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December 1st—Lunch in LESA December 4th—Picture Retakes December 5th—SAC Meeting at 5:30pm December 6th—Jersey Mike’s Spirit Night from 4-9pm at Oviedo Location December 7th— Winter Program (Chorus and Play) for families at 6:30pm December 8th—PTA Parents Night Out from 5:30pm-9:00pm December 9th—Cross Country Meet at Hagerty High (Lawton hosts) December 11th -15th—PTA Holiday Shop (in Art Room) December 13th—PTA Walk or Bike to School December 15th—Spirit Day—Pajama Day December 19th, 20th, & 21st—Early Release Days at 1:00pm December 22nd—NO SCHOOL– Teacher Work Day December 25th - January 5th—NO SCHOOL- Winter Break! January 8th, 2018—Classes Resume! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and that you were able to find time to enjoy family and relax. The four weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter Break always pass quickly due to the amount of curriculum being taught and the various community events and celebrations occurring at our amazing school. I would like to begin by thanking all those parents who have already attended parent/teacher conferences this year. Conferences are important as they al- low teaching staff to discuss with parents the academic progress of their child and ways that we can build the connection between learning at school and home. It truly takes us all working together as a team to create a positive learn- ing environment for our students. Please remember that our staff is available to speak with parents throughout the year, and we encourage you to reach out to us at any time. Our staff at Lawton Elementary continues to be committed to high levels of learning for each and every student. It is important that we work together as a team to provide the best learning environment possible and maintain high expectations at all times. Please remember that Mrs. Todd and I also have an open door for parents to answer questions, hear your feed- back, or assist in addressing any concerns. As we are in the midst of this holiday season, I encourage all of you to give the gift of time to the ones you love. It’s so very easy to get caught up in finding that perfect gift, when the time we spend and memories that we make to- gether is what will truly matter from year to year. I am very grateful for the time you allow me to spend with your children each and every day. One Team, One Mission! Leslie Durias, Principal A Note From the Principal...

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Page 1: A Note From the Principal - Lawton Elementary School€¦ · can reward our positive Panthers by complet-ing a “Mini Paw Award” at any time. Students then turn in their award

December 1st—Lunch in LESA

December 4th—Picture Retakes

December 5th—SAC Meeting at 5:30pm

December 6th—Jersey Mike’s Spirit Night from 4-9pm at Oviedo Location

December 7th— Winter Program (Chorus and Play) for families at 6:30pm

December 8th—PTA Parents Night Out from 5:30pm-9:00pm

December 9th—Cross Country Meet at Hagerty High (Lawton hosts)

December 11th -15th—PTA Holiday Shop (in Art Room)

December 13th—PTA Walk or Bike to School

December 15th—Spirit Day—Pajama Day

December 19th, 20th, & 21st—Early Release Days at 1:00pm

December 22nd—NO SCHOOL– Teacher Work Day

December 25th - January 5th—NO SCHOOL- Winter Break!

January 8th, 2018—Classes Resume!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and that you were able

to find time to enjoy family and relax. The four weeks between Thanksgiving

and Winter Break always pass quickly due to the amount of curriculum being

taught and the various community events and celebrations occurring at our

amazing school.

I would like to begin by thanking all those parents who have already attended

parent/teacher conferences this year. Conferences are important as they al-

low teaching staff to discuss with parents the academic progress of their child

and ways that we can build the connection between learning at school and

home. It truly takes us all working together as a team to create a positive learn-

ing environment for our students. Please remember that our staff is available to

speak with parents throughout the year, and we encourage you to reach out

to us at any time. Our staff at Lawton Elementary continues to be committed

to high levels of learning for each and every student. It is important that we

work together as a team to provide the best learning environment possible

and maintain high expectations at all times. Please remember that Mrs. Todd

and I also have an open door for parents to answer questions, hear your feed-

back, or assist in addressing any concerns.

As we are in the midst of this holiday season, I encourage all of you to give the

gift of time to the ones you love. It’s so very easy to get caught up in finding

that perfect gift, when the time we spend and memories that we make to-

gether is what will truly matter from year to year. I am very grateful for the time

you allow me to spend with your children each and every day.

One Team, One Mission!

Leslie Durias, Principal

A Note From the Principal...

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LAWTON IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE:

Employee of the Year Teacher of the Year Mr. Andy Dopp, & Mr. Mike Fielder,

FTE Clerk 2nd Grade

Both of these individuals go “above and be-

yond” and make Lawton proud each day!

We will be participating in Sunshine State for

grades K-5 this year!

Every student who reads THREE Sunshine State

books will participate in our voting. Each Stu-

dent who reads FIVE Sunshine State books and

passes the AR tests will be invited to the Sun-

shine State book celebration in May. See the

requirements below to earn a reading medal

at the end of the year.

Kindergarten: 5 books

1st grade: 8 books

2nd grade: 10 books

3rd grade: 7 books

4th grade: 11 books

5th grade: 15 books

**April 20th is the last day to take AR tests or

turn in summaries to Mrs. Haynes or Mrs. Priske.

FOLLOW US ON... Want the latest news, information and emails?

Make sure to like us on Facebook, check-out our

webpage, register for text messages and make

sure you have access to Skyward. Please see the

links below:

Facebook– https://www.facebook.com/

twlawtonelementary

Webpage–

www.lawton.scps.k12.fl.us

School Connects– We email and

text to families about events using

this program which links to Sky-

ward. If you want additional emails added to your

child’s Skyward, please contact Cindy at the main

REGISTER AS A DIVIDEND The Dividends School Volunteer Program is a dis-

trict wide effort that encourages and promotes

community involvement in Seminole County Pub-

lic Schools.

If you want to volunteer at school (including being

a field trip chaperone), you MUST first register as a

Dividend. Volunteers from previous years must also

register to be active for this year.

Register online at www.scps.k12.fl.us/dividends.

Please bring your photo ID each time you visit

campus to sign in at one of the offices.

November MINI PAW LUNCH WINNERS

We are proud of the hard work our students

put into school each day. Teachers and staff

can reward our positive Panthers by complet-

ing a “Mini Paw Award” at any time. Students

then turn in their award for a drawing that we

do every other week. A student is selected

from each grade to have pizza and treats

with the administration.

Congrats to our recent winners:

November 17th

K – Cole Kaviani

1 – Dani-Layne Loyd

2 – Baron McCaslin

3 – Liam Swanton

4 – Brailin Banks

5 – Evan Agress

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Exceptional Student Education Services works via re-

source classes, inclusion and in small groups to help

your children achieve their goals and provide the

necessary accommodations to assist them in attain-

ing academic growth and proficiency.

Save the Date – Mark Your Calendars!

Coming in January

Snapshot and 5 Essentials

Surveys

Beginning January 23rd,

parents, students in grades 4

-12 and school staff will

have the opportunity to

take part in the Snapshot

Survey. The results of this sur-

vey will showcase what

makes each of our school’s unique and will be used

to develop a new more transparent school report

card that will be called the Snapshot Report. Your

input and comments are important and will play a

key role in spotlighting innovation and student

achievements.

In addition to the Snapshot Survey, students will once

again have the opportunity to participate in the 5Es-

sentials Survey. This opportunity will allow students in

grades 4-12 to share their thoughts on the important

elements of their school and classroom experiences.

The Snapshot and 5Essentials Surveys will be conduct-

ed January 23 – February 23, 2018.Participation in the

surveys provides valuable information on our school

and helps to guide school improvement. Your identi-

ty and survey responses are kept completely confi-

dential and will never be connected to you or your

child.

The Snapshot and 5Essentials Surveys will be adminis-

tered online. On January 23rd, parents will receive

the link to the Snapshot Survey. The survey link will al-

so be available on the SCPS web site. Please mark

your calendars and plan to participate in this oppor-

tunity to provide your input.

Our school proudly participates in a reading pro-

gram called RAP, or Reading Acceleration Pro-

gram. This program connects first grade reading

students with a volunteer to assist during the school

year on reading skills. We are reaching out to all

parents, grandparents and community members to

help with this wonderful program!

Below you will find the details regarding RAP:

You will be fully trained and will see a sample

RAP session.

You will work with one first grade student for 30

minutes each week (the same child) for the en-

tire school year

Your volunteer time can be arranged to fit your

schedule

All books and supplies will be provided for you

You will have full support from the RAP coordina-

tors & Reading Coach

No experience necessary!!!

You will be amazed at how much your RAP stu-

dent will look forward to seeing you each week

& the progress they will

make in reading!

If you are interested in being

a RAP Mentor, please con-

tact Mrs. Todd at lind-

[email protected].

Our team members are:

Amy Sklar, School Guidance Counselor

Chris Moss, ESE Teacher

Autumn Kanistras, ESE Teacher

Kristyn Klinke, ESE Pre-K Teacher

Dorothy LeBar, ESE Pre-K Teacher

Yolanda Nodine, VE Teacher

Becky Kelly, Gifted Resource Teacher

Talia Calendrillo, Speech/Language Teacher

Nikki Peterson, Speech/Language Teacher

We can be contacted via e-mail by typing our

first name_lastname @scps.us.

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LAWTON ENVIRONMENTAL

STUDY AREA

(LESA)

Cox Conserves Heroes Award Thank you to all who voted for me to win the Cox Conserves Heroes award! I

am donating $5,000 for LESA, and will find out soon if I won an additional $5,000! The money will be used to

help sustain LESA, and will also be saved to help replace the boardwalk next year.

Vegetable garden We need organic garden soil! If you can donate a bag or two, please drop it off at ei-

ther office with “Attention: Jen Ferrell”. Thank you!

After a delayed start due to Hurricane Irma, the garden is doing great! We hope to harvest peppers, nastur-

tium, tomatoes, kale, and lots of herbs before Winter Break. The broccoli, cauliflower, strawberries, carrots,

radishes, and beans are growing quickly, and hydroponics lettuce is being started this month.

Chicken Garden Thank you Mrs. Beveridge’s class for planting our first “Chicken Garden”! Each child plant-

ed lettuce, sorrell, or red cabbage that will help feed our LESA chickens. They then took a LESA tour to learn

about worms, composting, bats, vegetable gardening, and butterflies. After the tour, the children went to the

pavilion to make a beautiful drawing about what they are thankful for.

Butterfly Garden Volunteer Day Saturday, December 9th from 9:30-11:30am. The weeds have gone wild! It’s

time for a community weeding day. We will weed the area, then cover it with fresh mulch donated from Tree

Monkeys. If you can help, contact [email protected] We also need donations of milkweed, pentas,

blanket flower, and other butterfly plants.

Eco Adventures Cub Club finished up the semester with lots of LESA fun! They painted rocks for borders, met

the chickens, learned about worms and worm composting, played an animal game, and had treats in the

LESA pavilion.

Lake Jessup is a heavily traveled

street. We cannot have cars

blocking the right of way. Please obey the lawful posted AM & PM No-Turn times and enter the PLC Carline in the morning and in the

afternoon from Smith Street. To

reach Smith Street from Lake

Jessup Avenue, turn right on ei-

ther Murcott Drive or Carib Lane.

Thank you for continuing to be

aware of our bike riders and

walkers who may need to cross

the street in front of you to reach

the sidewalk along Lake Jessup

Avenue.

Thank you for your continued

cooperation and patience.

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We had a VERY successful Teach-In event that was

a part of American Education Week with SCPS. We

had a guest speaker in every classroom at Lawton.

The students loved learning

about different careers and

hobbies. We truly appreci-

ate the following individuals

who gave their time:

Amy Gilliam (Orange County Utilities Water Division)

Anthony Lafferman (Seminole County Sheriff's Dept.

Helicopter)

Brian Bradley (Sr. Architect)

Brian Carmichael (Scouting)

Championship Martial Arts

Charles Crosby (Orlando Police Mounting Unit)

Christopher Schmidt (Urban Planning)

Dave McCaslin (Pilot)

Dave Williams (Seminole County Fire Department)

Elizabeth Miller (Software Testing)

Felix Ortiz Sr (Learning to Code)

Frankie Godwin (Book on Friendship)

Ginny Hitt (UCF Cheerleaders)

Jeff Bloom (Guitarist)

Jenna Tuck (Virtual Reality)

Jennifer Martz (Orange County Fire Rescue)

Kara Sclortino (Mathnasium)

Karen Dodzweit (Credit Score and Housing)

Kari Lyke (Traveling to Africa)

Kathryn and Kyle Jory (Pottery)

Ken Joseph (Business Development)

Krista Sommerfeldt (AECOME Engineering)

Leigh Cordiner (Technical Writing)

Lisa Ramsey (Accusations/Law)

Liz Aulin (Banking and Saving Money)

Liz Gammage (Taxes)

Luke Gregerson (Astros World Series Winner)

Mark Crandall (Volunteering with Hurricane Irma)

Mark Dowling (Set Designer)

Megan Sladek (Flushing)

Michelle Duncan (Veterinarian)

Michelle Erwin (Financial Literacy)

Nathan Wood (Dream Chaser Spaceship)

Nicole Harvey (Buying a House)

Pastor Brian James (Book on Kindness)

Ramon Osorio (Healthy Habits)

Shelby Jones (Nursing)

Victory Martial Arts

Please make sure to check the tables and coat

racks in the main and PLC offices soon, as there are

items your child might be missing.

Any unclaimed items will be donated to a local

charity during the Winter break.

Winners for November’s walk/bike to school are:

K – Brinley Burrows

1 – Lucas Ha

2 – Emma Norena

3 – Sophia Cortes

4 – Drew Price

5 – Jessica Ramos

Lawton is excited to have i-Ready for our students

this year! i-Ready connects data to individualized

instruction in reading and math. In order for i-

Ready to be effective students must spend 46

minutes each week in both reading and math.

We would appreciate your support in allowing

your child to work in this program at home. The i-

Ready week runs from Monday-Sunday. Please

have your child check their progress to make sure

they have 46 minutes in both reading and math

by Sunday.

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KINDERGARTEN

We are looking forward to an exciting December in kin-

dergarten. Our imaginations will soar as we travel around

the world to learn the names and traditions of various De-

cember holidays. Ho-Ho-Ho what do ya know- our letters

this month are Hh and Oo!! Our sight words will be all, look,

is, her, out, and be. Please continue to review all of the

sight words with your child. Being able to recognize each

sight word will not only help develop your child’s reading;

it will help them become a more confident reader. In

math we are learning about two-dimensional and three-

dimensional shapes; as well as their attributes. Our month

will conclude with a Holiday Party. The children will rotate

throughout the kindergarten classrooms participating in

different festive activities. More information about the Holi-

day Party will be sent out soon. The kindergarten teachers

would like to thank you for your continued support! Have

a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year!

1ST GRADE

Fantastic First Grade

The first grade students will be learning a lot in December!

In reading, the students will be learning to compare and

contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in

stories. They’ll also use context clues to determine the

meaning of unknown words and phrases that they may

come upon while reading. In writing, we’ll be focusing on

narrative writing; how to write a story that has a series of

events in an appropriate order with a sense of closure. The

students are continuing to strengthen their understanding

of the relationship between addition and subtraction in

math. In social studies, the boys and girls have enjoyed

learning about how times have changed by comparing

life now with that of colonial times. Then, we’ll be switch-

ing back to science to learn about force and motion.

What a busy month!

2ND GRADE

Second Grade Happenings:

We are in the home stretch of 2017, and second grade

is sliding into home plate with plenty of holiday activi-

ties. We know your children will enjoy sharing them with

you as we celebrate the wonders of December.

We sure hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

This month we are continuing to learn many new skills

and are reviewing concepts as well. Our main reading

topic will be comparing and contrasting non-fiction

texts, through the use Native American history.

Please make sure your child is reading at home for

twenty minutes each day, in addition to working on

memorizing addition and subtraction facts. Talk with

your child about which strategies work best for them

while attaining fluency in facts through twenty. We also

encourage the students to work on iReady at home for

thirty minutes per week in both math and reading (and

this includes the weekend). Also, watch out for field trip

forms coming home in January as we will be enjoying

a fun-filled trip to Fort Christmas in February. The sec-

ond grade team sure wishes all of our families a won-

derful holiday season, and many exciting things to

come in the New Year!

3RD GRADE

WOW!!! Can you believe it is already December??

Third grade has been so busy that it just blew by! We

are working on text structures and text features in our

reading block. It is amazing how the children are able

3RD CONTINUED

to work in cooperative groups and discuss the different

structures- solution/problem, description, cause/effect,

sequence, and compare/contrast. When your child is

reading informational text, ask them if they are able to

identify any of these structures. In math we continue to

work on multiplication strategies. The children should be

getting close to knowing all of their multiplication facts.

We know that when the children know their facts that

word problems and other types of math activities are

not as challenging and they are more successful. Chil-

dren can be making their own multiplication cards at

home, buy them at the dollar store, or even find a math

website that will incorporate multiplication. We also

need to be getting on I-Ready reading and math at

least 46 minutes for each subject on a weekly basis.

Each classroom works very hard on trying to meet those

minutes at school for the most part, however, we do

need your help as well at home. The weekly time frame

for getting in the minutes is Monday-Sunday. Thank you

so much for helping us out as we are learning this pro-

gram ourselves! Our third grade holiday party is on De-

cember 20th. Please be on the lookout for emails, flyers

or telephone calls on how you can help your child’s

holiday party be a success!!! 4TH GRADE

Our 4th graders really had a great time during the

Thanksgiving Feast. Thank you for all of the delicious

food and for taking time to stay and eat! In math, we

are finishing our unit on division. We have been working

hard on factors, multiples, prime and composite num-

bers, and different strategies for dividing. We will be

starting our geometry unit soon and know these kids will

hit it out of the park. In science, we have been focusing

on different kinds of energies and are looking forward to

our next unit on the force and motion. In ELA, we are so

excited to be attending our St. Augustine field trip on

December 6 th and see history in action. We are wrap-

ping up our mythology unit and will be learning about

theme with poetry and drama. In grammar, we will be

learning about plural and irregular nouns. As the holi-

days approach, we would like to take the time to wish

everyone a Happy Holiday! 5TH GRADE

Fifth graders are still going strong as we move into

2018! Currently we are working on opinion writing as

well as reasons and evidence in ELA. In Science the

students are studying force and motion as well as pre-

paring to move on to Solar System concepts. In math,

the classes are learning all things decimals! This includes

all four operations as well as word problems requiring

these types of computations. The FOCUS on Safety pro-

gram is in full swing. Please talk with your child about

what they are learning with Officer David. We continue

to encourage our fifth graders to complete 46 minutes

of iReady in both Math and Reading each

week. Please let classroom teachers know if there is

issue with your child completing it each week. Lastly,

please make sure to have

your child turn in the OHS field

trip form. We will be attend-

ing a practice of their Holiday

Showcase on December 8th.

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ART CLUB

Greetings from the Art Studio! We will be having

Art Club for 3rd Graders in January. Info will be

coming home soon with your student.

Help! The art studio is in need of a few items you

may have at home and would be willing to do-

nate: slightly used coloring books, Q-tips and

newspaper.

CROSS COUNTRY

Attention all Lawton Cross

Country runners! Our first

cross country meet of the

season will be Saturday,

December 2nd, at Winter

Springs High School. Plan to

arrive by 8:00am and meet by the Lawton flag for

warm-up and walking the course. Lawton, along

with Partin and Carillon, will host the next cross coun-

try meet on Saturday, December 9th, at Hagerty

High School.

If you are interested in volunteering to help at the

Lawton cross country race, please fill out the

emailed Google Doc, or contact Mrs. Wagganer at

[email protected]. All volunteers must be

registered dividends. Go Panthers!

ROBOTICS

Lawton’s Lego robotics teams are

up and running! Hydrogators and

Water Bots are hard at work with

programming and creating their

robots in an effort to complete

the designated challenges. Both

teams are also researching their real world prob-

lems regarding water and working on some possi-

ble solutions for the world’s issues. We are excited

for our January tournament and can’t wait to test

our skills!

ECO PANTHER CLUB

In November, the Eco Panthers Club made cool

up-cycled art for our new LESA Sound Garden! In

December they will start the hy-

droponics garden, add to the

chicken garden and vegetable

garden, and make nature orna-

ments.

CHORUS NEWS

Winter Musical

"Who will come up with the

best plan for helping a strand-

ed partridge? The Four Calling

Birds? The Twelve Drummers

Drumming? Will the Cow's idea

be successful?

Come find out Tuesday evening, December 7 at

6:30pm as our 4th & 5th grade Lawton Chorus

present the musical "Party in a Pear Tree". Our

Chorus will also present two morning shows, Thurs-

day, Dec. 7 and one morning show, Friday, Dec.

8.

"Let's get Party down!" The musicals will be held in

the Little Theater.

ODYSSEY OF THE MIND

Mrs. Miller’s Odyssey Team:

“Your Name Here" is a team of 3rd, 4th, and 5th

graders who are excited to tackle problems and

think creatively! We are working on "Triathlon Trials"

for our long-term problem, and will be building a car

that can navigate and complete sports challenges.

During our weekly practices, we've had fun solving

problems like how to build a 10 foot bridge out of

unlikely materials using only one finger per hand or

imagining what our dogs would say if they could talk

- just a hint, they really want your food.

Mrs. Kee’s Odyssey Team:

Our team, the Smarties, is ecstatic to start working on

our long-term problem, Emoji, Speak for Yourself! The

team has been hard at work learning to build spon-

taneous contraptions to hold weights and keep a

soda can suspended from a fixed point. They are

also getting creative with extemporaneous speak-

ing!

Mrs. Sladek’s Team:

The Magical Savages are eventually going to work

on inventing an interstellar hangout spot. But so far,

they’ve mainly been getting to know each other

and learning to have a more focused group to ac-

complish tasks. Over time, students will build group

cohesion and develop their spontaneous building

and verbal skills.

Mrs. Maddox’s Team:

Mrs. Maddox's Master Questioners are officially going

to be swash-buckling buccaneers! What we mean is

that we have chosen our long-term problem where

we will create a "Mockumentary" on the classic story

of Treasure Island! As we work on spontaneous prob-

lems during our meetings, we are getting to know

each other and the special talents that each mem-

ber brings to the group. We are looking forward to a

great time in Odyssey together this year!

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This time of year, there tend to be a lot of countdowns. How many more school days until Winter Break? How many shopping days left until Christmas? And then of course, we count down the seconds until midnight as we ring in the new year. A quick google search is likely to find the answer at any given time. You can even set up a countdown clock - there is an app for that! How about adding another

countdown? How many days until parents can have a night out while the kids are entertained with a fun evening with friends? Amidst all of the hustle and bustle of the season, why not take advantage of an evening to have a quiet dinner, see a movie, check off some things on your to-do list, or just relax? Sign up for the Parent’s Night Out Polar Express PJ Party on December 8th. It’s only a few days away!

PTA Holiday Shop

The 2017 Holiday Shop is coming December 11th - 15th. Get ready Panthers to do some holiday shopping and help your school at the same time! The Holiday Shop is a place where your child can

MONTHLY PTA NEWSLETTER

December 2017 Volume 26, Issue 4

Inside this issue:

Holiday Shop 2

Parent’s Night Out 2

Skate Night 3

Walk/Bike to School 3

Color Run is Coming! 3

A Note from Your PTA President 3

Basket Night - A Huge Success! 4

The Countdown is On!

See page 2 for all of the details on

PTA P w Prints

PTA Board Meeting 12/5

Parent’s Night Out 12/8

Holiday Shop 12/11 - 12/15

Walk/Bike to School 12/13

Spirit Day - Pajama Day 12/15

Sweetheart Dance 2/9

Color Run 2/16

Important upcoming Dates!

Parent’s Night Out!

shop for holiday gifts in a safe and secure environ-ment. Children can pur-chase gifts for their loved ones independently or with help from volunteers. These gifts are then wrapped and sent...

Continued on page 2 The Holiday Shop is a fun place for students to purchase gifts.

December 8th

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back to their classroom to be taken home. More information about this week-long event is being sent home with students.

The Holiday Shop can always use donations of wrapping paper, scotch tape, gift bags, and gift tags.

PTA Holiday Shop

Page 2 PTA PAW PRINTS

Set a budget for your children and we will help them shop.

LET’S SHOP!

December 11 - 15

We still need volunteers to help the day of the event. Sign Up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/4090b45a9ab2ea75-holiday7

HELP NEED-

Parent’s Night Out

continued from page 1

We also need a lot of volunteers to help pull this off. There will be a sign-up genius coming out very soon for those interested in volunteering for the event.

Kim Minton Mintonkim1

@gmail.com

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SPIRIT

REPORT!

The next Spirit Day is:

Pajama Day on December

15th.

Be on the lookout for a

second chance to order

Spirit Wear after the first

of the year.

Don’t forget! Walk and Roll your kids to school the first Wednesday of the month!! Next one will be December 13th. The weather is cooling off...what a great way to get some fresh air before school!! If it is too far to walk or bike all the way to school, park in the satellite parking at the Methodist Church or in the lot on the corner of Lake Jessup and Broadway. We look forward to seeing everyone there! Christine Buchholz and Peggy Couture

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a relaxing break! We had a great month! Basket Night was a huge success! We raised a lot of money and everyone had fun! Some more exciting events are coming up! We have our first ever Parent's Night Out. Enjoy a night out to shop and/or eat while your children enjoy a fun night of Polar Express, pizza, crafts, snacks and more!! Holiday Shop is Dec 11th - 15th and another Walk/Bike to school on

Dec 13th! Hope to see you all there! Even if you cannot volunteer, we ask that you join the PTA. The money from your membership helps to support the programs that we offer! We are aiming for 100% membership! Thanks Diane Holzman, PTA President, [email protected]

Walk/Bike to School

A Note From Your PTA President

No Skate Night in December

There will be no Skate Night in December. We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year!

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PTA Executive Board

Diane Holzman - President

Bryttnee Joseph - VP Programs

Lisa Ramsey - VP Ways & Means

Nicole Knapp - VP Membership

Rachel Witt - Treasurer

Lindsay Hayes - Recording Secretary

Rica Hall - Corresponding Secretary

Color Run is Coming!

Mark Your Calendars! Last year was so much fun - We’re doing another Color Run! Everyone be on the lookout for information on volunteering for the Color Run. It’ll take place on February 16.

A Special Thank You

Thank you to all those who attended and helped to make Basket Night a success and the Veter-ans Day Breakfast a wonderful event!! Red Ribbon Week was also lots of fun and a great way to educate our kids. Thanks to everyone for your continued support!

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Basket Night - A Huge Success!!

A HUGE thank to everyone who volunteered to help with Basket Night, including teachers, Officer David, families, friends and community members. We met our fundraising goal to continue supporting and funding the programs offered throughout the year!

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As we begin the year, we would like to take time to thank our wonderful Partners in

Excellence. Please continue to support our Business Partners!

If you are interested in becoming a Partner, please contact Mrs. Lindsay Todd. Thank you!