Pirate Periodical
February, 2017
RAMPELLO DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL
Audience with the Captain
3rd Quarter is in full swing,
and we have some very
exciting ideas cooking up this
month.
February is when we
celebrate Black History Month.
We will host two morning
performances in honor of Black
History month, by our chorus
and Pirate chimers ensembles.
We are so proud that here at
Rampello, we promote
diversity every single day.
Our annual Jump Rope for
Heart event will be held
February 8th and 9th. Please
contact elementary PE teacher,
Dr. Bie for more information
on how you can contribute.
Last year we exceeded our
$5,000 goal, and we are well
on our way this year!
The guidance department is
also focusing on growth
mindset this month, the idea
that your brains grows with
each challenge or obstacle you
face. If you believe, you can
achieve.
We’re going to have a great
February here at Rampello!
Educationally Yours,
Liz Uppercue
Upcoming Events:
Feb. 2nd
Soccer @ Hillsborough 6:00 pm
Feb 4th
Parent University Armwood HS 7:00 am
Feb 7th
Conference Night 3:15 - 5:45 pm
Feb 8th
Jump Rope for Heart
6th grade After Hours Field Trip to
Opera Tampa‘s Cinderella 7:00 pm
Feb 9th
Breakfast Chorus Performance
Jump Rope for Heart
Elem. District STEM Fair
Gr 1 – FT Fairgrounds
Soccer @ Blake 6:00 pm
Feb 10th
Fair Day, No School
Congratulations to 5th grader,
Annaleis Holz on receiving a 1st place
ranking at the Area 1 Tropicana Speech
competition. She will move on to
compete at the district level in March.
Great Job Annaleis!
Feb 14th
Elem. Valentine’s Day Celebration
Feb 15th
Breakfast Chimes Performance
Gr 5 JA Biz Town
Soccer @ Blake 6:00 pm
Feb 17th
Middle School Valentine’s Day
Celebration
Feb 20th
President’s Day, No School
Feb 28th
Soccer @ Blake 6:00 pm
In This Edition
Student
Services
Soccer
Student Council
2
2
2
Student Affairs
2
Reading Coach
3
Jump Rope for Heart
3
Black History
Month
4
Art News
4
Guidance
5
Parking
5
School Climate
6
Attendance
6
Save the Date
6
Magnet High
School Info
6
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Student Services
The school social worker, Nicole
Daigneault is here every Monday and
Friday. The school psychologist,
Dr. Geoffrey Phillips is here every Monday, Tuesday, and every other Friday.
Ms. Daigneault can help with
attendance concerns and material needs
for students. Dr. Phillips can assist with
MTSS issues, and both are available for
consultation for students with behavioral
or emotional needs. If the door is open,
feel free to stop in if you have any
questions.
Nicole Daigneault, SSW
Dr. Geoffrey Phillips, School
Psychologist
2017 Soccer Schedule
Thurs. Feb. 2nd
Rampello vs. Memorial
@ Hillsborough
Thurs. Feb. 9th
Ferrell/Franklin vs. Rampello
@ Blake
Wed. Feb. 15th
Rampello vs. Stewart
@ Blake
Wed. Feb. 22nd
Young vs. Rampello
@ Blake
Tues. Feb. 28th
Orange Grove vs. Rampello
@ Blake
Girls Games start at 6:00 pm
Boys Games start at 7:00 pm
Head Coach: Bill Sowell
Student Council would like to thank:
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Starbucks at 502 East Hillsborough Ave in Tampa,
who donated coffee for the faculty and staff
Thank you Manager Mitch and Staff !
Jimmy Johns at 514 North Franklin Street in Tampa,
who donated sandwiches for the faculty and staff.
Thank you Manager Michael and Staff!
Reminders from Student Affairs
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No student sign-outs are allowed after 1pm on
Mondays and 2pm Tuesday through Friday.
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As a policy, we do not call classrooms and disrupt
instructional time.
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Students may not be signed out 30 minutes prior
to dismissal. You will have to wait for the end of
the school day.
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If you wish to put money into your child’s lunch
account, you must sign in with SafeNet and go to
the cafeteria.
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ALL visitors must sign in with a state issued ID or 
Driver’s license at the Student Affairs Office.
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The sign-in computer is only set up to scan a
Driver's License or Florida ID card.
All lunch boxes dropped off after the start of
school will be put on a table in the cafeteria
during lunch time. Students may retrieve them at
that time.
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Please note: If you don’t have either form of
identification, it is mandatory that you will need
to be cleared by Officer Buchanan. This could
result in a delay in picking up your child.
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If you are here to volunteer or chaperone, you
must have a completed online volunteer
application.
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All other items dropped off throughout the school
day will be placed in the homeroom teacher’s
mailbox. Students WILL NOT be allowed to leave
class to get dropped off items, nor will teachers be
called. We will no longer call classrooms and
interrupt instructional time.
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Reading Coach’s Port
It's the Season to Fall in
Love....with a good
book...with a joke
book...with a poetry book....with a
picture book.....with a
magazine...with a
biography....with a fairy
tale.....with a picture book....with a
pop up book....with a novel....with
a series you simply cannot put
down! If you are in a routine of
reading the same kind of
book...this is the season to branch
out to a new genre.
Challenge yourself to read a
different kind of book each month
until the end of the year. You may
find a whole TREASURE BOX of
new fun, Matey!
Aaaarrrggghhhh you ready to fall
in love?!
Juli Baker, M. Ed.
Jump Rope For Heart 2017
On Feb. 8th and 9th Rampello Downtown Partnership School will hold
its annual Jump Rope For Heart event. These events are held at schools
nationwide and not only help students learn about the benefits of regular
physical activity and heart health, but also raise funds to support vital research and education initiatives that save lives in our community. At
Rampello, we hold our event during our regularly scheduled Physical Education classes. Collection envelopes are being sent home with students this week. If your child
did not receive one, please contact Ms. Bie.
Congenital heart defects are the most common cause of infant death from birth defects. Many
children are alive today because of treatments not available even 10 years ago and each of us
knows someone who has suffered from heart disease, diabetes, or stroke - it can affect anyone at
any age. Funded research and advancements have changed and saved their lives!
The money we raise not only benefits the American Heart Association but also makes us eligible
to receive certificates for P.E. equipment. The students will be jumping and learning to become
more heart healthy during their P.E. classes. Childhood obesity is an epidemic and the number of
overweight kids and adolescents is growing at a rapid pace. Jump Rope For Heart is an educational
and fun way to teach the students to take steps toward living a heart healthy life and perhaps prolonging and saving their own lives in the future.
The collection envelope that each student receives should be turned in on or before Feb. 17 th.
Students who raise $5 or more will receive thank you gifts like
jump ropes, t-shirts, and keychains
Thank you in advance for all your hard work and support of this great cause.
Ms. Bie
[email protected]
Elementary Physical Education Teacher
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For a complete list of recommended reading for the month of February, please visit
http://www.helpteaching.com/blog/black-history-month-printable-worksheets.html
Kindergarten – 2nd grade
3rd grade – 5th grade
April Rain Song by Langton Hughes
Covers by Nikki Giovanni
Laughing Boy by Richard Wright
The Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
The Hat that Wore Clara B. by Melanie TurnerDenstaedt
Ruby and the Booker Boys by Derrick Barnes
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Hip Hop Speaks to Children by Nikki Giovanni
Mariah Keeps Cool by Mildred Walter
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs Series by
Sharon Draper
6th grade – 8th grade
The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton
Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
Fast Sam, Cool Clyde and Stuff by Walter Dean Myers
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
Hoops by Walter Dean Myers
Art News:
Congratulations, Carolina Rivera, grade 5, and Cristia Saenz, grade 7, for
being chosen to represent Rampello at the Young@Art Show at the Tampa
Museum of Art
Congratulations, Ali Crosslin, grade 8, for winning the
Hillsborough Region Gold Key Award in Mixed Media
Congratulations, Isabel Conception, grade 4, for
representing Rampello at the Florida State Fair
Pictured: Ms Van Allen &
Carolina Rivera, grade 5
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Rampello Parking Reminders:
Rampello has unique parking restrictions due to our downtown location
Thank you for your continued adherence to these guidelines:
—No parking in the Northbound Jefferson St parking spaces along the school during
dismissal. These spaces are reserved for the after-school program vehicles, whether the
orange bags are on the meters or not.
— No parking in the Allegra Parking lot anytime unless you have business there. This
includes parents driving through their parking lot.
— No parking In the parking lot at the corner of East Street and Washington Street
— NO parking in the parent pick up line after school. Drivers must remain in their
vehicles. If you have business inside the school, you must find another parking space.
-Officer Steve
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School Climate Survey
The school district wants to know what you think and the
2016-2017 School Climate and Perception (SCIP) survey for
parents is now available for you to tell us! Your child was
given a paper copy for your convenience as well as a
printed access code should you prefer to fill out the survey
online. This year, we are inviting all parents of students K-12 to
participate.
The survey is completely anonymous and will only take about
10 minutes to complete. Your answers are very
important and helpful to us and the entire district as we strive
to ever improve the support we give our students. The
information is also used in the development of our School Improvement Plan.
We ask that you please complete the form either online or by
the paper copy by Friday, March 3rd. Should you choose the
paper copy, you can return the survey to the school
directly in the envelope provided or via U.S. mail. Please help
us gain valuable insight so that we are able to do all we can to
make you proud to be the parent of a student at Rampello
Downtown Partnership K-8.
Attn: 8th Grade Invaders
For questions regarding the survey contact :
Assessment and Accountability Office 813-272-4341
[email protected]
Miss the first magnet high school application period?
The second application period will open
April 4th–14th
Punctual Pirates
Tips and tricks to arrive on time at school everyday
To access the application online:
http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/doc/230/magnet-schoolseducation/about/magnet-about/
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School opens at 7:00 a.m. and free breakfast is available to
all of our students.
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Middle School starts at 7:40 a.m.; Elementary School students can be
in their class as early as 7:45 a.m.
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When students are late to class, they have missed bell work
and morning routines.
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Students who are chronically tardy (over 10% of the school year) in
Kindergarten are more likely to perform lower academically.
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Students who are not punctual are learning poor time management
skills that can impact them throughout their entire lives
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Excessive tardiness may result in a change of school placement for a
magnet program.
Nicole Daigneault, School Social Worker
233-2333 ext. 229,
[email protected]
Rampello Downtown Partnership
K-8 Magnet School
802 E. Washington Street
Tampa, Florida 33602
(813) 233-2333
Principal: Liz Uppercue
Elem. AP: Sharon Ambrose
Middle AP : Justin Youmans