Citrus Springs Elementary
November 2015
Principal’s News
Principal: Jennifer Hetland
Asst. Principal: Sharen Lowe
Dear Parents,
Upcoming Events
Nov. 9 SAEC Meeting 4:15 p.m.
Nov. 9 PTO Meeting 5:30 p.m.
Nov.10 Veteran’s Celebration
Parade 9:45 a.m.
Nov.10 Parent Curriculum Night
6:00 p.m.—7:30 p.m.
Nov.11 Veteran’s Day Holiday
No School
Nov.13 Midterm
Nov.23-27 Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov.30-Dec.4 Book Fair
Our work with your child continues to be focused on making progress towards mastering the required grade level standards in 180 days or 990 hours. That task may feel
daunting when you stop and think about how much learning needs to take place. With
that, we know that much can be accomplished with your support. Your role is key to
your child’s academic success. Here’s how you can help:
Establish homework routines.
Review your child’s work with them when it comes home.
Read to or with your child every day.
Talk with your child about the importance of education. Explain how you use
reading, math and writing daily.
Encourage your child to dream about their future.
Another way you can support your child’s learning is by attending school events, like
our upcoming Parent Night on Tuesday, November 10th. This event will provide you
with additional information about our school community, subject areas and offer you
an opportunity to talk with school personnel.
Together we can move students to soar to new heights. Go Hawks!
Happy Fall,
Jennifer Hetland
Principal
Veteran’s Day Celebration
Our CSES Veterans’ Day Celebration will take place Tuesday, November 10th. The
parade will begin at 9:45 a.m. There will be a brief program in the cafeteria for our
veterans, soldiers and their families following the parade.
Parent Curriculum Night
Please join us for Parent Curriculum Night on Tuesday, November 10th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Parents will have the opportunity to visit classrooms and learn about curriculum, instruction, and
assessments that are used. All American dinner will be served and our Hawk Chorus will perform.
This will be a great time for all of our families to see what our school has to offer. We hope you will
make time to join us at this event. Please RSVP by Friday, November 6th.
Every Kid in a Park Program
To help engage and create the next generation of national park support, the Department of the Interior is kicking off the
Every Kid in a Park initiative. Each 4th grader in the country will be able to obtain a free access pass to national parks,
national forests, national wildlife refuges and more. Many new families will be introduced to the park system since the
entire car of people will be admitted free. For more information go to http://www.doi.gov//everykid/index.cfm.
Town Hall Meeting
On Monday, September 21st, 2015 at Curtis Peterson Auditorium, our school district office held a town hall meeting to inform
parents of our district’s exploration of an International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) at the Middle School
Level. The first goal of this meeting was to provide parents and staff with information about the IB Middle Years Program. The
second goal was to hear from parents of their desire to pursue implementation of this program. If you were unable to attend, we
encourage parents of students in grades 2-7 to review our website for resources on an IB MYP in our district in future years (http://
www.citrus.k12.fl.us/edserv/klauderm/IBMYP.html) Most importantly, we welcome your input in this web link survey: https://
www.surveymonkey.com/r/C9PGVZN
Title I
Citrus County Public Schools receive an annual allocation of federal dollars to provide resources to schools that have high percentages of
children who qualify for free or reduced lunch. Those resources are used to improve student achievement through interventions, teacher training, and family engagement. Activities are aligned with the Citrus County Local Educational Agency (LEA) Plan, School-wide Plans, and
School Improvement Plans. Part A funds are also used to provide services to homeless children, children in local institutions for neglected and
delinquent children, and to ensure that non-public school students, their parents, and teachers receive equitable services. Our school receives
Title I funds to assist students, teachers, and families.
“In accordance with the Title I regulations, a copy of the School-Wide Title I Parent Involvement Plan and the School Improvement Plan are
available for review in the school office, as well as the school’s website. If you wish to request information concerning the professional qualifications of any of your child’s instructors, you may do so in writing to the principal.”
CSES
PTO
Events
The Annual Book Fair
will be held November
30th— December 4th.
The B.L.T. –Book,
Lunch, Together,
event will be returning as well as our
Thursday evening
event with free
pictures with Santa.
More information will
be sent home with
students at a later
date. We look
forward to seeing you.
Family University
Citrus County Schools
AND Title I
invite you to
Family University
MONDAY, Nov. 2nd
Lecanto Middle School
&
TUESDAY, Nov. 3rd
Pleasant Grove Elementary
Dinner is served
6:30p.m.—7:00 p.m.
Information Sessions
7:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.
Child Care
will be provided.
ACCOMMODATION
STATEMENT
If you, or anyone you know,
requires reasonable
accommodations at any of
our school events because of
a disability or physical
impairment, please contact
Suzanne Cross at
344-4079 Ext. 5104.
Guidance
If you are in need of assistance for your child(ren) with school supplies, please contact Holly
Becker in Guidance.
If your family is in need of assistance with food through our Blessings in a Backpack program
please contact Holly Becker in Guidance. Our Blessings program will provide food assistance
for the weekend for a child in need.
If you would like to volunteer and/or mentor during the 2015/2016 school year, please
contact Holly Becker in Guidance. Our teachers and students appreciate the extra support.
PBS
Each month, every homeroom teacher (PK-5) will select one student who is showing the
S.O.A.R. (Safe, Outstanding Citizen, Active Listener, Respectful) characteristics. Students will
have their picture taken with the grade level and pictures will be placed on the “All Star”
bulletin board. Towards the end of the school year each teacher will choose one of their All
Stars to represent their class as the MVP. The MVP and their family will be invited to a breakfast at the end of the year.
October ALL STARS
Our October All Stars are: Emma Ancewicz, Savannah Leonard, Izabella Cook, Annalise Potts,
Hunter Eichhorn, Jayden Jones, Raegan Burgess, Landyn Lee, Temperance Frantz, Lane Messer,
Jereld Richards, Dustin Tyler, Kailyn Freeman, Donald Ferraro, Matthew Jones, Olivia Peacock,
Devin Colford, Emily Diehl, Sean Holst, Allyson Maruszczak, Jamie Woodard, Daniel McKay,
Anastasia Moore, Caleigh Harder, Leeann Meriedeth, Neveah Recta, Gavin Smith, Sophia
Seminera, Maryah Smith, Mia Lang, Leighlynn Reid, Dakota Conger, Zachary Watson,
Patricia Maldonado, Lidia Ramirez, Rafael Guzman, Robert Ventimiglia, Caitlyn Tymowczak,
Kylee Roland, Savanna Brown and Johandra Matta-Fontanez. Congratulations and thank you to
these amazing students.
Upward Bound
How fortunate we are to have the Citrus County Rotary clubs continue their support for the 20152016 school year with our Upward Bound Award. The Rotary “Upward Bound” Committee
suggests that our 4th/5th grade students be selected on the basis of significant improvement in their
academic achievements. This may include attitude, attendance, grades or any other factors the school
wishes to use in making the selection. They are looking for students that really need the pat on the
back to show that the changes are recognized. In years past, we have decided that for the first two
breakfasts, the students would be selected who had shown academic improvement and had overall
good behavior. The third and last selection would show consistency in all areas of academics and
behavior.
We are proud of our first Upward Bound recipients for the 2015-2016 school year. Breakfast was
held on October 15, 2015 and the following students were recognized: Robert Ventimiglia, Samarra
Moody, Mark Soverns, Gabe Weedman, Joshua Neal, Matthew Ponticelli, Regan Hutton, Matthew
Eldridge, Lydia Ramirez, Caden Simpkins, Brianna Atkins and Ariel Willis. Congratulations to all of
these students.
Science Fair News
The 9th Annual Science Fair is on Thursday, December 3 rd. The Science Fair display boards
completed by our students will be displayed throughout the 100 building in the hallways. Please
check out these fantastic projects created by our fifth grade students AND classroom projects created
by our Pre K-4th grade classes. The top 30 science fair boards from the 5 th grade classes will be
displayed in the media center. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, December 3 rd at the 9th
Annual Science Fair at Citrus Springs Elementary. Please look for more information to be sent home
with exact times and more information about other events occurring at CSE the same evening.
SHAC
CSES
Phone:
(352) 344-4079
(352) 465-8546
Admin Fax:
(352) 249-2110
Cafeteria
(352) 344-9066
YMCA
(352) 637-0132
E-mail:
[email protected]
We’re on the Web!
Citrus.k12.fl.us/cse
The time for the December 9th meeting of the Citrus County’s School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) has been changed to 10:00 a.m. at the Technology Resource Center at the Lecanto
School Complex. We invite all parents and community members to attend. SHAC “is an
advisory group composted primarily of school, health, and community representatives who act
collectively to advise the school district on aspects of child health as defined by the Coordinated
School Health (CSH) Model.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Please contact Student
Health Specialist, Pam Carnevale, at 527-0090 for any questions regarding SHAC.
CSE sponsors several fundraisers each year, including student pictures and Coupon Books, for different
purposes. Profits from fundraising at CSE will be used, among other things, to purchase school wide
needs, such as additional playground equipment, technology supplies, and instructional materials. A
small amount of these funds may be used to provide food and other consumable items for faculty and staff
sessions, staff appreciation and student recognition, throughout the year. We are always mindful that
fundraisers are optional for students. We are deeply grateful for the support of our CSE community!
Our Health Room/Clinic would greatly appreciate donations of boys and
girls clothing. We also accept gently used tennis shoes. All sizes are needed.