Vote! Vote! Vote!

Campaign posters decorated the hallways, speeches were prepared, and a rapt audience of second - fifth graders took in the ideas and campaign promises of our elite group of Student Council candidates before voting. Although the winners in each category are in BOLD, each candidate deserves to be enthusiastically celebrated for their hard work and dedication toward making Janney a better place:

President: Nicole Davies, Sydney Frazier, Shakeelah Jordan, Patrick Mulderig, Anya Navidi-Kasmai, Sarah Thompson, Nicolas Zimmerman
Vice President: Akari Davidson, Meredith Ellison, Mica House, Brian G. Keyes, Alex Martin, Elena Remez, Ethan Rosenthal, Joey Schulman, Ben Schwartz, Tony Smole
Parliamentarian: Emily Oliphant, Georgia Rosse, Isabel Suarez
Recording Secretary: Abbey Korman, Gwen Tsai
Corresponding Secretary: Sarah Burch, Addie Price, Franny Sewell, Olivia Viorst
Treasurer: Rikyah Bell, Sophie Diabiase, Anasuya Lyons, Fiona Marone, Sam Masling, Ben Page, Ella Perrson, McCoy Sikes, Isabel Rosenthal, Nora Zich
LSRT Rep: Coby Cohen, Jana Cohen

Celebration of the hard work of the Student Council Leaders - Ms. David, Ms. Brill and Ms. Hunter - are also in order, as well as a recognition of all those staff members who took the time to hang banners, approve posters, and encourage our students in their pursuits. I have asked for (and received) copies of all of the speeches; the good ideas are plentiful and I will be incorporating many of them in the coming months.

On a far more somber note, you are aware that DCPS budget cuts affected our school as of Friday, October 2nd. We held meetings for the classes that were directly impacted as well as for the wider Janney community on Sunday evening. Thank you to the many parents and staff members who shared their thoughts, questions and support. Although it is an undeniably difficult time, I would like to once again express my confidence that we will move forward and continue to build on our successes with our students as our highest priority. Please remember that if you have any questions you are encouraged to call or email.

Nurse Polk will be busy this week with Hearing and Vision Screenings on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. She has also arranged for the annual Flu Shot Clinic to return on Wednesday, October 7th from 2:30 - 4:30. All staff, parents, and students (8 years and older, accompanied by an adult) are welcome.

Even though the Jamboree calendar is on the Janney website as usual, I wanted to highlight that Washington Mystics basketball player Monique Currie is scheduled to join us on Thursday - I know we are looking forward to her visit and another great week!

Sincerely,

Norah Lycknell
Principal

A Note from the PTA Co-Presidents

Just a couple items from us this week. Please make sure the Janney Fall Carnival is on your calendars for Saturday, October 17th. The times have changed; it will now be from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Also, the principal from Deal Middle School, Ms. Kim, will be talking about Deal and answering questions on Tuesday, October 20th at 6:00 pm in Janney's multipurpose room. In addition, dates have been selected for Janney's two open houses for interested parents: November 13th and March 12th. And finally, a big thanks to Nick Alten for arranging the repair of our broken soccer goal so quickly!

Thanks and have a great week!

Scott Cheney and Jonathan McHugh

Fall Picnic Thanks

Thanks for all the fabulous volunteers for making the Janney Fall Picnic a success! Special thanks to our setup team: Mark Lindblom, Ian & Melissa Fossberg, & Karen Martin. Our grillers extraordinaire: Mike Sewell, Mary O'Lone, Peter Kelly, Nick Alten, Kirk Rankin, Josesh Graham, Denise Grimsman, & Mary Agnes Carey. Thanks to the rockstars who came out to help: Sherrie Ettleson, Paul Bock, Elaine & Jonathan McHugh. Gratitude to our mathematician cashiers: Rennie Anderson, Elizabeth Vaden, Elizabeth Levenson, Leslie Page, Cheryl Morse, Katherine Hazard, and Shari Werb. Our food proctors: Elizabeth Rankin & Lisa Wackler. Our recyclying gurus: Jeffrey & Marie Koczela. And our sweeping cleanup squad: Frances Bourne, Andrea McCabe, Scott Cheney & Marie Koczela. A special tribute to Kim Curtis and her dynamic 2nd grade brownie troop who were essential personnel.

Alll unclaimed dishes are available for pickup in the teachers lounge. See you at the Spring Picnic!

--Val Alten & Julie Slattery

Say Cheese: School Picture Day
Friday, October 16

In an upcoming Take Home Tuesday envelope, parents will find an order form from Lifetouch Pictures for students' school pictures. There are many picture packages available, with options for different sizes, quantities, and photo backgrounds. You can order your child's classroom photo too.

Childrens' photos will be taken for the Janney yearbook. However, if you wish to buy your child's school pictures, the order form MUST be completed and turned in to your child's teacher with payment (checks payable to Lifetouch) no later than the start of school on Friday, October 16. Extra order forms will be available in the main office. Please note: The order form can be confusing. Please read the order information carefully before making your selections!

For those children whose pictures don't turn out (or who are absent on Picture Day), Retake Day is scheduled for November 19. REMEMBER: If you want to buy your child's school pictures, they must be ordered and paid for no later than start-of-school, Friday morning, October 16.

--PTA Photo Co-Chairs, Angela Johnson (angpjohnson@yahoo.com Cell: 202-213-0920) and Amy Morrill-Bijeau (morrillbijeau@yahoo.com Cell: 202-904-5397)

Fall Carnival: New Times

Janney's Fall Carnival on Saturday, October 17 will be from 2:00 to 6:00 pm, rather than 3:00 to 7:00 pm.

Art Club Meeting

The first Art Club meeting will be this Wednesday, October 7 from 3:15 - 4:00 pm in the Art Room. All students grades 1-5 are welcome to attend. Art Club will meet every Wednesday for the rest of the year! Please email Mrs. Strulson if you have questions emilystrulson@hotmail.com. Thank you.

Halloween Costume Drive to Benefit the National Center for Children and Families

Is your son over his Star Wars phase? Has your daughter moved on from princesses to Hannah Montana? Don't know what to do with that fabulous Bakugan costume you made last year? Clean out your closets and provide a happier Halloween for homeless children at the Greentree Shelter in Bethesda . Run by the National Center for Children and Families (http://www.nccf-cares.org), the Greentree Shelter serves as a transitional home for approximately 70 homeless families, primarily children with single mothers, and provides the basic support systems necessary for families to rebuild their lives. This year, Janney is trying to provide some of the nearly 180 children at the shelter with costumes for Halloween. Bring your gently used costumes to drop off on October 9, 15 and 22 (or drop them off at 4828 Albemarle St. NW) and make this Halloween special for a homeless child. If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer to help collect costumes, please contact Nancie Thomas at nthomas@conservation.org or Maureen Leventhal. Thanks very much.

Order Florida Citrus for the Winter
Friday, October 9

This Friday: Want to find out what fresh really means? Order navel oranges and pink grapefruit to benefit your family and the PTA. The fruit will come in 10 and 20 pound crates, delivered fresh in early December from Florida's Indian River Grove. That's practically local! Bring cash or check to our table in front of the school, before or after class on Friday, October 9. Ten pounds: $18. Twenty pounds: $25.

Calling Website Designers/Graphic Designers

A group of Janney parents have begun work on website redesign. We are in need of a graphic designer who could volunteer a few hours to work with the group on overall look of the site. If you have such experience and would like to help, please contact Karen Harris as soon as possible.

Vote for Janney Elementary!
Care2.Com and GreatSchools.Net Contest

Care2.Com and GreatSchools.Net are hosting an on-line contest for America's favorite school. The school with the most votes wins $20,000. To place your vote, go to: http://www.care2.com/schoolcontest/1100140?refer=27504.03.1253574625.282145.

The contest runs until November 8, 2009. For more information, contact Lauren Rockwell.

Note From the Health Suite

Dear Parents:
Annual health screenings are underway. The targeted grades for the 09-10 school year are K, 1st, 2nd, and 4th. The dates for the hearing screenings are Monday, October 5th through Wednesday, October 7th. Vision, height and weight screenings have been completed. Both the parents and teacher will be notified of any test failures. Thanks to all for your cooperation.

--Roslyn Polk, RN

Safety Patrol Tip of the Week

Use crosswalks and corners to cross the road.

--Tosca Green, Safety Patroller

Janney Shopping

Buying a new costume for Halloween? Don't forget the Janney Shopping link on our homepage. If you use the Janney shopping link, 7 percent of your purchase will go to Janney. Either go to Janney's homepage (www.janneyschool.org) and click on the Janney shopping link or go directly to http://www.shoptoearn.net/janney. Once you are there, enter costumes in the search box. Click on the link to Buycostumes.com and Janney will receive credit for your purchase. Thank you for supporting Janney.

In the Neighborhood

Moms on the Run
We are still running. Come join us on Friday mornings after drop off. We meet in front of the main entrance to the school on Albermarle.

--Jennie Bonney

Join the New Janney Parents Yahoo Group
A Yahoo Discussion Group has been created to facilitate an exchange of information between Janney families about issues of interest to Janney families. Such issues would include, for example: DCPS news, Janney news, after school opportunities, Janney events and fundraisers, and items of interest that are being given away such as karate uniforms or cleats. To join go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/janneyelementary and click on Join Group!

Contributing to the E-Newsletter

All submissions to the PTA newsletter should be emailed to Janneynewsletter@yahoo.com. The deadline for submissions is Friday 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 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).

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 Friday deadline for each week.

Please note there is no longer a box in the Janney office where hard copy newsletter submissions can be turned in. If you have prepared fliers to be included in the Take Home Tuesday envelope, those should be turned into the school office by COB Monday.

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