Dear FSUS Family,
In this month of Thanksgiving, I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to you and your family.
Thank you for seeing the value of our work and becoming a PTSA member.
Thank you for your diligence in your child’s education.
Thank you for your volunteerism.
Thank you …
With thanksgiving,
Robin
“Speak little, do much”
Benjamin Franklin
Dear FSUS Families,
Again this year, we are going to sponsor a “Bake Sale” at the Southwood Harvest Gathering on Sunday, November 14, 2010.
All the money raised goes directly towards our “Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week” held in May. We look forward to making this another great week for ALL of our wonderful Teachers and Staff!
If you can donate baked goods, either homemade items or store purchased, we need your help! We need individually wrapped items, whole pies or cakes (which will be used for our cake walk) and un-frosted cupcakes for children to decorate.
BAKED GOODS DROP-OFF! Bring to school between 7:30 am -3:00 pm on Friday November 12th and hand to a volunteer at AM drop-off or put on the table in the front office. Or, you may also drop off your baked goods on Sunday, November 14th at the Southwood House on Hemmingway Blvd. in Southwood between 1:00 – 2:00 pm.
TO DONATE! Complete the form below and return to your child’s teacher, the front office, or e-mail to me by Mon., Nov. 8th. And, please contact us if you can VOLUNTEER at the bake sale on November 14th between 2:00 – 6:00 pm, Nov 14th.
Sign Up Form Volunteer Link
QUESTIONS!? Contact me, Alicia Cherry @ 894-8280 or C-850-445-7706 or e-mail:anc2@embarqmail.com, OR Christy Griffin @ 510-5090, wkg02@embarqmail.com.
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BOX TOPS AND LABELS PROGRAM
Another Big “THANK YOU” to everyone who participated during our 1st collection period and turning in your Labels For Education!
We collected 11,661 Box Tops which is a total of $1,166.10. We also collected 1,874 Campbell’s labels, 50 Tyson A+ label’s and 960 label pts ofCommunity Coffee Labels. This was the best 1st collection period we have had and we were very excited at the results.
We have 3 more collection periods during our school year and we hope to make this the best collection year we have had so far, we are well on our way!! Our next collection period will be on December 10th.
The following students were our winners for the most labels collected during this 1st collection period:
ELEMENTARY – winner of a $10 gift card to Borders
Austin – Ms. Withrow/2nd grade – 342 labels
Nia – Ms. James/2nd grade – 901 labels
Carson – Ms. Jahnke/3rd grade – 379 labels
Lexi – Ms. Wilkinson/5th grade – 416 labels
SECONDARY – winner of a $10 gift card to Best Buy
Hanna – Hall/6th – 114 labels
Emily – Mead/8th – 280 labels
Also, we had the following 2 winners of the “Kindergarten round-up” box tops collection sheet and each of them won a special prize:
Riley – Ms. Lee
Samantha – Ms. Lee
Thanks to all of our winners and participants, every student who participated did receive a goodie bag on Wednesday.
We started our 1st and 2nd grade challenge which began on October 18th and all the Box Tops challenge sheets will be due On November 15th .
We’ll have some special collection sheets to send home with the students over the holidays to help everyone with collecting! And I have attached a Box Tops Halloween Collection sheet and (2) collection sheets for Campbell’s labels.
We’re going to have a challenge for our teacher’s, both in Elementary school and Secondary School, so start collecting your labels and REMEMBER TO LOOK AROUND YOUR CLASSROOMS FOR BOX TOPS LABELS TOO, NOT JUST AT HOME…THEY ARE ON SO MANY DIFFERENT PRODUCTS YOU ALL USE JUST IN YOUR CLASSROOMS LIKE: ZIP LOCK BAGS, KLEENEX PRODUCTS, AVERY BINDERS, AVERY LABELS, AVERY PAPER PRODUCTS, HEFTY PAPER PRODUCTS, ECT
If anyone has any questions or suggestions, please contact me. Again, I would like to thank everyone for supporting these great programs and helping to earn free money for our school to support various school programs.
Alicia Cherry
Fundraising Chair
Anc2@embarqmail.com
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HOLIDAY SHOP COMING – LOOK FOR MORE DETAILS TO BE SENT HOME WITH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND LISTSERVE FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS
DATES – DECEMBER 6TH – DECEMBER 9TH
HOURS – 8:30 – 2:30
LOCATION – LIBRARY
VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED!!!! A SIGN UP WILL BE SENT OUT SOON.
THANK YOU,
Alicia Cherry
Fundraising Chair
Gardening-related: A sign-up sheet for those wishing to participate in the elementary school garden should be out shortly. A meeting with a Leon County Extension agent (who has worked with Florida High in the past) will take place the first week of November for planning purposes. Seeds/plants will then be obtained with a planting to follow soon after. We expect that the school’s Builders Club will be involved in the gardening initiative including assisting with mentoring the younger children.
Media education activities: Access to employ some initial media education activities (lesson plans) are being requested through a nationally-recognized media expert. These lesson plans will be available for potential use with teachers who may be able to use them as an adjunct in their classrooms (for use with elementary and/or secondary students). A nationally recognized media literacy expert (who was a recent keynote speaker at the State of Florida’s Prevention Conference) is being contacted for potential educational presentations (subject to funding) to students (with a possibility of some teacher training).
Financial health : An individual at a local credit union has been contacted about offering financial simulation training for teens at Florida High. This program has been offered locally and has been well received.
Mark A. Mahoney
Wellness & Safety Committee Co-chair
PTSA is Thankful for its Members!
We are thankful for the freedom to join and participate with the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation. The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) reminds our country of its obligations to children and provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child while providing the best tools for parents to help their children be successful students. You can be a part of this great resource when joining the FSUS PTSA.
For more than 100 years, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) has provided support, information and resources to families focused on the health and education of children. The organization was founded in 1897 in Washington DC as the National Congress of Mothers by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst. If not for these women and their vision and determination, there would not be a PTA-an organization that has been woven into the very fabric of American life.
PTA is a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.
We cannot act alone – we need every Parent, Student, Teacher, Faculty, Staff, and Grandparent to Join! It’s simple – fill out the membership form and return to your child’s teacher or the front office today along with membership dues today!
Parent/Guardian $10.00 Student$5.00
Grandparent $3.00 Teacher/Staff $5.00
Help us Promote Total Student Achievement - Join the FSUS PTSA in November!
Shirley Harrell
2nd VP Membership
FSUS Parent since 1999
We need your cans!! Aluminum can challenge kicks off for National Recycling Day Nov. 15
Florida High will pull out all the stops to collect more aluminum cans in the next three weeks than any other school in Leon County. The PTSA’s Garnet, Gold and Green Committee is spearheading our school’s participation in the nationwide “Recycling Starts with I CAN” challenge where schools will collect aluminum drink cans in conjunction with National Recycling Day Nov. 15. Cans will be turned in November 20, and the school that collects the most cans before then will win a gift certificate, as well as get paid by the pound for all cans collected. The PTSA will use the funds collected for various school improvement projects.
We are asking all PTSA members to take up the challenge. Students and parents should bring their cans to class and place them in the classroom recycling bins where they will be collected and separated by our elementary, middle and high school recycling teams. The PTSA will turn in the cans on November 20. For more information, check the insert in your city utility bill or visit http://www.talgov.com/communications/pdf/1010ns.pdf, or contact Danni Vogt, PTSA Garnet, Gold and Green Committee Chair at dannivogt@embarqmail.com. Also watch for our Terracycle program starting in January.
Danni Vogt, Chair,
Garnet, Gold and Green Committee
Florida High Class of ’72