The Captain’s Log - Palencia Elementary School

1 S T . J O H N S C O U N T Y S C H O O L S. 21 APRIL 2015. Palencia Elementary School 355 Palencia Village Drive The Captain's Log St. Augustine, FL 32095. Ahoy Palencia passengers and crew, Allen Anderson, Principal Angela Fuller, Assistant Principal As I am sure many of you saw in the news, schools were not able to con- 904 547-4010 duct our 5th grade FSA testing yesterday. Yesterday's issues only caused 904 547 4015 fax a slight delay in our day as we moved forward to have a typical School day. Today we conducted the first session and we will conduct the sec- ond session on Thursday.

2 This will cause a closing of the Orange (5th and Calendar of events: part of 4th grade) Deck Thursday morning. Apr 23: FSA READ 5th Apr 29-30: FSA SCIENCE 5th As we move forward to the end to the year, there are a lot of events May 1: Goodwill Bag It Up Event scheduled. Please be sure to check the Post weekly for all the latest in- May 5: Donuts for Dads formation. May 6: Muffins for Moms May 7: Night of the Arts We have sent an Alert Now to our 3rd 5th grades to go into the Home May 12: Battle of the Books Access Center (HAC) and update the Student information.

3 Please be May 25: Memorial Day / No School sure to do this, even if there are no changes there are a couple clicks' to Attn: 3rd / 4th grade parents: be done so we know it has been updated. It is imperative that you up- date your child's information. Kindergarten through Second Grade Students need to return the Student Please see the attached instruction sheet to update Information Sheet that was sent home. It is very important that we have the form in HAC. updated information on all our students. If you have any questions or need assistance please contact Cindy Williams at 547-4017.

4 Enjoy your week, Show your School Spirit! Parent Survey The Florida Department of Education is working with School districts to gather infor- Monday Red mation on how well parents think their child's School is partnering with parents of stu- Tuesday Black dents with disabilities, and would like to include your input. Your responses will help guide efforts to improve services and results for children and families. All parents of chil- Wednesday Green dren with disabilities and a current IEP (PK to 12th grade) are invited to participate in Thursday White this survey.

5 The survey is opened from February 1, 2015 to May 31, 2015. Please visit to complete the survey. friday - Spirit Wear Page 2. School News P a l e n c i a E l e m e n t a r y P i r a t e P o s t Please visit the Pirate Cove Connection for more information about the media center at PES! FRA Voting, Book Fair Details and More in this week's Pirate Cove Connection https://. Book Fair Volunteer Sign-up 10% Off, Sign-up here We are excited to welcome all rising 6th grade families to Kindergarten Registration our Pacetti Bay 5th grade Open House Thursday, May 28th.

6 Pre-Kindergarten registration schedule is as follows: 5:30 6:00 meet and greet with our 6th grade teachers. At 6:15 parents are welcomed to attend our informational friday , May 8, 2015 1:00 5:00 orientation that will be held in the auditorium. We are looking forward to seeing you soon. You will need to bring with you: Go Wildcats! Original Birth Certificate Form 680 Immunization Record Current Physical within one year of the start of School Our Relay for Life event is this Satur- August 10, 2015. day from noon to midnight at the Residency Documents See our website http://.

7 World Golf Village around the Pond of Unity! There will be lots of fun activi- *Your kindergartener is encouraged to come to registration! ties for families all day. Please help us; We would love to see what they already know about we are in need of canned or bottled drinks to sell at numbers and letters! the event as a fundraiser. They can be dropped off at *Assessments will also be conducted during the summer break. parent drop off or in the front office this week. Also For more information please contact : Cindy Williams at (904) 547-4017 or congrats to Orange deck for winning the money wars email: and free throw challenge!

8 ! To join the team or make a donation, see are team page: Any questions please contact team captain, Heather Art room news Caldwell (Keisler) Thank you so much! ~Heather~ Students are excitedly finishing their masterpieces for our Night of the Arts, which is scheduled for Thursday May 7th from 5:30-7:30 pm. Everyone is Community News invited to attend this fun event! Every student will have their best artwork framed and on display in the The following schools will be offering meals throughout the cafeteria and hallways. The frames are available for summer for any parents who are in need of food for their chil- purchase for $25 and proceeds go towards the art dren.

9 (all children must be with an adult.) program. Students will be creating portfolios and Times vary by location. Please contact a United Way operator bringing home all their artwork before the end of the by dialing 211 for more information. year. Pedro, SAHS, Tech HS, Ketterlinus Elementary , Southwoods, Crookshank, Webster, Osceola We will also be celebrating Earth Day with a Recycled Creation Display. Student who are interesting in enter- Saint Johns County Sheriff's Office is now accepting applica- ing should register by filling out the application on the tions for: School Crossing Guards.

10 For more information Art Room web page. please visit or call (904) 209-1565. Volunteers needed We need volunteers for the art show- we need help se framing artwork, labeling artwork and setting up, man- ning the Artome table on May 7th. PTO NEWS & EVENTS. SPRING SOCIAL & SILENT AUCTION DINNER. The 1st Annual Spring Social and Silent Auction Dinner took place last friday , April 17th, with over 100 people in attendance. Early predictions show that we have raised over $18,000 in profit with this fundraiser, which will benefit reading and writing programs for the School .