SCHOOL BOARD DR. ROSALIND OSGOOD, Chairperson ABBY M. FREEDMAN, Vice Chairperson ROBIN BARTLEMAN HEATHER P. BRINKWORTH PATRICIA GOOD DONNA P. KORN LAURIE RICH LEVINSON ANN MURRAY NORA RUPERT ROBERT RUNCIE, Superintendent of Schools

Panther Run Elementary School Elaine L. Saef, Principal

Shannon M. Chacona, Assistant Principal

Panther Run will be participating in International Walk to School Day, on October 5, 2016. Walk to School Day is recognized around the world as a day that embraces the benefits of walking by encouraging kids to walk and bike to school. Walk to School Day events raise awareness of the need to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion and concern for the environment. The events build connections between families, schools and the broader community. More info will be forthcoming in future editions of the Panther Prints.

BECOMING A VOLUNTEER If your interest and concern for students motivates you to volunteer in Broward County Public Schools, you will need to fill out the volunteer or mentor application on-line this year. Information on becoming a volunteer and/or mentor is available online at: http://browardschools.com/getinvolved/application-note. You will also find the Volunteer & Mentor Application online at: https://webapp.browardschools.com/sbbc_volunteer/VolunteerForm.aspx

PANTHER PRINTS NEWSLETTER

THIS WEEK AT PANTHER RUN

Fall Book Fair Open this week in the Media Center from Monday,

Sept. 26th to Thursday, Sept. 30th during school hours. Parents will be able to shop with their

children from 7:30 to 7:50 a.m. each day.

The Book Fair will be open on late on Wednesday, Sept. 28th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

“HELP OUR SISTER SCHOOL” FUNDRAISER Please PIF-WIAMAD and support our fundraiser by donating school supplies and lightly used/new uniform bottoms during the month of September. Donation boxes are in the main hallway for your children to drop off the donations.

Dads Take Your Child To School Day Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

Panther Run Elementary and the School District of Broward County encourage all fathers to take their children to schools this Wednesday. Although the event is focused on fathers, mothers and other family members are also encouraged to participate. As we know and the research indicates, when parents are engaged in their children’s education, the students make better grades, have fewer discipline problems and are more likely to stay in school and out of trouble. This time can be used to discuss the day’s events and encourage students to do their best both academically and behaviorally.

September 26 - 30, 2016

2 The School Board of Broward County, Florida, prohibits any policy or procedure, which results in discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, marital status, race, religion, or sexual orientation. Individuals who wish to file a discrimination and/or harassment complaint, may call the Director of Equal Educational Opportunities (EEO) at 754-321-2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) at 754-321-2158. Individuals with disabilities requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may call the Executive Director, Benefits & EEO Compliance at 754-321-2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) at 754-321-2158. Individuals with disabilities requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may call EEO at 754-321-2150 or

Teletype Machine (TTY) at 754-321-2158

Important Dates at Panther Run UPCOMING EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS

Ø Mon., Sept. 26th – Thurs., Sept. 29th: PTA Book Fair Ø Mon., Sept. 26th: Business Partner in Education

Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the Cafeteria Ø Wed., Sept. 28th: Book Fair open late from 4:00 p.m. –

6:00 p.m. Ø Wed., Sept. 28th: FLDOE “Dad Take Your Child To

School Day” Ø Fri., Sept. 30th: School Tour at 9:30 a.m.

Ø Mon., Oct. 3rd: Holiday, No School Ø Wed., Oct. 5th: 7:30 a.m. National Walk to School Day Ø Fri., Oct. 7th: JA World Field Trip for 5th Grade Ø Tues., Oct. 11th: Individual Picture Make-up Day Ø Wed., Oct. 12th: Holiday, Schools & Administrative

Offices Closed Ø Fri., Oct. 14th: School Tour at 9:30 a.m.

Monday, September 26th Breakfast

Cinnamon French Toast Sticks, Flavored Yogurt

Cup, Honey Biscuit, Florida Orange Juice, Peach Cup

Lunch Mexican Pizza, Chicken Empanada, Black Beans over Rice, Egg & Cheese Salad, Vegan Salad with

Beans, Fresh Baby Carrots, Steamed Spinach, Salsa

Cup, Chilled Applesauce, Fresh Fruit

Tuesday, September 27th Breakfast

Pork Sausage Patty, Hard Boiled Egg, Flavored Yogurt Cup, Honey Biscuit, Chilled

Pears, Fresh Fruit Lunch

Breaded Chicken, Deli Turkey, Ham & Cheese Wrap, Roasted Sunflower Seeds & Cheese w/ Garden Greens, Vegan Salad w/ Beans, Yogurt Parfait w/ Fruit & Cheese Stick, Fresh

Celery Stick, Mashed Potatoes, Tropical Splash Juice

Wednesday, September 28th

Breakfast Cinnamon Pancakes, Yogurt

Parfait with Fruit, Strawberry Nutrigrain Bar,

Strawberry Cup, Raisins Lunch

Hamburger, Fish Nuggets, Bean & Cheese Burrito, Asian Sesame Chicken Salad, Vegan Salad w/

Beans, Vegetarian Baked Beans, Golden Potato

Wedges, Chilled Mixed Fruit, Fresh Fruit

Thursday, September 29th Breakfast

Mini Chicken Breast Filet, Flavored Yogurt Cup, Honey Biscuit, Crispy Baked Hash Browns,

Mandarin Oranges, Apple Juice

Lunch Beef-a-Roni, Hot Italian Deli Sub, Chef Salad, Vegan Salad w/ Beans, Wheat Roll, Fresh Sliced Cucumbers, Steamed Broccoli, Chilled Fruit Slush,

Fresh Fruit

Friday, September 30th Breakfast

Southwest Egg & Cheese Sliders, Flavored Yogurt

Cup, Honey Biscuit, Chilled Applesauce, Strawberry

Flavored Cranberries Lunch

Chicken Nuggets, Grilled Cheese, Yogurt & Cheese Platter, Vegan Salad w/

Beans, Cheez it Crackers, Tomato Soup, Steamed Corn, Fruit Juice Blend,

Fresh Fruit

Salad Boat offered daily 1% Milk served w/ all meals Ice Cream sold on Wed.- .65 Water available for .50 Fresh Fruit served daily

PANTHER MENU: Parents are encouraged to prepay for student meals. *Menu subject to change due to availability

School lunch meals provide an assortment of foods including entrée salads and fresh fruit daily. School lunch meals are healthy, meeting the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. By choosing lunch at school, students learn to make healthy choices, reinforcing nutrition education taught in the classroom.

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Measure while you cook

Pick something to cook or bake with your child, and see what kind of measuring magic unfolds with questions like these.

• When should we start? Have your youngster read through the recipe and estimate the prep time. She can add that to the cooking time to tell you when you need to begin. For example, if you want to eat at 6:00 p.m., she might figure out: “30 minutes of prep + 45 minutes cooking = 1 hour 15 minutes, so we should start at 4:45 p.m.” Then, when you put the dish in the oven, she could note the time, set the timer, and say when it will be done. She’ll be learning about elapsed time—as well as helping you make dinner.

• Which measurements are the same? As you cook, let your child explore different ways to measure ingredients. If you need a cup of milk, ask how many ounces that is (8). Tip: Liquid measuring cups have hash marks for ounces. When you need ¼ cup of flour, suggest that she measure it in tablespoons (she’ll find that 4 tablespoons = ¼ cup). Encourage her to work out other measurements, such as 3 teaspoons for each tablespoon. She’ll get more familiar with measurement equivalents and also be more comfortable in the kitchen.

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Snack attack

“I’m starving!” When your child bursts through the door after school or day care, she’s probably hungry. Try these tips for healthy snacks that will give her the energy she needs to play and do homework.

Stock the kitchen

Whatever is in the house is what your youngster will eat—so shop with that in mind. Get interesting fruits and vegetables in different colors. Buy mango or peach salsa, and let your child dip in veggie sticks (carrots, celery, jicama). Stock popcorn to air pop (rather than getting less healthy microwave popcorn). Then, offer her choices. She’ll have a say in what she eats, but she’ll be choosing only from healthy foods.

Have a mini-meal

Breakfast or lunch foods can make a good snack. You could serve oatmeal with raisins and nuts or tuck scrambled eggs into a pita pocket. Or try individual pizzas on whole-wheat English muffins. Top each half with a little tomato sauce, shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese, and vegetables (sliced mushrooms, chopped onions), and bake until the cheese melts.

Build your own

Let your child get creative in the kitchen, and she’ll be likely to eat the results. She can make kebabs by threading fruit (grapes, melon chunks) and low-fat cheese cubes onto toothpicks. Put out cookie cutters for her to cut sandwiches into fun shapes. Or she could spread peanut or almond butter on rice cakes, apples, or bananas and decorate them with raisins and nuts.

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Meet us at: 7:30 a.m. Panther Run 801 NW 172 Ave., Pembroke Pines

Meeting on the Southwest corner of 172nd Ave. & 9th Street. We will walk to the front entrance of the school on 172nd

Avenue.

Celebrate “Walk to School Day” with Panther Run Elementary!

Panther Run will be participating in International Walk to School Day, on October 7, 2015. Walk to School Day is recognized around the world as a day that embraces the benefits of walking by encouraging kids to walk and bike to school. Walk to School Day events raise awareness of the need to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion and concern for the environment. The events build connections between families, schools and the broader community. More info will be forthcoming in future editions of the Panther Prints.

Things to remember when walking 1. Always walk on the sidewalk. Walk on the sidewalk if there is one. 2. If no sidewalk, walk facing traffic. If there is no sidewalk and you have to walk on

the road, be sure to walk facing traffic. 3. Be safe, be seen. Brightly colored clothing makes it easier for drivers to see you

during the daytime. But at night, you need to have a flashlight or wear special reflective material on your shoes, cap and jacket or on your arms or legs that bounce the car’s lights off you and back to the driver. This light should caution the driver that there is something or someone moving and they should slow down and be careful.

Safety tips for crossing the street: 1. Stop at the curb or the edge of the road if there is no curb. 2. Stop and look left, then right, then left again for moving cars before you step into

the street. 3. If you see a car, wait until it goes by. The look left, right, left again until no cars

are coming. 4. If a car is parked where you are crossing, look to make sure there is no driver and

that the car is not running. 5. Next, go to the edge of the car and look left-look right-look left again to see if

cars are coming. 6. When no cares are coming, walk – so not run – across the road. Keep looking left

right left for cars while you are crossing.

Our students are asking for your help in col-lecting boxes of fun character Band-Aids during the month of September. These Band-Aids will be donated to Joe DiMag-gio’s Children’s Hospital where children with cancer receive their treatments. Something as small as a fun bandage can brighten a

young child’s day.

To help, pick up a box of character Band-Aids while you are out shopping (Dollar

Store is great). Students can drop off their Band-Aid donations at the school through

September 30th.

B and-Aids for Boo-Boos

Thank you for your support!

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

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Students with regular attendance are more likely to read well by third grade and score higher on tests. They also tend to be more engaged in school and feel better about themselves.

Put your child on the path to success with these attendance strategies.

Make school a priority. Every absence (excused or not), can impact a child’s academic achievement. Talk to your child about how important their education is. Make daily routines for homework and waking up on time for school.

Maintain communication with teachers and keep an eye on your child’s academic progress. If your child seems disconnected from school or is prone to skipping class, try signing him or her up for an after-school activity. A report by the University of Minnesota found that students in an after-school program attended 18 more days of school and missed nine fewer than their peers.

Make a plan. If your schedule or transportation situation makes getting your child to school a challenge, ask for assistance. Make a carpool or transportation plan with other parents or family members, or ask your school principal for community programs or school initiatives that may help.

Report In. Know your school’s attendance policies. If an absence or early dismissal is unavoidable, contact your school. If your family’s religious observances fall on school days, let teachers know early in the year which days your child will miss.

Carefully weigh sick days. If your child is sick, talk with your health care provider to determine whether they should stay home from school. If the doctor or nurse recommends that your child stay home, find out exactly how long and on what conditions he or she can return to class (for example, after 24 hours of antibiotics).

Before keeping your children home, make sure they aren’t faking symptoms. Regularly feigning sickness may be a sign that your child is anxious about facing a challenge at school,

such as bullying.

Schedule wisely. Know your school’s calendar, and arrange doctor and dentist appointments after school, on weekends, or during holiday breaks, if possible. Resist the urge to schedule vacations when students will miss school. This gives students the impression that school is not a priority.

Help students complete assignments. When your child has to miss school, make arrangements with teachers

to pick up a packet of make-up work. Ensure that your child follows through, and be available to explain concepts or monitor their work. If your child’s absence will be lengthy (for surgery, for instance), alert teachers as soon as you know and pick up assignments as the days go on.

To stay on track in school, students need to be present every day. Missing 18 or more days of school in a year puts a child’s high school graduation at risk, according to AbsencesAddUp.org, a national chronic absenteeism prevention

campaign. Being absent for just two days every month of the school year can put a child behind academically.

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Report to Parents, written to serve elementary and middle-level principals, may be reproduced by National Association of Elementary School Principals members without permission. It can be posted to school websites, blogs, or sent via email. Back issues are available to members at naesp.org.

Web ResourcesAbsences Add Up offers a list of reasons why kids might miss school, and offers solutions for parents looking to keep their kids learning. www.absencesaddup.com/reasons-why-kids-miss-school

This infographic, How Sick is Too Sick fo School?, can help families decide which symptoms should keep students at home.http://bit.ly/2cuqbvG

Attendance Works offers research, webinars, and handouts designed with elementary and middle-level parents in mind.http://www.attendanceworks.org/tools/