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September 17- Constitution Day
September 18- Open House 5:30-7pm
September 19- Early Release 1pm/ Conferences
September 21- Progress Reports Distributed
September 24- Cookie Dough Fundraiser begins
September 24-28- Celebrate Freedom Week
September 27- Odyssey of the Mind information session
October 2- Gr 5 Field Study Straz Center
October 9- School Pictures
October 9- Governing Board Meeting 6:30pm
October 11- McDonald's Spirit Night 5-7pm
October 17- Early Release 1pm
October 19- Gr7 Field Study Feeding America
October 19- Fall Festival
October 19- End of First Quarter
October 22- Teacher Planning Day/ No School
October 23- Gr2 Field Study Cracker Country
October 24- Gr1 Field Study Dade City Wild Things
October 29- Report Cards Distributed
1pm Early Release Days
9/19 Fall conferences
10/17
1/16
2/13
3/13 Spring conferences
4/10
5/15
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2420 LAND O' LAKES BLVD LAND O' LAKES FL 34639 (813)949-7234
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Dragon Happenings
Dear Imagine Families,
We have a busy week ahead of us. On Monday we'll celebrate Constitution Day. On Tuesday we look forward to our Open House. Your child will have the opportunity to show you their school.
Don't forget that we have our first Early Release on Wednesday at 1pm. Students will have lunch at school. The staff will begin fall parent conferences that afternoon.
Thank you for the many offers to take care of pressure washing our picnic tables!
If you have an 8 foot ladder we can borrow, it would be appreciated. Mr. Louis has some maintenance work that requires a ladder.
Don't forget to sign up to be a volunteer for this school year! A reminder to parents that siblings are not allowed to accompany parents on field trips, while volunteering in the classroom, or during classroom parties.
Bus Driver: We are in need of back up drivers or substitute drivers. If you have a CDL license and are interested in being a bus driver, please contact theresa.reed@imagineschools.com .
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Open House
|  Mark your calendar!
Our Open House is scheduled for Tuesday, September 18th from 5:30-7pm. This is an evening for your child to share their classroom with you. It is a social evening, and not intended for conferencing.
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Bus News
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Wednesday is an early release day. Please check the bus schedule to know the scheduled bus times.
We have several students picked up by outside daycares. Please be sure to let them know about the Early Release Day on Wednesday.
We still don't have a back up driver, so when a driver is out, we'll be running on the alternate schedule.
Mr. Charlie will be out on Thursday and Friday (September 20th and 21st). Route 3 (bus 4) will be on the alternate schedule.
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Fall Festival
|  Plans are underway for our Fall Festival on Friday evening October 19th. If you can volunteer, please let us know by going to the VolunteerSpot and signing up.
Last year was a tremendous success and we expect an even larger turn out this year!
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Why no Siblings?
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Several parents have questioned our policy of no siblings when volunteering.
Parents are welcome to bring their siblings during a PTO meeting or activity outside the classroom that does not involve chaperoning or supervising a group of students.
Volunteers in the classrooms are to enhance the learning environment for our students. Your assistance and support is a valuable resource and we look forward to a wonderful year. |
Yearbook Order
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Only two weeks left to order the Yearbook at it's best price all year and to get a coupon book! Order by September 30!
We had great success this past year with the sale of our Yearbook, but we also know many of you did not get a Yearbook because we ran out of copies. We don't want to see this happen to you next year, so we are starting the sale of our 2012-2013 Yearbook now!
To place your order for the 2012-2013 Yearbook, please go to www.jostensyearbooks.com to place your order. The cost is $27 (over 30% off list price), and with your early order you will also receive an Entertainment Coupon Book with savings of over $400 on family favorite places such as Hungry Howies, Steak 'n Shake, Dicks Sporting Goods, Regal Movie Theaters, and many other restaurants and stores. This offer is only good until September 30, so order now! The coupon book (good through the end of 2013) will arrive with the Yearbooks and will be distributed at the same time.
Are you a Kindergarten, Third Grade, or Eighth Grade parent interested in celebrating the graduation of your student with a recognition ad? Go to www.jostensadservice.com to begin creating your dedication to that special kid! Recognition ads need to be submitted by December 1, 2012.
Are you a business interested in advertising in our book? Go to www.jostensadservice.com to begin creating your business ad that will be in print forever! Business ads need to be submitted by December 1, 2012. Please note that ALL book ordering, recognition ads, and business ads will be need to be done online this year. Imagine School will not be handling any ordering or ad creation services at the school. Order now to get the best price possible for your Yearbook. You won't want to miss out on the chance to remember all of the fun this upcoming year will hold!
Mrs. BreAnne Kilmer
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Storybook Art Studio
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Come explore the best of children's literature each week through a fun mix of games, drama, reading, and, of course, a take home art-project!
Together we will dive in to the works of Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, Maurice Sendek and many more -- enjoying their classic stories and trying our hands at their illustration styles. Class will be held on Wednesdays Sept. 19-Nov. 14 (9 sessions) from 3:30-5pm in the Media Center. (Since September 19th is an early release day, the class will run from 1-2:30 on that day.) Class fee is $90 per child and a snack is included . Space is limited to 10 students. Open to grades K-3.
This after-school enrichment class will be hosted by Ms. Deena Haiber, who has hosted Arts and Crafts of the Seasons at Imagine for the past two years, and is a certified Art Teacher and Library Media Specialist. Please feel free to email her at haiberz@aol.com with any questions.
Registration Form
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Target Dollars
|  Forty-five families have enrolled Imagine School with their Target Red Card and this week we received a check for $1900. Parents received 5% off all purchases, and Target donates 1% to our school.
Please consider filling out an application for REDcard the next time you visit Target. Families can sign up for a debit card (no fees) or a credit card. - You'll automatically get 5% off when you use your card in Target stores in the United States and on Target.com
- When you use your REDcard at Target.com, your purchases ship for free. No minimum purchase. No membership fee. And that's on top of the 5% savings you already receive just for shopping with your REDcard.
- Choose Imagine School and Target will donate up to 1% of your REDcard purchases at Target stores in the U.S and at Target.com.
Just imagine how much could be raised for Imagine if more than 45 families participated by shopping at Target with a REDcard!
We also earned $250 in gift certificates from Target thanks to your online voting!! Thank you!
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Odyssey of the Mind
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Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and World level. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and from about 25 other countries participate in the program."
Parents and students are invited to an informational meeting that will be held on Thursday, September 27th, at 6:00 PM in the school's gym. Ms. Freda Abercrombie, head of the Gulf Coast Region, will be the guest speaker. An informational packet will be distributed.
School Coordinator
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Car Pooling
|  We've had several parents looking for car pooling opportunities. This section will be added to the weekly newsletter.
From Jill Presley-
(813) 263-2542
Jillp4@Yahoo.com
My daughter is a new 7th grade student at Imagine. We live in North Tampa and would like to find another family to carpool with. I travel north on 41 and am looking for someone that lives in Lutz.
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Kathy Helean
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