May June Newsletter 2016 - Tampa Palms Elementary PTA

Superintendent of Schools
Jeff Eakins
TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
From your Principal, MS. Lippek
Dear Families,
The end of the school year is almost here!
Thank you so much for a wonderful year.
Thank you so much for your support as we
worked together to make the 2015-2016
school year successful and memorable for our
children!
We Love Our Staff!
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is May
2-6. The teachers and staff at TPE are the
best in Hillsborough County! Our teachers
and staff work hard each and every day to
provide the best educational experience for
your child.
Letting a teacher know what your child enjoyed this year is a great way to show appreciation. These ideas can help:
Mrs. Layton for their incredible dedication to
our music program.
Math Bowl Teams
Congratulations to the following students
who will be representing Tampa Palms at the
Math Bowl Competitions this May:
First Grade: Jainlin Chen, Niyati Gaddi, Freddy Li, Kaiser Tsang and Andrew Wang
Second Grade: Hasith Atluri, Nanda Donthineni, Priyanshu Jha, Awaith Praven, and
Satvik Sathish
Principal
Maryann Lippek
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May - June 2016
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MAY
Third Grade: Arnav Jain, Hannah Kang, Dallas
Milburn, Khanh Pham and Haidyn Spano
6 Kindergarten Round Up
We Appreciate Our Volunteers!
18 Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A
At 8:30AM
19 HCC PTA Award Luncheon
We invite all of our wonderful volunteers to
1. A younger child may draw a picture and
attend the Volunteer Appreciation Social on
write a short story about his/her favorite
Monday, May 23rd at 8:30am. This is our
class activity.
opportunity to thank you for the countless
2. An older child may write a note, card or
contributions you make to our school! We
letter to his/her teacher sharing favorite class will have special student entertainment! We
memories or lessons.
look forward to seeing you there!
19 PTA General Assembly
All County Music Ensembles
JUNE
School Supply List and Back to School Information
The following students were selected into the
All County Chorus and Orchestra.
Our Back to School 2016-2017 School Supply
list will be distributed in the final report card
Chorus: Javier Canals, Sarah Craig, Kaitlyn
that goes home on June 10th. We will also
Graulich, Kylee Harrell, Valerie Ingram, Valli
post it on our school website. Be sure to
Kuruganti, Ella Rivera, and Carissa Smith
check our school website over the summer
for additional back to school information:
Orchestra: Trisha Bhathivi, Katie Chae, Jerehttp://tampapalms.mysdhc.org
miah LaFayette, and Shruthi Mohanraja
Summer Schedule
Orff: Kiara Orbegoso, Neel Patel, and
The school district will be following a four
Avaneesh Venkatesh
day, 40 hour work week this summer. Tampa
Palms will be closed on Fridays during sumA huge round of applause to Ms. Walsh and
mer months.
19 Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
Presentation Meeting at 5:00PM
23 Volunteer Social at 8:30AM
27 All Pro Dads
30 No School
8 Perfect Attendance Party
9 5th Grade Banquet
10 Last day of school clap out at
11:30AM
School board
April Griffin, Chair
Cindy Stuart, Vice Chair
Doretha W. Edgecomb
Sally A. Harris
Carol W.Kurdell
Melissa Snively
Susan L. Valdes
From your Principal, MS. Lippek
End of Year Gratitude
Thank you again for a wonderful school year. To our fifth grade students
who are getting ready to embark on their next adventure- middle school.
You have worked hard and you are ready for middle school. So many opportunities and new experiences await. I am proud of you and I am excited
for you!
To all of our students in K-4, have a wonderful summer and I look forward
to seeing you in August.
Sincerely,
Maryann Lippek
Principal
CARNIVAL
The Carnival was a wonderful success. It was so fun to see everyone who came and enjoyed the day with us.
The carnival takes many willing hands and a great deal of effort. We are so fortunate to have wonderful parents, teachers, staff
and administrators that helped make this special event possible. I would like to thank those who worked especially hard.
A big thank you to Julie Angelone, Emily Kraphol, Kara Angelone, Tina Poricolo, Jeanine Ernst, Meike Carris, Amanda Clewis, Alexandra Castaldi, Amy Perez, Jessica Talkington, Naima Sommers, Lauren Sala, Lori Horton, Steve Channels, Ryan Knight, Ms. Bonnie, Ms Venus, Ms. Claffe, Ms. Lippek and all of our wonderful teachers, parents and high school students that helped out the day
of the carnival. We learned a lot this year and look forward to planning another great carnival next year!
Thank you to everyone that came and supported this fun filled day.
SPIRIT NIGHT
Our May Spirit Night is coming up and we hope to see you all there.
It will be held at Chick-fil-A on May 18.
Forget about cooking and come join us for a quick meal while raising money for TPE!
Kids are ensured to have a fantastic time with spin the wheel, along with some of their
classmates and teachers.
Simply mention that you’re with Tampa Palms Elementary Spirit Night and you will be
automatically donating to our school!
Teacher appreciation week
Teacher appreciation week is May 2 – 6, we encourage you to take the time to let the
teachers and staff know how much you love them.
A big gift is not necessary, but a thoughtful note and kind actions are a great way to show
thanks for all that our teachers and school staff do for our children.
There are many fun and inexpensive ideas online if your class has a home room representative, you can reach out to them and see if a class gift is being prepared.
Our school is amazing because of our wonderful administration, staff, and teachers, lets
show them how appreciated they are.
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May– June 2016
From your PTA President
Dear TPE Families,
the years. I would strongly encourage all of our parents to come
and join our PTA and volunteer. There are many things you can
It’s hard to believe that the end of the school year is just a few
do at any volunteer level. It will make such a positive impact on
weeks away! I would like to take a moment to thank each of you your life. Trust me, I speak from experience. To my executive
for your participation in our events this year and for all your PTA board, congratulations on another great year. You ladies worked
support. I would especially like to thank my incredible PTA
so hard organizing and executing all our events this year.
board. You have shined, achieved great things, and made a
difference in the lives of not only the students in
To all the teachers, and staff of Tampa Palms Eleour school, but our staff, families and commumentary, thank you for all your hard work and
Tell me and I forget.
nity. You are all talented, giving, generous,
dedication to our children. We all know the
Teach me and I
and dedicated. It has been an honor servtremendous hours you put in to make our
remember.
ing as your PTA President for the past two
school the best! To our Principal, Maryann
Involve me and I
years, and a member of the PTA for the last
and our Assistant Principal, Kristine, thank you
learn.
7 years.
for your constant communication with PTA
-Benjamin Franklin
and guiding us to obtain maximum results.
My term as President is quickly coming to an
end. It is time for a new PTA board to take the
Please join us for our last General Assembly meeting
reins and continue with our success. New ideas, new members of the year on Thursday, May 19th in the cafeteria as we vote in
and a motivated group of volunteers are around the corner, and our new board and include a presentation on bicycle safety.
with that, I would like to introduce our slate for the 2016-2017
This year’s Fundraising was a great success, raising more than
PTA Executive Committee!
$65,000!! I am happy to report that PTA just purchased $15,000
worth of new laptops for our teachers to enrich our children’s
CarolAnne Knight
learning experiences.
President
Shelly Walsh
With summer break right around the corner, the new PTA board
VP of Membership
will start planning for next year’s events. We will kick off the
Alexandra Castaldi
new year with “Meet Your Teacher Day” which will be held on
VP of Ways and Means
Wednesday, August 10th. We will have spirit t-shirts and PTA
-VACANTmemberships on sale for the new school year. In the meantime,
VP of Service and Hospitality
you can stay in the loop on our PTA Facebook page.
Amy Perez
VP of Academics
Lastly a huge congratulations to our 5th grade graduates!
Shannon Khan
Thank you again for allowing me to serve on the PTA. It has
Recording Secretary
been a rewarding experience and created lasting memories.
Naima Sommers
Corresponding Secretary
I hope everyone has a fun and safe summer break!
-VACANTTreasurer
Shay Edinger
PTA President 2014-2016
Thank you for the opportunity and trust you gave me to serve
this school and your children over the last two years. I have enjoyed so many things and have made so many new friends over
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Volunteers in Learning
We would like to thank all of our volunteers for their amazing support as
part of our Volunteers in Learning program this year. Without you, our
program would not be possible. Your dedication and support for our
students and teachers is greatly appreciated. We hope that you have a
wonderful summer and will consider donating your time and talents
again next year!
Thank you to our Spring Carnival Sponsors!
Moons Tae Kwon Do Academy
Hollowell Construction
Farina Orthodontics
New York Life
Infinite Edge Learning
Bricks 4 Kids
Mathnasium
Tampa Bay Food Truck Rally
Tent Renters Supply
Thank You To Our Friends Of The Carnival
Kristin Osterman Artworks
New Tampa YMCA
Tampa Palms Country Club
The Collective Soles Arts Group
Glory Days Grill
Boston Market
Moe’s Southwest Grill
The Smoothie King
Tijuana Flats
Oakley’s Grill
Seasons Fresh Café
Toast Wine & Café
Steak ‘N Shake
Jersey mikes Subs
Jimmy Johns Sandwiches
Peabody’s
Westshore Pizza
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Papa Johns Pizza
Cappy’s Pizzeria
Nicola Rosario Photography
The bearded Grillsman
Muvico Starlight 20/ Carmike Cinema
Life Skills Martial Arts
Bay Breeze Car Wash & Lube
Taste of New York Pizzeria
Publix
The Fresh Market, Carrollwood
HH Gregg
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Panera Bread
LaVida Massage of Tampa
McIIwain Family Dentistry & Ahrens
Orthodontics
The Gift Box
A special thank you to all of the
parents, family and staff who
donated many items, services,
money, baked goods and gift
cards to support this event. We
are so lucky to have a wonderful
school community.
May– June 2016