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Wekiva WhispersWekiva Elementary School

1450 East Wekiva Trail

Longwood, Florida 32779Phone: 746-3150 Fax: 746-3163

October 2011

Principal: Marjorie Adamczyk Assistant Principal: Michelle Baker

Seminole County Public Schoolswww.scps.k12.fl.us orwww.wekivaelementary.com

Principals Message

September came and went quickly!

During September, there were lots ofassessments going on at school. State

and local assessment help to drive the

instruction. Teachers will now analyze

the scores to determine the best

strategies to help students learn thegrade level standards.

Communication is so important at

this time of the year. It allows us to

understand where children are, what

help they need, and what interventionsmust be in place to be proficient attheir grade level. Students taking state

testing need to be diligent now, not

later, in preparation. Teachers have

been conferencing with parents at this

time to make sure everyone is working

together.SynreVoice or School Connects, our

phone communication device that

allows us to call home with upcoming

events is still not in operation. We are

hoping it will be functioning soon.

One of the concerns in the uppergrades has been homework. Students

should have homework every night.

The homework should be done

independently unless the teachers

shares differently. Homework is notonly about practicing a skill; it is

about the responsibility to continue

learning. We also do not have enough

time in the school day to do

independent reading. At school,

students are placed at instructionalreading levels; at home they should be

working at an independent level.

If you have a child in grade 3-5,here is another website offered to our

students for FREE!!! It is affiliated

with FCAT Explorer, called FOCUS.It has mini-assessments for math,

reading and science for FCAT

2.0 practice depending on the grade

level. Students use their FCAT.

Explorer user name and password to

log-in. http://focus.florida-

achieves.com/(S(3wbtmq45jwmku5y2hvtyj1eg))/login.aspx

Ms. Cook, our Technology

Facilitator will place the link on our

website for easy access.

Our Positive Behavior Support Teamis also working together on our arrival

and dismissal procedures. There are

many parents on campus that are not

checking in at the front office. To

make the campus a safe and secureplace to be, look for more messagesand information from me in the near

future. Until then, please check-in at

the front office, so that you have a

name tag. Please note, that if you are

stopped to go to the office, it is part of

our procedures to keep childrensecure.

Until next time.

Ms. Adamczyk

PTA News

Its almost that time and we are hard

at work planning your annualWEKIVAELEMENTARY FALLFESTIVAL. Dont forget to markyour calendar and save the date

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29th from

11:00-3:00.

We have planned many exciting things

for the whole family to enjoy! The

2011 Fall Festival will include: A

Giant Slide, Bounce House, DunkTank, Rock Wall, DJ Music, Games,

Spin Art Station, Spooky Science Lab,

Cake Walk, Chili Cook-Off, not to

mention great food and fall treats!There will also be 2 performances by

the very talented kids from Super

Studios and dont forget the most

anticipated event of the yearthe

sliming of our brand new principal,

Ms. Adamczyk at 1:00.

We also encourage everyone toparticipate in the costume contest

being held under our pavilion (please

no skimpy or overly scary costumes).

Be the lucky one to take home a prize

for best dressed or most creative!

Tickets are sold day of for $7 forstudents and $4 for preschoolers,

Parents are always free!

Sign-up sheets have gone home so

dont miss your chance to volunteer or

whip up your best batch of chili. As

always these events are only

successful with your participation! Besure to send it in and be a part of this

Wekiva tradition by donating as littleas an hour of your time. Please contact

Megan Davidson @ 407-702-7151with questions.

We look forward to seeing you all at

this years Fall Festival on

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29th.

Grade Level News

Music Ms. Kranz

The new school year is in full swing in

the music room. Parents of 4th and 5th

graders have received a letter about

recorders for their students. Thirdgraders are busy preparing for their

Veteran's Day Program onNovember

11. All grade levels are busy singing

and playing instruments with differing

levels of difficulty. Your studentsproduce beautiful music every day,

and I am proud of them.

Koala MusicKidz t-shirts are on sale

now in the music room. If your child

is a part of the Advanced groups, they

need a t-shirt as a part of their KMKuniform. If you have any questions,

please contact Mrs. Kranz at 407-746-

3148 orsue_kranz@scps.k12.fl.us.Thanks for your support of the music

program at Wekiva Elementary

School.

Shop and Help! From Dr. Baker

Parents, if you missed your first

chance to participate in Wekivas

passive fundraiser, Schoolstore.com

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Wekiva WhispersWekiva Elementary School

1450 East Wekiva Trail

Longwood, Florida 32779Phone: 746-3150 Fax: 746-3163

October 2011

Principal: Marjorie Adamczyk Assistant Principal: Michelle Baker

Seminole County Public Schoolswww.scps.k12.fl.us orwww.wekivaelementary.com

nows your chance! Just register

online at www.schoolstore.net and

enter our school ID# 144839. Then,

our school will earn money every timeyou shop online at over 200

merchants, including Target, Walmart,

Kohls and the Disney Store. You can

also order books and magazines at the

Family Book Store AND purchase gift

certificates for your childs teacher!

In only two short weeks, our schoolhas already earned $475, and the

teachers have received over $2,000 ingift certificates for their classrooms.

Its a win-win scenario, so supportWekiva and register now!

Free Workshop

Free Cyberbullying Prevention

Workshop for Parents 6-7 p.m.Monday, Oct. 24

Winter Springs High School

auditorium

130 Tuskawilla Road

Winter Springs, FL 32708

Sgt. Charles Albrecht with theSeminole County Sheriff's Office and

Julie Emmer with Seminole

Behavioral Healthcare will be leading

a Cyberbullying Prevention Workshop

6-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, at theWinter Springs High School

auditorium. All parents are invited to

attend this interactive workshop,

which will look at what cyberbullying

is and how to prevent or stop it.To

sign-up: www.seminolecares.org

SeminoleCountySheriffOffice

CarlsSafeCrossing

Campaign

Did You Know

The week of October 3rd -7th is School

Zone Safety Awareness Week for

Seminole County. We are stressing

that students and parents alike be extra

safe whenever you are in a school

zone. A school zone is described as

that portion of a street or highway

located within a school area that issubject to a reduced speed limit at

certain times of a day. A school zone

is defined by traffic control devices

and normally adjacent to school

property. It may be established atother locations when justified by an

engineering study. School zones are

not to be applied in a blanket manner

for all streets and highways within a

school area. We will be passing outflyers, holding Safety Zone campaignsand having extra patrols in and around

our county,and our school zones

during this week. Please make sure to

slow down and be careful when you

are entering a school zone. Stay Safe

out there.

BOOK FAIR

Scholastics TO THE BOOK FAIR

AND BEYOND is coming soon! On

Mon. Oct. 24 & Tues. Oct. 25, eachchild visits the Book Fair to preview

the books. Students can makepurchases during school on Wed. Oct.

26-Fri. Oct. 28. Your childs WishList will have the price of each book

they selected. Please dont forget to

add 7% sales tax. On Wed., Oct. 26

(8:30-9:30 am) were hosting a

GRAND EVENT for grandparents

and parents to shop without children;

refreshments will be served. Wellalso be open after school on

Wednesday, Oct. 26 until 3:00 pm.

and on Saturday, Oct. 29 during Fall

Festival (11-2:00). We have books forall ages, including preschoolers and

adults. We hope youll be impressed at

the selection.

NEW: SHOP the BOOK FAIR

ONLINE from home or for out-

of-town relatives (available Oct. 19-

Nov. 8). Click the Book Fair link onWekivas homepage.

RECYCLING CONTEST

Our FALL RECYCLING CONTEST

continues until Oct. 21. The class that

earns the most points will earn $50from Cartridges for Kids. Items we

recycle include: empty inkjet, laser,

fax and copier cartridges, laptops,

iPods, cell phones, PDAs, scientific

calculators, video game consoles &

games, digital cameras, movie DVDs

and GPS devices. Please send thoseitems to your childs class so they can

add them to their class tally sheets.Help us REDUCE, REUSE &

RECYCLE! Any questions, call Mrs.Cook at 407-746-3151.

Important Dates

10/12 5:00 SAC

10/17 Work Day Non-attendance Day for

students.

10/20 First Grade at Orlando

Shakespeare

10/24 Red Ribbon Week Kick-Off

Book Fair Opens10/27 Hearing Screening Grades

PreK, K, 1, and 3-new to FL

10/29 Fall Festival 11-3J

11/1-10 Boosterthon Kick-off

11/2 5:00 SAC6: 15 PTA

11/3 Picture Retakes

11/4 Fifth Grade at Orlando

Repertoire Theater

11/5 Wekiva Elementary is

hosting a Garage Sale Proceeds and donations go to

Wekiva Walks for Autism.

Saturday, November 5th, 7:00am 1:00 p.m. If you have

items for us to sell, please

call Cassandra Curtis at 407-746-3117.