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Lawton Chiles PTA
CHEETAH CHEERS
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Volume 6, Issue 2 |
October 2006 |
Dear Chiles Parents,
I am so delighted that fall has arrived, and not a moment too
soon. This is my favorite season with warm days and chilly
nights.
Every year, I remember that this is why we live in Florida.
However, the weather isn’t the only thing changing these
days. We’ve all learned by now that Mrs. Mullally has
announced her retirement at the end of December, and although
her presence will be missed at Lawton Chiles, we all share
the same sentiment when we congratulate her for a successful
career in education; we thank her for the lasting impact she’s
made on our children’s lives; and we wish her well in
this next chapter of her life.
The PTA will be honoring Mrs. Mullally on Thursday, December 7
at 7:00 p.m. in the Lawton Chiles Cafeteria. We hope that you,
the parents of our school, will join us then to show our gratitude
to Mrs. Mullally for all that she has done for our children during
her years here. Light refreshments and conversation will follow
a brief meeting. Babysitting will not be available and we request
that you make arrangements for childcare for this special evening.
Mrs. Mullally has requested that donations be made to the Ann Mullally
Professional Development Scholarship through the Alachua County
Public Schools Foundation in lieu of gifts. This scholarship will
fund conferences for teachers and education support professionals,
and in turn, her legacy as an advocate for all children will continue
in Alachua County.
.Also on the evening of December 7th we will be introducing the
new Principal. As we are wishing Mrs. Mullally farewell, we would
like to extend a warm welcome to our new Principal. Please plan
to join us.
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The cookie dough will be delivered on Wednesday, October 25,
and may be picked up in the cafeteria between 12:30 and 3:30.
Please
make sure you come that day, as we have very limited space
in the cafeteria freezer to store items that are not picked
up.
We were pleased with the Fall Family Night with Shana Banana
earlier this month. Shana performed for about an hour with
songs encouraging
nutritious eating and exercise, and she had the children moving
around and dancing. The Peaceful Playground was open as well, and
a great dinner from Subway rounded out the evening. Special thanks
to Keith Massey from Subway, and Brad Womble from Planet Smoothie
for their participation. Also, thanks to Isabel Eberly from Sam’s
Club for donating funds to offset our expense for pretzels, cookies,
and water, and to Mr. West from Publix at Market Place for greatly
discounting the soft drinks. We are very fortunate to have the
support of the businesses in the area, and hope that you all will
take the time to visit these businesses and thank them as well.
On Tuesday, November 14, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., we will have
Math Night at Publix, giving our students the opportunity to “shop” at
Publix, and solve real life math problems. There will be age appropriate
problems for them to work on, and they will receive a cookie when
they complete their paper. A drawing for a $25 Publix gift card
will be held at the end of the evening. We had about 75 families
join us last year, and it was educational and fun for everyone.
Parents can also use this time to shop while their children are
occupied. We hope you will all put this on your calendars and plan
to join us.
Thanks to everyone for their participation and support of our school.
Janet Chalifoux & Kelly Petruy
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| YEARBOOK
Yearbook order forms have been sent home with each student. If
you have not received one, they are available in the front
office. Deadline for pre-order prices is Friday, October 27th.
We are also accepting Commercial Advertisements, from 1/8 of
a page to a full page.
There will be a meeting of the Yearbook Committee on Thursday,
October 26th @ 1:00 in the Media Center for anyone interested in
helping with this year’s yearbook.
Pictures - We need lots of pictures for the yearbook! All grades,
All kids of activities! Send pictures in to the school to the attention
of Tami Fuchs, Yearbook Committee or e-mail them to tjfuchs@cox.net.
If you can not attend the meeting, but would like to help on the
yearbook committee, or if you need information in regards to yearbook
orders or commercial advertisements or submission of pictures for
the yearbook, please contact Tami Fuchs @ 332-8890. Thank you.
CANDY LADY FUNDRAISER
This was the first year for our Candy Lady Fundraiser and it was
quite successful. We sold 1,648 items for a total of $21,147.00,
of that Lawton Chiles’ profit will be in excess of $10,000.
The product delivery date will be Wednesday, October 25 from 12:30
to 3:30, so don’t miss it! We’ll be ordering a few
extra products for those of you who might have forgotten to turn
your orders in and would still like to purchase some delicious
products. Special thanks to the Heard Family for their generous
donation to the Staff Appreciation Committee. Thanks to everyone
who participated in making this such a great success!
Long Sleeved Spirit Shirts
Fall has finally arrived and so have the cooler mornings!! I have
had several people ask me about long sleeve spirit shirts and their
availability. Order forms for long sleeve shirts are coming home
with your child. Just fill out an order and drop it off with your
child’s teacher or in the front office. Thank you!! Stacy
Wyszkowski |
BOX TOP WINNERS!
Congratulations to the September Box Top Winners!
Kindergarten - Mrs. George's Class
1st Grade - Mrs. Bowles' Class
2nd Grade - Mrs. Siorek's Class
3rd Grade - Mrs. Laffler's Class
4th Grade - Mrs. Surrency's Class
5th Grade - Mrs. Warner's Class
We collected over 2000 Box Tops in just one month!! Please keep
on collecting and clipping. Don't forget that each month the
class in each
grade that collects the most box tops gets a special PRIZE!
REFLECTIONS
DO YOU KNOW A TALENTED CHILD? IF YOU DO - HELP THEM ENTER THE
REFLECTIONS PROGRAM AND FIND OUT!!!
It’s easy to enter. The theme for this year’s program
is “My favorite place . . .”
All the child needs is a pencil and a piece of paper to enter!
Draw a picture or write a story!
ENTRY FORMS ARE IN THE MEDIA CENTER. JUST SIGN IT AND SEND IT
IN WITH THE ENTRY TO THE OFFICE. DEADLINE FOR ENTRY NOVEMBER
6th @ noon.
CATEGORIES:
1. Literature (write a story)
2. Musical composition (audiotape playing music)
3. Dance/choreography (videotape dancing)
4. Film/video (make a video)
5. Photography (take a picture)
6. Visual Arts (draw a picture)
For more info call:
Melanie Thompson @ 331-3365, Amy Dickerson @ 336-6500 or Marie Hemming @ 333-7285 |
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