Staff Appreciation Committee Seeks Co-Chair in Time for Cookie Exchange

Cedar Park PTC's Staff Appreciation Committee is currently seeking a co-chair to help coordinate staff appreciation activities at Cedar Park.  With December quickly approaching, leadership is needed to ensure a smooth cookie exchange event.

Historically, the Staff Appreciation committee has organized food-related events, such as monthly lunches, dinner on conference days, cookies for the winter exchange, and activities for staff appreciation week in the spring.  

Generally, the work would include creating a donation list to be sent through mVP and organizing the food tables on the day of events.  It's an excellent and fun way to be creative and bring smiles to all our hard-working CPMS staff.

If you are interested in bringing awesome events to CPMS teachers, please contact Angela Redmon for more information.

CPMS Art Literacy Announces Changes

We’ve gone through a renaissance and we’re heading back to ancient Egypt!

New Format and Location

Due to the customized nature of this year’s master schedule, it was difficult to carve out time when everyone in one grade was available simultaneously. In order to accommodate this tedious class schedule, we’ve moved to a different presentation/production model – smaller groups! And a new location - the library!

We look forward to more interaction with the students and the ability to coordinate with the
Humanities teachers to provide a relevant and interesting program. Our project this year will focus on ancient Egypt.  

Mark Art Lit as a Preference in mVP

In order to ensure the success of the Art Literacy Program, we need volunteers and coordinators. To volunteer during the production part of the lesson, make sure that you checked the box next to Art Literacy in the MyVolunteerPage system. Once you do that, you will receive informative emails specific to your role in making Art Literacy possible.

Grade Level Coordinators Needed

We need Art Literacy Grade Level Coordinators for both 6th & 7th grades. You will work with the designated Humanities teacher for the grade to get dates for each group of presentations. You will give the presentations to that grade, or coordinate the volunteers who wish to present the lesson.

If this is something you would like to try, please email us at cpms.art.lit@gmail.com. Thank you for your help in continuing the tradition of supporting Art Literacy at Cedar Park.

Sincerely,
Daphne Teals & MaryBeth Piccirilli
Art Literacy Co-Coordinators

PTC Staff Appreciation Monthly Coffee Run

Facing a full classroom of 11 to 14 year-olds each morning is not for the faint of heart.  It takes a lot to be an effective middle school teacher– enthusiasm, patience, passion... and for many, a decent cup of coffee.

Support our teachers and their sanity by donating to the PTC's monthly staff appreciation coffee run.  Once a month, several volunteers sign-up to bring in a pound of pre-ground, non-flavored coffee to restock the coffee coffers in the staff lounge.

Donations can be left in the front office or in the teacher's lounge.  The brilliance of this opportunity is that your child can transport your donation to the office for you.  October's donations are due this Friday, 10/13.

Sign up here to donate a pound of coffee and save a teacher's morning.  The sign-up lists the entire school year, so take as many spots as you can.  CPMS teachers will thank you.

CPMS Book Fair Rides into Town 10/23; Volunteers Needed

The annual CPMS Book Fair is scheduled for this October during the week of conferences.  Our Library Media Assistant, Debbie Hernandez, is seeking out volunteers to help set-up and man the fair.  The tentative schedule includes:

• Monday, 10/23– Set-up from 2-4pm
• Tuesday, 10/24– Preview for the kids.  Student supervision needed 10am-4pm
• Wednesday, 10/25- Book Fair officially opens 2:30-8pm
• Thursday, 10/26- Fair open 8am to 8pm
• Monday, 10/30- Pack up 9-11am

Two hour shifts are available on myvolunteerpage.  An mVP profile  is required to volunteer during school hours.

Preview the titles at the Book Fair HERE.

October Art Lit Date Postponed

The all-school Art Lit presentation and project of Ancient Egypt, scheduled for Wed, 10/11, has been postponed.  The new date will be communicated as soon as it is confirmed.

CPMS's Art Lit program is entirely funded and staffed by volunteers.  If you are interested in joining this team and having an opportunity to volunteer within a classroom, please mark your interests in mVP by clicking My Profile–> Interests, filtering by Cedar Park, and then clicking the Art Lit box.

CPMS Student Store Open for Business

The Student Store has been an early morning tradition for many years at Cedar Park.  Located smack dab in the front lobby, students are able to purchase school-supplies, limited snacks, and PE t-shirts between 8:50-9:15am, Monday through Friday.  

This valuable addition to CPMS is entirely run by PTC volunteers.  Check out myvolunteerpage and click on Opportunities, filter by Cedar Park, and scroll to Student Support to view the open Student Store shifts.  

Student Store lead, Carrie Fox, is happy to train any new parents who are curious about this unique opportunity to witness the CPMS student experience.

2017-18 Art Lit Line-up Announced; Volunteers Needed

CPMS PTC's Art Lit leadership team is proud to announce the three units for 2017-18. Ancient Egypt, Roy Lichtenstein and Diego Rivera/Frida Kahlo will all be featured this school year.  

The Art Lit program at CPMS is slightly different from the elementary model.  Each grade will watch and listen to an educational slideshow in the gym, presented by Art Lit chairs MaryBeth Piccirilli & Daphne Teals.  Students and volunteers then break out into their classrooms to take part in a hands-on project.

Volunteers are given all the supplies necessary to complete the classroom project. Teachers remain in classrooms, helping to ensure classroom management while students complete their piece.  The entire experience is an awesome opportunity to see your child's classroom first-hand and participate in their day.

ART LIT SCHEDULE

Each unit will be one day only, so all three grades will have their presentation and do their projects on the same day. Those dates have already been scheduled:

• Wed, October 11, 2017– POSTPONED as of 10/4.  New date coming soon.
• Wed, Feb. 7, 2018
• Wed, April 11, 2018

Additionally, grades will only have roughly 70 minutes to listen to the presentation and finish the project.  The tentative timeline is as follows:

• 6th Grade– 9:15-10:23am
• 7th Grade– 10:27-11am (LUNCH) 11:34am-12:06pm
• 8th Grade– 1:09-2:20pm

PREVIEW DAYS

New this year!  Interested art lit volunteers will have an option to attend a preview day for each artist.  This will allow them to get a sneak peak into the artist and the project prior to the official Art Lit day. 

If you would like to be included in the CPMS art lit database and be invited to these preview days, please mark Art Lit in your mVP interests.  Update your preferences through the myvolunteerpage.com (mVP) system.  Select My Profile-> Interests and mark Art Lit.  

The CPMS Art Lit program is funded by the PTC and your 5K donation.  All questions can be directed to MaryBeth Piccirilli & Daphne Teals.

My Profile –> Interests