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Wekiva WhispersWekiva Elementary School

1450 East Wekiva TrailLongwood, Florida 32779

Phone: 746-3150 Fax: 746-3163December 2011

Principal: Marjorie Adamczyk Assistant Principal: Michelle Baker

Seminole County Public Schoolswww.scps.k12.fl.us or www.wekivaelementary.com

Principals MessageIt has been a busy month! I am

extremely proud of our third gradersand their Veterans Day performance.They memorized the songs andspeakers knew their lines. Theteachers did an amazing job with

preparation, decoration, and presentation. We might have anAmerican Idol in that crowd!

During American Education Week,we had several guests on campus toshare how education is important to beable to do their job. What a greatmessage for our students to hear! Theyshared that with hard work, higher achievement and success at anythingthey do is attainable.

In order to learn, children must be inattendance. There is an Attendanceenforcement procedure in place at our school and with Seminole County.The compulsory attendance lawrequires schools to enforce the

procedures for absences and tardies. If your child is absent from school,

parents are required to send anexplanation for it.

Students are going through mid-year testing in December and January for reading, math, writing, and science,depending on the grade level. In theintermediate grades, curriculum willnot only be taught but shared how itmay appear on state testing. Statetesting has raised the level of complexity. Due to the complexity of the test, the scale to score will bedifferent. Teachers are working

diligently to teach the benchmarks and prepare students for the test. This year the FCAT writes will put moreattention to spelling and conventionsthan previously. We are confident thatwe can get the students to these levelswith time and practice.

Have a wonderful holiday break.Until next time,Ms. Adamczyk

Climate SurveysComing home with the December

newsletter is the Parent Survey. Thesurvey is required by all schools. Theresults will be compiled and used bythe School Advisory Council to makeimportant decisions related to theSchool Improvement Plan. Pleasecomplete the survey with a #2 pencilso it can be scanned. Return them toschool by Friday, December 9.

PTA NewsWekiva PTA is proud to announce

that the Scott Humston, "Pro KidsShow" is back at Wekiva with a brandnew show! It will be held onDecember 13th at 7:00p.m. at TeagueMiddle School. Teague has graciouslyallowed us to use their facility toaccommodate all of our families. It islocated at 1350 McNeil Road inAltamonte Springs.Hope to see you all out there!!

Koala Run

The Wekiva Koala Run startsSaturday, December 3 rd at 8:30 a.m.We are expecting a lot of students to

be here from Wekiva and other areaschools.

Congratulations!It gives me great pleasure to

announce this years Teacher of theYear, Ms. Kavaliauskas, and our Employee of the Year, Ms. Bria. Ms.Kavaliauskas has been at Wekiva for 8years working with Autistic children.Ms. Bria, our guidance secretary, has

been at Wekiva for 6 years. They willrepresent Wekiva at the district level,later this year. Kudos to both of them!

Sweats Not Sweets DriveRecently, 60 Minutes aired a story

about homeless students, and welearned about students in need here inSeminole County. Wekivas FirstGrade Team and the Student Council

are collecting warm clothing for aschool in Seminole County with ahigh homeless and poverty population.If you have new or gently worn sweat

pants, sweatshirts, or hoodies that youwould like to donate, please drop themoff at the front office. The studentcouncil will box them up and the firstgrade team will deliver them to theschool before the holiday. If you cancontribute, please drop your items off

by Friday, December 16.Important Dates

12/5 2 nd Grade A Honor Awards12/6 3 rd Grade A Honor Awards12/7 4 th Grade A Honor Awards

5:00 SAC 6:15 - PTA12/8 5 th Grade A Honor Awards12/9 5:00 8:00 -Student Council

Movie and Game Night12/13 3:30 MusicKidz at Florida

Retirement Center 12/13 7:00 Pro Kids Show @

Teague12/19 1:00 Early Dismissal12/20 1:00 Early Dismissal

12/21 1:00 Early Dismissal12/21- 1/9 Holiday Break!1/9 School Resumes1/16 MLK Day No School

Thank you to our WekivaBusiness Partners!

These partnerships have involvedstudent and teacher incentives,classroom speakers, mentorsetc. Asthey recognize us, we hope yourecognize them.

School Time Planners, Inc.