FHC Calendar - FishHawk Creek PTA

Fishhawk Creek Elementary
A Hillsborough County Public School
Volume 10: Issue 09
P TA N e w s l e t t e r
Home of the Falcons
APRIL 2014
FHC Calendar
MAY
Hello Falcon Families,
We have come to the end of another great year at FHC. As we begin to make plans
for summer, let’s not forget about becoming more involved in PTA next year! Many
of our 5th grade parents are moving on to Middle School and there will be plenty
opportunities for you to participate in the events and activities the PTA supports at
FHC.
The nominations are in for those wishing to serve on next year’s executive
committee however there are many events throughout the school year such as Bike
and Safety Fair, Falcon Festival, Field Day, Grounds Beautification to mention a few.
We need parents to step up and not only lead these critical events but be an active
participant in the planning and running of these events. With our school population
at over 1000 students, in order for these events to continue, we are going to need you
to be a part of these teams to ensure our students continue to enjoy the best we as
their PTA has to offer.
Congratulations to Volunteer of the month:
May
Sprit Nights
Patty Fry
Our next PTA Board Meeting will be Tuesday, May 13, 2014 9:00am
General Board Meeting and election will be held Tuesday, May 27, 2014 6:00pm
Newsome High School Auditorium before Primary Chorus Spring Concert
All Pro Dads Breakfast
Feld Day
Friday, May 9, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
05- 09 Teacher Appreciation Week
09 Field Day
09 All Pro Dad’s Breakfast
13 PTA Board Meeting
20 Spring Concert (Inter. Chorus & Orff) at FHC
20 Volunteer/ Business Appreciation Breakfast
27 Spring Concert (Prim Chorus & Guitar) at
Newsome High School
27 PTA Executive Board Voting
26 Memorial Day Holiday
30 5th Grade Field Trip
JUNE
05 5th Grade Banquet
06 Last Day of School - 5th Grade Clap Out
Let’s Have a Field Day!
By Jill Ugo
Field Day is set for Friday, May 9th. Don't miss
the opportunity to volunteer for this fun event. We
need 48 volunteers for each session! If you have
never been, the kids come out and participate in all
of the sporting activities and games at their leisure.
The volunteers man the games and cheer the kids
on. The sessions are:
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Clean-Up
8:30-9:45
10:00-11:15
12:15-1:30
1:30-2:00
Watch your child's backpacks for a volunteer sign-up
form. You can also volunteer via Sign up genius http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090545A5AC2BA31field?uToken=26E3C6FDF800FE075EC2DCC902E8
For questions or to volunteer via email me at
jugo3@verizon.net.
Save the Date!
Sincerely,
Gary R. Randolph Sr.
2nd & 3rd
EELP, K & 1st
4th & 5th
The Volunteer / Business Appreciation
Breakfast will be held on Tuesday, 20 May
2014 at 8:30 am.
FishHawk Creek Elementary | 16815 Dorman Road | Lithia, FL 33547 | www.fhcpta.org
PTA OFFICERS
President
Gary Randolph
grandolph213@gmail.com
1st Vice President
(Ways and Means)
Gloria Graham
gigloria@aol.com
2nd Vice President (Membership)
Allison Livermore
livermore11@verizon.net
Secretary
Emily Carson
emilycarson29@gmail.com
By Kimberly Giliberti
fhcptatreasurer@gmail.com
We deposited $8,940 in March
For the month of March, we had the following income: $7,085 in remaining
Boosterthon collections, $994 from the 5th grade Dance Pre-orders, $500 from
Spirit Nights, $235 from yearbook sales, $106 from Uniforms, $21 in donations
& interest.
We spent $17,815 in March
Our Expenses for March include: $84 for paper and bank fees, $8,918 related to
Fundraisers ($5,509 for classroom support using funds from Boosterthon
collections, $2,950 in Boosterthon fundraiser costs, $370 in additional classroom
support from Falcon Festival funds, $62.08 in Box Tops/Labels shipping, &
$26.50 in Uniforms) $6,015 in PTA projects was for yearbooks, $204 Misc was
for Survey Monkey, $2,083 in Program Support for 5th Gr Events from the
Dance, $511 in Recognition for Terrific Kids, Principal Honor Roll Breakfast &
Counselor Appreciation.
Treasurer
Kimberly Giliberti
kimmybryant@hotmail.com
Principal
Pam Bush
Pamela.Bush@sdhc.k12.fl.us
Assistant Principal
Amy Zulkoski
Amanda.Zulkoski@sdhc.k12.fl.us
Newsletter Editor
Jen Abrenica
thewingspaneditor@gmail.com
http://fishhawkcreek.mysdhc.org
16815 Dorman Road
Lithia, FL 33547
(813) 651-2150 ext. 530
www.fhcpta.org
The Wingspan is a publication of the
FHC PTA. It is published the last week of
each month of the school year, plus a
summer edition. It is designed to keep our
families informed of all of the activities of
the FHC PTA.
Submissions are due the third
Wednesday of the month and should be
emailed to the newsletter editor.
By Kimberly Giliberti
kimmybryant@hotmail.com
Our iPod shuffle Raffle is coming up! Send in bags of exactly 50 trimmed and unexpired
Box Tops for your entry. May 23rd is the last day for collections this school year before
we mail everything in.
We raised more than $2,650 from Box Tops & Tyson Project A+ Labels this year. Help
us reach our goal of $5,000 raised by bringing in your Box Tops & Tyson Project A+
Labels by May 23rd.
We received 20 new Scholastic Books from the Book Bonanza Bonus Offer that we
donated to our Media Center from redeeming 3K Labels for Education UPCs and
banked 11,305 L4E (Labels for Education) points by pasting those 3,000 UPCs to Bonus
Collection Sheets. These points will be redeemed for school equipment that support our
Specials. Keep bringing in your Labels for Education UPCs to help us mail in another
1K+ UPCs in May for the Double your UPCs Offer!
Remember our last mailing for Box Tops & L4E is May 23rd so please turn in all your
Box Tops & Labels by then. Box Tops & Labels in any amount count toward monthly
incentives, but only bags of exactly 50 trimmed & unexpired Box Tops with "50" written
on the bag will also count as an entry for the iPod Shuffle drawing during the May Box
Tops & Labels winners announcement on the Morning Show.
Thank you for supporting Box Tops and Labels!
FishHawk Creek Elementary | 16815 Dorman Road | Lithia, FL 33547 | www.fhcpta.org
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News from the Nest
Look at the Benefits of joining the PTA ==> http://
pta.org/benefits Instructions on how to activate your
membership to receive benefits/discounts on the link.
Please consider joining TODAY! It is only $6 to join. You
can order your membership online at fhcpta.org or pick up a
form in the office.
If you have any questions please contact Allison Livermore
at livermore11@verizon.net.
We appreciate your support!
It’s BACK!
Mark your calendars!
THANKS to all the families who have
supported spirit nights this school year. PTA
has raised a total of $1,403 from spirit nights.
THANKS!!! Falcon Families are the BEST!!
The PTA appreciates your support!
Mark your calendars for the last spirit nights
for this school year:
Monday, May 5th (12pm-8pm)
at Jake’s Wayback Burgers and
You Say When Yogurt
Located at the Publix Fishhawk Shopping Center
Thursday, May 29th (11am-10pm)
PTA DAYS AT LEGOLAND
Use your PTA Membership Benefits to visit anytime during
2014 for only $30.00!
WATER PARK Combo Tickets for only $45.00 each!
(That's less than 1/2 off a ticket!) - To order you tickets, visit
at Burger Monger
Located at Regency Center between Walmart &
Publix (Bell Shoals & Bloomingdale)
Any questions or suggestions please email
Patty Fry at patrifido@yahoo.com
PTA DAYS AT LEGOLAND!
Calling All FHC Dads!
Please join us for tthe All Pro
Dad's Breakfast on Friday,
May 09 at 7am in the Cafeteria.
I hope that you can all attend. Please bring
another Fishhawk Creek Elementary Dad with
you.
Our local chapter can be found at http://
www.allprodad.com/2293
FishHawk Creek Elementary | 16815 Dorman Road | Lithia, FL 33547 | www.fhcpta.org
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Special Summer Insert
Information about various summer camps in the area
by: Jen Abrenica
thewingspaneditor@gmail.com
As the school year comes to a close, are you like me and the many parents out there, looking around the
area for activities to keep our kids busy during the summer months? Whether it’s day camps at various
child care centers in our immediate vicinity to sports, art, music programs — it’s all about the interests of
your children and the choices are limitless. It was so much fun seeing so many programs available in the
Tampa area that I wanted to share it with you too. (Disclaimer: This is an editorial piece, the author is not
endorsing any of these businesses, please make your own inquiries and assessment when
choosing a summer child care provider)
Fishhawk Early Learning Center (2 locations within Fishhawk Ranch)
http://www.fhelc.com
The Learning Experience
http://fishhawk.tlechildcare.com
Sidekicks Martial Arts
http://www.lithiamartialarts.com/index.php
Lamb of God’s Open Arms Early Childhood Center
http://www.openarmslithia.org/Open_Arms_-_Childcare.html
Kids R Kids - Valrico / Circa Fishhawk
http://krkvalrico.com
HOST (Hillsborough County Childcare Program)
http://host.mysdhc.org/Home%20Page
Tampa Bay YMCA Summer Camp
http://www.tampaymca.org/3cmby/index.php/our-programs/summer-camp
YMCA Camp Cristina Summer Camp
http://www.ymcacampcristina.org
Osprey Observer’s List of 2014 Bloomingdale/Fishhawk Summer Camps
http://www.ospreyobserver.com/2014/04/2014-bloomingdalefishhawk-summer-camps/
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY (Offered by the Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department)
http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/index.aspx?NID=2668
2014 SUMMER CAMP GUIDE TAMPA BAY (The Tampa Bay area’s best summer camps and programs)
http://tampabayparenting.com/article/summer-camp-guide/
Watch this space for an updated of summer camp options in the next issue of The Wingspan.
Happy Summer Everyone!
FishHawk Creek Elementary | 16815 Dorman Road | Lithia, FL 33547 | www.fhcpta.org
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Platinum
myvet@ala)iariveranimalhospital.com
Silver
United Mutual Funding
813-643-3140
patrick@unitedmutualfunding.com
PTA Business Members
Screening ONE
L&L Site Services LLC
Boksa Marine Design
We Care Pediatrics
The Waiting Game
Noorani Medical Center
Abdoney Pediatric Dentistry
3FF Custom Embroidery
813-787-1869
813-643-0700
813-654-9800
813-236-9310
813-600-3712
813-571 1111
813-651-0400
813-654-4226
mbyrd@screeninONE.com
llsite@verizon.net
nick@bmdinc.com
wecarepediatricsFL.com
info@waiting-game.com
nooranimedicalcenter@gmail.com
abdoneypedo.com
www.etsy.com/shop/3FFCustomEmbroidery
FishHawk Creek Elementary | 16815 Dorman Road | Lithia, FL 33547 | www.fhcpta.org
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Dear Falcon Families,
Our 2013 - 2014 Volunteer / Business Appreciation Breakfast will be held on Tuesday May 20, 2014 at 8:30 in the
multipurpose room. We know that FishHawk Creek is a great place for students to learn because of our active PTA,
supportive parent volunteers and Business Partners! With this in mind, we cordially invite all volunteers, PTA Board
Members, homeroom mothers, tutors, lunch bunch helpers, Media Center volunteers, Business/ Community Partners and
everyone who helps us in any capacity to join us as we celebrate and thank you for your heartfelt commitment to our
school. It takes all of us collectively working together to make FishHawk Creek Elementary an outstanding school! We
hope that all volunteers can join us as we celebrate "Volunteers Make a World of Difference"! Please RSVP to Rachel
Smith at 651-2150 Ext. #234 by Friday May 16th.
Summer Reading opportunities - This summer, there are numerous fun ways to "Fizz, Boom, Read" by reading on
myON Reader, books from the Public Library and axis 360 ebooks. Your child can enter the myON Summer Reading
Challenge to win weekly prizes or even the grand prize, a mini-ipad! Your child can "Get into Gear" with Summer
Reading by visiting the website www.ReadonmyON.com starting on June 9th for all the latest details on the Summer 2014
Reading Challenge. Have your child participate and be one of the weekly winners! All they need to do is read one of the
books from the weekly selection (by grade level) answer the questions and that's it! Some of the weekly prizes include:
books, removable tatoos, movie passes, t-shirts, certificates and other surprises!
myON reader will have one drawing weekly and the winners will be announced Friday afternoon of that week:
Week 1 June 16 - June 20
Week 2 June 23 - June 27
Week 3 July 7 - July 11
Week 4 July 14 - July 18
Week 5 July 21 - July 25
Get into Gear for summer reading by going to www.ReadmyON.com to enter!
For more information on Elementary Summer Reading, visit the elementary summer reading website at http://
k-5media.mysdhc.org/summer/summer2014. Other cool opportunities include: information regarding Reading with the
RAYS this summer, a link to the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, access to myON and Axis 360 ebooks and more.
Wow! Have fun reading.
Thanking you in advance for your support and involvement in your child's education!
Hillsborough County PTA / PTSA Board
Educationally yours,
Pam Bush
http://www.hccptaptsa.org
President: Bridgitte Kramer
VP Organization: Tina Young
VP Leadership: MJ Kramer
Treasurer: Carol McCallister
VP Areas: Robin DeVault
Secretary: Kim Lamke
VP Advocacy: Jenevieve Villen
http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us
http://www.floridapta.org
FishHawk Creek Elementary | 16815 Dorman Road | Lithia, FL 33547 | www.fhcpta.org
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