FSUS PTSA

There’s a chill in the air, and it’s time to enjoy the season with Florida High’s Annual Fall Carnival.

The PTSA will have a Sandy Candy booth this year.  Come by and see us while you’re out and about at the carnival.  Better yet, if you’d like to help out, we have one more opening for the second shift at the booth.  Click here to sign up, or contact Kasey Chapin if you have further questions.

Tickets are on sale each morning in the cafeteria and also in the elementary classrooms. There will be a ticket booth set up Friday afternoon behind the administration building. No cash will be accepted at booths, so get your tickets early.

“Psst.  Did you hear that Florida High is having a Family Fun Night at Chick Fil-A?”

Please join the PTSA for the second Spirit Night of the school year. It will be at the Chick-Fil-A on Apalachee Parkway from 4-8pm on Monday Ocotber 27th.  FSUS’s new director, Dr. Lynn Wicker, will drop in between 5:00-5:30pm to meet the families of Florida High.  PTSA will receive 15% of the proceeds from the FSUS attendees. Please mention Florida High or turn in Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night card to the cashier. Chick-Fil-A will even honor it in the drive-thru line, so please come out and support our PTSA!!

The Florida High Fall Carnival will take place on Friday,
October 31st from 1:00-3:00 pm.  The PTSA will have a booth this year selling sugar-free Sandy Candy.  Volunteers are needed to work between 12:30 pm and 3:15 pm.  There will be 2 shifts.  Three volunteers are needed at each shift.

To sign up to volunteer, click here.
For more information, e-mail Kasey Chapin.

The PTSA will be collecting items for Second Harvest the week of November 3rd in the classrooms. Please consider donating to this worthwhile cause.  It means so much to those kids who would otherwise not have enough over the weekend.

Items such as canned lean meats (tuna, chicken), rice and pasta, whole grain crackers (with peanut butter or cheese fillings), canned fruit and vegetables would be fabulous!

If you would like to help out with preparation and distribution of brown bags the week prior or collection of filled bags at end of the week, please click here for a sign up.

Can we top last year’s collection?  ABSOLUTELY

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Julie Lengacher.

Sincerely,

Julie Lengacher
poppeeps@nettally.com

Reflections Art Program 2009 - Deadline is November 7th
“Wow!”

The theme for the National PTA Reflections Cultural Arts Program is “Wow!”  Students in all grade levels are invited to participate by showcasing what “Wow!” means to them through literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts, dance/choreography and film video.

The deadline for Florida High “Wow!” entries is November 7th.  Students can work on projects with approval or support from teachers or participate on their own.  Parents are encouraged to support student efforts by providing the supplies needed for each category that the student wants to pursue.

To receive rules for any of the categories:  literature, photography, visual arts, musical composition, dance/choreography or film/video, please contact Bonnie Abellera or download the entry form and rules at. www.floridapta.org

If you would like to help with the Reflections Program please call Bonnie at 617-6052 or via e-mail.

Bonnie Abellera
Reflections Chair

FSU will be conducting a live surplus auction on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 9:00 am.  Items for sale include computers, electronics, furniture, office equipment, scientific equipment and vehicles. Items are located at the FSU Surplus warehouses.  Auction items can be pre-viewed and tested October 2nd and 3rd from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, and also from 8:00 -8:30 am on the morning of the auction.

For more information about the auction, please click here. If you have further questions, please contact Anthony Browning at Surplus Property at 850-644-5520, or Julie Bickford at Property Services at 850-644-9757.  Questions can also be e-mailed to surplusauction@fsu.edu

Beginning on October 13th, Linda Searight, Lunchroom Manager, will be introducing the “Eat Your Colors” Program during lunchtime.  Students will be encouraged to eat a variety of colors of foods, which represents a healthier diet.  Students will be given punch cards in order to track if they are choosing a variety of different foods.

Volunteers are needed Monday, October 13th - Thursday, October 16th from 9:50 - 11:50 am to help punch the students’ punch cards. (Volunteers can sign up for one or two hour shifts on each day)

To sign up to volunteer, click here.
For more information, e-mail Linda Searight, Lunchroom Manager.

The 2008-09 Reading Challenge has started!

Mr. Trafford has challenged the elementary school students to read 10,000 books by May.  (And this sounds like a lot of books, but it only amounts to 20 books per child in 6 months!)  And, if we accomplish our goal, then Mr. Trafford will dress up as Captain Underpants and dance in the courtyard! That’s worth making every effort to meet this goal, right?!

Students will be bringing home the reading challenge sheet- a copy will be on Mr. Trafford’s page of the school website or you can use your own paper.  Please remember to turn your list of books in to your child’s teacher.  Teachers will be recognizing student readers of the month starting in October.  Reading is awesome!!

Cori Blomberg
Chair, Reading Programs Committee

The PTSA’s healthy snack initiative has produced tangible results, with school concession stands now featuring an array of healthier alternatives such as fresh fruit and baked chips to their customers.  Last year, the cafeteria and after school program showed a significant nutritional improvement in complying with the school’s Wellness Policy adopted in 2006, while most concession stands lagged behind.  This year, however, concession stands have added many healthier items as called for in the Policy.  Sincere thanks go out to Mr. Trafford,   Athletic Director Mike Hickman and the booster organizations for working with the PTSA to make this project a reality.

The PTSA’s suggestions to gradually strengthen the nutritional requirements in the Wellness Policy were presented to the school Board of Directors in September, and referred to the  policy committee for further review.

Danni Vogt
Chair, Health & Safety Committee