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January 8- School Reopens
January 10- PTO General Meeting 9am
January 10- McDonald's Spirit Night 5-7pm
January 14- Report Cards Distributed
January 15- New Parent Information Night 6pm
January 16- Early Release 1pm
January 18- Middle School Dance
January 21- MLK Day/ No School
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,
Happy New Year!
Students return in the morning, and we start the third quarter of the school year. The teachers are ready to go, and will be there to greet your children in the morning.
The lottery for the 2013-14 school year will occur on February 1st. We have 10 new students beginning tomorrow, and about 6 more within the next 2 weeks. Some parents are ensuring a seat by enrolling now. We've scheduled another Parent Information Night for the 15th.
This issue includes information about our newly selected Teacher of the Year, Citizenship Awards, Angel Tree, Family Fun Night, and various upcoming enrichment opportunities.
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Teacher of the Year (TOY)
|  Each year the staff identifies on of the teachers as Teacher of the Year. The criteria includes their instructional capabilities, as well as demonstration of Imagine's Six Measures of Excellence.
Congratulations goes to BreAnne Kilmer who was selected as Teacher of the Year for Imagine School at Land O Lakes!! Mrs. Kilmer teaches grade 8 language arts, grade 6 reading, is the Yearbook Advisor, and my contact for anything Middle School. It's well deserved!
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Recorders in Music
|  To our 4th and 5th grade parents,
Welcome back and get ready because we start Recorders this week!
There is still time to purchase your child's recorder if you want your child to participate. The cost is $6 and the checks need to be made out to Imagine Schools. If you have one at home you can bring that one in, my only requirement is that it is a true recorder and can play the notes correctly. If there is any student that does not want to play the recorder, a paper one will be provided so that they can at least participate in learning the basics. Each student will be required to practice 3 times a week for at least 10 minutes each time. They will be given a sheet to fill out every time and when they return to music class I will check to see that they are practicing. Practice is very important because we only see each other one week out of every 3 and to be able to put on a Spring show they need the extra practice time at home. Thank you for all your help.
Mrs. Nelken
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Staffing Changes
|  Congratulations to Jennifer Whitten (grade 1 math and science) who gave birth to Hailey Jade Whitten on December 27th at 6:30am. The Princess weighed in at 7lbs 3oz and 20inches long. Both mom and baby are doing wonderful! We're pleased to announce that Mrs. Curran will be the long term substitute while Mrs. Whitten is out.
Nicole Bridgens resigned from her kindergarten position just before Winter Break. I'm pleased to announce that Taylor Kupcik has accepted the position as the kindergarten math/science teacher. Mrs. Moraguez will change from math/science to reading/language arts since she's taught reading in the past.
Patricia Hammerberg resigned unexpectedly the day before Winter Break began. We were fortunate to identify an experience teacher from Fort Myers that planned to move to the area to be close to her grandchild that arrives this spring. Joanne Jenuleson will begin on January 28th. She has given her principal notice so a replacement can be found, and then will be moving to Pasco. She's already set up the classroom, left a letter for the students, and will be in close communication with the substitute, Ms. Leah Corbett, and Aimee Williams, our instructional coach that will assist with reading instruction in the interim.
Thank you to those that participated in the interviews during your vacation. It's much appreciated, and I know the parents and students will be pleased with the exceptional talent that joined the Imagine Family.
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Family Fun Night
|  Mark your calendars! January 25th is Imagine Land O Lakes' Family Fun Night. Join us for a family movie, free popcorn, games and more. Tickets will be on sale soon. Look for next week's newsletter for more details. This event is organized by the Imagine Character Committee that is comprised of staff and parents. |
| Positively Tampa Bay | 
Imagine School at Land o' Lakes was featured on Positively Tampa Bay for our participation with the Salvation Army Angel Tree through ABC Actions News. Mrs. Denson and Mrs. Brush chaperoned a group of students to the news station where they were given a tour by Meredyth Censullo, who helped facilitate this opportunity. They enjoyed this special chance to talk to Lizette Campos about all our generous and students and families. This was our fourth year participating in this wonderful program. Each year we have added to the amount of Angels we adopted. This year we donated 14 bicycles and over 35 bags of clothes and toys for needy children! We started off with 25 Angels, added 5 more (thanks to the Baker-Waizenhofer family and our speech therapist, Mrs. Erica Amerson) and then 20 more Angels were requested through Jenny Harrison for Walker Ford! Thank you to Geo Slay, Nathan Ax, Matt Boyette, and Kamy Shorey for loading up all our donations. A special thank you goes out to Mrs. Slay, Nikolas Brush, Dominic and Dewy Slay for helping to deliver everything! Thank you for all your donations Imagine families. What a great way to show citizenship, caring, and generosity! Here is a link to our video if you missed it.
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Dance Club
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Imagine Dancers Session #2 starts Tuesday
January 15th!
Classes run from Jan. 15-March 19 and cost $80.00 for 10 lessons. The session includes a personal copy of Shaun T's Kids Fit Club!
Imagine Dancers is open to students in Kindergartner to 8th grade. We will meet Tuesdays from 4:00-5:00 pm.
To get your child started just fill out the registration form (found in the left side under "school enrichment links") and return it to your homeroom teacher with payment payable to Liska Garcia. Student will not be able to start Imagine Dancers until the payment is made.
Registration is open until Friday Jan. 11. Only 10 spots available first come first served. Parents will receive a confirmation e-mail by Monday Jan 14 to confirm child's registration. Thank you for your interest and let us dance our way to a healthy and fun 2013!
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at coachliska@beachbodycoach.com
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Citizenship Awards Assembly
|  The Citizenship Awards Assembly was held just prior to the Winter Break. I'm pleased to announce the following students that were recognized for their demonstration of good citizenship.
Kindergarten- Andrew Christopher , Ty Denninger, Chase Pittman, and Bianca Siqueira
Grade 1- Max Bernstein, Mark Grenier, Jaidyn Rivera, Hannah Rose and Hunter Smith
Grade 2- Hayden Bash, Ashutosh Paudel, John Raimundi, and Joey Seubert
Grade 3- Quintin Gegan, Victoria Patel, and Miranda Schwartz
Grade 4- Hannah Brubaker, Autumn Frederique, Ava Martin, and Faithlyn Smith
Grade 5- Manoj Kambara, Jean Paul Matallana, and Erin Presta
Grade 6- Antonia Frasquillo, Ethan Hansborough, Jamie Adles, and Conner Williams
Grade 7- Kyndall Fry and Louis Haroun
Grade 8- Nathan Ax and Victoria Santello
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Parent Information Session
|  This information is for all parents that applied to Imagine for the 2013-2014 school year.
Parent Information Session
Tuesday, January 15th
Our lottery is February 1st, and we know parents need time to consider their options. Join us on the 15th and hopefully you'll soon be part of the Imagine Family.
Agenda
5:30-6:00 - The building will be available for parents to view the classrooms, playground, and common areas.
6:00 - Information session in the multipurpose room followed by a question/answer period
Do you want to be guaranteed a seat? We have seats available for the current school year in all grade levels except kindergarten. Some parents choose to not risk the lottery and enroll now.
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Running Club
|  Distance Dragons running club session is starting soon. We will begin our new session starting January 9, 2013. This session will go for 16 weeks and the cost is $45 per student. Each student receives a dry-fit shirt and will earn toe tokens for every five miles they run. Hurry and secure your child's spot today.
Registration Form
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| Yearbook |  Yearbook Recognition Ads for K, 5th, & 8th Grades Parents- Time is running out to order your Yearbook Recognition Ad for that special graduate. The deadline is Friday, December 14! We only have eight pages secured for ads in the book, so make sure to order yours before all of the spots are filled. Log onto www.jostensadservice.com, where you can choose a template, upload pictures, and write the perfect message to let your graduate know how special they are to you! Hurry, before time runs out! If you have any questions, please contact our Yearbook Advisor at breanne.kilmer@imagineschools.com. Yearbook Business Ads Are you a business owner who would like to advertise your company in our Yearbook? By ordering an ad, your company gets exposure forever in print in over 300 yearbooks. Ad rates begin at just $40. There are two easy ways to purchase and submit an ad. 1.) Log onto www.jostensadservice.com. Here you can choose a template, upload your company's graphic, and pay by CC. 2.) Complete this form, enclose graphic and check, and return it to BreAnne Kilmer. We only have eight pages secured for ads, so be sure to order yours now to ensure your spot. The deadline for Business Ads is December 21. If you have any questions, please contact me at breanne.kilmer@imagineschools.com Thank you for supporting Imagine School at Land O' Lakes! |
Application Period
| It's the time of the school year when parents apply to have their child's name be included in the lottery that is held on February 1st. The application for the 2013-14 school year is posted on the website. All applications received between November 1st and January 31st are included in the lottery. Current parents with siblings entering kindergarten next year should also complete an application form. A seat is guaranteed for your child, but we need to know how many siblings are planning to attend. The e-mail address of all applicants are added to the newsletter distribution list. We welcome our new potential families, and hope you use the weekly newsletter as a way to get to know Imagine School.
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Kathy Helean
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