Stoneleigh Elementary School PTA - 900 Pemberton Road - Baltimore, MD 21212www.stoneleighpta.org

2013-2014 PTA OFFICERSPlease feel free to contact any member of the Executive Board with any PTA related questions or concerns you may have. Thank You! President Colleen Mahony stoneleighptapresident@gmail.com

1st VP Programs Keri Frisch stoneleighpta1stvp@gmail.com2nd VP Volunteers Laura Lechtzin stoneleighpta2ndvp@gmail.com3rd VP Membership Charlotte Huisman stoneleighptamembership@gmail.comSecretary Leigh Weihs stoneleighptasecretary@gmail.comTreasurer Sue Yancisin stoneleighptatreasurer@gmail.com

Saturday, December 7, 20139:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Looking for ways to support the Stoneleigh Winter Carnival?

Volunteer! Parent volunteers are needed before the carnival to help prepare materials and during the carnival to help set up, clean up, and assist with various stations. See page 2 of the newsletter for more details.

Participate as a craft vendor! If you make handmade crafts, we invite you to have a table at the Winter Carnival. Please contact Deb Blunt: dbluntster@gmail.com for details.

Donate a family ad! See the accompanying flyer to pur-chase an ad in the Winter Carnival Program by November 1st.

Enter the Winter Carnival Cover Contest! Show off your artistic ability and submit an entry. Details for entering the contest can be found in the attached flyer.

Purchase your winter greens! You can now purchase your greens online on the PTA website: http://tinyurl.com/SESgreens Order form and pricing information attached in the newsletter.

Join us! We will have our traditional Build-a-Bear craft, Jazzy Journals, Gingerbread House decorating, Entertainment, Food & Games!

October 2013 Edition

The Winter Carnival is Coming!

Thanks to our VolunteersThank you to our wonderful volunteers for the tremendous help and support

during the Stoneleigh Ice Cream Social!

Calendar NotesThe Scholastic Book Fair dates listed in the PTA Directory

have changed. The book fair will take place February 10-14, 2014.

Dates to RememberOctober 31 Halloween. First marking period ends. Schools close 3 hours early; Original Works orders due November 1 Professional Development Day; Schools closed for students 5 PTA FUNdraiser at Five Guys onYork Road in Towson, 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 6 Walking Wednesday; Gifted and Tal- ented Citizens Advisory Committee (GTCAC) meeting with Dr. Dance. ESS Building at Greenwood, Room 114, 7:00 p.m. All are welcome. 14 PTA Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Stoneleigh Cafeteria. All invited. 15 Elementary Conference Day; Report cards distributed; Schools closed for students 18 School Improvement Team Meeting, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Parents welcome. 18-22 American Education Week 28-29 Thanksgiving Holiday; Schools Closed

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Newsletter Information

Would you like to see your information printed in the November edition of the newsletter? Just send your articles and information by November 14, 2013 to sesptanews@yahoo.com. Editing for space and content may occur. Thanks for contributing!

Boxtops Earn Cash for Stoneleigh!

Winter Carnival Volunteers Needed!If you are available to help with prep work for the Kid’s Craft

areas (such as cutting materials and templates), please sign up through Sign Up Genius at the following link. Help is needed (work can be done at home) up until the event in December! www.SignUpGenius.com/go/5080F4CA9A922A31-prep

If you are available to help out DURING the Winter Carni-val, please use this link through Sign Up Genius for volunteer opportunities. We need assistance in the following areas: Set Up/Clean Up; Kids Only Room; Greens/Wreath Distribution; Concessions; Jazzy Journals; Build a Bear; Gingerbread Houses www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4CA9A922A31-stoneleighs

PTA Reflections Program 2013-2014

The PTA Reflections Arts Recognition Program encourages students to explore their talents and express themselves creatively.

For the 2013-2014 program year, we are seeking artwork based on the theme: "Believe, Dream, Inspire."

Students are invited to submit an original work of art in one of six areas:

• Visual arts • Photography• Literature • Dance choreography• Musical composition • Film production

The submission deadline is November 19, 2013. Rules for participation and student entry forms can be found

on the PTA web page, under the Enrichment Programs tab at www.stoneleighpta.org/enrichment-programs/reflections. Please be sure to review all rules for your category and have the forms completed BEFORE submitting your entry. SES entries will be collected via a box in the front office, or can be given directly to Courtney McGee or Cleo Stamatos. All entries are due the week before Thanksgiving.

The week before the winter break, listen for a morning an-nouncement to hear which students' entries have been selected (by an impartial panel) to represent SES in the county competi-tion. In January/February we will await County PTA news on SES entries that may be going on to statewide judging. We have even had a past entry go on to National PTA competition! We'd love to see yours there!

Students who win an Award of Merit or Award of Excellence at the county level will be invited by the Baltimore County PTA to attend a special award ceremony in the Spring.

Watch the newsletter and listen to morning announcements for exciting program updates as the year progresses.

We hope you'll join us on this creative journey and show us what "Believe, Dream, Inspire" means to YOU!

If you have questions about the program, please see the website or contact Courtney McGee or Cleo Stamatos for more information.

Did you know that for each Box Tops for Education

coupon we collect, Stoneleigh Elementary earns 10¢? These little coupons really add up! Last year we earned over $1400 for our school, and we hope to earn even more this year.

Box Top coupons can be found on the packaging of everything from cereal to water filters to office supplies. Box Tops can be submitted in zip-top baggies or on collection sheets like the one attached to this newsletter; or you can download a sheet from BTFE.com.

This is a great project to have your kids help with. They're great at spotting Box Tops, and it's fun to fill up a new collection sheet! Before submitting them, check the dates on your Box Tops to make sure they haven't expired.

Please send Box Top coupons to school with your child's homeroom teacher's name clearly marked on the baggie or form so that your child's class gets credit for your sub-mission. We'll keep track of the top-earning homerooms throughout the year. The teacher of the winning homeroom will be declared Box Tops King or Queen at the end of the school year!

Want to help even more? We're always looking for parents to help sort and count Box Tops throughout the year. It's easy and can be done on your own time. Email StoneleighBoxTops@gmail.com for more information.

Fundraiser at Five GuysBased on the success of last year's event, we'll be host-

ing another restaurant night at Five Guys in Towson. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 5th. Five Guys will donate 20% of proceeds from all orders (eat in or take out) purchased between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. with this flyer. Enjoy a fun night with your friends while supporting your PTA. Please be sure to bring a copy of the attached flyer to ensure we get the credit. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

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PTA Cultural Enrichment Assembly Update

Opera @ Stoneleigh!La la la la laaaa! The PTA’s Cultural Enrichment Assembly

committee is delighted to announce a fifth assembly program for this school year. On Friday, February 28th, performers from The Lyric Opera will trill and thrill our children with their vocal and theatrical prowess.

The lower grades (K-2nd) will experience Puppets & Papage-no, a wonderful introduction to the essential elements of opera. The production is an interactive presentation featuring large-scale puppets seen simultaneously with the performers.

Let’s Make an Opera, presented to the upper grades (3rd-5th), is an expansion of Puppets & Papageno in its exploration of op-era essentials while going slightly more in-depth using a variety of languages and styles, as well as student volunteers.

If the Cello Fury assembly is any indication of our students’ appetite for musical performances, this event is sure to not only expand their horizons but “wow” them. As with every assembly, the PTA’s Cultural Enrichment Committee committee relies on parents to help staff the event. Please mark your calendars and let us know if you would like to volunteer. You won’t want to miss it.

Help Wanted!Kiss-n-Go Volunteers are needed! Help students to safely

disembark from their cars in the morning along Pemberton Road (aka “drop-off zone” or “Kiss-n-Go”). A large volun-teer pool makes everyone’s job less frequent. If you use the drop-off zone, or even if you don’t but want to do something brief but rewarding, try it. You’ll like it! Please complete our online volunteer form at www.tinyurl.com/kiss-n-go if you are interested.

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Chess Club UpdateThe Chess Club still plans to meet this year. It has been delayed due to unfinished construc-tion in the school building. Keep a look out for more information in the coming month.

Please email Kathy Dalrymple with any questions at Kathydalrymple@verizon.net.

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Gifted and Talented Citizens’ Advisory Committee (GTCAC)

for Baltimore County Public Schools

Meeting: Wednesday, November 6, 7:00 p.m. – with Dr. Dallas Dance, BCPS Superintendent. This meeting was rescheduled from the original September 11th date, which had to be canceled due to early closing of schools because of excessive heat (school system policy).

Location: ESS Building, Room 114 – behind and down the hill from the Baltimore County Public Schools Greenwood Mansion at 6901 N. Charles Street, Towson, MD 21204; parking lot can be entered off Greenwood Road, ESS build-ing is adjacent to this parking lot.

The GTCAC is a group of parents and community members committed to:• Staying abreast of important information that impacts

our GT students;• Actively engaging the parent/guardian community in

exchanging information, among ourselves and with BCPS leadership, that positively impacts GT students;

• Advocating on behalf of GT students by sharing their and their parents’ voices and views.

For more information on Gifted and Talented Education in general and the BCPS Gifted & Talented Program, please visit: www.bcps.org/offices/gt. We are eager to hear parent questions, concerns and ideas. If you are interested in hold-ing a GT information meeting at your school or would like to share any information or questions with us, please contact GT CAC member Sherri Owen at 410-256-3875 or email Sherri at Sherriowen619@aol.com. And check out our new website at http://bcpsgtcac.wordpress.com for the rest of our calendar and other information.

Show your Stoneleigh SpiritGet your SES umbrella while they last! Only 15 Left! $15 (Download Spirit Wear Order Form from PTA Website).

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PTA Directory UpdateWe are developing a supplement to the recently published

Stoneleigh directory. Families who were missing from the directory should contact Jamie Smith at stoneleighptadirec-tory@gmail.com. Families who have ordered a directory but have not received one should contact Colleen Mahony, PTA President at stoneleighptapresident@gmail.com

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Our newest Stoneleigh staff PTA members!Mary AsakiChristine Ciattei

Laura MargiottaSara Ortiz

Mark Zimmerman

The Stoneleigh PTA thanks the following individuals and families for their contributions. All contributions will help fund programs like: Cultural Assemblies, Family Socials, student literary publications, staff appreciation, and support activities. All contributions are incredibly appreciated. An asterisk (*) denotes a gift of $100 or more.

Our newest PTA donors!

Maryanne and Hil AndrewsKelley BattagliaAlla CoxPhoebe Evans Letocha

Kim and Kent LedgerwoodLynne MastervichOlga MelnikovaKatherine Miller

Jordan SmallStoneleigh Elementary Class of 1962Kristin Vogel *Christine Warner

Thank You!

FIRE UP YOUR FEETFall Activity Challenge is underway!

The Challenge is being held between October 1 and October 31 and offers $50,000 in awards to more than 100 schools to support the health and wellness program of our school’s choosing. Stoneleigh Elementary PTA has already won $100!

The Fire Up Your Feet Fall Activity Challenge offers a chance for every student, staff member and parent to participate. Remember to track your activity either at home with your smartphone, or by using the school’s resources. We’re happy to help!

Fire Up Your Feet works in tandem with Stoneleigh’s Walking Wednesdays. The first Wednesday of every month, we’ll have "walking school buses" with flags on routes to school. Our next Walking Wednesday will be November 6th. Please be sure to walk and log your activity online.

We all win when we help grow healthy, high-performing students at our schools. We encourage you to work with your child to participate in this contest and get healthy. Stoneleigh is an exceptionally fit and active community – so if you are already moving, use your healthy lifestyle to win money for your PTA. Log on and tell us how you are getting active.

To participate, all you need to do is register at www.fireupyourfeet.org and track at least one physical activity per week from the time that you register during the month-long Challenge period. For the Week 4 Challenge (Oct. 21-Oct. 28), the school with the most parents participating throughout the Challenge will win. We hope you will sign up and participate!

For more details contact PTA Health and Safety Committee members Aimee Freeman or Cleo Manuel Stamatos, or email info@fireupyourfeet.org.

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Winter Carnival Program 2013

FAMILY AD IDEASPictures of your kids w/ well wishesPictures of your homeroom w/ a note to the teacherPictures of the homeroom with signatures from the kidsHoliday Greetings to Stoneleigh familiesHoliday “kid created” illustrations

Checks are made payable to Stoneleigh PTA and can be mailed to:

Stoneleigh Elementary School900 Pemberton Rd

Baltimore, MD 21212

Get involved and support our school by donating a FAMILY AD in the Winter Carnival Program!

HOW DO I DONATE?Purchase 1/4 page ad - $10Purchase 1/2 page ad - $15Purchase FULL page ad - $25

HOW DO I SUBMIT MY AD?

IF YOU PAY ONLINE IT’S 1 EASY STEP:

Submit your ad when you pay online --without sending any extra emails! www.stoneleighpta.org

IF YOU PAY BY CHECK:

1. Email your ad as an attachment in jpeg or pdf format to: wcprogram.ses@gmail.com

2. Please include the SUBJECT LINE: Winter Carnival Ad_YOUR FAMILY NAME

3. Please include the size of your ad in the body ofthe email

Thank You

PAY BY CHECK*

www.stoneleighpta.org

*Please may sure your family name is written on your check or online payment form so we can match it to your ad.

PAY ONLINE*

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Ads are due November 1stThank you for your support! Contact Melissa Bear at gogliabear@gmail.com with questions.

STONELEIGH ELEMENTARY PTA

WINTER CARNIVAL

GREENS SALE

VIEW PHOTOS of the winter green wreaths, AND ORDER online! www.stoneleighpta.org

Orders must be placed by November 18, 2013 and can be picked up at the Winter Carnival.

Saturday, December 7 between 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

*NEW! Pick up options available with online ordering.*

Please call Martha Edwards at (410) 583-9664 or Jennifer Pleszkoch at (443) 255-0107 with any questions.

or email Stoneleighwintergreens@gmail.com .

Order and pay online at www.stoneleighpta.org OR return this form with your check (payable to the Stoneleigh PTA) by November 18th to your child’s homeroom teacher

or drop off to Martha Edwards at 601 Sussex Road

Name: _________________________ Phone:____________________ Email: _ Address: ____________ ________

Please call Martha Edwards at (410) 583-9664 or Jennifer Pleszkoch at (443) 255-0107

or email Stoneleighwintergreens@gmail.com with any questions.

Don’t forget you can view pictures of wreaths online at www.stoneleighpta.org

DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

Poinsettia 4" Pot RED (approx. 9" tall) $6.00Poinsettia 4" Pot WHITE (approx. 9" tall) $6.00Poinsettia 6" Pot RED (approx. 12-15" tall) $11.00Poinsettia 6" Pot WHITE (approx. 12-15" tall) $11.00Poinsettia 6" Pot PINK (approx. 12-15" tall) $11.00

4" Cyclamen $6.006" Cyclamen $11.00 6" White Mums $11.00

20" Boxwood Wreath $23.0024" Balsam - Plain (12" Ring) $15.0024" Mixed Evergreen (12" Ring) $23.0032" Mixed Evergreen (16" Ring) $30.00

White Pine Roping - 25 feet $17.00White Pine Roping - 75 feet (Best Value! ) $30.00

TOTAL COST OF ORDER (Prices include MD Sales Tax)

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1. Draw a full color picture of a “Winter Theme” on an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper. All pictures must include: -TITLE “Winter Carnival Saturday, December 7, 2013 9 a.m.-2 p.m.”

Calling ALL Artists!

CREATE!

2. Please submit your CREATION to the office by Thursday, November 7th and include your NAME and HOME ROOM.

ENTER!

For questions please e-mail Melissa Bear @ gogliabear@gmail.com

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3. The Program Committee will vote* on the best picture to place on the cover of the program.

*ALL entries will be featured within the program.

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