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4130 Albemarle St. NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-282-0110
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Wednesday Nov 7,
Wednesday Nov 21,
Wednesday Dec 5:
Noteboomers practice
Friday Dec 5 at 7pm: Notebusters Concert
Editors
Jenny Kletzin DiBiase
Allie Hajian
Elizabeth Levenson
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A Note from Your PTA Co-Presidents
Happy Halloween! Thanks to all the
room parents and parent volunteers for organizing various Halloween
activities in the classrooms tomorrow. Remember that this Friday, November
2nd is a half day. Dismissal for all students is at 12:15
pm.
We would just like to remind people to RSVP for the "Autumn
Evening Epicurean" on November 3rd. Sounds like it will a fun
and tasty evening so don't miss it! Eat, drink wine and support the
auction at the same time - what could be better? Respond by the end
of TODAY to Sherry Cohen at 202-338-1590 or jaynsherry@starpower.net.
A few teachers have mentioned that with
the advent of the wonderful new electronic newsletter format the Take
Home Tuesday folders aren't getting as much attention as they once
did. We just want to mention that there are still important forms,
letters and announcements that will come home in hard copy in that
folder, so don't forget to look for it each week.
Have a great week!
Karen Kalat and Sczerina Perot
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We Need Your Auction Donations Now! Auction
donation kick-off week is now a distant memory, but we're still waiting
for that influx of donations that we count on each year from the Janney
community. The annual auction is our school's biggest fundraiser, and
it can't be done without your help!
Who should donate? YOU!! Oh, and also
your friends, family, neighbors, employer, hair dresser, interior
decorator, gardener, house painter, accountant, manicurist, favorite
restaurant, dentist, architect, housekeeper. You'll be surprised at
how many people are willing to support this worthy cause when you
ask!
What should I give?
To name just a few ideas -- restaurant
certificates, gift baskets, event tickets, spa treatments, wine,
hotel stays, board games, sports equipment, theme parties, haircuts...
Just remember: the key is for every family to participate by
donating what they can to the auction!
How do I
donate something to the auction? It's easy! You just need a donor
form - they came home in last week's Take Home Tuesday, but they are
also available online at (www.janneyschool.org/auction/donorform2008.doc), in the
office, and by emailing us. When you've completed your form, turn it
in to the front office at Janney. Want
to give, but just don't have the time to think about it? That's what
we're here for! Tell us your parameters (budget, general ideas) and
we'll make it easy. Thanks so much for helping to make Janney Auction 2008 a success!!
- Rennie Anderson (rennie.anderson@stanfordalumni.org) and Lucy
Smiles (lucysmiles99@yahoo.com)
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Five Ways to Help the Auction TODAY!!
1. Turn in your donor form. 2. Ask neighbors and friends if they
can contribute too. 3. Ask a
local business to advertise in the auction catalog. Find the order
form online 4. Make sure your classroom is planning
its classroom creation. 5. Turn in your donor form.
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Janney Book Fair Thanks!
The Janney Book Fair Chairs would like
to express their deep appreciation to the entire Janney Community for
making this past weekend's Janney Book Fair at Politics and Prose
such a terrific success.
In particular, we'd like to thank
Janney Cybrarians Pat Brown and Malin Kerwin, plus visiting authors
Katy Kelly, Erica Perl, Susan Shreve, Rhoda Trooboff and Judith
Viorst for donating their time and talents during the First Annual
(we hope!) Janney Authors' Week. We'd also like to thank all of the
dedicated Book Fair Volunteers who staffed the table, Kuniko Davidson
and Lena Frumin for creating the wonderful posters, coupons and
publicity materials, the Janney teachers who compiled and submitted
their wish lists and the Janney families who came out - in the rain
as well as on the first sunny day in practically a week - to support
Janney by shopping for themselves and their school! Special thanks
to Scott Cartland and the entertaining and mysterious guest reader on
Sunday (who bore a surprising resemblance to our principal. hmmm.).
And of course, thanks to Politics and
Prose for giving us 20% of their receipts for a solid weekend once
again!
What fun and what a great way to
support our school!
Erica Perl, Emily Bazelon and Anjali
Chen
Janney Book Fair Co-chairs
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Counselor's Corner:
UNICEF
Orange UNICEF boxes are coming home today in the Take Home Tuesday
envelope. For those who would like any extra boxes to Trick or Treat
for UNICEF, you will find a box of extras in the front hallway.
Please support this cause that works to improve the lives of
children.
PEP and Landon School
Adele Farber, internationally acclaimed parent educator and
best-selling author on adult-child communication will be speaking at
Landon School on Thursday, November 15, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Ms.
Farber is author of, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So
Kids Will Talk. Cost $25 a person, $45 a couple. Call (301)
929-8824 for tickets.
-Maureen Leventhal
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In the Neighborhood
Health Suite Note: FLU SHOT CLINIC
Where: Janney Elementary School
When: Wednesday, November 7,2007
2-4:30 pm
Cost:$23 (Make checks payable to:
Capitol Travel Medicine)
Walk ins / no appointment needed ***Teachers are not required to wait in line***
Adults & Children 8 yrs and older
(accompanied by a parent)
Deal PTA Parent Education Workshop:
Thursday, November 15 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Title: So Your Kid's Online...OMG!
Presenters: Andrew Ship, M.Ed., M.S.W.
and Julie Baron, M.S.W., LCSW-C
Description: Participants will better
understand how technology is used in kid culture today, what the
pitfalls are, how social networking websites work, what are the
impacts of cyber-bullying, and what parents can do to address these
complex issues with their kids to keep them safe and healthy. Current
research and trends are discussed. This promises to be an informative
and empowering presentation for parents to understand and intervene
appropriately in the virtual lives of their children and adolescents.
Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church Bazaar: Located in Wesley
Heights, MMUM will hold its annual bazaar on Saturday, November 3th from
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The event will feature attic treasures,
jewelry, a gift boutique, collectibles, handmade dolls and
handicrafts, books, homemade baked goods and much more. Snacks and
lunch will also be available.
Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church is located at 3401
Nebraska Ave. NW, Washington D.C., at the corner of New Mexico, just
across from American University. There is plenty of free parking.
Proceeds
benefit needy women and children locally and globally. The bazaar is
organized by the United Methodist Women of Metropolitan.
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 Principal's Letter
Dear Janney Community,
We had a very successful Mini-Walk for
the Homeless last Friday. Many thanks to Ms. Zallman for organizing
the event and for all those that registered. The light rain caused
us to cut the walk short and also served as a reminder to the kids
how fortunate they are to have warm, dry spaces to live and work in.
We will have our annual Halloween
Parade this Wednesday at 1:30 pm. If your child wishes to dress up,
please send them to school with their costume in a bag. Students
will change at 1:00 for the parade. We also discourage overly scary
or gruesome costumes for the sake of the primary students. The
parade will begin on the soccer field (weather permitting) but then
will proceed down to the lower playground, out to the sidewalk on
42nd St., and then up to the front of the school on the sidewalk on
Albemarle.
Friday, October 26th, marked the end of
the first grading period. Report cards will go home in the
Take-Home-Tuesday on November 13th.
Have a great week!
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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.
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