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Superintendent of Schools
Jeff Eakins
Principal
Maryann Lippek
Volume 24 Issue
January 2016
MARK YOUR calendar
JANUARY
13 Spirit Night @ Chick-Fil-A
15 Kindergarten Round Up
at 8:30am
15 End of 2nd Grading Period
18 No School
19 No School
25-29 Flight of the Eagle
29 All Pro Dads 7am
FEBRUARY
2 Spirit Night Acropolis
4 Closing Ceremony for
Flight of the Eagle
11-26 Spring Fundraiser
26 Themed School Dance
26 All Pro Dads 7am
School board
Susan L. Valdes, Chair Doretha W. Edgecomb,
Vice Chair Sally Harris
Cindy Stuart Melissa Snively
April Griffin
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
From your Principal, MS. Lippek
Dear Families,
Happy 2016! We are looking forward to a successful second semester. Thank you for your support in working with the teachers and the administrative team to help create the very best foundation for your child’s suc-cess! Our character traits of the month for January are Fairness, Honesty and Trustwor-thiness.
Welcome to Our New Assistant Principal:
I am so excited to introduce our new Assis-tant Principal to you. Ms. Kristine Claffie comes to us from Bevis Elementary School. She has worked as a classroom teacher for the past 18 years. We are thrilled to have her join our Tampa Palms family!
STEM Fair Winners:
Our STEM Project showcase was a huge suc-cess. We had over 375 student projects on display. The quality of the work completed by our students was amazing! Congratula-tions to our STEM Fair winners. The follow-ing students will be participating in the dis-trict STEM Competition on February 9, 2016: Samantha Roberts, Oscar Olivera, Niral Gad-di, Kamaleldin Kamaleldin, JC Osterman, Ethan Heintz, Aryanna Joyette, Valli Ku-ruganti, Jake Roberts, Kiara Orbegoso, Avaneesh Venkatesh, Neel Patel, Ella Rivera and Brooke Evans. Way to go. In addition to our student projects, we have a few class projects that will also be competing at the district competition on February 9th. A big congratulations goes out to Ms. Davis’ kin-dergarten class, Mrs. Konicek & Mrs. Wes-ton’s first grade class and to Mrs. Schwarz-mann’s second grade AGP class. We are very proud of all of our young scientists!
Math Bowl Winners!
Congratulations to our fourth grade Math Bowl Team: Param Amre, Sarah Craig, Niral Gaddi, Shruthi Mohanraja, and Barry Zheng for placing second in the Area Math Compe-
tition. The strength of the team can be found in their ability to work together as a team and their fact fluency. Congratulations!
Thank you to Our SAC Business Partner:
A big thank you to the Kahn family for sup-plying Dairy Queen Dilly bars to the classes that read the most minutes during our Read-A-Thon. Through the Kahn family’s support, we are able to provide so many “extras” to our teachers and students throughout the school year. Thank you!
Safety Updates:
We need your help and support. The safety of our students must always be our number one priority. At times the procedures in place are not always convenient for parents, but are needed for safety reasons. Please consider having your child sit on the passen-ger side of the car. This allows for a safe & quick exit from the car in the morning and helps us to place your child in the car quickly in the afternoon. All drivers need to remain in the car & in the driver’s seat. In the morning, please be sure to abide by the sign-age posted along Tampa Palms Blvd. Cur-rently, parents are not able to make a U-turn at Halsey from 7:30-8:30am and from 1:30-2:30pm. Please follow the directive of the sign. There have been cases of parents mak-ing the U-turn where the car turns around in the cross walk. This is very dangerous and puts our precious children at risk of injury. A few extra minutes in the car with your child is worth the safety of the children walking and riding bikes to school. The car line goes much quicker when we all follow the rules. Tampa Police and officials from the City of Tampa are also investigating to determine if any other measures need to be taken in this area. Additionally, many parents are choos-ing to park in the neighborhood. Please re-frain from doing this. The families that live along that street should be able to enter and leave their house without incident. Comp-
2 January 2016
Flight of the EAGLE
From your Principal, MS. Lippek
ton Park is opened each morning for over flow parking. If you want to walk with your child to school, please consider parking at Compton. The walk along Compton is lovely. A few minutes of one-on-one time with your child is priceless!
Kindergarten Round Up:
Please mark your calendar for Kindergarten Round-UP on Friday, January 15, 2016 at 8:30am in the cafeteria. Families with chil-dren entering kindergarten in August 2016 are invited to come and tour the school, learn about the kindergarten curriculum and register for kindergarten. We will be accepting complete registrations for kindergarten starting Monday, January 25th for families that live in our attendance zone. .
Conference Night:
Conference Night is scheduled for Thursday, February 4th from 3:30 to 8:30pm. Please contact your child’s teacher if you would like to meet for a conference. Conference Night is the perfect opportunity to discuss your child’s progress.
Important Testing Information:
Please mark your calendar with these important dates. More detailed information will be sent home closer to the time of testing.
February 29-March 11: Grades 4 and 5 take FSA Writing (paper-based test) February 29-March 11: Grades 3-5 in our ESE classrooms will take The FSAA March 21-April 8: Grade 3 takes FSA Reading & Math. Grade 4 takes FSA Math March 31-April 12: Grades 1 & 2 take SAT-10 April 11-May 6: Grades 4 & 5 take FSA Reading (computer based test) April 11-May 6: Grade 5 takes FSA Math April 13-14: Grade 5 takes FCAT 2.0 Science April 13: Grade 3 takes SAT -10 Reading
All pro dad
All Pro Dad's is going strong at Tampa Palms with dads and their children coming together once a month, 7-7:50 AM At De-cember's All Pro Dad's meeting 48 attended: 20 dads/28 kids!
Any Questions please contact us through our TPE All Pro Dad Chapter Page Address www.AllProDad.com/4461
UPCOMING DATES & TOPICS
January 29: Making Good Choices, February 26: Being a Good Friend, March 11: Being Brave, April 29: When We Mess Up, May 27: Finishing Well
Flight of the Eagle is a fantastic way to get our exercise and become a super healthy Eagle. Our school will be holding Flight of the Eagle January 25-29 and we will have
our very special Closing Ceremony on February 4.
GET READY FOR THE CHALLENGE! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Please contact CarolAnne Knight at [email protected]
Our spirit night is headed by our chair, Shannon Khan which will be held on
Wednesday, January 13 from 5:00 – 8:00pm. Close your kitchen and come join us
for a tasty meal while raising money for TPE! It’s so simple to participate. Simply
mention that you’re with Tampa Palms Elementary Spirit Night and you earn 20%
for our school! Take the time to come in to dine with us and donate $1 to spin
the Chick-Fil-A prize wheel. Everyone is a winner! Hope to see you there!
Spirit night
Dear TPE Families,
Happy New Year TPE families! Welcome back to school. I hope everyone enjoyed their winter break and were able to take ad-vantage of the many discounts your PTA Membership has to offer, including car rental discounts from Hertz, discounts from Staples and LEGOLAND tickets with proof of your PTA membership. If you haven’t already become a PTA member, it’s not too late! You can still cash in on the many discounts your PTA membership pro-vides. We’d love to have you be a part of the PTA!
How about that “Snow Day”! The kids enjoyed themselves playing in the snow and enjoyed the fast snow slide! PTA will discuss how this can become an annual event!
We are back in full swing ready to work hard for our school. January brings our dedicated volunteers together for planning for our annual Carnival and Spring Fundraiser. We are gearing up to make this Spring Carnival even more exciting so be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday, April 9th. It will be another fun and exciting day!
Our next Spirit Night is scheduled for Wednesday, January 13th from 5-7 p.m. at Chick-Fil-A. Don’t forget to spin the wheel where everyone is a winner!
The end of January brings our Annual “Flight of the Eagle”. Your laps count so make sure you bring your comfortable shoes, hat and water bottle. This year Flight of the Eagle will be from Janu-ary 25-29. Our closing ceremonies will be held on Thursday,
February 4th.
As we begin the new year, here are some of the events we have planned for 2016: * January 13-Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A * January 25-29- Flight of the Eagle * January 29- All Pro Dads * February 4-Closing ceremonies for Flight
of the Eagle * February 2- Spirit Night at Acropolis
* February 11-26 -Spring Fundraiser * February 26- Our next themed Dance
* February 26- All Pro Dads * March 3-Spirit Night at Panera Bread * March 4- Movie Night * March 11-All Pro Dads
You can find more valuable PTA information on our website at www.tampapalmspta.com regarding our school and events this spring.
Shay Edinger TPE PTA President [email protected] (813)426-7288
“You can never cross the ocean until you have
courage to lose sight of the shore.”
-Christopher Columbus
www.tampapalmspta.com
From your PTA President
ACADEMICS
Hello Tampa Palms Family and Friends!! Please consider becoming a tutor in Math or Reading for a Tampa Palms student who needs a little extra help and attention. It requires only 30 minutes to an hour once a week to make a big difference in a child's life! If you are interested please feel free to contact [email protected]! Thank you to all our book fair volunteers!
BOX TOPS Don't forget to keep clipping your box tops! Our next contest will be the Top Student contest, The student at each grade level that turns in the most box tops will win a $5 gift card to Target. The stu-dent that turns in the most box tops overall will win a $10 gift card! Its so easy, don't forget to put your name and your teachers name on your collec-tion and hand them in by Friday, April 15th!
4 January 2016
BECOME A BUSINESS PARTNER WITH TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY an opportunity to advertise your company and enrich our school
For more information contact Julie Angelone at (813) 326-1837
INFINITE EDGE LEARNING CENTER Privately Owned Center We specialize in customized one-on-one lessons for all subjects for students in grades K-12 and freshmen in college. We do not use prescribed programs or group students for tutoring sessions. Our mission is to empower each student to maximize his/her fullest academic poten-tial. Customized Plans Sessions are continuously focused on moving forward and meeting the student’s personalized academic objectives. Every Student is Unique Every student is given the same opportunity to become motivated and excel beyond his/her current educational level of performance. We Challenge Our Students We want them to take charge of their own thinking and learning in the classroom, in the real world, and in their futures. How We Can Help, Our uniquely customized program can help students in any one of these situations: Needs extra academic enrichment beyond school’s academic curriculum. Moved to competitive school district and wants to get ahead. Academic intervention for students who had trouble with a class and would benefit from individualized one-on-one attention.
Ways & means
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A VP of WAYS & MEANS This position oversees the fundraising for our school.
For more information please contact: Shay Edinger, TPE PTA President at [email protected] or (813)426-7288
Thanks to all of our SNOW DAY volunteers for their support!