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610 A1A North, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082Rawlings (904) 547-8570 PVPV (904) 547-3820
December Events 2019
2- 4th Grade Jimmy Sawgrass
3- Music Club to Vicar’s
Landing
9- 3rd Grade Battle of the Books
9- 6pm Music Club Mini Concert
10- 4th Grade Battle of the Books
12- 5th Grade Battle of the Books
13- School Team Battle of the
Books
12/23-1/3- Winter Break
Upcoming Events
Principal’s Message
December 2019
PVPV/Rawlings Elementary
“There is always, always, something to be thankful for.” -unknownAs we head into Thanksgiving break, I cannot help but
reflect on how thankful I am to serve this school and community. Every day, I am reminded and awed by the amazing students, families, and faculty here at PVPV/Rawlings. Just this month, our students and families have volunteered and cheered on Veterans during the Carry Forward 5k, have collected countless canned and packaged goods to donate to Farm Share, and have provided Thanksgiving feasts for local families who otherwise would have gone without one this holiday season. This really is a special place because of you all. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I’m so looking forward to making memories with my family and enjoying precious time with my loved ones. I hope you all will do the same.
Of course, after we stuff ourselves silly on Thursday, we begin the hectic holiday shopping season. I’ve been asked by many families how they can help provide a toy for a needy child to open this season. Our PTO has made providing a toy for one of our students, or a needy student in St. Johns County, easier than ever. Boxes will be set up at both schools starting Monday December 2nd
to collect toys that are brought into school. However, we also have set up an Amazon wish list for parents who find this option more convenient. Simply click on the link in the wave, pick out and pay for a toy, and the packages will be delivered here to PVPV/Rawlings. Our PTO will deliver these toys to students here at our school as well as needy students at our local Title 1 schools who otherwise might not be getting a toy this Christmas. I have personally spoken to Randy Kelly, the principal at Southwoods Elementary school in Hastings, who tells me he has well over 200 students whose Christmas could be brightened by one of these gifts.
Cherish the time with your loved ones this week. Thank you all.Sincerely,Dr. Gates
Early Act Club facilitated
its first service learning
project for the year with
the Wounded Warriors
Carry Forward 5K on
Saturday, November 9th in
Jacksonville. Dr. Gates,
teachers, parents, and
student leaders had an
awesome time
volunteering and running
for Veterans at the event!
Mr. Redmond, a veteran (and Emma’s dad), talking to Ms. Huston’s class about his experience in the British army as a tank gunner.
Ms. Douglas’ First Grade class created this beautiful American flag to honor our veteran’s.
Early Act Club leaders have been busy building and
delivering recycling bins to all of Rawlings classrooms and
offices; the recycling bins were donated by Advanced
Disposal. Next steps...Early Act Club leaders are partnering
with Mrs. Huston’s 1st grade class to distribute recycling bins throughout PVPV! 🌎💪🏼 More updates to come soon...
Reduce, reuse, and recycle! #servicebeforeself
Ms. Whitlock’s students loved their STEM project and worked hard to build the tallest tower! Unfortunately, the candy corn breaks easily, and they learned they are using marshmallows next time!!
PVPV/Rawlings staff celebrating Book
Character Day!
Mrs. Caldwell’s class read The Keeping Quilt and decided to try using a needle and thread to make pillows. The finished product!
Ms. LaMonica’s 30 Days of Gratitude Tree inspired by Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree
Ms. Brubaker handing out Student of the Week certificates to our First Graders!
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee champ Rafay Bajwa!
The 5th graders wrote letters to the
November class at K9s For Warriors as well
as donated Kongs, Peanut Butter and
Nylabones to give to their service-dogs.
Florida law prohibits using a handheld “wireless communication device” while operating a vehicle in any school zone, school crossing, or work zone. The definition of a wireless communication device is broad and includes cellphones, tablets, laptops, and similar devices.
No-Phone-Zone Reminder
The district has updated our school web site so that it
automatically adjusts to your mobile device, which means the
format automatically changes for your iPad, iPhone, computer,
etc.
The new layout is very user friendly! Be sure to check it out
often for important updates!
http://www-pvmkr.stjohns.k12.fl.us/
School Hours8:05 – Doors Open8:15 – First Bell: Students report to class8:20 – Morning Announcements aired via closed-circuit8:25 – Tardy Bell
After 8:25 - Please park your car and walk your child into the office and sign them in.
Don’t Forget!
Early Release is
1:45 every Wednesday
We are now allowing parents to bring in younger children to join their sibling for lunch. Please keep younger children with you at all times. You are welcome to sit at the Family Table in the café or out on the Turtle Terrace (at PV). Please note there is no parent/family lunch on Fridays.
This year our PTO is organizing a Holiday Toy Drive for our Blessings Families and South Woods Elementary School, a title one school in the south part of our district. Please browse the holiday wish list on Amazon or send in a toy of your choice to either front office by Friday, December 6. If you choose to purchase from our Amazon Wish List, it can be shipped directly to the school! Thank you in advance for helping us spread holiday cheer to all children!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/L097F1I9L7H9/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1?_encoding=UTF8&type=wishlist
PVPV/RAWLINGS Elementary School is a
participant in the Chip in for Youth Program
through the PGA. If you purchase your tickets
to THE PLAYERS GOLF TOURNAMENT
through the link below using our special code
PVPV/RAWLINGS will receive $30.00 of the $55.00
ticket. This is a great way to purchase tickets for
the golf and help your school!!!
The top three schools selling the most tickets will
receive an AWESOME REWARD!!!
First place receives $10,000
Second place receives $5000
Third place receives $2500
Order your tickets today and help our school be in
the top 3!!!
Deadline is February 28th.
Thank you for your support!
https://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/jybfen
SPECIAL CODE: PVPV
We would like to thank the ExxonMobil Educational Assistance program for their grant of $500 to PVPV/Rawlings to support our science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs.
December 4th will be Family Night in the Ponte Vedra Community. PVPV/Rawlings, Landrum, and PVHS will not have homework on December 4th and will not have tests scheduled for December 5th.
We are so grateful for our wonderful teachers and staff! This year to show our gratitude, the PTO teamed up with Fisher, Tousey, Leas, & Ball, and the Manners Family to provide a delicious meal for our teachers and staff!
Thank you Box Tops Classroom Coordinators for all of your hard work! PVPV/Rawlings collected a total of 8,920 Box Tops for a total of $892. The top classes were . . .
PVPV1. Mills2. Huston3. Lyons
Rawlings (there was a tie for 3rd place!)1. Tucci2. LaMonica3. Boehner & Garcia
The next collection deadline is 4/24/20 for both physical & digital Box Tops. Please encourage your classes to keep collecting! It's a great time to collect Box Tops from family and friends you may see over the holidays and show them how to download and use the new Box Tops App (make sure to pick PVPV/Rawlings as your school).
Thank you!Desiree Boyer & Katie Sanfilippo
CONGRATULATIONS to our
November Kids of Character
Citizenship
KindergartenBronson BabinSkyler MandevilleGigi SapiaElliott CombsRory WandellEmma BerquistGraham KingstonMalia Werner
First GradeJohn SmerinaWilliam BowdenLillian SchraderAvery RoseKate BerquistLola RoacheLennon CookPalmer PhillipsEvan Policastro
Second GradeAustin WodehouseHarper HronekNicholas MartyLayla TillmanAmaia RuizRex SternbergNate BlackJeremy StewartBella Wall
Ace- Alena HudsonCooper Osol
Third GradeLuca SantimauroNya TepperJuliette BurrellKelly RobertsGabriella OlitskyLiam PuzeyKingston KrauseMina Bohsali/Jake ScribnerShrpresa Hoxha
Fourth GradeMax HowardGracie PorterCal McGrawFinley VadeboncoeurKate HurfordAbigail WilsonAbigail SquiresZoey BrownElla Galen
Fifth GradeKsenia VorobjovJayden LimColton DietrichLeianna WilliamsOwen BesticJameson HarringtonMalia GautamGavin Mesquit
Resource- Michael SmerinaAlexander Schmidt
Students verify their reading through quizzes on the SSYRA books … offered by our Media Center Specialists, Mr. Edeker
and Mrs. Gallaher.
Spotlight on Achievers!
The Ambrose Deception Annie’s Life in Lists
Ben Franklin’s in my Bathroom!
The Bicycle Spy
Bob
Cosmic Commandos
Dragon with a Chocolate Heart
Ghost Attack
Sled Dog School
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say
Superstar
Survival Tails: The Titanic Tumble & Blue
Wedgie & Gizmo
Congratulations!!!
These students have
read all 15 Sunshine
State Young Readers
Award books! Their
8x10 photo is posted on
the Media Center Wall
of Fame and they will
be invited to a special
end-of-year celebration.
Mysha Azhar
Jackson Bohsali
Connie Bowden
Kaiya Dodson
Quinn Faircloth
Malia Gautam
Anna Graves
Lila Gregory
Raquel Hill
Kate Hurford
Catherine Mitchell
Nicholas Olomu
Dhruv Patel
Arianna Rahmathulla
Rilyn Rogers
Ethan Rozen
Lincoln Rozen
Catherine Stoltz
Leila Warren
Ms. Grzybek
Ms. Garcia
Congratulations!!!
These students have
read all 15 Sunshine
State Young Readers
Award books! Their
8x10 photo is posted
on the Media Center
Wall of Fame and they
will be invited to a
special end-of-year
celebration.
The Princess and The Pit Stop Melia and Jo The Very Impatient Caterpillar Rot: The Cutest in the World Inky the Octopus We Don’t Eat Our Classmates Grumpy MonkeyThe Bagel King The Little Red FortNeck & NeckGood Rosie! Stealing the SwordThe Great Cheese RobberyThe New Kid Mia Mayhem is a Superhero!
Joseph Mitchell
Nathan Olomu
Noah Olomu
Aubrey Somensatto
Luke Tsao
Lydia Tsao
Rylan Wolford
Students verify their reading through quizzes on the SSYRA books … offered by our Media
Center Specialists, Mr. Edeker and Mrs. Gallaher.
Spotlight on Achievers!
Nicholas Atkinson
Maggie Black
William Bowden
Keegan Carroll
Kahlan Crowley
Garrett Gregory
Gemma Laaser
Reid Miranda
Great Books for Readers
1st – 5th GradesThe goal is for students to read the required number of books on their grade level list to achieve READING SUPERSTARDOM and AWESOMENESS!!!
Students must take the AR quiz to get credit for reading the book.All reading superstars will have their photo placed in the media center and be invited to attend a special celebration in May.
http://www-pvmkr.stjohns.k12.fl.us/media/great-books-for-readers/
Required Number of Books:1st Grade: 40 books2nd Grade: 40 books3rd Grade: 25 books4th Grade: 25 books5th Grade: 25 books(Grade Level Book Lists provided through link above)
GREAT READERSViolet Graves- 1st gradeAsher Bullard- 2nd grade Anna Graves- 4th grade
ACE
NEWS
NOVEMBER
ACE PARENTS NEWSLETTER
PAYMENT NO. 6 IS NOW DUE. IF NOT RECEIVED BY THE 15TH YOU
WILL BE CHARGED A $25 LATE FEE. ALL PAYMENTS AND ACCOUNTS
MUST BE UP TO DATE BEFORE HOLIDAY BREAK OR YOUR CHILD
WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND EXTENDED DAY UPON RETURN
IN JANUARY.
REMINDER – WE WILL BE CLOSING AT 5:00 PM SHARP ON
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20TH , THE LAST DAY BEFORE HOLIDAY
BREAK. IT IS A VERY BUSY TIME OF YEAR FOR ALL OF US. Please be
sure to have a backup in case of unforeseen things like traffic, accidents,
etc. We appreciate your picking your child up as early as possible.
As we enter the holiday season please remember to leave time for
traffic/accidents at this busy time of year when picking up you child.
PLEASE HAVE A BACKUP in case of an emergency should you not be able
to get here by 6:00.
Please check the lost and found before the break as we will be donating
everything right before break.
BEST WISHES FROM THE ACE STAFF FOR A HAPPY, HEALTHY
AND PROSPEROUS HOLIDAY SEASON AND NEW YEAR!!
TRASH OR TREASURE?? Please send Mrs. Scribner (at PVPV) any random items you think she could use for her Recycled Art Unit. Old maps, DVDs, vinyl records, fabric, yarn, paper, newspaper, bubble wrap, Styrofoam, etc. Even objects like old keys, silverware, kitchen utensils, smaller blocks of wood, etc. are great for creating textures for clay and printmaking.REUSE, REDUCE, RECYCLE!
Thank you to Fishman Pediatric Dentistry
and the book fair dream team: Debbie
Rozen, Beth Squires, Mona Altaf, Heidi
McLeod, Genevieve Miranda, and Julia
Hightower for sponsoring such a wonderful
and successful Fall Book Fair!
CAFETERIA NEWS
Every child will be provided with a lunch account. You are now able to deposit funds in
SchoolPay.com for your student. To set up an account to put money in for your child and see
what your child has purchased for lunch.
Please check your child’s lunch account weekly. School pay does not send reminders or have automatic refill at this time. If you have any questions you can reach me at
[email protected] or 904-547-8576You may also send in money with your child’s first and last name in a sealed envelope. Your
child’s teacher will send it down to me. Your child may get breakfast every day. Your child’s
breakfast includes breakfast entrée, fruit, juice and milk. Your child’s lunch includes a choice of
one entrée, choice of vegetables, choice of fruit and milk. If your child gets a second entrée
then he or she will be charged ala carte. We also have a one cool box daily for lunch that
includes yogurt, graham crackers, slice apples carrot dippers w/ranch, choice of another
vegetable and milk. Here are the items we sell in our cafeteria.School breakfast $1.25 School lunch $2.80
Dry Cereal $0.60 Extra entrée $2.25
Fruit $0.75 One cool box $2.70
Yogurt $0.75 Vegetables $0.75
Graham crackers $0.75 Popcorn or gold fish $0.75
Milk $0.60 Water $0.75
Cookies (Thurs.) $0.35 Garlic toast $0.35
Cheese sticks $0.50 Fruit snacks (Rawlings only) $0.75-0.85
Ice cream (Friday) $1.00 Papa John’s slice $1.85
On Wednesdays only we will serve Papa John’s pizza. Each slice is $1.85, and everything that
your child gets with Papa John’s will be charged as ala carte.
If you have any questions or concerns please email me at [email protected] or
call me at 904-547-8576. Thank You!
If you receive free or reduced lunch, you may qualify for a weekend food supplement
program known as Blessings-in-a-Backpack. This food staple snack bag is given out
weekly throughout the school year. The bag is typically sent home in your child’s backpack
on Friday afternoons. If you would like to participate or need further information about
Blessings in a Backpack, please contact your building’s counselor, Stacey O’Brien
([email protected]) or Christy Thacker
To apply for free or reduced lunch, visit the St. Johns County website at
www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/food/free/. You may also contact the cafeteria manager, Jessica Peto
at 547-8576, for questions related to the application process.
BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK