tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52253680197892163002024-02-06T21:19:50.890-08:00Chets Creek Elementary PTASuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-1396672582778250012013-01-22T20:03:00.001-08:002013-01-22T20:03:24.053-08:00Happy Birthday<p>To celebrate 15 years of sweet success, a brand new birthday candle, created by our beloved and talented art teacher, Mrs. J. Snead, was unveiled today on WCCE.</p>
<p>Happy Birthday, Chets Creek!</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-38995281784855955652012-12-03T15:47:00.001-08:002012-12-03T15:47:48.026-08:00Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A<div><p>Fourth grade is hosting tonight.  Thank you for your continued support!</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-49479206289169613882012-11-03T19:17:00.001-07:002012-11-03T19:17:11.863-07:00Volunteer of the Year 2012<div><p>Congratulations, Dr. Brenda Zenk!</p>
<p>We are so fortunate to have the "Garden Lady" help us plow our way towards a successful year in our school garden. Thank you for your countless volunteer hours and dedication to creating our garden's recipe for success.</p>
<p>Sincerely,<br>
All CCE Culinary Artists <br>
& CCE Learning Chefs</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-20770094553962979012012-10-22T19:30:00.000-07:002012-11-03T10:35:03.807-07:00Literary Pumpkin WeekCome check out the literary pumpkins displayed in the front lobby. <br />
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Oh, no! An unexpected but wanted load from <i>Jacksonville</i> <i>Zoo</i> was dumped earlier in the week right in the middle of the area prepped by Dr. Brenda Zenk for the second graders to plant their winter crops. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-28899012209887352392011-04-11T12:57:00.000-07:002011-04-11T13:04:00.189-07:00Spring at CCE PTAWe are gearing up to our last semester of school and have some new & exciting ways to celebrate Spring here at CCE! New items available at the office and PTA Store include Smencils and Y-Ties! These are neat items for under $5 and are available in many colors and scents. April 26- 29th is Arts Extravaganza week at CCE. Tuesday and Thursday we have Art Fair from 6-8pm where you can view your child's artwork around the building. Then on Friday night, we have Arts Extravaganza where we have food, vendors and art projects for kids of all ages. Come join us at the Marshmallow house building table that LearningRX will have there! We will be having a new Spirit Night with Brucci's at the corner of Hodges & Beach Blvd on May 10th from 5-9pm. Come join us for a great evening of fun & food! We have also planned an awesome year end Family Fun Event at Adventure Landing! June 9th from 5:30 - 8:30pm you can get unlimited Mini Golf, Laser Tag, Go-Karts, Wacky Worm & Frog Hopper for a great price. Look for your flyer in your student's home/school folder to purchase your tickets.jweaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478258899282610257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-72047656189601462062011-02-20T12:25:00.000-08:002011-02-20T13:03:30.872-08:00Looking for you!We are looking for new board members for the 2011-12 school year. We have numerous positions open and would like to welcome you to take on any portion of a task from 1 hour of your time to a year-long commitment. Whatever you can provide, we have something to fit your interests & time. <br /><br />Board positions that are open include:<br /><ul><li>Corporate Contributions</li><li>Historian</li><li>Membership</li><li>Volunteer Coordinator</li><li>Reflections </li><li>Business Partnerships</li><li>Treasurer</li><li>Hospitality (Boo Hoo Breakfast, Faculty Breakfast)</li><li>Ways & Means (Fundraising)</li></ul><p>So many of these positions are key to our ability to provide strong, solid programs to the students such as this year's bullying assembly, funding for books for the reading programs like Battle of the Books, Arts Extravaganza, Rockets and Recorders for Science and Music. Please consider donating any amount of time you can offer to help us keep these going. "Job descriptions" are noted below for your reference:</p><p><strong>Business Partnerships</strong> - This is a new role to our group but a very important one. This person uses their skill at sales & marketing to help us gather business sponsors through coupons, on-site events, and monetary donations that help cover the costs of the programs the PTA provides all year long. We honor those business partners on our PTA website and make sure we provide visibility to them for their donations. This person also is a key contact for other PTA teams who need business sponsor coupons and goodies throughout the year so that we don't hit up one company or another multiple times unfairly. </p><p><strong>Corporate Contributions</strong> - This is related to the Box Tops, ink cartridge, cell phone contests we have. About 3 times a year we send in all those Box Tops and so on to the vendors who send us back a check to help us fund those important programs mentioned above. This is a job that can often be done at home on your schedule with some interaction at the school during the day or during extended day for pick up of those products. </p><p><strong>Historian </strong>- this position creates the Scrapbook we keep for each year's events. Taking pictures at the events is often a key method for getting those memories but we have the digital camera and lots of people to help make that happen even if you prefer to do the scrapbook itself. </p><p><strong>Hospitality</strong> - This team helps provide the very important Boo Hoo Breakfast for our incoming kindergarten parents as well as key appreciation breakfasts for volunteers and faculty throughout the year. We have 1 team member now but need to locate a 2nd person to help make these events more manageable.</p><p><strong>Membership</strong> - This team has 2 people on it but we need additional hands to get through that crunch at the beginning of the school year. This team coordinates the stuffing of membership packets prior to the beginning of the school year as well as handling the classroom parties for membership contests we hold during September. The work this team does often requires daytime onsite time from the team members. </p><p><strong>Reflections</strong> - This activity is a focused event that occurs during late Fall into January. Reflections is an artistic contest for the students of CCE related to a theme determined by the DCC Reflections committee. The students create their artistic product related to the theme and the person who chairs this event coordinates the incoming Reflections contest materials, the final decisions and the communication of the winners to the CCE parents in January. We have a full binder of "how to" material to help complete this event by our current chair so if you take this on, you won't be at a loss for what to do and when to do it. </p><p><strong>Treasurer</strong> - This is a key position in our Executive Board that requires check signing, checkbook balancing (monthly), treasury updates to the board at our meetings, and key time commitments during Carnival for deposit handling. This person takes deposits to the bank for us and handles verification of all committee deposits provided by other teams during events that they chair (such as Valentine's Dance, Family Night Dinners, etc). If you have a knack for numbers and time to support us in this role, please let us know. </p><p><strong>Volunteer Coordinators</strong> - We have 2 members on this committee but need 2 more to complete the team. These individuals help us all year long by coordinating our volunteer needs through emails, phone calls & in-person communication with the PTA members who have completed a Volunteer Interest Form at the beginning of the school year. The time commitment here can be handled numerous ways so don't let the thought of an "all year commitment" scare you off. Emails are often the easiest way to reach out to our parents and the work for this committee can often be done on your schedule. </p><p><strong>Ways & Means (Fundraising)</strong> - We are losing 1 or both of our team members on this committee this year and we certainly cannot move forward with any of our programs without a successful fundraising event in every school year. We need 1-2 members to help us create awesome and enticing fundraising concepts to take into next year to excite our student & parent population. We have plenty of materials for this team to take with them into next year to start with as well as help from past Ways & Means committee chairs. Please consider helping with a single fundraising event or as the chair for the year. </p><p>Thank you for considering working with us in 2011-12! We appreciate your support.</p><p>Jackie Weaver</p><p>PTA President 2010-11</p>jweaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478258899282610257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-69713736685715060962011-01-22T17:44:00.000-08:002011-01-22T17:46:47.683-08:00Upcoming February Excitement!February holds plenty of its own excitement with our Valentines Day Dance on February 11th. FCAT Formal 5 is held on February 25th and our next Buds Club Movie Night is March 4th. Look for your flyers in your students folder soon!jweaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478258899282610257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-80675164236667069522011-01-22T17:33:00.001-08:002011-01-22T17:44:49.269-08:00January 2011The holidays have past, we returned to school ready for anything & we have already successfully maneuvered through almost 3 weeks of school in 2011. Our PTA activities in December included a special Angel Tree program this year, which helped families in need in addition to the already very successful Giving Tree and Food donation drives held in November/December. The Angel Tree program offers holiday assistance by allowing the families to sign up for assistance from our fellow CCE friends and neighbors through anonymous gift giving for each member of the family. We were able to help over 75 families this year alone through our Angel Tree Program and that is not including the Giving Tree and Food Drive assistance given! <br /><br />We wrapped hundreds of gifts, passed them out during a CCE event at the Academic Resource Center in mid-December to the delight and very thankful families in attendance. Additional giving was also done through used clothing and food drive offerings at the center that day. <br /><br />Liz Duncan and her Holiday Helpers did a superb job of pulling this event off in record time, without nearly a hitch! Santa Claus - watch out! We have a local Santa of our own and she's pretty great. <br /><br />Thank you is such a small word as Liz says, but thank you to everyone who participated in this activity for the 2010 holidays. Your help is immensely appreciated and you provided kindness and support to so many people that didn't know where to turn for help. <br /><br />January 2011 is off to a great start. The 1st PTA Family Night for 1st, 3rd and 4th grades on January 13th was held with an awesome BBQ Dinner provided by Tim & Kelly Moore. Take out was a new offering for dinner this year and allowed more families to partake in the event even if they weren't able to attend the activities later that evening. 1st grade families got to attend a movie in their child's classrooms "The Magic Bus gets Lost in Space" which thrilled our young audiences. A special thrill was available to anyone who got to view Jupiter through a 1st rate telescope outback on the basketball courts that night as well! <br /><br />3rd and 4th grade parents got to attend informational sessions about the upcoming FCAT writes and reads on the 13th in addition to a Family Photo event provided by Scott Russell Photography. <br /><br />1st grade sleepover was held on January 20th with the Constellation Ball attended by everyone that afternoon after a parade and day of science and astronomy-related activities in their various classroom centers.jweaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478258899282610257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-60190376103969204752010-10-13T10:01:00.001-07:002010-10-13T10:08:16.463-07:00Wow! It's October already and we've completed 2 fundraisers, a Pancake Breakfast, a Bingo Night and we're working hard on our upcoming Fall Carnival. <br /><br />The Pancake Breakfast was on 9/17 and was a huge success, just beating out last year's score but with a lot less commotion since we ran 2 times for the breakfast. One at 7:45 helped eliminate the overwhelming crush of people between 8:30 and 9 and made everything work out so well. <br /><br />We completed the Bingo Night just after Pancake Breakfast and outsold last year's tickets almost by double. The kids and parents had a great time and everyone enjoyed getting their prizes from Mrs. Phillips. One of our parents donated a terrific Coffee/cookies basket as our Grand Prize that night. Thank you!<br /><br />Our fundraisers including, Enjoy the City books and Mixed Bags, which just ended this week, helped raise over $10,000 for our school programs already! <br /><br />Fall Carnival preparations are in full swing. This year we will have train rides, hay rides, tons of games & rock climbing walls for everyone's enjoyment. Don't forget - Carnival runs rain or shine!jweaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478258899282610257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-52865891331758074812010-05-09T18:03:00.000-07:002010-05-09T18:25:50.678-07:00Teacher Appreciation Luncheon<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtzV7KdKvkz56Ku2cob96pi8pEVf5ksiIc7zY9qm6EsHfWCyYbQ6ttmw26w9G9xnVYHHsgSHPIQ_BE-1AnD9wqVNSFZsK0r3p1dUgCwUFvnYdeodXdNO5QyV5uR74jGwd5yfEd4xdW_E/s1600/teacher+appreciation+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469440922511838898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtzV7KdKvkz56Ku2cob96pi8pEVf5ksiIc7zY9qm6EsHfWCyYbQ6ttmw26w9G9xnVYHHsgSHPIQ_BE-1AnD9wqVNSFZsK0r3p1dUgCwUFvnYdeodXdNO5QyV5uR74jGwd5yfEd4xdW_E/s320/teacher+appreciation+1.jpg" border="0" /></a>It's May 5, 2010 and the holiday, Cinco de Mayo, is being celebrated to commemorate The Battle of Puebla when the Mexican militia defeating the French army. As you can see in the photograph, the table is set for the celebration, but instead of honoring the holiday, the <strong>PTA is gathering in fellowship to honor teachers. </strong></div><br /><div></div><div>Teacher Appreciation Week is special to the PTA, because each member likes to give thanks to their children's teachers for their passion, hard work, and dedication to their craft. We know that working at Chets Creek takes heart and we want to say thank you. Thank you for loving our children. Thank you for taking care of their emotional needs. Thank you for taking care of their academic gifts and talents. And, thank you for helping them when they struggle. Thank you for believing in them. And, thank you for making them believe in themselves. We owe you.<br /></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyjtUXXX06iTCdU4Xa3Scskse0F1F29VG4OUSib8z6ipmUIHWrRUViyO7hvGfIBYWcwOlkIIfbNFSrE5lDCP5uuHvkO1WYHeAWlqxgwqyJehs7AjD1q7gR873cZ-OORia37i8p8VNCGI/s1600/teacher+appreciation+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469445892136101010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyjtUXXX06iTCdU4Xa3Scskse0F1F29VG4OUSib8z6ipmUIHWrRUViyO7hvGfIBYWcwOlkIIfbNFSrE5lDCP5uuHvkO1WYHeAWlqxgwqyJehs7AjD1q7gR873cZ-OORia37i8p8VNCGI/s320/teacher+appreciation+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We all know that too often the 30 minute duty free lunch teachers enjoy, really is more like 15 minutes after drop off and pick up, and checking email. And, that the bagged lunch has to get old. So, if only for this one day, we say thank you to teachers by providing them with a real hot lunch- soup and salad from the Olive Garden. The teachers look forward to this treat and gather in the conference room with anticipation to find smiling PTA members from our Hospitality Committee. They get a nice hot lunch from yummy Olive Garden and spend time in sheer bliss enjoying the upbeat conversation. </div><br /><div></div><div>Thank you Linda, Cathy, and crew who made this another unforgettable Teacher Appreciation Luncheon. I know you hit a home run with the CCE crew! </div>Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-81695861120141569622010-05-04T15:51:00.000-07:002010-05-04T16:46:34.788-07:00May MeetingThe monthly meeting was held on Monday, May 3, 2010. We were excited to see so many new faces in the crowd and spent the first few minutes introducing ourselves.<br /><br />Our first topic of business was an update from the Nominating Committee on their recommendations for the 2010-2011 Board. The committee tapped into the general membership volunteers that showed an interest in becoming part of the Board. We were excited to put them in a position based on their interests and our needs. We are confident that the recommendations give us a solid Board for the upcoming school year that will allow the PTA to continue to thrive at Chets Creek. In case anyone is wondering, we are still looking for a PTA President. Any takers?<br /><br /><strong><strong><em>Old Business</em></strong></strong><br /><strong><strong></strong></strong><br /><strong>Volunteer Appreciation Update<br /></strong>Last Tuesday, our Volunteer Coordinators hosted our annual Volunteer Reception. All volunteers that dedicated ten or more hours were invited to attend. The PTA Board provided desserts for our fellowship gathering, and door prizes were drawn. About 50 volunteers joined us for the evening and due to the low attendance, we discussed recognizing volunteers in some other manner next year. We proposed having a Board member that would write hand written notes throughout the year to volunteers as they gave of their time and talents. A Board member has been nominated for the position and graciously agreed to thank volunteers as we go next school year. <br /><strong><strong></strong></strong><br /><strong><strong>Arts Extravaganza Update</strong></strong><br />Arts Extravaganza was a grand success this year. The Arts Baskets put together by the teachers and the Room Parents were put out three days for bidding prior to the Friday Family Night. The baskets raised over $2,000 for PTA which they recommitted to the Arts fund at CCE. The Family Night which included artists, musicians, and art stations were vital in making the night such a success. Our recommendation for next year is to again set up baskets in advance. <br /><br /><strong><em>New Business</em></strong><br /><strong><em></em></strong><br /><strong>Teacher Appreciation Luncheon </strong><br />PTA is saying thank you to teachers on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 by hosting a Teacher Appreciation Luncheon. PTA in partnership with Olive Garden is having a soup and salad luncheon from 11 am to 2 pm in the Conference Room. <br /><br /><strong>PTA Night with the Suns (May 11)<br /></strong>On Tuesday, May 11, 2010, all PTA members showing their PTA card when purchasing tickts, will receive 1/2 price tickets at $4.25 in our <em>Special Reserved Section. </em>Children ages 4-14 will get in for only $1.50 each. As an added bonus, anyone who has volunteered 50 hours or more, will get in FREE when they show verification. On slate for May 11th are the Birmingham Barons. Gates open at 6 pm and game time starts at 7:05 pm. Hot dogs, peanuts, and ice cream will cost fifty cents. <br /><br /><strong>DCC Spring Leadership Workshops (Monday, May 17) </strong><br />We highly recommend all incoming and current CCE Board members to attend Duval County Councils of PTAs annual Spring Leadership Workshop on Monday, May 17, 2010 at the Schultz Center. Registration is on-going, beginning at 9 am and no pre-registration is required. The workshops are free to all PTA members. Classes include:<br />--So Now You're President Part I<br />--So Now You're President Part II<br />--Building a PTA website<br />--Money Matters-What a Treasurer Really Needs to Know<br />--Fundraising-How to Make the Best Choice<br />--Growing Your PTA-Your Membership Campaign<br />--Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers<br />--Working with Business Partners<br />--Getting the Recognition You Deserve-Awards<br />--Developing Successful Programs<br />--Secretaries & Newsletters<br />--Building Your Financial Resources Through Grants<br />--Keys to Increasing Male Involvement<br />--Rebuilding Your PTA<br />--Bylaws & Parliamentary Procedures<br />--Conflict Resolution<br /><br /><strong>P & P Luncheon (May 27 @ 11 am)<br /></strong>On May 27 interested and available Board members will be attending the P & P luncheon where Awards will be announced. In attendance will be Sue W., Romy, Karen M, Renee, Theresa, Deb O, Maria G, Lourdes, Suzanne, Stanley, Julie, Susan, Kernan Principal, Angela, Linda, Tim M.<br /><br /><strong>PTA DATES TO REMEMBER:<br /></strong>5-5-10 Teacher Appreciation Luncheon<br />5-7-10 BUDs Club Mother’s Day Cake Decorations<br />5-10-10 Chick-fil-A Night, Grade 4<br />5-11-10 PTA Night with the Suns<br />5-12-10 Early Release<br />5-22-10 Campus Clean-Up<br />5-27-10 P & P Luncheon<br />5-28-10 Schools Closed<br />5-31-10 Schools Closed<br />6-07-10 PTA Meeting<br /><br /><strong>Other Tentative Dates of Interest:</strong><br />June 1 & 3 Third Grade Performances<br />June 7 K/1 Field Days<br />June 8 2/3 Field Days<br />June 9 4/5 Field Days<br />June 11 Last Day for StudentsSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-77544685264167479412010-04-27T08:14:00.001-07:002010-04-27T08:19:32.403-07:00Celebrating the Arts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsUgn8zkj8fB2m-IqKi7skj5IYYNopH-D2BmBNPTYSC_25cbuYuA7cNzEdYcpFrBteAYB0UlJ3XJxHY-lq0gwYQNo-rC-AHHhkTAVd4Q05OycJ-ZIKASjkFmAEpymMae1xZ4moh5CMAo/s1600/arts+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464836714315209474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsUgn8zkj8fB2m-IqKi7skj5IYYNopH-D2BmBNPTYSC_25cbuYuA7cNzEdYcpFrBteAYB0UlJ3XJxHY-lq0gwYQNo-rC-AHHhkTAVd4Q05OycJ-ZIKASjkFmAEpymMae1xZ4moh5CMAo/s320/arts+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Walking into our front lobby, last week, you could feel a school that had come alive! It was Arts Extravaganza week, one of my favorite times of the whole school year. Our nearly 1,300 children created beautiful artwork that adorned our hallway walls and their framed work hung on display in the lobby ready for sale to their parents during our two night Art Show.<br /><br />The Cultural Arts Committee, led by master art teacher, Jennifer Snead, put together an incredible week for students that was highlighted each morning with an assembly. Students were drawn in by a puppeteer, dance and music ensemble, storyteller, Bluegrass performance, and Jacksonville Symphony drummers.<br /><br />In addition, Arts Extravaganza Baskets assembled by our Room Moms and teachers were on display in the front lobby to be auctioned off Friday evening with funds going to the PTA to support next year's Arts Week.<br /><br />As the culminating activity on Friday evening, Arts Extravaganza Family Night was hosted by our Cultural Arts Team and PTA. Throughout the lobby and Dining Room children found artists and musicians displaying their talents, and art stations were set up for students to produce their own small treasures. I don't know of any school that celebrates the arts quite like ours, and I am ecstatic that our students have this enriching experience each year. I extend special thanks to each and every teacher, parent, and PTA member who made this year's Arts Extravaganza better than ever!<br /><object width="400" height="300"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fholtsman%2Fsets%2F72157623893849216%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fholtsman%2Fsets%2F72157623893849216%2F&set_id=72157623893849216&jump_to="></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fholtsman%2Fsets%2F72157623893849216%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fholtsman%2Fsets%2F72157623893849216%2F&set_id=72157623893849216&jump_to=" width="400" height="300"></embed></object>Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-50961481042455071632010-04-13T18:32:00.000-07:002010-04-13T19:35:07.219-07:00April PTA MeetingOur monthly PTA Meeting was held on Monday, April 12 in the administrative conference room at Chets Creek Elementary. The meeting was called to order at 5 pm. <br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Financial Report</span></em></strong><br />Our current balance is $10,970.12. Renee is seeking about $500 in returned checks. We received another Chick-fil-A check of about $230 from our Spirit Night that is not included in this amount. The BUDs Club receipts have not been turned in yet. The Bingo Night made over $500 and the Cookie Dough fundraiser for Patrols brought in a profit of $7,542. After Arts Extravaganza, we will be able to better estimate the Summer Contingency Funds which have been about $11,000 in past years. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><em><strong>Principal’s Report</strong></em></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong><em>Budget</em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Chets has received its budget for next year and budgetary decisions are currently being made. It appears that the budget will be tight but the school will do the best it can to preserve its people. The majority of the budget goes to salaries and benefits. The school has very small overhead otherwise and there will not be much extra in the budget. Susan urges everyone as parents and voters to become educated about Florida's school funding. Because of the class size law, we receive a supplemental budget of nearly $1.8 million to cover class sizes. This covers some of the costs but not all. Like last year, the district will fund Art, Music, and PE, and only half time Media and Guidance. To keep the necessary services of Media and Guidance, the rest of the salary will need to be paid from the budget. There will not be much money for any types of supplies or resources. </span><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#009900;"></span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#009900;">SB6</span></em></strong><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Teachers are highly concerned about the possible passing of SB6. Susan asks that PTA stay informed about the bill and its implications.</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#009900;">School Board</span></em></strong><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Two prospective School Board members have visited Chets for a school tour. Please read about the</span><span style="color:#009900;"> candidates and make informed voter decisions based on your beliefs. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><em>PTA Board for 2010-2011</em></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#009900;"> Susan thanked everyone for their service this year on the PTA Board and asked that everyone please stay involved. The PTA makes our school what it is as a school family. Susan said that she couldn't do it without the Boards support. She asked for everyone to help groom someone else, too, because one day, sadly, involved members would move onto other endeavours as their children moved into other schools. <br /> </span><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Upcoming Dates</span></em></strong><br /><span style="color:#663366;"><span style="color:#009900;">Susan shared upcoming dates (listed at the bottom of the post) including Book Fair, Picture Day, Arts Extravaganza, and report card distribution.</span> </span><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Old Business:</span></span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Board Positions for 2010-2011</span></span></em></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;">Last month, we collected information from members about whether they were planning to serve in a similar role for the upcoming school year. I made adjustments to the form and uploaded it to the wiki for your review. We put together a nominating committee to present nominations to the Board. We are seeking stakeholders that would like to become involved on PTA Board. If anyone is interested, they can email me at <a href="mailto:shalls@duvalschools.org">shalls@duvalschools.org</a>. </span></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;"><strong><em>Business Partnership Update</em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">Karen Morris gave an update on the Committee Meeting. Notes that she covered have been uploaded to the wiki for your review. Karen put together an interest form based on the discussion that could be distributed to businesses seeking partnership with us. The form outlines areas where we seek support and gives businesses the chance to report to us what they could do to assist. In addition, there is a Family Night proposal that would be distributed to businesses who wished to partner with us for our dinners. </span><span style="color:#6600cc;">We agreed that we needed a Business Partner Liaison that was part of the Board. Pam Witt volunteered. The idea would be to have one contact and that everyone who planned PTA events would consult with Pam to see which businesses would best be able to meet our needs. (Thank you, Karen for leading the charge.)</span><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;">Volunteer Appreciation</span> </em></strong><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">We discussed a major overhaul of Volunteer Appreciation, however the reception event has already been scheduled and advertised. We are scaling back considerably and all PTA Board members are being asked to make and provide a dessert. Desserts will be dropped off in the Dining Room at 5:30 on 4-20-10. 250 volunteers serving over 10 hours have been invited. Normally, about 75 people attend the event. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><strong><em>NEW BUSINESS:<br />Teacher Appreciation Luncheon</em></strong><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">PTA is purchasing salad and soup from Olive Garden for teachers on Wednesday, May 5 for Teacher Appreciation. Lunch will be served in the administrative conference room from 11-2.</span></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"><strong><em>SB 6</em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Teachers state-wide are highly concerned over SB 6. The bill will have major implications to our children's education. I have emailed all Board members the Florida PTA's stance on the bill and urge all parents to read about the bill, watch the news, and stay informed about the implications of the bills passing. SB 6 is sitting on the desk of Governor Charlie Crist. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">DATES TO REMEMBER:</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">4-12-10 to 4-15-10 Book Fair<br />4-12-10 to 4-15-10 Corporate Contributions Contest<br />4-13-10 Kindergarten Round Up 6:30 pm<br />4-14-10 Early Release<br />4-16-10 Spring Pictures<br />4-19-10 to 4-26-10 Arts Extravaganza<br />4-19-10 Kids Art Fair 6 pm<br />4-20-10 Kids Art Fair 6 pm<br /> Volunteer Appreciation<br /> Report Cards Go Home<br />4-23-10 Flag Raising<br /> Arts Extravaganza Night<br />4-24-10 Campus Clean Up<br />4-24-10 Relay for Life<br />4-26-10 9:15 Awards for K/3<br /> 2:15 Awards for 2/5<br />4-27-10 9:15 Awards for ¼<br />4-28-10 Early Release<br />5-3-10 PTA Board</span>Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-62837180999477317352010-03-18T12:55:00.000-07:002010-03-18T12:56:22.192-07:00A Message from the Florida PTA<strong>From the Desk of the Florida PTA...</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Florida PTA Rally in Tallahassee<br />March 25th, 11:30AM to 1:30 PM<br />At Waller Park<br />The date is set and the site secured for PTA members to let their voices be heard once again in Tallahassee. You were loud and clear last year with your rallying cry of “NO MORE CUTS.” You made a difference—the proposed cuts were restored.<br /><br />This year your task is to not only persuade legislators to restore the previous cuts, but to make provisions for an adequate, stable source of funding for education when the stimulus dollars run out in 2010. Recognizing the challenge this presents, as well as the distance many of you will be travelling, we will provide an orientation and advocacy training on March 24th, from 3:30PM to 6:30PM in the Florida Education Association (FEA) conference room, 213 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301.<br /><br />We encourage you to arrive in Tallahassee sometime on March 24th to visit your legislators and attend the orientation. A link to Tallahassee hotels is provided for your convenience. You will also have time to visit the Capitol on the morning of March 25th and after the rally.<br />Please check the Florida PTA website (<a href="https://webmail.duvalschools.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.floridapta.org" target="_blank">www.floridapta.org</a>) for additional information.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-38488724789678233482010-03-12T07:56:00.000-08:002010-03-12T08:30:32.231-08:00Common Core StandardsA draft of the K-12 Common Core Standards developed through the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association, was released for public input. The national standards have been written to ensure that all American students graduate from our high schools, regardless of where they live, with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in college and the workforce. Right now all states operate under their own state standards, these standards are exploring a national frame work to provide consistent standards. <br /><br />For the next twenty days, the public is invited to read and comment on the Common Core State Standards at <a href="http://www.corestandards.org/" target="_blank">http://www.corestandards.org/</a>. To have your voice heard, please take the time to be part of this process.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-82123673397839576512010-03-12T05:34:00.000-08:002010-03-12T05:41:28.555-08:00Make Our Voices Heard<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoL5wZZ67PuAC9SD7ky0FbLoNhmPwG2Ynn7JRkx4H49jRnSurdfkQTdgGTCyuz592X5SUzckJFoGCPLyZv4iIZbiceLQOOfOSFXjoElZY4_3zVEkfWIrE3EHBemeFUmGiiBzRIwJGJ4A/s1600-h/save+schools.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447741461845723618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 58px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoL5wZZ67PuAC9SD7ky0FbLoNhmPwG2Ynn7JRkx4H49jRnSurdfkQTdgGTCyuz592X5SUzckJFoGCPLyZv4iIZbiceLQOOfOSFXjoElZY4_3zVEkfWIrE3EHBemeFUmGiiBzRIwJGJ4A/s320/save+schools.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br />From the Desk of our DCC Representative...<br /><br /><br />As you are probably aware, we are facing a huge deficit in Duval County schools (and Florida schools in general) in the upcoming year. At one Duval County PTA meeting I attended, it was said that, <strong>"we are part of the disconnect"</strong> - i.e. the parents and concerned citizens are not speaking up against the budget cuts. They said that "the legislators simply are not hearing that there is a problem in the schools." <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">One way that we can all help is to make our voices heard. Please take a moment to access the following web page and either print and mail the letter</span></strong> template (you may, and are encouraged to, send multiple letters,) directly to our legislator at:<br /><br />Representative Ronald (Doc) Renuart<br />402 South Monroe Street<br />317 House Office Building<br />Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300<br /><br />OR email the letter to Representative Renuart at <a href="mailto:Ronald.renuart@myfloridahouse.gov" target="_blank">Ronald.renuart@myfloridahouse.gov</a><br /><br />OR contact <a href="mailto:info@50thnomore.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">info@50thnomore.org</a> for drop-off locations, and the organization will hand-deliver your letter to the legislators, who are in Tallahassee currently.<br /><br />Web site for letter template:<br /><br /><a href="https://webmail.duvalschools.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.50thnomore.org/page/Write-a-letter-to-your-elected-official!.aspx" target="_blank">https://webmail.duvalschools.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.50thnomore.org/page/Write-a-letter-to-your-elected-official!.aspx</a><br /><br />Of course, you can also compose your own letter to send as well!<br /><br />Another way to make our voices heard is to attend the Rally in Tallahassee on Thursday, March 25 from 11:30am - 1:30pm.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your support in this. United, we CAN make a difference!Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-88772944285476369362010-03-05T06:48:00.000-08:002010-03-05T06:49:38.855-08:00Seeking PTA Board Members and Volunteers!<span style="color:#000099;">The PTA is currently seeking volunteers who would like to be actively involved on the PTA Board next school year. We need your help so we can continue to offer the many rich experiences that have been such an integral part of our Chets Creek culture. We are seeking members who would like to help on the Volunteer Committee, assist with our Membership drive at the beginning of the year, lend a hand with our Corporate Contributions Box Top drives, support initiatives with Business Partners, and provide support for our Programs including our Fall Carnival event. If you are interested in participating in any of these roles on our PTA next year, please contact Suzanne Shall at 992-6390 ext 119 or shalls@duvalschools.org. We appreciate your commitment to assisting with these vital roles and look forward to hearing from you.</span>Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-74639900334688081252010-03-02T06:49:00.000-08:002010-03-12T08:41:06.597-08:00March Meeting<strong>March 1, 2010</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>CALL TO ORDER<br /></strong><br /><strong>Approval of Minutes<br /><br /></strong><strong></strong><strong>Correspondence </strong><br /><span style="color:#009900;">In February, we celebrated the birthdays of Board members Maria Graham and Patricia Wallace, and sent birthday cards to CCE teachers, Dee Dee Tamburrino, Heather Wickert, Nikki Hall, dayle timmons, Carrie McLeod, Melanie Holtsman, and Shea Beaudreau. In March, we will recognize the birthdays of teachers, Beth Roberts and Lauren Werch, and Dining Room manager Connie Collins. </span><strong><br /></strong><br /><strong>Financial Report</strong><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Our balance is currently at $17,327.23. We received a $215 check for February's Chick-fil-A Spirit Night and a check for ink cartridges of about $32. The Valentine's dance brought in $3000 with an outgo of $1300. This was an $800 positive difference from what was included on the budget sheet, currently leaving us at a $2700 deficit for what we'd like to carry over in summer contingency. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><br /><strong>Principal’s Report<br /></strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">FCAT week is fast approaching and our third, fourth, and fifth graders are prepared for success. A special thanks not only our intermediate families that have donated items to support classrooms, but also to our K, 1st, and 2nd grade parents who have donated FCAT treats as their classes have adopted intermediate classrooms. These special supports are of great significance to the school community. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Principal Phillips will be working on the CCE budget around March 15th. The district is currently projecting a $100 million deficit. The federal stimulus dollars significantly helped last year and will assist some this year, however we are being urged to attend the Superintendent's Community Meetings to learn more about our current and upcoming financial situation. And, we are invited to the Rally in Tally on March 25th to show our support of public school education funding on the steps of the Capitol. We don't yet know how the Chets' budget will look for the upcoming year. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The School Advisory Council is set to meet at 6:30 pm and will be involved in this year's Stakeholders' Assessment of the School Improvement Plan. All PTA members are invited to attend. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Mrs. Phillips is grateful for all the support that everyone has shown her over the past few months. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><strong>OLD BUSINESS:<br /><br /></strong><strong></strong><strong>Business Partnership Update (Karen)</strong><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">The subcommittee to discuss business partnership opportunities is meeting tomorrow (3-2-10) from 3:45 pm to 4:45 pm in the administrative conference room. The committee is being chaired by teacher & Board member, Karen Morris. The committee intends on meeting several times and bringing a recommendation back to the Board for the 2010-2011 school year. </span><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Fundraiser Possibilities</strong><br /><span style="color:#009900;">The fundraiser possibilities that were emailed have been compiled. The Board spent time discussing the following suggestions:</span><br /><p><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><strong>Build a Bear Gift Cards</strong><br /></em>We can pre-buy 100 $20 gift cards from Laquetta at Avenue’s Build a Bear. For every 100 cards, we earn 15% ($300).<br /><br /><strong><em>Spaghetti Dinner</em><br /></strong>PTA prepares and serves a "free" spaghetti family dinner in the dining room with hopes of securing donations from families. Instead of paying for dinner, families make checks payable to Chets Creek as donations. Susan can make a plea presenting how desperate we are for funding and what we stand to lose next year. This plea can be clearly explained on the flyer prior to the dinner.<br /><br /><em><strong>Rent a Teacher</strong></em><br />If teachers are willing they can be rented out for a creative purpose. Teacher buy in is essential - Susan would have to recruit teachers to participate. Teachers can be auctioned and bid for including everything from a craft class after school (stamp cards or have art time with Jennifer), to a Saturday afternoon movie and lunch, to some physical fitness time after school one day... maybe a cooking class at a teacher's house and dinner.... I'm sure creative minds can come up with better ideas.<br /><br /><strong><em>Parent’s night out<br /></em></strong>Board members and patrols would work it. Charge: $12 for first student, $10 for additional students. It would be a 2-hour service. Advanced reservation required. The children will be fed pizza and drinks. The patrols will supervise the activities that will be provided, such as crafts, movies, and relay races. We can put a limit on the amount and age of students that attend.<br /><br /><strong><em>Birthday wishes on the marquee</em></strong><br />$10 fee to have your child’s name on the marquee to wish them Happy Birthday! Have a limit of approx. 4 names on a first come first serve basis. We can have either a patrol or a board member/PTA member put the names on the board.<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><em>Karaoke night</em></strong><br />We can charge a fee for those wishing to enter the contest, and another fee for the audience. Possibly even have a concession stand.<br /><br /><strong><em>Chili/Hot Sauce/Spaghetti/Bar-b-q cook off</em></strong><br />Again, have a "registration fee" for those willing to cook. Charge the tasters. Crown a winner.<br /><br /><strong><em>Mini-Olympics</em></strong><br />People form teams and we have goofy events like the dizzy bat contest. I have plenty of game ideas if you're interested. There is NO cost to us. People can come up with team name, team shirts (home-made), and we'd be promoting exercise and community, all for bragging rights (maybe a word in The Connections of the CCE news).<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><em>B-day announcements on CCE news or in the Connection</em></strong><br /><br /><strong><em>Biggest Loser</em></strong><br />People can pledge $1 for every lb you lose. Again, great way to promote health. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><em>Hat day/Flip Flop day</em></strong><br />Students must pay $1 to be allowed to wear whatever crazy thing you let them. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><em>Walk A Day with PTA</em></strong><br />I don't know how we would go about collecting money but I was thinking each family could pay a entry fee to walk and maybe we could get some of our business partners to set up booths. I have not really tried to work out any details because I don't know where to start.<br /><br /><strong><em>Pennies for PTA</em></strong><br />My friend read about this in Family Fun. Basically, we have a contest to see which classroom can raise the most pennies for our PTA. This idea seems simple to me. We would have prizes for the winning classroom(s) and the rest goes to PTA. I was thinking if we don't want to spend money on prizes, we could give the winners an extra long recess or a special day named after their class. I think the biggest thing is to get the kids(and parents) into the competitive spirit. I am sure there is an economics lesson in there somewhere. We could also start this one very soon, if it is approved. I know I don't have very many details to offer, I just wanted to let you know what I have.<br /><br /><strong><em>Parking Pass</em></strong> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-size:85%;">IF Chets has any problems, it's parking. </span></span></span><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I propose to raffle off a reserved parking spot. In order to draw more of a crowd, I think the parking spot should not be awarded for the year, but rather on a monthly, weekly, or event basis (ie: Pow-Wow, 1st grade sleep over, award ceremony, Family Nights, Valentine's Dance, etc). In addition, I believe selling raffle tickets for $1 (or no more than $5), would create more funds. Auctioning the parking may only deter people when the bidding becomes too high.<br /></p></span></span></span><p><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="font-size:100%;">We decided that many of these fundraising ideas had promise, although the one we came back to most was for the Birthday announcements on the marquee. The process would be somewhat time consuming on a daily basis and no one, at this time, was willing to take that on. Pam is checking in to what other schools do to make it happen, and Lourdes is contacting sign stores to see if we could rent an electronic sign for ease in posting names. We will discuss their findings at our next meeting. We also discussed combining the Cook Off with a night event like Arts Extravaganza and will also discuss this option at our next meeting. </span></span></p><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><p></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;color:#009900;">We are not too concerned with making up the $2700, at this point, because Sue W. has made an order sheet and we will be selling bag tags. The cost will be $5 per tag and we will make them here. We should be able to generate the additional dollars through this sale. </span><p><span style="color:#009900;">Mrs. Phillips mentioned that it is time for us to think outside the box for next year and prepare to do fundraising that is not catalog sales. The Board agreed that it is time to think about other ways to bring in money to fund the events/programs/academic support that we believe so strongly in. The Ways and Means committee will meet to discuss and provide recommendations to the Board.</span></p><strong>Board Positions for 2010-2011<br /></strong><span style="color:#000099;">To look ahead and anticipate needs for the 2010-2011 school year, we passed around a sign in sheet that asked for your name, your current position, whether you were willing to serve in your Board role next school year, or whether you were seeking to serve in a new role. The needs will be anticipated and presented to the Board at the April meeting. We may need to recruit new members to help us fulfill the responsibilities of the Board.</span><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>NEW BUSINESS:<br /></strong><br /><strong>BUD’s Club Movie Night<br /></strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">All families are cordially invited to bring their sleeping bags and pillows, and join the BUD's Club for their annual Movie Night this Friday, March 5th at 7 pm. The feature presentation is ICE AGE 3 Dawn of the Dinosaurs. The cost is $1 for students and $2 for adults. The concession stand will be open and popcorn, candy, and drinks will be sold for $1. All children need to be accompanied by an adult. Order forms for the purchase of tickets were sent home Friday. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">If any Board members are willing to volunteer, they can help with the concession stand. We also would like a Board member to run the PTA store for the event. </span><br /><strong><br /></strong><strong></strong><strong>Letter to Parents<br /></strong><span style="color:#009900;">A letter has been drafted to send home to all CCE parents next Monday to inform them about the district's financial situation, invite them to the Superintendent's Community meetings, urge them to write letters to the Legislature to secure funding, participate in the Rally in Tally, and to keep them informed during the Legislative Session that begins today. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">This is a draft of the content of the letter to be sent:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><em>Duval County is facing a possible $125 million shortfall for the 2010-2011 school year. To<br />discuss our current and upcoming financial situation, available revenue and the district’s plans to meet its mission of providing all students with high quality educational opportunities, please join Superintendent Pratt Dannals at 6 pm at one of his community meetings.<br />Thursday, March 11 Sandalwood High School, 2750 John Prom Blvd, 32246<br />Tuesday, March 16 Peterson Academies of Technology, 7450 Wilson Blvd, 32210<br />Thursday, March 18 Ribault High School, 3701 Winton Dr., 32208<br />Tuesday, March 23 Mandarin High School, 4831 Greenland Rd., 32258</em><br /><br /><em>In addition, our Florida Legislature will convene for the 2010 Legislative Session on March 2, 2010. The regular nine week session is scheduled to end on April 30, 2010. Once again, the budget, or lack of it, is expected to dominate the conversation during this session. Education was funded on federal stimulus dollars last year and will continue to be funded by the same source this year. However, as this program sunsets in one year, it is critical that the legislature makes provisions for a permanent and stable funding source for the future needs of education. We need your help to make it happen.<br /><br />The Legislature must find a way to generate new revenues, to fund education and other children’s services. This will be our message throughout session and we hope you will join us, in person, as we Rally In Tally, on March 25th, to bring this home to our legislators. For more information go to </em></span><a href="https://webmail.duvalschools.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.floridapta.org/legislative.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>http://www.floridapta.org/legislative.html</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>. You may also meet directly with your Legislator at his/her local office. Information regarding this may be found at </em></span><a href="http://www.floridapta.org/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>www.FloridaPTA.org</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em> under “Meeting with Legislators.”<br /><br />If you are unable to Rally with us, we need you to write a letter or an email to urge the Legislature to find a new way to generate revenues. We need you to ask the Legislature to provide flexibility on the class size amendment, textbooks, and for them to permit additional shifting of Capital Millage to Operating Revenue. We the Legislature to increase public education funding, and we need them to prioritize existing resources including reprioritizing the state budget and capping growth of Corporate or McKay Vouchers.<br />Letters can be written to our delegate, Representative Ronald (Doc) Renuart, and sent to 402 South Monroe Street, 317 House Office Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1300, or you can send an email to Representative Renuart at </em></span><a href="mailto:Ronald.renuart@myfloridahouse.gov"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Ronald.renuart@myfloridahouse.gov</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>.<br /><br />There is a grassroots non partisan advocacy effort, </em></span><a href="http://www.saveduvalschools.org/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>www.saveduvalschools.org</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>, that is focused on getting the Florida Legislature to provide funding for a high quality public education.<br />Save Duval Schools is advocating for a dedicated, sustainable source of funding for public education and local control over how dollars are spent. They are calling for lawmakers to live up to the responsibility of our state constitution which states<br /><br />Florida Constitution, Article 9: SECTION 1. Public education.<br />(a) The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its borders. Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality education and for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of institutions of higher learning and other public education programs that the needs of the people may require.<br /><br />Please visit the website to learn more about their efforts.<br /><br />It is more critical than ever for us, as parents and community members, to stay informed. You can visit </em></span><a title="http://www.floridapta.org/Legislative%20Information/FPTA%20Legislative%20Report-Feb%2019.pdf" href="https://webmail.duvalschools.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.floridapta.org/Legislative%2520Information/FPTA%2520Legislative%2520Report-Feb%252019.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>http://www.floridapta.org/Legislative%20Information/FPTA%20Legislative%20Report-Feb%2019.pdf</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em> to get a list of bills that PTA is actively working on. The lists will be updated at the end of every week reflecting any action that was taken and new bills will be added as they are filed. If there is a PTA position corresponding to the bill, it will be shown under public comments.<br /><br />Your voice is the most important one and we hear this constantly as we meet with policy makers. They want to hear from you. Thank you, in advance, for your advocacy efforts, to help your child, and all Florida’s children, to receive a high quality education.<br /><br /></em></span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#009900;">If you have any changes to the content or would like to add something in addition to what is listed, please let Suzanne know. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br /><strong>For the Good of the Order</strong><br /><span style="color:#000099;">The Sunshine Math luncheon is going to be held this Friday, March 5th under the pavilion. If you are able to volunteer, please let Deb know. She is seeking additional assistance from 11:00-12:30 pm. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><strong>Meeting Adjourned</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>DATES TO REMEMBER:</strong><br />3-02-10 Night Spanish Parent Night<br />3-03-10 Early Release<br />3-05-10 BUDs Club Movie Night<br />3-08-10 Chick-fil-A Family Night<br />3-09-10 FCAT Begins<br />3-26-10 Family Bingo Night<br />3-27-10 PTA Campus Clean Up<br />3-29-10 3rd Grade Period Begins<br />4-01-10 Planning Day<br />4-02-10 Spring Holiday BeginsSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-76081481260146045622010-03-01T13:41:00.000-08:002010-03-01T13:57:52.987-08:00BUD's Club Movie Night<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zRbLzc37IGu1IWOsSK8f8Om7dSBk6UKyLQ8zOw7w6YaIs2GIrUpMa4aQLSOrOda8WA1gfuXWs3WRTqj980liNQueb9H7naXY6q69aQH2YtYyqJLNaULQLG7PSEtRBpXxfmmfJR9D8k0/s1600-h/ice.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443785528419745762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 137px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zRbLzc37IGu1IWOsSK8f8Om7dSBk6UKyLQ8zOw7w6YaIs2GIrUpMa4aQLSOrOda8WA1gfuXWs3WRTqj980liNQueb9H7naXY6q69aQH2YtYyqJLNaULQLG7PSEtRBpXxfmmfJR9D8k0/s400/ice.jpg" border="0" /></a>Bring your sleeping bags and pillows, and join the Chets Creek BUD's Club for this year's Movie Night on Friday, March 5th, 2010. The feature presentation is ICE AGE 3 Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Doors will open at 7 pm. Flyers were sent home with children on Friday, February 26th for the purchase of tickets. Tickest cost $1 for students and $2 for adults. Children <strong>must </strong>be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. Order forms with payment can be sent in an envelope marked Movie Night to your child's teacher.<br /><br />The concession stand will be open for business. Candy, popcorn, and drinks will be sold for $1. We hope you join us for this fun filled family event.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225368019789216300.post-64064599140703957352010-02-12T18:25:00.000-08:002010-02-14T18:06:35.920-08:00Valentine's DanceThe pink, red, and white balloons bejeweled the ceiling, the lights were dimmed, and the beat of the music had you tapping your foot. You guess it! The annual Chets Creek Valentine's Dance was ready to get in full swing!<br /><br /><div align="left">This year nearly 1,000 young students and their parents bought pre-sale tickets. Students, some adorned in dress slacks and bowties and others in stunning dresses, crowded to the doors of the dining hall turned dance floor to dance the night away. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />Due to its popularity, two dances were offered, one from 6:00 – 7:30 pm and a second <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPl5SZxoSks6BegOxYqOwnr3ciWtD58e4afMTKIJOEtd-TmLD40XIU-N39anB_BKvbcHAsB9oSGCJAC4nkp8v3aLWRAdMaAzfJ0Mhbn6G812y1ZL-VQs_zJmgc1PVgjimreLCVqQ8tek/s1600-h/DSC03949.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437910116390596578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPl5SZxoSks6BegOxYqOwnr3ciWtD58e4afMTKIJOEtd-TmLD40XIU-N39anB_BKvbcHAsB9oSGCJAC4nkp8v3aLWRAdMaAzfJ0Mhbn6G812y1ZL-VQs_zJmgc1PVgjimreLCVqQ8tek/s200/DSC03949.JPG" border="0" /></a>from 8:00 – 9:30 pm. A professional DJ provided the entertainment, and PTA sold concessions including pizza, drinks, and candy. The CCE PTA store was open for business. However, the greatest hit was the sale of roses. </div><br />Though the dances were packed, the students didn't seem to mind. Like I was, the chaperoning parents seemed equally as impressed with the young dancing talent. They snapped pictures and captured priceless video. They visited, on the sidelines, with other parents captivated by the entertainment.<br /><br />The entire evening from ticket sales to tear down was organized by Programs Chair, Pam Witt. The evening was a grand success thanks to her leadership, and I want to extend a special thank you, too, to all the volunteers who pitched in. Their service helped make this a memorable experience for all of our young dancers. I'm sure our students had a very happy Valentine's Day!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxwnp-hzyB9ekrDZSfbqum50aoItCUC8FnFuA3pyUzuf2QOvl_MAPF_SZDIJyrrBkfyZqt3AzwEd7gdhZ-6OQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05528202096307200832noreply@blogger.com3