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From the Principal...

Dear Parents,

Blessings! It has been a special week at FLEC. Mr. Stafford (one ofour 7th grade teachers) & Mrs. Stafford and their daughter Alyssawelcomed a new baby boy Andrew James Stafford, born September11, 2009.

We also had the opportunity to visit with our Prek-2nd grade parents at a potluck lastSabbath. The turnout was fabulous, the food was delicious and as usual our Home &School Association planned an exceptional event. There were many new families aswe welcome 32 Pre-k families to our FLEC family. Every year we are blest with new families at FLEC. They bring new talent, wonderfulstudents and above all they complement our current family. Have you taken the timeto get to know a new family? My challenge for you is to make it a point to getacquainted with a new family. Ask your child about someone new in their class thenmake it a point to meet and welcome that family. So here’s my Bible promise for youthis week. (A bible promise on friendship)

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves isborn of God and knows God.” 1 John 4:6-8

Blessings,

Janet Ledesma

Principal

Calendar at a Glance

September 21 PreK field trip (Altamonte Mall) | ForestLake Church Board

September 22 8th Grade field trip (Holy Land)

September 23 Prayer @ the Flagpole

September 24 Stewart’s Kindergarten field trip (Altamonte Springs Police/FireDept)

September 26 FLEC Potluck 6th-8th grade

Sept. 28 – Oct. 2 ITBS/CogAt Testing Gr. 3 -8

September 28 Markham Woods Church Board

September 29 FLEC Board Meeting

October 3 Parenting Seminar

October 4 CAREER DAY -SUNDAY (School Day) ATTENDANCE ISREQUIRED

October 5 NO SCHOOL - MONDAY (FL Conference Teacher Inservice)

October 6-7 Life Touch Picture Day

October 9 End of Grading Period 1

October 9-11 Markham Woods Pathfinder

October 12 Winter Springs Church Board

October 19 Forest Lake Church Board

October 19 – 23 Fall Week of Prayer (J. Wasmer)

October 20 Altmnt. Springs Church Board

October 23 1st Quarter Grades Due

October 26 Markham Woods Church Board

October 27 FLEC Board Meeting

October 29 Principal’s Advisory

November 1 Fall Picnic (Sunday School Day)

November 2-3 Parent/Teacher Conferences Half-day of school

November 5 FL Conf. Board of Education

November 6-8 FL Hospital Ldrshp. Retreat, Markham Woods Pathfinder

November 9 Winter Springs Church Board

Looking ahead

November 23 – 27 - No School, the entire week for Thanksgiving

Link to Forest Lake Education Center 2009-2010 Calendar

Lunch Menu

September 21-25, 2009

Monday – Subs, chips and cookiesTuesday – Pan-roasted potatoes, chicken tenders, glazed carrots and fruit snackWednesday – Baked ziti, corn, garlic bread and ice creamThursday – Hot dogs, baked beans and pineapplesFriday – Pizza, salad and cookies

Choice of juice, white milk or chocolate milk is included with the meal.

Prices: $4.00 per ticket or $19.00 for a strip of five tickets

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Announcements | Home & School News | Links to Prior Editions | ClassifiedsFLU PREVENTIONFlu season has started early this year and with swine flu being such a prominent news story do you ever wonder whatFLEC is doing to prevent the flu? Be assured that FLEC Administration and staff takes flu prevention very serious. Inconsult with several medical experts, FLEC Administration has adopted the following practices:

Posters at every sink to show and encourage good hand washing techniques. (Make hand washing fun andeffective, sing “Happy Birthday” twice to encourage children to wash for the recommended 20 seconds)Hand sanitizer placed in every classroom and many other convenient places around our school. (CDC recommendsa minimum of 60% Ethyl Alcohol in hand sanitizer, FLEC uses hand sanitizer with a 63% Ethyl Alcohol base.)Classrooms are thoroughly cleaned every day. If a student shows signs of the flu that classroom receives a deeper cleaning with anindustrial sanitizer that includes every desk, chair, keyboard lunchbox storage area and the nearby bathrooms and drinking fountains.Frequent cleaning, through-out the day our doors, drinking fountains, sinks phones for student use, are wiped down with disinfectant.Flu Shots are encouraged.

Education, FLEC and Centra Care had Dr. Scott Brady conduct an informational meeting for parents and the community. Last week ourteachers and staff attend a special in-service on preventing colds and flu. This in-service was conducted by Lucy Fincher, RN, School Nursefor Forest Lake Academy.

Flu Shots are encouraged. We have arranged with Centra Care to offer flu shots for our staff, students and families. The flu shots will be givenon October 12, from at FLEC. We are happy to offer these shots at a reduced price of $18 per person. Pre-registration is highly recommendedas this will secure your time slot at the event and will expedite the flow of traffic. All payments will be collected at time of service, theaccepted forms of payment are cash, personal check (made payable to: Florida Hospital Centra Care), MasterCard, Visa, Discover, andAmerican Express.

Pre-Register online at http://centracare.org/Home/PreRegistrationFluShots/tabid/15815/Default.aspxYour school’s pre-registration code is: flec

Or for your convenience phone registration is also available by calling 407-200-CARE, option 2; Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm. If youexperience technical difficulties while registering online you may also call 407-200-CARE, option 2 for assistance.

Any minor MUST have a completed consent form if they are not accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. For consent form please go to thelink. For more information from the CDC about 'what you need to know about the flu shot' click here.

Stay Healthy Links:http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/home_work_school.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BTAl4lO3aMhttp://www.itsasnap.org/snap/statistics.asp

CELL PHONE FINES

The FLEC Handbook states: “Cell phones must be powered off during school hours: 7:50 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Monday – Thursday,and 7:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Fridays. They must not be visible during class, in the halls, or anywhere on campus duringschool hours.”

Starting October 1, 2009, there will be a fine for any cell phone visible during the school day. Students can use school phoneswith teacher’s permission and parents may leave messages with the front office if they need to reach their student.

MAGAZINE FUNDRAISER

Our biggest campaign of the year started this week! This year we encourage you to use the QSP website to fill out your subscriptions. Usingthe QSP website is easy, processes your order a lot faster, and is a great tool for family and friends who live far away. Just tell everyone tolog on to www.QSP.com and enter FLEC’s account #425006163 when ordering their magazines.

DISMISSAL

Remember school is out at 3:15 pm. Please note that it is disruptive to learning when parents come to the classroomdoor at 2:50 or 3:00 to get their child. Please be patient and wait till the class is dismissed, you can meet your child asthe class leaves the classroom. Thank you for understanding and helping the teachers utilize those last minutes of theday.

Choose a Lane - Please remember to be extremely careful and patient when driving on campus. As you turn into the

school drive please use the right lane if you are picking up from behind the school (5th through 8th grader riders) and

the left lane if you are picking up children in front of the school (Pre-K through 4th grade and multi-grade riders).Remember to be considerate; yield to your neighbor and practice patience. Safety is our number one concern.

Rain Dismissal – We continue to tweak our rain dismissal procedure. Our goal is to safely complete dismissal in 30 minutes or less from whenthe dismissal bell rings. Be assured that your child will not be sent to Aftercare as long as there are still cars in line to pick-up.

CAREER DAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2009

Calling all homemakers, doctors, arborists, mechanics, designers, dispatchers, geologists, firefighters, anglers, flightattendants, machinists, lawyers, painters, carpenters, nurses, truck drivers, instructors, and massage therapists. Comeand share your career with our students, on Sunday, October 4, help them form their ideas for the future.

If you are interested in participating, please contact the office no later than Wednesday, September 16, 2009; call FLECat (407) 862-7688 or email Janet Ledesma, Principal, ledesmaj@flec-sda.com, Julie Poole, Guidance Counselor, poolej@flec-sda.com, orRose Thomas, Vice Principal Curriculum, thomasr@flec-sda.com

SCHOOL PICTURES

Fall Picture Day has been rescheduled to October 6 – 7, 2009. Please plan accordingly for this exciting event.

VARSITY SOCCER SEASON

Varsity Soccer season is off to a great start! We will have the registration open until September 17th. You can download the registration fromour website. Pre-Season games and regular season games will be played every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30-6:30pm. Teams andschedules will be updated weekly. Please refer to the FLEC website (www.myflec.com) for more details regarding teams and season-scheduled games. For more information contact Coach Osorio at (407) 761-8980 or send an email to osorion@flec-sda.org

INTRAMURALS SOCCER GRADES K-3

An application for Intramural Soccer went home with your child last Friday. If you did not receive one come by the office to get one. Pleasefill it out and have it to the office by Tuesday, September 29. Teams will be picked and posted on the web on Friday, October 2. First gamewill be Monday, October 5. If you have any questions you can contact Mr. Mark Mastrapa at 407-862-7688 ext. 263 or mastrapam@flec-sda.org.

ADMINISTRATOR ON DUTY

In order to better serve you and your family, our Administrative team will now be available until 6:00 p.m. each evening. You will findthe Administrator on duty either in the office or on campus. The schedule will be as follows:

Monday, September 21 – Mrs. LedesmaTuesday, September 22 – Mrs. ThomasWednesday, September 23 – Mr. OverstreetThursday, September 24 – Mr. GainesFriday, September 25 – Mrs. Ledesma

Our Administrator on Duty looks forward to assisting you in anyway possible.

FLEC BICYCLE MINISTRY

FLEC bike ministry needs used bicycles of any size, age or condition. Donated bikes are either repaired or dismantled for much neededparts. Repaired bikes are given to needy children and adults at the Coalition for the Homeless who need transportation to work. If you havea bike that you aren’t using or have outgrown, you can bring it to Mr. Durham’s classroom on it can be hung on the bike rack on the back ofthe Mercury Villager. Thank you for helping make a difference in the lives of those who are struggling.

HURRICANE PROCEDURES

Click here to visit and download FLEC hurricane procedures online.

Home & School News

Parents In PrayerParents In Prayer meets every Tuesday at 8:00a.m. in the Aftercare room next to Chris Carey's office in thelibrary. Please join us as we uplift our students, teachers, staff, administration and our entire FLEC family inprayer! Our locked "Prayer Request Mailbox" is in the gym on the wall in front of Mr. McCoy's office. Our"Weekly Bible Promise" is Strength to the weary: “Come to Me, all of you who are weary, and carry heavyburdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew11:28 It's a Busy Month. Mark Your Calendars MAGAZINE Drive ContinuesOur magazine drive campaign is rolling. We are not quite meeting our goal. We hope you can encourage the

sales. The last turn in day is Tuesday, September 22, however we may have to extend it a little longer. We thank you for your continuedsupport. Remember to bring in your orders on Tuesday, September 15, or fill them out online at www.qsp.com and use FLEC's School OrderCode: 425006163. Reese's are the candy prize. SEPTEMBER 23 - Come Pray At the FlagpoleFLEC is hosting a special event to lift up our school in prayer. Join us first thing in the morning for an uplifting event. POTLUCK held on SaturdayP6-8th grade potluck is at 1 pm in the FLEC gym on September 29. Bring the entire family and a dish to share and plan to fellowship with ourfamilies. We'll provide the drinks and utensils. Come and enjoy. PARENTING SEMINAROctober 3 at 3:30 till 7:00 pm in the FLEC Gym. Presented by Glenn and Melanie Pav. Learn to connect with your kids in ways that willchange their hearts. Register online at 222.incm.org or by calling (407) 869-0680.

Thank you parents for all that you give to FLEC.Sincerely, Melissa KellerHome and School Association

Development Report

Got free time? We can use your skills and time to help make the building project happen! If your children are grown, you’re retired, or for some reason you find extra time on your hands that youdidn’t have before, you could help make a difference at FLEC. We’re looking for people who might be ableto type, enter data, like to write, are photographers, have artistic skills, or just plain like to talk – youname it, it could be useful! I’d love to meet you and see how we could use your special talents here at FLEC – I’m sure there is aplace for you. Call Dan Tilstra, 269-208-1111 and help make a difference at FLEC!

Dan Tilstra, Development Director

Prior FLEC Flyer Editions

Need a prior FLEC Flyer Edition? No problem! They are waiting for you online or available to be downloaded and printed by simply going towww.priorflecflyers.displayedhere.com. Also available on the FLEC website.

If you have a young boy orgirl in grades 1st -5th who isinterested in training in ourSports Jujitsu Program atFLEC on Fridays at 1:45,please take a moment topre-register them to secure

your place today. All participants MUST be able to follow directions and work well withothers. As soon as we have 12 students registered with all three forms filled out, we willlaunch the new program. Pre-registration cost $25.

Have a service or product you are looking to promote? This classified section is a service to our constituent churches and toour school families. Ads are $5.00 for two weeks and are accepted on a first come, first served basis. Requests are due no

later then Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. of each week.

Forms are available at the front office, or click on the Contact Us link.

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