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February 2008 |
Kent PTA eNewsletter |
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Kent Science Fair |
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Tracey Cross, Assistant Principal |
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Projects due Monday, February 11 at 8:10
Mrs. Williams and I are eagerly waiting to see the fantastic Science
projects that we have heard about. The students are so excited about
their projects and have been telling us daily about their experiences.
Science projects are due by 8:10 a.m. Monday, February 11, 2008. The
school doors will be opened at 7:30a.m. The projects will be judged and
winners notified. First, Second, and Third Place winners for each grade
level along with the Grand Prize winners will be recognized at the PTA
Meeting Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Good Luck to all 111 students participating
in the Kent Elementary Science Fair.
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Kent PTA Meeting Tuesday, February 12, 7-8 p.m. |
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featuring District Level Reflections Awards & 2nd Grade Seussical Musical
Kent Cardinals take a break at Family Skate Night in January
Please join us for a brief PTA Meeting followed by the district level
Reflections Awards recipients as well as a very special performance by
the 2nd Grade.
"Horton Hears a Who" is coming out on the big screen in March. But
first it will be presented by the Kent Cardinal 2nd graders at our
February 12th PTA Meeting. Come join the fun as Horton protects the town
of Whoville, because "A Person's A Person No Matter How Small"! And, you
won't want to miss the song, "Green Eggs and Ham"! Come support our 2nd
graders in their Seussical musical, 7:00 PM February 12.
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Kent PTA Karen Guttierrez & Lyn Johnston Volunteer Awards |
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Christi Victor |
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Help Recognize Our Kent Volunteers
It is time to nominate a deserving parent volunteer from each grade for
the Karen Guttierrez Volunteer Award. This award has been named in
memory of Karen Guttierrez, and is given each year to one volunteer per
grade level who exemplifies the true spirit of volunteering for the
children of Kent.
Karen, a former Kent parent and volunteer, passed away in 2001 after a
brave battle with cancer. She served as our Volunteer Coordinator from
1993- 1995, devoting much time and energy to our school.
An additional parent volunteer will receive the 5th Grade Lyn Johnston
Volunteer Award, which is given to one 5th grade volunteer who has been
a dedicated volunteer at Kent and in the community. This award is named
in memory of Lyn Johnston who passed away in 2004. Lyn was Kent PTA
President from 1994- 1996, chaired various committees on the Kent PTA
Board, and was instrumental in starting Kent's volunteer program. She
also served on Blalack and Creekview PTA Boards and Council until she
passed away. Lyn was an enthusiastic teacher, volunteer, and a PTA Life
member as a result of her dedication.
The awards are based on a combination of the following:
Number or nominations received
Overall contributions at Kent
Volunteer hours logged on the School Check-In system
Please note: Texas PTA Life Members or previous recipients of the
Karen Guttierrez or Lyn Johnston Awards are not eligible to win. If you
inadvertently cast a vote for one of these people you will be notified
by the Volunteer Award Committee and given the opportunity to submit
another nomination.
Please complete the nomination form and turn in to your child's teacher
or the front office by Friday, February 22. You may also send your
nominations by e-mail if you prefer to volunteer@kentpta.org. If you
have any questions, please contact Christi Victor at 214-995-2538.
Thank you for taking the time to nominate someone for these very special
awards!
Volunteer Award Committee: Catherine Carlin, Donna Dalton, Shirley
Johnson, Sakina Mithwani, Christi Victor - Chair
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Connie Miller Honored by District as a VIP Teacher |
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C-FB ISD Board of Trustees VIP Program
Kent's Music Teacher, Connie Miller, was recognized by the School
District's Board of Trustees when she was honored at the January Very
Important Profession (VIP) Teaching awards.
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District Level Reflections Awards |
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Linda Farias (reflections@kentpTA.com) |
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"I Can Make A Difference By"
Nineteen Kent students received awards at the C- FB ISD PTA District
Reflections Awards
The PTA C-FB ISD District Reflections awards were held January 23.
Nineteen Kent Cardinal's were recognized with a total of twenty-six
awards being presented! The theme this year was "I Can Make A Difference
By..."
All Award of Excellence winners have moved on to Area judging. Area 16
judging has not been completed and results are pending.
The Kent District Level Winners are:
Cali Basnett, Literature Award of Excellence
Emme Basnett, Literature Honorable Mention
Shaz Dattoo, Literature Award of Excellence & Visual Arts Award of
Excellence
Areen Dattoo, Literature Award of Merit
Arzu Dhanani, Visual Arts Award of Excellence (2)
Gabriella Dickinson, Literature Award of Merit
Isaac Dickinson, Visual Arts Honorable Mention
Rebecca Farias, Literature Award of Excellence (2)
Ellie Haynie, Photography Award of Excellence
Areesha Hemani, Literature Award of Merit
Neha Kazani, Visual Arts Honorable Mention
Allison Nors, Visual Arts Award of Merit
Katie Page, Visual Arts Honorable Mention
Sarah Rahim , Visual Arts Award of Merit & Honorable Mention
Maharukh Rahimali, Literature Award of Merit
Cassidy Sloan, Visual Arts Award of Excellence
Madison Utley, Photography Award of Excellence & Honorable Mention
Madison Utley, Visual Arts Award of Merit
Keaton Yowell, Literature Award of Merit
Kaden Yowell, Photography Award of Excellence & Award of Merit
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What is a Key Difference in Top Performing Schools? |
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Donna Dalton (parliamentarian@kentpta.org) |
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Parental Involvement!
Want to learn more about your Kent community? Trying to figure out where
you might fit in as a volunteer? Don't have a lot of time? We have
volunteer opportunities for all skill sets with varying time
commitments. Consider becoming a part of the 2008-09 PTA Board.
The Kent PTA Nominating Committee is working to fill the PTA Officers
positions for the coming year. In addition, we are looking for all kinds
of volunteers to round out the board.
We will have several vacancies in the PTA next year since many of our
board members are moving on including:
- PTA President
- eNewsletter Editor
- Teacher Appreciation/Hospitality
- School Supplies Coordinator
- Youth Protection/Red Ribbon Week Coordinator
- Spring Art Show Coordinator
- as well as others
If you are interested in learning more about how you can get involved
contact Donna Dalton at parliamentarian@kentpta.org or 972-446-9472.
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C-FB ISD Council PTA Clothes Closet |
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Ruth Doocy |
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The C-FB ISD PTA Clothes Closet is halfway through the year, but almost
out of socks & underwear, gently used clothing and money!
Kent will be doing an official clothes drive in March, but right now
if you can clean out those closets and bring in your used clothes they
would be greatly appreciated.
The next two times the clothes closet is open for clients are:
- Monday, February 18, 10:30 AM- 1:00 PM
- Thursday, March 6, 10:30 AM- 1:00 PM
Any help would be appreciated. In addition, they have a great need for
volunteers some Saturdays and Monday evenings during the next two months
to help put out all the clothes that will be donated in the next month.
Thanks!
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C-FB ISD Used Book Sale |
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Wende Haynie (wendehaynie@yahoo.com) |
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February 27 - March 2 in the Trinity Valley Shopping Center
The C-FB ISD Council PTA book sale is Wednesday, February 27 through
Sunday, March 2 in the Trinity Valley Shopping Center. It is located at
Josey Lane and George Bush Turnpike (Target Shopping Center in former
Old Navy store) .
The C-FB ISD Educational Foundation, in partnership with the C-FB ISD
Council of PTAs, runs a gently used book sale where proceeds are used to
increase community awareness of the foundation, promote literacy in the
community and provide an additional resource of revenue for programs and
endowments.
There are several ways you can help:
You May:
- Volunteer to help before, during and after the book sale.
- Come and buy some of your favorite books. Last year, there were
80,000 books to choose from!
- Purchase "Book Sale Bucks" to give to your friends, teachers or
co-workers.
- Make a donation of $10, $15 or $25 in the name of a C-FBISD
employee for a STAR award.
If you are interested in helping at the book sale, please contact
Wende Haynie at: wendehaynie@yahoo.com.
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Kent PTA Website |
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Catherine Carlin |
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www.KentPTA.org
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BoxTop$ for Education Contest - Everybody Wins! |
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Denise Philipon |
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Keep Collecting those BoxTop$!
Kent Cardinals collected a grand total of 4,954 BoxTop$ worth $495.40!
That is 1,109 more than the last contest.
We've had 3 Contest so far and we have earned $1,529.70. The library
just purchased over 600 new and exciting books for the kids from the
last check.
Thank you parents, teachers, friends, relatives and neighbors for
cutting, and saving those little 10 cent labels. They all add up
quickly!
There were two winning grades this time since there was only a total of
4 BoxTop$ difference between them.
The winners are 1st grade with a total of 1,117 worth $111.70 and 3rd
grade with a total of 1,113 worth $111.30
5th grade collected 860
2nd grade had 652
4th grade 577
Kindergarten 379
Pre- K 256
Great job everybody!
A special Thank you to all the moms who took the hundreds of Box Tops
home to cut, count and sort we couldn't have done it without you.
Thank you,
Denise Philipon
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If Your Child is Absent |
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Please remember to contact Mary Palmer at palmerm@cfbisd.edu or
972-968-2000.
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Kent Elementary PTA
phone: (972) 323-6900
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