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Upcoming Events
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12/3-12/7
Holiday Store
12/7 No Uniform Day
12/10-12/14
Spirit Week
12/12 (2:15pm) EESAC Meeting
t2/14 (7pm)
Reflections/Holiday Concert (@ Palmetto Senior)
12/18 Field Day (4th & 5th Grades)
12/18
Night at Lime
12/20 Field Day (2nd & 3rd Grades)
12/21
Holiday Celebrations
12/24-1/6 Winter Break (No School)
1/9 (8:45am)
General PTA Metting
Click here for more future events. See also Recurring Events below for recurring events. |
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Recurring Events
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Walk Florida
(Mon-Fri 7:45-8:25am
Next to the basketball court)
Join us for some wonderful physical activity before the bell rings Monday-Friday. Grab a friend and your sneakers! See you there! For more information, click here. Farmers Market(Tues 1:50-3:30pm
through March)
We encourage all PES families to come and explore the wonders of the market selling local, seasonal produce at an affordable price. Get your fresh fruits and veggies, share a smoothie, and try a tasting with a friend!
This year we will have cooking demos, food preparations, and other helpful hints for your weekly meals! Located at the 124st crosswalk behind the cafeteria!
Tasty Tuesdays (Tues 1:50-3:30pm)
Enjoy fresh fruit smoothies and seasonal healthy snacks at the Snack Shack. Snacks are available for $1. Come try something new and delicious! For more information, click here.
Garden Club
(Wed 2-3 pm)
Every Wednesday, students are invited to explore the wonders of the garden. Please bring a hat and a water bottle. Our mantra: "WE DIG DIRT!" For more information, click here.
Every Wednesday after school is Pizza Day! Treat your kids and help the PTA with this delicious weekly fundraiser. Visit us outside the cafeteria and enjoy a slice and a drink for only $2. Other delicious healthy snacks are also available.
School Store
(Wed 1:50 -2:15pm )
The online school store
is now back up and
running. Please place
your orders online at
If you are unable to
pick up your orders on Wednesdays, please
notify Jordan Schroeder at palmettoschoolstore@
gmail.com to work out an alternate schedule.
Please leave your payment in the PTA mailbox in the office.
Box Tops
We need you to clip
Box Tops to raise money for ACT! Please turn in your Box Tops to your class or the front office labeled with your teacher's name.
It's easy! Look for Box Tops on hundreds of your favorite General Mills products. For more information, visit the Box Tops website at boxtops4education.com or contact Jennifer Bermudez at jenna811@aol.com.
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Sponsored by the Palmetto Elementary School PTA
Palmetto E-Prints
Eric Torres, Principal  Dr. Annie Ingraham, Assistant Principal
Carmen Karshis, PTA President Barbara Oikle, Editor
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Mr. Torres: Principal of the Year Nominee!
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 Congratulations to Mr. Torres for Being Nominated Principal of the Year! Our very own Mr. Torres has been selected by peer principals in our regional feeder pattern to be this year's Principal of the Year Nominee for Miami Dade County Public Schools! It's an honor to have our principal selected for such a distinguished award. Thank you Mr. Torres for all your hard work, dedication and commitment to our children and school! We are so happy that you are receiving this much deserved honor and being recognized for everything you do for Palmetto! |
Principal's Honor Roll
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 Congratulations to the Following Students for Achieving Principal's Honor Roll in the 1st Quarter!This is the list of the students who made it to the Principal's Honor Roll in the first 9-week grading period. In order to be in the Principal's Honor Roll a student must achieve A1As in every class:
First Grade: Mikel Aizpurua Blake Alexander Riley Bejar Daniel Browman Isabella Diez Alexa Fein Liam Ferguson Jake Font Cody Knetch Chloe Leith Joaquin Levy Samira Mohammed Gabriel Montesano Carlos Muniz Marcos Ortega Ella Pelz Ryan Potash Jack Proulx Sandy Puga Nicole Savage Kevin Seo Ryan Singer Jack Young Evelyn Yu Tsung-Hua Yu
Second Grade: Matthew Ehrenreich Colin Ferzli Marc Francis Ruby Friedman Abigail Lambert Emma Leonardi Danielle Marini Reese Martinez Jack Mccabe Jack Nelson Marco Netto Kaitlyn Oikle Ryan Sarafoglu Grace Uhle Abigail Wylie
Third Grade: Mahdi Alkhunaizi Mikayla Ashe Matthew Bentolila Josephine Blohm Andrea Buitrago Tatiana Cardoso Katherine Cruz-Alvarez Samantha Diedrick Alexa Flores Kylie Howard Luna Karshis Aiden Kong Sydney Lam Aidan Leith Isabella Martin Gabriella Martinez Margaret Miao Sophia Nicolini Chloe Rabbino Megan Sabates Christian Sanchez Savannah Sarafoglu Trinity Schroeder Dylan Shapiro Maya Shapiro Carson Sleeman Grace Weinbach
Fourth Grade: Alexa Cannarella Jared Dwyer Sofia Ecker Justin Gonzalez Alex Nelson Nathan Seo Ivy Tan Maia Wenger
Fifth Grade: Brianna Bejar Nicholas Bellas Caterina Dong Daniel Fein Kamryn Figueras Sophia Lambert Brian Moreno Niusha Nikpour Zoe Nye Stefania Papadopulos Paola Parra Rachel Salas Ava Sanjabi Robert Shumway Madeline Wise Jonathan Wong
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| No Uniform Day |
No Uniform Day (Friday, December 7th)
For Just One Day, For Just $1
Buy your wristbands for $1 after school in front of the cafeteria on Thursday: 1:50 PM - 3:15 PM or Today, Wednesday at the School Store Cart: 1:50 PM -2:10 PM; and your child can take a day off uniforms to wear his/her favorite outfit!
* NO tank tops, string tops, open toed shoes or open back shoes*.
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| Holiday Store |
It's Time to shop!!
Our PTA Holiday Store is open until Friday, December 7 from 9 am to 2:30 pm except for Today, December 5 on which we will close at 2pm. The Holiday Store is located in the Music Portable, and each class has been scheduled a time to shop.
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| Spirit Week |
Help Support the Performing Arts and Join in on the Fun!
December 10-14, 2012
Only $1 each day to participate!
Monday:
Goodnight Moon Monday-Wear your favorite cozy PJ's.
Tuesday:
Bright and Shiny and Top it Off Tuesday- Wear your Palmetto Pride Sunglasses with a crazy, silly hat!
(If you haven't purchased them yet, get your sunglasses in room 7 for $5; see the Sunglasses Sale article below for additional information)
Wednesday:
Wild, Western Wednesday -Lets boot, scootin', and boogie the day away!
Thursday:
Think Back Thursday, as we turn back the time- dress up from the past decades, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's.
Friday*:
Roarin' Friday- Show your Palmetto Pride by wearing our school colors from head to toe! (Shirts, socks, bows, glasses, beads, and be creative!!)
*A prize will be awarded to the class that is dressed with the most school spirit on Friday!!
See the following flyer: Spirit Week 2012 Flyer.
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| Field Day Volunteers |
We Need Your Help!
Field Day will be held on December 18 for 4th and 5th Grades and December 20 for 2nd and 3rd Grades. Please consider serving as a volunteer for this fun event. Please contact Annie Cruz-Alvarez at acruzalvarez@bellsouth.net or (786) 525-4496, if you are interested in helping.
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| Sunglasses Sale |
 Support the Palmetto Cheerleaders
Stay COOL and order your white,
Palmetto Pride sunglasses today!
$5 each, while supplies last!
Please attach payment to the order form available at the following link: Sunglasses Order Form, and send to Ms. Perrin, Room 20 or Mrs. Juan, Room 7.
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Night at Lime
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Tuesday, December 18 (11am to 10pm)
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill
Downtown Dadeland, 9005 SW 72nd Place
Tel: 305-670-1022
FREE Underground Parking
Mark your calendar for Palmetto Night at Lime Fresh Mexican Grill! Take a break from cooking, and meet your friends for a delicious meal at Lime. Not only will you have a great time, but Lime will donate 15% of its proceeds that day to Palmetto Elementary School!
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Art News
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 Congratulations go out to the following Students . . .
Reflections Winners for Visual Arts 2012-2013
Primary Division
Phillip Lane - Grade 1 Bouhajrah
Blake Alexander - Grade 1 Telfort
Benjamin Blackburn - Grade 1 Bouhajrah
Michael Arnold - Grade 1 Bouhajrah
David Lundy - Grade 2 - Dealejo
Alexia Guerrero - Grade 2- Dealejo
Kaitlyn Oikle - Grade 2 Bogert
Reflections Winners for Visual Arts 2012-2013
Intermediate Division
Mahdi Alkhunaizi - Grade 3 Perrin
Andy O'Brien - Grade 3 Juan
Maria Leite - Grade 3 Perrin
Ryan Bauza - Grade 4 Lanzas
Catherine Lederman - Grade 5 Ennis
Antonio Del-Toro - Grade 5- Martinez
Alliyah Brown - Grade 5 Poppe
Andre Harvey - Grade 5 Poppe
Curriculum Expo Artists
Amna Alkhunaizi
Catherine Lederman
Sara Alessa
Antonio Del-Toro
Zoe Zimsek
Trinity Schroeder
Sarah Leiva
Kamryn Figueras
Gael Cardenas
WalkSafe Poster Winners
Aryana Motagh
Andrew O'Brien
Amna Alhunaizi
Fairchild "Parade of Endangered Animals" Participants
Join them at Fairchild on December 15, from 2:30-3:30 and cheer our artistic mask creations at the parade!
Atala Butterfly (Eumaeus atala)
Emma Leonardi - Grade 2 Bogert
American Crocodile (crocodylus acutus)
Matthew Loeb - Grade 1 Telfort
Martin Yu - Grade 1 Bouhajrah
Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi)
Maya Netto - Grade 2 Raposo
Ivy Tan - Grade 4 Ferrer
Key Largo Cotton Mouse (Peromyseus gossypinus allapaticola)
Megan Sabates - Grade 3 Kozdron
Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens)
Catherine Lederman - Grade 5 Ennis
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Golden Paw Winners
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 Congratulations go out to . . .
the following wonderful readers who went over the rainbow and earned the November Golden Paws!
Nicholas Ortega, Luca Nicolini, Ruthanne Lally, Aryana Motlagh, Zachary Salyers (2nd), Ella Pelz, Gabriel Montesano, and Alexa Fein.
Colin Ferzli, Shannon Fitzgerald, Emma Leonardi (3rd), Jack Nelson, Lucas Netto, Marco Netto, Kaitlyn Oikle, Barnett Pesin (4th & 5th), Ryan Sarafoglu, and Saree Soto
Amariah Gordon, Andy O'Brien, Ryan Park, Savannah Sarafoglu (5th), Dylan Shapiro (2nd), Paulina Yu (2nd), Ashley Baxter, Samantha Diedrick, Chloe Rabbino (2nd), and Mahdi Alkhunaizi
David Buitrago, Rachel Lee, Ivy Tan, and Mackenzie Mussman
5th. Grade:
Eric Zimsek, Kamryn Figueras, Dana Brunser, Caterina Dong, Nicholas Bellas, Zoe Nye, and Jonathan Wong
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Palmetto Middle School's 50th Anniversary Reunion
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 Save the Date!
Palmetto Middle School's 50th Anniversary Reunion, is scheduled for January 26, 2013. Events include:- an Alumni Meet & Greet Breakfast (9-11 in the PMS Media Center) and
- a Picnic (11am -2pm at PMS field).
Please like us on Facebook (Palmetto Middle School Alumni) or contact fittsc@bellsouth.net for more Reunion information.
We are looking for alumni to attend special events, including the Alumni Breakfast. Please email zenaidagomez@gmail.com for further information. Thank you! |
PTA Website
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Check Out the Palmetto Elementary PTA Website & Stay Up To Date
We have created this website to keep you up to date with the latest news and information from our PTA and other organizations in the school. You can check out our new website at www.palmettopta.org. |
E-Prints Archive
| Miss an E-Prints Issue or Looking for a Prior Article? Now you can find prior E-Prints in our archive! Just click on the "Newsletter Archive" link at the end of the left hand column in each E-Prints to find prior email communications. An Archive link is also available on the Palmetto PTA website at palmettopta.org . |
Submissions for Next E-Prints
|  Have Something to Say ... Include it in the next E-Prints! Submit all materials NO LATER than Friday, December 14 to: palmetto prints@yahoo.com. |
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