Wekiva Whispers
Wekiva Elementary School
Principal: Michael Pfeiffer
3rd Grade Honors Veterans Day
On Veterans Day, November 11th, the
3rd grade children will be a victory
garden of red, white, and blue as they
participate in our annual Veterans Day
musical salute to our heroes. Students
will honor their invited veteran guests
and veteran guests from our
community who served in all branches
of the armed services. This is a
program you do not want to miss!
Support Wekiva
You can help Wekiva and its students
by collecting and turning in the
following product items: Tyson
Chicken labels, Campbell Soup labels,
and Box tops for Education. Wekiva
redeems these labels and box tops for
money, which is used to support
students directly. Be sure to designate
Wekiva Elementary as your school to
support when you shop at Target.
Wekiva just received a check from
Target for over $600 that will be used
to support student programs. To sign
up or designate Wekiva as your Target
school, visit Target.com/tcoe.
Wekiva Clips Box Tops for
Education
Once again, Wekiva Elementary is
collecting Box Tops for Education, a
program sponsored by General Mills.
Each Box Top coupon you send to the
school earns our school ten cents.
Imagine if we collect 1,000 box tops a
month!!! The school would receive
$100! The process is fast and simple,
and an excellent way to support our
school during these hard financial
times. Please consider supporting this
project. It is easy and helps our school
do some of the “extras”.
Fall Festival Wrap-Up
Our Fall Festival and Book Fair was a
huge success. Thanks to everyone who
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1450 East Wekiva Trail
Longwood, Florida 32779
Phone: 746-3150 Fax: 746-3163
November 2009
Assistant Principal: Michelle Robinson
attended and especially all the
teachers, staff, moms, and dads who
volunteered their time at the event.
Thanks to the Fall Festival
Committee: Sheri Fanelli, Joy Kurtz,
Dee Spiller and Tana Wash. Many
thanks to Wekiva Elementary alumni
who helped throughout the day.
Thanks to all the crafty “Pumpkin
Contest” participants and to Mrs.
Kranz for assisting us with this
contest. The winners were: 1st place,
Ms. Clodfelter’s second grade class
and 2nd place, Mrs. Prose’s
kindergarten class. Congratulations to
all the classes that participated. There
were more than a dozen delicious and
tasty chili recipes entered in the chili
contest this year. Winners were: Fan
Favorite: Steve Tyler; Secret Judge
Choice: 1st place, Dad and Son team,
Brad and Pierce Naes; 2nd place, Brett
Lane, and 3rd place, Edith Goldfarb.
Many thanks to our community
sponsors who donated supplies and
prizes: Fresh Market, Orlando
Science Center, Hunt Club Subway,
Wekiva Brunswick Bowling, Tijuana
Flats, Girl Scout Troop 1598, C.J.
Grace and Kiteman Productions for
the beautiful feather banners, Lake
Brantley High School NHS and Beta
Club.
Outstanding Teacher Wins Grant
Congratulations to the 4th grade team,
for their $426.00 “Supporting 6 Traits
of Writing through Leadership” grant.
Way to go and thanks for supporting
outstanding education at Wekiva!
Parents at Lunch
Wekiva is pleased to allow parents to
visit our school and eat lunch with
their children. We believe that this is
a wonderful opportunity for both our
students and their parents, and a great
way to support our Dividend program
as well! We do remind parents to
Seminole County Public Schools
follow a few important rules when
visiting:
1. Make sure to always sign in as a
visitor in the front office, get a
visitor sticker, and make sure the
sticker is easy to see.
2. You can only eat lunch with your
child, unless of course another
parent is joining you.
3. Please monitor your children.
Running on the patio and on the
mulch and grassy area by the oak
tree, as well as climbing on the
brick wall, is dangerous and not
allowed.
The Pro-Kids Show
Mark your calendars for the all-new
Pro-Kids show on November 5, 2009,
at 7:00 p.m., to be held at TEAGUE
MIDDLE SCHOOL. This new one
hour “family values” based show, free
to all Wekiva families, includes
magic, music, and messages that
guarantee to inspire students and their
families. If you remember Scott from
last year, you know you’ll have a great
time. Thank you to the Wekiva PTA
for sponsoring this awesome program.
DON’T MISS IT!!!
Ice-Skating Day at the RDV
Wekiva invites students, friends, and
families to our annual Skate Party,
hosted at the RDV Sportsplex. Mark
your calendars to attend on Sunday,
November 8th, from 2:00-3:45 p.m.
Cross Country
The Cross Country Club has gotten off
to a great start this year and students
are collecting feet at an amazing pace.
Mark you calendars: The first meet is
the Winter Springs Kangaroo Run on
December 5th at Central Winds Park.
The full meet schedule will be coming
home with athletes in the near future.
 Attend. Hotline/Clinic Donations
Parents are asked to call the
Attendance Hotline each and every
time their child is absent from school.
Call 407-746-3153. The Wekiva
Clinic is asking for donations. Pants
(sizes 6-14) and packaged underwear
for girls (sizes 4-10) would be greatly
appreciated.
PTA Board Openings
There will be multiple openings on the
Wekiva PTA Executive Board for the
2010-2011 school year. Our PTA and
school are now actively recruiting
those parents who want to serve and
support Wekiva. We remind all that
the key to our school’s success and
that of our students is the Wekiva
PTA. Please get involved and carry
on the tradition of making Wekiva
Elementary School the best school in
the district.
Wekiva Walks for Autism
In support of our students and
community members who have been
affected by autism, Wekiva will be
participating in the "Walk now for
Autism" program, designed to raise
awareness and support research
regarding autism. Wekiva’s team,
"Wekiva Walks for Autism", will be
supported by team captain, Ms.
Clodfelter, who will organize different
events to help raise money for the
cause. She will also be recruiting staff
and parents who have children with
ASD to take part in our team. The
event will take place at Crane's Roost
on Saturday, November 14, 2009.
Join our team online at
http://www.walknowforautism.org/
orlando/wekivaelem.
PTA Reflections
The PTA Reflections program is in
full swing again. This program
highlights various student talents
including dance, video production,
photography, literature, writing, and
art. The 2009-10 theme is, “Beauty
is…”. The deadline for submission is
November 30th.
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Boosterthon Fundraiser Important Dates
Wekiva asks all families to support 11/3 Papa John’s Night
PTA’s Boosterthon fundraiser, 11/4 RAP Training, 9:00-10:00,
Wekiva Elementary, and your and Phonographix Training,
children! Boosterthon, an 10:15-11:15 a.m.
educationally based fundraiser, was ABCS Lunch
chosen by the Wekiva PTA. It is SAC, 5:00 p.m.
designed to actively engage our PTA Board, 6:15 p.m.
students in character education, as 11/5 PTA General Mtg. at Teague,
well as traditional academics. It is all Scott Humston Show @ 7:00
about learning, feeling good about p.m.
oneself, and making a difference in 11/8 RDV Skate Party, 2:00-3:45
our school and community. p.m.
Throughout the week of November 11/9 Boosterthon Pep Rallies
9th, Boosterthon coaches will be at Super Scientist
Wekiva for rallies and lessons. On 11/10 Field Trip: Bennett and
November 18th, Wekiva will take part Hastings 4th Gr. to Student
in our Boosterthon “fun run”! Museum
11/11 3rd Gr. Veteran’s Day
New AR Search Tool Program, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Do you want a quick and easy way to 11/12 Photo Retakes
find which books have AR tests in our Field Trip: Castro and Raby
media center? QuizList Interactive 4th Gr. to Student Museum
will put your list into a searchable 11/13 Field Trip: Hewitt and
database online so you can search Lindsey 4th Gr. to Student
your list from home or the public Museum
library. Parents can help choose a 11/14 Wekiva Walks for Autism
book by entering their child's reading 11/16-20American Education Week
level range and a topic that interests 11/17 Teach In
them, and get a list of all the quizzes Field Trip: Ms. K and Mrs.
that meet their needs. Then they can Dingee to Brown’s Gym
click on each title and read summaries. 11/18 End of Trimester 1
This is a fantastic way for you to Boosterthon Fun Run
browse our AR list. You can find the Educational Support
link to QuizList Interactive right on Professionals Day
our school website by clicking on the 11/19 Field Trip: K to Pinocchio’s
same "AR List" links you've used Theater
before. 11/20 Kindergarten Parent Project,
1:45-2:15 p.m.
Wekiva Saddened by Loss 11/23-27Schools Closed
Wekiva regrets to inform our Wekiva 12/1 Papa John’s Night
community that Mrs. Miriam Moons, Tues. Enrichment Ends
a former Wekiva teacher, has passed 12/2 Club and Candid Photo Day
after a long battle with illness. Mrs. SAC, 5:00 p.m.
Moons served as a teacher at Wekiva PTA Board, 6:15 p.m.
for many years and touched hundreds 12/3 Thurs. Enrichment Ends
of students’ lives. Our thoughts and 12/7 Field Trip: 3rd Grade to Zoo
prayers go out to her family. 12/8 Field Trip: 3rd Grade to Zoo
12/10 Chick-Fil-A Night, 5-8 p.m.
12/11 Report Cards Go Home
12/15 Drama Club Performance,
7:00 p.m.
12/16 ABCS Lunch
12/21 Schools Closed
1/4 Classes Resume
Seminole County Public Schools