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Upcoming Events
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3/12: Multicultural Concert (7pm Palmetto High)
3/19: General PTA Meeting
3/20: Golden Paws Award
3/20: Walk-a-Thon
3/21: No School (Teacher Planning Day)
3/24-3/28: Spring Recess (No School)
4/6: Taste of Pinecrest
4/18: No School (Teacher Planning Day)
4/22-4/25: FCAT Testing
4/27: Earth Day Festival (Pinecrest Gardens)
Click here for more future events. See 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
--Aluminum pop tabs (for Ronald McDonald house)
In an effort to reduce, reuse, and recycle, our lunchroom has a new bin for up-cycling lunchbox chip baggies. The chip bag collection will reduce waste while earning money for our school through Terracycle. We also welcome PES families to drop off their Single Serve, King or Family size SALTY snack bags. See the following flyer: Chip Bag Brigade Accepted Waste. The more bags we collect, like Box Tops, the more $ is raised for our school.
Junior Troop 420 is undertaking this project for their "Bronze Award" leadership adventure to bring awareness to the school/community and make a difference in the world. By collecting and measuring the bags used throughout the year they hope to teach our children that making a small daily change in what we consume can make a big difference!
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. Coach Sundry has challenged our students and faculty to embark on a 1,600 mile trek around the state of Florida this school year. Grab a friend and your sneakers! See you there! For more information, click here.
Tasty Treats Snack Shack
(Weds starting at 1:50pm in front of the Cafeteria)
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.
Edible Gardens
(Wed starting at 7:45am)
Come learn more about planting, tending and tasting your own grown food and explore the wonders of the garden! For more information, click here.
School Store
(Select Weds 1:45-2:10pm in Front of the Cafeteria)
Upcoming Dates:
March 19th
If you are unable to
pick up your orders at these times, 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
Our goal this year is to earn $1,900, That works out to 8,000 individual Box Tops. We can use this cash to buy the things we need. This year we're planning to use the money to support ACT.
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 child's and teacher's name (for credit for individual and class prizes).
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. Flocking 5th Grade FundraiserFLOCK as many friend's yards as you want! The FLOCKING is done in good spirits and the flamingos stay for 24 hours...then they mysteriously migrate to another friend's yard!
Each Flock is a $20 donation, which will go towards our school's 5TH GRADE FUND.
Flock work forms can be printed HERE. Turn in your completed work order & check to our school's main office or to your child's teacher. Get creative, FLOCK your neighbors, friends, and classroom! For more information or questions, please contact Patty Gassenheimer at 305-815-3639 or Elina Pacios at 305-776-0185.
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Sponsored by the Palmetto Elementary School PTA
Palmetto E-Prints
Eric Torres, Principal  Sarah Fair , Assistant Principal
Carmen Karshis, PTA President Barbara Oikle, Editor
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Miami-Dade County Council PTA
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 2013-2014 Award Nominees Congratulations to the following Nominees from Palmetto Elementary School!! Pilar of PTA School Site Employee: Coach Richard Sundry Pilar of PTA School Volunteer: Patty Gassenheimer Paul Bell Principal of the Year: Eric Torres Standard of Excellence: Palmetto Elementary School PTA
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Rescheduled Date for Multi-Cultural Concert
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TONIGHT!
Our Multi-Cultural Concert has been rescheduled. Please join us TONIGHT, Wednesday, March 12th at 7 PM at the Palmetto High School Auditorium for the PES Multi-Cultural Concert.
We hope to see you there!
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Spring Recess
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Mark Your Calendars: March 24-28!
Just a reminder to please mark your calendars for Spring Break. There will be no school from March 24 to March 28. As a result, our next E-Prints will go out April 9th.
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SOMI Art Fair
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Join Us THIS Friday, March 14th from 6-9PM!
Selected Palmetto Elementary artists from grades 1-5 will be presenting an art exhibition at the historic Doc Thomas House, SOMI ArtWalk, home of the Tropical Audubon Society. Ms. Cummins will also have an exhibition of her pastel and oil paintings, side by side with our young artists. Our Palmetto Jazz Band and other Palmetto musicians have also participated in past SOMI Artwalks. Last year 180 young artists proudly represented our school! For additional information about upcoming SOMI ArtWalks, please see http://artnightsouthmiami.com/#demo. Our students work extemely hard all year to bring their art and their message of conservation to their community, as well as to the greater Miami area. Help us acheive the best attendance ever this year by coming out and supporting our students!
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Pinecrest Annual Community Bike Day
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Join Us Saturday, March 15th from 6-9PM!
The Pinecrest Annual Community Bike Day will be this Saturday, March 15 at the Pinecrest Community Center (5855 Killian Drive). We would love for you to join us! There will be FREE helmets, free bike tire checks and many amazing giveaways from our sponsors. It's a fun day for all! DONATIONS: We will also be collecting school supplies donations for migrant families at the event. Families may bring new school supply donations and drop off them off at Mac's Library table, run by Jake McMaster along with local Miami Palmetto Senior High School students. We would greatly appreciate your generous support!
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General PTA Meeting
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Mark Your Calendars!
General PTA Meeting
Wednesday, March 19th
8:45 AM
In the Cafeteria On the Agenda: Voting of the Nominating Committee for the 2014-2015 Executive Board Slate: - Patty Gassenheimer
- Shara Pelz
- Mariana Pesin
Come one, come all. Have your voice heard!
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Walk-A-Thon
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Mark Your Calendars: March 20, 2014
Get your walking shoes on! Administrators, students, teachers, family members and volunteers will participate in this FUN event. Activities will be scheduled at every corner to entertain and motivate the kids!! We will walk around the perimeter of Palmetto Elementary and Palmetto Middle. Please help sponsor our PES Walk-a-Thon and support our school!!!!!
Safety is our priority! Pinecrest police will assist the faculty and volunteers in providing supervision. The streets near the walk-a-thon route will be blocked so there is no incoming traffic.
Contact Dena Lundy at dixiepin@aol.com or Lisa Bejar at lisabejar@me.com if you would like to volunteer!
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Book Fair Thank You
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A Big Thank You To . . .
To everyone who came out to support our Spring Book Fair! Thank you for making it a success!
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Golden Paw Awards
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Congratulations!
Please note that the March Golden Paw Awards will be held on Thursday, March 20th (before Spring Recess). Please congratulate the following students for going over the rainbow in February:Kinder Leena Netto (1 & 2) Ruby Pelz
1st Grade
Sideny Coggins (2)
Samantha Ehrenreich (2)
Kaitlyn Williams (2)
Neela Encinosa
Cemre Sengul (3)
Kristin Stoia
Daryn Lundy
Mahmood Alkhenaizi
Misha Khamvongsa
Octavio Schroeder
Ignacio Perales
Ava Alvarez
Francesca Pazmino
Sarah Garcia
2nd Grade
Benjamin Blackburn
Isabella Diez
Liam Ferguson
Piper Foote
Lukas Gundersen
Catalina Jorquera
Chloe Leith
Jack Proulx
Kevin Seo
Justin Skoke (3)
Blake Alexander (2)
Riley Bejar
Abigain Dadlani
Philip Lane
Matthew Loeb
Ryan Potash (2)
Zachary Salyers (3)
3rd Grade
Amanda Leiva
Emma Leonardi (5)
Mikey Tafur
Abigail Wylie
Christian Brown (2)
Purusha Hossein (4 & 5)
Jesus Sabino
Matthew Ehrenreich
Kaitlyn Oikle (2)
Sophie Wylie
Kaleb Lara
Jonathan Lindsay
Samirah Mustafa
Danny Perruc
Hamzeh Taha
4th Grade
Ryan Park (2)
Sydney Lam
Samantha Diedrick (2)
Savannah Sarafoglu (7)
Brooke Young
Chi-Hua Yu (4)
Josephine Blohm (2)
Riley Diedrick (2)
Andrew O'Brien (3)
Aiden Leith
Gabriella Martinez
Ethan Yu
Laua De-Oliveira (4)
Diego Martinez
Charlie Nye
Chloe Rabbino (4)
Kylie Howard
Meena Boix
5th Grade
Brenda Lara
Tatiana Moss
Jakob Gundersen
Luke Slifer (2)
Kyla Finkle
Alexis Lopez
Rachel Lee (2)
Ivy Tan (4)
Ella Rabbino
Jacob Stein
Isabella Varela
Christian Baumer (2)
Alexa Cannarella
Sophia Muharram
Andrew Castro-Guerrer
Abigail Rogers
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Save the Date: Career Day
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Join Us May 8, 2014!
This year we will be celebrating Career Day at Palmetto Elementary on Thursday, May 8th. Save the date!
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Save the Date: Fairchild Challenge Awards
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Join Us Wednesday, May 28, 2014!
The Fairchild Challenge Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 28th at 6:00 PM. Be there to support Palmetto as we strive to earn The Fairchild Challenge Award and help us honor the students who were chosen for special merit awards!
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| PTA Membership |
This year more than ever, we need the Palmetto Elementary Community to support our PTA. The PTA is an organization dedicated to improving our children's scholastic lives through its fundraising efforts during the school year. The easiest way to contribute is by purchasing one of our membership packages - click here for details and forms needed to join. Anyone can join - including grandparents - and your contribution funds programs and activities that directly impact our children's academic experience at Palmetto Elementary.
Membership is not tied to any volunteer commitments, but rather is a way to show your support for the programs and events that the PTA provides. Don't miss out on this very significant opportunity...
JOIN THE PTA TODAY!
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First Fridays with FIN
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 The Florida Inclusion Network (FIN) invites you to take part in a conversation about inclusion and your child.
This toll-free phone forum, held on the first Friday of the month from 10 to 11am, will provide an opportunity for you to share your concerns and ideas with other families and FIN professionals.
Remaining dates for this school year are:
April 4th and
May 2nd.
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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 PTA's 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 4th to: palmettoprints@yahoo.com. |
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