Given the allergy season we are in the midst of, I am hoping that the old adage about April being the month of "showers" proves true!  However, if we can't get the weather to cooperate, I know of one place where you are certain to find a "showering" of April activities; on the campus of Florida State University Schools.

Let's see, in April already we have the school-wide spring fair, the elementary field day, the elementary talent show, the PTSA sponsored week-long book fair entitled "Catch a Reading Wave," and the families read together day.  This list doesn't even include the activities going on with other clubs on campus, like the drama club, all spring sports clubs, service organizations, etc. There really is so much we can choose to be involved in or with at FSUS during the month of April. 

So, as real April rains bring real May flowers, think about the kinds of "flowers" we hope to produce in the hearts, minds and characters of our children, pre-teens and teenagers.  As parents and teachers, we are such an integral part of this "flowering" process when we "shower" our involvement in our children's activities; day after day, week after week, season after season.

Kind Regards,

Heidi Abernethy
President 

The Florida PTA has been hard at work tracking bills in the 2007 legislative session. To access an extensive list of education and child-related bills, please go to www.floridapta.org and select 2007 Legislative Bills Tracked by Florida PTA. You'll find updates such as House Bill 1257, relating to the Green Schools Pilot Project/Education. Sponsored by Curtis Richardson, the bill was voted on favorably by the Committee on Education Innovation & Career Preparation and is now in the Schools and Learning Council.

On April 16, representatives from the FSUS PTSA will attend the Florida PTA legislative workshop in Tallahassee.  That week, we hope to meet with as many legislators as possible to thank them for their hard work and share information with them on various issues.  If you or your student would like to participate in this activity, please contact me at sepstein@admin.fsu.edu.

Susan Epstein

Legislative Chair

644-9779

• The Extended Day Program at FSUS will be having a summer camp again this year.  Our theme this summer is "Life's a Party." The camp will start on June 4, 2007, and run until August 10, 2007. We will have many activities such as bowling, swimming, skating, crafts, games, and weekly field trips to name a few. For more information please call Phyllis or Amanda at 245-3843.

• The FSUS PTSA congratulates the High School Orchestra which received all Superiors for their performance at the District 2/3 Music Performance Assessment.  Senior Raine Guthrie received a Superior (I) for her performance as Student Conductor.

• The FSUS PTSA also congratulates our school newspaper, The Tomahawk Talk, for earning a silver ranking by the Florida Scholastic Press Association in recognition of outstanding achievement in journalism.