The Green
Valley
Phone: 240-236-3400 Fax: 240-236-3401
A joint
publication of Green Valley Elementary School and the Green Valley Parent
Teacher Association
October 10th,
2008
Important
Upcoming Dates
Monday, October 13
School OPENS 2 Hours Late @
11:00
Tuesday, October 14th
School OPENS 4 Hours Late @
1:00.
Evening Parent/Teacher
Conferences
Wednesday, October 15th
School OPENS 4 Hours Late @
1:00.
Evening Parent/Teacher
Conferences
Thursday, October 16th
School CLOSES 3 ½ hours
early @ 12:00.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 17th
Schools Closed:
State/Regional Educational Training
Friday, October 24th
Fall Family Festival 6-8:30
p.m
Wednesday, October 29th
School Picture Retake Day
Friday October 31st
Fall
Reading Parties 1:45-3:00 p.m.
SPIRIT WEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spirit
wear orders will be taken from October 13th through October 24th.
We will have short sleeve tees, long sleeve tees, pull over hoodies,
zip front hoodies, and everyone’s favorite flannel
pants. Watch for the samples on the PTA board in the front lobby.
Show your school spirit and wear your school pride. Look for order forms
to come home soon. If you have any questions please call Jenn Wheat 301.607.6960
Picture Retakes
Larry Allen will be at
From the Cafeteria
Breakfast WILL be served on
Monday, October 13th when schools open 2 hours late.
Breakfast will be served on all 2 hour late days.
The cafeteria will also
serve Jump Start kits with cereal.
Students, teacher and parents would benefit from this program. If you have questions please contact Fran Wimmer, Urbana Complex Manager, 240-236-7704.
Kathryn Beich: Help is needed on Monday October 13th at 11:00 to process the order
forms. If you are available to help, please call Karen Burroughs at
301-831-9765.
Fall
Family Festival
October 24th,
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Bring the whole family to
decorate pumpkins and cookies, make a scarecrow, go in the Ooo
Goo Room and so much more. Informational flyers should have come home
this week with your child. We will need many volunteers, to help the
event run smoothly for your child and their friends. If you can help for a ½
hour or longer please fill out and return the volunteer form by October 20th.
Don’t forget to order sub
packs from the UHS Cross Country team for a complete and carefree family fun
night. Sub packs consist of sub, chips and sodas and MUST BE
PREORDERED BY OCTOBER 20TH. The order forms should have
come home this week with your child.
To volunteer or if you have
any questions please contact Shannon Simmons at 240-315-7996.
Fall
Festival Posters!!
Calling all GVE
Artists! Please make a poster for the Fall Family festival to be hung on
the walls of the school and at local business’ to publicize our event.
Include the name of the event, date, time and pictures of activities (pumpkin
or cookie decorating, scarecrow making, balloons and the Ooo
Goo Room). Please submit posters to the office by October 20th.
Fall
Reading Parties
Fall Reading Parties will be held on Friday October
31st in the classroom, look for a flyer to come home next week with
all the details.
Can you
help?
Mrs. Spanberger is in need
of a volunteer on the second Wednesday afternoon of each month to help with the
AR Awards Program. Please contact Mrs. Spanberger at 240-236-3419.
Volunteer
Coordinator News
Lead Homeroom Parent:
Contesti: Jennifer
Boyd
Muffins
for Mom
GVE PTA loved having "Donuts for Dad" so
now we will have our first ""Muffins for Mom!" It will be on Friday
Nov. 7th (Last names A-L) and Friday Nov. 14th (Last
names M-Z). If interested in helping out that morning, please contact Carolyn Coletti (301) 865-4795 or DColetti2@comcast.net
Donate to
the Animal Shelter
Thanks
you, thank you to those of you who have already made donations for the
Frederick County Animal Shelter for my Silver Award Project in Girl
Scouts. I will be collecting for a few
more weeks, just drop them; in the box in the front hallway. Donations needed: Cat/ dog toys, food, clay litter, plastic buckets with handles, shampoo, food
dishes, new or clean used towels. Your
help is greatly appreciated. Katie Kraft
Calling all
Below are two art contests
that you may be interested in. Information for both contests can be
picked up in the art room from Ms. Carioto.
FCPS
Winners will have their design printed on holiday
cards used by FCPS. Entries are due October 31, 2008
Entries are due October 17, 2008
Reflections: “Wow!”
The National PTA
Reflections Program is an arts recognition and achievement program. Students may submit works of art in the
following areas: literature, musical composition, photography, dance, visual
arts, and film/video. Works must be
inspired by this year’s theme, which is “Wow!”
What an awesome theme!!
Artwork will be collected
in mid-November so there’s still plenty of time for your child to create
something great. A ‘request for
information’ flyer was sent home a few weeks ago. Please return that to school if your child is
interested in participating, and I will send home the guidelines along with an
entry form.
If you have questions or are
interested in helping with the program, please contact Tina Flynn. 301-865-4548 dan-tina.flynn@comcast.net
PTA Reflections Program Theme
Search for 2010-2011
The
National PTA is looking for a theme for its Reflections Program for
2010-2011. The student who submits the
winning entry will receive $100 and his /her theme will be presented at the
2009 PTA National Convention. Forms are
available in the front hallway at school or contact Tina Flynn and one can be
sent home with your child. The deadline for theme submissions is November 1st,
2008.
REMINDER
Please
remember to save your BOXTOPS
and drop them off at school! THANK YOU!
Birthday Book Club Reminder!
Once
again we are offering the opportunity for you to donate a book to the
If your child’s birthday is in the month of October
now is the time you may participate in the library media center’s Birthday
Book Club. Children with summer birthdays may participate during the month
of their half birthday or any other time it is convenient for you. If you have
any questions, please call Mrs. Booz at 240-236-3411.
September 2008 Good Citizen
Kindergarten:
Carolina
First Grade:
Zachary
Skowron, Shannon Kleinmann,
Bryan Oland, Ashley Ridgely, Heather Jimenez, Kylie
King
Second Grade:
Presley
Dougherty, Timothy DeMember, Jon Wheat, Hannah DeCampos, Colleen Avila, Braydon
Nave
Third Grade:
John Cleary, Lily Espino, Morgan Whipp, Madelyn
Cunningham, Lindsey Moxley, Mallory Holson, Jonathan Lopez, Joe Russo, Mary Taylor
Fourth Grade:
Erika Kosar,
Sam Burroughs, Delanie Ridgely, Jakob
Connelly, Michaela Metcalf, Marlee Steig, Buster Holbrook, Trudy Hill
Fifth Grade:
Delaney
Wagner, Mitch Holson, Karl Cissel,
Anna Carpenter, Ashly Paredes,
Connor Gottfeld, Keili Sorto, Joe Slattery
Math: Lindsey Moxley,
Joey DeCampos
Art:
Parker Mellott,
Hanna Olyniec, Ben Trammell, Hannah Jarosinski, Steven Wattenberg, April Cobb , Kara Probeyahn, Trinity Burge, Christopher Hixon,
Christy Powell, Bryan Oland, John Cordeiro
Music:
Matthew Cunningham, Taylor Biss, Shannon Flynn, Mason Fuster,
Jason Valencia, Mallory Holson,
Presley Dougherty, Darius Choobineh, Matthew Davis, Brittany Carder, John Whipp, Corinne DeFrancisci
Computer Lab:
Amy
Angeletti, Ryan Eastridge,
Madison Flynn,
Keili Sorto, Sophie Wright,
Sarah Wlodarczyk
September 2008
Most Improved
First Grade: Ben Barton, Cory DeHart
Second Grade: Zachary Ridgely,
Danielle Murrah
Third Grade:
Rebecca Temple,
Fourth Grade:
Jeff Sier, Cori Nichols
Computer Lab:
Matt
Zobrisky, John Whipp, Sean
Escalante, Jared Hane, Connor Gottfeld,
Brian Martin