FSUS PTSA

Florida High is currently collecting holiday cards to send to troops in Iraq during this holiday season.

Scott Slik, a former soldier, is spearheading this endeavor, and is inviting the Florida High family to participate in encouraging our men and women in uniform in Iraq with holiday cards.  They will be sent to the current Chaplain of Mr. Slik’s command in Bagdad.

All cards are welcome, whether generated by adult or student, but cards of older students, in particular, would be greatly appreciated, as these students are closer in age to many of the soldiers themselves.

*In order to maintain confidentiality, please remind students to sign the cards with their FIRST NAME ONLY.

All cards will be collected on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH, in order to get them shipped out in time for the holidays.  Please have your student turn them in to his/her first period teacher.  Teachers will take it from there!

What a great project to have students work on over the Thanksgiving Holidays, as we reflect on all we have to be thankful for!

*Please note, all cards will be screened by the Chaplain and staff.  Please do not include any political statements or sentiments, as these cards will not be shared with the troops.  They need encouraging words at these times.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Take Care,

Julie Lengacher

poppeeps@nettally.com

The Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon will take place in the cafeteria on November 20th, from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.

If you would like to attend with your child, you will need to purchase a ticket. Tickets may be pre-purchased for adults and non-FSUS students OR tickets will be available for purchase at the door!

Price: $4.25 per ticket

FSUS students should use their lunch account.

** If you have more than one student attending FSUS, please purchase tickets through your youngest child’s teacher! **

If you would like to help sell tickets at the door, sign up here.  If you have any questions, contact Kasey Chapin.

We need your help!  Our playground requires a little upkeep and love to keep it in good condition so we’re planning a work day. Our tasks include:

• Applying another layer of EPL (the wood-coating that protects little hands from splinters and the wood from damage)
• Spreading more ground cover in the fall zones
• Planting new plants in the Outdoor Classroom

Please sign up here or paste http://www1.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=fsusplayground in your web browser.  Bring your friends, family and neighbors.  We need rakes!!!

Questions?  Please contact Kasey, ka_chapin@yahoo.com, or Lori, fab4fitz@comcast.net, for more information.

The 5th Annual Florida High Arts & Crafts Festival will take place on Saturday,        November 15th, from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm in the high school courtyard.

Admission is free!  There will be food, music, raffles and handmade crafts from over 45 local area artists.

Two handmade quilts will be raffled off at 2:30 pm.  You need not be present to win.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Barb Davis or phone at 245-3745.

**If you have folding tables that are 6-8 feet long, that you could spare for the festival, please contact Ms. Davis as soon as possible**

This Sunday, the PTSA will be holding a Bake Sale at the Southwood Harvest Gathering.  If you have items to donate, you may either bring them to school Friday (Nov. 7th) by 3:15 pm or bring them by the Southwood House between 2:00-2:30 pm on Sunday (Nov. 9th).  If you would like to sign up to help sell goodies at the sale, click here.  For any other questions, contact Alicia Cherry.

Dear FSUS Families,

Since November is the traditional time to appreciate our blessings, let me take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who has joined FSUS PTSA this year and who has given their time to support our activities.

A huge thank you goes to our faculty!  This is a record year for teacher memberships.  Another huge thank you to our FSUS families!  We had more participation from middle and high school families for our fall fundraiser than ever before.  A huge thank you to our Executive Board for all their time, effort and planning!  A huge thank you to our hard-working Committee Chairs!

New committees like Family Fun Nights have held Spirit Nights at Beef O’Brady’s and Chick-Fil-A and are planning some great new events.  Our Recycling Committee has distributed new containers on campus and is working with existing recycling efforts to make our campus more environmentally aware and responsible.  Our Reading Programs Committee is back and working on a new Reading Challenge for the elementary kids.  Our Health & Safety Committee is working hard on the school gardens and on rescheduling the Bike Rodeo.  We are also looking forward to our developing Room Parents program.

Our volunteers are the best and whether they are distributing fundraising products or tending to our school garden they are worth their weight in gold!  I know many of you are hoping for an opportunity to volunteer.  November will provide many chances from helping collect food for the Second Harvest to working at the Thanksgiving Luncheon.

Please know that you are an important member of the FSUS PTSA team supporting our students, teachers, staff and administrators.

We’re all in this together!.

Kasey Chapin
PTSA President

Nov.    1         Time Changes - set clocks back one hour

Nov.   3-7      Second Harvest Fall Food Drive (in classroom)

Nov.   7         Last day to submit entries for Reflections

Nov.   9          PTSA Bake Sale at Southwood Harvest Gathering

Nov.  11         Veteran’s Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Nov.  15        Florida High Arts & Crafts Festival

High School Courtyard, 9:00 - 3:00 pm

Nov.  20        Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon

Cafeteria, 10:00 - 1:00 pm

Nov.  25 Elementary Fun Tuesday

Elementary Courtyard, 7:50 am

Nov. 26-28   Thanksgiving Holiday - NO SCHOOL

What can one can do?

Starting on Monday, November 3rd, the PTSA will begin its Second Harvest Fall Food Drive. Students may bring in nutritious, non-perishable items to their 1st period class for collection.

These items will benefit families in the area whose children have been chosen for the Back Pack Program.  At the end of each week, these student receive a “back pack” full of food items to carry them through the weekend.

Consider giving at least one can..more if you are able. Last Fall, almost 1,000 lbs of food was collected.  Last Spring, nearly 1,300 lbs.  How about 1,600 for this Fall?

Show us what you’re made of Florida High!

Want to sign up to help on collection Friday at 8:30 am?  Click here.

If you have any questions, e-mail Julie Lengacher.