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Volume 2, Issue 32
May 1, 2015
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What’s Happening?
Wednesday, May 6th~Fairchild Challenge Awards
Thursday, May 7th~Jumprope For Heart Day!
Monday, May 11~SAC Meeting 6:30pm Media Center
Thursday, May 14~GLEE Presents ‘Willie Wonka’ 6pm
Plantation Key School Mission Statement:
At Plantation Key School, we make a maximum effort to
provide students with opportunities to prepare for a full and
meaningful life in a changing world.
Teacher Appreciation
Week! May 4 - 8, 2015
PKS Jumps!
PKS’s Jumprope for Heart presented by The American Heart Association has been postponed
until Thursday, May 7th. Ms. Rembisz will be dying her hair pink as promised because PKS raised
OVER $8,193.00! This is a new record for PKS. Congratulations and thank you everyone who
donated and participated in this important event. Students learned important lessons on how to
keep the body and heart healthy throughout their lives!
Kudos Hailey!
Congratulations to 8th grader Hailey Pacyna for winning two divisions in the Key Lime Products Key
Lime Pie Contest! Hailey won first place for most original and most creative! Wow! You know
Teacher’s Appreciation Week is next week...
PBS Volunteer Caught Ya Winner!
The March Volunteer Caught Ya drawing was held on Friday, May 1st. Sandy ElKoury’s name was
pulled from the Volunteer Caught Ya bin. Sandy is the mother of Brooke in fourth grade and
Cameron in seventh grade. Thanks to all who entered. Remember to drop your Volunteer Caught Ya
ticket in the Volunteer Caught Ya bin located at the front office and be eligible for the monthly
drawing! Thanks to all the volunteers who entered. PKS Rocks because of PBS and our Volunteers!
Got Box Tops?
The next cut off date to turn
in box tops is Friday, May
22nd. The homeroom that
collects the most box tops will win a
‘Make your own ice cream sundae’ party!
2015-2016 Seventh Graders!
PKS Cheerleading Nor The 2015-2016 School Year
Open tryouts for the PKS cheer squad will
be on Thursday, May 28th. A clinic will be
held on Tuesday, May 26 and Wednesday,
May 27th. ALL current cheer leaders as well
as interested cheerleaders must attend the
clinic and tryout. Tryouts are for grades 2-8
and students must have had dance,
gymnastic or cheer experience. Q’s? Contact Mrs.
Dionne ext.58351
Sunshine Young Readers Awards
The Sunshine Young Readers Awards will be distributed on Monday, May 18th. Again this year there will
be 2 Kindles given out. One for the top readers in grades Kindergarten thru Fifth grade and one for the top
reader in grades sixth thru eighth. Times that each grade will receive their awards will be coming soon.
Superintendent Porter will distribute the awards.
Yearbook Information!
The 2015 PKS yearbooks are now available!
Q’s?
Contact Peggie Fabel (x58300) or
Leeann Willis (x58304).
This years Yearbook is EPIC!
IOU’s For Lunch
Friday, May 15th will be the last day students with no money in their accounts or without cash can charge meals in the
cafeteria. Beginning Monday, May 18th through Friday, June 5th, no IOU’s will be accepted. If you have any questions
please call the Food Service Department at 305.293.1400 ext.53361
2014-2015 Upper Keys Fairchild Challenge
Elementary Winners
Challenge 1 Design your own Florida Keys Environmental Event
1st place - Zeffie Crockett, 1st grade - REEF Lionfish Derby Ms. Vanessa Paul
nd
th
2 place - Jaffet Gallardo Paggett, 5 grade - Keep Up, Clean Up! - Ms. Tisa Lall
Challenge 2
Mask: Moose - Plant Partners
rd
3 Place - Ethan Marguet, 3rd grade
Ms. Nancy Ramsdorf
Challenge 3
Art: Plant Life Cycle
nd
2 place - Lisney Cedillo, 3rd grade Ms. Donna Brinkman
3rd place – Cailyn Elmore, 3rd grade Ms. Donna Brinkman
1st Place - Mia Milchman, 4th grade Ms. Lucy Given
3rd Place MacKenzi Ingram 4th grade Ms. Lucy Given
Challenge 4 Writing: Adventures of a Seed – Short Story
1st Place – Makena Woolet-Stockton, 5th grade
Ms. Christine Crispino
nd
th
2 Place – MacKenzi Ingram, 5 grade
Ms. Christine Crispino
Challenge 5
Environmental Action: Got Your Bags?
nd
2 Place – Plantation Key School 4th and 5th Graders - Ms. Lucy Given
Challenge 6
School Garden/Habitat Restoration
nd
2 Place – Plantation Key School 2nd Graders – Ms. Amy Harrelson & Ms. Stacey
Milchman
Middle School Winners
Challenge 1 – Inventory & Data Collection: Backyard Biodiversity - Saving The Earth
2nd Place: Tyquanda Jones, Emily Keen & Karena Williams – Ms. Catie Frier
Challenge 2 - Inventory & Data Collection: Looking at Life Around Us
1st Place Erin Rodberg - Biodiversity Grows as Our Ecosystem Flows Ms. Catie Frier
Challenge 5 – Conserving Traditions: Green Treasures
3rd Place: KEYS PLANT PRESS by Katie Figueroa, Brandon Turner, Summer Riddell
and Savannah Crespo Ms. Tisa Lall
Challenge 6 Conservation Strategies: Lizards on the Loose
2nd Place: Steelman Nicoletti, Colton Snodgrass, Matthew Darrow
Ms. Catie Frier
Special Recognition went to Ms. Christine Crispino, Ms. Susan McKay and Ms. Karen
Dougherty for a Performance Video. (Videoed By Ms. Brinkman)
The challenge was to create a video of a song, dance or skit that sends an environmental
message.
This video will be shown as the awards presentation.
Sponsor A Class
Kindergarten
Fifth Grade
Sponsors
`Sponsors
Green
500. The Bokor Family
Given
500. The DeLaTorre Family
Gonzalez
250. The Hawkins Family
Lall
750. Morgan Insurance Group & The
Gable Family
Dionne
500. The Stober Family
Crispino
150. The Kumar Family
Paul
500. Morgan Insurance Group
Sixth Grade
First Grade
Frier
500. Anonymous
750. The Cummings Family &
Trigen
Mangel
150. The Batsford Family
Murphy
350. The Ross Family & Trigen
60. The Koval Family
Seventh Grade
Second Grade
Harrelson
Milchman
Third Grade
Brinkman
500. The DeLaTorre Family
Dougherty
500. The Ross Family
Ramsdorf
250. The Hann Family
Corliss
166. Professional Firefighters
Jensen
1300. Chad’s Deli, Trigen and the
Nicoletti Family
Perrotti
350. The Nicoletti Family & Trigen
Eighth Grade
Fourth Grade
Brower
250. The Kumar Family & Serota
Enright
400. The Hutchings & Batsford
Clarke
250. The Gable Family
Poetz
500. Anonymous
Putetti
500. Morgan Insurance Group
ESE
Mesa
166. Professional Firefighters
Specials
Olivera
166. Professional Firefighters
Davidson~Computer Lab
100. PTA
Patterson
500. Dr. Travis Bennett
Gagliardini~Music/Band
Roberts (ALPHA)
750. Christy Hughes Realtor &
Trigen
400. Trigen, The Campbell Family &
Christy Hughes Realtor
Britton~Media
100. Trophia Butterfly Foundation
Student Services
Nurse Kerry
Butcher~Guidance
Rembisz~Phys. Ed.
100. The Batsford Family
Starling~Art
GLEE
1,500. Upper Keys Rotary &
PBS
2,000. The PKS PTA
Athletic Programs
Sponsor A Class!
PKS Sponsors Rock!!! Please consider sponsoring a class for the 2014-2015 school year. If you, the
classroom parents or your business can help boost our classroom resources, please call Leeann Willis
at ext. 58304 for more information. Every bit helps!! Please give what you can, if you can.
Thank you! Lisa Taylor, PKS Principal, and the PKS Staff