Waters edge explorers journal

A publication of the Waters Edge PTA : 21601 Shorewind Drive, Boca Raton, FL 33428 (561) 852-2400

Volume 9 Issue 1

Message from Mr. Slack and Mrs. Goode

Upcoming Events

August26 - Early Release

August 27 - Ice Cream Social

Sept. 6 - School holiday

Sept. 7 - Bookfair opening

night

Sept. 9 - School holiday

Sept. 15 - PTA General

Meeting -- 7pm

Oct. 6 - Walkathon

Message from the PTA PresidentWelcome back students, teachers and

parents. I hope that you all had a

great summer in camp, traveling or

just spending time relaxing at home.

We are all excited and ready to start

the new school year!

I am excited to take on this new

position as the PTA President and,

along with an amazing group of

women, we have a great year of

events and new programs planned

for Waters Edge. We are starting a

whole new health and safety

program that will bring to the school

and our students informational

assemblies.We are hoping to start a

recycling program in our school as

other programs to help our

community.

Additionally, we have new

fundraising opportunities, including a

walkathon, that will help the PTA to

fund a covering for the playground.

Also look for new coupon book and

catalogue fundrasiers this year.

The PTA will also bring all of the

events to our school that our children

look forward to every year, such as;

our annual welcome back Ice cream

Social, the Monster Mash in October,

the Holiday Gift Shop in December,

the Carnival in February, among

others. Please make sure to be on the

lookout for flyers that will announce

all of these events. Also, this is our

new journal format that will give

you a complete look at the events

coming up for the Waters Edge

PTA. !Also be sure to still check

Edline for all school information

The website address is https://

w w w . e d l i n e . n e t / p a g e s /

Water_Edge_Elementary_School.

I invite you all to join the PTA and

make it the best it can be. It takes

the help of every parent and teacher

joining and supporting the PTA and

in turn supporting our students. I

will see you all at our first General

Meeting on Wednesday September

15th.

Marjorie Minor

PTA President

It is with great pleasure that the

Waters Edge Elementary School

faculty and staff welcome all of our

returning Explorers and their

families along with those new

Explorers joining us for the first time

this year. We are proud and honored

to be the Instructional Leaders of a

school of excellence with such a

talented dedicated professional team

who are committed to providing the

b e s t p o s s i b l e e d u c a t i o n a l

environment for ALL of our

children. We are also extremely

proud and excited that Waters Edge

is once again one of the higher

achieving schools in Palm Beach

County. We thank the students,

teachers, staff, parents, and

volunteers who are all responsible

f o r o u r m a n y o u t s t a n d i n g

achievements over the past year.!

We are all very fortunate to be part of

a school with a rich history of

innovation, collaboration, and

teamwork, and I look forward to a long

successful future together. The Waters

Edge Staff is very committed to

bringing all of our Explorers a quality

education with the highest academic

standards in a caring, nurturing, and

safe environment. As you know,

education is a partnership between the

home and the school, and

communication is the key. ! With

parents, students, and teachers working

together as a team, we will be able to

achieve many more great things. Let’s

all work together to make this one of

the most successful, productive,

rewarding, and memorable school

years to date.

Peter T. Slack

Carol A. Goode

We are sad to announce that the PTA will no longer be offering Explorer's Clubs We want to take this opportunity to thank Robin London and Shera Freedman for all their dedicated work, and also thank the parents and teachers that have supported these programs for the past 10 years.

PTA Executive Board

President.............Marjorie Minor 1st V.P..................Tammi Stein 2nd V.P. Membership.... Kathy Ghougasian 3rd V.P. Ways and Means..... Courtney Levin Treasurer.............Stacey Sefton Recording Secretary........ Shelly Devino Corresponding Secretary..... Marjorie Licht Community Relations........ Kathy Ghougasian Cultural Arts....Ellen Armstrong, Debra Curtis Education..................Dalia Platt Environmental........... Karen ZukermanFamily Activities.............

Lori Gutmann,Melissa ChotinerDana Green

Faculty Liaison......Mrs. Boll, Ms. Torrero

5th Grade Activities.....Robin Fink

Friends of the Media Center.....Karen Visconti

Health and Safety....Jill Bershad,Heather Moss

Newsletter..........Marjorie Licht Parliamentarian.....Pam Polani Public Relations......Pam Polani Teacher Relations.......

Jaime Engelman,Nancy Gefen

VIPS........Meredith Frydman, Randi Papir, Lori Dubin

Yearbook....Susan Segrini,Lisa Oken

Holiday Gift Shop..........Shelly Devino,Stephanie Kaplan,Dana Shasho

Please Help the

Art Room With

Supplies

Mrs. Kabat is looking to stock her art room with the following supplies: paper towels, paper towel rolls, aluminum pie plates, plastic half-gallon bottles, and old cloth towels. Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated!!

Please Join the Waters Edge PTA Now

The Waters Edge PTA has begun its Membership drive. We are looking for each and every family to join our PTA and to become an active member. Membership is just $7 per family. Thank you.

Name: ___________________________ Child's Teacher: _______________

Return to the front office, attention PTA Memebrship. Cash or checks, to the Waters Edge PTA, are accepted.

Annual Ice Cream

Social

Friday, August 27th

2 sessions, 5:30pm and

7:15pm

All Volunteers Must Register

Each YearPlease remember that before any adult can

volunteer in the school, he or she must be

registered in the school district's VIPS

system. The computer in the front office can

be used for this registration process, which

must be updated each and every school

year. Thank you, and we can't wait to see

you back in the school.

Wouldn't you like your child to make

friends with a book? For a donation of

$10, your child can have a book in the

Waters Edge Media Center dedicated to

him or her, and be the first one to check

it out. Please watch for fliers for this

program and help support our Media

Center.

Please Support Friends of the Media Center

Need after care for your child? Please contactMr. Renford Williams for our After the Bell program at 852-2431.