CBDS Parent Teacher Fellowship

General Membership Meeting

2009-05-10T16:34:00.001-07:00

There will be a General Membership meeting on Thursday May 14th, at 6:30 pm in the Dining Room.

It will be right before the "Raising The Standard" Parent Meeting where Roger Wiles, Headmaster and Terry Hales, CBDS Board Chairman, will give us updates on the life of the school and talk about future plans.

We will be reviewing the year, and voting on final budget expenditures for the year.

Fun Run Update!

2009-05-10T16:31:00.000-07:00

We made $33,791.86 from the Fun Run!! Thank you students and families for supporting this great effort!

Of that $33,791.86, $5802.06 will go back to our Elementary Teachers to be used in their classrooms as they have need!

The $28,000 left is short of what we need for a bus (a little over $40K) - so we are working closely with the school administration to see how we can best use the funds. We will let you know something as soon as we know!

Fun Run is Back!

2009-02-11T20:34:00.000-08:00

The PTF and Cougar Club have joined together to bring back the Boosterthon Fun Run! We thought this would be a great way to boost school spirit and bring back a fun event for the students! We hosted a Boosterthon Fun Run 3 years ago and it was such a treat for the students and staff alike. Booster Enterprises brings in a great team of people to interact with the kids and pump up school spirit. We look forward to sharing more with you as the event draws closer.

Here are the highlights you need to know for this year:
· Dates: March 31st – April 8th
· This is run by a 3rd party company – Booster Enterprises. They have great experience in holding these events and bring a team onsite to make it a fun experience for both teachers and students.
· The Run itself will take place on April 8th, and we hope parents can come out and encourage their kids and see how fun the event is!
· Yes – this is a fundraiser – but it is much more than that – truly an event! (ask any Elementary teacher who was here for the last one).
· You will be seeing more details to follow the closer it gets.
· Questions? You can email cbdsptf@cbdscougars.com

Check out the Fun Run website at: www.funrun.com

We look forward to seeing what God has in store for us with this event. The administration, PTF leaders and Cougar Club leaders have been praying over this since the beginning of school this year and feel like this is the type of event that will be good for our school. We ask that you join us in prayer (and excitement) for this event!

Teacher Appreciation Week

2009-02-09T20:16:00.000-08:00

Our Teacher Appreciation Days are March 10th - 12th this year. Our committee chair, Cindy Kennedy, has been hard at work planning for this week.

Several events have have been planned. We are in need of volunteers to help in certain areas and would love to have you join in showing our staff how much we appreciate the work they do for our children.

March 10th - There will be a breakfast provided for the staff and also a buffet luncheon catered for the staff by Entree Vous.
Help will be needed with set up, serving and clean-up, if you can help in these areas please e-mail Cindy Kennedy. Grade parents will be setting up coverage for lunch for each teacher, please contact your grade parent if you can help with coverage.
March 11th - will be a joint chapel with several students performing for the staff. There will also be a Sweet Shop set up in the teachers lounge areas.
March 12th - there will be breakfast for the staff and take-home meals for the staff will also be provided in the afternoon. A few helpers will be needed to distribute the take-home meals please e-mail Cindy if you can help

PTF Funded Activites

2008-11-16T19:27:00.001-08:00

Do you know what all the PTF funds for CBDS? See the list below that has been just been approved by both the Executive Committee and the General Membership....

$500 Costa Rica Scholarship for (1) Senior Student
Teacher 1st Day back to work Breakfast
Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher Stipends beginning of the year ($100 per classroom)
New Parent Coffee (1st day of school)
Elementary Grade Room Mom meeting snacks
Monthly Parent Fellowship Coffee
Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
FOTF
New Stools for MS Science Lab
Technology updates for Elementary (routers, projectors, etc)
Emergency Lunch Fund*
Emergency Tuition Fund*
* These are new and put in place for families this year who may be hit by unexptected job loss.

Questions? Email us at cbdsptf@cbdscougars.com

Town Hall Meetings

2008-11-05T18:51:00.000-08:00

We will be holding a "new" type of PTF Meeting in the next few days...the Town Hall Meetings. Please join us to review the PTF Budget and hear what the plans are for PTF for the remaining part of the year!
Town Hall Meeting Dates:
THURSDAY, Nov. 6th at 2:30 - Angell Room
TUESDAY, Nov 11th at 8:30 - B-1309

On Thursday, Nov. 13th At 7:00 pm, (at the beginning of the Elementary Musical) - a vote will be taken to approve this year's budget.

We look forward to seeing you at the Town Hall Meetings!

A GREAT NIGHT at our Annual FOTF!

2008-09-21T13:08:00.001-07:00

Yes...it was another great night of fun for the family at FOTF this year. SEVEN years of fabulous weather and no injuries...yet another way God has been good to us here at CBDS!

We'd like to thank all our volunteers who helped make this possible! A SPECIAL thanks goes to Julianne Hays (FOTF Chair) and Jenny Edwards (Silent Auction Chair) for their countless hours of work to make these 2 events happen!! Thank you both! Also, thanks to the church staff involved in the success of this night: Nan Grimes, Art Shanks, and Jay Selvey - they all three went above and beyond to help setup and tear down for the event!

We'd also like to thank the following vendors who helped with our success...

A Higher Bounce (for once again providing our Inflatables)
Chick-Fil-A at Peacehaven Road, & Papa John's (across the street in Harper Hill Commons shopping center)
Paint Savvy for Providing our Face Painting for the evening (Thanks to Paige Trent a CBDS parent!)
All our Silent Auction Donors!!

THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!

2008-09-16T18:35:00.000-07:00

Here's some quick facts about FOTF...THIS FRIDAY NIGHT:

Time: 6:00pm - 8:30 pm
Inflatables Open: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Silent Auction: 6:00pm - 7:30 pm
$5 hand stamp for unlimited turns on inflatables and games

Check out the "IMPORTANT LINKS" on the left of this page - for list of Silent Auction Items, a list of our donors (Thank you donors!), and FOTF Information!

Quick PTF Updates...

2008-09-09T17:56:00.000-07:00

3 Quick Items:

Fun on the Field (FOTF) is happening next Friday night, September 19 starting at 6:00 pm. Information about volunteer needs was sent via email late last week. If you have not already contacted Julianne Hays about setting up, tearing down, or manning a booth, please do! She needs you! julianne@triad.rr.com

A Silent Auction will be held during FOTF. Please see the list below and consider how you can participate by making a donation:
1. Do you own a business or know someone who does? Are you/they willing to donate an item or a service?
2. Do you own vacation property that could be donated for a weekend or a full week?
3. Would you be willing to help put gift baskets together?
4. Are you planning on donating to your grade's gift basket? If so, the deadline is THIS FRIDAY the 12th!

Want to donate or volunteer? Contact Jenny Edwards at cbdsptf@aol.com

Volunteer Forms - If you have not filled out a PTF volunteer form yet, PLEASE do so! The number of forms turned in so far is much lower than in previous years! Download and print a form here. Completed forms can be sent in to either of the school offices. Parent participation is so completely vital to the success of your students and our school!

FOTF and Silent Auction- September 19th!

2008-09-07T21:22:00.000-07:00

Our annual Fun on the Field (FOTF) and Silent Auction event is quickly approaching!! SEPTEMBER 19th from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Mark your calendars and please plan to join us!

We still are in need of volunteers for FOTF AND Silent Auction. Please contact Julianne Hays for FOTF - julianne@triad.rr.com or Jenny Edwards for Silent Auction - cbdsptf@aol.com . These events are not possible without the help of MANY volunteers - please contact one or both of these people to see how you can help. Many shifts are just 30 minutes!

If you are new to the CBDS family - click here to see what Fun on the Field is all about.

Great First Week of School!

2008-08-27T05:31:00.000-07:00

We officially completed a full week of school as of today! We hope the first week has been a fun week of renewing friendships and getting back into the swing of "schooltime schedules".

A few reminders....

If you have not filled out your volunteer form - PLEASE do so! You can turn it into either Elementary office or Secondary office (or just send to your child's teacher)
We still need help with Silent Auction and Fun on the Field (FOTF)....Sept 19th is quickly approaching!
Contact Jenny Edwards for Silent Auction help/donations: cbdsptf@aol.com or Julianne Hays for FOTF help: julianne@triad.rr.com

A BIG THANKS goes to Judy Smith for building a new Database program for us!!! This will make our volunteer form data collection easier! Also thanks to Brenda Hill for taking the time to input these forms for us and print out our list of volunteers in each area!

There are MANY "behind the scenes" ways to help! If you are interested in more information - please email: cbdsptf@cbdscougars.com

Welcome to the 2008-2009 School Year!

2008-08-11T23:54:00.000-07:00

We are looking forward to another great year here at CBDS! The Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF) has been hard at work over the summer lining up committee chairs to help with the many volunteer activities that take place during the year.

Please pick up a Volunteer form from one of the school offices, or at Open House night to see what area(s) you would like to become involved in. You can also click here for the form (make sure you scroll to the end of the page to see the PTF Section): http://cbdscougars.com/forms.htm

You can send your completed form in with your child - the teachers will be collecting these forms. You can also drop them off at one of the school offices. We would love to have all completed forms in by Aug. 27th - so we can start compiling our database of helpers!

The 2008-2009 PTF Executive Committee...

2008-08-11T20:55:00.000-07:00

Below is the list of parents who have agreed to fill Executive Committee positions this year:
(Click here for pictures and committee information: http://cbdsptfexecutivecommitte.blogspot.com/)

President: Beth Kelley beth.kelley@consultant.com
President-Elect: Carly Dixon thedixonfour@aol.com
VP Membership: Denise Cooke denise@acadvisors.com
VP Volunteers & Fellowship: Suzy Howell hkevinsuzy@bellsouth.net
Jennifer Wall jwall@yadtel.net
VP Fundraising: OPEN (Responsible for coordinating committee chairs for Fundraising opportunities)
Secretary: Debbie Neil dmneil@triad.rr.com
Treasurer: Vikki Cook vccook@wfubmc.edu
New Parent Liaison: Kris Arends krisarends@yahoo.com
Elementary Liaisons: Carly Dixon thedixonfour@aol.com
Mary Jones mjones8329@triad.rr.com
MS Liaison: Cheri Murphy scaemurp@aol.com
HS Liaisons: Suzanne Morton mortonqueen@aol.com
Crystal Ross bckeross@aol.com
Past President: Dawn Cheek dhcheek@yadtel.net