Janney PTA Newsletter October 2, 2007

Sally Foster Orders Due Tomorrow, October 3

If you had one of those handy doorknob reminder pads from Sally Foster, remembering would be a cinch! (The trouble is carrying that door around...) For those of you who have not turned in your orders yet, take another look through the catalog for these and other beautiful and useful Sally Foster items: giftwrap, candy, lotions, cards, and gifts. Janney earns 50% on every purchase, so every order, big or small, will help our school. Bring in your orders by tomorrow, Wednesday, October 3, to the Sally Foster box in the school office. Orders will be available for pick-up on Friday, October 26. If your family's order is more than $200, we will provide free delivery to your home. It's a beautiful way to help support our children's education.

You can also order at the Sally Foster website (www.sallyfoster.com) and designate 50% of the purchase to support Janney. (Our code number is 499219, but you can also look up "Janney" if you forget). The online store is open 24/7 year-round, you get UPS delivery straight to your door, and there is no delivery charge for orders of $60 or more. Just click "GIVE CREDIT" to designate Janney. This is a great option for out-of-town relatives. There is a link to the Sally Foster website on Janney's website.

If you have any questions or can volunteer to tabulate or distribute orders, please contact Linda Strickland (202-445-7460, ltstrick2@yahoo.com) or Linda Weidman (301-380-3865, linda.weidman@marriott.com). We appreciate all of your help. Thanks again for supporting Janney!

Collections Case!

A reminder that the sign-up sheet for the Collections Case is posted--and filling up fast. Students are invited to share their special collection at school in the display case in the main lobby. Sign up for your week now before all the slots are filled. One week per student; self-install each Monday. We welcome all types of collections. And please remember to include a sign in your display so that we know whose collection it is.
-Cathy Sledz

Mad Science

The last day to register for the fall session of Mad Science is tomorrow, Wednesday, October 3. If you are interested in registering but have not yet done so, you can register online at www.scienceafterschool.com. We have received enough registrants to fill at least two classes, so students will be grouped by age. Feel free to email me at Lmozden@nationalgeographic.com with any questions, or visit Mad Science's main website at www.madscience.org to learn more about the program. Thanks!
-Liz Mozden

Daisy Girl Scout Troop

Attention kindergarten and first-grade parents: Are you interested in getting your daughter involved in Girl Scouts? Would you be interested in learning about a new Daisy Girl Scout troop forming at Janney? If so, please join us for an organizational meeting Wednesday, October 3, in the Janney School library at 6:45 pm. Janney has a long history of Girl Scout troops, and there seems to be sufficient interest in starting a new troop of five- and six-year-olds. Please join us to learn about the great things that Girl Scouting has to offer for your daughter and to find out what it takes to be involved. Questions? Please contact Anita Seline at amseline@aol.com or 237-5505 or Vernon Holleman at Vernon@Hollemanco.com or 237-9840.

"Magpie" Comes to Janney

Who or what is Magpie? Magpie is a wonderful musical duo, Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino, who will perform their program called "Living Planet," a collection of songs about Mother Earth and her creatures. Magpie will perform on Friday, October 5, at 9 am for the kindergarten, first, and second grade, and again at 10 am for the third through sixth grade. Come sing, clap, and have a great time with us. This experience is sponsored by the DC Collaborative Arts Integration Team at Janney Elementary School.

Don't Buy Books-Yet

Come to the Janney Book Fair at Politics & Prose, all day Saturday, October 27, and Sunday, October 28. Twenty percent of all Janney sales go directly to the school. Please volunteer to help staff the book fair! Contact Emily Bazelon at emily.bazelon@slate.com or 202-244-5626.

HealthELunchKids

A reminder that this option is available to Janney families wishing to take advantage of a nutritious and healthy lunch program. You select from a variety of options online at HealthELunchkids.com, and the lunch is delivered to your child's classroom. This is a wonderful, easy-to-use program that provides Janney families with another option for lunch in addition to the packed lunch from home and hot lunch! Give it a try!
-Sam Corrigan

Soup Kitchen

Thanks to all the parents and classrooms for all the food and cards that you donated for the Soup Kitchen. It was thoroughly enjoyed by over 70 women! The Soup Kitchen will continue to be the fourth Wednesday of each month. Please remember to bring your donations in by 12 noon on that Wednesday. We still need many more people to sign up for food donations. If you are able to help, please sign up on the board in the main hallway outside the multipurpose room. Remember, you will be contacted ahead of time to remind you what to bring. If you have any questions, call Camille Martone at 362-7555. Thanks so much!

Wine Tasting Auction Benefit

The 2nd Annual Wine Tasting Party to benefit Janney Auction 2008 will be held Saturday, November 3. The party will feature Janney Sommelier Lisa Kennelly and will be hosted by the Martones. Interested in volunteering to bring food or set up? Contact Sherry Cohen at jaynsherry@starpower.net or 338-1590.

Safety Patrol Tip of the Week

Remember to drive 15 mph in a school zone.

Principal's Letter

To the Janney Community:

Thanks to all who came out for Back-to-School Night, we had a great turnout. Many thanks to Kate Laguarda for stepping in at the last minute to provide refreshments.

Parent-Teacher conferences are a week from today (October 9) and sign-up sheets can be found in the main hall of the school. Conference day follows a long weekend so I know that some families might go out of town for a long weekend and thus may need to schedule a conference for another day. Although we are happy to schedule conferences on alternate days as needed, it can be difficult to do this for large numbers of children. As much as possible, please try to schedule a conference for the 9th. If there are other circumstances that make this impossible, please be patient with the classroom teachers as they may need to stretch the remaining conferences across a few weeks to meet the demand.

The demolition of the Tenley Library has begun. The company doing the work has been in contact with me several times and has assured me that the demolition will be handled safely and with as little disruption to the school as possible. They are coordinating the destruction of the tallest part of the building with me so that the field will not be in use but at other times the kids will no doubt watch as they take it down. The biggest issue will be the noise and the dust generated and we will keep the kids off the field if it seems that the dust is becoming an issue.

This Friday is our second Spirit Day of the year. It is "Bring Your Bling Day." Obviously we prefer costume jewelry over the real thing! ☺

Have a great week!

Sincerely,
Scott Cartland

Contributing to the E-Newsletter

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