August 2014 - FishHawk Creek PTA

Fishhawk Creek Elementary
A Hillsborough County Public School
Volume 11
Issue No. 02
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P TA N e w s l e t t e r
AUGUST 2014
A Message from our President
P TA D o n a t i o n C a m p a i g n
Home of the Falcons
By Kathi Hayes, PTA President
By Alisa Adams, PTA 1st Vice President
Hello FishHawk Families!
What a great start to our One-Time
Donation Campaign!!
What an awesome start to the 2014-2015 school
year! We will have a big push for our Donation Campaign for
the next several weeks! 100% of the money goes directly to the
PTA programs we have planned for the upcoming year. We have
two programs your PTA donations have paid for already...
Health & Bike Safety Fair! Friday, August 22nd was an
exciting beginning to our school year by making sure our
students are safe.
Bike and helmet checks, free helmets,
reflective t-shirts and other safety awareness items were handed
out to students. A huge "Thank you!" to our sponsors who
generously donated their time and money to make this night a
huge success. Art Monkey donated the ice cream, bike helmets
donated by Hess Orthodontics, reflective safety t-shirts were
handed out by Abdoney Orthodontics, Cardel donated safety
whistles, Carr Pediatic Dentistry gave out bottled waters and Just
Ride and N Zone Sports donated a bicycle to raffle. We had
Florida Masonic Child ID program making sure our children
have their information in the system in case of an emergency and
TNT Smoothies/Snap Fitness supplied a basket to raffle. Big
cheers for Colleen Horan-Green who coordinated this wonderful
event! Awesome job!
9/11 Remembrance Pocket Flags Project
Students will
participate during class. They will fold mini American Flags into
pocket size triangles and send to our American Service men and
women to carry with them as they are deployed...to have a little
piece of "Home" with them. This program will teach them how
to properly fold the flag, remind them of those serving for our
freedom while remembering those who lost their lives on 9/11.
Included with the flag will be a card that says "A flag for your
pocket so you can always carry a little piece of home. We are
praying for you and we are proud of you. Thank you for
defending our country and our freedom."
Our PTA is hard at work planning and implementing great
programs like these for our families to enjoy. We thank you for
everyone's continued support through donations and
volunteering!
We have an outstanding group of parents,
teachers, and administration that are all working together to
make this school SUPER HEROES of FishHawk!
Kathi Hayes
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Thank you to all of you who have
already made your very generous donations. We are well on our
way to reaching our $30,000.00 goal by October 17th.
Remember, there will not be a PTA fundraiser this year. That
means that the approx. $30,000 raised in past years fundraising
must be donated by YOU - the parents, grandparents, and friends
of FishHawk Creek Elementary. This $30,000.00 breaks down
to a donation of $30/child or $60/family.
Each child that participates in the one-time donation will
receive a spirit stick to add to their ring for the year; these have
already started to go home. In addition, each class that reaches
95% participation by the halfway mark (Sept. 19th) will be
able to participate in our "Superhero Silly Sock Day."
You may make your donation online at our PTA website
(www.fhcpta.org) or by sending in a check/cash (with the
donation form) to the school front office. Don't delay. We need
your donation!
See you in the halls!
Alisa Adams
FHC CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER
01 Labor Day Holiday
05 Volunteer Orientation - 8:15 a.m.
Homeroom Parent Meeting - 9:15 a.m.
08 K-2nd Grade Open House - 6 - 7 p.m.
Grandparents’ Breakfast (K-2nd Gr) 7 - 8 a.m.
09 Grandparents’ Breakfast (3rd-5th Gr) 7 - 8 a.m.
PTA Board Meeting - 9 a.m.
11 9/11 Remembrance Pocket Flags Project
18 3rd-5th Grade Open House - 6 - 7 p.m.
Note: 5th Grade Only: Parent Overview of 5th Gr Events - 5:30 - 6 p.m.
Spirit Shirt Throwback Thursday
19 All Pro Dads Breakfast
95% Classroom Donation Deadline for Superhero Silly Sock Day
OCTOBER
02 Spirit Night
14 PTA Board Meeting 9 a.m.
Skate Night - Skateland, Brandon 6 - 8 p.m. (Benefits 5th Gr Events)
15 Batty-Gram Sales Begin
16 Conference Night 3:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Spirit Shirt Throwback Thursday
17 PTA Donation Campaign FINAL Day
20 Non-Student Day
23 Read-O-Ween 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
24 School Pictures
FishHawk Creek Elementary | 16815 Dorman Road | Lithia, FL 33547 | www.fhcpta.org or our parent group on Facebook
P TA O F F I C E R S
2014-2015
President
Kathi Hayes
[email protected]
st
1 Vice President
(Ways and Means)
Alisa Adams
[email protected]
nd
2
Vice President
(Membership)
Emily Carson
Tre a s u re r ’s R e p o r t
by Kim Giliberti [email protected]
Welcome back from summer break. We had a few interim summer expenses in July to help get us
prepared for the new year. We had $1,644.50 in Admin Expenses (we ordered new checks so bank fees
were higher than usual at $64.75, $751.50 was for PTA leadership training, $443 for Insurance and the
bulk of the remaining expenses were for the summer news letter at $343 in postage & $41.91 in PTA
Operating expenses). For PTA projects, we purchased the bulk of the materials needed for our 9/11
Remembrance/Services Appreciation project for $1,160. We used $640.43 for recognition ( $550 for to
our PTA faculty membership drive/ welcome back lunch for our teachers & the remaining funds were for
community support & refreshments for volunteers.
We had some income in July too. $6100.71 came in from fundraisers: $5283.84 was from yearbooks,
$756.87 was from Uniform sales, & $60 was from our 1st family donation of the year. We also raised $247
in membership income and paid $357 in dues for 102 PTA memberships.
[email protected]
Secretary
Anne Corl
[email protected]
Treasurer
Kimberly Giliberti
[email protected]
Principal
Pam Bush
[email protected]
Assistant Principal
Amy Zulkoski
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Jen Abrenica
B o x To p s a n d L a b e l s
[email protected]
by Kim Giliberti [email protected]
http://fishhawkcreek.mysdhc.org
16815 Dorman Road
Lithia, FL 33547
(813) 651-2150 ext. 530
www.fhcpta.org
The Wingspan is a
publication of the FHC
PTA. It is published the
last week of each month of
the school year, plus a
summer edition. It is
designed to keep our
families informed of all of
the activities of the FHC
PTA.
Submissions are due the
third Wednesday of the
month and should be
emailed to the newsletter
editor.
Want to get a Box Tops Spirit Stick? How about a Labels for Educations Spirit Stick? Starting in
August, when you bring in exactly 50 trimmed Box Tops, you will earn 1 of 5 new Box Tops Spirit Sticks.
If you hand in any 50 Labels (a mixture of Tyson Project A+ and Labels for Education) you can earn the
new Labels for Education Spirit Stick. Be sure to put your full name and teacher on you bag to get credit for
monthly incentives. Also write 50 on your bag if you turn in a bag of 50 Box Tops or 50 Labels so you can
get your Spirit Stick the following month.
Each month, 1 class will win an ice pop party & 10 winners will be guests on the morning show.
Winners will be determined by using the following point system: 1 Box Top = 10 pts, 1 Tyson Project A+
Label = 24 pts, Labels for Education UPCs = face value pts.
I'd also like to welcome our new Box Tops & Labels Chair, Shona Husbands, who will be taking over in
September. Thank you Shona and to all our Falcon Families for your continued support of our school and
PTA.
I M P O RTA N T R E M I N D E R S
Sign up for FishHawk Creek PTA Updates at www.fhcpta.org to receive the latest updates! We
have a new system so you need to register for 2014-2015.
Sign up to receive text alerts! REMIND is a free, safe and easy way to receive important information
from the PTA! Your information is kept private. Sign up today at https://www.remind.com using the
class code: FishHa
NEW STUDENT SPONSOR PROGRAM pair new FHC students with a buddy and introduce them
to the school. Complete information at the PTA Website.
UNIFORM ORDERS are done through 3FF Custom Embroidery at 16633 Fishhawk Blvd (office
complex behind Taco Bell) or visit them on Facebook at 3FF Custom Embroidery.
FishHawk Creek Elementary | 16815 Dorman Road | Lithia, FL 33547 | www.fhcpta.org or our parent group on Facebook
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P TA S H O U T O U T !
A big thank you to Colleen Horan-Green for her hard work and dedication in making the health and bike safety fair a success!
It's parents like her who make our school great! Thanks from the executive committee.
P TA M E M B E R S H I P P E R K S
By Emily Carson, 2nd VP
Please consider joining TODAY! It is only $6 to join. You can order yourmembership online at fhcpta.org or pick up a form at the
front office.
When you validate your card at www.Pta.org/Profile, you get discounts to the following places:
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PTA Days at Legoland! Special $30.00 price year round for PTA members!
•
Hertz – 20% off using this code CDP# 1929580 every time you rent a car AND a free car seat during the rental!
•
Staples – 10% off supplies and furniture, 25% off copy and print and FREE shipping on Staples.com.
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Sylvan Learning Assessment – 50% off an Sylvan Insight Assessment AND they donate $10 to our PTA for every
assessment done by a FHC student.
Don’t forget that you receive a 5% discount at our uniform vendor 3FF Custom Embroidery when you present your PTA Card.
M e m b e r s h i p M y t h b u s t e r s ! B u s t i n g m y t h s a b o u t t h e P TA
By joining the PTA, I have to volunteer.
just supporting your local and state PTA!
MYTH! There is no time commitment connected to your membership, you are
I can get a family membership.
MYTH! PTA memberships are sold on an individual basis.
I don't need a PTA card to vote in an election. MYTH! You have to have been a PTA member for 30 days before you can vote
on budgets or elections. Your membership is your VOICE!
Only moms and teachers join the PTA.
MYTH! ANYONE can join the PTA. Not just parents, but grandparents, aunts,
uncles and businesses can all have a voice by becoming a PTA member.
Vo l u n t e e r o f t h e M o n t h
Meet Janice Cox, our volunteer of the month for August. Mrs. Cox coordinated the Teacher breakfast and
luncheon for your wonderful FHC staff at the beginning of the year. The PTA is so proud of you!
My name is Janice Cox and I'm married to Chris Cox. Together we have two children-- Haylee, who is
in 8th grade at Randall and Ian, who is in 5th grade in Mrs. Sampson's class, as well as our 1 year-old
yellow lab, Sadie. In my free time, I enjoy baking, cooking, reading and working out. We are originally
from North Dakota, but have called Florida home for the last 12 years.
O u t a n d A b o u t - P TA S p o n s o re d E v e n t s
Health and Bike Safety Fair
Teacher Breakfast and Luncheon
FishHawk Creek Elementary | 16815 Dorman Road | Lithia, FL 33547 | www.fhcpta.org or our parent group on Facebook
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NEWS FROM THE NEST
H E A LT H a n d B I K E S A F E T Y FA I R
NE W S T U D E N T S P O N S O R P R O G R A M
By Colleen Horan-Green, Health & Safety Fair Committee Chairperson
[email protected] / 516.695.3647
by Christie Dyer, Welcome Committee Chairperson
[email protected]
The FishHawk Creek Elementary PTA Executive Committee
would like to thank all of the parents and students who came out
to our Health and Bike Safety Fair. We are grateful to have been
able to bring together members of our community to help
educate the students and parents about various aspects of health,
bike safety and community awareness.
A very special thanks to all the generous sponsors who helped
to make the event a success: Art Monkey, TNT Smoothies,
Snap Fitness, Hess Orthodontics, Just Ride Bicycles, Abdoney
Orthodontics, N Zone Sports, Hillsborough County Sheriff's
Office, Hillsborough Fire Rescue, Cardel Homes,
STRONGLIFE Chiropractic, Florida Masonic Child
Identification Program, Carr Pediatric Dentistry, Miss Tampa
Bay Softball, FishHawk Creek Lacrosse Club, YMCA, Ace
Hardware, 3FF Custom Embroidery and performances by
Brandon All Stars and music courtesy of Pure Power
Productions.
We are also very indebted to our volunteers with a special
mention to the Newsome High School Hockey team. We are
very fortunate to have such a supportive community and
appreciate not only all the support, but for being advocates for
such a great cause.
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in our New
Student Sponsor Program.
This year, when a student enters the 1st through 5th grades,
they have the opportunity to be paired with a sponsor student in
their same grade. It is our hope that this new program will
provide a valuable resource to help new students and their
families answer questions, get familiar with the neighborhood,
and make their first few days at FishHawk Creek less
intimidating and more enjoyable.
The PTA Welcome Committee has paired over 30 students
(and counting) with sponsors. New students are continually
arriving at Fishhawk Creek throughout the school year. We will
continue to pair new students, who sign up for the program,
throughout the year as they arrive.
We are thankful to all the students and families who have
signed up as sponsors but we still need more sponsors to ensure
that we can continue to fill requests throughout the year. Please
consider signing up to have your child sponsor a new student.
The obligation?... You will be contacted if we have a student
of the same grade and gender as your child. All we ask is that
you contact the new family and try to arrange at least one gettogether. Once you meet, simply share what you know about
FHC and the FishHawk area. That's it! This small commitment
on your part can make a huge difference to a student and their
family who are new to the area or just the school.
If you are interested in participating in this program, please
pick up a flyer in the main office or email your information to
Christie Dyer at [email protected]. You will be
contacted upon pairing. Thank you in advance for considering
this simple but important program.
S P I R I T N I G H T S AT F H C
THANKS to all the families who supported our 1st Spirit Night
at Cherry’s in FishHawk!
Falcon Families are the BEST!
The PTA appreciates your support!
We look forward to another year of spirit nights in the coming
school year!
Any questions or business suggestions,
please email Patty Fry at [email protected]
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NEWS FROM THE NEST
AT T E N T I O N 5 T H G R A D E PA R E N T S
LUNCH BUNCH HELPERS NEEDED
By Melissa Haddad, 5th Grade Committee Chairperson
[email protected] / 813-957-3736
By Courtney Parker, Lunch Bunch Committee Chairperson
[email protected]
There will be a 5th Grade Open House on Thursday,
September 18th, from 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. (This is just prior to
the scheduled classroom open houses.) Plan on meeting in the
Multipurpose Room to learn more about this year’s events and
fundraising opportunities for our fabulous 5th graders!
Welcome Back Parents! I hope you wonderful and relaxing
summer with your family. Now that school is back in session,
our kids are enjoying lunch with their friends in the cafeteria.
They will enjoy their lunch even more when they get to see
your smiling faces helping out with our Lunch Bunch!
Please consider serving on the 5th Grade Committee.
Together, let’s make this the MOST memorable year for our 5th
graders!! For information and to sign up, please contact Melissa
Haddad at [email protected] or 813-957-3736. Thank you!
We are looking for volunteers to assist the children, and help
ensure that lunch time runs smoothly for everyone. This
volunteer opportunity doesn’t require a lot of your time, but it is
a fun, rewarding and easy way to give back.
SAVE THE DATE!
If you are interested in volunteering for Lunch Bunch, please
email [email protected], and give the times and days of
the week you are available. Thank you.
There will be a Skate Night for FishHawk Creek
Elementary on Tuesday, October 14th from 6:00 – 8:00
p.m. Plan on joining all your FishHawk Creek friends at
Skateland of Brandon for an evening of skating and fun!!
C O P Y R O O M / M E D I A C E N T E R VO L U N T E E R S
By Mandy Zimmerman, Copy Room/Media Center Coordinator
[email protected]
Calling All Businesses!
Please consider becoming an FHC Business Partner. Details
can be found at our website - Business Sponsor Information
Have a question? Contact the wonderful Emily Carson and she
will help you!
Are you looking for a fun way to get involved in your child's
school? Consider joining the Copy Room/Media Center team!
It is a great way to get involved, meet new people, and interact
with the kids.
We need volunteers to help the kids find great new books to
read, assist our amazing Media Center staff, and help the
teachers with copying materials to teach their students new and
interesting things.
The Perks:
PTA Business Sponsor
Bronze: $150 – Includes Business Name listed as a Bronze
Sponsor on both PTA Website and Newsletter
Silver: $200 – Includes PTA Business Membership ($25
value), Business name listed as Silver Sponsor and PTA
Business Member on both Website and Newsletter
Gold: $300 – Includes PTA Business Membership ($25
value), Business name listed as Gold Sponsor, and PTA
Business Member on Both Website and Newsletter and a
Business Card size Ad on Website for 1 year, along with a link
to your business website from PTA website
Platinum: $500 - Includes PTA Business Membership ($25
value), Business name on the new electronic marquee,
Business name listed as Platinum Sponsor, and PTA Business
Member on Both Website and Newsletter and a Business Card
size Ad on every page of Website, along with a link to your
business website from PTA website.
If this sounds like something you would like to do you can
simply stop by the Media Center or contact me at
[email protected].
Shifts typically run from 8-10, 10-12 and 12-2, however,
anytime you would like to give us would be greatly
appreciated! Thank you!
Calling All FHC Dads!
All Pro Dad's Day is a simple idea with a
profound impact that can really strengthen
a dad’s relationship with his children.
Please join us for tthe All Pro Dad's Breakfast on Friday,
September 19th at 7:30 a.m. in the Cafeteria.
Our
FHC local chapter can be found at http://
www.allprodad.com/2293
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Principal’s Corner
Dear Falcon Families,
Welcome back to the 2014 - 2015 school year! Our official Open House will be held on two different nights so parents with both Primary and
Intermediate students will have the opportunity to hear both presentations. Open House for Primary students in Kindergarten - Gr. 2 will be held
on Monday Sept. 8th from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Open House for students in Grades 3 - 5 will be held on Thursday Sept. 18th from 6:00 - 7:00. Our
Grade 5 parents will meet at 5:30 in the multipurpose room for a special overviewe of the Grade 5 activities then move to their child's homeroom
at 6:00 p.m. Your child's AGP teacher and/or ESE teacher will send home a notification concerning the exact time and location where they will
meet with parents. On both nights teachers will give parents an overview of their curriculum, share the expectations in various content areas,
review homework procedures and much more. The Media Center will be open on both evenings. We hope that you will be able to join us for this
important night.
Our Volunteer Orientation - will be held on Friday Sept. 5th at 8:15 in the multipurpose room. We welcome our FishHawk moms, dads and
grandparents to join us to hear about volunteer opportunities with our school.
Extra, extra read all about it. Are you aware of all the benefits of mySPOT (Student and Parent Online Toolkit) which serves as a centralized
"hub" of information that provides parents quick and easy access to key district resources and links from any web-enabled device? the mySPOT
hub offers parents numerous benefits. Parents can: 1) view important district news and announcements, 2) view a customized version of their
child's Student Resources page tailored to the grade level of their child and 3) connect to district resources using built-in visual bookmark links
such as District calendars, Edsby, MyPayment Plus and more. Please note, parents must first register for a mySPOT account in order to gain
access to Edsby. Once you are registered, please check https://myspot.sdhc.k12.fl.us/login/ often.
We are pleased to announce that Officer Delgado will be serving as our Community Resource Officer for the 2014 - 2015 school year. He is
shared with five area schools including: Bevis, Boyette Springs, Stowers, Pinecrest and FishHawk Creek. Officer Delgado will be here one day
per week. When he is here, you may find him at various locations around the school including the cafeteria connecting with our students, parents
and staff to ensure that we are safe.
Celebrating Grandparents' Day with Breakfast - We are delighted to share that we are inviting all grandparents to breakfast on Monday
Sept. 8th if your grandchild is in kindergarten - Grade 2. Then on Tuesday Sept. 9th, we invite all grandparents to breakfast if your grandchild is
in Grades 3 - 5. We will begin serving breakfast as early as 7:00 a.m. on both Sept. 8th and Sept. 9th so that we can accommodate all who are able
to attend. A flyer will be sent for grandparents to rsvp, but you do not prepay. Cost of $3 per grandparent will be paid on the date of the breakfast.
All students eat free breakfast as always. :-)
Thanking you in advance for your support and involvement in your child's education!
Educationally yours,
Pam Bush
S P E C I A L T H A N K S TO A L L O U R B U S I N E S S S P O N S O R S A N D PA RT N E R S
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P TA B u s i n e s s M e m b e r s
We Care Pediatrics
813-236-9310
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The Waiting Game
813-600-3712
[email protected]
Abdoney Pediatric Dentistry
813-651-0400
abdoneypedo.com
Fishhawk Laundry and Cleaners 813-200-4320
[email protected]
GC Dental Arts
813-672-4900
http://www.gcdentalarts.com
Law Office of Leighton J Hyde
813-870-9555
[email protected]
Hillsborough County PTA / PTSA Board
President: Bridgitte Kramer
VP Organization: Tina Young
VP Leadership: MJ Kramer
Treasurer: Jenevieve Gillen
VP Areas: Shannon Gutierrez
Secretary: Gary Randolph
VP Advocacy: Jennifer Wiezorek
http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us
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