PTA Newsletter October 9, 2007

Hope everyone enjoyed their mini Fall Break! We hope you can join us for the PTA meeting on Oct. 16th at 7:15 in the all-purpose room. There is babysitting available. The auction is on the agenda so if you didn't make it to the auction kickoff on Sept. 27th, this is your chance to get involved and see how you can help with this huge undertaking. PTA business will be preceded by a short informational meeting for room parents at 7:00 also in the all-purpose room.

If it's your child's birthday month make sure to check out the bulletin board between the bathroom doors on the first floor hallway. Thanks go to Kuniko Davidson and Cathy Sledz for putting that together every month.

Hope to see you there,

Karen Kalat and Sczerina Perot

Join the Yearbook Team

Looking for a creative way to get involved in your child's classroom? Do you like working with photographs? Help the Janney Yearbook team by creating your child's classroom collage. These classrooms still need a Yearbook Representative:

K Brudnick

K Waters

1 McCrackin

1 Rutledge

1 Roy

2 Miller

3 Roberts

4 Etris

4 Young

5 Clements

5 Seward

6 Carpousis

6 Hunter

If you would like to help with the Yearbook this year, please contact Karen Garman (202-966-9172 or karenandbob1@netzero.com) or Elizabeth Levenson (202-537-1941 or elizabeth_levenson@yahoo.com).

Notes from the Health Suite:

Quick reminders:

The health suite is open during school hours and is located on the second floor near the music room.
Any medication that your child needs at school, both prescription (inhalers, antibiotics, etc.) and non- prescription (Tylenol, Benadryl, etc.), must be brought to the health suite by an adult. Each medication must be in the original new packaging or pharmacy container with the student's name clearly labeled.
All medications must include a medication consent order that has been completed by your child's physician and parent/legal guardian (this includes non-prescription medications).
Please do not send any medication in a child's backpack or lunch bag for your child to take unsupervised. This is a danger to all students and is against our school policy.
If you would like a copy of our medication consent form, please stop by the health suite.
If your child has a temperature over 100 degrees, has been vomiting, or has had diarrhea, please keep them home until they are free from all symptoms for 24 hours.
If your child has been diagnosed with a contagious disease (strep throat, pink eye, etc.) they must stay home until completing the first 24 hours of antibiotics.
Any eye discharge, swelling, or possible infection needs to be evaluated by your child's pediatrician before coming to school.
We would appreciate a call about any contagious illness so that we can be on the look out for similar cases in our student population.
Lice checks have been completed at this time thanks to our lice chair, Diane Torresen, and parent volunteers; however, we will continue to follow-up as needed. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK AT HOME

Health screenings: Hearing has been completed, Vision, scoliosis, height, and weight will be scheduled within the next month.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at (202) 282-0063.

Roslyn Polk, RN

Free Tickets to See the Washington Chorus:

The Washington Chorus will have their annual Veterans' Day concert at the Kennedy Center on Sunday, November 11th at 3 pm. They will be performing Haydn's "Mass in Time of War" and Vaughan Williams' "Dona Nobis Pacem". As they have done in the past, the chorus is offering FREE tickets to this great event. Each school can request up to 30 tickets for families and students to attend. If you and your family are interested in attending, sign up in the music room or email me at kristenbellissimo@comcast.net.

In the past, I have never reached the 30 ticket maximum when requesting seats, so if you would like to reserve tickets for your whole family, you're more than welcome! First come, first served!

-Kristen Bellissimo, General Music Teacher

Children's Chorus of Washington Auditioning for New Choristers:

The Children's Chorus of Washington (www.childrenschorus.com ) will hold auditions through October 18th for new members in its Treble Chorus and its Bel Canto Chorus. CCW comprises three performing ensembles, and its 170 young singers represent over 100 public and private schools in the greater Washington, DC area. Over the years, numerous Janney students have joined the Children's Chorus of Washington.

CCW gives young singers a wonderful opportunity to study and perform choral masterpieces of all styles and periods under the direction of professional musicians and conductors. CCW ensembles have performed at the Kennedy Center, the Strathmore Music Center and many other venues, both local and international.

Participation in CCW is open to girls and boys with unchanged voices, ages 9-16. No previous experience is necessary, and financial aid is available.

To schedule an audition or obtain further information, please call the CCW office at 202-237-1005, or send an e-mail to ccw@childrenschorus.com.

---Deborah Dupont

In the Neighborhood:

The Metropolitan Wolverines of the Parkview Recreational Community Partnership

Invites One ~ Invites All to Our:

INAUGURAL HOMECOMING CELEBRATION

The Wolverines are an AAU Youth Football team that features past and present Janney students.

When: Saturday, October 13, 2007

Where: Roosevelt Senior High School
4301 13th Street, NW

Kick-off Times:
    8 and Under - 10:30 a.m.
    10 and Under - 12:00 p.m.
    12 and Under - 1:30 p.m.
    14 and Under - 3:00 p.m.

Come Out and Support the Community! See You There!!!

(Concessions will be available throughout the day)

- Steffanie Jackson (virtuallythere@verizon.net )

Safety Patrol Tip of the Week

Please make sure that the crosswalk is clear before

making any turns. Do not drive around pedestrians.

Principal's Letter

To the Janney Community:

I hope that everyone has enjoyed the long weekend and that those of you who have already participated in parent/teacher conferences found them to be informative. I know it is hard to have a terribly substantive conversation in just 15 minutes but this is sufficient for the majority of our students. In some cases though, there is need for more conversation and conferences can be scheduled apart from the already set-aside days. There is also a process used in all DC Schools, called the "Student Support Team", which can be employed to develop a specific plan for students that need additional support. Parents as well as school staff can initiate the SST process. If you have any questions about the process and whether this is something that would benefit your child, you are welcome to contact me or the school's Special Needs Coordinator, Dr. Shellie Wood.

Janney's annual Mini-Walk for the Homeless to benefit the Dinner Program for Homeless Women (aka "The Soup Kitchen") will be held on Friday, October 26th at 9:30. Please sign and return the registration form that is included in this week's Take Home Tuesday envelope. Fannie Mae covers the registration fee for each child and every registration form is important, so please make sure to sign one for each of your children. Each child who turns in a registration form by Thursday, October 18th will receive t-shirt to wear on our Mini-walk date. Students submitting forms that are turned in after October 18th, unfortunately will not be eligible for a t-shirt. Parents are welcome to register and walk with us. The Dinner Program for Homeless Women will also benefit from every adult registration fee. Forms are available in the office. Please contact Shana Zallman (olmeg1@mac.com) if you have any questions.

Have a great week!
Sincerely,

Scott Cartland

Contributing to the E-Newsletter

Submissions to the PTA newsletter may be emailed to Janneynewsletter@yahoo.com.

The deadline for submissions is Thursday at 3:15 pm. Because the newsletter is reviewed by several individuals before distribution, we must adhere to this deadline in order to get the newsletter to you every week on time.

Please make every effort to submit your notices by email for the electronic newsletter. Include all text in the body of your email (rather than as an attachment). Small jpeg thumbnails may be attached and can be included in the newsletter. All links or email addresses will be made active (clickable).

Prepared fliers should be turned into the school office by COB Monday for inclusion in the regular Take Home Tuesday envelope.