Monday, April 27, 2015

MCE's First Basket Raffle

At this time, advance purchase of raffle tickets is closed. We will see you tonight.

On Friday, May 1, MCE is proud to host its first Basket Raffle, in conjunction with its annual Evening With The Stars event.

Leading up to Evening With The Stars, guests may bid on any of the four main baskets online via PayPal.  The remainder of the baskets will be up for bid the night of the event. Guests may purchase raffle tickets with cash or credit card that night.

Bid now on our Premier Baskets! You can adjust your quantities in your shopping cart. You do not need to present to win any of these four baskets.

Disney Magic Basket - $25.00
Four one-day Park Hopper Passes, a two-night stay at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, two $25 Disney gift cards (good towards food and merchandise inside the parks, Tinkerbell movie, Robin Hood movie, plush toys (Minne, Sulley, Sven), Olaf coin bank, three Disney-themed board games, large plush Mickey, two Disney water bottles, Tsum-Tsum Minnie and Mickey, stickers, bag, two pairs of Disney socks.


"Everything is Awesome" Legoland Basket - $20.00
Four Legoland + Water Park Tickets, Bricks 4 Kidz Gift Certificate ($150 value), The Lego Movie, Lego Creator set, Four small bag Lego sets, Lego baseplate, Lego Brick Box, two Lego idea books.


"Hole in One" Golf Basket - $20.00
Round of Golf for Four at St. Johns Golf and Country Club, Round of Golf for Four + Cart Fee at Glen Kernan, Joy Golf Gloves (3), Four Tickets to The Players Championship (Grounds Tickets), $50 Gift Card for Academy Sports, Four Tickets to WGV Hall of Fame & Museum, Four Visitors Guides to WGV, Tommy Armour golf balls, $25 Sports Authority Gift Card, box of Nitro 12 golf balls, Xtreme 2pk Golf Gloves, Golf Tees.


"Avengers Assemble" Universal/Islands of Adventure Basket - $15.00
Two one-day Park Hopper Passes to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, $50 Universal Gift Card (good towards food and merchandise within the parks), Avengers movie, Hulk Pop figurine tickets, Superhero Mashers set, Spiderman coin bank, two Avengers t-shirts (kids sizes)




2015-16 PTA Positions

Do you have an interest in getting more involved with the events that happen at Mill Creek Elementary? Consider becoming a part of our school's PTA Board and Committee. We have a great group of people who plan, organize and run all the various family fun nights, fundraisers and special events held at the school. 

We are now accepting applications for next year's Board and would love for you to join us! Please see the following for more information on available positions:



President: Serve as a liaison between the PTA and the Administrations. Oversees the PTA Board and Chairs, leads all PTA board and general meetings. Oversees committee chairs of school wide events.

**VP Means, Ways and Membership: Promotes, organizes and tracks PTA membership throughout the year. Oversees the means and ways committee chairs and events which include; Box tops and Labels for education, Shoe drive and basket raffle and spirit night.

**Box Tops and Labels Chair: Facilitates box tops contests throughout the year, sorts and counts (with assistance from PTA board) box tops and labels and ensures timely mail off to companies and tracking of delivery of check.

**Shoe Drive/Basket Raffle Chair: Facilities the fall shoes drive and spring basket raffle.

**Spirit Nights: Partners with local restaurants to hold spirit nights. Communicates and organizes spirit nights as they happen.

VP School Engagement: Oversees the school engagement committees which include Teacher appreciation, Helping Hands, SAC Representative/5 Star Book, Learning together nights and Evening with the Stars

Teacher Appreciation: Oversees teacher appreciation activities/gifts throughout the school year

Helping Hands: Coordinates weekly helping hands program that provides assistance to teachers with classroom needs.

SAC Representative/5 Star book – serves as a PTA representative on the school SAC committee (meets once a month) and works with Administrative support staff towards the completion of the 5 Star Book which is necessary for our school to achieve 5 Star Status.

**Treasurer: Maintains all the financials for PTA

**Recording Secretary: Keeps minutes during PTA meetings, generates donation letters and writes thank you notes. Assists the President as needed.
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**Business Partner Representative: Secures Business partners and maintains relationships throughout the year. Oversees Business partner committee which includes assistant representative and character counts chair

Assistant Business Partner Representative: Works along side Business partner representative to build and maintain relationships with business partners throughout the year

Character Counts: Works with Guidance Staff to plan monthly character counts ceremonies. Secure business partners to sponsor each celebration.
____________**Parliamentarian: Ensures that PTA is conducting business according to the by-laws approved by the PTA board and the State PTA Association. Oversees the design and sell of spirit wear.
_________Spirit Wear Chair: Designs and implements the sell of spirit wear

**Communications Coordinator: Maintains all communications sent out from PTA including keeping up to date with FB and Instagram (coming soon), keeping a database of room parents and sending communications to them when needed. Maintains PTA website and keeps up to date with events, business partner info, etc.

Event Committee Chairs:
__________Carnival (3 ppl) __________Daddy/Daughter Dance (2 ppl)

__________Mother/Son Corn hole (2 ppl) ___________Mustang Gallop (3 ppl)

Please note: All members of PTA board and committee are asked to make every effort to make monthly PTA meetings and to be available for Carnival and Mustang Gallop.
** Position does not require a lot of time on campus.

You may download the below form to complete and turn in by Wednesday, May 6, 2015. 






Monday, March 16, 2015

5th Annual Mustang Gallop

The ownership of the coveted Golden Mustang Trophy was up for grabs this March, as MCE held its 5th Annual Mustang Gallop.


On a blustery March 6, students and teachers came out to walk, run and skip their way as many times as they could around a temporary track at the school. Students asked for pledges from friends and families and we are pleased to announce that those pledges were generous.

Everyone had a wonderful time and we loved all the participation.


Congratulations to our classroom and individual fundraising winners:


Thank you to all the students, teachers, staff, parents and volunteers who made the day a huge success. As a result, MCE has raised over $18,000 to be used for improving the school's technology. We couldn't be more proud of our Mustangs!

Monday, February 9, 2015

Daddy Daughter Dance

On Friday, February 6, MCE held its 3rd Annual Daddy Daughter Dance.

The theme was Once Upon A Time, and every detail was perfect, from the Golden Tickets


To the handmade felt corsages, to the fairy tale photo backdrops.

The princesses and their escorts had a wonderful time, with food and music and dancing.


The festivities ended well before midnight, (to prevent any coaches from turning into pumpkins, of course) and the princesses returned home to their castles with memories of a most perfect ball.

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

McTeacher Night - January 13

Mark your calendars for the first McTeacher Night of the year! 



Next Tuesday, January 13 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM, you can watch your teachers in action as they grill up fries, fill up milkshakes and take your order at our very own McDonalds! 

This will be our January spirit night so a portion of the proceeds during these hours will go back to Mill Creek. 

We'll see you there!

Girls On The Run program now offered at MCE

We are very excited to announce that Mill Creek Elementary will now be a site host for the Girls on the Run® program. 




Girls on the Run® is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun curriculum which integrates running. Girls on the Run® is open to ALL girls in grades 3rd-5th. 

Registration for the Spring 2015 session starts next Monday, January 12th. It is a 10-week program that will meet after school from 3:00-4:15 pm on Thursdays and Fridays beginning on February 19th. The season wraps up with the girls participating in a Girls on the Run® 5K. 



Registration fees start at $40 and are based on household incomes. A flyer will be coming home with all girls in grades 3rd-5th. For more information, please feel free to contact Stacie Southall at ssouthall78 AT comcast DOT net or visit www.GOTRNEFLorg

It’s going to be a great season!

Monday, December 8, 2014

MCE Family Movie Night

On Friday, December 12, MCE will be hosting a wonderful family event.

The evening will begin at 5:30 PM. The Book Fair will be open for shopping and food trucks will be onsite for families to purchase dinner and snacks until 8:00 PM.

At 6:30, the choir and ORFF ensemble will treat everyone to a wonderful musical performance and the evening will end with a showing of Dolphin Tale 2 under the stars.

Please bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating outside and cash for the food trucks!

We can't wait to see you out there!