Mary Giella Elementary - Dr. Mary Giella Elementary School

Mary Giella Elementary
November 2013
Pasco County Public Schools
Congratulations Mrs. DeRonda and Mrs. Mitchell!
Stacy DeRonda, a 1st grade teacher, has been voted MGES
Teacher of the Year. Mrs. DeRonda has been teaching at
MGES for six years. Doriann Mitchell, an Instructional
Assistant for 16 years, has been voted MGES School
Related Personnel of the Year! Both Mrs. DeRonda and
Mrs. Mitchell will represent MGES later this year when
the District holds the annual recognition ceremony.
Congratulations on a job well done!
The Principal’s Corner
Dear Parents and Families,
Mark Your Calendar
We are now in the second quarter of the school year. I hope
you have taken the time to go over your child's report card.
Recognize areas to be proud of your child and areas where
they need more focus. We encourage parents to
communicate with their child(s) teacher for clarification or
concerns. Be involved, set expectations (or goals) with your
child, and please continue to monitor their progress this
quarter.
November 7th @ 6:30 p.m.------ PTO Skate Night at LOCOMO
As you may be aware, we have launched our new website.
The website has many educational opportunities for your
child. Also, please check our new Facebook page and
‘Friend’ us. Then you should receive the updated
information.
From the PTO- we grossed over $17,000 on our Yankee
Candle fundraiser! School Mall just finished and we can't
wait to see the results! Thursday, November 7, is our next
Locomo Skate Party (from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.). It's a
great family event, hope to see you there!
Our PTO is hoping to raise enough money to buy additional
equipment for our playground- we thank you for your
support!
All Pro Dad's next breakfast is Friday, November 8th at
8:35. We hope you join us with your child and enjoy a great
time of sharing and learning with your child at school.
Sincerely,
George Papa and Kara Abbatello
MGES 3 School Rules Are:
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Safe
November 8th @ 8:30 a.m. ------------------------------ All Pro Dads
November 11th---------------------------- No School /Veterans’ Day
November 12th --------------------------- PTO Meeting @ 4:15 p.m.
November 22nd ---------------- Student Celebration @ 2:50 p.m.
November 25th --------------------------- SAC Meeting @ 8:30 a.m.
December 12th ------------------------- Winter Concert @ 7:00 p.m.
December 9th – 13th ----------------------------PTO Holiday House
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two Important Upcoming Events
MGES Skate Night at LOCOMO
This Thursday, November 7th, is MGES Skate Night at
LOCOMO. So, come join the fun and support the PTO. A
portion of your admission is donated to the MGES PTO.
All Pro Dads
This Friday, November 8th we will hold the 2nd All Pro
Dads breakfast. Dads, grandfathers, neighbors, etc. who
are involved in a child’s life are invited to attend. It is a
time build upon that relationship. It will be held in the
Multi-purpose room @ 8:30 a.m.
School Board Members
Allen Altman
Allison Crumbley
Joanne Hurley
Steve Lulkart
Cynthia Armstrong
Kurt Browning, Superintendent
PTO
By: Kristi Merriman
Thanks to families, teachers, and
staff who came out to support the
school at the Fall Festival! It was a
great night for all! We hope you had
as much fun as we did. All of the
proceeds will go to the teachers who
participated to help pay for the much
needed classroom supplies.
This was our 2nd year to
participate in the Yankee Candle
fundraiser. We have not received
ETA yet, but orders should ship to
the school second to third week of
November. The school
will receive 40% of the $17,778.00
raised. Way to go students of
MGES! We couldn't do it with out
you! Ms. Gillespie and Ms. Post's
class raised the most money winning
the pizza party. Mr. Peterson's class
came in second winning the ice
cream party. The two top sellers
were Katie Beard and Brody Birren.
Congratulations!
The Holiday House will be open Dec.
9 -Dec. 13. We will need volunteers
to assist students with picking out
their items. Please contact a member
of the PTO or Shirley Picklo if you
are able to help out.
Again, thank you for your ongoing
support to MGES and to the PTO! If
you have any ideas or suggestions
feel free to drop them in the PTO box
located in the front office.
Perfect Attendance
By: Shannon Savage
We had 137 students attend school
every single day of the 1st quarter!
Wow! Congratulations to the
following students for having perfect
attendance!
Allen, Alexis, Allen, Elizabeth, Allen,
Isabella , Allen, Johnathan, Allen,
Robert, Alred, Nadiya, Amodio,
Austin, Arrigoni, Massimo, Balaskas,
Anthony, Balaskas, Ayshe, Ballew,
Caden, Barbach, Anabella, Barton,
Matthew, Birren, Brody, Bloodworth,
Skyler, Bowers, Daniela, Brady,
Vanessa, Brock, Dylan, Brown,
Aliyah, Brown, Isaiah,
Burgest, Sam, Burgest, Savannah,
Campbell, Alexandrea, Campbell,
Caitlyn,Campbell, Michael,
Campbell, Samantha, Carr,
Nathaniel, Castro,
Giancarlo,Christopher, Audrey,
Collins, Kadence, Collins, Raiden,
Cook, Skyler, Cornell, Logan,
Corrigan, Connor, Crouch, Kylee,
Dejesus, Nathan, Deronda, London,
Dix, Daniel, Dudley. Logan, Duffany,
Erin, Duffany, Megan, Duncan, Leah,
Edwards, Cyrus, Edwards, Micheal,
Egli, Tobias, Eichhorn, Sarah,
Eichhorn, Timothy, Eleyet, Jordon,
Everett, Austin, Everett, Zachary,
Fetz, Vaughn, Finlayson, Alexis,
Fisher, Julieanna, Forsell, Elizabeth,
Gable, Kameron, Gibson Brust,
Jackson, Glidden, Cole, Glidden,
Timothy, Grau, Akira, Gurney,
Nicholas, Hagin, Cloie-Marie, Hardy,
Andrew, Harrold, Emerald, Hicks,
Annette, Higgins, Patrick, Hogge,
Austin, Holbrook, Orion, Holliman,
Halli, Hood, Kylie, Hurst, Braden,
Jamieson, Lucas, Johns, Katelyn,
Kile, Joshua, Koos, Logan, Lindsey,
Hunter, Maddox, Skyler, Manfre,
Johnathan Manfre, Justin,
Marchese, Christopher, Marrero,
Dylan, Meads, Serenity, Mercado,
Gabrielle, Merix, Cameron, Miller,
Cheyenne, Miller, Wyatt, Mitchell,
Angelina Nichols, Jordan, O'brien,
Kaitlyn, O'brien, Douglas Kannon,
Ortiz, Luis, Osborne, Sophia,
Papaemanuel, Emanuel, Parisi,
Juliana, Parks, Chase, Parrish, Staci,
Peltz, Nevaeh, Perez, Anthony, Perez,
Edward, Pride, Jeremiah, Privett,
Aiden, Quinn, Brianna, Reed,
Braydon, Reyes, Julie, Roberts,
Hayden, Roberts, Hollee, Rodriguez,
Sebashtian, Rosasco, Mary, Roy,
Timothy, Salter, Trevor, SantanaSantiago, Gabriel, Santana-Santiago,
Josue, Scott, Anthony, Shirley,
Christian, Skinner, David,Skinner,
Sydney, Smith, Aporia, Standley,
Nicholas, Stine, Bryanna, Sullivan,
Alyssa, Sutphin, Mackenzie,
Therrien, Hailey, Thompson, Vance,
Tlanepantla, Itzel, Trowell, Makayla,
Troyer, Seth, Uccello, Alexander,
Vallely, Kaleb, Vallely, Katelynnm
Vallely, Kyle Joseph,Vaughn,
Nicholas, Veit, Jackson, Vesselov,
Maxim, Villeda, Matthew, Waggoner,
Noah, Wanner, Andrew, Wentworth,
John, Wentworth, Merrill,
Wentworth, Virgle, West, Colton,
Whitmarsh, Elijah, Williams,
Jeremiah, Wimberly, Jameia,
Wimberly, Xavier, Worley, Logan,
Wynter, Madeline, Wysocki, Caleb,
Wysocki, Shawn, and Young, Hunter
Common Core
Myth vs Fact
By: Superintendent Browning
This information was included in an
article that appeared in School
Matters.
Myth: The goal of Common Core
standards... is not simply to improve
academic achievement but also to
instill federally determined attitudes
and mindsets in students including
political and religious beliefs," the
Florida Stop Common Core
Coalition.
Fact: There is nothing in the
standards suggesting anything about
influencing students? political or
religious beliefs. This claim is based
on a standard data model created by
a private corporation with the intent
of helping states organize the data
they collect. States can choose which
data to collect, and according to the
architect of this model, the
questioned data is used by parochial
and religious schools. Florida does
not collect political and religious
beliefs information.
Congratulations!
The following students were
recognized at the Octobers Student
Recognition Program: Dominic
Alfonsi; Elizabeth Allen; Isiah
Brown; Ana Burnell; Giancarlo
Castro; Justin Cruse; Alex CruzadoRolon; yoselyn DeLaCruz; Cassandra
DeJesus; Erin Duffany; Micheal
Edwards; Savannah Fennel; Daniel
Florio; Isabella Freeburg; Clair
Freeman; Lanyce Fulmore; Logan
Greer; Jayden Hankins; Bryce
Hernandez; Alexander Hossler;
Sophia Johnson; Sydnie Marie
Johnson; Dawson Leatham; Jacob
Leonard; Kylie McWhorter; Angelina
Mitchell; Ava Moody; Craig Moore;
Paul Naylor; Walter ‘Fox’ Nichols;
Jacob Parks; Ty Paulicelli; Hayden
Roberts; Jordin Rose; Lilly Salter;
Anthony Scott; Jakeob Thibault and
Tristion Velasco. Congratulations
and keep up the good work!