Help raise some dough for our cafeteria! Delicious dinner rolls are a great addition to your weekday or holiday meals. Rolls will be made fresh and will include freezing and reheating instructions. All proceeds will go to the Tomahawk Café for the purchase of an electronic sign and for training and staff development. Click the link for more information. http://fsusptsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/rolls-order-form.pdf
BAKE SALE
Thanks to all of you who donated baked goods towards our Bake Sale which was held Sunday, November 15th at the South wood Harvest Gathering, it was a huge success!
We had a lot of Yummy individual baked items, Beautiful cakes and pies for our Cake Walk and lots of cup cakes for kids to decorate.
Our cake walk was a huge success! Everyone was having a lot of fun walking for a cake they had spotted and some continued to walk until they finally won! The cup cake station was a hit again this year and the kids really enjoyed decorating by themselves. We also had some items donated and we sold a few tickets for a drawing and everyone seemed to like this too!
We’re pleased to say that we raised $526.00 and ALL money will go towards our Teachers and Staff Appreciation Week in May. We hope to make this a wonderful week for them ALL!!
Again, WE thank everyone for your support and participation…We couldn’t have done this without your help!
BOX TOPS, CAMPBELLS LABELS, TYSON A+ AND COMMUNITY COFFEE LABELS
Our next collection period for ALL the above labels will be December 11th . We sent a Turkey Box Tops collection sheet home with each Elementary Student in hopes that each student will enjoy filling up their turkey over the break and turning them in before the collection period. During the holiday break look around your house and kitchen for all the labels you will be using and make sure you turn them all in to a collection bin or your teacher in a bag clearly marked with your name, grade and your teachers name.
We continue to encourage all of our middle and high school students to participate and turn in their labels. Remember, 2 students in Middle School and 2 students in High School with the most labels will receive a $10 gift card to Best Buy
The 1st and 2nd grade Box Tops challenge has been determined. Ms. Wills drew the 2 lucky winners for the Littlest Pet Shop and Bakugan and they were:
· Maddie - 1st grade/Durham - Littlest Pet Shop
· Gabriel - 2nd grade/Taylor - Bakugan
Also, our 3rd grade - 5th grade students had a Dollar Bill Box Tops challenge. The deadline for this challenge is coming up and we will let everyone know the winners of the 2 $5.00 gift cards to Block Buster in next month’s newsletter.
Thanks to all our 1st and 2nd graders and our 3rd - 5th graders who participated and ALL of you will be receiving a goody bag at the next collection period.
HOLIDAY SHOP IS COMING!
The PTSA is having our Annual “Holiday Shop” hosted by “Kids Korner Gift Shoppe” to allow ALL students the chance to purchase gifts, at a low cost, for family and friends. The Holiday Shop will be held in the library on December 7th - December 10th from 8:30 - 2:30 each day. Each Elementary Class will be assigned a specific day and time and will come with their class and teacher on that specific day to shop. Each student will receive an envelope to bring their money to school with their name and the people they are purchasing gifts for; we will have volunteers who can help them purchase these gifts.
If you have a Middle or High School student, this shop is open to them during any of these hours. They are invited to visit the shop during these times; they will not be assigned a specific time.
We will need several volunteers each day during these hours to help us with the Holiday Shop. If you are able to help or have any questions, please contact: Alicia Cherry: anc2@embarqmail.com or Trevor Brumbley: tbrumbley@csu.com
| We would like to Thank EVERYONE who participated in our first collection of Box Tops, Campbell’s labels for Education, Community Coffee Labels, Tyson A+ and Nestle Water. We collected 6900 Box Tops, 3150 Campbell’s Labels, 50 Tyson A+ Labels, 1000 Community Coffee Labels and 3800 Nestle Labels. We had 190 Elementary Students participate, 17 middle and high school students and 13 Elementary Teachers. A special “Thank You” goes out to: Ms. Streukens, Ms. Rosati and Ms. Kinney for collecting and turning in their own personal labels and to Mr. Straz for getting his students to participate and also to Our “Cafeteria Staff” for supporting our program by turning in labels collected from the cafeteria…with EVERYONES help we can continue to make this program Grow…Remember, it’s FREE Money to help our school.
The following were our top winners: $10 Gift Card each to Borders Book Store: Gage - Ms. Cole/1st Grade - 2800 Labels Nia - Ms. Durham/1st Grade - 667 Labels Amy - Ms. Larson/5th Grade - 328 Labels Karyelle - Ms. Gregory/5th Grade - 560 Labels $10 Gift Card each to Best Buy: Daniel - 7th Grade - 283 Labels Amber - 8th Grade - 285 Labels Tres - 9th Grade - 213 Labels Katie - 10th - 334 Labels We have a change in one of our programs…Nestle Pure Life Water No Longer Participates and has discontinued their labels program. Therefore, we are NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCEPT NESTLE WATER LABELS OR GIVE CREDIT TO STUDENTS FOR THESE LABELS…SO, WE THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS TURNED IN THESE LABELS, BUT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ANY MORE AFTER THIS. Remember to put your labels in a zip lock bag or envelope and include your Name, Grade and Teacher on the front, this is the only way we are able to credit each student. You don’t need to write your name on each individual label, just the bag or envelope you put all of them in. Thanks again and PLEASE KEEP CLIPPING! Alicia Cherry & Trevor Brumbley |
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The PTSA’s Second Harvest Fall Food Drive starts today and runs all week long!! The need for donations from the community is at an all-time high. We will be collecting non-perishable food items, as well as toiletries, in the classrooms. Brown paper grocery bags have been passed out to teachers. If everyone brought just 1 or 2 items, think of how much we would have by the end of the week! Every collection has been greater than the one preceding it! In fact, this year Florida High received a plaque from Second Harvest for our continued service to the community. I have been blown away by the generosity of the students and faculty at Florida High! Here’s looking to an even bigger weigh-in than ever before. Keep it up! We could still use a few helpers for the last day of the collection. CLICK HERE to see the time and to sign up! If you have any questions feel free to contact Julie Lengacher. Julie Lengacher |
Teacher-Staff Education Mini- Grant Application / 2009-2010
The purpose of the FSUS PTSA Teacher Education Mini-Grant program is to provide supplemental funding for FSUS teachers and staff to attend professional development courses and conferences. This supplemental funding must not exceed $250 per teacher per school year.
Teacher-Staff Hospitality Mini-Grant Application / 2009-2010
The purpose of the FSUS PTSA Hospitality Mini-Grant program is to make funds available for FSUS teachers and staff to provide food and beverage, decoration and other hospitality-related items for meetings and/or events that serve an educational purpose. These funds should only be sought after attempts to have the items donated have proven unsuccessful. Hospitality grant requests may be made in any amount, but must not exceed $250 per teacher per school year.
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Come one, come all to the Annual Bike Rodeo! The Bike Rodeo will take place on Thursday, October 22nd from 3:00-5:00 pm, on the outdoor basketball courts (behind the gym.)
This event is open to all students. Refreshments will be provided and giveaways for all participants. The FSUS Police Department and the FSUS Varsity Track Team will be assisting students through obstacles courses where they will learn to recognize and avoid road hazards.
No pre-registration necessary. Just come on Thursday with your bike and helmet, or use our convenient bike drop-off on the October 21st. Kids can have fun while also learning about bike safety.
Questions? Volunteers? Donations?
Contact Miss Robin (robinspillias@embarqmail.com).
Come join the FSUS family for skating at Skate World (2563 Capital Circle NE) Thursday, October 29th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm.PTSA will receive a portion of the proceeds from all FSUS attendees.
Amy Hanstein
Family Fun Night Chair
The following committee still need a chair or co-chair. We would hate to lose the following activities this school year so we need some Parent Power:
Hospitality - Co-chair needed to help coordinate hospitality for all General Assembly meetings and other PTSA events on campus. This includes shopping, set up, service and clean up.
Please contact Kasey Chapin if you are interested in volunteering for one of these positions.
Just a reminder: Don’t forget to turn your clocks FORWARD this Saturday evening. With FCAT Testing beginning March 10th, you’ll want to make sure your students get some extra “Zzzz” this weekend.
