PTA

Topics

• Board Members
• Letter from the President
• Membership
• Calendar
• Committee Chairpersons
• Partners in Education
• For upcoming events please check out the Campus News web page.

Board Members

President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President 3rd Vice President Treasurer Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary

Lisa Ennis Howell Anne Edwards Penny McLaughlin Pam Mathis Amanda D'Erasmo Suzie Denis Robin Turiczek

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Letter from the President

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Lake Whitney PTA welcomes you to the 2007/2008 school year. Lake Whitney Elementary is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. In recognition of this major milestone, the LWE PTA is proud to be working with the school administration to replace outdated playground equipment. The first step took place this summer with the installation of a new, up-to-date and enlarged playground. During the school year LWE PTA will continue planning and assisting in programs to celebrate Lake Whitney’s anniversary.

The PTA is an essential component to the success of Lake Whitney Elementary. Lake Whitney’s PTA supports many programs that benefit all of our students and faculty. Your membership contributions support such programs as: Accelerated Reader, Math Superstars, Guardian Angels, Nickels for Nurses, Health and Safety programs, and Media Center resources. We encourage all parents/guardians to join and support our school.

Along with your membership contribution, our annual fundraiser supports numerous programs at Lake Whitney. Red Apple will once again be our fundraising organization. This year’s fundraiser will kickoff on Thursday, September 6. Morley the Moose will visit the school and build excitement with the students. Parent packets will also be sent home on this day.

The Volunteer Kickoff is on Monday, September 10 at 8:20 a.m. in the Media Center. The PTA would like to invite everyone to come and learn about our existing and new programs that will be offered this year. Please make sure to drop by and find out how you can become involved.
As the school year begins, please take time to review our membership packages and volunteer opportunities. There is a membership program to fit every family. There are also volunteer opportunities to fit every schedule. Your involvement is an integral part in the success of Lake Whitney Elementary and our PTA.
Have a wonderful school year.

Lisa Ennis
PTA President

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Membership

Gold Membership Dues: $75.00 Benefits Include: • 2 PTA Membership Cards • Lake Whitney Notepad & Magnet • Recognition in the school directory • 1 adult & 1 child Spaghetti Dinner tickets • 1 adult & 1 child Pancake Breakfast tickets • Coupon for free appetizer at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s • Coupon – Custom Shoe Repair and Dry Cleaning $5.00 off $25 • 4 Free 30 min. Personal Training Sessions with Bill Barker

Silver Membership Dues: $50.00 Benefits Include: •2 PTA Membership Cards •Lake Whitney Notepad & Magnet •Recognition in the school directory •1 adult & 1 child Spaghetti Dinner tickets •Coupon for 15% off bill at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s •Coupon – Custom Shoe Repair and Dry Cleaning $5.00 off $25 •4 Free 30 min. Personal Training Sessions with Bill Barker

Bronze Membership Dues: $25.00 Benefits Include: • 2 PTA Membership Cards • Lake Whitney Notepad & Magnet • Recognition in the school directory • 1 adult ticket to Spaghetti Dinner • Coupon for 10% off bill at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s • Coupon – Custom Shoe Repair and Dry Cleaning $5.00 off $25 • 4 Free 30 min. Personal Training Sessions with Bill Barker

Single Membership: Dues $8.00 Benefits Include: • 1 PTA Membership Card • 1 Lake Whitney Spirit Bracelet	Family Membership: Dues $ 16.00 Benefits Include: • 2 PTA Membership Cards • 2 Lake Whitney Spirit Bracelets • 1 Lake Whitney decal	Grandparents Membership $10.00 or $18.00 for 2 Benefits Include: • 1 or 2 PTA Membership Cards • 1or 2 Lake Whitney Spirit Bracelets • 1 Lake Whitney magnet
*** Thank you to Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, Custom Shoe Repair and Dry Cleaning, and Bill Barker for their contributions to our Membership campaign. Remember to support our “Partners In Education.”

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Calendar

January 2008
1/17	PTA NEWSLETTER SENT HOME
1/18	NO SCHOOL
1/21	NO SCHOOL
1/25	FAMILY FUN N\IGHT/LWE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION APPROVAL OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE
1/31	VISION/HEARING SCREENING
February 2008
2/5	SCIENCE OLYMPIAD -6:30-8:00pm
2/8	SCHOOL NEWSLETTER SENT HOME
2/13	PTA Board Meeting 9:00 AM
2/12-15	FCAT-4TH GRADE WRITING
2/15	JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
2/18	NO SCHOOL
2/20	MORNING WITH MOM 8:00-8:45 AM (A-O)
2/21	MORNING WITH MOM 8:00-8:45 AM (P-Z)
2/21-22	PICTURE DAYS
March 2008
3/7	PTA Board Meeting 9:00am
3/12	State Pro Ed Day - NO SCHOOL
3/12-25	Donuts with Dad 8:00am - 8:45am (A-O)
3/21	Donuts with Dad 8:00am (P-Z)
3/31-4/4	SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL
April 2008
4/7	SCHOOL RESUMES
4/9	PTA BOARD MEETING 9:00 AM
4/11	SCHOOL NEWSLETTER SENT HOME
4/15	PTA GENERAL MEETING (elections) Ice Cream Social 6:30 pm
4/17	FIELD DAY
4/18	FIELD DAY
4/25	PTA NEWSLETTER SENT HOME
May 2008
5/2	PTA SOFTBALL GAME NIGHT
5/5-9	TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
5/9	SCHOOL NEWSLETTER SENT HOME
5/7	TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
5/14	PTA BOARD LUNCHEON - TIME AND LOCATION TBA
5/ TBA	KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION
5/23	PTA NEWSLETTER SENT HOME
526	NO SCHOOL
5/30	VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
June 2008
6/4	LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

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Committee Chairpersons

Committee	Chairperson	Description
Accelerated Reader	Teresa Mcgrew	Assist Media Resource teacher with AR testing, incentives, and volunteers.
Additions	Pam Mathis	Provide volunteers for all classrooms and events. Coordinate volunteer hours and applications.
Birthday Book Club	Midori Burton	Coordinate program allowing parents to sponsor books for the school media center in honor of their children’s birthdays.
Box Tops/Campbell’s	Rhonda Moggio Betsy Cohn	Coordinate the collection and redemption of manufacturers’ labels.
Dad’s Committee	Mark Defuso Mack McLaughlin	Coordinate activities and promote the involvement of Dad’s at school.
Directory	Lisa Biedermann	Collect content and advertising for and coordinate yearly production of school directory.
Five Star School	Jennifer Jacobson Kim Olson	Produce a scrapbook that documents LWE’s achievement of county requirements to receive Five Star School designation.
Fundraising	Shannon Butler Margie Brown	Help select and coordinate a school wide fundraiser in the fall and spring (if needed).
Guardian Angel	Denise Gregorie Millie Lord	Act on behalf of the school to provide items for families in need within our school and community. Organize food and sock drives during the school year.
Health and Safety- Coordinate Red Ribbon Week	Joellen Vickers	Coordinate with school staff to work for the health and safety of our school.
Hospitality	Catherine Kirkpatrick Christinme Olden	Organize and setup refreshments for PTA sponsored functions and school events.
Math Superstars	Janet Chambers (email) Danette Havard (email)	Recruit and train volunteers. Organize, distribute, and maintain materials for program.
Membership	Colleen Armentrout Shannon Ross	Develop, present, and implement plan for PTA membership drive.
Memory Book	Suzie DeAngelo Kelly Loudermilk	Sell, create, and publish a school wide memory book.
Nickels For Nurses	Alyssa Slike	Work to publicize and aid in fundraising to offset the salary for our much needed school nurse. Act as a liaison between Health Central Foundation and Lake Whitney.
Partners in Education	Penny Baum Karin Snitz	Recruit and coordinate business and school partnerships.
Public Relations	Hallie Welch	welch@otcdsl.net For Photo's e-mail Hallie

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