whispers december 2012

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Wekiva WhispersWekiva Elementary School Where Koality Education Happens Every Day!

1450 East Wekiva Trail

Longwood, Florida 32779

Phone: 746-3150 Fax: 746-3163December 2012

Principal: Marjorie Adamczyk Assistant Principal: Kyle Hughes

Principals MessageTis the season for many, many

things and one of them is the flu.

Please do not send your child toschool with a fever. If your child is

absent, a note must come to school

sharing the reason for the absence.

Without written notice from the parent

or doctors note, the child has an

unexcused absence. The number for

unexcused absences and tardies are

up. Please try to scheduleappointments before and after school

whenever possible. Everyinstructional minute counts here at

Wekiva.

Did you know?...From November 1st to Nov 30th

19 total school days

An average of 30 students wereabsent daily. In addition, an average

of14 students arrived late eachday during November.

November was a month to

remember our Veterans, and once

again our Third Grade students did a

wonderful job at the Veterans Dayperformance. Songs from each of thearmed forces were remembered and

stars hung on the walls to honor those

who fight or fought for our freedom.

Great job to our students, teachers and

Mrs. Kranz!

Our new computer lab is almost

ready! A few more touches and it will

be in use. Our fundraisers andcommunity support have allowed this

computer lab to become a reality. Mrs.Cook cant wait to share it with our

staff and students!December is also a time to give.

Mrs. DeBonville has coordinated the

Koala Food Pantry here at Wekiva

with the help of other staff members

and parents. Donations have been

wonderful. The families haveexpressed their gratitude to all those

involved. If your family is in need of

assistance, please call Mrs.

DeBonville at 407-746-1164.

The Thornbury family would like tothank everyone. Wekiva has helped

this family through donations, bake

sales etc. Their little Arden (Koala) isgetting stronger every day after her

heart transplant.

I am thankful for all of my students

who are working hard to reach their

goals and for their parents who make

sure they are practicing at home.

Until next time,

Ms. Adamczyk

Have a wonderful Winter Holiday!

Community Kudos!!!!

Christopher's Italian Restaurant

and Pizzeria one of our businesspartners will support the Thornbury

family on Thursday, December 13th.Half of all the proceeds from lunch,

dinner, take-out and delivery will be

donated to the family to help with

daughters medical expenses (please

mention TEAM ARDEN when

ordering).

Seminole County Rezoning

Information

The county has divided the district

into zones. Wekiva is in the West

Phase Planning. Todd Kozak (PTA

Legislative Member), and Lisa

Romine (PTA President and SACChair), and I are all on the Core

Committee. Anyone interested canattend the meetings. The Elementary

Rezoning Core Committee meetings

for the West Phase will be held at 6:00

p.m. at Lake Brantley High School, in

the Community Room on the

following dates: December 6 and 13,

2012 and January 10 and 17, 2013.

The purpose of these meetings will beto develop & make recommendations

to the School Board for the West

Phase. The West Phase includes thefollowing elementary schools:

Bear Lake, Forest City, Sabal Point,

Spring Lake, and Wekiva.

Bags of Hope

Second grade is collecting new or

gently used books for the Bags of

Hope Organization. If you haveseveral books, parents can drop them

off in the front office.

Student Council News

Student Council worked very hard in

the pantry before our Thanksgiving

Holiday to sort and pack boxes of food

for our families in need. Like elves,

and under the direction of Ms. Kelly

& Ms. Turner, the pantry wasmagically organized. Now our

students are working towards sending

Holiday Greetings to our Troops! Way

to Go Wekiva Student Council!

PTA

Have you heard the news?? The

PRO KIDS SHOW is back!! Better

than ever and fun for the whole

family. It will be held on Tuesday

Night, December 11th at TeagueMiddle School. Doors open at 6:30

and it is FREE to everyone.

Lisa Romine

Wekiva PTA Presiden

Science News

Science Expo 2013 is coming soon!February 5th, 2013

7:00 pm School Cafeteria

Wekivas Science committee has

again planned this popular event to

spark our students interest in science

and to get them involved in a

beginning science fair project. The

event is a showcase and not acompetition, so all participants will be

presented an award for completing &

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sharing their projects. Students fromgrades K-5 will receive detailed

information before the winter holiday

break, so they can start working ifthey choose. Students can work alone

or in partners with any other Wekiva

Elementary School student. Many

siblings choose to work together!

Please contact Mrs. Gabrovic with any

questions. (407)746-1151 or

[email protected]

Reading

TAKE THE LEAD ..READ!Parents, please help us make sure

students are reading over the holiday

break. Mrs. Cook and Mrs.

DeBonville have provided a Wekiva

Reading Log to help keep track of

those minutes AND yes, there will bea random drawing for students who

turn in logs If you dont get a Reading

Log or need another one, please

contact the front office.

Cross Country Koala Run

The 7th

Annual Cross Country Meetthe Koala Run is on Saturday,December 8th . Schools from

throughout the district will be here to

compete. Flyers went home regarding

this event. At 8:30am, the 6 year old

& under boys and girls will start.

Awards will be given for 1st 15th

place in all age groups immediately

after each race. All runners mustprovide proof of insurance to run. Go

Koalas!

Seminole County Sheriff OfficeCrossing Guard

Corner

Safety Tid Bit

Did You Know?

Pedestrians shall not walk in theroadway if sidewalks are provided.

This is one important law that students

and parents alike need to pay attention

to. It is so dangerous to be walking in

the street. Many motorists now a dayare distracted while driving. So make

sure to use the sidewalk to keep

yourself in the Safe Zone. Also,parents, please pay extra attention

when you are driving in and around

school zones. Our School Crossing

Guards are watching out for our

students who are coming and going,

and we want to keep everyone safe.

Also, Thanks to Wekiva Elementary

school for allowing us to bring ourCarls Safe Crossing Program to the

school. We had a fantastic time andthe kids learned a lot about street and

bicycle safety. This is such an

important topic to get out there to

educate the students on lifetime safety

skills.

Art from the following students will

be on our Wall of Safety.

Jordan Dumont, Hannah Richards,Merrick Quinn, Mikayla Williams,

Molly Freeburg, Leilani Roque,

Abigail Bingley, Rhiannon Gifford,

Sidney McMinn, Bradley Knight,

Justin Serratti and Rachel Chessman.

A Honor Roll

Congratulations to our students.

5th Grade Zachary Ashley, Carrlee

Crocker, Steele Norton, Serra Sowers,

Claire Wisth, Carter Adams, Grace

Burke, Luke Chase, Ben Evelev,

Ethan Huyck, Molly Kucharski, Amy

Laurie, Joshua Roberts, Samantha

Tenney, Hannah Fosnow, ColtonWilliams, Xavier Mohammed, Magen

Geluso, and Alexa Riddell.

4th Grade Isabella Bilow, Fiona

Natal, Caitlyn Brandon, Laura Fischer,

Erin Huguenin, Logan Intro, Khalid

Khan, Emily Mehigan, Sam Barrett,

Lia Boling, Parker Gifford, Andy

Gonzalez, and Emily Pitzer.

3rd Grade Madelyn Romine, Sydnie

Smith, Andrew Baron, Ryan Antalek,

Skylar Blake, Renna Duarte, AnnaFrabizio, Kai Higgins, Jack Klinger,

Lily McLain, Sydney Norman, Jade

Petruzziello, Kyle Schehr, and ColinFair.

2nd Grade Jackson Carruth, Zachary

Scroggins, Emily Longmire, Grayson

Reeves, Aidan Ustaitis, Emily Baenen

Brooke Borack, Faith Freijo, Autumn

Gauthier, Makayla Martindate, Joseph

Molina, Luke Roberts, LucasWilliams, Connor Woods, Hunter

Daubert, Jonathan Higley, SabrinaMacKenzie, Kelsey Paldin, Samuel

Indek, and Abigail Roberson.

Calendar

December 11 7:00 p.m. PRO KID

SHOW @ Teague

December 13 6:00 p.m. Elementary

Rezoning Meeting atLake Brantley H.S.

December 14 11:35 Kindergarten

Winter Party

December 15 Lawton Elementary

Robotic CompetitionDecember 17 Club and Candid

Photos

FIFTH GRADECLASS Picture

December 18 7:00 p.m. Winter

Concert

12:20 First Grade

Winter Party

December 19 1:00 EARLYDISMISSAL

1:30 MusicKidzPerformance at

Nursing Home

December 20 1:00 EARLY

DISMISSAL

11:30 Second GradeWinter

Party

December 21 1:00 EARLY

DISMISSAL

10:00 Fourth Grade

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Winter Party11:30 Third Grade

Winter Party

12:00 Fifth GradeWinter Party

December 23 January 8

Winter Break

Happy New Year!

Welcome 2013!

January 9 School Resumes5:00 SAC Mtg.

6:15 PTA Mtg.

January 10 6:00 p.m. Elementary

Rezoning Meeting at

Lake Brantley H.S.

January 17 6:00 p.m. Elementary

Rezoning Meeting at

Lake Brantley H.S.January 22 Progress Reports

Go Home.

Dear Students:

Dont forget to read on December22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,

& 31, January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,

and 8th. Record it on your Reading

Log. If you lose the Reading Log

just make one.

Work on those math facts when

you are waiting in line, at the store,

bored in the car, babysitting, at

your relatives house, in the

bathtub, or wherever!

Write!

Thank you cards/notes to everyone

for holiday fun and gifts. Write to

relatives! Write the steps to play a

game. Write, write, write!

Have a wonderful Holiday!

Ms. Adamczyk and Mr. Hughes


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