Be sure to access the newsletter online by going to our website: www.seminole-es.pinellas.k12.fl.us . Please read the newsletter for school events, menu, student pictures, box top winners; character kids, PTA news, Bits and thank you notes and much-much more! School Hours Monday through Friday 8:35 – 2:35 Earliest Drop off Time: 8:05 Breakfast is provided FREE for all students by Pinellas County Food Service. Breakfast Service is from 8:05 – 8:30. Parents please do not have your children arrive on campus prior to 8:05 as there is no adult supervision provided until that time. This includes drop off in the church parking lot. Kindergarten “GRADUATION” 4 th JUNE Fifth Grade Graduation LAST DAY OF SCHOOL EARLY DISMISSAL SCHOOL WILL BE DISMISSED ON JUNE 4 AT 12:35 FOR ALL GRADES FROM THE CAFÉ Please pay for school lunches on time. We are not allowed to make lunch loans during the last week of school, any monies left in a child’s account at the end of the school year will roll over to next year if your child stays enrolled in a Pinellas County school for the upcoming year. Thank you for another great year at Seminole Elementary and we look forward to seeing you next year. Have a safe and happy summer. Donna Dunn – Café Mgr. 727-545-6514 We are very excited about the upcoming Centennial Celebration of Seminole Elementary. In 2015, Seminole Elementary will celebrate its one hundredth year as a continuously operating Pinellas County School. Seminole is now the oldest elementary in Pinellas County! We are making plans for a big celebration on May 2, 2015. If you would like to help with planning the celebration or if you have pictures or stories of the history of our wonderful school you would like to share, please contact me. We are working with the City of Seminole and other Seminole organizations to plan a city wide celebration. Make plans now to attend on May 2, 2015! Cato’s Corner Dear Families, Thank you so much for your support of Seminole Elementary throughout this school year. The end of the year is always a bittersweet time as we celebrate all of the accomplishments your children have made over the year while at the same time knowing some of our students are moving on to new adventures in their educational journey. We want to say congratulations and best of luck to our fifth graders as they move on to middle school. We know they will do well but we will miss them! Fifth graders come back and visit anytime as you will always be a part of the Seminole Elementary family. To our students and families who are moving away to other places and other schools, thank you for being a part of our Seminole family. We wish you all of the very best in your new journeys. Remember you will always have a home here at Seminole, so keep in touch! Make sure your children spend some time every day reading over the summer. This will pay big dividends next year. Students can use Ticket to Read throughout the summer. It’s a really fun and powerful reading program. Encourage your child to read, read, read and win as many tickets as possible. Students may also continue to use ST Math through July. Teachers have assigned all of the grade level objectives so students may complete anything they did not get a chance to finish. Have a wonderful summer filled with family, friends, and books! See you in August. The school year ends on June 4, 2014. Pinellas County School policy does not allow us to send medication home with students or store it over the summer. Please arrange to come to school to pick up any unused medication, including inhalers and Epi-Pens. Any unclaimed medications will be disposed of on Wednesday June 4, 2014 at 03:00 p.m. without exception. Mrs. Diane Cato, Principal / Miss Reva Faust, Assistant Principal Phone: 727-547-7668 Fax: 727-545-6585 Mr. Ward Kennedy, Area 3 Associate Superintendent, 588-5023 Newsletter Coordinators: Mrs. Vainis & Mrs. Pope-Oriol Website: www.seminole-es.pinellas.k12.fl.us Lona Knellinger Mrs. Knellinger began teaching in January, 1992, and has been at Seminole Elementary the entire time. When she started, Mrs. Knellinger taught students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). She was excellent at determining the individual needs of a child and helping them develop strategies so they could reach their highest potential. Her care and gentleness helped many students, who had been stuck spinning their wheels, move forward to a brighter future. In the midst of her career, Pinellas County decided students no longer needed self-contained classes for SLD, and they moved those students into general education classrooms. Mrs. Knellinger never missed a beat. She enrolled in college, again, and took the courses necessary to teach students with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD). Her compassion and dedication led her to reach out to students with severe behavior problems, teach them strategies to control their emotional and anger issues, and focus on academic growth. The students with Mrs. Knellinger thrived. Non-readers began to read. They began to enjoy school. Their solid academic foundation enabled them to become lifelong learners. Beginning last year, Mrs. Knellinger also enlisted the help of her therapy dog, Bella. Having Bella in the room brings calmness. Student read to her, and she is always ready for a gentle hug for encouragement. In her 22 years at Seminole Elementary, Mrs. Knellinger has touched the lives of many students. The hard work, love, and dedication has provided these students with a good academic foundation, as well as strategies to work through problems, make good choices, and live a better life. The staff will miss her support and friendship. Sandi Brand Goodbye Mrs. Brand!! It is the end of an era….after twenty one years of teaching, our beloved Speech teacher, Mrs. Brand, will be leaving Seminole Elementary. Officially, she is retiring, but as many of you know, she does not know how to “retire” and will be keeping herself busy – spending time with Mr. Brand, painting, traveling, writing a book and maybe even getting involved in medical research. Mrs. Brand will be missed by everyone here at Seminole as she is leaving a legacy of love and empowerment for every student she came in contact with in her many years here. Every child who walked through her door or had her come into their room were told they were “the best kids on campus” and she instilled in them confidence to be a success as a communicator and in life! So, if you see her around, give her a big hug and let her know she will be missed! We Wish You the Best Mrs. Brand – We Love You and Will Miss You!! Francine Clegg Connie Cordisco/Gravelle Seminole Elementary will never be the same without you! You have the best personality with children, they adore you. The evidence of this is the art they produce (especially the ones that depict Mrs. Gravelle, herself). You pull the best and most creativity out of Seminole Elementary students. The staff and teachers will miss you terribly. You always put smiles on our faces. Your humor keeps us going when we are faced with the challenges of our profession. Amanda DeVega Mrs. DeVega served as the Seminole Elementary Family and Community Liaison this year. Many of you got to know her through her role as volunteer coordinator. She also worked to bring more business and community support to our school and has done an outstanding job. Mrs. DeVega is leaving this position to spend more time with her family. She will be really missed in the front office and throughout the school but, since her children are students here, we know we will be fortunate to still have her around! We all love Mrs. Clegg! She has been an intricate part of our Kindergarten team for a number of years. Not only has she taught hundreds of students over the years but has touched the lives and hearts of those students' families. Although it is her time to move on to retirement and take time for herself and her family, she will always be remembered by her other family at Seminole Elementary. Congratulations Mrs. Clegg! We love you! The Kindergarten Team and Seminole Elementary Staff April Character Kids 2014 Kids have a group picture taken and put in the newsletter each month. Erica Martin of Authentic Martial Arts hands out magnet. Kindergarten Brendon Gavigan Carter Hasty Hannah Lamoureux Angelo Ierna Jaxon Smith M’Kai Chung Serenity Kirchhoefer Adriana Perez Serenity Ashpole-Cork Shad Robert O’Connor Jonathon Rizo 1st Grade Gage Coloso Zahra Shubin Angelina Jenkins Aleena Mead Morgin Burton Travis Farley Brianna Hood Carmen Morales Brandon Lucas Zachary Fisher Reece Horley 2nd Grade Laylaette Vega Isabella Kuhn Brook Wythe Aidan Reagle Shailyn Falzone Annabelle Capone Connor Houff Aspen Burke Brady Todd Ayden Matthews Nahia Baydoun Joshua Johnson 3rd Grade Anna Ladjimi Bernie Yost Madison Chadwell Fernando Munoz Aayusha Giri Michael Tunnell D. J. Peacoe Kylie Olson Madison Rodriquez Oren Noyes Elijah Willette Makale Dozois 4th Grade Alexandra Cullen Kayla Wilkins Terence Uy Carmen Caraballo Zasha Strazdins Eric Koehler Baylee Wythe Jeffrey Nicholson Link Carpenter-Perrine 5th Grade Sierra Anderson David Butler Alexis Nadeau Zachary Williams Dwayne Ingram Devon Ladd Tori Fancher Kira Vetter Carly Hogan Jacob Hanson May Character Kids 2014 Kindergarten Aubrielle Stone-Plauche Collin Simpson Darcus Coley Hayden Aldridge Corina Candelaria Giavonna Stanzione Allison Snow Evelyn Pined-Sandoval Jacob Owens Janaiah Judge Anthony Wright 1st Grade Lismarie Barnes Dylan Anderson Keegan Mack Madison Clark Lukas Ramalho Julian Santana Jasmyn Krohn Cameron Ramey David Black Mackenzie Pugh Robert Dearth 2nd Grade Graci Tubbs Aubrey Kopkau Sofia Rudiander Marcelo Day Allisa Koehler Brook Goforth Derek Grassi Ryder Gage Zoey Hartog Cooper Moore Kaitlyn Frederickson Jeremy Sakacsi Ashley Beach 3rd Grade Marlee Christie Zachary Gonzales Janae Pope Kayla Franklin Zaqori Robinson Cayden Bulino Brandon Pham Jalyssa Ross Sierra Wiggington Dominic Walker Juliana West Brandon Reed 4th Grade Grace Kurus Lauren Montag Natalie Conde Kylee Chadwell Ashlynn Dunnaway Trinity Decius Olivia Simmons Kayla Gerard Matthew Campbell Donavan Draper Link Carpenter-Perrine 5th Grade Janna DeMotts Isabella Taylor Jade King Josette Uthurralt Camren Joseph Ashley Cunningham Paris Cook Troynel Kyle Callaway Gavin Goforth HONOR ROLL PRINCIPALS LIST 3rd Grade Raian Baydoun Riley Howard Hayden Brooks Skylar Henderson Lindsey Keim Keiran Davis Samuel Kaufmann McKenna Ott Kayla Franklin Kylie Olson Farrah Ciafone Anna Ladjimi Charles Ladjimi Allison Tallbacka Kai de Vega 4th Grade Matthew Campbell Carmen Caraballo Jessica Daly Tristen Faulk Aaron Mascarenas Arianna Ritzie Trinity Cogan Eden Johnson Amber Kopkau Lauren Montag Randi Tubbs Alexis Gniewosz Terence Uy Baylee Wythe Abigail Dupre Christine Proudlock 5th Grade Zaedee Christie Janna DeMotts Adria Hasty Carley Pritchard David Butler Brooke Hamlett Michael Kaufmann Martin Ladjimi Chloe Moore Angelina Rosello Rya Uttasing Jade King Martin Martinez Cameron Travis Kaiden Walpole Isaac Dang Emily Kizzee Natalie Paquette Gavin Goforth 3rd Grade Clayton Creedon Benjamin Luz Jesse Morales Hailee Papen Abbigail Phelps Cameron Rollins Silas Shubin Silas Shubin Tristen Whitt Bernard Yost Kamryn Lewis Fernando Munoz Zaqora Robinson Janaja Ross Ethan Butts Brandon Pham Michael Tunnell Luna Whitcher Austin Ziniel Madison Chadwell Lola Ciafone Chase Hoyt Logan Mercado Olivia Rudd Orest Shpata Dominic Walker Cayden Bulino Braeden Fernette Aryanna Grassi Jacob Hall Rebecca Humbert Dylan Payne Jasmyne Soto Hailey Kennicutt Diana Rodriguez 4th Grade Link Carpenter-Perrine Gabriel Tomlin Kylee Chadwell Maya Hager Anthony Kimbrell Alex Marquez Madison Mcginley Gary Shikoski Sean Bender Ezra Bidwell Sydney Cox Hector Gallardo Grace Kurus Sophia Bostick Alexander rice Atanasije Vukovic Braxton Wacker Cole Wright Christine Yu Ayden Libby Zachary Sakacsi Allison Yost Sofia Dang Riley Hillriegel Alexander Jenkins Taylor Ruehling Paulo Santiago 5th Grade Sierra Anderson Jared Blankenship Ashley Cunningham Ethan Fabac Dillon Kalck Devon Ladd Laura Napier Tyler Strickland Jacob Vanover Tori Fancher Jackson Harris Mackenzie Jackson Chandler Shelley Jakob Spano Isabella Taylor Daniela Gaudin Julia Groff Austin Metz Alexis Nadeau Grace Brown Noah Connell Chris Dennis Cary Hogan Maxwell Miller James Sachs Ynna Suarez Zackery Williams Trevor Dalpe James Ingram 5th Grade Social A very special thank you for all who made this 5th grade social a “HUGE” success. Especially, Sherri McCarthy, Angel Connell, and PTA. The students had a fantastic time. Congratulations 5th Grade Graduates Earl/Lentz Anderson, Sierra S Baker, Leslie Jean Beach, Sabrina Ann Blankenship, Jared Burch, Arianna Aliyah Christie, Zaedee Penn Cunningham, Ashley N DeMotts, Janna Lynn Fabac, Ethan Harper, Addison Hasty, Adria E Kalck, Dillon Ryan Ladd, Devon Tranell Napier, Laura Reese Natal, Vanessa Pritchard, Carley Putorek, Jacoby Sanford, Kyle Mathew Strickland, Tyler Robert Vanover, Jacob Kopkau Alcaraz-De La Cruz, Hilda-Yolitzi Butler, David Cook-Troynel, Paris Fancher, Tori Elizabeth Hall, Devin Lee Hamlett, Brooke M Harris, Jackson Patrick Jackson, Mackenzie Alexandra Kaufmann, Michael Ladjimi, Martin E Maresca, Louis Neal Moody, Zayne Edward Moore, Chloe Ann Moore, Jordan Rosello, Angelina E Shelley, Chandler Spano, Jakob Taylor, Christopher Taylor, Isabella Uttasing, Rya Stebbins Barger, Avery Bybee, Austin Clingan, Justen Davis, Rebecca Love Gaudin Malave, Daniela Groff, Julia G Helfinstine, Tristan Kelzer, Anthony John King, Jade Ashleigh Martinez, Martin Tomas McCarthy, Liam Ryan Metz, Austin Michael Nadeau, Alexis Anne Oakley, Joseph Levin Pahari, Malika Rodriguez, Jaden Robert Rudolph, Samuel George Travis, Cameron Tyler Vetter, Kira Christine Walpole, Kaiden Sooho Henkel Brown, Grace Callaway, Kyle Connell, Noah Timothy Dang, Isaac Van Davis, Elizabeth Belle Dennis, Chris Ebo Elias, Fatima Hogan, Carly Kizzee, Emily Rose LaBeau, Zackary M Lewis, Kraileh Cora Miller, Maxwell Lee O'connor, Shane Wall Paquette, Natalie M Sachs, James Santiago, Joshua Suarez, Ynna Uthurralt, Josette Vance, Kendal Williams, Zackery Halpern Ashmore, Zachary Ryan Dalpe, Trevor Goforth, Gavin Greenberg, Ethen Hanson, Jacob D Ingram, James Joseph, Camren Walter Magee, Casey Rice, Shawn Michael Rudolph, Samuel George Travis, Cameron Tyler Vetter, Kira Christine Battle of the books Congratulations to Mrs. Henkel’s Hawk-Eye Readers Battle of the Books Team. They came in 1st place in the Regional Semi-Finals and Finals and will represent Seminole Elementary at the district Battle. This is the Hawk-Eye Readers 2nd time representing our school at the district battle in the last 3 years. Thank you to Mrs. Dang who has coached the team for the last three years. We are very proud of Isaac, Emily, James, and Gavin. SES 3rd Place “Hawk – Eye Readers – we are very proud of you! On May 22, Arianna Birch was honored at Pinellas Park High School by receiving an award for being the "Yes I Can" recipient. She received it for her hard work and motivation helping her to achieve great academic gains in 5th grade. Her family, teacher, and the principal attended the ceremony we are all very proud of her. Congratulations to the following students for achieving their Reading Counts Goals for 2013-2014 school year. 1st Grade KINDERGARTEN GALLANT Jada Fortner Isabella Nagatani-Beyers Peyton Nanos Shad Robert O’Connor Anthony Wright CLEGG M’Kai Chung Maya de Vega Derek Fritz Ty Harris Kaylee Houck Tyger Landt Liana Leili Jonathan Rizo Allison Snow Caira Willingham CONDE Maryolivia Charles Brendon Gavigan Peyton Graham Sara Henkel Aubrielle Stone-Plauche SCHULER Samuel Cox Carter Hasty Abigail Jenkins Collin Simpson Abigail Whalen BARLOW Charlotte Butts-bonet Corina Candelaria Alexis Eaton Caden Ingram Janiah Judge Keegan Mclean Karen Mullins Zackery Peacoe Arayah Sanford Karsyn Taber Arabella Bethel Hadi Baydoun Williams Brickey DAVIS Darcus Coley Carson Gutillo Hannah Lamoureux Kylen Lowe Landon Myers Shae Nicholas Jackson Niendorf Jacob Owens Adelina Padro Adriana Perez Braden Potts Scott Rowland Sophia Shull Davaney Tavano Liahnna Walpole rd 3 CARLSON Raian Baydoun Benjamin Luz Hailee Papen Abbigail Phelps Janae Pope Silas Shubin Bernard Yost CROSE Ethan Butts Joshua Carter Aliyssa Curby Keiran Davis Daria Green Taylor Jerichow Marianne Kaufman Samuel Kaufmann McKenna Ott Tyler Peacoe Michael Tunnell Luna Whitcher Elijah Willette Austin Ziniel FUGATE Emily Ashmore Makale Dozois Brandon Reed Marcus Willis GRADE MUCERINO Dylan Anderson Georgios Andrianos Melanie Beard Cailyn Gabbard Jackson Gleaton Carley Loudermilk Timothy Maciejewski Molly Mancuso Natalie Marek Haley Meredith Carmen Morales Ethan Nadeau Matthew Paquette Cameron Ramey Miriam Rangel Belaynesh Shubin Peyton Simpson Krissa Whalen HOLWERDA Kollin Bayes Mariah Bentley David Black Dallas Burke Jonathan Dispoto Nichols gates Thomas Gluchowski Micah Gutillo Paris Gutillo Angelina Jenkins Breanna Lovett MORTELLITE Kai de Vega Anna Ladjimi Charles Ladjimi Branden Richarson Allison Tallbacka POOLSON Kayla Franklin SADOCK Hayden Brooks Skylar Henderson Lindsey Keim Kamryn Lewis Fernando Munoz Janaja Ross Angel Seenaught RUDOLPH Sergio Boeing Eliza Da Silva Robert Dearth Madison Denk Travis Farley Santos Ferrer Brooklyn Hatton Kimber Hooper Reece Horley Kelli Kelesyan Desiree Mciver Justin Miller Kaitlyn Parks Julien Santana Joseph Venech Tara Verschatse Hana Weeks Taya Wells SMITH Aiden Arcidiacono Troy Blankenship Madison Clark Anton Dang Aydan Dickman Zachary Fisher Trenton Friedle Maya Harrington Aleena Mead Ryan Minor Callie O’Brien Noah Powers Mackenzie Pugh Savannah Robinson Miranda Rollins Lily Sills Landon Whitenton BLANCHET Aubrey Kopkau Frank Rosello Stephanie Tubbs BARTO Olivia Amerine Annabelle Capone Mackenzie Dunn Isabel Mahoney Samantha Meals Jenna Platthy Mackenzie Poolson Steven Rege Tyler Sherman Kailee-Anna Vanover Aden Whiteley SWARTZ Nahia Baydoun Savanna Chicarell Domenic Foglio Alissa Koehler Gabrielle Leili Deja Maciejewski Angelina Pellegrino Natali Pozo Aidan Reagle Jeremy Sakacsi Evan Smith Taylor Tuhakaraina-Hughes PATTERSON Ava Spano KNELLINGER Eric Coffman Antwon Adams Myles Dorris Connor Houff SHAPIRO Tamar Vukovic Briannah Seper Bailey Bacon Samantha Walker FUGATE Gary Butler Link Carpenter-Perrine Gabriel Tomlin BLACKBURN Matthew Campbell Kylee Chadwell Jessica Daly Tristen Faulk Maili Love Alex Marquez Aaron Mascarenas Gary Shikoski MILLER Sean Bender Jacob Canaynay Sydney Cox Alexandra Cullen Hector Gallardo Tierra Gavin Colette Grabe Grace Kurus Courtney Lowe TRIPP Victor Badillo Sophia Bostick Trinity Cogan Hunter Coon Chase Dennis Amber Kopkau Lauren Montag Alexander Rice Randi Tubbs Atanasije Vukovic Braxton Wacker Kayla Wilkins Cole Wright Christine Yu TAYLOR Mitchell Clark Natalie Conde Samantha Cullen Nathanial Dye Kayla Gerard Alexis Gniewosz Tyler Green Bailey Griffin Makayla Jackson Elija Keldo Ayden Libby Zachary Sakacsi Joshua Sanchez Terence Cameron Uy Alexandra Verschatse Baylee Wythe Allison Yost GRIMM Steven Croxall Sofia Dang Donavan Draper Abigail Dupre Riley Hillriegel Alexander Jenkins Christine Proudlock Taylor Ruehling Top Reading Counts Winners Kindergarten Liahnna Walpole 96 points 1st Grade Hana Weeks 261 points 2nd Grade Gabrielle Leili 386 points 3rd Grade Joshua Carter 862 points 4th Grade Allison Yost 461 points 5th Grade Michael Kaufmann 1169 points ESE Emily Ashmore 409 points 4th Grade GISPERT Desmon Ahedo Ioanna Andrianou Cayden Bulino Farrah Ciafone Braeden Fernette Jacob Gezal Aryanna Grassi Jacob Hall Rebecca Humbert Dylan Payne Nevea Peruzzi Jasmyne Soto Aayusha Giri Oren Noyes Brandon Lucas Marina Marasco Morgan Mascarenas Jenna Miller Keegan Mack Michael Wyandt DUPRE Lismarie Barnes Johnathan Coloso Elyssa Flock Raymond Goren Dillon Harris Brianna Hood Jasmyn Krohn Jake Kylis Amelia Longboat Hunter Matthews Jay Padovan Jordan Pope Kennedy Porter Brooke Vidito Samantha Pritchard Ana Recendiz Katelyn Tallbacka 2nd Grade 5th Grade HALPERN Zachary Ashmore Trevor Dalpe Gavin Goforth James Ingram Camren Joseph Casey Magee Shawn Rice HENKEL Grace Brown Isaac Dang Carly Hogan Emily Kizzee Kraileh Lewis Natalie Paquette James Sachs Ynna Suarez Kendal Vance KOPKAU David Butler Paris Cook-Troynel Tori Fancher Devin Hall Brooke Hamlett Jackson Harris Mackenzie Jackson Michael Kaufmann Martin Ladjimi Louis Maresca Jordan Moore Angelina Rosello Chandler Shelley Jakob Spano Isabella Taylor LENTZ Sierra Anderson Leslie Baker Sabrina Beach Arianna Burch Zaedee Christie Ashley Cunningham Janna DeMotts Ethan Fabac Addison Harper Adrian Hasty Dillon Kalck Devon Ladd Laura Napier Carley Prichard Kyle Sanford Tyler Strickland Jacob Paul Vanover STEBBINS Julia Goff Tristan Helfinstine Anthony Kelzer Jade King Martin Martinez Liam McCarthy Austin Metz Joseph Oakley Malika Pahari Samuel Rudolph Cameron Travis Kira Vetter Kaiden Walpole ENTERPRISE VILLAGE – MAY 28th Openings Available in Summer Bridge! If you have not enrolled your child in the Summer Bridge Program, we still have openings. Please call the front office for more information. 727-547-7668 Creative Clay World Youth Camp is offering Art from around the World for ages 6-12 studies from France, Turkey, Cuba and New Zealand. Classes are $150/week from June 9th to August 1st and limited to 12 students. 400 23rd St. South-727-825-0515 Call soon because these classes fill up fast!! Congratulations Angel Seenaught her acrylic painting "Daisies" Her painting was accepted into the 2014-2015 Administration Art Show. Angels work will be on display for one year. Way to go Angel. Mrs. Gravelle Supporting Our School VFW 9272 We wish to extend a Very Special Thank you to the VFW for all their “GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS” throughout the year. We are looking forward to another Great Year. Home Depot Seminole Elementary landscaping has never looked so good. Thank you for your donations of plants and mulch and working on the landscaping. Indian Rocks Baptist Church Thank you for your donating bagels for Staff Appreciation Week. Mr. Chuck Stewart Thank you for donating the Greek salads for Teacher Appreciation Week and throughout the school year. Mrs. Conde would like to thank you for a wonderful school year. I have enjoyed working with your child and hope you have a safe and fun-filled summer! Thank you to Ron for all your hard work setting up the court for our Kindergarten celebration on Friday. Also, thank you to our PE coaches for being so flexible and letting us use the court for practice and performance times. We appreciate it!
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