Owl Blast Newsletter - Binks Forest Elementary School PTA

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BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
561-904-9800
15101 BENT CREEK RD. WELLINGTON, FL 33414
September
2014
Owl Blast Newsletter
A Binks Forest Elementary School PTA Publication
Volume 3 Issue 1
www.BinksForestPTA.com
Inside this Issue
Administrative Messages
2
PTA Pages
3-7
Around School
7-9
Calendar
10
Advertisers
11-12
Binks Forest PTA
Executive Board
Tanya Siskind– President
[email protected]
Amy Rochman– VP School Services
[email protected]
Shana Feuer–VP Ways & Means
[email protected]
Jennifer Weese– VP Volunteers
[email protected]
Amy Robbert– Treasurer
[email protected]
Sara Hyams– Recording Secretary
[email protected]
Emily MacMillan–Corresponding Secretary
[email protected]
Michella Levy– Principal
[email protected]
Editor: Karen Anthony
Tanya Siskind
PTA President
Greetings new and
returning
Binks
Families! I hope everyone had a terrific summer. We have an
exciting 2014-2015 school year planned for Binks Forest! Check
your back-to-school packet for a list of important dates. Our
annual Hometown Harvest Carnival will take place on Saturday,
November 15th from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Whether you are a
sponsor, vendor, or volunteer, there are many ways to get
involved. There are also Spirit Nights, Popcorn Fridays, Holiday
Hut, our annual Family Movie Night, our 2nd annual “Owl-O-Ha”
Spring Dance and much more!
We are pleased to be continuing the Adopt-A-Class program to
supplement our teacher’s classroom needs. You will receive
detailed information about this program at Curriculum Night on
Wednesday, September 10th.
Binks Forest PTA works with school administration to make sure
that together we make the most of our resources so our students
and teachers have what they need to succeed. Last year we were
very successful in updating technology and enhancing curriculum
support at Binks. This year, in addition to technology, we will
continue to focus on academic resources for student achievement.
We truly look forward to another successful year at Binks.
Through everyone’s combined efforts, we advocate and speak for
all children with one voice. Here’s to another great year!
PTA- National, Florida and Palm Beach County Council News
Click below to be directed to the National, Florida and County
Council websites.
National- PTA is the oldest and largest volunteer child advocacy
association in the United States. Founded in 1897, PTA has a long,
successful history of influencing federal policy to promote the
education, health, and well-being of all children.
Florida– Advocacy Legislative Priorities discussed this summer at
the Florida PTA Convention were: Funding, High Stakes Testing,
Early Childhood Education, Voucher Funded School
Accountability, and Support of Health and Wellness to Reduce
Childhood Obesity Policy
County Council– September is PTA Membership Month!
Binks Forest Elementary School PTA
15101 Bent Creek Rd. Wellington, FL 33414
Administrative Messages
Mrs. Michella Levy– Principal
Tanya Siskind– PTA President
Mrs. Levy, Principal & Ms. Berard, Assistant Principal
Dear Binks Forest
Families,
Welcome back! I
hope you all had a
fun,
relaxing
summer. We are
looking forward to
an exciting new
school year. Our
theme this year is Ms. Berard and Mrs. Levy
“ O w l - W a y s
Moving Forward”. Binks is the highest
performing elementary school in Palm Beach
County and we plan on staying that way. We
made huge learning gains last year and scored
720 points out of 800 points, which was a 77
point gain from the year before. I am so proud
of our students, teachers and staff who all went
above and beyond not only to achieve but
surpass our goals.
Stubby the War Dog by Bausum, A.
Locomotive by Floca, B.
A Snicker of Magic by Lloyd , N.
(great for vocabulary)
The Boy That Loved Math by Heiligman, D.
Bone by Bone by Levine, S.
A Home for Mr. Emerson by Kerley, B.
Karen Anthony– Newsletter Editor
We will be implementing a School-wide
Enrichment Program here at Binks starting the
week of October 6th. The goal is to provide
students with an opportunity to develop their
strengths and talents based on their interests.
Every Friday for the last hour of the day,
students will rotate to different classrooms
based on their personal interest. I will be
sending home letters to parents asking for
volunteers to help the last hour of every Friday.
We will continue our computer based Reflex
Math Program this year and have also
purchased (Thank You PTA!) the computer
based Vmath program for our students to
practice math fluency and problem solving
skills.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Levy
Mrs. Levy’s
BOOKS FOR HOOKS:
Our goal is to ignite, delight
and cultivate our students
here at Binks. Every month I
will be listing books and/or
resources that parents can use
to
help
support
the
development of lifelong readers. A few books
that are high quality in terms of their topic,
literary merit or just the ability to spark thoughts
and ideas are listed below:
The Noisy Paint Box by Rosenstock, B.
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A few important reminders:
September 10th
Curriculum Night:
K&1st – 4pm-5pm
2nd&3rd - 5:30pm-6:30pm
4th&5th - 7pm-8pm
September 15th Fall Picture Day
October 1st Informational Parent Night;
learn more about:
* New Florida Standards
* Standards Based Report Cards
* Exceptional Student Education
* SWPBS– School Wide Positive
Behavior Support
Non-Discrimination Statement
The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida prohibits discrimination in admission to or access to, or employment in its
programs and activities, on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex or sexual orientation, marital status, age, religion,
disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or
any other characteristic prohibited by law. The School Board also
provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated
youth groups.
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PTA Pages
Jennifer Weese
VP Volunteer Services
Welcome
back
Volunteers!! We are
looking
forward
to
another busy year at Binks Forest Elementary.
There are many opportunities to get involved,
even if it's just an hour a week.
Please join us on Thursday, September 4th at
8:15a.m. for the Volunteer Orientation
Breakfast. Both new and returning volunteers
are encouraged to join us to find out what's
coming up this school year.
Also, remember to complete and return the
Volunteer Opportunities Form in your child's
back-to-school packet. Once I receive your
name and email address, I will start sending
you information about volunteer opportunities
that you have expressed an interest.
Hope to see you on the 4th!
Room Parent Reminder:
There is a room parent meeting on
Thursday, September 11th . Please
attend one of the two times, 8am or
1pm. Location will be posted in the
front office. Thank you!
Box Tops
Kris Rodgers & Thursa Sotak
We All Scream for Ice Cream!
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M e am
at 8 m
p
or 1 1
9/1
Amy Rochman
VP School Services
Welcome back, Binks
Forest families! We are
kicking off out school year
with Reflections, a National
PTA cultural arts competition. The purpose is
to provide an opportunity for students to use
their creative talents by expressing
themselves through their own original
works. The 2014-2015 theme is, “The World
Would be a Better Place if…”. For more
information,
please
check
out,
www.binksforestpta.com/reflections
or
www.pta.org/reflections. Good luck!
If your children need assistance with
clothing or school supplies, or for more
information,
please
contact:
[email protected].
Treasurer
Amy Robbert
Whooo’s an accountant?
PTA is looking for an
accountant to help us with our tax
return which is due in
Novem ber. Please contact
[email protected] if
you have worked with (or are familiar with)
non-profit 990 EZ forms and are willing to donate
your time.
reach out to family and friends and have them
join the fun! This is a great, exciting little
contest that gets the kids eager to watch the ice
cream cones grow in the hallway of the
cafeteria. It’s for a great cause and will really
help us reach our goal of raising $5,500
through this awesome program. All Box Tops
submitted will also be counted for the Teacher
of the Month award. Just remember to send
your Box Tops to school in a baggie labeled
with your teacher’s name.
The Box Tops team would like
to welcome everyone back to school and
announce that the popular Ice Cream Party
Contest is underway! The class in each grade
to turn in the most Box Tops to school by
October 24 will win a coveted Ice Cream
Party. Hopefully you have a summer stash
collected but if you are only just beginning, Let the fun begin!
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PTA Pages
Hi Binks Families and welcome
back to a great year! I’m very
excited for another successful
year of fundraising. We already
have some great fundraising on
its way. Information about the
Phantom Fundraiser went home in the parent
packet at “Meet the Teacher”. This is a direct
donation to our school, which provides the
funds to support and enhance existing
programs and fund new ones. The donation is
100% tax deductible. This year our annual
Binks Fall Carnival is November 15th from 11am
to 5pm. Our first carnival committee meeting
is September 17th at 8:15am. We need all your
help. Please plan on attending. September
18th is our next “Dollar$ For No Collar$” day
and “Spirit Night” which will be at Hurricane
Wings at the Wellington location on the corner
of Lake Worth Rd and 441.
Our first
th
“Popcorn Friday” is September 26 . Get in
your prepayments the kids always enjoy
receiving the fresh popcorn. Student and
family involvement are essential in making
these school functions successful.
We
encourage you to join in our “Fun-Raising”
efforts.
PTA’s Legislative Priorities
Voucher Funded School Accountability:
Shana Feuer
VP Ways and Means
At Florida PTA’s convention this summer, our While continuing to oppose vouchers in all forms, that
membership set the following as our priority actions for Florida PTA urges the Legislature to impose strict
our advocacy.
eligibility requirements on private institutions and
nonpublic K-12 school receiving public dollars through
Funding:
Florida PTA urges the Legislature to fully fund strategies any state funded voucher, grant or scholarship programs
and programs that ensure the health, safety and and at a minimum, require them to meet the same
accountability standards at their cost as public schools.
education of the children of Florida.
Support of Health and Wellness to Reduce Childhood Obesity
Florida PTA opposes the use of national, mandated, Policy:
High Stakes Testing:
standardized tests as the sole criterion for measuring a
school or student’s progress. PTA believes that student
assessments should identify how instruction and
learning can be improved. Assessments should be used
help parents and teachers determine the specific
academic needs of students and increase opportunities
for student learning.
Early Childhood Education:
Florida PTA urges the legislature to support and fully
fund high-quality child care and preschool programs
that are affordable and accessible, coordinated at all
levels (federal, state, and local), and characterized by
high standards for teaching, training, health, and safety.
The Florida PTA will encourage members to participate
in their local school Health and Wellness committees to
assist in the development and implementation of district
and local School Wellness Policies; and
The Florida PTA will promote and encourage the use of
healthy fundraisers by its constituent organizations; and
The Florida PTA is dedicated to the reduction and
prevention of childhood obesity in Florida. Florida PTA
will continue to advocate in favor of regular physical
activity and physical education in schools and support
efforts to improve the nutritional value of foods and
beverages served and sold in schools throughout the
state.
*For more info, please contact Laura Fellman, Legislative Chair, Palm Beach County Council, [email protected].
Have you joined PTA yet? If not, now is the time!
Only $6 per person. Thank you to everyone who
has already submitted their forms. We’re well on
our way to matching last year’s membership
numbers. Let’s see if we can grow even more!
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PTA Pages
Advocacy
Welcome back! We hope to use this column to keep you up to date on what is happening in the
political world with regard to our children’s education. For further information on advocacy feel
free to contact Michelle McGovern; [email protected]
Below is the list of Wellington Representatives and their local office contact information. Feel
free to contact them for help with a government agency or to let them know how you feel about
important issues.
They represent us!!
For more Advocacy information from the Florida PTA and to sign up for important legislative
updates visit their website: http://capwiz.com/npta2/fl/home/
IN WASHINGTON
US Senator Bill Nelson
413 Clematis Street #210
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561-514-0189
http://billnelson.senate.gov/
IN TALLAHASSEE
Senator Joseph Abruzzo
12300 Forest Hill Boulevard, Suite 200
Wellington, FL 33414-5785
561-791-4774
http://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/s25
US Senator Marco Rubio
State Representative Mark Pafford
4580 PGA Blvd.
Suite 201
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Phone: (561) 775 3360
http://www.rubio.senate.gov/
2240 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. #102
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
561-682-0156
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details
.aspx?MemberId=4435
US Congressman Ted Deutch
School Board Member Marcia Andrews
DISTRICT 6
Marcia Andrews
8177 Glades Road Suite #211
Boca Raton, FL 33434
Phone: 561-988-6302
http://teddeutch.house.gov/
Secretary: Joyce Edison
Phone: (561) 434-8139
Business Fax: (561) 434-7385
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PTA Pages
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PTA Pages/Around School
TRADE-A-BOOK TUESDAY IS BACK!!
Our first Trade- A- Book Tuesday will be
held September 2nd
Children will be able to bring in and trade
gently used books for new and other gently
used books on the first Tuesday of every
month!
All levels of books are available for trade.
Book trading takes place in the cafeteria
during the students regularly scheduled
lunch time and they must eat their lunch
participating in Trade-A-Book Tuesday.
before
Don’t miss out on this reading adventure!
Kids love to bring in books and take home a book to enjoy.
If you have any books you would like to donate
to Trade-A-Book Tuesday please contact us at
[email protected]
Music News
Mr. Heinrichs
Hello and welcome back to another
FANTASTIC year in music!!! Here's the latest
Binks Forest Music News! There are two
important changes to our after school music
clubs. First, both the Holiday Chorus AND
the Spring Chorus will now be open to any
and all 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders! I will have
permission slips outside my door by Friday,
August 29th.
Second, I am excited to
announce our brand new 2nd Grade
Performance Ensemble! Rehearsals will
begin the second week back from Winter
Break. We will be working on Melodic and
Percussion instruments as well as
incorporating elements of singing, dancing,
acting, expressive movement and story
telling!!! It's going to be amazing, and I will
have more information for everyone
interested
in
the
newsletters
to
A student visiting with the
Chick-fil-A mascot.
Thank you to everyone who
came to
for our 1st
spirit night!
follow. Our Binks Beats Drum and
Percussion Group is still available for all 4th
and 5th grade students interested in
dynamic group interaction, performance
fundamentals, improvisation and ensemble
playing. Because of instrument availability,
only the first 18 permission slips returned to
me will be considered. Make it an awesome
year!
Chorus: Tuesdays
from
Permission
slips
due
rehearsal Sept. 9, 2014.
2:05-3:05.
by
first
Binks Beats: Thursdays
from
2:05-3:05.
Permission slips due
by
first
rehearsal
Sept. 11, 2014
2nd Grade Performance Ensemble: Day
and time TBA. Will start the week of Jan.
12-16
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Around School
Sharon Wedgworth
Library Media Specialist
MEDIA CENTER UPDATE
Binks Forest Media Center
opened for student checkout
on Wednesday, August 27th.
Kindergarten students will
check out one book at a time
and students in grades 1 - 5
will check out two books each
time. Please help your
children remember to take
special care of their library
books. I always tell them the
best and safest place to keep these books
when they are not reading them is their
backpacks. That way, they always have it with
them at home and at school. I do not charge
Art News
fines for late books. If their books are late, they
cannot check out another one until the previous
books are returned. Overdue notices will be
sent periodically to remind the students of late
books.
We are always looking for volunteers to
help in the media center. If you are
interested, PLEASE let me know via e-mail:
[email protected]
Our first book fair is coming up soon!!! The fair
will run from November 17 – 25, 2014. Again, if
you are interested in assisting with this event,
please e-mail me at the above e-mail address.
The media center is a wonderful place to
volunteer, meet other parents, and see the
students!!! We appreciate the time you are
willing to donate to our area!!!
Happy Reading!
PAY SCHOOL FEES ONLINE
Laura Hernandez
Convenient
Welcome
Back!
Easy to Use
Safe
I’m
looking
forward
to
another year
of
creating
Awesome Art!
One time set-up
Art club will be on Thursdays
starting October 16th. From
2:00-3:00pm for grades 3rd, 4th, 5th.
Information will be sent home very
soon.
2. Select “Get Started Today”
Please send in a sketchbook for
grades 3, 4, and 5 if you have not
already done so. Students can use
the sketchbook from the last year if
there’s space left inside. Thank you
so much for all of the donations!
1. Visit: https://palmbeach.schoolcashonline.com or
there is a link on Edline or District home page
> Parents tab
3. Register (if you don’t have student ID# use their birth
date)
4. Start making payments
You can pay for field trips, aftercare, class parties,
Cafeteria and any collection of fees
2014/15 school year payments accounts will be charged
a convenience fee of $1 per student per month when
payments are made.
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Around School
Counselor’s Corner
Randi Schietz, Ed.S, NBCT
School Counselor/504 Contact
(561) 904-9811
[email protected]
Welcome back parents and students. I am
looking forward to my 10th year as the school
counselor of Binks Forest (and 21st year of
school counseling). I am in my very last month
as a doctoral student at FAU and should be
defending my dissertation in the beginning of
October. I will be working on updating my
Edline site over the first few weeks of school to
include information about what is going on in
Guidance classes, parent workshops and
opportunities and other special programs. I
have not set the date yet for Career Week but
will include information about that in the
October newsletter. If you are interesting in
participating and want me to put you on an
email distribution list to contact you when I
begin planning, you can send me an email.
Guidance Classes:
I will be rotating
every other week
throughout the year
with the Media on
the fine arts wheel.
In
Guidance
we
cover topics like
bullying, testing anxiety, coping with stress,
conflict resolution/friendships, character
education and career awareness.
The
curriculum covers Personal/Social, Academic
and Career Domains which follows State and
National standards for school counseling.
I
th
hope to be able to continue my 5 grade “Girl
Talk” program for ALL 5th grade girls which I
developed and has been quite successful over
the past three years. The program addresses
middle school transition, relational aggression
and positive peer relationship skills for girls
and is also the topic of my doctoral
dissertation.
Counseling Groups:
Small
counseling
groups are available
for
many
topics
including
divorce,
grief
and
loss,
friendship
skills,
student success skills, etc. and are scheduled
as they are filled (minimum 3 students). For
scheduling reasons, groups are usually all from
the same grade level. Groups generally meet
every other week for 7 or 8 weeks although we
do have some groups that stay together from
previous years and continue (new students will
not be added to those groups). No students
will be participating in groups without parental
consent. Most of the groups begin in October
but I am available to students all year.
Students or parents can request individual
“counselor chats” and I also respond to any
bullying reports made to the “bully box” or to
me. Please contact me if you feel your child
would benefit from a group experience or if
you have any concerns about your child.
Donations: Thank you to all the families who
send in the supplies for Guidance that were
listed on the school supply list. Pencils and
packing tape are always welcome and I also
collect Ty Beenie Babies (WITH TAGS) and
dollhouse people as I use these in my groups
quite regularly. IF YOU NEED ANY ASSISTANCE
WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
CONTACT ME ANY TIME.
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Calendar
September 2014
Sun
7
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
No School
2
Trade
-ABook
Tuesday
3
4
Volunteer
5
6
12
13
Night
11
Room
Parent
Meeting
8am&1pm
17
School Advisory Council
Meeting
3:30pm
18 PDD
1/2 Day
Hurricane
Wings
19
20
October
Newsletter
8
9
Orientation
Breakfast
10
Curriculum
14
15
Picture
Day
16
21
22
23
Carnival
Committee
Meeting
28
29
30
24
Submissions
Due
Spirit Night
25
No School
26
Popcorn
Friday
27
October Sneak Peek
October
Oct. 3 Popcorn Friday
Oct. 7 Trade A Book
Oct. 9 PDD 1/2 Day
$ No Collar/ Spirit
Night– Tijuana
Flats/TCBY
Oct. 15 SAC Meeting 3:30
Oct. 20 No School Teacher Work
Day
Oct. 21 Picture Retakes
Oct. 21 Phantom $ due
for eligibility for
Carnival wrist
band drawing
Oct. 31 Carnival wrist
bands and basket
tickets available
for pre-sale
Curriculum Night
Schedule
Wed, September 10th
Grades K&1 – 4:00-5:00
Grades 2&3 – 5:30-6:30
Grades 4&5 – 7:00-8:00
Owl Cart– Now Open Wednesdays
in the front of school from
7:30-7:55am
Spirit Sticks- Introducing our New
“Healthy” Incentive for students, no
sweets involved! Spirit Sticks will
begin to be used to reward good
behavior and academic success!
Spirit Rings will be sold at the Owl
Cart for $5 each, and can hold the
new cool Spirit Sticks!
Our Advertisers:
Our Advertisers:
Business Partnerships
Parents: If you have a business and are
interested in becoming a Business Partner
with our school, please contact our Business
Partnership Coordinator, Sherry Derrevere
at [email protected] .

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