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Upcoming Events
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5/1: Career Day
5/3: Golden Paw Ceremony
5/6-5/10: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
5/8: Corner Bakery PES Day
5/10: No Uniform Day
5/16 (8:45am in the Cafeteria): Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
5/18: Music USA Festival
5/21: Last Day of Tasty Tuesday
5/21: Lime PES Day
5/22: Last Day of Pizza Wednesday
5/23 (6:30pm at Jungle Island): Miami-Dade PTA Recognition Awards
5/27: Memorial Day (No School)
5/29 (8:45am in the Cafeteria): PTA Annual Meeting
5/30 & 5/31 Spring Concert
6/4: Performing Arts Award Ceremony
6/5: Last Day of School!
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.
Last Day will be 5/21!
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.
Last Day will be 5/22!
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.
Last Day will be 5/22!
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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Miami-Dade Council PTA Recognition Awards
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Congratulations to the following PES Nominees!
Paul Bell Principal of the Year: Mr. Eric Torres Pillar of PTA School Site Employee: Martha Carter, Media Specialist Pillar of PTA Volunteer: Margaret Sirilo Program of Impact Award: Play Eat Succeed Wellness Initiative Supermen of PTA Trophy: Palmetto Elementary School PTA for a minimum of 100 male members Standard of Excellence Award: Palmetto Elementary School PTA
The winners will be announced at the Miami-Dade Council PTA Recognition Awards being held on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 6:30pm at Jungle Island (formerly Parrot Jungle Island) located at 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami, Florida 33132.
We wish all our PES Nominees the best of luck! You are already winners to us!
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Cheerleaders Win State Championships!
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Congratulations to Our Palmetto Cheerleaders for Winning 1st Place at the State Championships!
This past weekend our Palmetto Cheerleaders competed in the FCDA Florida Championships and won 1st Place! We are very proud of you. Go Palmetto Cheerleaders! |
| Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week |
Staff Appreciation Week is May 6-10
We need volunteers to help with decorations and prep work THIS Friday, 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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Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
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Thursday, May 16th at 8:45am in the Cafeteria
The Palmetto Elementary School teachers, staff, and administration invite all of our awesome volunteers to our annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on May 16, 2013 in our school cafeteria beginning at 8:45 AM .
We want to thank you for partnering with us to help our children succeed in both academic and social/emotional areas of their lives.
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Music USA Festival
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PES Performing Arts Members to Perform at Music USA Festival in Universal Studios on May 18th!
On May 18th the Palmetto Singers, Concert Band, Orchestra, and Jazz Combo will be performing at the Music USA Festival in Universal Studios (Florida) where they will compete with other elementary music groups.
We would like to wish all participating students good luck! As in past years, we are confident you will do an amazing job representing our School!
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Benefit Concert
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Chorus to Perform at Benefit Concert for Former PES Student
On Tuesday, May 28th the Palmetto Chorus will be performing at a very special benefit concert being held at Pinecrest Gardens to help raise funds for one of our former students, Aryana Bell, who is battling a brain tumor. Aryana is a former member of our Chorus and Concert Band. There also will be performances by the South Miami Chorus, South Miami Jazz Band, Coral Reef Wind Ensemble, and Coral Reef Woman's Chorus along with two other groups. Chorus students are to be at Pinecrest Gardens by 6:15 PM dressed in their performance attire. Performers do NOT pay for admission. Admission is $10 per person.
Please see the attached flyer: Benefit Concert Flyer for additional information and spread the word to help make this a successful benefit concert for Aryana and her family.
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| PES Dinner Nights |
Enjoy a Relaxing Meal While Supporting Our School!
Join your friends at area restaurants in May on the days listed below and a portion of the sales will benefit our school.
WEDNESDAY, May 8: Corner Bakery
Palmetto Elementary Day at Corner Bakery-The Falls is Wednesday, May 8. Mention Palmetto Elementary or bring the voucher on the PTA website to Corner Bakery throughout the day, and a portion of your purchase will benefit our school!
TUESDAY, May 21: Lime 
Last Palmetto Elementary Day at Lime for the year is May 21! Visit Lime at Dadeland for a tasty lunch or dinner and mention PES when you purchase. It's that easy!
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Incoming Palmetto Middle Students
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Attention 5th Grade Parents!
The Palmetto Middle School General PTSA will be holding a meeting on May 9th at 9 am in the Palmetto Middle School Media Center.All parents of incoming students are cordially invited to join us. Come see what we are all about! Light refreshments will be served. |
| Principal's Honor Roll |
Congratulations to the following students . . .
for achieving Principal's Honor Roll in the 3rd 9-week grading period. In order to be in the Principal's Honor Roll, students need to get A1As in all subjects.
First grade:
Mikel Aizourua
Blake Alexander
Riley Bejar
Benjamin Blackburn
Isabella Diez
Alexa Fein
Liam Ferguson
Justis Frank
Cody Knetch
Adriana Kulisic
Phillip Lane
Joaquin Levy
Chloe-Nady Michel
Gabriel Montesano
Aryana Motlagh
Olivia Muniz
Luca Nicolini
Marcos Ortega
Nicholas Ortega
Ella Pelz
Ryan Potash
Gabrielle Ros
Kevin Seo
Ryan Singer
Justin Skoke
Jack Young
Evelyn Yu
Second grade:
Colin Ferzli
Kelsey Figueras
Abigail Lambert
Amanda Leiva
Emma Leonardi
Danielle Marini
Reese Martinez
Jack Mccabe
Jack Nelson
Lucas Netto
Marco Netto
Maya Netto
Kaitlyn Oikle
Ryan Sarafoglu
Grace Uhle
Abigail Wylie
Third grade:
Josephine Blohm
Nicolas Garavito
Aiden Kong
Gabriella Martinez
Megan Sabates
Savannah Sarafoglu
Carson Sleeman
Fourth grade:
Jared Dwyer
Alex Nelson
Alexandra Ortega
Nathan Seo
Maia Wenger
Fifth grade:
Madison Abella
Brianna Bejar
Nicholas Bellas
Gabriela Conde
Antonio Del Toro
Caterina Dong
Daniel Fein
Kamryn Figueras
Diego Gonzalez
Lucas Lau
Nicholas Marini
Niusha Nikpour
Stefania Papadopulos
Rachel Salas
Ava Sanjabi
Robert Shumway
Tony Williams
Madeline Wise
Jonathan Wong |
| Math Superstars |
Congratulations to the following students . . .
for achieving the following levels in the Math Superstars Program.
Kindergarten:
50 Points:
Percy Aitken
Mahmood Alkhenaizi
Ava Alvarez
Carrie Aung
Lucas Bauza
Fernanda Casillas
Sidney Coggins
Craig Connell
Robert Dickman
Charlotte Diedrick
Carlos Dorrego
Kaelan Ecker
Samantha Ehrenreich
Zachary El-Assad
Neela Encinosa
Sofia Fachine
Tomas Feeley
Tyler Ferzli
Sloane Gelfman
Antonio Gomez
John Hendrikse
Sabrina Herring
Lexi Herskowitz
Andres Izcaray
Sophia Jarauta
Alexa Jaure
Giuliano Knapp
Sydney Lambert
Jeffery Lu
Daryn Lundy
Daniel Martinez
Ava Mirones
Gianluca Modonia
Aryn Mohan
Declan Nayak
Ryan Oikle
Marco Ortiz
Mateo Papdopulos
Ignacio Parales
Sara Paredes
Francesca Pazmino
George Pesin
Nicholas Ramirez
James Raposo
Ryan Rizo
Hannah Samole-Prager
Katia Sasso
Lauren Schachter
Derek Scheichet
Cemre Sengul
Demitry Sergunin
Gabriel Souto
Sophia Souto
Katherina Steiner
Kristin Stoia
Lucas Varela
Meghan Von-Scarpatetti
Lucas Wall
100 Points:
Mahmood Alkhenaizi
Ava Alvarez
Carrie Aung
Lucas Bauza
Craig Connell
Charlotte Diedrick
Carlos Dorrego
Kaelan Ecker
Samantha Ehrenreich
Zachary El-Assad
Neela Encinosa
Sofia Fachine
Tomas Feeley
Tyler Ferzli
Sloane Gelfman
Antonio Gomez
John Hendrikse
Sabrina Herring
Lexi Herskowitz
Andres Izcaray
Sophia Jarauta
Giuliano Knapp
Sydney Lambert
Jeffery Lu
Daryn Lundy
Gianluca Modonia
Aryn Mohan
Declan Nayak
Ryan Oikle
Mateo Papdopulos
Sara Paredes
George Pesin
Nicholas Ramirez
James Raposo
Ryan Rizo
Hannah Samole-Prager
Katia Sasso
Lauren Schachter
Derek Scheichet
Cemre Sengul
Katherina Steiner
Kristin Stoia
Lucas Varela
Meghan Von-Scarpatetti
Lucas Wall
1st Grade:
50 Points:
Iliana Cardoso
Brenda Scholl
100 Points:
Justin Khilnani
150 Points:
Justin Khilnani
Luca Nicolini
200 Points:
Mikel Aizpurua
Blake Alexander
Michael Arnold
Riley Bejar
Bruno Deoliveira
Isabella Diez
Rebecca Ebenbach
Nicolas Estevez
Liam Ferguson
Justis Frank
Cody Knecht
Ruthanne Lally
Maria Mayorga
Luca Nicolini
Marcos Ortega
Jack Proulx
Sandy Puga
Zachary Salyers
Kevin Seo
Stella Sharpe
Lysandra Sicilia
Justin Skoke
Timothy Thomas
Emma Weinberg
Jack Young
250 Points:
Mikel Aizpurua
Blake Alexander
Riley Bejar
Abigail Dadlani
Bruno Deoliveira
Rebecca Ebenbach
Nicolas Estevez
Alexa Fein
Liam Ferguson
Lukas Gundersen
Kayla Heller
Cody Knecht
Chloe Leith
Joaquin Levy
Maria Mayorga
Gabriel Montesano
Aryana Motlagh
Kensi Nichols
Marcos Ortega
Nicholas Ortega
Ella Pelz
Cassandra Pita
Ryan Potash
Jack Proulx
Sandy Puga
Zachary Salyers
Nicole Savage
Kevin Seo
Stella Sharpe
Ryan Singer
Emma Weinberg
Jack Young
Tsung-Hua Yu
Evelyn Yu
300 Points:
Alexa Fein
Chloe Leith
Nicholas Ortega
Ella Pelz
Cassandra Pita
Ryan Singer
Evelyn Yu
2nd Grade:
50 Points:
Kelly Ai-Romero
100 Points:
Julia Beiley
Marino Kulisic
Samantha Mejia
Frederick Nichols
Michael Tafur
150 Points:
Aniyah Adderly-Cordy
Raja Bowen
Ryan Goodman
Martha Guerra
Sofia-Mona Holzer
Jesus Sabino
Grace Uhle
200 Points:
Jasyn Altchek
Luca Cannarella
Matthew Ehrenreich
Jordan Finkle
Shannon Fitzgerald
Erin Fitzgerald
Ryan Goodman
Juliana Guerrero
Brady Herskowitz
Jakapoom Kenma
Christophe Mato
D'Ahnee McClain
Cassidy Mendez
Teagan Nayak
Lucas Netto
Marco Netto
Margot Palma
Annelis Parra
Daniel Perruc
Victoria Puig
Sofia Raposo
Shawn Rodriguez
Karen Toyber
Omari Winkfield
Abigail Wylie
Sophia Wylie
250 Points:
Edwin Alicea
Jasyn Altchek
Elias Barcena
Christian Brown
Luca Cannarella
Gael Cardenas
Matthew Ehrenreich
Israel Encinosa
Colin Ferzli
Kelsey Figueras
Jordan Finkle
Ruby Friedman
Raymond Garcia
Juliana Guerrero
Celina Hall
Olivia Herring
Rebeca Hooper
Jakapoom Kenma
Abigail Lambert
Kaleb Lara
Amanda Leiva
Emma Leonardi
Jonathan Lindsay
Jason Lu
Danielle Marini
Reese Martinez
Jack McCabe
D'Ahnee McClain
Thomas Mussman
Samirah Mustafa
Lucas Netto
Marco Netto
Maya Netto
Margot Palma
Annelis Parra
Daniel Perruc
Barnett Pesin
Victoria Puig
Sofia Raposo
Shawn Rodriguez
Shakayla Rush
Ryan Sarafoglu
Saree Soto
Hamzeh Taha
Shyann Taylor
Karen Toyber
Angie Vargas
Jordan Vo
Abigail Wylie
Sophia Wylie
300 Points:
Elias Barcena
Christian Brown
Luca Cannarella
Gael Cardenas
Matthew Ehrenreich
Colin Ferzli
Kelsey Figueras
Marc Francis
Ruby Friedman
Raymond Garcia
Celina Hall
Olivia Herring
Rebeca Hooper
Jakapoom Kenma
Abigail Lambert
Kaleb Lara
Amanda Leiva
Emma Leonardi
Jonathan Lindsay
Jason Lu
Danielle Marini
Reese Martinez
Thomas Mussman
Samirah Mustafa
Jack Nelson
Maya Netto
Kaitlyn Oikle
Annelis Parra
Daniel Perruc
Barnett Pesin
Victoria Puig
Shakayla Rush
Ryan Sarafoglu
Saree Soto
Hamzeh Taha
Shyann Taylor
Angie Vargas
Jordan Vo
350 Points:
Christian Brown
Kelsey Figueras
Marc Francis
Raymond Garcia
Olivia Herring
Rebeca Hooper
Emma Leonardi
Jason Lu
Jack Nelson
Kaitlyn Oikle
Barnett Pesin
Saree Soto
3rd Grade:
50 Points:
Mahdi Alkhunaizi
Maria Leite
100 Points:
Mahdi Alkhunaizi
Reuel Bowen
Liam Burge
Sophia Nicolini
Nakezie Piper
150 Points:
Sebastian Manrique
Sophia Nicolini
Brooke Young
200 Points:
Mikayla Ashe
James Barber
Ashley Baxter
Tatiana Cardoso
Riley Diedrick
Alexa Flores
Raciel Garcia
Amariah Gordon
Luna Karshis
Daelin McClain
Margaret Miao
Sonali Mohammed
Charles Nye
Photcharad Phoonkate
Milo Quintana
Chloe Rabbino
Emily Ralph
Matthew Savage
Dylan Shapiro
Brooke Young
250 Points:
Zoie .Zelenak
James Barber
Ashley Baxter
Josephine Blohm
Nicholas Brown
Andrea Buitrago
Tatiana Cardoso
Katherine Cruz-Alvarez
Samantha Diedrick
Nicolas Garavito
Amariah Gordon
Vanya Gupta
Ethan Herskowitz
Luna Karshis
Sydney Lam
Joseph Mackle
Isabella Martin
Gabriella Martinez
Margaret Miao
Lucas Phillips
Matthew Savage
Maya Shapiro
Dylan Shapiro
Grace Weinbach
Caroline Wilburn
Chi-Hua Yu
300 Points:
Zoie .Zelenak
Matthew Bentolila
Josephine Blohm
Nicholas Brown
Andrea Buitrago
Katherine Cruz-Alvarez
Samantha Diedrick
James Ennis
Nicolas Garavito
Vanya Gupta
Samech Hernandez
Ethan Herskowitz
Luna Karshis
Aidan Kong
Sydney Lam
Aidan Leith
Joseph Mackle
Isabella Martin
Devin McDaniel
Andrew O'Brien
Ryan Park
Thomas Peacock
Lucas Phillips
Megan Sabates
Savannah Sarafoglu
Carson Sleeman
Anthony Valdes
Grace Weinbach
Caroline Wilburn
Chi-Hua Yu
Ethan Yu
350 Points:
Matthew Bentolila
Andrea Buitrago
James Ennis
Samech Hernandez
Aidan Kong
Sydney Lam
Aidan Leith
Joseph Mackle
Devin McDaniel
Andrew O'Brien
Ryan Park
Thomas Peacock
Megan Sabates
Carson Sleeman
Anthony Valdes
Ethan Yu
400 Points:
Ethan Yu
4th Grade:
50 Points:
Brenda Lara
Sophia Muharram
100 Points:
Sophia Tan
150 Points:
Kian Bayzid
Alexa Cannarella
Jessica Hinchey
Alejandro Izcaray
Joshua LeHockey
Johann Maurovich
Victoria Naranjo
Andres Pacios
Ella Rabbino
Romy Ruiz
200 Points:
Ryan Bauza
Alexa Cannarella
Zahra Faghihi
Miriam Gomez
Sofia Ingham
Kalista Khilnani
Alexis Lopez
Johann Maurovich
Andres Pacios
Isabella Varela
Dylan Weinberg
250 Points:
Colton Alexander
Ryan Bauza
Gabriela Bryant
Emily Castillo
Eduardo Deandrade
Jared Dwyer
Zahra Faghihi
Haley Gassenheimer
Miriam Gomez
Jacob Gundersen
Nicolas Hidalgo
Sofia Ingham
Shane Johnston
Kalista Khilnani
Rachel Lee
Alexis Lopez
Mackenzie Mussman
Alexandra Ortega
Olivia Ortega
Antonella Paz
Gabriell Pena-Aleman
Jade Pita
Colin Reed
Adam Stein
Isabella Varela
Dylan Weinberg
300 Points:
Sara Alessa
Colton Alexander
Gabriela Bryant
David Buitrago
Emily Castillo
Andrew Diez
Jared Dwyer
Julian Fernandez
Kyla Finkle
Haley Gassenheimer
Jacob Gundersen
Nicolas Hidalgo
Shane Johnston
Kalista Khilnani
Kevin LaMadrid
Rachel Lee
Mahyar Mahtabfar
Charles Munroe
Alex Nelson
Alexandra Ortega
Olivia Ortega
Antonella Paz
Gabriell Pena-Aleman
Daniel Perez
Jade Pita
Colin Reed
Nathan Seo
Ella Sleeman
Luke Slifer
Adam Stein
Jacob Stein
Ivy Tan
Ethan Wenger
Maia Wenger
Zoe Zimsek
350 Points:
Sara Alessa
David Buitrago
Andrew Diez
Julian Fernandez
Kyla Finkle
Kevin LaMadrid
Mahyar Mahtabfar
Charles Munroe
Alex Nelson
Olivia Ortega
Daniel Perez
Jade Pita
Nathan Seo
Ella Sleeman
Luke Slifer
Adam Stein
Jacob Stein
Ivy Tan
Ethan Wenger
Maia Wenger
Zoe Zimsek
400 Points:
Sara Alessa
Kevin LaMadrid
Ivy Tan
Maia Wenger
Zoe Zimsek
5th Grade:
50 Points:
Ronniesha Fuller
Lisa Winders
100 Points:
Rubens Bravo
Katie Burge
Sebastian Cardozo
Cristian Gabuardi
Kevin McKinnon
150 Points:
Madison Abella
Brianna Bejar
Maxwell Buzone
Savannah Chadwick
Samuel Cheng
Zack Esco
Andreia Escobar
Carolina Escobar
Cole Gibson
Diego Gonzalez
Camila Guerrero
Lucas Lau
Catherine Lederman
Sarah Leiva
Zoe Nye
Gabriela Perez
Jonathan Ramirez
Steven Tan
200 Points:
Madison Abella
Amna Alkhunaizi
Gabriel Brunser
Gabriela Conde
Andreia Escobar
Kamryn Figueras
Cole Gibson
Aiden Heller
Isabella Iglesias
Adam Kurz
Catherine Lederman
Hardy Mayorga
Corey Miller
Abdullah Nihad
Zoe Nye
Sabina Ortiz
Jazlyn Ortiz
Paola Parra
Rachel Salas
Tony Williams
Madeline Wise
250 Points:
Amna Alkhunaizi
Nicolas Alvarez
William Cardet
Antonio Del-Toro
Caterina Dong
Kamryn Figueras
Sophia Lambert
Thomas Mackle
Nicholas Marini
Brian Moreno
Abdullah Nihad
Niusha Nikpour
Sabina Ortiz
Jazlyn Ortiz
Stefania Papdopulos
Paola Parra
Robert Rodriguez
Parsa Sadjadi
Ava Sanjabi
Jordan Shapiro
Robert Shumway
Eric Zimsek
300 Points:
Amna Alkhunaizi
Nicolas Alvarez
Nicholas Bellas
William Cardet
Antonio Del-Toro
Caterina Dong
Daniel Fein
Kamryn Figueras
Thomas Mackle
Brian Moreno
Stefania Papdopulos
Paola Parra
Robert Rodriguez
Parsa Sadjadi
Ava Sanjabi
Robert Shumway
Jonathan Wong
350 Points:
Nicolas Alvarez
Nicholas Bellas
William Cardet
Antonio Del-Toro
Daniel Fein
Parsa Sadjadi
Jonathan Wong
400 Points:
Jonathan Wong |
2013-2014 Registration
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 The 2013-2014 School Year Registration is Now Open!
Registration is now open for K-5 for the 2013-2014 School Year.
Please contact Mrs. Moran in the Main Office with any questions.
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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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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, May 17th to: palmetto prints@yahoo.com. |
2012-2013 PTA Sponsors
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A Big Thank You to Our 2012-2013 PTA Sponsors!
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