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Volume 7, Issue 32

Cheatham Chatter #YouArePTA Monday, April 24, 2017

Thursday, April 27

Friday, April 28

Monday, April 24

Monday, May 1

Memories are Made of This Attend Spring Fling for the stuff of childhood memories

See attachment, page 13

Mrs. Norris‟s

birthday celebration

Tuesday, April 25

Cheatham Press Author‟s

reception @ 6:30 p.m.

PTA Meeting

w/ officer elections

@ 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 26

Mrs. Allen‟s

birthday


Around Campus

Kindergarten Orientation

in two sessions

@ 4 and 5 p.m.

Spirit Night @

Spirit Night @

from 5 to 9 p.m.


Mrs. Logan‟s

birthday


begins

See pages 3-7 for ideas

By Rachel Maygren

Chatter Editor

Sticky fingers, hair

smelling of dirt and sun, rosy-

cheeked smiles, and a gaggle

of friends are among the best

of childhood. Come live up those moments

of childhood May 19 at this

year‟s Spring Fling. As Cheatham says goodbye to

many of our friends, the

Spring Fling Committee be-

came dedicated to making an

event for the creation of last-

ing memories. This year, Spring Fling will be

out in the grass and sun, with

children enjoying unlimited

access to all Spring Fling ac-

tivities. No more tickets to buy

and walls to bind, but good

friends and good fun for the

end of an era. Bounce houses, photo booths,

music, Gagaball and pie-

throwing are all among the

Spring Fling activities that

will remain in your student‟s

mind for years to come. Food trucks will also be onsite

for those wishing to purchase

food. So don‟t miss out on the

memories in this last hurrah of

Cheatham comradery — May

19 from 6 to 8 p.m. More in-

formation and order forms can

be found on pages 8 and 9 of

the Chatter.

Spring Fling Pie Targets

I was the first in my family to at-tend college.

I love naps!

I graduated from Allen High School.

My husband and I were high school sweet-hearts.

I have 2 rescue dogs

I planned to teach for 3 years, but have now taught more than 2 dec-ades.

Help welcome new

authors to the

Cheatham library

Tuesday night

when Cheatham

Press authors gather

for a reception at

6:30 p.m. in the

cafeteria.

What: Cheatham

PTA 2017/18 Board Where: Cafeteria

When: 7 p.m.

Tuesday

Be the difference in your

child‟s education by participating and/or electing

the future board of Cheatham‟s PTA. Two spots

remain empty from the slate and running from the

floor is open on every position. Get more

information: [email protected]

mailto:mailto:[email protected]

On the Blacktop

Cheatham Chatter

Students were asked:

How will you keep in touch with friends attending Preston?

Namay, 4th grade

"My friends will

still live in the com-

munity so I'll play

with them after

school."

Aryan, 4th grade

"My friends will


munity so I'll play

with them after

school."

Olivia, 4th grade

"My friends will


munity so I'll play

with them after

school."

Wilson, 4th grade

"I can go to their

house and play or

watch a movie."

Emma, 4th grade

"I have my friends

phone numbers so I

can call and have

play dates.”

By Tasha Young

President

Saying goodbye is hard.

And for children at Cheatham Elemen-

tary, saying goodbye may be even

harder as many of them will transfer to

Preston Elementary in the Fall. While Cheatham teachers are already

talking with students and easing their

anxiety about who is going and who is

staying, you can help your children with

a smooth end of year transition too. Here are some tips from Parenting

Magazine:

1. As a parent, recognize the loss.

Acknowledge their sadness, fear

of making new friends and un-

certainty in losing a friendship

and understand they may not

know how to express their feel-

ings. Encourage your child to

speak to you and ask questions.

2. This is an important stage for the

kids to learn a life lesson — that

life changes and we have to

adapt to that change.

3. Busy children find less time to

worry or feel lonely. While you

don‟t want to overload your child

with activity after activity, start

them on a new hobby or interest,

particularly if it‟s in a class with

other children of their age.

4. Encourage your child to broaden

their friendships. Often kids stick

with a best friend because it‟s the

easiest thing to do. Ask your

child if there‟s someone else they

might like to play with — organ-

ize a play date or invite a small

group of kids over. Often, these

interactions can spawn new

friendships that just need time to

grow.

5. Don‟t downplay the situation

with comments like, “don‟t

worry, you‟ll find a new friend”.

They will, but it doesn‟t mean

the loss of time with the old

friend isn‟t important.

6. Above all, recognize that chil-

dren are resilient, often more

than we are as adults! They will

bounce back and with your sup-

port it will be an easier process. Cheatham students also have some fan-

tastic ideas about how to keep in touch

with friends who will be attending Pre-

ston in the Fall. Read them below in the

„On the Blacktop‟ section of the Chatter.

Since October, Peachjar, Allen ISD‟s electronic flyer distribution system, has saved 1,606,124 sheets of paper —

approximately 193 trees.

Did You Know?

It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye President’s Corner: Helping kids cope with Preston transition

Flight of the Butterfly Local Girl Scout troop plants butterfly garden at Cheatham playground

By Abby

5th-Grade Student

Making the butterfly

garden was a fun and

educational experience. We learned that it was

important to include two

different types of plants in order to take

care of the Monarch butterfly.

While we hope

lots of butterflies

will come, the

Monarch was

our main focus

because they

travel through

North Texas on

their way to Mexico. The two kinds of

plants allow the larvae to feed and the

traveling butterflies to get their nectar. It

takes four generations of Monarchs to

reach Mexico. Our troop really wanted to help the but-

terflies as they are endangered. Also, the

garden makes Cheatham more beautiful

and students can observe the butterfly

life cycle. This was an important and fulfilling pro-

ject. We hope it is enjoyed for a long

time.

Cheatham Chatter

A Few of Their Favorite Things — Staff Appreciation Week May 1 Kindergarten

Suzannah Aftosmis

Color: Pink/

Turquoise

Drive Thru: Wendy‟s

Drink: Strawberry

Crystal Light

Tawana Rhodes, Resource

Color: Pink

Drive Thru: Sonic

Drink: Cherry Coke/

Peach Tea

Laura Bartolome

Color: Blue/Yellow

Drive Thru: Taco

Cabana

Drink: Unsweet Ice

Tea, Coca Cola,

Cherry Limeade

Cassie Luther, Nurse

Color: Red

Drive Thru: Free

Birds

Drink: Unsweet Tea,

Black Coffee, Diet

Cranberry Limeade

Sheri Nelson

Color: Red/Neutrals

Drive Thru: Chick-fil

-A

Drink: Dr. Pepper,

Peppermint Tea

Amy Gamble, Librarian

Color: Blue

Drive Thru: Sonic

Drink: Coke

Tina Ritter

Color: Purple/Blue

Drive Thru: Sonic

Drink: Perrier Apple

or Grapefruit, Fla-

vored Coffee

Dyan Rodriquez, CIS

Color: Teal/Purple

Drive Thru: Whata-

burger

Drink: Unsweet Tea,

Water

Darra Larey

Color: Green

Drive Thru: Jimmy

John‟s

Drink: Dr. Pepper

Fran Plinck, Secretary

Color: All

Drive Thru: Chick-

fil-A

Drink: Diet Cranberry

Limeade, Diet Coke

Chelsea Baird

Color: Pink/

Turqouise

Drive Thru: Sonic

Drink: Unsweet Tea,

Iced Coffee

Lisa Bouma, Art

Color: Any

Drive Thru: La

Madeline

Drink: Coffee, Water

Cori Stephan

Color: Turquoise

Drive Thru: Taco Ca-

bana

Drink: Diet Coke

NONE

1st Grade

Mikala Hartis

Color: Pink/Black

Drive Thru: BJs

Drink: Sweet Tea,

Iced Coffee, Sonic

Slush

Jennifer Flatt, Recep-tionist

Color: Pink


-A

Drink: Water, Coke,

Mocha, Coffee

Carla Icenhower

Color: Blue

Drive Thru: Senor

Lows

Drink: Diet Sunkist,

Sonic Mango Water

Dorreen Perkic, Cafe-teria Manager

Color: Earth tones

Drive Thru: Raising

Cane‟s

Drink: Diet Coke

John Holley

Color: Burnt Orange/

Blue

Drive Thru: In N Out

Drink: Starbucks

Coffee, Cherry Sprite

Lap Tran, Custodian

Color: Purple

Drive Thru:

McDonalds

Drink: Coffee

Items listed are suggestions only. For more of teacher/staff favorites, go to www.allenisd.org/Page/33267.

Use of these lists is optional.

http://www.allenisd.org/Page/33267

Cheatham Chatter



Catherine Underwood

Color: Turquoise

Drive Thru: Taco

Bueno

Drink: Sonic Cherry

Limeade

Rachel Kirbie, Resource Para

Color: Red/Pink

Drive Thru: Sonic

Drink: Sonic Diet

Cherry Coke

Sandy Murray

Color: Blue


-A

Drink: Starbucks

Chai Tea

NONE

Amy McCullough

Color: Purple


Drink: Cherry Vanilla

Coke

Kelly Ellis, PEIMS

Color: Yellow

Drive Thru: Whata-

burger

Drink: Diet Dr. Pep-

per

1st Grade continued

2nd Grade

Ashley Dodson

Color: Pink

Drive Thru: Whata-

burger

Drink: Dr. Pepper

Mary Jane Barnes, Counselor

Color: Green

Drive Thru: Star-

bucks

Drink: Unsweet Ice

Tea

Heather Plummer

Color: Green/Blue

Drive Thru: Whata-

burger

Drink: Ice Tea

Julie Baker, SSI Para

Color: Orange

Drive Thru: Sonic

Drink: Diet Coke

Carli Guest

Color: Purple/Pink


-A

Drink: Dr. Pepper

Karri Decker, AIM

Color: All

Drive Thru: Panera

Drink: Water

Stephanie Smith

Color: Blue/Red

Drive Thru: Taco

Bueno

Drink: Dr. Pepper

Gina Mahoney, SSI Para

Color: Purple


-A

Drink: Arizona Green

Tea

Donna Weir

Color: Red/Black

Drive Thru: Whata-

burger

Drink: Coke, Un-

sweet Tea

Stephanie Logan, Principal

Color: Any

Drive Thru: Any

Drink: Diet Coke





2nd Grade

Cheatham Chatter

3rd Grade

Cathy Embry

Color: Purple

Drive Thru: Rudy‟s

Drink: Unsweet

Black Iced Tea

NONE

Jessica Fandrick

Color: Green/Blue


-A

Drink: Coke

Holli Gill, Speech

Color: Purple

Drive Thru: Pollo

Tropical

Drink: Coke

Aly Moore

Color: Grey/

Turqouise

Drive Thru: Raising

Cane‟s

Drink: Any Coffee

Jeana Allen, Campus Tech

Color: Red/Navy

Blue

Drive Thru: Braums

Drink: Only Water

Jennifer Potts

Color: Neon Pink

Drive Thru: Pei Wei

Drink: Sonic Coke

Michelle Nanni, Diag-nostician

Color: Black/Animal

Print


-A

Drink: Regular Coke

Julie Georges

Color: Pink/

Turqouise

Drive Thru: Paradise

Drink: Chai Tea Latte

w/ Coconut or Soy

Terri Eck, ESL

Color: All

Drive Thru: Chick-

fil-A

Drink: Unsweet Tea

Jessica Ambrose

Color: Red/Blue

Drive Thru: Raising

Cane‟s

Drink: Sweet Tea

Libby King, P.E.

Color: Blue

Drive Thru: Any

Drink: Coffee, Water

4th Grade

Megan Gibbon

Color: Lime Green

Drive Thru: Star-

bucks

Drink: Unsweet Iced

Tea

Caryn Fecht, Music

Color: Yellow

Drive Thru:

Wendy‟s

Drink: Dr. Pepper

Jill Nortman

Color: Lavender

Drive Thru: Panda

Express

Drink: Vitamin Water

Kim Mathews, Music Para

Color: Red

Drive Thru: Jimmy

John‟s

Drink: Coffee, Tea

Amy Barner

Color: Red

Drive Thru: Pollo

Tropical


per

Carin Engelbert, SSI

Color: Purple

Drive Thru: Chick-

fil-A


per




Cheatham Chatter



Wendy Wilson

Color: Green/Blue

Drive Thru: Subway

Drink: Sonic Diet

Coke w/ Vanilla

Susana Nuno, Re-source Para

Color: Blue


-A

Drink: Water

Amanda Perkins

Color: Pink/

Turquoise


Drink: Coke, Cherry

Coke

NONE

5th Grade

Jenna Boyte

Color: Red

Drive Thru: Sonic

Drink: Diet Mountain

Dew

George Lee, Assistant Principal

Color: Cheatham, Al-

len Colors

Drive Thru: Whata-

burger

Drink: Gatorade

Carrie Spann

Color: Blue


-A

Drink: Diet Coke,

Sweet Tea

Lisa Feeney, Library/SSI Para

Color: Blue

Drive Thru: Panda

Express

Drink: Sonic Lemon-

berry Slushes

Cynthia O’Neill

Color: Green

Drive Thru: Sonic

Drink: Unsweet

Peach Iced Tea

Christi Norris, Resource

Color: Yellow


-A

Drink: Diet Coke

Jamie Thomasco

Color: Purple


-A

Drink: Diet Coke

Colleen Dunphy, VI

Color: Teal

Drive Thru: Jimmy

John‟s

Drink: Diet Coke

6th Grade

Donna Dowler

Color: Warm Colors

Drive Thru: Taco

Bell


per

NONE

Julie Latos

Color: Blue/Aqua

Drive Thru: Taco Ca-

bana

Drink: Dr. Pepper

Cathy McNulty, P.E. Para

Color: Pink

Drive Thru: Subway

Drink: Diet Coke

4th Grade continued


Clean Naturally

If you are looking for

non-toxic cleaning

products, please check

online for effective cleaning prod-

ucts recipes using baking soda,

vinegar, soap and lemon!

To-Do List

Our 7th an-

nual field day

on May 26.

Please sign up for a

time slot to assist

leading a game sta-

tion. http://

www.signupgenius.c

om/

go/4090848abae2ba

7fd0-cheatham/

Dates

No Library Extended

Hours on

Thursday due to

Kinder Orientation

Last day of Library Extended

Hours for this year will be May

11

All student library books are due

May 12. If you are unable to lo-

cate books, you will owe the cost

of the book(s). Overdue notices

will be sent the week of May 15

with replacement costs listed.

Don‟t forget

the last Box

Tops compe-

tition is happening

now until Friday.

The PTA

will again be

offering ser-

vices for school

supply kits for the

2017-18 school

year. You do not

have to purchase

school supplies by

this method and the

PTA receives no

money from pur-

chases. The last

day to order is June

16. See page 10 for

more.

If you are

moving and

will not be

back to Cheatham

for the 2017/2018

school year, please

let us know as soon

as possible. You

may email Kelly

Ellis KELLY_ELLIS@ALL

ENISD.ORG

Show Me the Money PTA Treasurer Kris Taylor quietly and fastidiously balances it all

By Rachel Maygren

VP Hospitality

Without ever seeking

the spotlight, Kris Tay-

lor fulfills one of the most essen-

tial roles in the Cheatham PTA.

As treasurer for the past two

years, Taylor has been responsi-

ble for all the funds coming in

and out of Cheatham. She han-

dles the taxes and makes sure

the PTA stays on budget.

"Because of how organized and

proactive she is, the PTA

budget have been managed in a

way that allowed the Member-

ship to make big investments for

Cheatham including the pur-

chase of the Gaga Ball Pit and

multi-

ple

pieces

of

play-

ground

equip-

ment," said

PTA

Presi-

dent Tasha Young.

Taylor said she volunteers be-

cause she wants involvement in

her children's school.

"Being treasurer and on the PTA

board gives me a front-row seat

to what is happening at the

school. I never realized how

much a PTA and volunteers do

for a school and it is a

rewarding experience

to be involved," Tay-

lor said. PTAs can't function

without dedicated vol-

unteers and Taylor is

one of those, Young

said. "Working with Kris

and getting to know her for 2

years has been such a pleasure.

She is kind, inclusive, and a has

a wonderful work ethic. She has

made a tremendous and long-

lasting impact at Cheatham," she

said.

Taylor and her husband, Brad,

have been married for 17 years.

Cheatham Chatter



5th Grade

6th Grade

Valerie King

Color: Blue


-A

Drink: fully-leaded

Coke

Sherri Ibdeis, V.I.

Color: Green

Drive Thru: Any

Drink: Mocha Frap-

pachino

6th Grade continued

Steve Shuman

Color: Camo

Drive Thru: Sonic

Drink: Frozen Cherry

Lemonade

NONE

Renee Nelson

Color: Teal/Maroon

Drive Thru: Sonic


per

Kim Holt, Dyslexia Therapist

Color: Pink

Drive Thru: Any

Drink: Iced Coffee

They have three chil-

dren: 16-year-old Jack,

14-year-old Cassie and

8-year-old Cole.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090848abae2ba7fd0-cheatham/





mailto:[email protected]



(includes unlimited activity bracelet)

food trucks, DJ, photo booths, Gaga Ball Tournament and more!

The best thing about memories is making them.

Admission is $5.00 for adults and $10 students & siblings 3+. All student/siblings will receive an Unlimited Activity Bracelet.

Avoid the line by returning this form along with payment to your oldest

child’s teacher anytime now through May 12. Make checks payable to “Cheatham Elementary PTA”.

Oldest Child’s Name:

Grade& Teacher:

Parent Name/Email Address:

Number of Adult Admission: x $5 each =

Number of Student Admission: x $10 each =

Friday, May 12Friday, May 12

6 to 8 p.m.6 to 8 p.m.

You could win an iPad® Air or an iPad® Mini when you place an order with SchoolKidz this year!**

**Valid to U.S. Residents Only. A Teacher Tailored kit must be purchased in order to be eligible. One grand prize winner for

an iPad® Air and 5 runner-up winners for an iPad® Mini. Visit TTKITS.COM/GOLD for full details.

Questions? Contact Carolyn at [email protected]

Kit Pick-Up Date: In Classroom on First Day of School

Steps to order your kit(s) securely online:

1. Go to www.shopttkits.com

2. Enter the school's account number

3. Follow the directions to complete your order

4. Choose the grade your child will be entering in the

fall

**Order backpacks, water bottles and lunch accessories

online! You can even earn a FREE lunch bag with a

purchase of one of our Bundle Deals!**

1st Grade $50.00 4th Grade $50.00

2nd Grade $50.00 5th Grade $50.00

6th Grade $50.00

**Kit components may be viewed online.**

No refunds will be given.

Kindergarten $50.00 3rd Grade $50.00

Cheatham Elementary School

School Supply Kit Ordering Information

We are pleased to announce that we will be offering the convenient services of SchoolKidz, Inc. and their Teacher Tailored® back-to-

school supply kits for next school year.

Supply kit orders are only accepted online at www.shopttkits.com

Account #: 34222

Orders will be accepted until: June 16, 2017

CAUSEAN EFFECT

Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support Beverly Cheatham Elementary. Come in to the Chipotle at 103 Central Expressway North in Allen on Thursday, April 27th between 5:00pm and 9:00pm. Bring in this flyer, show it

on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 50% of the proceeds will be donated

to Beverly Cheatham Elementary.

If placing an order online during your fundraiser, please note you must choose the pay in-store option and inform our cashier of your participation before paying. Gift card purchases during fundraisers do not count towards total donated sales, but

purchases made with an existing gift card will count.

Happy Birthday Mrs. Norris!

Cheatham PTA likes to send birthday wishes and celebrate our teachers and staff members on their special day. Mrs. Norris is a resource teacher. Her

birthday is June 24 so we will celebrate on Monday, April 24. If your child would like to bring her a card or one of her favorite things from the list below, please do so on Monday. Thank you!

Favorites

Colors: Yellow, Lime Green, Light Teal

Flowers: Sunflowers

Candy/Special Treats: Reese’s PB Cups

Drinks: Diet Coke

Restaurants: On the Border

Drive Thru:Chick-fil-A

Stores: Hobby Lobby, Target

Hobbies: Reading

Gift Cards: Sonic, Car Wash

Class Needs: Disinfecting Wipes

*If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Minyard, PTA Birthday Coordinator [email protected]


Happy Birthday Mrs. Allen!

Cheatham PTA likes to send birthday wishes and celebrate our teachers and staff members on their special day. Mrs. Allen is our Campus Tech. Her

birthday is on Wednesday, April 26. If your child would like to bring her a

card or one of her favorite things from the list below, please do so on Wednesday. Thank you!

Favorites

Colors: Red or Navy Blue

Flowers: Any

Candy/Special Treats: Any kind of Trident Gum

Drinks: Only Drink Water

Restaurants/Drive Thru: Chick-fil-A, Braums

Stores: Wal-Mart

Hobbies: Spending Time with Grandson’s

Gift Cards: Wal-Mart



Happy Birthday Mrs. Logan!

Cheatham PTA likes to send birthday wishes and celebrate our teachers and staff members on their special day. Mrs. Logan is our Principal. We will

celebrate her birthday on Friday, April 28. If your child would like to bring her a card or one of her favorite things from the list below, please do so on Friday. Thank you!

Favorites

Colors: Any

Flowers: Any

Special Treats: Take 5, Gummy Bears, Heath Bar

Drinks: Diet Coke, Nonfat Vanilla Latte

Restaurants: Chipotle, Pei Wei, Any

Drive Thru: Chick-fil-A

Stores: Macy’s, Dillards, Hobby Lobby

Hobbies: Sports, Traveling

Gift Cards: Hobby Lobby, Macy’s, Chipotle



Medication Disposal Day!

Saturday, April 29, 201710 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Lowery Freshman Center601 E. Main St.

Dispose of unused and expired medications at this DRIVE-THROUGH event including: • Prescription medications • Pet Medications • Over-the-counter medications • Vitamins • Sharps: Needles, syringes, Epi-Pens

Questions? Contact: Jennifer AtencioAllen ISD Support Counselor

972.727.0400, ext. 6163

Sponsored by: TheAllenIndependentSchool District

The drop-off station will be located in the Jupiter Road parking lot on the west side of the building.

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