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<channel><title><![CDATA[CARY ELEMENTARY PTA - President\'s Message]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message]]></link><description><![CDATA[President\'s Message]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:39:02 -0400</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Reading List -- Tareas de Verano]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/summer-reading-list-tareas-de-verano]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/summer-reading-list-tareas-de-verano#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/summer-reading-list-tareas-de-verano</guid><description><![CDATA[       &#8203;&#8203;&#8203;Viviana Valle&#8203;PTA President  Week of June 5th, 2023  One of my favorite things as a kid was when my teacher would pass out the list of books that were recommended reading for the summer. I was a bookworm anyway, so I usually had them all read by the end of July. Don&rsquo;t worry, I&rsquo;m not going to assign books to busy parents over the summer! However, I would love to invite you to familiarize yourself with our PTA website this summer, which will, like the  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:left"> <a> <img src="https://www.caryelementarypta.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/51645089/published/beach.png?1686318248" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">&#8203;&#8203;&#8203;<strong>Viviana Valle</strong><br />&#8203;PTA President</div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><font color="#2a2a2a">Week of June 5th, 2023</font></h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">One of my favorite things as a kid was when my teacher would pass out the list of books that were recommended reading for the summer. I was a bookworm anyway, so I usually had them all read by the end of July. Don&rsquo;t worry, I&rsquo;m not going to assign books to busy parents over the summer! However, I would love to invite you to familiarize yourself with our PTA website this summer, which will, like the PTA itself, reflect the changes we&rsquo;re going to try for next year. Open, straightforward and easy to find information - how to volunteer for a committee, what fundraisers the PTA has planned, when events are taking place, and most importantly, where to go if you have questions - it&rsquo;ll be there.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">And now, some acknowledgements - we&rsquo;ve done a great deal of amazing things together this year, and still have some left to do - EOG snack carts, Paw Patch, Field Day and 5th Grade Celebrations still ahead. Get the kids excited for a new GaGa ball pit, we&rsquo;ll need parent volunteers to install it this summer. YES, PTA WILL DO THAT! With your help! Thank you to the Board, to the committee heads, the volunteers, faculty, staff, admins. Cary Elementary is a wonderful school because of all you do. See you in August!</span></span><br /></div>  <div><div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Semana del 5 de junio de 2023</span></span></h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Una de mis cosas favoritas como estudiante era cuando mi maestra pasaba la lista de libros que se recomendaban leer durante el verano. Yo era un rat&oacute;n de biblioteca de todos modos, as&iacute; que por lo general los ten&iacute;a todos le&iacute;dos a finales de julio. &iexcl;No se preocupe, no voy a asignar libros a padres ocupados durante el verano! Sin embargo, me encantar&iacute;a invitarlo a familiarizarse con nuestro sitio web de la PTA este verano, que, al igual que la propia PTA, refleja los cambios que intentaremos para el pr&oacute;ximo a&ntilde;o. Informaci&oacute;n clara, directa y f&aacute;cil de encontrar: c&oacute;mo ser voluntario para un comit&eacute;, qu&eacute; eventos de recaudaci&oacute;n de fondos ha planeado la PTA, cu&aacute;ndo se llevar&aacute;n a cabo los eventos y, lo que es m&aacute;s importante, ad&oacute;nde ir si tiene preguntas: ah&iacute; estar&aacute;.<br /></span></span><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Y ahora, algunos reconocimientos: hemos hecho muchas cosas incre&iacute;bles juntos este a&ntilde;o y a&uacute;n nos quedan algunas por hacer: los carritos de refrescos EOG, Paw Patch, Field Day y las celebraciones de quinto grado a&uacute;n est&aacute;n por venir. Haga que los ni&ntilde;os se entusiasmen con una nueva &aacute;rea de pelota GaGa, necesitaremos padres voluntarios para instalarla este verano. &iexcl;S&Iacute;, LA PTA HAR&Aacute; ESO! &iexcl;Con tu ayuda! Gracias a la Junta, a los jefes de los comit&eacute;s, a los voluntarios, a la facultad, al personal, a los administradores. Cary Elementary es una escuela maravillosa por todo lo que hacen. &iexcl;Nos vemos en agosto!</span></span><br /><span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Hands Make Light Work -Muchas manos hacen trabajo liviano]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/many-hands-make-light-work-muchas-manos-hacen-trabajo-liviano]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/many-hands-make-light-work-muchas-manos-hacen-trabajo-liviano#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/many-hands-make-light-work-muchas-manos-hacen-trabajo-liviano</guid><description><![CDATA[       &#8203;&#8203;Viviana Valle&#8203;PTA President  Week of May 1st, 2023  First things first: please attend our special virtual meeting on Tuesday, May 16th at 7pm in order to vote on our proposed changes to the structure of the PTA. The Google link to the meeting will be on our website, and accessible by QR Code.The changes reflect our final goal for this year - Growth. This year so many more people have volunteered, so many events have been put on, so many opportunities to participate hav [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:left"> <a> <img src="https://www.caryelementarypta.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/51645089/published/barnraising.png?1682898689" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">&#8203;&#8203;<strong>Viviana Valle</strong><br />&#8203;PTA President</div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Week of May 1st, 2023</span></span><br /></h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">First things first: please attend our special</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:700"> virtual </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">meeting on Tuesday, May 16th at 7pm in order to vote on our proposed changes to the structure of the PTA. The Google link to the meeting will be on our website, and accessible by QR Code.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The changes reflect our final goal for this year - Growth. This year so many more people have volunteered, so many events have been put on, so many opportunities to participate have come up that it&rsquo;s only natural that the PTA grows to reflect and support this.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">We propose to group the committees into four categories: Services, Ways and Means, Programs and Communications. A volunteer can lend their time, however much they can, with a group that sparks their interest. There are Leads in each group that can dedicate a little more time and oversee events or special projects. As families &ldquo;age out&rdquo; of Cary ES, others can pick up the work and introduce new families to the goals of each group. It&rsquo;s a truly collaborative, open way of accomplishing all the PTA wishes to do in any given year: create community events, support teachers, staff, advocate for families, fund programs and all around try to make our children&rsquo;s first years of school memorable and meaningful.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">There&rsquo;s so much left to be a part of as we begin thinking about the end of the school year. See you at the special meeting, and around school for all our events!</span></span><br /><span></span></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Semana del 1 de mayo de 202</span></span><br /></h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Primero: asista a nuestra reuni&oacute;n virtual especial el martes 16 de mayo a las 7 p. m. para votar sobre nuestros cambios propuestos en la estructura de la PTA. El enlace de Google a la reuni&oacute;n estar&aacute; en nuestro sitio web y se podr&aacute; acceder a &eacute;l mediante un c&oacute;digo QR.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Los cambios reflejan nuestro objetivo final para este a&ntilde;o: Crecimiento. Este a&ntilde;o, muchas m&aacute;s personas se han ofrecido como voluntarias, se han organizado tantos eventos, han surgido tantas oportunidades para participar que es natural que la PTA crezca para reflejar y apoyar esto.</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Proponemos agrupar los comit&eacute;s en cuatro categor&iacute;as: Servicios, Modos y Medios, Programas y Comunicaciones. Un voluntario puede prestar su tiempo, por mucho que pueda, con un grupo que despierte su inter&eacute;s. Hay l&iacute;deres en cada grupo que pueden dedicar un poco m&aacute;s de tiempo y supervisar eventos o proyectos especiales. A medida que las familias superan la edad de Cary ES, otros pueden retomar el trabajo e introducir nuevas familias a las metas de cada grupo. Es una forma verdaderamente colaborativa y abierta de lograr todos los deseos de la PTA en un a&ntilde;o determinado: crear eventos comunitarios, apoyar a los maestros, al personal, abogar por las familias, financiar programas y tratar de hacer que los primeros a&ntilde;os de escuela de nuestros ni&ntilde;os sean memorables y significativos. .</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Queda mucho de lo que ser parte a medida que comenzamos a pensar en el final del a&ntilde;o escolar. &iexcl;Nos vemos en la reuni&oacute;n especial y en la escuela para todos nuestros eventos!</span></span><br /><span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Season of Growth is Here - La temporada de Crecimiento es ahora]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/season-of-growth-is-here-la-temporada-de-crecimiento-es-ahora]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/season-of-growth-is-here-la-temporada-de-crecimiento-es-ahora#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 19:13:49 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/season-of-growth-is-here-la-temporada-de-crecimiento-es-ahora</guid><description><![CDATA[       &#8203;Viviana Valle&#8203;PTA President  Week of April 10th, 2023  One of our goals this year for the PTA was to foster Growth for the school community. The time has come for action to accompany that goal. We are so pleased to be able to share that we&rsquo;ve listened to your feedback and done our research as to what can make a great, modern PTA work best. We are re-designing the structure of the PTA so that it is more inclusive, promotes collaboration, and eases transitions between tho [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:left"> <a> <img src="https://www.caryelementarypta.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/51645089/published/flowers.png?1681068030" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">&#8203;<strong>Viviana Valle</strong><br />&#8203;PTA President</div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Week of April 10th, 2023</span></span><br /></h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">One of our goals this year for the PTA was to foster Growth for the school community. The time has come for action to accompany that goal. We are so pleased to be able to share that we&rsquo;ve listened to your feedback and done our research as to what can make a great, modern PTA work best. We are re-designing the structure of the PTA so that it is more inclusive, promotes collaboration, and eases transitions between those who&rsquo;ve been part of the PTA for years and those who are just starting to get involved. Rather than have a multitude of separate committees, we&rsquo;re proposing adding a Lead position to each committee group. This allows committees with similar goals (e.g., fundraising, service, communications) to share resources, ideas and volunteers. It also takes a huge burden off the current VP to keep tabs on every single committee - and there are a LOT! What&rsquo;s more, we wish to open up a search for a new position, Family Engagement Chair &amp; Volunteer Coordinator. This is someone friendly, seen around the school, able to direct people interested in the PTA to the right committee or if a committee needs people. One of the greatest learnings from the survey is that a personal connection is vital for feeling comfortable to be a part of the PTA. We&rsquo;re all hoping to keep making Connections, get more families Involved, and now be able to Grow - together!&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">We will be holding a special virtual meeting on Tuesday, May 16th at 7pm in order to vote on this restructuring. We are open to comments and input from the entire school community on this. You can email me, or any of the current Board members to ask questions or provide your thoughts!</span></span></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Semana del 10 de abril de 202</span></span><br /></h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Uno de nuestros objetivos este a&ntilde;o para la PTA fue fomentar el Crecimiento de la comunidad escolar. Ha llegado el momento de que la acci&oacute;n acompa&ntilde;e ese objetivo. Estamos muy complacidos de poder compartir que hemos escuchado sus comentarios e investigado qu&eacute; puede hacer que una PTA excelente y moderna funcione mejor. Estamos redise&ntilde;ando la estructura de la PTA para que sea m&aacute;s inclusiva, promueva la colaboraci&oacute;n y facilite las transiciones entre quienes han sido parte de la PTA durante a&ntilde;os y quienes reci&eacute;n comienzan a involucrarse. En lugar de tener una multitud de comit&eacute;s separados, proponemos grupos de comit&eacute;s dirigidos por un lider. Esto permite que los comit&eacute;s con objetivos similares (p. ej., recaudaci&oacute;n de fondos, servicio, comunicaciones) compartan recursos, ideas y voluntarios. Tambi&eacute;n le quita una gran carga al vicepresidente actual para estar al tanto de cada uno de los comit&eacute;s, &iexcl;y hay MUCHOS! Adem&aacute;s, deseamos abrir la b&uacute;squeda de un nuevo puesto, Presidente de Participaci&oacute;n Familiar y Coordinador de Voluntarios. Es alguien amistoso, visto en la escuela, capaz de dirigir a las personas interesadas en la PTA al comit&eacute; correcto o, si un comit&eacute; necesita gente, una persona a la que pueden pedir que env&iacute;e una llamada de voluntarios. Uno de los mayores aprendizajes de la encuesta es que una conexi&oacute;n personal es vital para sentirse c&oacute;modo de ser parte de la PTA. Todos esperamos seguir haciendo conexiones, involucrar a m&aacute;s familias y ahora poder crecer, &iexcl;juntos!</span></span><br /><span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Tendremos una reuni&oacute;n virtual especial el martes 16 de mayo a las 7 p. m. para votar sobre esta reestructuraci&oacute;n. Estamos abiertos a comentarios y aportes de toda la comunidad escolar sobre esto y compartiremos detalles espec&iacute;ficos sobre los cambios antes de esta reuni&oacute;n. &iexcl;Puede enviarme un correo electr&oacute;nico a m&iacute; oa cualquiera de los miembros actuales de la Junta para hacer preguntas o dar su opini&oacute;n!</span></span><br /><span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Involved with the PTA - Involucrarse con la PTA]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/getting-involved-with-the-pta]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/getting-involved-with-the-pta#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:01:24 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/getting-involved-with-the-pta</guid><description><![CDATA[       Viviana Valle&#8203;PTA President  Week of March 6th, 2023  Thank you to everyone who was able to provide responses to the survey last month! At our next General membership meeting (Tuesday, Mar. 28th at 6pm in the Media Center) we will share the results in person, and then on our website. I wanted to take this opportunity to reassure everyone that getting involved with the PTA does not have to be a full-time commitment; most of us who are serving have full-time work and schedules. The ac [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:left"> <a> <img src="https://www.caryelementarypta.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/51645089/editor/volunteers.png?1677937942" alt="Picture" style="width:236;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><strong>Viviana Valle<br /></strong>&#8203;PTA President<br /></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Week of March 6th, 2023</h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Thank you to everyone who was able to provide responses to the survey last month! At our next General membership meeting (Tuesday, Mar. 28th at 6pm in the Media Center) we will share the results in person, and then on our website. I wanted to take this opportunity to reassure everyone that getting involved with the PTA does not have to be a full-time commitment; most of us who are serving have full-time work and schedules. The activities we organize for the benefit of the school community are put on by a few dedicated chairpeople, and volunteers who give their time to help out. These volunteers are there to make the idea into reality; so that kids can shop the book fair during school hours with supervision, so that the grounds are kept neater on the weekends, so teacher&rsquo;s snacks are collected, so news about our activities are publicized, on newsletter, email or Facebook post. There isn&rsquo;t any special experience or qualification needed; you don&rsquo;t need to know everyone, or be a long-time Cary Elementary family. We welcome everyone who sees where they can spare a couple of hours, if that, on an initiative that is important to them, and help make it happen. Please continue to learn about all our programs on our website or by attending the general meetings (which usually have childcare provided by the Cary Teen Council)!</span></span></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Semana del 6 de marzo de 2023</span></span></h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&iexcl;Gracias a todos los que pudieron proporcionar respuestas a la encuesta el mes pasado! En nuestra pr&oacute;xima reuni&oacute;n general de miembros (martes 28 de marzo a las 6:00 p. m. en el centro de medios) compartiremos los resultados en persona y luego en nuestro sitio web. Quer&iacute;a aprovechar esta oportunidad para asegurarles a todos que involucrarse con la PTA no tiene que ser un compromiso de tiempo completo; la mayor&iacute;a de los que estamos sirviendo tenemos trabajo y horarios de tiempo completo. Las actividades que organizamos en beneficio de la comunidad escolar son realizadas por unos pocos jefes de comit&eacute; dedicados y voluntarios que dan su tiempo para ayudar. Estos voluntarios est&aacute;n ah&iacute; para hacer realidad la idea; para que los ni&ntilde;os puedan comprar en la feria del libro durante el horario escolar con supervisi&oacute;n, para que los terrenos se mantienen m&aacute;s limpios los fines de semana, para que se recolectan los bocados para los maestros, para que se publiquen noticias sobre nuestras actividades, en boletines, correos electr&oacute;nicos o publicaciones en Facebook. No se necesita ninguna experiencia o calificaci&oacute;n especial; no necesita conocer a todos, o ser una familia de Cary Elementary desde hace mucho tiempo. Damos la bienvenida a todos los que ven d&oacute;nde pueden dedicar un par de horas, si es as&iacute;, a una iniciativa que es importante para ellos, y ayudar a que esto suceda. &iexcl;Contin&uacute;e aprendiendo sobre todos nuestros programas en nuestro sitio web o asistiendo a las reuniones generales (que generalmente tienen cuidado de ni&ntilde;os provisto por el Cary Teen Council)!</span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’d LOVE to hear from you! - ¡NOS ENCANTARÍA saber de usted!]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/wed-love-to-hear-from-you-nos-encantaria-saber-de-usted]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/wed-love-to-hear-from-you-nos-encantaria-saber-de-usted#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/wed-love-to-hear-from-you-nos-encantaria-saber-de-usted</guid><description><![CDATA[       Viviana Valle&#8203;PTA President  Week of February 6th, 2023  The PTA has been working hard to adapt to the needs of the school community this year. We&rsquo;re back in person and we&rsquo;re back to doing some things, and not doing others. We want to hear from everyone on how it&rsquo;s going so far, what changes may be needed and how more members can get involved. The PTA Survey will be coming home this week with your students; please take the time to read, respond and return this impo [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:left"> <a> <img src="https://www.caryelementarypta.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/51645089/published/surveyicon.png?1677937628" alt="Picture" style="width:93;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><strong>Viviana Valle<br /></strong>&#8203;PTA President<br /></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Week of February 6th, 2023</h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The PTA has been working hard to adapt to the needs of the school community this year. We&rsquo;re back in person and we&rsquo;re back to doing some things, and not doing others. We want to hear from everyone on how it&rsquo;s going so far, what changes may be needed and how more members can get involved. The PTA Survey will be coming home this week with your students; please take the time to read, respond and return this important record. Not only will it allow you to freely express your thoughts but every fully completed survey will be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card! Thanks for your time and attention; we&rsquo;ll need both to ensure a successful PTA this year and in years to come!</span></span></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Semana del 6 de febrero de 2023</span></span><br /></h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">La PTA ha estado trabajando arduamente para adaptarse a las necesidades de la comunidad escolar este a&ntilde;o. Estamos de vuelta en persona y volvemos a hacer algunas cosas y no hacer otras. Queremos saber de todos c&oacute;mo va todo hasta ahora, qu&eacute; cambios pueden ser necesarios y c&oacute;mo pueden participar m&aacute;s miembros. La Encuesta de la PTA llegar&aacute; a casa esta semana con sus estudiantes; t&oacute;mese el tiempo para leer, responder y devolver este importante registro. &iexcl;No solo le permitir&aacute; expresar libremente sus pensamientos, sino que cada encuesta completada se ingresar&aacute; en un sorteo por una tarjeta de regalo de Amazon de $ 50! Gracias por su tiempo y atenci&oacute;n; &iexcl;Necesitaremos ambos para asegurar una PTA exitosa este a&ntilde;o y en los a&ntilde;os venideros!</span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh Start - Nuevo comienzo]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/fresh-start-nuevo-comienzo]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/fresh-start-nuevo-comienzo#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/fresh-start-nuevo-comienzo</guid><description><![CDATA[       Viviana Valle&#8203;PTA President  Week of January 9th, 2023  Welcome back to a fresh new year, everyone! We want to take this opportunity to hear about what CES families are thinking and feeling about how the PTA has been doing so far, and what we can potentially do in the future. Be on the lookout for a survey which will be distributed to students for their families to fill out, and to teachers and staff as well, that will help us as we think even further ahead to next year. Fundraisers [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:left"> <a> <img src="https://www.caryelementarypta.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/51645089/published/freshstart.png?1677937827" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><strong>Viviana Valle<br /></strong>&#8203;PTA President<br /></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Week of January 9th, 2023</h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Welcome back to a fresh new year, everyone! We want to take this opportunity to hear about what CES families are thinking and feeling about how the PTA has been doing so far, and what we can potentially do in the future. Be on the lookout for a survey which will be distributed to students for their families to fill out, and to teachers and staff as well, that will help us as we think even further ahead to next year. Fundraisers, communications, and participation will all be open for discussion and comments. Come to the next General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, Jan 24th at 6pm in the Media Center and hear all about it!</span></span><br /><span></span></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Semana del 9 de enero de 2023</span></span></h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&iexcl;Bienvenidos a un nuevo a&ntilde;o, todos! Queremos aprovechar esta oportunidad para escuchar lo que las familias de CES est&aacute;n pensando y sintiendo acerca de c&oacute;mo ha estado funcionando la PTA hasta ahora y qu&eacute; podemos hacer potencialmente en el futuro. Est&eacute; atento a una encuesta que se distribuir&aacute; a los estudiantes para que sus familias la completen, y tambi&eacute;n a los maestros y al personal, que nos ayudar&aacute; a pensar a&uacute;n m&aacute;s hacia el pr&oacute;ximo a&ntilde;o. Las recaudaciones de fondos, las comunicaciones y la participaci&oacute;n estar&aacute;n abiertas para discusi&oacute;n y comentarios. &iexcl;Venga a la pr&oacute;xima Reuni&oacute;n General de Membres&iacute;a el martes 24 de enero a las 6:00 p. m. en el Centro de Medios y ent&eacute;rese de todo!</span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[PTA Pride - Orgullo de la PTA]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/pta-pride]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/pta-pride#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/pta-pride</guid><description><![CDATA[       Viviana VallePTA President&#8203;  Week of December 5th, 2022  Our kids know all about P.R.I.D.E. Of course, it&rsquo;s the acronym that stands for the guiding principles for a lot of what they do and experience at our beloved Cary Elementary. But the word &ldquo;pride&rdquo; itself is important too, and that&rsquo;s the sentiment I want to express and offer to everyone who has shown UP this first half of the school year. We did A LOT, folks. From entering kindergarten with a popsicle par [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:left"> <a> <img src="https://www.caryelementarypta.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/51645089/published/holidaylights.png?1677937743" alt="Picture" style="width:181;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><strong>Viviana Valle<br /></strong>PTA President&#8203;<br /></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Week of December 5th, 2022</h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Our kids know all about P.R.I.D.E. Of course, it&rsquo;s the acronym that stands for the guiding principles for a lot of what they do and experience at our beloved Cary Elementary. But the word &ldquo;pride&rdquo; itself is important too, and that&rsquo;s the sentiment I want to express and offer to everyone who has shown UP this first half of the school year. We did A LOT, folks. From entering kindergarten with a popsicle party and your first spirit wear, to grabbing a great read at book stop, to providing lunches to our amazing staff, and most amazing, running over 1,000 miles and raising over $23,000 at this year&rsquo;s fun run - that&rsquo;s not even half of what we did as a school community this year!! As we close out the calendar in 2022, I wish for everyone to take a moment and feel the pride for yourselves, the students, teachers, staff and volunteers which made this an incredible start to the school year. We&rsquo;ll be back in January with a fresh crop of activities and engagements.&nbsp; Thank you, and enjoy the holidays!</span></span></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Semana del 6 de diciembre de 2022</span></span></h2>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Nuestros ni&ntilde;os saben todo sobre el P.R.I.D.E. Por supuesto, es el acr&oacute;nimo que representa los principios rectores de mucho de lo que hacen y experimentan en nuestra querida Cary Elementary. Pero la palabra "orgullo" en s&iacute; misma tambi&eacute;n es importante, y ese es el sentimiento que quiero expresar y ofrecer a todos los que se han presentado a esta primera mitad del a&ntilde;o escolar. Hicimos MUCHO, amigos. Desde ingresar al kinder con una fiesta de paletas heladas y su primera ropa de esp&iacute;ritu, hasta escoger una excelente libro en la parada de libros, brindar almuerzos a nuestro incre&iacute;ble personal y, lo m&aacute;s incre&iacute;ble, correr m&aacute;s de 1,000 millas y recaudar m&aacute;s de $23,000 en la carrera divertida de este a&ntilde;o: eso no es &iexcl;incluso la mitad de lo que hicimos como comunidad escolar este a&ntilde;o! A medida que cerramos el calendario en 2022, deseo que todos se tomen un momento y sientan el orgullo por ustedes mismos, los estudiantes, maestros, personal y voluntarios que hicieron de este un comienzo incre&iacute;ble del a&ntilde;o escolar. Volveremos en enero con una nueva cosecha de actividades y compromisos. &iexcl;Gracias y disfruten de las vacaciones!</span></span><br /><span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA["We don’t know what we don’t know!" - ¡No sabemos lo que no sabemos!]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/we-dont-know-what-we-dont-know-no-sabemos-lo-que-no-sabemos]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/we-dont-know-what-we-dont-know-no-sabemos-lo-que-no-sabemos#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:49:39 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/we-dont-know-what-we-dont-know-no-sabemos-lo-que-no-sabemos</guid><description><![CDATA[       Viviana Valle&#8203;PTA President  &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning our first ever Trunk-or-Treat this year was quite the experience for this first-time PTA president. I am so thankful for the assistance of every person who contributed to the success of this super fun event; people&rsquo;s previous experience that they shared, their insights into what worked and what didn&rsquo;t, plans that had to be revised or scratched altogether, and those amazing moments that only come along due to what seems l [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:left"> <a href='https://www.caryelementarypta.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/51645089/trunkortreat-124_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="https://www.caryelementarypta.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/51645089/published/trunkortreat-124.jpg?1667887263" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><strong><font color="#626262">Viviana Valle</font></strong><br /><font color="#626262">&#8203;PTA President</font></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp;Planning our first ever Trunk-or-Treat this year was quite the experience for this first-time PTA president. I am so thankful for the assistance of every person who contributed to the success of this super fun event; people&rsquo;s previous experience that they shared, their insights into what worked and what didn&rsquo;t, plans that had to be revised or scratched altogether, and those amazing moments that only come along due to what seems like divine intervention (&ldquo;Oh, we have a popcorn maker!&rdquo;). We tried it, and planned it just enough to get us to the point where we can learn, and plan it even better next time!</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp;It&rsquo;s my hope that everyone who has an idea can feel free to approach the PTA and be ready to lead the effort to make it so. We are ready to listen and support any new ideas which can improve our school community, whether it&rsquo;s new fundraising ideas (dance-a-thon? silent auctions?), events, or contributions to existing committees. Please put your thinking caps on, put together ideas and present them to the Board. We look forward to hearing from you!</span></span><br /></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Semana del 7 de noviembre de 2022</span></span><br /><span></span><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; Planear nuestro primer Trunk-or-Treat este a&ntilde;o fue toda una experiencia para este presidente primeriza de la PTA. Estoy muy agradecido por la asistencia de todas las personas que contribuyeron al &eacute;xito de este evento s&uacute;per divertido; la experiencia previa de las personas que compartieron, sus ideas sobre lo que funcion&oacute; y lo que no, los planes que tuvieron que revisarse o eliminarse por completo, y esos momentos incre&iacute;bles que solo surgen debido a lo que parece una intervenci&oacute;n divina ("Oh, si tenemos una maquina de canguil!&rdquo;). Lo probamos y lo planeamos lo suficiente para llegar al punto en el que podamos aprender, &iexcl;y planearlo a&uacute;n mejor la pr&oacute;xima vez!</span></span><br /><span></span><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; Espero que todos los que tengan una idea puedan sentirse libres de acercarse a la PTA y estar listos para liderar el esfuerzo para que as&iacute; sea. Estamos listos para escuchar y apoyar cualquier idea nueva que pueda mejorar nuestra comunidad escolar, ya sean nuevas ideas para recaudar fondos (&iquest;baile-a-thon? &iquest;subastas silenciosas?), eventos o contribuciones a los comit&eacute;s existentes. P&oacute;ngase sus gorras de pensamiento, re&uacute;na ideas y pres&eacute;ntelas a la Junta. &iexcl;Esperamos con inter&eacute;s escuchar de usted!</span></span><br /><span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally Fall! - ¡Por Fin Ha Llegado El Otoño!]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/finally-fall-por-fin-ha-llegado-el-otono]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/finally-fall-por-fin-ha-llegado-el-otono#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 02:03:34 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/finally-fall-por-fin-ha-llegado-el-otono</guid><description><![CDATA[	#element-f1f87b84-f248-43b8-a99a-483d8507e8ae .platform-element-overlay {  display: none;}#element-f1f87b84-f248-43b8-a99a-483d8507e8ae .outer-box.hover-1 .color-box {  -webkit-transition: all;  -moz-transition: all; 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 }}</style><div id="element-f1f87b84-f248-43b8-a99a-483d8507e8ae" data-platform-element-id="143161353224782035-1.6.0" class="platform-element-contents">	<div style="height: calc(0*1px); overflow:hidden;width:100%;"></div><div id="container-box">        <div class="outer-box hover-">                <div class="color-box  border- borderSides-All shadow- shadowVert- shadowHor-">                        <div class="content"><div style="width: auto"><div></div><div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:left"><a><img src="https://www.caryelementarypta.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/51645089/published/screenshot-2022-10-06-221748.png?1665192602" alt="Picture" style="width:182;max-width:100%" /></a><div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div></div></div><div class="paragraph"><strong><font color="#626262" size="4">Viviana Valle</font></strong><br /><font color="#2a2a2a" size="3">PTA President</font></div></div></div>                </div>        </div></div><div style="height: calc(0*1px); overflow:hidden;width:100%;"></div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div></div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Getting back into the swing of the school year has taken a little more effort this time around, and it already seems like we&rsquo;re getting ready for the end of the calendar year, with Halloween and the holidays coming up fast! Every family has things they want, and need, to do, every week, between working, school, lessons, and social activities, not to mention the upcoming holiday season. Before things really get going, I want to assure you that the PTA only wants to add options and opportunities to connect with each other, and none of those should be a burden or an obligation.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;There&rsquo;s a lot happening between now and Winter Break, you should see our calendar! Should you find yourself getting excited about the coming season, we invite you to attend our next General meeting to learn more about how you can become more involved with the one event or committee you care most about. And of course, sign up to be members of the PTA to learn about these as we go. But even showing up to the events as a participant means a lot to everyone who gave their time and effort to make it happen, and that&rsquo;s just as important. We look forward to seeing you all soon!</span></span></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Semana del 3 de octubre de 2022</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Volver al ritmo del a&ntilde;o escolar ha requerido un poco m&aacute;s de esfuerzo, y ya parece que nos estamos preparando para el final del a&ntilde;o calendario, con Halloween y las fiestas de fin de a&ntilde;o acerc&aacute;ndose r&aacute;pidamente! Cada familia tiene cosas que quiere y necesita hacer todas las semanas, entre el trabajo, la escuela, las lecciones y las actividades sociales, sin mencionar la pr&oacute;xima temporada navide&ntilde;a. Antes de que las cosas realmente se pongan en marcha, quiero asegurarles que la PTA solo quiere agregar opciones y oportunidades para conectarse entre s&iacute;, y nada de eso deber&iacute;a ser una carga ni una obligaci&oacute;n.<br />&#8203;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Est&aacute;n sucediendo muchas cosas entre ahora y las vacaciones de invierno, &iexcl;deber&iacute;as ver nuestro calendario! Si se encuentra entusiasmado con la pr&oacute;xima temporada, lo invitamos a asistir a nuestra pr&oacute;xima reuni&oacute;n general para obtener m&aacute;s informaci&oacute;n sobre c&oacute;mo puede involucrarse m&aacute;s en el evento o comit&eacute; que m&aacute;s le interesa. Y, por supuesto, reg&iacute;strese para ser miembro de la PTA para aprender sobre estos a medida que avanzamos. Pero incluso presentarse a los eventos como participante significa mucho para todos los que dieron su tiempo y esfuerzo para que esto sucediera, y eso es igual de importante. &iexcl;Esperamos verlos a todos pronto!</span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA["Back to School" - "De vuelta a la escuela"]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/back-to-school]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/back-to-school#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.caryelementarypta.com/presidents-message/back-to-school</guid><description><![CDATA[ 	 		 			 				 					 						          					 								 					 						    Viviana Valle 2022-2023 PTA President   					 							 		 	   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;What once was a simple phrase to describe the kicking off of yet another academic year, has in a few short years come to mean so much more. This week and next, we the students, parents, faculty and staff, are literally coming back into the building,&nbsp; some are even setting foot in it for the first time.&nbsp; While we know COVID isn&rsquo;t enti [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -0px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:20.137931034483%; padding:0 0px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:left"> <a> <img src="https://www.caryelementarypta.com/uploads/5/1/6/4/51645089/editor/viviana.jpg?1662429114" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:79.862068965517%; padding:0 0px;"> 					 						  <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:63px;"></div>  <h2 class="blog-author-title" style="text-align:left;">Viviana Valle</h2> <p style="text-align:left;">2022-2023 PTA President</p>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;What once was a simple phrase to describe the kicking off of yet another academic year, has in a few short years come to mean so much more. This week and next, we the students, parents, faculty and staff, are literally coming back into the building,&nbsp; some are even setting foot in it for the first time.&nbsp; While we know COVID isn&rsquo;t entirely behind us, we also know that now is the time to come back together and strengthen our school community.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;This year, the PTA would like to invite each and every one of you to participate with us as we channel our energy, talent and excitement into our three main themes for this year!</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">First, we are striving to build back the </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:700">Connection</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> to Cary ES. We believe that all students, parents, teachers and staff should feel like they are an integral part of this school community, not just be in attendance. Wearing the Cary Cougar shirt, having that magnet on the car, going out to dinner on Spirit Nights, recognizing each other in the carpool line, at Harris Teeter, or at one of Cary&rsquo;s many downtown events means we&rsquo;re really a community. It&rsquo;s all better together!</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Second, PTA programs such as Book Stop, Teacher Appreciation Week, Book Fair, Fun Run, and the Paw Patch garden, to name just a few, will be open opportunities to demonstrate </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:700">Involvement</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">. Getting to personally make a positive impact on this year&rsquo;s school experience for everyone by volunteering and participating with our children will be amazing! More than just signing off on homework, we&rsquo;ll be able to share memories of working together that will last a lifetime.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Finally, we would love to see how much </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:700">Growth</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> we can achieve together. The past few years have been challenging to say the least, and if we were lucky, we&rsquo;ve been able to sustain our families and our lives the best way we could. We at the PTA are hoping that this year we can help the Cary ES community go beyond just sustaining; we want to support you reaching higher and ending the year better than you began it.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Making connections, becoming involved in our children&rsquo;s school life, and discovering what every single child, educator, and parent can contribute, is what is driving the PTA this year. I hope that you&rsquo;ll come be a part of it!</span></span><br /></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Lo que una vez fue una simple frase para describir el inicio de otro a&ntilde;o acad&eacute;mico, en unos pocos a&ntilde;os ha llegado a significar mucho m&aacute;s. Esta semana y la pr&oacute;xima, nosotros, los estudiantes, los padres, la facultad y el personal, literalmente regresamos al edificio, algunos incluso lo pisar&aacute;n por primera vez. Si bien sabemos que COVID no ha quedado completamente atr&aacute;s, tambi&eacute;n sabemos que ahora es el momento de volver a unirnos y fortalecer nuestra comunidad escolar.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&iexcl;Este a&ntilde;o, la PTA quisiera invitar a todos y cada uno de ustedes a participar con nosotros mientras canalizamos nuestra energ&iacute;a, talento y entusiasmo en nuestros tres temas principales para este a&ntilde;o!</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;En primer lugar, nos esforzamos por reconstruir la </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:700">Conexi&oacute;n</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> con Cary ES. Creemos que todos los estudiantes, padres, maestros y personal deben sentirse parte integral de esta comunidad escolar, no solo asistir. Usar la camiseta de Cary Cougar, tener ese im&aacute;n en el autom&oacute;vil, salir a cenar en Spirit Nights, reconocerse en la fila de carros al recoger a los chiquillos, en Harris Teeter o en uno de los muchos eventos del centro de Cary significa que somos realmente una comunidad. &iexcl;Todo es mejor juntos!</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;En segundo lugar, los programas de la PTA como Book Stop, Teacher Appreciation Week, Book Fair, Fun Run y &#8203;&#8203;Paw Patch Garden, por nombrar solo algunos, ser&aacute;n oportunidades abiertas para demostrar </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:700">Participaci&oacute;n</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">. &iexcl;Ser&aacute; incre&iacute;ble poder tener un impacto positivo en la experiencia escolar de este a&ntilde;o para todos al ser voluntarios y participar con nuestros ni&ntilde;os! M&aacute;s que firmar la tarea, podremos compartir recuerdos de trabajar juntos que durar&aacute;n toda la vida.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Finalmente, nos encantar&iacute;a ver cu&aacute;nto </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:700">Crecimiento</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> podemos lograr juntos. Los &uacute;ltimos a&ntilde;os han sido desafiantes, por decir lo menos, y si tuvimos suerte, pudimos mantener a nuestras familias y nuestras vidas de la mejor manera posible. Nosotros en la PTA esperamos que este a&ntilde;o podamos ayudar a la comunidad de Cary ES a ir m&aacute;s all&aacute; de simplemente sostener; queremos apoyarte a llegar m&aacute;s alto y terminar el a&ntilde;o mejor de como lo empezaste.</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Establecer conexiones, involucrarse en la vida escolar de nuestros hijos y descubrir lo que cada ni&ntilde;o, educador y padre puede contribuir es lo que impulsa a la PTA este a&ntilde;o. &iexcl;Espero que vengas a ser parte de esto!</span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>