Oct 12th Newsletter - Three Oaks Elementary School

The Nation’s First Core Knowledge School
Three Oaks Elementary Newsletter
October 12, 2015
Volume 1, Issue 4
Ms. Jody Moorhead, Principal
Mrs. Tami LeMaster, Asst. Principal
School Website:
http://oak.leeschools.net
School Number: (239) 267-8020
School Fax: (239) 267-9559
Twitter @ TOE Bears
School Times: 7:55 - 2:10 p.m.
T.O.E.
Student Arrival: 7:25 - 7:55 a.m.
Three Oaks Elementary’s 5th Annual PTO
The School Board of
Lee County, Florida
BEAR-A-THON 2015 is here !!
Cathleen O'Donnell Morgan
District 3, Chairman
October 15th and 16th
Steven K. Teuber
District 4, Vice Chairman
Our goal is to reach $20,000 again this year.
Mary Fisher, District 1
By supporting this fun event now and reaching our goal, the PTO will not have to do any more
traditional fundraisers this school year!!!
Jeanne S. Dozier, District 2
Pamela H. LaRiviere, District 5
The funds received this year will be used by the PTO to complete our newly installed
Dr. Gregory K. Adkins
Superintendent of Schools
www.leeschools.net
playground, add a sun shade structure, and provide field trips for each grade level.
Each student will raise funds by asking sponsors, such as parents, friends, and family
members to contribute a tax-deductible donation. All students will participate in an obstacle
Dates To Remember:
course during their P.E. Specials on October 15 & 16. Students will be provided water/Gatorade.
 Tues., Oct. 20th:
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3rd grade musical 6:30pm in
T.O.E Cafeteria
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CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO: THREE OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
 Thur., Nov. 5th:
Chick-Fil-A (Alico Rd.)
4-8:00pm
SAC Meeting 5:15pm
Volunteer Orientation
6:00pm
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INCLUDE STUDENT’S NAME AND TEACHER IN THE MEMO SECTION.
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PLEASE RETURN BEAR-A-THON FORM AND MONEY RECEIVED IN AN ENVELOPE
MARKED “BEAR-A-THON” TO YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER NO LATER THAN
 Fri., Nov. 6th:
Report Cards Go Home
TOP PRIZES AWARDED:
 Tue., Nov. 10th:
Veterans’ Day Program
8:10-8:55am in P.E. Field
 Wed., Nov. 11th:
Veterans’ Day
School Closed
ALL DONATIONS ARE TO BE COLLECTED AT THE TIME OF SOLICITATION.
OCTOBER 16th, 2015.
1st Place
HP Laptop
2nd Place (2 winners) Insignia 8'' Tablet
3rd Place
Bike
(1) 5th Grade student with the highest donations will win a Busch Gardens 5th Gr. Field Trip ticket
Students with $10, $25, and $50 donations will each receive a duck
Top Grade Level: Wins a grade level BOUNCE HOUSE AND SNOW CONE party!!
Any student that raises their goal of $50 will be entered into a drawing to win exciting prizes like
Zoomers, Bamboozles, PDQ, Marsalas Pizza, Target, Great Clips,
Pizza Hut, Beef O' Brady's, The Olive Garden, First Watch Restaurant, & much more!
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Journey Through the Orient with 2nd Grade.
They learned about culture, food and history.
All new and returning volunteers who did not attend the orientation last year must attend the 2015-2016
Volunteer Orientation prior to volunteering.
We are offering one more Volunteer Orientation for your convenience:
 Thursday, November 5th at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.
This is an important meeting regarding our volunteer program. If you have any questions, please contact Shannon
McMahon at 267-8020.
Box Top Contest:
The PTO would like to thank everyone for a great TOE effort to bring in box tops with just over 11,500 box
tops submitted! We had two winners this time with a pizza party awarded to Mrs Tumbleson’s 4 th graders
and Mrs. Pineau’s 2nd graders. Runner ups went to Mrs. Dever’s 1st graders and Ms. Korpi’s 4th graders.
Individual awards include most box tops going to Brycton Archer with 331. Others who submitted over 200 go to Austin
Welker, Brady Knutson, Justin Breitenstein and Halley Camper.
Most creative collection sheets go to Ayden and Alexis Moore and Cruze Craig.
A very special “thank you” goes out to Mrs. Belle for her generous and creative contribution to our box top drive,
designing our first mascot costume!
Thanks again everyone and don’t forget to keep clipping for our next contest in December! We are also collecting labels
for Education and Tyson labels throughout the year.
Thank You for all the donations for
the Canned Food Drive.
It was a huge success!!!
Notes from the Clinic:
“Annual Health Screenings for grades K,1 and 3 will be October 21,2015. The screening includes height, weight and
hearing screenings. You will be notified by the school nurse if there are any concerns or if further evaluation is needed.”
Beth Wipf R.N.,M.S.N.
School Nurse
Counselor Corner:
Friday, Oct. 23rd: Wear Orange – Stand up for others!
Week of Oct. 5th: Introduction to Bullying Prevention. Talk about the definition of what is bullying:
1. Repeated mean behaviors to one student or several students by the same person or persons.
2. Intent to harm- not an accident
3. Unequal power- Physical, Social or Academic
Week of Oct. 12th: Make friends with someone you don't know at school. This can include a Mix It Up (http://
www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up/activities) at Lunch Day that encourages students to sit with someone new at lunch and
engage in positive conversations to make connections across boundaries.
Week of Oct. 19: STAND Up for Others Week.( http://www.pacer.org/bullying/wewillgen/#curricula-4a) Teach and
support students the importance of not being a bystander and to stand up when you see someone being bullied. Be a
part of the solution, not the problem. Carry the message to STAND UP.
Oct. 23rd: Wear Orange to represent Unity Day, National Bullying Prevention Center campaign.
Week of Oct. 26: Think Before You Type Campaign. The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness about
cyberbullying, promote positive self-esteem, and encourage other young people to use the internet for
good. More information can be found http://www.tbytinc.org/ Thanks for your support!
Blessings,
Lori S. Wallace, MA
Certified Professional School Counselor
Target Red Card
We have had 20 people register their RED card with our school since the school year started. This is the last year Target will
run this program (ends 5/14/16) so we need to have more families get online so you can contribute 1% of your
holiday spending to your school. This costs you nothing but it adds up! Sign in now at:https://
rcam.target.com/ and go to "manage my RED card" , find our school and link it to your card. Thank you !
Picture Retake Day - 11/17/15
Picture retake will be Tuesday, November 17th.
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For Retakes - Be sure to return your original portrait package with your child on Retake Day and
write “Retake” on the envelope.
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To Purchase Portraits - Pick - up a portrait envelope in advance from the front office and follow
instructions.
 Pictures are prepaid only and no late orders can be accepted. Please make checks payable to
Lifetouch.
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Volunteer pictures will be taken from 7:30– 8:00a.m.
Any volunteers who were not able to get their Volunteer ID picture taken during the first picture day may do
so on retake day.
This is not a requirement to volunteer. This will be the last opportunity to get a
Volunteer ID picture. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 267-8020.