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Thornebrooke PTO Post November 2017 Thank you for making the Barracuda Fun Run Fundraiser a success! Over $42,000 has been raised to help support technology, classroom needs, specials areas, and the creation of a shade structure fund for future projects! Any outstanding pledged donations can be paid online at FunRun.com or by sending in Cash/Check (made payable to Thornebrooke PTO) in an envelope marked Fun Run. The goal is to have 100% collected by our first due date, Thursday, November 2nd. Proud to be a Barracuda! Contact the Barracuda Fun Run committee @ ThornebrookeElementaryPTO @gmail.com Holiday Food Drive & Turkey Jars Monday, November 6th - Friday, November 10th Thornebrooke PTO is collecting canned and boxed goods for our annual food drive. Collections will take place daily from November 6th - 10th. 100% of the food collected goes to Thornebrooke families. Any nonperishable food items are welcome, but please see below for specific requests and schedule. Please check expiration dates before donating. Mon, Nov. 6th - pasta and spaghetti sauce Tues, Nov. 7th - stuffing, instant potatoes and snack bars Wed, Nov. 8th - cereal, peanut butter and jelly Thurs, Nov. 9th - rice and beans Fri, Nov. 10th - canned vegetables, fruit cups and soups Items will be collected each morning at car drop off, or you may leave them in the shopping cart placed in the school lobby. In addition, we are challenging each class to "Gobble Up Your Change for Good"! Each class will have a turkey jar in which to deposit its money. This money will be used to purchase food, gifts and other necessities for our TES Guardian Angel families. The class collecting the most money per grade will win a donut party! Thornebrooke Salutes Veterans & Upcoming Dates: November 6th - 10th Food Drive & Turkey Jars November 7th Tinker Tuesday - 4th Grade November 7th AR Pizza Reward! November 7th Families Create November 9th "We Sing America" - 3rd Grade November 10th Veteran's Day ~ Wear Red, White & Blue November 10th Family Movie Night "Thankful for our TES Families" 5:30-7:30 November 14th Tinker Tuesday - 3rd Grade November 14th Spirit Night NYPD November 15th Faculty Snack November 15th Teach In November 16th NEHS Meeting 8: 00am November 16th Picture Day - Retakes November 16th Kindergarten Thanksgiving Show November 17th PTO Board Meeting 9:15 a.m. Cafeteria November 20th Hurricane Make-Up Day #2 November 21st - 24th NO SCHOOL -Thanksgiving Break November 27th - 30th Angel Tree ornaments available November 28th Tinker Tuesday - 2nd Grade December 4th-8th Giving Market Holiday Shoppe December 5th Tinker Tuesday - 5th Grade December 7th AR Cupcakes Reward December 12th Angel Tree items DUE December 12th Tinker Tuesday - 4th Grade December 15th Parents Night Out hosted by Victory Martial Arts December 19th Tinker Tuesday - 3rd Grade

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Thornebrooke PTO Post November 2017

Thank you for making the Barracuda Fun Run Fundraiser a success! Over $42,000 has been raised to help support technology, classroom needs, specials areas, and the creation of a shade structure fund for future projects!

Any outstanding pledged donations can be paid online at FunRun.com or by sending in Cash/Check (made payable to Thornebrooke PTO) in an envelope marked Fun Run. The goal is to have 100% collected by our first due date, Thursday, November 2nd.

Proud to be a Barracuda!

Contact the Barracuda Fun Run committee @ [email protected]

Holiday Food Drive & Turkey Jars Monday, November 6th - Friday, November 10th

Thornebrooke PTO is collecting canned and boxed goods for our annual food drive. Collections will take place daily from November 6th - 10th. 100% of the food collected goes to Thornebrooke families. Any nonperishable food items are welcome, but please see below for specific requests and schedule. Please check expiration dates before donating.

Mon, Nov. 6th - pasta and spaghetti sauce Tues, Nov. 7th - stuffing, instant potatoes and snack bars Wed, Nov. 8th - cereal, peanut butter and jelly Thurs, Nov. 9th - rice and beans Fri, Nov. 10th - canned vegetables, fruit cups and soups

Items will be collected each morning at car drop off, or you may leave them in the shopping cart placed in the school lobby.

In addition, we are challenging each class to "Gobble Up Your Change for Good"! Each class will have a turkey jar in which to deposit its money. This money will be used to purchase food, gifts and other necessities for our TES Guardian Angel families. The class collecting the most money per grade will win a donut party!

Thornebrooke Salutes Veterans

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Upcoming Dates:

November 6th - 10th Food Drive & Turkey Jars

November 7th Tinker Tuesday - 4th Grade

November 7th AR Pizza Reward!

November 7th Families Create

November 9th "We Sing America" - 3rd Grade

November 10th Veteran's Day ~ Wear Red, White & Blue

November 10th Family Movie Night "Thankful for our TES Families" 5:30-7:30

November 14th Tinker Tuesday - 3rd Grade

November 14th Spirit Night NYPD

November 15th Faculty Snack

November 15th Teach In

November 16th NEHS Meeting 8:00am

November 16th Picture Day - Retakes

November 16th Kindergarten Thanksgiving Show

November 17th PTO Board Meeting 9:15 a.m. Cafeteria

November 20th Hurricane Make-Up Day #2

November 21st - 24th NO SCHOOL -Thanksgiving Break

November 27th - 30th Angel Tree ornaments available

November 28th Tinker Tuesday - 2nd Grade

December 4th-8th Giving Market Holiday Shoppe

December 5th Tinker Tuesday - 5th Grade

December 7th AR Cupcakes Reward

December 12th Angel Tree items DUE

December 12th Tinker Tuesday - 4th Grade

December 15th Parents Night Out hosted by Victory Martial Arts

December 19th Tinker Tuesday - 3rd Grade

Saturday, November 11th is Veterans Day. Thornebrooke would like to encourage our students to celebrate and honor veterans by participating in the following optional activities.

Thursday, November 9th 8:00am– 8:40am Bring your imagination, your artistic ability, and your gratitude to the Media Center and write a LETTER TO A VETERAN

Friday, November 10th Staff and Students wear RED, WHITE, and BLUE!

All Week Add your thanks to the HONOR WALL!

Honor a veteran you know by writing about them or drawing a picture, or decorating this FORM. Include a photograph if you can. Show how much you appreciate their service! Place this on the HONOR WALL in the school lobby from 8:00am – 8:40am, November 6th – 10th, or turn in to your teacher.

Forms are also available in the Media Center and we encourage you to honor more than one veteran!

This month "Families Create" are Autumn Gratitude Centerpieces for your table. You have the option of including some small photos if you would like to bring them. Tuesday, November 7:We start PROMPTLY at 5:30 and will finish by 6:30. PLEASE CANCEL IF YOUR PLANS CHANGE (these fill up quickly and there is usually a "wait list"). Parent(s) work with the child(ren) to create one piece per family. These are FREE events with donations happily accepted :-).

Sign up opens on Wednesday, November 1st at 7PM

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b094aa9a62daa8-autumn

December 21st NEHS Meeting 8:00am

December 22nd - January 5th NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

Send in Box Tops!

Box Tops are a great way for TES to earn extra cash. Box top collection sheets are available at the TES front desk or click here to print. There are a lot of bonus Box Tops on participating products and ways to earn eBoxTops as well. Click here for more information. Thank you for helping TES reach its goal of $2000 through Box Tops!

NEW this year! Save your TYSON labels & earn 24¢ each to support TES! Click here for more information!

What is AmazonSmile?

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Thornebrooke every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to TES.

Coca-Cola Give Use codes from your favorite Coca-Cola beverages to earn money for

Thornebrooke!

Click here for more info.

Special Thanks to our PIES! (Partners in Education)

9Round - Ocoee

Bricks 4 Kidz

Champion Orthodontics

Chick-fil-a

Culver's

Dr. Tringas

Dr. Fravel

Dr. Sotto Little Gators Pediatric Dentist

Square1Art products make great holiday gifts and keepsakes! Some samples will be in the lobby. Your child will receive a sheet of totally free stickers with their “Tree Art” around November 1st. We hope they enjoy and are proud to see their artwork reproduced. Ordering online is greatly encouraged as it eliminates any chance of lost or forgotten orders. ALL ORDERS ARE DUE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH.

Late orders cannot be processed. Your order packet has your child’s code and simple instructions. If it gets lost, you can contact Mrs. Eastham - [email protected]

20% of funds from Square1Art support materials costs for “extra activities” such as Masterpieces in May, “Families Create”, Pinwheels for Peace, Community Service Projects & free after school programs/classes. 10% of sales will be transferred to your child’s grade level for their needs. EVERY CLASS WHICH HAS at least 50% of students with PAID ORDERS will receive a Popsicle party.

Monday, November 13th - Monday, December 11th

Our Angel Tree is going up in the school lobby! The tree will be decorated with paper tags listing the age, gender and gift wish of a Thornebrooke child. Please consider removing one or more tags from the tree and purchasing a gift for a child in need.

Unwrapped gifts can be placed in the shopping cart in the school lobby. Please tape the ornament to the gift to ensure that it goes to the correct child. Please send in all gifts by December 12th. We are now also accepting donations of gift wrap to provide to families. Thank you!

NYPD Spirit Night!

Tuesday, November 14th

2589 S. Hiawassee Road 4:00PM - 9:00PM

Don’t forget to wear your Thornebrooke Spirit Wear and mention Thornebrooke when ordering!

Wednesday, November 15th

Ready to be a teacher for a day? Come share your career, hobby or special interest with TES students. Please coordinate with your students’ teachers for presentation details and scheduling. Contact Susan Honis for more info at [email protected]. As a reminder, all Teach-in volunteers need to be "ADDitions Approved" (see below to learn how).

Barracudas on the StageNovember is a busy month for the Performing Arts!

On November 9th, third grade will premiere their new "We Sing America" show! It will feature some classic patriotic tunes, as well as some new soon to be favorites. We invite all Veterans to come out as we dedicate this show to them!

On November 11, TES Dance Team will represent Thornebrooke at OCPS Dance Expose and Performance Assessment. This is a festival that celebrates and assesses dance from the elementary to the high school level.

Our annual Kindergarten Thanksgiving show will be November 16th at 6pm. Pilgrims, Native Americans, and Popcorn, Oh My!

Does your child participate in any arts outside of school? Ms. Mustonen is looking for pictures of your child - acting, dancing, in a show, by your artwork! Bring them to Ms. Mustonen with a 1 sentence summary. (No larger

Ellie Lou's

Fifth Third Bank

First Watch

Huntington Learning Center

i9 Sports

Jeremiah's Italian Ice

Karate Zoo

Kona Ice

Let’s Skate Orlando

Linda Dunn's Piano Studio

Moe’s Southwest Grill

Nothing Bundt Cakes

NYC Dance Company

NYPD Pizza

Ogden Orthodontics

Papa John’s Pizza

Papa Murphy’s

Peachwave of Ocoee Frozen Yogurt

Pizza Hut

Ready, Set, Dance

Smoothie King

Subway

The Event Specialist, Inc.

The Tutoring Center

Traditional Martial Arts

Victory Martial Arts

West Orange 5

than a 5 x 7) These pictures will be posted outside of the dance room to show how much TES supports the arts!!

Volunteers Needed - Giving Market Holiday Shop Week of Dec 4th - Dec 8th

The holidays are just around the corner! Be sure to mark your calendar. The annual Thornebrooke Elementary Holiday Shop will be held the week of December 4th - 8th. Lots of volunteers will be needed. Stay tuned for sign-up info!

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Thornebrooke every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to TES. Look for the AmazonSmile logo when selecting items (not all items are eligible).

Big Barracuda of the Month AwardWhich teacher or staff member has made a difference in your life? Please nominate this outstanding individual. Nomination forms are available at the front desk or HERE. The winner will be announced on the news, have his/her picture posted in the lobby, & will receive a special parking spot and gift card.

Get your Chick-fil-a Calendars

Help support Thornebrooke’s 5th Grade Students for their graduation! Calendars are $8 and have over $15 worth of coupons in them. Please fill out the form below and your calendar will be delivered your child’s classroom.

Click HERE for printable order form

Tinker Tuesday is a place for 2nd - 5th grade students to use their imagination, creativity, and STEM skills to create. Tinker Tuesday takes place in the Media Center at 8:00am (7:50am for 5th grade).

A SignUpGenius will be on the TES website & sent each week to the next week's grade level teachers to forward to families for sign up. A maximum of 30 students will be welcome each week.

NOVEMBER

November 7th ~ 4th Grade

November 14th ~ 3rd Grade

November 28th ~ 2nd Grade

Thank you to all the families who have already joined Thornebrooke PTO!

Several classes earned a Donut Party for their participation!

Membership is always available. Click HERE to print an order form or join online at ThornebrookePTO.org All levels of membership receive a Membership Card filled with valuble discounts.

New 2017 ~ 2018 Fall Spirit Wear Designs!

Print an order form HERE.

Accelerated ReaderSupport from the PTO provides students in 1st - 5th grades with access to Renaissance Place Accelerated Reader as well as monthly goals and prizes. AR is a computerized program that tests reading comprehension. AR is a site based license, so students may only take quizzes at school! The Media Center is open at 8am for students accompanied by an adult.

Visit arbookfind.com to find a book level, point value & quiz number! It is faster and easier for students to locate quizzes by simply entering the quiz number instead of the entire book title! To check your child's progress from home click HERE & log in with your child’s 10 digit OCPS number and their first name in CAPS as the password.

Submit or Update Your Application Now!

There are many opportunities for families to share their time & talents at Thornebrooke. Any person, who wishes to serve as a field trip chaperone, in class volunteer, room parent, or special area (Drama, PE, Art, Media) volunteer must register with Orange County Public Schools by completing an ADDitions School Volunteer Online Application. This application must be renewed every year! On-line registration is quick & easy, but approval may take a while, so please start NOW! Click here to connect to the OCPS Additions page.

**Important- be sure to remember your user name and password to log in on the computers in the lobby. TES staff is not able to pull your information.

**If your profile status is “active, approved or passed” and you cannot log on at the Thornebrooke computers, it is because you have not selected an opportunity at Thornebrooke. Please log in and select volunteer opportunities at Thornebrooke.

Thank you!

Wondering what's for school lunch? Thornebrooke's monthly lunch menu can be found at HERE. Before school breakfast is also available.

SchoolPay makes it easy to add funds to your child's lunch account, pay classroom activity fees and pay for class trips! Follow this link to get started HERE.

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