When: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Times: 8-10am and 3-6pm
Where: Sawyer Road Atrium

• Yearbook Sales - $10.00 each (limited supply)
• Spirit Wear T-Shirts (limited supply)

• Prepackaged School Supplies for next year will be available to order
• Art Show Art Work for sale - $10.00. If you did not get a chance to purchase your child's art work at the art show, it will be available for purchase.
• The PTA is accepting gently used school uniforms and spirit wear donations.

**This event is CASH only.**
**No checks will be accepted**

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School Supply Shopping Just Got Easier. To avoid the hassle of using your summer to shop for all those school items on the list, the PTA is offering you an opportunity to purchase prepackaged school supplies for your student through the school. Each pack of school supplies include required items selected by our teachers in each grade. Your school supplies will be distributed during Open House in August.

You can order your supplies in person on May 17 during the PTA Close Out Sale.
8-10 am and 3-6pm
Cash only.

or

Online ordering is available until June 10th at www.epipacks.com
Enter the School ID: SAW010

GRADE	COST
K	$10.00
1st	$15.00
2nd	$20.00
3rd	$35.00
4th Boys	$25.00
4th Girls	$25.00
5th	$25.00

**Please note, that each teacher will also have a few specialty items not included in the prepacked supplies such as: hand sanitizer, copy paper, disinfectant wipes, ziplock bags, etc. During Open House in August, your child's teacher will let you know what additional items are needed in the classroom.

If you have any questions please contact the PTA at SawyerRoadPTA@gmail.com

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 You may purchase a yearbook in person for $10 (Cash only) or on line via PayPal for $11 (includes $1 credit card processing fee). We are no longer accepting dedications or ads at this time.

Yearbook pre-sales will be available on these dates:

• Friday March 9 from 7:45 – 8:15am
• Wednesday March 14 from 1:30 – 3:30pm

Please do not send orders in at any other time or they will be returned to the student. These are the only days and times that money will be accepted. If you have any questions, please email Tracey Layman at SREYearbooksales@gmail.com

*The final day to order online is March 15. Order online at: www.betteryearbook.com/preorders/sawyer.htm

PLEASE NOTE:  The PTA is only ordering a limited number of yearbooks based on the sales from last year. Once the yearbooks sell out, they will only be available for individual online orders at a much higher price ($40.) The price goes up because Better Yearbooks will have to print them one at a time. 

Don't delay, pre-order your yearbook to ensure you're student receives one in May. 

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Happy New Year Sawyer Road! Welcome back to school. It is our hope that 2012 brings a lot of good things to our Sawyer Road families and community members.

As we reflect on PTA in 2011, we are reminded of the generosity of our Sawyer community. Generosity of time, commitment, talent, and monies. Thanks to all of you who work hard to make our school the best place possible for our students and staff!

The PTA would like to personally thank Marietta Church of God (MCOG) and all of the volunteers who helped feed local families over the Thanksgiving and Winter Holiday break. Without the support of MCOG and the dedicated volunteers, our goal to provide warm meals would never have happened. Every morning during break, volunteers showed up to prepare, cook, package and deliver 62 meals a day! A heartfelt thank you, to all of you. And thank you to everyone who contributed to our November and December food, sock and book drive. Your gifts were greatly appreciated. We are truly grateful, blessed and fortunate to have so many generous families in our community. Your contribution made a huge difference.

Have a great month. Thank you for all that you do to support Sawyer Road Elementary and the PTA.

*More photo's from our Community Outreach Initiatives can be found on the PTA Blog Page - http://sawyerroadpta.blogspot.com/

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Our Barnes & Noble Bookfair is Saturday, December 3 at Town Center Prado (50 Barrett Parkway, Marietta, GA 30066). Store opens at 9am and the student performances begin at 10am. We will be there from 10am - 12:30pm.

Come support, shop and see our Sawyer Road 3rd, 5th and 6th graders perform. Also, Sawyer Road teachers will be reading from their favorite books. Every Sawyer student who attends receives a reef pass! Classes with the highest attendance wins a classroom party! There's opportunity to win door prizes too!

The Barnes & Noble Bookfair Voucher will be sent home this week. Look for it in the Star Report on Thursday or download it now by clicking the above highlighted link. You'll need to show the ID Number (#10546299) when making your purchase. Feel free to share this voucher with friends and family. As long as you show the voucher or submit the voucher number during checkout then our school will receive a percentage from the purchase. For online purchases, you will see a prompt "Check if this is a Bookfair Order". When you click on it, you will get a payment screen where you can enter the bookfair ID number in the space provided.

The PTA is asking for volunteers to help wrap gifts for tips at the store. If you would like to assist at the gift wrapping table, please email us at SawyerRoadPTA@gmail.com.

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Congrats to 10 classes for reaching the 30+ box tops goal and winning a party!   The grand prize winner of "Breakfast with the Principal" is 2C!   This promotion brought in a record $700 for our school.  Thank you for supporting Sawyer Road and the Box Tops program!

Below are the winning final results:

2C(CLEMENT) 55 - WINNER!
2A(HUSAIN) 53
3B(GARNER) 46
1D(PELLEGRINO) 45
KA(BRYFCZYNSK) 44
2F(SPERLING) 37
2D(HEUVELMANS) 36
1C(HYNNINEN) 35
3E(CLARK) 33
KF(O'NEIL) 33

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Parent Information Session
Wednesday, October 26 at 6:30pm
East Park Subdivision Clubhouse
(located at the entrance off of Allgood Road)

There will be a parent information session on October 26. This is for all parents and guardians who are considering sending their child to Sawyer Road Elementary. The Marietta City Elementary schools are Choice Academies (Choice provides parents and guardians an opportunity to choose the elementary school best suited to their child’s talents and needs). This information session is being made available prior to the Choice application start date. Choice Applications are being accepted from November 7 - January 7, 2012).

Principal Sims and Assistant Principal Burley will be there as well as teachers, PTA Members and Sawyer Parents. Please show your support for Sawyer Elementary and share this information with friends and neighbors. If you would like to attend the information session, please join us.

If you have any questions, please email us. Thank you.

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Please join the Sawyer Road PTA as we celebrate our diversity.

• FREE Evening of Entertainment.
• FREE Face painting and international photo opportunity (starting at 5:30pm)
• Pizza, Sweets, and Drinks for purchase (starting at 5:30pm)
• Meeting begins at 6pm.
• PTA "Diversity Means" Video
• Cultural Performances
• T-Shirt Sales after the meeting.

Click here for the Event Flyer.
[Please click on the link to view the Flyer. To Exit the PDF Flyer, just click on [Exit Full Screen]. This will take you back to the PTA School Page.] [To Print: Download the Flyer to your computer and then print.]

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In a pilot program approved by Marietta Community Schools in partnership with the British Academy of Performing Arts (BAPA), your student can be enrolled into the new Hip Hop Program at Sawyer School. We are so excited to be offering dance classes at the school! It's going to be a great and affordable program! Classes will start on September 28, 2011.

    •    12 Weeks of Hip Hop for $84.00 ($7 per class)
    •    Wednesday after school. 3:30-4:30 pm
    •    Starts, Wednesday, September 28 and goes to Wednesday, December 21, 2011 (skip the week of 11/21-11/25)

REGISTRATION:
Register on-line @ www.mariettacommunityschool.com
Click on: 'COURSES'
Click on: 'JUST FOR YOUTH AND TEENS'
Look for: British Academy of Performing Arts - Hip Hop Class and complete the online registration
*Please complete the registration form and send that in with your child on their first session, Wednesday, September 27, 2011

The Hip Hop Program is separate from After-School: This BAPA program is through the Marietta Community Schools Enrichment curriculum. Dance classes are held from bell release Wednesdays until 4:30 p.m. After the hour dance lesson, each week students will need to be picked up by their parents or guardians. Students who are going into the After School Program, require separate after-school registrations and fees according to the After School Program's schedule.

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Scarecrow on The Square is an annual event where local businesses and schools create, decorate and submit scarecrows to be on display on the Marietta Square. This year, The Sawyer Road Elementary Creative Team has focused their ideas on the children's show, Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego for this years scarecrow.
Carmen Sandiego is on another spree of mischief. Where in the world will Sawyer find Carmen Sandiego?
The scarecrows will be on display for the entire month of October. Winners and prizes will be announced at The Halloween Happenings Costume Contest on October 15 at 1:45 pm.

A Big Thank You to: Shikera Cook, Jennifer Crawford, Heather Scott, Carol Weaver, and Tonya Woods for submitting a creative scarecrow theme.

**more photo's can be seen at: http://sawyerroadpta.blogspot.com/

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*The PTA is looking for Volunteers to help with the Book Fair. There are two shifts per day: Morning 8:30 - 10am and Afternoon 1:00 - 4pm (2:30 on Friday). We need volunteers to help work the cash register, straighten books, restock shelves and show parents the Teacher's Wish List. Please contact the PTA if you can help.

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Student Picture Day is Friday, September 9th.

Lifetouch School Portraits is the company taking the photo's. Fill out the order form and bring it to school on picture day with your payment. Packages starting from $14 - $60.00 with options to order extras and add-on's. Customize your order: pick a pose and pick a color.

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We all shop for groceries, sometimes two or three times a week –- or more. Now turn those shopping trips into easy cash for our school, and encourage your friends to do the same!

Just look for the Box Tops logo on hundreds of products like Cheerios®, Hamburger Helper® and Kleenex®, in almost every aisle of the store. All you need to do is clip and send them into school —- each one is worth 10¢for your school.

Classes turning in 30 sheets wins a party!
Top class wins Breakfast with Principal Sims!

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Don't bother cooking dinner Tuesday night, August 30th.

Instead, Bring your family to Chick-Fil-A for Sawyer Road Family Fun night.

Purchase your dinner from 5-8pm on Tuesday and place your receipt in the proper box located inside, near the cash registers. Total sales attributed to Sawyer Road Elementary from this fun night will provide us with a 10% return to the Sawyer Road PTA.

Take part in this family fun time. See all your Sawyer Road friends at Chick-Fil-A, Sprayberry location only.

Chick-fil-A at Sprayberry Square
2530 Sandy Plains Rd.
Marietta, GA 30066

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to seeing you at Chick-Fil-A at Sprayberry!

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It's time for your child to get started on their REFLECTIONS submission! Deadlines for all submissions is September 30, 2011.

In its more than 40-year history, the Reflections program has encouraged millions of students across the nation and in American schools overseas to explore their artistic talents. The program offers students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition. Students in preschool through grade 12 are encouraged to submit works of art in any six arts areas:

    •    Dance choreography
    •    Film production
    •    Literature
    •    Musical composition
    •    Photography
    •    Visual arts

Reflections Theme - "Diversity Means..." Each year, the National PTA Reflections Program challenges students to create art inspired by a specific theme. Themes are selected from hundreds of ideas submitted by students in the PTA Reflections Program Theme Search Contest. Past themes have included "Exploring New Beginnings," "If I Could Give the World a Gift...," "A Different Kind of Hero," “I Can Make a Difference by…” and “Wow!” and "Together we can." The 2011-2012 theme is "Diversity Means..."

Student Participation - Annually, hundreds of thousands of students participate in the Reflections program through their local PTAs. These student winners go on to compete at the district/regional and state levels, with the best-of-the-best entries going to National PTA to be considered for a National Reflections award.

Rules
Entry Form - English
Consent Form

If you have any questions, please email us or contact Shikera Cook. Look for the Reflections Table at the first PTA Meeting on Thursday, August 25 at 6pm. Hope to see everyone there!

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."

~ Edgar Degas ~

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"Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much."
- Helen Keller

Dear Sawyer Families,