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JFB PTO Newsletter

March 18, 2015

Please add jfbpto@gmail.com to your email address list so this years newsletters reach you!

Important Upcoming Dates

Wed., 3/18 Superintendent Search focus groups, 7am, 10-12, 7pm, KEC; Family Reading Night, 6-7:30pm, JFB Cafeteria

Thurs., 3/19 KYO football sign-ups, 5:30-7:30, JFB Multi-Purpose Room

Tues., 3/24 Second grade musical, Blazek/Bogard at 6pm, Tuggle/Thomas at 7pm, JFB Cafeteria

Fri., 3/27 Bright Shirt spirit day kick off spring break in style!

Mon., 3/30 Mon. 4/6 Spring Break

Tues., 4/7 School Resumes

For more events, check out our JFB PTO Google Calendar! You can even subscribe to the calendar so you can be alerted when new items are added!

JFB PTO at Work for Our Kids

This week, JFB third graders had a visit from the Cincinnati Zoos Wild Writing in-school enrichment program! The children were able to pen a poem, a narrative, a persuasive essay, a letter, or a report after visiting with live Zoo animals in their classrooms! Through close examination and tactile encounters they enriched their writing experience and explored how to write wildly!

This is why we raise funds!

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After-School Enrichment

See the flyers at the end of this newsletter for more information

ttery

Pottery

Ecology Kids Club

PaPrk

Parks TaeKwonDo

2015 Krazy Karnival Sponsors

We would like to extend a special THANK YOU to Parks TaeKwonDo of Landen for their Krazy Karnival Raffle Basket donation this year! Master Park very generously donated two t-shirts, a uniform, and a one-year membership that may be used for TKD, CageFitness or Combined. The retail value of this donation was $1,475!

KIDS: Learn Self-Control, Self-Confidence, Respect, Anti-Bullying and many other benefits.

ADULTS: Relieve Stress, Improve Blood Pressure, Lower Bad

Cholesterol, Improve Flexibility, Gain- Strength, Lose body fat, and most of all have fun and make new friends.

Parks TaeKwonDo Training and Fitness offers TaeKwonDo classes for ages 3-adult, Cage Fitness, Personal Training, and Martial Arts Birthday Parties!

WWW.PARKTKD.COM 513-469-7275 Email: parktkd@gmail.com

We would also like to recognize and thank Dr. Agenter, who generously donated $1,000 towards orthodontic services! It was one of our most popular raffle baskets!

3 Convenient Locations

1120 Western Avenue, Chillicothe, OH 45601, (740) 773-0072

5964 S. State Route 48, Maineville, OH 45039, (513) 239-8104

670 N. Broadway St. Lebanon, OH 45036, (513) 409-5052

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Please be sure to thank and support our generous donors! Beach Waterpark

Bear Paddle Swim School Bricks 4 Kids

Bucks Carrabbas

Cheesecake Factory

Chuys Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Princess Party Cincinnati Reds City Bar-B-Que

Crossgate Lanes Crumbs Cakery

Culvers

Deerfield Twp. Fire Station 58 of Maineville Delicio

doTERRA Traci Butrum Dr. Agenter Dr. Hickman Drama Kids

Dunkin Donuts Elegant Auto Wash

Evolution Fitness Warehouse

Fire House Subs Four Paws

Frisch's

Go Play Caf Gym Nation

Ironclay Masonry Products LLC Jamberry Nails Heather Bersaglia

Keller Williams Sherri Holzman Kings Athletics

Kings Island Kona Ice LaRosas

Lazer Kraze Mac's Pizza Mad Potter

Market Inquiry Massage Envy

Meijer Melting Pot

Mike's Carwash

Mrs. Stuart Newport Aquarium

Noodles & Company Pampered Chef Cindy Johnson

Park's TaeKwonDo (Landen) Park's TaeKwonDo (Mason)

Popeye's Potbelly Putters Qdoba

Recreations Outlet Pete Delois Salon Concepts with Dani

Salon Lofts Sew & So Carol Klinker

Skips Bagels Sky Zone

Skyline of Landen Soccer Shots

Sports Section Springdale Cleaners Star Glazers Pottery

Stone Creek Tastefully Simple Adla Ann Burke

Texas Roadhouse Thirty One Stephanie Arnold

Thirty One Tiffany Wellinghoff

Thirty-One Angie Purcell Hood Tide Dry Cleaners

Tom and Chee Toots

Twice as Fine Consignments UDF

University of Cincinnati Athletic Dept. Usborne Books Gena Sheets

VIP Backrubs Walmart

Webb Studio of Music Whipty Do Widmers

Woodhouse Day Spa Xavier University

Youngs Jersey Dairy Farm Zoup

If you believe someones name is missing from this list, please send a message to us at jfbpto@gmail.com and we will take care of it as soon as we can! (Updated 3-6-15)

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Butterfly Walk for CancerFree Kids

JFB student Becca Kniskern and her team of Becca's Believers will

be joined by Becca's bone marrow donor, Matthew, for the 9th

Annual Butterfly Walk for CancerFree Kids on Saturday, May 9th!

In addition, Becca was asked to design the t-shirt for the walk

this year... so be sure to register early enough to reserve your

shirt featuring Becca's masterpiece!

From the Butterfly Walk website: The Butterfly Walk and 5K is

not your average charity event, it's a celebration of courage. It's

a chance to show your support for children with cancer, and to

help fund lifesaving research. It's a time to remember those who

have passed and a time to celebrate life with an afternoon full of

fun, music, and a festival full of activities for the whole family. Please join us for the 9th Annual

event, and help us reach our goal of raising over $100,000 to fund pediatric cancer research!

FUN FESTIVAL! At the completion of the one mile inspirational walk, it's time to enjoy four hours of festival fun for the whole family. Included with your registration is a wristband for unlimited access to food, entertainment, inflatables, pony rides, games and arts and crafts. The festival is also a great time to check out the raffle table and purchase your tickets for a chance to win some amazing prizes donated by local businesses.

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Amaryllis Race Update

For the last several weeks, all of the classrooms at JFB have been participating in an amaryllis race, with assistance from Grannys Garden School in Loveland. After making some scientific predictions, the students began taking care of amaryllis bulbs in early January and have been taking weekly measurements to track their plants growth. Then they have been recording those measurements on a bar graph in the school hallway. Ask your child how his or her plant is growing!

Reminders

Kroger Community Rewards makes fund-raising easy all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Kroger Plus Card! Users must re-register their Plus Card each year, so please login and

use Organization Number 83795 to make sure you are still signed up.

Do you have a Target REDCard? You can call 1-800-316-6142 or go to target.com and select JF Burns Elementary School (ID #85265) to be your designated school. Interested in opening a Target REDCard? Some of the benefits include:

Automatically get 5% off when you use your card in stores and Target.com.

Target will donate 1% of your REDcard purchases to JFB when you designate our school on your account.

Free Shipping from Target.com For more details on REDCard benefits, visit this link.

In addition to our e-blasts, stay informed by checking out our website, Facebook page, and Twitter feed! If you ever have questions, send us an email and we'll do our best to help! ~ Shannon Russell, JFB PTO President

www.jfb-pto.org facebook.com/BurnsPTO @jfbpto jfbpto@gmail.com

Market Day order deadlines

are now on THURSDAYS!

School Code: 6983

Next ordering deadline: 4/9/15.

Pickup: 4/15/15 at 5pm in the caf.

You can order Market Day products online and they will be

delivered to JF Burns each month!

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OHIO SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION

EXECUTIVE SEARCH SERVICES

Kings Local School District

Please print or type. Attach separate pages if necessary.

Please complete and return to the Ohio School Boards Association, 8050 N High St Ste 100, Columbus OH 43235-

6482 or fax (614/540-4100) ATTN: Kathy LaSota or

email to klasota@ohioschoolboards.org

1. What are the major issues that will be facing this school district during the next several years? Consider both

possible threats and golden opportunities.

2. What do you expect the next superintendent to do about the issues listed above? In other words, what do you

see as the new superintendents primary role during the next several years?

3. Given your responses to questions #1 and #2 what personal and professional characteristics will be absolutely

critical for the next superintendent to be a successful leader?

4. What specific knowledge, skills and experiences will you be looking for in your new superintendent?

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