Tricia - O`Quinn Schools

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February 2014
News from the O’Quinn Mt. Pleasant Parents Guild
A Note From Our President:
Thank you to all of the volunteers that helped
with our first Father/Daughter Valentine’s dance. I
believe all little girls and their daddies had a ball!
Please check out the pictures (link is listed in the
newsletter) and purchase your pictures. All
proceeds benefit O’Quinn Parents Guild. We are
close to our fundraising goal –to install sun shades
on the playgrounds!
Teacher Appreciation Week is around the corner.
Please be on the lookout for how you can help us
pamper our teachers!
Also, please save the date for our next community outreach event - Movie at Cinebarre on Sunday, April 6th.
Admission will be a DVD movie to benefit MUSC Children’s Hospital. More information to come!
As always, if you’d like to help us with anything or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Tricia
The front office has a list of
Attention Room
“teacher favorites”!
Stop by for birthday gifts or holiday
Parents! ideas. Thanks!
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RAISE MONEY FOR O’QUINN WHILE SHOPPING :
Please link your Harris Teeter VIC card to OQuinn School – Mount Pleasant. Harris
Teeter's Together In Education program is a fund raising program for schools in our
communities. Buy HT branded products and monies are automatically donated to the
school.
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We have also joined Publix Partners! Please stop by the O’Quinn office or the Customer
Service desk at the Queensboro Publix (1000 Johnnie Dodds Blvd), and pick up a card for
your keychain. When you check out, please give the cashier your card to scan. Tell friends
and grandparents to do the same! Please stop by the office for further information.
Virtue of the Month
Responsibility
Being responsible means others
can trust you to do things with
e x c e l l e n c e . Yo u a c c e p t
accountability for your actions.
When you make a mistake, you
offer amends instead of
excuses. Responsibility is the
ability to respond ably and to
make smart choices.
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You are being
RESPONSIBLE when you:
• Understand and
accept the
consequences for
your actions
• Clean up after
yourself
• Do the "right
thing" and
apologize if you
mess us
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Be on the lookout
for these future
items and events…
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Calendar
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Blood Drive!
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!Friday, April 4th
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!8:00am – 1:00 pm
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!The O’Quinn School
Chick-fil-a Spirit Night:
We are excited to announce
t h a t C h i c k - f i l - A ( 10 2 4
Johnnie Dodds Blvd.) will
host a Spirit Night
Wednesday, March 19 th
from 5-8 pm. They will give
20% of the night’s dinner
sales proceeds back to The
O’Quinn School! Look for
flyers with more specific
details closer to the event.
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Dazzling Dolphins
O'Quinn has a Dazzling Dolphins Program which rewards students for when they are
"caught" doing something dazzling. When the student is awarded a Dazzling Dolphin,
they are taken to the front office where they get to pick out a prize. Occasionally, the lifesized Dazzling Dolphin will make a special appearance at the school to play with the kids!
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Staff Spotlight
Name: Tyler Horne
Birthday month/day: March 11th!
What do you do at O'Quinn: Assistant to
Saylor DeJoy - 2’s
Hometown: Charleston!
Family: Aeden Bear (He’s in Ms. Wood/
Ms. Shannon’s 3’s)
Pets: Mortyki - our Italian Greyhound
Favorite Food: Walnuts, Dark Chocolate
& Pizza
My Favorite Flower: I like peach tulips,
but love plants in general!
Favorite Drink at Starbucks: Iced
Americano Black - YUM!
How long have you been at O'Quinn: 1
year Subsituting/1 year Assistant
In my free time, I like to: Ride bikes and
go to the beach with my sprout.
Describe O'Quinn in three words:
Comforting, family-oriented, dazzling!
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Name: Molly O’Toole
Name: Nancy Hinchey
Birthday month/day: April 3rd!
Birthday month/day: April 5th!
What do you do at O'Quinn: Executive
What do you do at O'Quinn: Kindergarten
Director
teacher
Hometown: Sullivan’s Island, SC
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Family: Married 20 year to Sean;
Family: Husband – Jim; Children – Nell, Kate,
daughter - Catherine (19), sons - Killian
James, Anna; Grandchildren - Joseph, Mary
(17) & Rory (11)
Nell, Jimmy, John Geary & Jude
Pets: Golden Labrador Retriever -
Pets: Border Collie, 2 cats
“Cooper”; Maine Coon Cat - “Reilly”
Favorite Sports Team: Green Bay Packers -
Favorite Sports Team: Notre Dame
Boston College - Clemson
Favorite Food: Fresh seafood
Favorite Food: Chocolate (I love everything!)
My Favorite Flower: Wildflowers
My Favorite Flower: Poinsettia, Hydrangea
Favorite Book: Dorothea Benton Frank
Favorite Book: The Call of the Wild (Love the
Books
joy it gives to my students when I read it to
Favorite Drink at Starbucks: Sugar free
them!!
vanilla latte
Favorite Drink at Starbucks: Coffee - hot &
How long have you been at O'Quinn: As
black
a parent and employee - 13 years
How long have you been at O'Quinn: 19 years!!
In my free time, I like to: Stay at the
Unique talent you have: Teaching children to
beach house & relax on the porch; swim
love to read
& walk the beach
In my free time, I like to: Be with my large
Describe O'Quinn in three words:
family, crabbing or fishing, work in yard and
Unique, special, community
especially spend time with my grandchildren!
Describe O'Quinn in three words: Enrichment,
preparation and love.
Name: Caroline Wood
Name: Chrissie Hopkins
Birthday month/day: April 6th!
Birthday month/day: April 21st!
What do you do at O'Quinn: Lead in 3’s, Supplement
What do you do at O'Quinn: 4 year old assistant
Taxi, I am the Dazzling Dolphin
teacher with Ms. Martin
Hometown: Sullivan’s Island, SC
Hometown: Mt. Pleasant, SC (Old Village)
Family: Single
Family: Husband - Willie; Son - Carter (24), daughter -
Pets: Coozie (Yorkie)
Bri(????) (28), son-in-law - Lawton; Three
Favorite Sports Team: Clemson
grandchildren - Makayla (4), Wyatt (2), Chloe (5
Favorite Food: Chips & Salsa – Mexican
months)
My Favorite Flower: Hydrangea
Pets: Lexus - 13 yr old dog; Baxter - 1 yr old yorkie;
Favorite Book: Anything Jodi Piccoult, Gillian Flynn
Misty Cat - 2 yr old; Turtle - 12 yr old
Favorite Drink at Starbucks: Skinny Vanilla Latte
Favorite Sports Team: SC Gamecocks
How long have you been at O'Quinn: 4 years
Favorite Food: Popcorn, fruit (except watermelon - :( )
Unique talent you have: Making jewelry
My Favorite Flower: I love them all
In my free time, I like to: Read, be outside, make
Favorite Book: The Bible - I read it every day
jewelry
Favorite Drink at Starbucks: Skinny French Vanilla Latte
Describe O'Quinn in three words: Welcoming family
How long have you been at O'Quinn: 6th year
community!
Unique talent you have: Telling stories using puppets
and felt board pieces
In my free time, I like to: Hang out with my family &
grandchildren, going to the movies & fishing from my
boat
Describe O'Quinn in three words: Fun, exciting, joy
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This month’s birthdays:
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Callaghan Azira (2’s Teacher)
2/1
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Letter from our Director
Hello Everyone!
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one%of%the%cutest%quotes%I’ve%ever%read%from%one%4%year%old%to%another,%“I%
love%you%because%your%hair%curls%into%liAle%circles”.%%I%think%that%liAle%boy%has%
a%bright%future!% % %If%your%house%is%like%mine,%there%is%a%liAle%dusEng%of%pink%
and%red%gliAer!%%%
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advantageous% training% session% on% January% 21st.% % Darkness% to% Light% offered%
current%informaEon%regarding%Childhood%Abuse%which%can%be%very%somber%to%hear%about,%yet%extremely%important%
to%learn%ways%to%be%a%child’s%best%advocate.% %The%second%half%of%the%day%was%a%teacher%directed%session%of%sharing%
amazing% “sensory”% and% handsRon% acEviEes% to% promote% preschoolers% and% kindergartners% learning% through% their%
senses.% % Our% teachers% are% so% creaEve% and% the% day% boosted% everyone’s% excitement% for% planning% great% handsRon%
acEviEes%for%the%second%half%of%the%year!%%
As#a#reminder,#we#will#be#closed#next#Monday#and#Tuesday#for#Winter#Break#(February#17#&#18).###
We%are%currently%in%the%heart%of%RegistraEon.%%Once%all%of%our%families%reRenrolled%for%next%school%year,%we%opened%
up%the%registraEon%process%to%our%applicants.% %The%process%takes%a%few%weeks,%even%months%for%certain%schedule%
opEons.% % Therefore,% if% you% have% any% friends% with% children% who% would% like% to% be% at% O’Quinn,% encourage% them% to%
contact% the% school% to% see% where% we% are% in% the% process.% % % On% February% 26th% you% will% receive% a% RegistraEon%
ConfirmaEon%leAer%as%well%as%the%new%InformaEon%Packet%2014R15.%%It%is%very%important%that%you%fill%out%and%return%
your%child’s%new%informaEon%sheet%every%year.%%Our%staff%updates%your%child’s%electronic%file%as%well%as%paper%file%and%
a% new% form% is% required% by% SC% DSS% every% year.% % You% can% imagine% how% long% the% process% takes% to% update% all% 340%
students’%files!%%Your%promptness%is%appreciated!%
Our%teachers%are%beginning%the%planning%process%for%Summer%Camp%2014!% %We%have%so%much%fun%being%creaEve%
with%our%themes%and%acEviEes%each%year.% %We’ll%be%“traveling”%again%this%summer%and%on%April%1st%all%of%the%great%
“travel”%details%will%be%shared%with%you!%%You’ll%want%to%plan%your%child’s%summer%traveling%agenda%early%so%that%he%
or%she%can%make%the%best%of%the%HOT%‘dog%days’%of%Charleston!%%%
As%always,%we%appreciate%all%of%your%involvement%and%want%to%say%we%LOVE%what%we%do%and%enjoy%working%with%
your%children%each%day!
Fondly,
Nikki Dumin
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A Big Thank You to the following businesses for their gracious donations to the Parents Guild!
Gibbes Museum of Art
135 Meeting Street,
Charleston, SC 29401
www.gibbesmuseum.org
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The Gibbes Museum of Art presents 7 exhibitions each
year, including an ongoing installation of The Charleston
Story drawn from the museum's permanent collection.
AesthetiSpa
710 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Ste 315
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
843-849-9925
www.AesthetiSpa.com
AesthetiSpa is a full service medical spa
offering a wide range of non-surgical cosmetic
and laser treatments with a side of pampering.
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Charleston’s Café
Café Catering
1039 Johnnie Dodds Blvd
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
843-720-2072
www.charlestonscafe.com
Charleston's Café has been serving the
area's finest and most unique breakfast,
lunch, and brunch cuisine for decades.
For grand or intimate occasions, Cafe Catering has been
serving Charleston and the surrounding areas for many years.
Family owned and operated, Cafe Catering has finely-tuned
itself for excellence on all levels. Specializing in weddings,
corporate and social events, the catering staff will
completely design your customized wedding, your
individualized corporate event or just your “get together” with friends.
Dr. Lauren Bullwinkel Davis, D.M.D.
776 St. Andrews Blvd
Charleston, SC 29407
843-769-4600
DrLaurenDavis.com
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We are a family-dedicated practice who will
help you achieve all of your dental needs
and goals while maintaining your overall
health.
Caviar & Bananas Gourmet Market & Cafe
Two Locations:
51 George Street
Charleston, SC 29401
188 Meeting Street
In the City Market Great Hall
(Intersection of Church and Market)
www.caviarandbananas.com/
843-577-7757
Parents Guild Board &
Upcoming Events
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Grandparents Day - 3’s
February 20th-21st
2014-15 Registration
Confirmations to Parents!
February 26th
2014-15 Information
Packets Due!
March 7th
Parents Guild Meeting
March 7th
Teacher Appreciation Week
March 10-14th
Chick-fil-a Spirit Night
March 19th
Field Day - 4’s
Porter-Gaud Football Stadium!
March 21st
Spring Break
School Closed (EH Only)
March 24th-28th
Committee Chairs
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Tricia*Yount*
younttricia@yahoo.com*
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President:*
Secretary:*
Vice*President:*
Darlene*Fischer*
darwalpa@aol.com*
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Treasurer:*
Maggie*Broadwater*
Alycia*Dinkins*
maggie.broadwater@gmail.com* alycia.dinkins@yahoo.com*
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Matt*Randall*
matt@buildbrickbybrick.com*
Lauren*McClary*
laurendm@comcast.net*
Assistant*Treasurer:*
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Community*Outreach:*
Past*President:*
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New*Parent*Mentor:*
Sarah*Wendell*
Betsy*Unger*
sarah.dixon.wendell@gmail.com* epunger@gmail.com*
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Tricia*Yount*
younttricia@yahoo.com*
Marei*Draper*
mareidraper@gmail.com*
Directory:*
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Fundraising:*
Nancy*Chilton*
nancy.chilton@bgiGllc.com*
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Halloween*Carnival:*
Andrea*Jew;*Sam*Sidney*
andreacsertz@gmail.com;*
samanthasidney@gmail.com*
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Memory*Book:*
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Newsletter:*
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Sunshine:*
Janis*Hoffman*
janis.faile@hotmail.com*
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Teacher*Appreciation:*
Suzane*Gundersen;*Kathy*
Brazell*
montgomerysr@gmail.com;*
kathybrazell@comcast.net*
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Social:*
Marei*Draper;*Ronald*Martinelli* Liz*Grumbacher;*Tricia*Yount*
lgrumbacher@gmail.com;*
mareidraper@gmail.com;*
younttricia@yahoo.com
rlmartinelli@msn.com
Volunteer*Coordinator:*
Becca*Weil*
beccaweil@comcast.net
Blood Drive
April 4th
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