutiques, and many more to come!

And featuring a variety of Student Raffle Baskets, so far this year . . .

$1.00 Basket Items:

The Rainbow Loom

The Lego Movie 

Disney Princesses 

Nerf gear

Hello Kitty and working on more . . .

$3.00 Basket Items:

Skylanders Swap Force

Apple iPod

Kindle Fire HD and much more to come!

 

 

 

If you know an area business or are a business owner, and are interested in donating to the

silent auction or raffle baskets, please contact Shelby Soleimani at shelby.soleimani@gmail.com 

 

For this fundraiser to be successful we need sponsors, donations, volunteers, as well as patrons.  Please reserved the date and come to the school and have a great time.

Kiss-A-Grams

Dear Parents,

The 3rd grade students will be creating and opening a real-life business called “Kiss-A-Grams” in order to learn both of the following economic concepts:

1. Earning Money- students will earn funds for an additional field trip in May.
2. Donating Money- students will use a portion of the funds to donate to a charitable cause.  (Charity to be decided by the students)

The 3rd graders will operate a booth where Kiss-A-Gram notes will be purchased by Caraway students, parents, and teachers.  Each note of gratitude is attached to a Hershey’s Kiss (Kiss-A-Gram) and then delivered to specified Caraway student or staff member at the end of each school day.     

Third grade classes will begin selling the Kiss-A-Grams the week of February 10.  We are asking for parents to donate bags of Hershey’s Kisses (plain chocolate).  If you are able to donate, please send your bags of Kisses to school with your child.  Each teacher will be collecting them.  

Thank you for your help!  

The 3rd Grade Team  

International Festival

 

 

Dear Parents,

Save the date for the Caraway International Festival which will be on January 22^nd.

 

At the festival you will find tables hosted by fellow Caraway parents sharing their culture by exhibiting cultural artifacts such as traditional clothing or by providing samples of ethnic foods or by teaching crafts or games related to their culture. The evening will end with a fashion show where parents and students can show off their traditional outfits.

 

So far parents have signed up to share bits of India, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Greece, Germany, Ireland, France and the United States. I encourage all cultures at Caraway Elementary to consider participating in the International Festival.  It is a great way to introduce your culture to the community.  

 

If you would like to assist with representing these countries or adding your culture to the list please send an email to hannapog@gmail.com.

 

The planning meeting has been moved to the school to make it easier for people to attend. It will be in the PTA room from 7:45 to 8:45 am on Wednesday 12/11 and 12/18 to answer questions and to help people get started.

An Hour of Coding

Khan Academy has set up An Hour of Coding! Here is the link so see what it's all about. You can even Code your own greeting card! Have fun and send me a copy of your greeting card! Click on this link: Hour of Code

Corn Dogs for Everyone!

Pajama Flashlight Party!

Hello Caraway Families,

Next Tuesday night we will be holding our first Pajama Flashlight Literacy Night in the Caraway Library from 6:00-7:30 pm!

Here's how it works: you and your family can come and go any time between 6:00 and 7:30 pm next Tuesday, November 19th in the Caraway Library.

We will have all the lights off in the library and the tables moved aside so everyone can relax and read by flashlight!  While we may have a few larger groups reading together, our hope is that we will have little family/friend groups spread out reading all over the library at the same time.

You may dress in pajamas or bring stuffed animals/pillows if you'd like but the only thing you really need is a flashlight and a love for reading!

You may bring favorite books from home or we will have library books pulled and placed on the tables that you may choose to read.

The goal of this literacy night is to build community around literacy and to remind ourselves and our students that READING IS FUN!

See you there!

International Festival!

 

 

 

 

Calling Volunteers for the International Festival

After a couple of years of hiatus, the Caraway International Festival is back!

Save the date for January 22nd, 2014!

The Caraway International Festival will showcase the school’s rich cultural diversity.

We need volunteers to make the festival a success.

 

If you are interested in volunteering please send an email to hannapog@gmail.com

Please also attend the 2 planning meetings at theSpicewood Public Library:

1) Tuesday, November 19th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm

2)  Monday, December 9th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm 

Looking forward to a great event!

Thank You,

Hanna Horsey

International Festival Chair