Thank You to Good Hope!

We would like to thank Good Hope Gardens & Landscapes for their generous donations of plants to our Grounds and Facilities committee, which is working very hard to beautify our school. Rick Cowden at Good Hope has also offered Indian Springs PTA members a 15% discount on their personal purchases! Good Hope is located on Memorial Blvd out towards McDonalds (on the left if you are heading toward McDonalds from ISE). Thank you Rick!!!

Coming soon... FALL CARNIVAL - Oct. 16th!

Have you felt the chill in the morning air? The final days of planning for the Fall Carnival have arrived. If you haven’t already, mark your calendars for Thursday October 16th from 4PM until dusk. No matter if you are a kid or just a kid at heart, there is fun in store for everyone. So, bring the family, have fun, and support the PTA!

Please help us make this an evening to remember. Here are some of the resources still needed and the contact information for each.

Items needed
The committee has called on local businesses for donations. Here are some items still needed. Please contact Amy Falin at adfalin@gmail.com or (423) 963-3134 for more information.

Canopy tents
Items to raffle
Homemade cakes/pies for the Cake Walk
Craft supplies (glue, chalk, shaving cream, poster board, etc)

Vendors needed
There are still openings for vendors who’d like to sale a variety of goods: from homemade goodies, to crafts, and more. Vendors pay an entry fee of $25.00, and then keep 100% of the proceeds from their sales. But please hurry-as we will only allow 1 vendor-per-product type at the carnival. Please contact Bridgette Whitmore at 914-9901 for more information.

Volunteers needed
We still need more help from parents, doting grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins who want to get involved. The shifts will be kept short to make time for all to enjoy the fun. Here are some areas where volunteers are needed. Please contact Michelle Easterling at 963-0418 for more information.

5 volunteers – Set up the Carnival
5 volunteers – Ticket sales
10 volunteers – to Host the Games
5 volunteers – to Serve Food
5 volunteers – Inflatable toys
5 volunteers – Clean up

Teachers – It’s time to pay the PIEd Piper!
Who will be a good sport and take a pie in the face for the kids? The kids love throwing shaving cream pies at their teachers! To be a part of this fun event to raise funds for the PTA, please contact Amy Falin at adfalin@gmail.com or 423-963-3134.

Fun for Less
Armbands for unlimited play on the inflatables will be available for $5. Bring 3 non-perishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank and get an armband for only $3. Individual tickets for food, games, and one-time rides on inflatable toys will be 50¢ each.

New Business Member

Thanks to the folks at Greenwood Market for joining us as a new business member.

Greenwood Market is located at 5121 Memorial Boulevard.

Thanks!

Wash Up Quick, Don't Get Sick!

From September 8-16th, Nurse Laura taught almost the entire school Scrubby Bear classes. 385 students and 33 staff members learned when and how to wash their hands. Remember Scrubby Bear's motto; "Wash up Quick, Don't get Sick!" It is especially important to remember good hand washing during flu season which is almost upon us. Nurse Laura is proud to announce the winning classrooms of her two contests held during Scrubby Bear week. Mrs Conrad's 1st grade class won the "Quick and Quiet" contest and Mrs. T. Calhoun's 4th grade class won the "Best Hand Washers" contest. Way to go students!

Below we see Mrs. Lancaster's 3rd grade class enjoying a Scrubby Bear video using their classroom projector/Smartboard.

Whirled Peace

Have you wondered what the enchanting collection of pinwheels in the grass near the school's main entrances are for? Our Art teacher, Mrs. Webb, had each child at school create a "Pinwheel for Peace" and plant it in front of the school on International Day of Peace, which was September 21. The students wrote their thoughts about war and peace, tolerance, and living in harmony with others on one side. On the other side, the students visually expressed their feelings through drawing, painting, etc. You can find out more about the Pinwheels for Peace project at their website here. Thank you Mrs. Webb for allowing our students to experience this program!

ISE Spirit Items on Sale Now!

Order forms went home yesterday for our fabulous Indian Springs Elementary spirit items (see design below)!


We have short-sleeve T-shirts for $10, long-sleeve T-shirts for $12, sweatshirts for $15, and car magnets for $7. If you need to pick up an extra order form, there are some in an envelope on our PTA bulletin board near the office. The order form is also available for download from the ISE website. Order forms with payment (checks only please) are due by Monday, September 29 if you would like to receive your items in mid-October. We will continue to accept order forms through October 20 and these items will be distributed in mid-November. Happy shopping!

Introducing...."The Indian Springs Drumbeat"

Congratulations to Kayla Herron (1st, Craft) and Taylor Herron (4th, Robinette), winners of the ISE/PTA Newsletter Renaming Contest. Their winning entry, “The Indian Springs Drumbeat”, will be the new name for the school’s newsletter. The girls will receive Indian Springs sweatshirts and laminated, color copies of the next edition of the newsletter featuring the new name. Honorable mention goes to Hayden Wallen (2nd, Holly) for “The Tribe’s Scribe” and Aaron Gray (1st, Conrad) for “Tribal Tribune”. Over 85 entries were submitted. Thanks to all who participated. Way to go students!

Tools for Schools

Hopefully everyone has gotten their Food City Value Cards linked to Indian Springs. Feel free to invite your family, friends, neighbors, and random people on the street to link to Indian Springs as well!

Did you know that Ingles also offers a similar program called Ingles Tools for Schools?



You can link your Ingles Advantage card to Indian Springs and help us earn credit toward educational materials for our school. To link your card, either ask the cashier in the store or go online to do it yourself. The website is:
http://www.ingles-markets.com/advantage_card/tools_for_schools/cardlink_step_1.php.
Our school code is 11753.

Thanks for your help!

Thanks Grandparents' Day Volunteers!

Grandparents' Day was a great success!
We had almost 600 visitors sign in during the three-hour lunch extravaganza. Thank you to our Grandparents' Day coordinators - Angie Sybert and Jodi Vanburen - for working hard to make all the arrangements for this special event.



Our wonderful cafeteria staff and parent volunteers kept it all running smoothly.

Special thanks also to Mr. Winchell and to Shirley Moody for helping to keep us on schedule.

Grandparents' Day is a fine example of how the parents and staff work together to benefit the children!

Thank you to these parent volunteers, who worked at sign-in and in the cafeteria serving tea, cleaning tables, directing traffic, etc.:

Angie Sybert
Jodi Vanburen
Brandy Kisner
Charlie Ward
Cheryl Vincent
Cyndi Lyons
Karen Maness
Katrina Looney
Kim Moody
Kristen Leonard
Kristi Ponder
Lesa Renner
Penny Aquino
Penny Barker
Tara Lange
Marilyn Cotter

Thank you to these parents for donating ice:

Amy Adkins
Beth Baker
Cheryl Ratliff
Kim Barker
Kim Luna
Marsi Mullins

Artsonia Award

Congratulations to Mrs. Pam Webb for receiving the Leadership Award from Artsonia, the online art gallery used to showcase our students' artwork.

For the 2007-08 school year, the Art Program at ISE was ranked by Artsonia as #1 in the state of Tennessee and #41 in the nation. Last year Mrs. Webb and her volunteers loaded an amazing 5,174 pieces of student art onto the Artsonia gallery. This art collection has been viewed more than 200,000 times by friends and family the world over.

Did you know that when you purchase keepsakes imprinted with student artwork, Artsonia donates 15 percent back to the school art program? Last year, this raised more than $300 for our art program at ISE.

If you would like to help with our student art gallery on Artsonia, please stop in and talk with Mrs. Webb.

Link Up

Are you going grocery shopping this weekend?

Please don't forget to link your Food City Value Card to Indian Springs Elementary. Ask your relatives and friends to do so as well!

Simply tell the cashier our school name and he or she will link your card to Indian Springs Elementary.



The Food City program (Apples for the Students) began on Aug. 24 and will run through April 4, 2009.

Linking your card to ISE does not add anything to your bill. It simply allows the purchases you make to be credited to our school as "points". We cash in points at the end of the year for educational items the school needs.

Last year, we were able to obtain a digital camera, three DVD players, a multimedia projector, five overhead projectors, a set of prepared slides for science, and a set of
five playground balls.

All those grocery trips added up to some great equipment for our school. Let's do it again this year!

Schedule for Grandparents' Day

Don't forget Grandparents' Day this Friday, Sept. 5.

The time schedule for lunch is:
Kindergarten 10:45-11:25
First Grade 11:20-12:00
Second Grade 11:45-12:25
Third Grade 12:05-12:45
Fourth Grade 12:25-1:05
Fifth Grade 12:45-1:25

Lunch is $3.25, payable the day of the event at the sign-in table.

We hope to see you there!

New Business Member

Greenwood Market, 5121 Memorial Blvd., has joined the ISES PTA as a business member.

Thanks to Greenwood Market for their support of our school.

We appreciate you!