Interested in attending the DC trip? Attend our meeting next Tuesday night, 12/16/08, at 6:30 PM in the media center for more information. See you there!
Say cheese!
October 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment · uniforms
For those of you who haven’t yet heard, patrols are permitted this Friday to wear their choice of clothes for picture day. This means, yes, you can opt out of your Friday uniform this week! Smile!
Tags:picture day·uniforms
Glow Necklaces for Sale!
October 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · fundraisers
I’m looking for some good sales-patrols! We will be selling glow necklaces at the carnival this year. We need patrols to work 30 minute shifts with a partner selling these hot items for tickets. The proceeds from this quick and easy fundraiser will go into our field trip account. If you’re interested, please sign up at The Patrol’s Post outside room 208.
Thanks!
Fundraiser News
September 27th, 2008 · 4 Comments · fundraisers
Wow! I cannot believe it is already almost October! It is time to start talking about fundraisers!!!
We have a lot on the horizon. Here is a brief summary of our first few projects:
Gator Bowl Ticket Sale
A brief letter will go home soon with every Chets Creek student explaining a fun and exciting football fundraiser. Chets Creek Families (and friends) will be able to purchase tickets to the Gator Bowl on January 1st at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium for HALF PRICE! Tickets, which sell for $50 each, will be sold until November 7th for only $25. Additionally, honor roll students receive a FREE TICKET if their family makes a ticket purchase! Wow! The best part is that $10 from every ticket sold goes to benefit the Safety Patrols!
Carnival Glow “Stuff”
Patrols will also be selling glow items at the “Around the World Carnival” on October 23rd. This will be a fun night! Don’t miss it!
Candy Sales
Who doesn’t love a good chocolate bar? Beginning in mid-November, safety patrols will receive a box of chocolate bars. Bars will sell for $1 each, and the patrols organization will retain 50% of the sale price for every bar sold! This year, for all those chocolate lovers out there, we will be selling a variety pack of chocolate which includes selections such as: almond bars, solid milk chocolate, chocolate with puffed rice bars, and DARK CHOCOLATE. (yumm…) Please stay tuned for more information coming soon!
Cookie Dough Sales
Did you know that any patrols who participate in the cookie dough sales will PERSONALLY benefit from their hard work? Patrols who plan to attend the Washington, DC trip this summer will get credit for their entire “profit” applied to their trip cost! (By “profit”, I mean the entire portion of the sale price that the school gets to keep.) What a great way to make a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity more affordable! Keep that in mind when this sale rolls around.
You might be wondering why we’ll be doing so many fundraisers. Obviously, the cookie dough sales are directly benefiting the Washington, DC trip. The income from the other fundraisers will go towards the cost of our Orlando field trip in the spring, the cost of belts and other patrol supplies, and help this class of students leave their mark on CCE. We will be saving some funds this year to give back to our school in a permanent way. We’d like to have enough money in June to make an improvement in our campus in some special way. If you have any wonderful ideas for this special gift to CCE, please feel free to share them with us. We’re in the process of gathering ideas and making plans for this important project.
Thank you for your time and support. We’re excited to begin these projects!
Tags:candy·carnival·cookie dough·field trips·fundraisers·Gator Bowl
Uniform Policies
August 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments · uniforms
This past Friday , our FIRST Friday of school this year, thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, happened to be a school spirit day. Mrs. Phillips requested that we all wear our school shirts to show our pride in Chets Creek. Since we were not scheduled for a flag raising that day, we allowed our patrols to deviate from their required blue and white uniforms IF they were wearing a school shirt. This has, rightly so, brought about a few questions regarding uniforms.
If we are scheduled for a flag raising that Friday, ALWAYS DRESS IN UNIFORM. Clean white shirts, nice blue “bottoms”, shirts tucked in, and clean shoes. Yes, denim is allowable, as long as it is clean and nice. (Don’t wear your jeans with holes in the knees and rhinestones on the pockets.) We prefer navy blue cotton or twill, but a dark blue denim is acceptable.
Please feel free to direct further uniform questions to Mrs. Nash or Mr. Montisano.
Tags:uniforms
How do you fold the Stars and Stripes?
August 16th, 2008 · No Comments · flag etiquette
As a member of our patrol corps, you may have the honor of serving on our flag team. In the event you are selected for this duty, you will need to know how to properly and respectfully handle the American flag, as well as the other flags flown on our campus.
For starters, spend a few moments with this website. It includes a tutorial (lesson) on how to fold the American flag properly. Also, be sure to check out the CCE Safety Patrol Corps Flag Team Handbook, which can be found outside room 208 on the “Patrols’ Post” wall.
Refer back to this tutorial as often as necessary. Also, please feel free to ask your patrol sponsors for assistance as needed.
Tags:American flag·duty·flag team
2008-2009 Rules and Guidelines
August 16th, 2008 · No Comments · operations
Congratulations! Acceptance into the CCE Safety Patrol Corps is an honor! You are joining an organization that has existed since 1916. Today, over 50.000 schools sponsor AAA Safety Patrols in all 50 states!
As a Safety Patrol, it is important that you consider yourself a role model for younger students AND your peers. You have an important responsibility to shoulder. To help you understand the expectations Chets Creek has for you, please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the rules and guidelines for the 2008-2009 Chets Creek Safety Patrol Corps.
Rules and Guidelines
I. Grades
A. Conduct
1. Conduct grade on your report card MUST be an A or you will be removed from the patrol corps.
2. Conduct grade of a B on a progress report will result in immediate probation until report cards are sent home. If the grade does not improve, the student will be dismissed from the patrol corps immediately.
3. Conduct grade of a C or below on the progress report OR report card will result in immediate dismissal for the remainder of the school year.
B. Academics
1. Any student earning a D or below on their report card will be removed from the patrol corps.
II. Demerits
A. Failure to report necessary absence from assigned post = 1 demerit
B. Leaving post without permission or off post without a valid reason = 2 demerits
C. Failure to sign-in before reporting to post = 1 demerit
D. Failure to wear patrol belt = 1 demerit
E. No uniform (white shirt, blue bottoms) on Fridays = 1 demerit
F. Failure to return demerit notice within 3 days = 2 demerits
G. Misconduct
1. misuse of flag = 1 demerit
2. playing or socializing on post = 2 demerits
3. chewing gum or eating on post = 1 demerit
4. deliberate unkindness to students = 1 demerit
5. conduct unbecoming of a patrol = 2 demerits
H. Excessive absences or tardies = 1 demerit
I. Fighting = 6 demerits
J. Disrespect to any adult/Patrol sponsors = 3 demerits
K. Knowingly making false statements = 2 demerits
L. Hitting or pushing another student = 2 demerits
** Note: demerits will double in January.**
III. Reasons for Removal from Patrol Corps
A. Accumulation of 8 or more demerits within the school year.
B. Failure to maintain conduct and/or academic requirements as stated above.
C. Receiving a discipline referral of a class III or IV offense.
D. All other referrals, including bus referrals, will be handled on an individual basis. Consequences will depend on the offense.
Please feel free to leave a comment or ask Mrs. Nash and/or Mr. Montisano if there is any part of the CCE Safety Patrol Corps Rules and Guidelines you need to discuss. Stay tuned for upcoming posts to learn more about duty stations, fundraisers, and field trips and special events.
Tags:absences·belts·conduct·demerits·dismissal·flag etiquette·grades·probation·progress report·referral·report card·rules·uniform
