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January 14- Report Cards Distributed
January 15- New Parent Information Night 6pm
January 16- Early Release 1pm
January 18- Middle School Dance 6-9pm
January 21- MLK Day/ No School
January 22- Active Parenting Class begins
January 25- Family Fun Night
February 1- Lottery for 2013-14 seats at Imagine
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,
Students and staff returned to school on Tuesday for the start of the third quarter of the school year. Imagine School at Land O Lakes is in the process of the charter renewal. Our 5 year charter expires in June, and we're working closely with the district to complete all the renewal documents. This is a normal procedure that occurs at the end of each charter contract. Two Pasco charter schools completed their renewal last year. We do not anticipate any concerns with the renewal given our high academic scores, student waiting list, and permanent facility. Our thanks to the Pasco Sheriff for assigning deputies to the school after the incident at Sandyhook. You will notice that a deputy is parked in the parking lot sporadically. I'm also pleased to announce that the School Resource Officer from Sunlake High School now stops by the school at least once a day.  Don't forget that this week there is an Early Release at 1pm on Wednesday!! This issue includes information about an upcoming parenting class, a family fun night, drama club, middle school dance, enrichment classes and some PTO notes.
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Parenting Class Coming!
|  Mark your calendar! I'm pleased to announce that the same parenting classes offered to district schools is coming to Imagine on January 22nd!
Tuesdays from 6-8pm
Free child care provided.
Cost to parents is $5 for the parent guide.
The program is focused on parenting children aged 5-12.
Active Parenting is a positive parenting program designed by Dr, Michael H. Popkin, a psychologist whose focus is helping families in today's uncertain and dangerous world. Active Parenting teaches parents everything they need to know about instilling confidence in their children, nonviolent discipline techniques, and encouraging mutual respect. The program offers a variety of tools to help raise happy, healthy, and successful children.
Active Parenting isn't just for parents. Guardians, grandparents, childcare providers and teachers will also find the information taught by the Active parenting programs very informative and instructional.
Please reserve a space by sending the following information to kristen.conway@imagineschools.com : Names of adult participants, and whether child care will be needed.
The presenters will be coming from FDLRS Gulfcoast. It is funded by the Florida Department of Education. FDLRS Gulfcoast provides services to Pinellas, Hernando and Pasco Counties.
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PTO Notes
|  The PTO would like to say thank you to all of our Imagine families for all of your support of our fundraisers. Thanks to you we received over $1400 from the Box Tops Collection and we receive close to $400 each month from our McDonald's nights.
All of the money raised will help us upgrade the technology in the school!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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Family Fun Night
|  The Imagine Character Committee (made up of teachers and staff) are sponsoring a Family Fun Night on January 25th at 7pm.
Tickets are $5 for a family of 4 when ordered ahead of time, or $7 at the door. Each additional family member is $1.
Ticket includes popcorn, a movie and family fun in the Game Room.
Next steps-
1. Complete the ticket order form and submit by January 22nd.
2. Help choose the family movie shown by voting through this link .
Choices are Hook, Frankenwienie or Brave.
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Drama Club Resumes
|  Mrs. Pendleton has agreed to take over the Drama Club, and has been in touch with Mrs. Hammerberg. See her note below:
Drama will resume on Thursday the 17th from 3:45-4:45 in my room. I am excited to take on this opportunity. We will continue working on the play that they started. Students should bring their scripts with them.
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Middle School Dance
|  The Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a S'Winter Dance!
WHEN: Friday, January 18th from 6 pm - 9 pm.
WHERE: The Multipurpose Room will be transformed into an S 'Winter Wonderland.
HOW (much):Pre-Dance Tickets will go on sale for $7.00 tomorrow during Friday's Snack shop. Next week, Monday - Friday tickets will be sold before and during Homeroom in Ms. Gold's room #207. Ticket price will be increased to $10.00 if purchased at the Door on the night of the Dance.
WHO (will Spin the Tunes?): Sound Waves Pro DJ Jose will keep the crowd engaged, entertained, and most importantly, dancing by playing the latest hits and your requests!
THEME: Is the theme Summer or Winter? Both! Summer and Winter together = Swinter. Students will choose to enter through winter or summer door and find a room that has a whole lot of options. You can.........Cool off with a Shirley Temple at the Tike Hut........... Warm up in front of the Fireplace with Cookies & Cream Hot Cocoa ............. Take your photo at a Hawaiian Luau or with a snowman on a snowy mountain...........Be sure to buy your ticket to join the Fun!
Guests are allowed, as long as they are students from other middle schools in the area. Please see Mrs. Gold for a guest form, which must be submitted prior to the dance. |
Enrichment Classes
|  Here is the list of enrichment classes offered at Imagine during January, February and part of March.
Tuesdays-
Chorus (before school)
i9 Flag Football
Imagine Dancers
Wednesdays-
Running Club (Distance Dragons)
Storybook Art (info coming)
Thursdays-
Winter Kickball
Drama Club
Coach Lance and Mr. Denson are planning on starting a basketball session for students in grades 5-8. I will get the update on Young Artists from Coach Spicer.
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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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Yearbook Deadline
|  Time is running out to guarantee your purchase of a 2012-2013 Yearbook! We only have a certain number of yearbooks available each year, so it is important to order now to ensure that you don't miss out. We did run out of copies last year. Please be sure to order your copy of the yearbook for $32.00 before January 29, 2013. After this date, you are no longer guaranteed a copy. To order, log onto www.jostensyearbooks.com where you can purchase your book, add personalized icons to the cover, and inscribe your name. Order now so your student can remember this year's memories forever!
Mrs. Kilmer
Yearbook Advisor
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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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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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We hope you find this newsletter informative, and you can help us by forwarding this e-newsletter to any parents who might like to enroll at Imagine. They can easily join the list by clicking the "Join Our Mailing List" in the left column.
Please continue to contact me with any questions, or suggestions for other news bytes.
Kathy Helean
Imagine School at Land O Lakes |
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