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Dear FSUS Families,
It's hard to believe it is already December. Your FSUS PTSA has given $6,000 in teacher mini-grants, reimbursed student activity fees to three FSUS families, matched three teacher mini-grants, and volunteered hundreds of service hours. Thank you so much for your support of these activities. Anytime we have asked for help you have generously given their time and support.
Thank you to our Fall Carnival volunteers who helped sell sugar-free Sandy Candy: Precious Boatright, Tracina Bush, Kasey Chapin, Michele Dobrin, Judith Mankunis, Betty Morales, Quartil Robinson and Richard Stresing. We raised a little over $100 for our general fund.
We also appreciate our Thanksgiving Luncheon volunteers who braved the chilly morning to sell tickets and issue passes: Mary Annette, Kasey Chapin, Alicia Cherry, Rhonda Hicks, PK Jameson, Trish Kill, Julie Lengacher, Julann Long, Chiquita Mordica, Ashley Scruggs, Lora Signs and Marissa Walker.
We will be back hard at work in January. We need two volunteers to lead our Teacher Staff Appreciation Week activities in May. If you and a friend would like to lead this event, please contact me. TSAW is one of the most important events that FSUS PTSA hosts during the school year and early planning is an important key to its success.
We will also be meeting for our second General Assembly on Tuesday, January 20 at 6:30pm in the Tomahawk Cafe. At this meeting we will be electing a Nominating Committee who will nominate a slate of candidates for the April election of the 2009-2010 PTSA Officers. We will also enjoy a performance by the Elementary ORFFestra. The Key Club will provide child care and light refreshments will be provided.
Other events to look forward to are more Family Fun Nights, FCAT snacks for our students, a rescheduled Bike Rodeo, the Health & Wellness Fair and much more.
Happy Holidays!
Kasey Chapin
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December and January at a Glance
Dec. 3 BMX Bike Show
Cafeteria, 1:15 pm and 2:00 pm
Dec. 5 Last day to turn in donations for Toys For Tots
(All donations to be given to Miss Magnuson)
Dec. 8-11 Holiday Store for Students is Open
In front of library, from 8:00 - 2:30 pm daily
Dec. 9 FSUS Board of Directors Meeting
Call front desk for location 245-3700, 3:30 pm
Dec. 10 Box Tops Collection Period #2 Ends
Dec. 19 Fun Friday
Elementary Courtyard, 7:50 am
Jan. 20 General Assembly Meeting #2 and Performance
Tomahawk Cafe, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
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Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
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Want to sign up to help out? Click on one of the PTSA sponsored event/projects below:
PTSA Holiday Shop - We need volunteers to help run the Holiday Shop! The shop will be open beginning Monday, December 8th and run through Thursday, December 11th, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm daily. The shop will give students the opportunity to purchase gifts for friends, family and teachers inexpesively. It will be located in front of the library. Interested in helping out? Sign up here If you have further questions, please contact Trevor Brumbley or Alicia Cherry for more information.
Reflections Art Entries Judges Needed - Volunteers are needed to judge the Reflections art entries collected in November. Interested in helping review the entries and judge? Please contact Bonnie Abellera for more information.
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The long awaited BMX Bike Show that our students won because of the amount of sales from the Fall Fundraiser.
The bike show will take place on Wednesday, December 3rd in the cafeteria, with shows at 1:15 pm for elementary students and 2:00 pm for middle and high school.
If you have any questions, please contact Trevor Brumbley or Alicia Cherry.
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Trevor Brumbley
1st Vice President, Fundraising
Alicia Cherry
Co-Chair, Fundraising
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Toys for Tots Collection
Miss Nancy Magnuson and the Elementary K-Kids Club will be collecting toys to donate to the Toys For Tots Program, which distributes toys to needy children here in our area.
Want to donate? Bring a new, unwrapped toy to Miss Magnuson's room by December 5th.
If you have further questions, please contact Nancy Magnuson or Alicia Cherry for more information.
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PTSA Holiday Shop - December 8th - 11th
The PTSA will have a Holiday Shop this year for students to purchase gifts for friends, family and teachers at affordable prices. It will be located outside the school library each day from 8:30 am until 2:30 pm, Monday, December 8th through Thursday, December 11th.
The Holiday Shop is open to all students. Elementary students will receive more information in their homework folders soon.
If you would like to volunteer to help out with running the shop, please sign up here. If you have further questions, please contact Trevor Brumbley or Alicia Cherry for more information.
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Second Harvest Food Drive Final Weigh-In
I am so
proud of our school. The fall collection was the largest one yet! Our
school donated 1, 365 lbs of food items to Second Harvest Food Bank.
Some items came in later, so the total may have been closer to 1,400
lbs!
Thank you again to everyone who participated in this endeavor: Rhiana
Tucker and the Middle School Builders' Club for preparing the bag,
Debbie Norberto and her grandson Kindred for distributing the bags, and
all the volunteers listed below for collecting donations from the
classrooms. I could not have done
this without all of you. Our volunteers are truly the best!
Pictured above on collection day (in no particular order): Julie Lengacher, Judy Mandakunis, Eileen Powell, Renita Bowman, Mark Mahoney, Trish Kill, Tracina Bush, Terry Sellers, and Robin Spillias
Julie Lengacher
Food Drive Coordinator
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Florida High Brain Bowl Champs!
The Florida High Brain Bowl Team went to a competition at Rickards High on Saturday, November 15th. The team, consisting of Matthew Byrd (Captain), Brian Juszczyk, Alex Davis, Sumair Ozair, and Alex Taylor, went 4-1 in preliminary rounds advancing to the finals.
In the finals they defeated Chiles High and Pensacola High to capture the second straight tournament championship for FSUS. Also, Matthew Byrd earned the top individual scorer award for the tournament.
Congratulations to these academic all-stars and to their coaches Steve Byrd, Patrick Murphy, and Ron Strazulla.
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Playground Maintenance Day Report
Volunteers from FSUS and FSU provided over 100 service hours at the FSUS Elementary Playground Maintenance Day on Sunday, November 16. Volunteers spread new ground cover, planted shade trees around the outdoor classroom, adjusted the shade sail and treated all the wood with a new layer of EPL coating.
 
A huge thank you to all our volunteers: Heidi and Todd Abernethy, Belen Baca, Janelle Capero, Kasey and Tim Chapin, Alicia and Steve Chery, Elyse Colon, Ariana Cruz, Trey Faulkner, Lori and Michael Fitzpatrick, Stephanie Gonzalez, Amy and Alan Hanstein, Valerie Jones, Richard McNamara, Stephanie Moline, Rogers Pessin, Javier Ramirez, Lourdes Rivery, Robin and Will Spillias, Hank Stephens, Kathy Thomas, Daniela Thula, Principal Trafford, Natasha Viera and Danni Vogt.
Kasey Chapin
FSUS Playground Project Volunteer Coordinator
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We still need you! It's never to late to get involved!
This will be the last newsletter until February 1, 2009. See you all in the New Year, if not sooner. Have a wonderful holiday break!
Take Care,
Julie Lengacher
Chair, Technology Committee
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