March 2017 PTA Sand Pine Elementary School Pasco County Florida

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST

PTA Members Needed

Principal’s Corner

Golden Ticket Students

Star Students

2016-2017

Issue 4

Sand Pine Elementary PTA Newsletter

2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR The 2016-2017 school year is more then half way over with many activities

and events coming in the next few months!

On behalf of the PTA, Mr. Atkins and the Sand Pine faculty we hope you are

each having a fantastic school year!

SPRING BREAK

WE HOPE ALL OF OUR FAMILIES GET TO HAVE SOME FUN!

SPES PTA NEEDS YOU!!

Your PTA needs your help! We are in need of some friendly new

faces to support Sand Pine. Additionally, our Executive Board is

looking for a Treasurer and a Secretary for the 2017-

2018 school year! W e w ould like to invite you to attend

our upcoming meeting on March 14th at 7:30pm in the school

cafeteria to learn more about what we do.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to

the PTA on Facebook at Sand Pine PTA. We look forward to

hearing from you!

GOLDEN TICKET WINNERS

Teacher Student

Kristen Alleger Madelyn Brothers

Heather Forsman Elailah Villafane

Melissa Martin Caden Pangborn

Tammy Simmons Analia Hincapie

Susan Badalamenti Pelageia Gorshkova

Chrissy Jones Olivia Blaszczyk

Luisa Ojeda Liliana Medina

Michelle Romero Caryss Maxson

Ann Ryan Kara Tapia

Jen Gurley Lydia Raysor

Shay Peck Jazzmine Burditt

Corey Staney Jose Lugo

Holly Turner Dakota Barnes

Kristen Fox Aubrey Rainey

Malika Fuller Mya Cruz

Wanda LoMenzo Lila Dash

Jeannette Mandell Victoria Horruitiner

Colleen Sanders Patrick Lehmann

Lisa Steers Aiden Lewter

Robert Mueller Haley Sanders

Danielle Rogers Braiden Danielson

Gail Ruddy Timmy Boyle

Melody Welt Isaiah Fonseca

Emily Coe Michael Davis

Nadine Lambert Alejandra Rodriguez

Katy Mueller Eman Jabra

Tami Perugini Odin Boyd

Ellen Willis Lyrique Nguyen

This years PTA has been working hard on Sand Pine’s fundraisers,

family activities, supplies for the school and making preparations for

this year.

March 14th @ 7:30pm—PTA Meeting

March 17th—No School—Teacher Planning

March 20th—24th— No School SPRING BREAK

March 31st—Food Truck Rally

April 10th—Read-A-Thon Fundraiser Begins

April 13th @ 9:30am—PTA Meeting

April 21st—Bingo Night

SAVE THE DATE: 2 MONTH LOOK AHEAD

STAR STUDENTS—FEBRUARY 2017

Student Name: Grade: Teacher:

Kendall Kennedy Peeps (K) Alleger

Jack Street Owls (1st) Ojeda

Ava Couzens Peacocks (2nd) Gurley

Jackson Lenczden Toucans (3rd) LoMenzo

Ella Connelly Phoenix (4th) Rogers

Alene Bronson Eagles (5th) Pagano

FROM THE EDITOR

My name is Shari Kopp

and I am the Editor of your

Sand Pine Elementary PTA

newsletter.

The purpose of this news-

letter is to keep the Sand

Pine families updated on

all the school happenings!

If there is information that

you would like to see in

upcoming issues of the

newsletter, please reach

out to the PTA on Face-

book and let me know. I

would love to hear from

you!

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER: MR. ATKINS

Dear Sand Pine Families,

I can’t believe we are half way through the third quarter! This school year

is certainly going by fast! We received our new cafeteria tables and they look

beautiful. They were purchased from Ernie Morris and they have a lifetime

warranty. We are still waiting for a few more tables to come in to complete

our order.

I want to personally thank all of our families for supporting the American

Heart Association. Our school raised $2725.00 for the Jump Rope for Heart

event. Our students enjoyed participating in the jump rope station during

Field Day. 100% of the money raised will go directly to the American Heart

Association.

Our third, fourth, and fifth grade students will be taking the Florida Standards

Assessments beginning in February. We will start testing each day promptly

at 9:00 a.m. Please make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep, eats a

healthy breakfast, and arrives to school on time each day for testing. Our cafe-

teria will also be offering a free breakfast for each student that is taking the

FSA. Breakfast is served in our cafeteria beginning at 8:15 a.m.

Our school will be closed to all visitors (including lunch visitors) and volun-

teers on these days. Please see the testing schedule on the next page.

Our school will be closed on Friday, March 17th for teacher planning and

closed for Spring Break from Monday, March 20th to Friday, March 24th. I

hope that all of our students and families enjoy the time off and come back re-

laxed and ready to continue learning.

Sincerely,

Scott Atkins

Principal

FSA/FCAT ASSESSMENT DATES

SPRING 2017

Tuesday, March 28th 3rd Grade FSA Reading (Session 1)

(Paper/Pencil)

Wednesday, March 29th 3rd Grade FSA Reading (Session 2)

(Paper/Pencil)

Monday, April 10th 5th Grade FSA Reading (Session 1)

(Computer)

Tuesday, April 11th 5th Grade FSA Reading (Session 2)

(Computer)

Wednesday, April 12th 3rd Grade FSA Math (1) (Computer)

Thursday, April 13th 3rd Grade FSA Math (2) (Computer)

Monday, April 17th 4th Grade FSA Reading (1) (Computer)

Tuesday, April 18th 4th Grade FSA Reading (2) (Computer)

Wednesday, April 19th 4th Grade FSA Math (1) (Computer)

Thursday, April 20th 4th Grade FSA Math (2) (Computer)

Monday, April 24th 5th Grade FSA Math (1) (Computer)

Tuesday, April 25th 5th Grade FSA Math (2) (Computer)

Monday, May 1st 5th Grade FCAT Science (1) (Paper/

Pencil)

Tuesday, May 2nd 5th Grade FCAT Science (2) (Paper/

Pencil)

Our school will have a “Quiet Campus” on the dates listed be-

low. Our school will be closed to all volunteers and visitors, in-

cluding eating lunch with your child.

EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS

10 WAYS TO PREVENT COLDS & FLU

1. Eats lots of fruits & veg-

gies for maximum vita-

mins & minerals.

2. Wash your hands often

with warm, soapy water.

3. Keep your hands away

from your face.

4. Get moving! Exercise

boosts immune function.

5. Hear someone coughing

or sneezing? Move Away!

6. Rinse nasal passages with

warm distilled water &

sea salt.

7. Get plenty of sleep & rest.

8. Decrease stress & medi-

tate.

9. Diffuse essential oils such

as eucalyptus in the air.

10. Try natural cold reme-

dies.

Come join us for some Food Truck fun on March 31st!!!!

FOOD TRUCK RALLY

Our next elections for the upcoming 2017-2018 school

year will take place at Bingo Night on April 21st.

FROM OUR SPONSORS

Did you know that the Sand Pine Elementary PTA offers local businesses the opportunity to

partner with us?

We invite all local businesses to become a “Sand Pine Business Sponsor”. Your business partnership will

help our school reach our goals this year. In return for your support, the PTA will encourage all of our over

500 student families to frequent our “Business Sponsors”. This is an easy and effective way to get the word

out about your business and market it directly to local residents. This is also a great way to give back to the

community!

If you’d like to become a Business Sponsor and see your business listed on our website, a banner on the Sand

Pine Elementary fence and featured at our school events, please contact sandpinesponsors@gmail.com.

Gold Sponsors

Jay Sheridan (DJ)

Jimmy Johns

Mihara & Associates

Once Upon A Child

SportsOne Nation

Sweet Party

Tower Radiology Centers