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4130 Albemarle St. NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-282-0110
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Mon, June 15:
(1) By COB, please register your children for the 2009-2010 year
(2) 12:15 sharp:
Lost & Found Emptied
(3) Healthsuite will dispose of all medicine not picked up
Editors
Gretchen Cheney
Jenny Kletzin DiBiase
Karen Mandel
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A Note from Your PTA Co-Presidents
Happy Summer (almost), Janney Families!
It's
just about time to shift gears to hotter days, and hopefully lots of
fun and restful family vacation time. But before summer vacation
begins, we would like to say congratulations to our 5th and 6th graders
who will be graduating this week. We wish you all well on
your next steps and hope to see your familiar faces around Janney in
the years to come. This Wednesday afternoon at 3pm the school will
celebrate our 5th and 6th graders and their accomplishments with the annual Janney tradition that makes everyone cry- the Clap Out. Even if you don't have a graduating student, it is an event worth seeing.
We
would like to say thank you to our Principal Dr. Karen Crews who has
announced her resignation from DCPS and will be moving onto a new
position next year. We have enjoyed working with Dr. Crews this year,
and appreciate her hard work and her many contributions serving as
Janney's Principal. We wish her all the best on her next endeavors. We must also say goodbye to some of our Janney teachers who have helped
make Janney such a wonderful place to learn and grow -- Pat Brown,
Jackie Mann, Kate McCarthy, and Barbara Clements. A very
big thank you to all of these educators who are leaving our building --
you have all contributed to Janney and to our students' growth and
well-being.
We
would also like to say thank you to the hundreds of parents and staff
members who have gone above and beyond this year to support Janney
through not only financial contributions, but also significant
contributions of time and energy. You have chaired PTA committees,
volunteered in the classroom,cybrary and front office, chaperoned field
trips and special events, and helped out in so many other ways. You
have amazed and inspired us, and you are an enormous part of what makes
Janney the wonderful, dynamic, and creative learning community that we
love.
We hope to see you tonight at 7:30pm
in the multipurpose room for the last PTA meeting of the school year. Our agenda includes final approval of the 2009-2010 PTA budget, our
annual PTA "awards" ceremony in which we recognize significant
contributions from outgoing Janney parents, and a visit from our new
Principal, Ms. Norah Lycknell, who will introduce herself and get her
own glimpse of the Janney community. The PTA will provide babysitting
during the meeting.
While you are off enjoying your summer,
never fear -- the PTA will be hard at work getting ready for another
wonderful school year at Janney. We will be passing the torch to the
two new PTA Co-Presidents, Scott Cheney and Jonathan McHugh, who will be
hard at work next year for our school. Look out for the summer
mailing packet in August -- this will include important reminders, school supply lists,
and upcoming dates for some old traditions like the Fall Picnic, the
Spring Musical, International Night, and Janney's Wild -- as well as fun
new events such as the October Carnival and a Spring Plant Sale.
Have a great week and a great summer.
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Janney Modernization News
The SIT Committee met on Wednesday June 2nd and discussed the Educational Specification that will guide Janney's modernization. The SIT would like to hear from the community on the final Specification and has posted here.
The SIT Facilities Committee (the local community portion of the SIT)
will meet on Wednesday June 10th to give final comments on the
Specification. Please send any comments, suggestions or concerns to Andrew Smiles. In addition, OPEFM will host a Community Meeting to discuss the status
of the project and gather additional community input on Tuesday, June
16th in the Janney
Multi-purpose Room. All are welcome to attend. Lastly, Janney has been
nominated as a Historical Landmark and the application is scheduled to
be reviewed on Thursday July 23rd at 10 AM at 441 4th Street NW, Room
220 South (this is One Judiciary Square). Below is a summary of the upcoming dates.
Wednesday June 10th
The SIT Facilities Committee will meet in the Janney Library to give it's final comments on the
Ed Spec
Monday June 15th
The SIT Facilities Committee will transmit its comments to OPEFM
Tuesday June 16th
OPEFM will host a Community Meeting in the Janney Multi-purpose Room to present the project status and gather community feedback
Tuesday July 14th
Janney SIT Committee will meet at 6 PM in the Janney Library
Thursday July 23rd
The Historic Preservation Review Board will meet with Janney's designation as a Landmark on the docket
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| Popsicle Sales
Enjoy a cool, refreshing treat and help the
PTA fund. We'll be selling popsicles after school today for the bargain
price of $1.00 (weather permitting). Look for us on Friday,
too!
If anyone would like to help for a very short 20
minutes, please contact Marie or Jeff Koczela jeffreykoczela@verizon.net. Thanks. |
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Feedback Sought on Financial Literacy Program
Dear Parents:
As you may know, the Janney Library received a grant to develop a
program on financial literacy. This year, the program was implemented in
all grades at the appropriate level by Pat Brown and Malin Kerwin. You
should have received a letter about the project in the June 2 take-home Tuesday
folder, as well as a Moon Jar which you and your child can use at home to
continue to develop understanding of the value of money and its role in our
lives.
Ms. Brown is seeking feedback on the program, both positive and
negative. Your feedback is important both so that Janney can continue to
develop and improve the program as we go forward, and so that Ms. Brown can
effectively report back to the foundation which provided the grant. Please
send any comments you have to Pat Brown at patriciae.brown@dc.gov and write "Moon
Jar" in the subject line. Thank you very much!
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Your PTA Dollars at Work
In an event unprecedented in Janney's long history, two classes--134 students!--are graduating from our school this year. Many parent volunteers are working hard to ensure that this year's fifth and sixth graders receive a proper send-off to middle school, and the PTA was able to bump up the amount of money
allotted to graduation events to help make this possible. In the next
school year, the PTA is instituting a new grant-making process, which
will make it easier for teachers and parents with ideas for enhancing
our students' educational experience to apply for PTA funds. Look for
more information this summer!
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Please Check the Lost & Found Before June 15!
All unclaimed items in the Lost and Found will be donated to local charities on the last day of school at 12:15pm SHARP. Please stop by BEFORE then to check for items belonging to your children.
Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.
The Lost and Found Committee
Sally Juram [philsal@verizon.net], Lisa Jacobson, Jennie Bonney, Melissa Modell, Marjie Thompson-Longshore and Ms. Leventhal (School Counselor)
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Janney Healthy Foods Committee
As
parents we know that our kids learn better when they are healthy and
proper nutrition is essential to good health. Research suggests that
kids eating a diet emphasizing whole, organic, and locally grown food
are healthier and therefore should learn better. A group of parents and the Principal of Key Elementary School (a DCPS in Palisades) has formed a Healthy Foods
Committee to push for a healthier, more sustainable food system at Key.
The committee is working with the Key School PTA and the DCPS food provider, Chartwells, to increase the amount of locally-sourced and
organic snacks and prepared meals at Key and is exploring ideas like a school garden and composting (largely as a related educational opportunity).
Discussions
with Chartwells suggest that changes at the DCPS level would be
facilitated by the support of a broader constituency. Accordingly, the
Key Healthy Foods Committee is inviting others DCPS to join them as
partners in this effort. Working together, the schools could explore
pilot initiatives with Chartwells and engage supporters such as the DC Farm to School Network, a group of advocates working to get local produce, nutrition education and gardens into DC schools.
If you are interested please join representatives from Key at the next DC Farm to School Network meeting scheduled for Wednesday June 17th from Noon to 2PM at
Friends of the Earth (1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW). Lunch will be provided so please RSVP to andrea.northup@gmail.com. If you are interested in joining the new Janney Healthy Foods Committee please email Lucy Smiles at lucysmiles99@yahoo.com.
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Note from the Healthsuite
Re: Medications Stored in the Healthsuite Dear Parents,
If your child has
medication stored in the health suite, please make arrangements to pick
up the medication by the end of school or your child's last day. Medications can't be stored over the summer,
thus any medications left at the end of the school year must be discarded.
Medication forms for your
use, for the 09-10 school year may be obtained from the DCPS web site. Please
have the form completed over the summer and return it with your child's medication
for the next school year. Medications
will be accepted starting the first day of school: Monday, August 24, 2009. http://www.k12.dc.us/enrollment/enroll.htm
I will be
assigned to another school during the summer break. If you have questions over the summer, you may
leave a message for me with the office staff. I will return your call as soon
as I receive the message. Have a safe, enjoyable summer!
Sincerely,
Ros Polk, RN |
Janney Carnival
Help us kick off a brand new Janney tradition! This coming October (2009) Janney will host a fall carnival with rides and activities, food and fun! If you have ideas or would like to join the planning committee, please contact Jennie Bonney or Melissa Meierhoefer.
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 Safety Patrol Tip of the Week
Always stop for school buses that are loading/unloading students.
-- Miro Furtado, Safety Patroller
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In the Neighborhood
Summer Volunteer Opportunity: Help Build the Deal
Library!
As you know, our wonderful librarian, Pat Brown, is leaving Janney to
establish the new library at Deal. While this is a huge loss for Janney,
it is wonderful to think about the kind of library that will be awaiting many of
our kids at Deal in the future!
If you have kids heading to Deal next year or are considering Deal for the
future, or if you just want to do something nice for Pat as thanks for her great
service to our kids, you can volunteer to help her get organized at Deal in
July. All of July, Pat will be unloading boxes, developing inventories,
ordering new books, and shelving books -- a huge task with which she could use
our help. If you are around in July, and have any time to spare, please
contact Pat at patriciae.brown@dc.gov to offer your
help.
Thanks VERY much to Pat and Malin Kerwin for making the Janney Library such
a special place for exploration and learning!
Alice
Deal Middle
School has a big favor to ask:
If you own copies
of the books listed below and are looking to create shelf space, please consider donating them to Deal. Doing so will benefit next year's students enormously.
Required reading for 2009-10 8th-grade English classes: 'Of Mice and Men,' John Steinbeck; 'Copper Sun,' Sharon Draper; 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' Maya Angelou; 'Animal Farm,' George Orwell; 'Night,' Elie Wiesel; and 'A Raisin in the Sun,' Lorraine Hansberry.
Required reading for 2009-10 7th-grade English classes: 'The Skin I'm In,' Sharon G. Flake; 'Gilgamesh: A Verse Translation,' Herbert Mason; '7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens,' Sean Covey; 'The Miracle Worker,' William Gibson; 'The Ch'i Lin Purse: A Collection of Chinese Stories,' Linda Fang; 'The Devil's Arithmetic,' Jane Yolen; 'Heroes, Gods, and
Monsters of the Greek Myths,' Bernard Evslin; and 'The Bronze Bow,' Elizabeth George Speare.
Required reading for 2009-10 6th-grade English classes: 'Where the Red Fern Grows,' Wilson Rawls; 'Esperanza Rising,' Pam Munoz Ryan; and 'Hatchet,' Gary Paulsen.
You may drop off the books at the Deal front office (
3815 Fort Drive, NW ) or at my home (
6006 33rd St., NW ) -- whichever is more
convenient.
The school's teachers and students greatly appreciate your generosity.
Free upcoming Events at 'Turtle
Park':
On Saturday, June 13th at 10AM - 2PM, Turtle Park presents Sports
Day. Kick off the day and meet martial art performers from Yong
Studios. TenniStar
pros will provide some fun as kids learn the basics of stroke technique and get
a feel for the game of tennis during the free clinics. Moreover, instructors
from HoopStar will move the kids through some basic skills drills
focusing on proper shooting and passing techniques as well as footwork during
the basketball clinics. And there is more. Kids will
get a good workout during the soccer clinics with coaches from Brit AM Soccer
Academy. Don't forget your tennis racket, tennis balls and soccer
balls. Free water will be provided.
On Saturday, June 27th at 7PM, the
community is invited to come out, socialize and
enjoy FREE ice cream from Giffords at Turtle Park's annual Ice Cream
Social in honor of Karen Rosenthal.
If anyone needs volunteer hours or are available to help out
during these FREE community events, please contact president@turtlepark.org.
Visist www.turtlepark.org for more
information. Events are brought to you by Friends of Friendship Park
(FOFP).
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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.
If a notice should be run for more than one week, please indicate the dates the notice should be run, or resubmit the notice by the Thursday deadline for each week.
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.
We will run notices about community or other non-Janney events of interest to elementary school children as space permits. It is the PTA's policy not to carry for-profit advertisements or classifieds. Thank you for your cooperation.
The Editors
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