Miss last month’s PTC newsletter? Here it is again, full of some exciting PTC and Cedar Park updates, such as:
Recap & pictures of Cedar Park Onstage One Act Festival
Spring Break Spirit Week photos
Upcoming events, including the Pulsera Project & student-led charity drives
OBOB and Math Counts accolades
Volunteering opportunities, including Art Lit
Updated calendar
The second of two PTC-funded art lit lessons will be held this April, as the world of Art Deco comes to Cedar Park. These artistic endeavors are made possible thanks to your generous 5K donation.
Like last fall, students will first meet in the Library/Media Center for the lesson & slide show. The art project will then be done in each Humanities classroom.
All volunteers must have completed an mVP background check and log-in to the main computer when entering the building.
Art Lit: 7th Grade (Wed, 4/10)
Art Lit: 6th Grade (Wed, 4/17)
Art Lit: 8th Grade (Wed, 4/24)
TRAINING SESSION:
There will be a one hour training on Wednesday, April 3rd, at 7:00pm in the Cedar Park Library/Media Center. During the training, the lesson and project are reviewed, so that volunteers are familiar with what will be done on the big day! Volunteers are not required to attend this training but it is a nice way to learn about the subject before hand, make your own piece of art and chat with other volunteers.
Questions can be directed to cpms.art.lit@gmail.com.
Your Cedar Park PTC held its March meeting on 3/11/19, with special guest, Beaverton HS principal, Anne Erwin.
Topics included:
Principal updates, including upcoming dates
Approval of Bettina Jeszensky as PTC treasurer for the remainder of the year
Approval of $6253 for library furniture upgrades, hopefully the first of several phases
Upcoming volunteer needs, including 8th grade field trip and art lit
Upcoming Beaverton HS fundraising events, including Shoshana Bean concert & Inspirit Auction
Our final PTC community meeting of the year will be Monday, 5/20 at 7pm.
Remind your minion to show their creative side next week, as Cedar Park hosts its Spring Break Spirit Week!
Monday - Pajama day
Tuesday - Hawaiian shirt / dress day
Wednesday - Fun in the Sun (sun hats, shades, shorts)
Thursday - Spring sports day (baseball, lacrosse, golf, tennis, track)
Friday - Funky hair day
This April, Cedar Park will be hosting a a cultural charity event for the Pulsera Project, a nonprofit organization that educates, empowers, and connects Central American artists with students in more than 2,500 U.S. schools through the sale of colorful handwoven bracelets, or "pulseras" in Spanish.
Pulseras will be sold for $5 here at CPMS, and the proceeds will be invested in a wide range of social impact programs in Nicaragua & Guatemala, including:
Sustained employment for nearly 200 artists
Legal and medical aid for those impacted by the crisis in Nicaragua
Secondary education programs
University scholarships for artisans and their families
Healthcare for artisans and their families
A housing program for artisans and their families
Environmental initiatives
Support for other social enterprises doing impactful work in these countries
Students will be familiarized with this Nicaraguan and Guatemalan project in their Spanish classes, as Cedar Park’s Spanish teachers tie these lessons into our MYP values and units. This school-wide event begins April 15th.
Volunteers will be needed to help man the booth and sell these bracelets. Be on the lookout for more volunteer info soon.
Learn more about the Pulsera Project at www.pulseraproject.org.
Questions can be directed to Tammie Catherall (Tammie_catherall@beaverton.k12.or.us).
Congrats to Kiera K., Clara C., Diego G., and Danika K., all members of Team Kiera who narrowly defeated Team Shade to bring home the CPMS OBOB championship. This team will represent Cedar Park at the Regional OBOB tournament.
Cedar Park’s OBOB program is supported through PTC funds and parent volunteers. Huge thanks to Debbie Hernandez, Cedar Park’s LMA, for organizing this important enrichment event.
Looking for a good book recommendation for your middle schooler? OBOB”s 2019-20 lists are already available.
And then there were two… Team Kiera vs. Team Shade battled it out in the CPMS OBOB championship.
BSD is committed to emergency preparedness and planning. Each school is equipped with district level provisions, but there are many additional items needed to be fully prepared for in the event of a catastrophic emergency.
Cedar Park admins and staff have been working to stock our emergency shed to help us respond and support our school and community in case of an emergency.
If you are interested in helping supply our emergency shed, please see the Amazon wish list and consider donating. Thank you.