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Upcoming Events
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12/16-12/18: Field Day
12/17: Town Hall (Palmetto High School, 6:30PM)
12/18: Reflections Holiday Concert (Palmetto High School, 7PM)
12/19: Classroom Holiday Celebrations (12 PM)
12/22-1/2: No School (Winter Break)
1/14: Lunch Bunch Day
1/24: Fairchild Challenge Student Art Display
Click here for more future 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)
The Green Team:
Chip Bag Collection (Mon-Fri in the Cafeteria)
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.
Palmetto Nights at Giraffas
Dine at Giraffas at 9459 South Dixie Highway any Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday from 3 - 10PM, mention Palmetto Elementary and 10 percent of your purchase will go to our school.
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 Tanner 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!
School Store
gmail.com . She will coordinate delivery and payment of what you need.
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 Dunbar at jenna811@aol.com.
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Sponsored by the Palmetto Elementary School PTA
Palmetto E-Prints
Eric Torres, Principal  Sarah Fair , Assistant Principal
Janet Hodur, PTA President Teresa Fitzgerald, Editor
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Field Day!
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 Today and tomorrow!
Field Day for pre-k, kindergarten and 1st grade students is TODAY and for 3rd and 5th grade students is TOMORROW, December 18. Watch your kids participate in a feel-good Field Day! Contact Farah Martinez at fmartinez1221@aol.com to sign up as a volunteer.
Thank you to all the parents and volunteers who came out to watch and help with our field day for 2nd and 4th Graders!! The kids had a blast!!
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Golden Paw Awards
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Congratulations to the following Students for Going Over the Rainbow in December! 
KINDERGARTEN
Abbey Salyers
1ST GRADE
Ashlynn Do
Matthew Dobson
Rachel Hunter
Scarlett Hunter
Mason Kaplan
Riley Keeler
Paloma Mosquera
Leena Netto (3rd)
Mila Pacheco
Thomas Barcinas
Oliver Diez
London Estes
Abigail Ros
Paul Sasso
Vincent Vedmed
2ND GRADE
Robert Dickman (3rd)
Tyler Ferzli
Mateo Papadopulos
Sara Paredes (2nd)
Carlos Perez
Sebastian Prusky (3rd and 4th)
3RD GRADE
Maria Mayorga
Gabriel Montesano
Zachary Salyers
Justin Skoke. (2nd)
Ella Pelz
Jack Young
Tsung-Hua Yu (2nd)
Ryan Potash
Nicole Savage
4TH GRADE
Jake Brunschwig
Purusha Hossein (3 & 4)
Zachary Su (7 & 8)
Abigail Lambert
Emma Leonardi (3)
Reese Martinez
Barnett Pesin (3)
Ryan Sarafoglu
Kaleb Lara
5TH GRADE
Jason Rodriguez (2nd & 3rd)
Meena Boix (2nd)
Kylie Howard
Samuel Rivas
Andrew O'Brien
Savannah Sarafoglu (4th)
Ryan Park (3rd)
Grace Weinbach
Riley Diedrick
Daniel Chirino
Paulina Yu (2nd)
Margaret Miao
Ashley Baxter
Samantha Diedrick
Amariah Gordon (2nd)
Matthew Savage
Nina Castroneves
Maria Leite
Chloe Rabbino (2nd)
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Reflections Holiday Concert
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Join Us for An Evening of Holiday Music!
- Tomorrow, Thursday, December 18th at Palmetto Senior High School at 7:00 PM.
- Featuring Beginning Band, Concert Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Cheerleaders and Jazz combo.
- The reflections essay winners will also be recognized and receive an award.
Tickets are $5.00 per person (excluding performers and essay winners).
All proceeds for the Winter Concert will go towards PES Performing Arts Inc.
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Holiday Celebrations
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Class Celebration Information
Class holiday celebrations will be held on Friday, December 19, beginning at 12PM. Contact your child's teacher or room parent for class-specific details.
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| Holiday Wishes | 
Best Wishes to All our Palmetto Friends!
At this special time of year, we'd like to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season! Additionally, we hope everyone has a great Winter Break and a wonderful 2015!
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PES Artists
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Congratulations...
to the following artists whose artwork was selected to represent PES at this years Fairchild Challenge. Students' artwork will be on display at The Fairchild's International Chocolate Festival, Saturday, January 24, 2015. For more information see the attached flyer.
Grade 1
Joaquin Cardenas
Tatiana Ortega
Grade 2
Ignacio Perales
Grade 3
Isabella Diez
Grade 5
Samantha Diedrick
Margaret Miao
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Holiday Store Thank You
|  A Big Holiday Store Thank You!
Many thanks to all of our shoppers and volunteers who made our holiday store such a huge success!
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| Lunch Bunch Day | |
 Save the Date
P.E.S.'s annual Out To Lunch Bunch Day is Wednesday, January 14th.
Parents, Grandparents, or favorite guests are invited to bring their best-loved books and a blanket and join your child for lunch bunch. Watch for sign-up forms coming home in backpacks. Need more information contact Teresa Fitzgerald at tfitz80@bellsouth.net.
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| Winter Concert | |
 Save the Date
for the Community Association of Pinecrest's 4th Annual Winter Concert, to benefit Palmetto Elementary. This event will be held at Pinecrest Gardens on Friday, January 31. Palmetto Performing Arts groups will perform alongside professional musicians. Look for ticket presale information to go home after the break.
Proceeds go to benefit PES Performing Arts!
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Dinner & A Movie Night
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Save the Date
This year we will be having our annual Dinner & a Movie Night on the evening of February 6, 2015! So save the date for a fun evening with your Palmetto friends! For more information or how you can help contact Shara Pelz at sharagk@yahaoo.com. Hope to see you there!
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Parent Seminar Series
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Save the Date
Following the Golden Paw ceremony on Thursday, January 29, join your PTA as we present PES parent and internet safety expert Nicolas Severino for a Coffee and Conversation for parents titled, "Bringing the Internet to Kids - And Staying in Control."
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Volunteers Needed
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How's your Spanish? Mandarin? Creole? 
Gracias!
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What's APP?
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PES app 
Have you downloaded the new PES app? If not, be sure you visit the app store on your iPhone OR Android device, search for "Palmetto Elementary" and download it today. Click here for details and download instructions. This exciting new tool will be a key way to receive information and updates from PES and the PTA, as well as a one-stop shop for all your PES resources, so don't delay!
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| PTA Membership |
Our Membership is Growing -- Join Us!
The PTA is an organization dedicated to improving our children's scholastic lives through its fundraising efforts during the school year. You can join through one of our membership packages - click here for details and forms needed to join. Grandparents and other members of the community are welcome, too! 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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PTA Website
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Stay Up-to-Date with the Palmetto Elementary PTA Website
Our PTA website is designed to bring you the latest news and information from our PTA and other organizations in the school. Visit often! www.palmettopta.org.
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| Submissions for Next E-Prints |  Have Something to Say? Include it in the next E-Prints! Submit material NO LATER than Friday, December 12, to: palmettoprints@yahoo.com. |
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