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Volume 15, Issue 36, May 15, 2015
UPCOMING EVENTS
Colleen Bevis Elementary School
THE TRAIL BLAZER
5720 Osprey Ridge Drive Lithia, FL 33547
(813) 740-4000
http://bevis.mysdhc.org
A Hillsborough County Public School
PTA BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY KITS
The Bevis PTA is pleased to provide this convenient
service for families to order your school supplies
online! No lines at the store, no multiple trips…just a
few simple clicks and your back-to-school basics shopping is delivered directly to your home. Please note:
this service is NOT a fund-raiser, and prices are comparable to all major retailers with all brand name
items . It is provided simply as a convenience to our
Bevis families. Look for the School Tool Box flyer to
come home this month. Supplies will be available to
order starting Tuesday, May 26 and ordering will take
place through Friday, July 10. For more information
contact www.schooltoolbox.com.
BEVIS RODEO
TONIGHT
5:00-8:00
coming to Bevis! Opening day will be Monday, May 18
from 7:30am-3:00pm and the fair will be open from
May 18– 22. Please see the hours in “Dates to Remember “. A parent is required to be present after
school or before school with their child.
NEWS FROM THE NURSE
Your child’s medication will be stored at the school
until Friday, June 5, 2015. After that, Hillsborough
Thank you to everyone that responded to our uniform
County School Policy directs schools to discard any
survey! What an overwhelming response in favor of
medication left at the school. For safety reasons,
continuing our current uniform guidelines! Yeah Team
children will not be allowed to transport medication
Bevis! Thank you for your continued support!
from school to your home. A responsible adult needs
to pick up the medication. If you have any questions,
BECOME INVOLVED! JOIN OUR SAC
please contact our Nurse, Teresa Hesse.
TEAM! - The School Advisory Council (SAC) is an
integral part of our school and is responsible for idenFEE BASED SUMMER CAMP
tifying needs and developing an approved School
Improvement Plan (SIP) each year. Goals are set and The dates for the Bevis Summer Camp are June 15 activities are identified to meet the needs of our
25th, meeting Mondays-Thursdays ONLY, to accomschool. Members of the SAC team include the princimodate the 4 day district-wide summer schedule.
pal, teachers, non-instructional staff, parents, business and community leaders. Currently we have some Student hours will be 7:45-12:45pm. Please return
registration forms as soon as possible as camps have
openings for the 2015-16 SAC team, with several
returning members. We are seeking additional parent filled up quickly. The Sports and Yo Ho Ho Camps are
representatives and business/community partners.
full.
Typically we meet on a regularly scheduled Monday in
the media center. For more information contact Circe
INCOMING KINDERGARTEN
MacDonald at [email protected].
years, the PTA has held a Donation Drive in the Fall to
raise PTA funds in lieu of a major door-to-door fundraiser. We would like to know if you are in favor of
continuing a one time donation/pledge format for
2015-2016 as the major fund development spuirce,
or if you would like for your child to participate in selling items door-to-door from a fundraising company.
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_____Yes, I’m in favor of a 2015-16 One Time
Pledge /Donation Drive
______No, I would prefer to participate in a door
to door fundraiser
Superintendent of Schools
MaryEllen Elia
Acting Superintendant
Jeff Eakins
BOOK FAIR IS COMING—The Book Fair is
UNIFORM SURVEY UPDATE
PTA FUNDRAISING PLANS—For the past nine
County School Board
Doretha W Edgecomb, Vice Chair
April Griffin
Sally Harris
Carol W. Kurdell
Melissa Snively
Cindy Stuart
STUDENTS
If you have a new neighbor or neighbors with a future
Kindergartner, please remind them to come in and
register their child/children for school. The sooner the
better!
Colleen Bevis Elementary
Melanie Cochrane, Principal
Rebecca Thoms, Asst. Principal
Me lanie Ass t. Princ ipa l
DATES TO REMEMBER
5/15
5:00-8:00—Bevis Rodeo
5/18
1:15—Early Release
1:15-2:00—Garden Club—Last Day
School Uniform Ordering Begins
5/18-19
7:30—3:00—Book Fair
5/20
7:30-6:00—Book Fair
PTA Restaurant Night—FH Pizza
5/21
7:30—3:00—Book Fair
5/22
7:30—11:00—Book Fair—Last Day
Red, White, and Blue Spirit Shirt Day
Last Day for Book Check out—Media
5/25
No School—Memorial Day
5/26
All Library Books Due To the Media Center
School Tool Box Orders Online Begin
6/1
1:15—Early Release
6/4
1:15—2:15—End of Year Celebrations
PTA UNIFORM UPDATE
If your child will need new uniform shirts for the
2015-16 school year, be on the lookout for ordering
details coming home on May 18th. Orders will be
accepted through June 18th by check or online ordering at www.bevispta.com Our preorder process will
ensure that all uniforms ordered by June 18th, will be
available for pick-up at Open House in August.
7:20—7:50—SunCoastBevis Mint
Deposit Day—Last Day
6/5
11:45—Last Day of School