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Upcoming Events
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1/13: Out to Lunch Bunch Day
1/14: Class Picture Day 1/14: Jump Rope for Heart kick off
1/18: No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
1/25: No School, Teacher Planning Day
1/28: Golden Paw Awards, Media Center during morning announcements
1/30: Winter Concert at Pinecrest Gardens
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
--Aluminum pop tabs (for Ronald McDonald house)
(Wed 1:50 - 2:10 pm by Room 28/Kindergarten playground)
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
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 Dena Lundy at dixiepin@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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Out to Lunch Bunch Day
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 Join Us Today!
P.E.S.'s annual Out To Lunch Bunch Day is TODAY, Wednesday, January 13th.
We look forward to welcoming parents, grandparents, and favorite guests! Remember to bring your best-loved books and a blanket.
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| Classroom/Club Pictures | TOMORROW: Thursday, January 14 
Please remember classroom/club pictures will be taken tomorrow, Thursday January 14. Please make sure all students come to school wearing school uniforms.
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| Jumping for a Cause |
 Jump Rope for Heart
Our school is participating in a very special community service program to raise funds for the American Heart Association. We are jumping to fight against our nation's #1 and #3 killers: cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Our Annual Jump Rope for Heart event helps students learn about the benefits of regular physical activity and heart health, and teaches children the value of giving back to those in need. See the attached flyer for how to earn the bonus of sliming Coach Tanner and Principal Torres eating Puppy Chow! Heart disease affects every family, so help us support the American Heart Association, as they help people live longer, healthier lives! Contact Coach Tanner with questions.
Look for flyers in your child's backpack. To donate online, please go to www.heart.org/jump.
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| Waste Free Wednesdays | Reduce lunchtime trash with new challenge 
Each Wednesday, Girl Scout troop 283 will be counting the number of trash bags PES produces at lunchtime, and report on this to challenge students to reduce the amount of trash we throw away. We will hold our first Waste-Free Wednesday on Thursday, January 14, to accommodate Lunch Bunch Day.
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| Community Issues | Human Trafficking Symposium, Thursday, January 14, 7pm at Southwood Middle School 
Palmetto Elementary parents are invited to attend a symposium on Human Trafficking, organized by the Southwood Middle School PTSA and Coral Reef Elementary PTA. Please see the attached flyer for additional details, and consider attending this event, which will be held at Southwood on January 14.
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| Winter Concert | |
 Saturday, January 30
Pinecrest Gardens,
Reception 7pm,
Concert 8pm
PES Chorus and Jazz Combo will perform alongside professional musicians at the Community Foundation of Pinecrest's 5th Annual Winter Concert on Saturday, January 30 at Pinecrest Gardens. Secure preferred seating by returning the ticket order form that went home via backpack or click here.
Proceeds go to benefit PES Performing Arts!
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Save the Date Friday, February 5
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 Movie Night Date change to Friday, February 5
Mark your calendars, ACT and PTA present the annual Dinner & A Movie Night on Friday, February 5. Come have dinner, relax, and enjoy "Night At the Museum" - all proceeds benefit ACT.
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Save the Date Saturday, February 20
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 Our Fun Fest will take place on Saturday, February 20
Get Involved in Our Biggest Fundraiser of the Year!
We need YOU to make it a success!
There's something for everyone and it's guaranteed to be fun. Whether you chair a committee or volunteer for a few hours, we need you! If you are new to Palmetto, helping out at Fun Fest is a fun and easy way to meet other parents. You can sell T-Shirts, work on public relations, help with ticket sales, run a game booth, and more. We welcome and encourage EVERYONE to get involved. To learn more, contact Tina Montesano at tinam126@gmail.com.
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Cleaning Out the Closets?
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 Save Some Items for PES!Collections of Legos and Books to Come -- Start Saving Now!
Sneakers too!
The Rotary Club of Miami Dadeland Pinecrest is collecting old and worn sneakers to benefit schools and scholarship programs in the Pinecrest area. Mayor Cindy Lerner is asking all of its residents and business to help the Rotary Club by bringing pairs of old and worn sneakers to the Pinecrest Community Center. We also have a collection box in the Media Center. When dropping off the donation sneakers please tie each pair together. Sums received for the sneakers will be dedicated by the Rotary Club to be used for the scholarship school program. Each year the Rotary Club of Miami Dadeland Pinecrest has donated thousands of dollars towards school supplies, curriculum and deserving students.
We will soon begin collecting Legos for a new project at school, so please round up those bricks you no longer need! Also, we will have our first Used Book Sale at Fun Fest this year (February 20), so if you're clearing your bookshelves, start bringing in those books to the collection box in the Media Center!
If you're interested in helping out with either of these projects, please contact Janet Hodur at janethdot@yahoo.com. Thanks as always for your support!
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| Reflections County Competition Results | |
PES Students Advance to State Level!
Congratulations to the following students whose Reflections entries have been selected by the Miami Dade County Council of PTAs to represent the county at the state level:
LITERATURE Leena Netto Mia Tanner
MUSIC COMPOSITION Lucas Netto
PHOTOGRAPHY Emma Leonardi
VISUAL ARTS Tegan O'Quinn
We also congratulate the following students for earning honorable mentions in the literature category at the county level:
Jazzy Beerkircher Thibault Carbonell Emma Dodel Amanda Leiva
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Volunteers Needed
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 Sign up and join the PES Volunteer Bank!
Receive email alerts throughout the year whenever we need help for an hour here or there. Simply respond to our volunteer website to let us know if you can make it. No job is too small. We would love to see our parents' smiling faces around our school and so will your kids! If you aren't available to volunteer during school hours, there are opportunities for you as well!
Send your email address to pesvolunteerbank@gmail.com to be added to the bank and start receiving requests. Act fast. PES is "banking" on your help.
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| DVD Collection |
Girl Scout Service Project
Sara Alessa, Gaby Perez, Maia Wenger and Maddie Wise, all alumni from Palmetto Elementary, are working on their Girl Scouts silver award. They are collecting used DVDs which they plan to donate to Miami Children's Hospital, with DVD players, for the kids waiting for surgery and chemotherapy. They have placed a collection box by the Birthday Book club display in the Media Center. If you have used DVDs (PG and G) that would like to donate, please place them by the box. Thank you!
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Resident Artist
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 Catch up with Mrs. Cummins
Are you looking for an adult creative activity in a tropical paradise? Classes meet Thursday afternoons. Register for my first pastel class that meets at Pinecrest Community Center beginning January 21. If you are still busy with post holiday projects, another class begins on March 21, 2016. They are six week sessions. See attached flyer for more information.
Mrs. Cummins is proud to share her retrospective "PARQUEST", one of her current National Park exhibitions that celebrate the centennial of our National Park System. Our Palmetto family is invited to attend the artist reception on Sunday, January 24, 2016 from 5-7pm. See attached flyer for more information.
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| Garden Club |
PES Garden Club Meets Every Other Wednesday at 2 pm
Bring your kids, your water bottle, sun screen, gloves, shovels or weeding tools, and a hat with "closed toed" shoes to contribute to the garden! Note: all kids must be accompanied by an adult should they wish to participate. All grades are welcome! Please contact Tyler Schwartz for any questions at ecoudesign@gmail.com.
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| Head Lice Tips | |
 It's Head Lice Season!
Since we are in the height of head lice season, and as a means to minimize the spreading of head lice, please remember to remain vigilant and check your children for head lice periodically.
In the event that your child does contract head lice, please DO NOT send him/her to school. Instead, contact your doctor for recommended treatments, shampoo, cream rinse, or lotion. Wash all your sheets in very hot water; place pillows, stuffed animals and plush toys in a plastic bag tightly sealed for 2 weeks; vacuum all carpets and upholstery furniture in your home or car, and soak ALL hair-care items in rubbing alcohol.
And please contact our staff/faculty to notify the school about any head lice incident so that the classroom may be properly checked and treated. Let's try to be a head lice free school!
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| PTA Membership |
We Need You!
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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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 palmettopta.org.
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E-Prints Archive
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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 |
| Submissions for Next E-Prints |  Have Something to Say ... Include it in the next E-Prints! Submit all materials NO LATER than Friday, January 23, to: palmettoprints@yahoo.com. |
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