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Wekiva WhispersWekiva Elementary School Where Koality Education Happens Every Day!
1450 East Wekiva Trail
Longwood, Florida 32779Phone: 746-3150 Fax: 746-3163
January 2013
Principal: Marjorie Adamczyk Assistant Principal: Kyle Hughes
Seminole County Public Schoolswww.scps.k12.fl.us orwww.wekivaelementary.com
Principals MessageHappy New Year to All!
Our staff is excited about 2013;together everyone has been planning
and goal setting to make sure that all
of our students meet their learning
potential.
I want to thank all of our Wekiva
families for their generosity in 2012!
We do wonderful work at Wekiva as a
result of it.
As I have shared in the past, safetyand supervision is our first concern.
We are working on a few changes toupdate safety measures. Everyone has
been very patient and understanding
with these changes. Wekiva schedules
security drills to prepare for the event
of an emergency; however, these drills
are not made public knowledge.
January is Safety Month and our
classroom teachers will be reviewing
all safety measures.Attached to the newsletter is a
nomination form for anyone interestedin becoming a part of our School
Advisory Council. We need a memberfrom the community to fill one
position. We will follow the SAC
guidelines for the selection. A ballot
will follow if more than one person is
interested in the position.
Learning to read; requires reading!
At school, we work on the
instructional level of reading. Studentsshould be reading at home on their
independent level. Teachers assiststudents in the media center to read
books at their level so students can
read independently. Teachers are
reporting many students are notreading at home. Students are also
sharing with their teachers they dont
have time, they dont have their book,
and the list goes on. For 2013, I would
urge everyone to set aside time to readwith your children, have them read to
you, watch them read as you read, orjust be sure they have time to read.
Wekiva is proud to announce thisyears Employee of the Year is Mrs.
Trawick. Mrs. Trawick is a supportfacilitation assistant who works with
students with Autism. She also started
the afternoon writing club for some of
our third and fourth grade students.
Wekivas Teacher of the Year is our
Reading Coach, Mrs. DeBonville. Not
only does she work with students who
struggle with reading, she also assists
teachers with reading interventions.
WANTED - ALL PRO DADWe are looking for a dad who would
like to be the Wekiva ALL PRO DAD
contact person. This volunteer job
will require the set up an ALL PRO
DAD breakfast, sharing with our
community how dads can assist at our
school, and help administration recruit
more dads to volunteer on campus. If
you are interested, please contact, Mr.Hughes, at 407-746-3101. Remember
you must be a registered SCPSVolunteer/Dividend!
CLIMATE SURVEYS
The Climate Survey is an important
component of the School
Improvement Planning Process. We
survey your perceptions based on your
experiences with the school. There is
no "right" or "wrong" answers. Items
surveyed have been designed toidentify different school
characteristics. Historically, it hasbeen a paper and pencil survey;
however, it is now an online electronic
survey. If you do not have access to a
computer, please call the front officeto set up a time to come in to use our
computers. The Survey Web Site for
Parents is
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ESp
arentclimatesurvey2013The Survey Web site for the Climate
Survey in Spanish ishttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ESParentSPANISH
The Survey window is January 15 th February 28th. Survey results are
expected at the end of March.Until next time,
Ms. Adamczyk
Community Kudos!!!!
Thank you to those businesses that
have been dropping off empty ink
cartages! Wekiva receives funds
through a cartridge recycling program
We greatly appreciate our secretpartners! Thank you very much!
Seminole County Rezoning
Information
The county has divided the district
into zones. Wekiva is in the West
Phase Planning. The purpose of these
meetings will be to develop and 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. Our last
meeting is held on January 17, 2013 atthe Lake Brantley Community Center.
The results and chosen rezone
suggestions will be given to the
Superintendent, Mr. Griffin. The
School Board will discuss the West
Phase plans on February 5th at6:00pm.The community can review
the plans at http://www.rezoner.com
PTA
Happy 2013! I hope everyone
enjoyed the holidays and celebrated
the ringing of the New Year with
friends and family. Stick to those
resolutions, hug your kids, plan time
together, be a positive influence and
make this year one of your families
best years yet!PTA Picnic In The Park
PTA is proud to announce the FirstAnnual Picnic in the Park. Come join
us for an afternoon of family fun.
Pack your picnic, bring your family,
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Wekiva WhispersWekiva Elementary School Where Koality Education Happens Every Day!
1450 East Wekiva Trail
Longwood, Florida 32779Phone: 746-3150 Fax: 746-3163
January 2013
Principal: Marjorie Adamczyk Assistant Principal: Kyle Hughes
Seminole County Public Schoolswww.scps.k12.fl.us orwww.wekivaelementary.com
and join us at Wekiva Hills Park onFebruary 9th from 1:00 pm till dusk.
This is a day for families and friendsto come hang out and enjoy the park.
We are planning some fun with Coach
Prose and Geo-Caching. Also a Kids
vs. Parents kick ball game. So mark it
on your calendar and come out and
enjoy what Wekiva is all about! Look
for a reminder email later this month.
See you there!
Koala T-Shirts for sale. $6.00 ashirt. Fill out an order form today at
the front office and return with yourpayment.
3rd General PTA Meeting February
5th @ 6:45 in the media center.
Immediately following will be the
Science Expo in the cafeteria. Come
out and support your PTA.
Wekiva PTA Family Dinner & Art
ShowTuesday, March 12th 5:00 to
8:00 pm. Plans are underway foranother fantastic Family Dinner
Night. This evening will include theWekiva Art Show where each Wekiva
student will display their ownmasterpiece! Are you ready for the
challenge? Are you smarter than a 5th
grader? How about a Minute to Win
It??!! These are just a few of
the family challenges we have in store
for this fun evening at Wekiva.
Spaghetti dinner tickets go on sale for
$6 starting Feb 12th.PTA would like parents to be a part
of this fun event. If youre interested,please contact Trisha Tamm at (407)
383-8395. It's going to be a blast!Lisa Romine
Wekiva PTA President
Science NewsSixth Annual Science Expo
February 5th
, 20137:00 p.m. 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. Theevent is a showcase and not a
competition, so all participants will bepresented an award for completing &
sharing their projects. Students from
grades K-5 received detail information
before the winter holiday break. We
are looking forward to all the exciting
entries! Please contact Mrs. Gabrovic
with any questions. (407) 746-1151 or
ReadingSeminole County is getting a new
reading textbook series next year.
Teachers are selecting from 3
companies. Parents can view theseoptions on January 24 from 4:00
6:00 at the Seminole County Support
Center.
Students who turned in their WinterBreak Reading Logs were entered in a
drawing and Prizes went to:
Kindergarten-
Elinor Bibby (Stoner)
Liz Ebach (Vereen)
First Grade
Addison Cook (Kerlin/Portner)
Hudson Woods (Kerlin/Portner)Second Grade
Connor Woods (Kelly)
Essex Mominee (Pierre)Third Grade
Amelia Fein (Clodfelter)Allison Jainarain (Schmidhorst)
Fourth Grade
Derek Molina (Hewitt)
Claudeja Pierre (Raby)
Fifth Grade
Jiana Jones (Harrington)Serra Sowers (Lofton)
Cross Country Koala RunCongratulations to our Koala Run
Winners!6 and Under Boys
Hudson Woods - 7th
Jonathan Fitzgerald - 12th
6 and Under Girls
Aniston Bitner - 1st
Hannah Hill - 3rd
Amina N'diaye - 9th
7 Year Old Boys
Zachery Scroggins - 8thChase Cornell - 10th
7 Year Old GirlsKiley Strott - 1st
Hope Shenk - 15th
8 Year Old Boys
Connors Woods - 1st
Dylan Sanabria - 3rd
Ralph Arreaza - 12th
Edward Arreaza -13th
Andrew Bubon - 14th
8 Year Old GirlsSierra Higgins - 12th
10 Year Old BoysAndrew Pickalow - 9th
11 Year Old BoysJonathan Depaolo - 5th
Ben Evelev - 10th
Calendar
January 21 NO SCHOOL
MLK Jr. Observed
January 22 Progress Reports Home.
January 26 Cross Country Meet@ Bear Lake Elementary
February 1 Football Jersey Day!Crossing Guard
Appreciation Day
February 1 Valentine Lollipops Sale
2/1-2/13 Until they run out!February 5 SCIENCE EXPO!!!
6:30 Board Drop Off
February 5 SAC Meeting 4:30
February 5 PTA Meeting 5:30
February 5 PTA Board 6:45in Cafeteria
February 18 NO SCHOOL