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Upcoming Events
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4/10: SAT Testing
4/13 (7:10pm): Chorus to Sing National Anthem for the Miami Marlins Game
4/14: Earth Day at Pinecrest Gardens
4/15-4/26: FCAT Testing
4/16: Lime Fundraiser
4/25: Sushi Maki Fundraiser
5/1: Career Day
5/6-5/10: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
Click here for more future events. See also Recurring Events below for recurring events. |
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Recurring Events
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Recycling Corner (Mon-Fri in Media Center)
We are collecting:
--Batteries (no car batteries
--Laser and ink jet printer cartridges
lindadwyerfl@gmail.com
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. 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.
Please note that Garden Club was canceled for today, April 10th.
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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2012-2013 PTA Sponsors
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A Big Thank You to Our 2012-2013 PTA Sponsors!
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PTA Elections
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Want to Serve on the Palmetto Elementary
2013-2014 PTA Board?
The Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations from interested PTA members for all positions:
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
3rd Vice President
4th Vice President
Recording Secretary
Corespondent Secretary
Treasurer
If you are interested, please contact the nominating committee:
Elections will be held at our Annual Meeting at the end of May.
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New School Website
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Come See Our School's New Website!
Earlier in the year, the PTA launched a new website (see below for additional information). Now the School's website has also been completely updated and redesigned! Take a look at http://pes.dadeschools.net/.
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FCAT Testing Dates
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 FCAT Testing Takes Place April 15-26
Please note that FCAT testing takes place from April 15th to April 26th. SAT testing has already started and will continue through today. During these dates, it is very important that everyone be in school on time, as students will not be able to enter the classroom after school begins. |
2013-2014 Registration
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 The 2013-2014 School Year Registration is Now Open!
VPK Orientation Meeting Today!
Registration is now open for K-5 for the 2013-2014 School Year.
There will be a VPK orientation meeting TODAY, Wednesday, April 10th at 2:15 PM; and registration will start tomorrow, April 11th.
Please contact Mrs. Moran in the Main Office with any questions. |
School Library Media Month
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 April is School Library Media Month
Did you know that there are more than 117,000 libraries in the United States and that about 94,000 of these are school libraries? Miami-Dade County Public Schools alone has over 340 school library media centers.
Did you know that Palmetto Elementary leads all Elementary Schools in the South Region with the most library book check-outs per pupil? As of April 8th, our total circulation is over 38,600 and our students have earned over 42,000 AR Points! That is AWESOME Palmetto!
Remember that 38,600 books checked-out means 38,600 books to place back on the shelves and 42,000 AR Points means thousands of Rainbow Reader Tags that must be labeled and distributed. Therefore, we would like to extend a special thank you to the dedicated Media Center and Rainbow Reader Volunteers who make this possible for our students!
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| Chorus to Sing Anthem for Marlins |
THIS Saturday, April 13th at 7:10pm!
Once again our Chorus will be singing the National Anthem at the Miami Marlins game THIS Saturday, April 13th at 7:10 PM. The Marlins will be playing against the Phillies!
Last year the allocated seats sold out so please print out the following flyer and turn it in to Mr. Diez with your payment right away before we are all out of seats: Palmetto Chorus Marlins Flyer.
All are welcome to attend and support the children! This activity also benefits our PES Performing Arts! Thank you!! |
Career Day
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We Need You! Parents, Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts, Friends, Neighbors Welcome!
Palmetto Elementary's Career Day will be held on Wednesday, May 1st from 9am to 1pm.
Come and share your career or hobby with the kids! Sign up for 30 minutes or the whole morning! Please complete the following Career Day Form to participate: Career Day Sign-Up
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| Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week |
 Call for Volunteers!
Staff Appreciation Week is May 6-10.
We need volunteers to help with decorations and prep work the week of April 29, and volunteers to help with all sorts of activities the week of May 6.
Please contact Janet Hodur at janethdot@yahoo.com if you can help honor our amazing teachers and staff. Thanks to those of you who have already reached out!
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| Art Cards |
 Time to Purchase Your Art Cards!
All who registered for the Art Cards fundraiser should have received an email letting you know you may now purchase your customized products.
Please make your purchases by FRIDAY, APRIL 19, in order for them to be processed as part of the fundraiser. Remember, these products make great gifts and our school benefits, too!
Please contact Janet Hodur at janethdot@yahoo.com with any questions about this program. Thank you for your support! |
| PES Dinner Nights |
Enjoy a Relaxing Dinner While Supporting Our School!
Join your friends at area restaurants in April on the days listed below and a portion of the sales will benefit our school.
TUESDAY, APRIL 16: Lime Night
Visit Lime at Dadeland for a tasty lunch or dinner and mention PES when you purchase. It's that easy!
THURSDAY, APRIL 25: Sushi Maki
Our promotion runs from 6PM to 9PM, dine-in or carry-out, and you MUST have a voucher for the promotion for your purchase to count. Vouchers can be found on the PTA website and will be handed out at Pizza Wednesday on April 24.
You can dine at Sushi Maki in Palmetto Bay, South Miami, Brickell, Coral Gables, and Kendall!
Palmetto Bay address (closest to PES): 14491 South Dixie Highway |
| Reflections Essay Florida State Winner |
Congratulations to 5th Grader,
Catherine Lederman
Florida State Reflections Essay Winner! Catherine now progresses to the National Essay Writing Competition. Way to go Catherine! We all wish you the best of luck! You are already a winner to us! |
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Golden Paws
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Congratulations to ...
the following students for going over the rainbow in March.
Kindergarten
Charlotte Diedrick
Sloane Gelfman (2nd)
Lexi Herskowitz (3rd)
George Pesin
Ryan Oikle
Cemre Sengul (3rd)
Kaelon Ecker
1st Grade
Blake Alexander (3rd)
Rebecca Edenbach
Ruthanne Lally (2nd)
Matthew Loeb
Luca Nicolini (3rd)
Zachary Salyers (5th)
Iliana Cardoso
Kayla Heller
Nicholas Ortega (3rd)
Emma Weinberg (2nd)
Bruno Deoliveira
Philip Lane
Alexa Fein (3rd)
Ella Pelz (3rd)
Sandy Puga
Justin Skoke (2nd)
Samira Mohammed
Jelani Morgan
2nd Grade
Colin Ferzli (2nd)
Kelsey Figueras
Shannon Fitzgerald (2nd)
Brady Herskowitz
Emma Leonardi (6th)
Jason Lu (3rd)
Marco Netto (2nd)
Mikey Tafur
Abigail Wylie
Christian Brown
Ruby Friedman
Danielle Marini
Teagan Nayak
Frederick Nichols (2nd)
Barnett Pesin (9th and 10th)
Ryan Sarafoglu (3rd)
Sophia Wylie
3rd Grade
Katherine Cruz-Alvarez
Nicholas Garavito
Diego Martinez
Sophia Nicolini
Lucas Ortiz
Chloe Rabbino (4th)
Carson Sleeman
Michael Markus
Charlie Nye
Ryan Park (4th)
Savannah Sarafoglu (10th & 11th)
Dylan Shapiro (4th)
Paulina Yu (4th)
Ethan Yu
Thomas Peacock
Ian Zalcberg
Trinity Schroeder
Zahran Mohamed
4th Grade
Miriam Gomez (2nd)
Olivia Ortega
Luke SliferIvy Tan (3rd)
Gabriell Pena-Aleman
Isabella Varela
Alexa Cannarella
Joshua Lehockey
Victoria Naranjo
Mahyar Mahtabfar
Delfina Young
5th Grade
Samuel Cheng (2nd)
Carolina Escobar
Brianna Bejar
Caterina Dong (2nd)
Niusha Nikpour
Tony Williams
Aiden Heller
Antonio Del-Toro
Jazlyn Ortiz
Gustavo Knapp
Lucas Lau (2nd)
Camila Guerrero
Sophia Lambert
Sabina Ortiz
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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.
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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, April 26th to: palmetto prints@yahoo.com. |
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