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4130 Albemarle St. NW
Washington, DC 20016
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Thurs, May 6:
Deal Math Placement Test (5th Graders) Fri, May 7, 3:15 pm:
Lost & Found Emptied Tues, May 11, 7:30 pm: PTA Meeting Fri, May 14, 6:30 pm: Janney's 1st-3rd Grade Musical: Coyote Steals SummerThurs, May 20, 7:00 pm:
Janney Band Concert and Ice Cream Social
Fri, May 21, 6:00 pm:
Janney Spring Picnic and Raffle
Sun, May 23, 3:00 pm:
Janney Notebusters Concert at Deal MS
Editors
Gretchen Cheney
Karen Mandel
Amanda Orr
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 Principal's Letter
Admittedly, something's always going on at Janney, but the
next several weeks are looking like particularly busy ones. Below you'll find a list of May events
to note on your calendar:
Tues, May 4 - 8:15am Principal's Coffee
Tues, May 4 - 7:30pm PTA Executive Board Meeting
Thurs, May 6 - 9:00am PK/K Mother's Day Tea
Thurs, May 6 - 6 - 8pm Chancellor Rhee's Office Hours
Fri, May 7 - 9:30 & 10:30am Assembly - Ziva's
Spanish Dance Ensemble
Mon, May 10 - 5:00pm DC3 Art Show at the Sumner School
Mon, May 10 - 9:50am Assembly - (PK - 3) Coyote Steals Summer
Tues, May 11 - 5:45pm SIT Meeting
Tues, May 11 - 7:30pm PTA Meeting
Fri, May 14 - 6:45pm Musical - Coyote Steals Summer
Thurs, May 20 Jump Rope for Heart
Thurs, May 20 - 7:00pm Janney Band Concert and Ice Cream Social
Fri, May 21 Spring Picnic
Sun, May 23 - 3:00pm Notebusters Concert at Deal MS
Fri, May 28 - 9:00 - 10:30am Janney Talent Show
Stay tuned for additions to the May calendar, as events are
being added all the time! Another
very important May event is Teacher Appreciation Week. Originally, the National
Education Association lobbied Congress for a National Teacher Appreciation
Day. Congress declared March 7,
1980, as National Teacher Day for that year only. The NEA continued observing the first
Tuesday in March until 1985, when the National PTA established Teacher
Appreciation Week as the first full week of May. In the spirit of the Inclusion model we use here at Janney,
we are calling this Educator Appreciation Week to ensure all members of our
staff are recognized. It was
terrific to see so many flowers being delivered throughout the building this
morning. The staff certainly
appreciates the recognition.
Another event taking place this week is the implementation
of the new afternoon pickup plan. Beginning on Monday, all 1st - 5th grade teachers
will escort their classes to the greentop area behind the school for pickup at
3:15. Pre-Kindergarten and
Kindergarten classes will continue to escort their classes to the front of the
school for 3:10 pickup. This way,
families with students in lower and upper grades will be able to pick up their
younger students first and continue to the back of the building to meet up with
their older students.
With the physical changes taking place around the campus, we
are working diligently to create a new recess plan. A committee of approximately 15 staff members has been
meeting to help design the new plan. Details will be shared with the full staff on Wednesday morning. The full plan will be included in next
week's newsletter, and families will have a chance to play some of the new
games at the upcoming Spring Picnic.
Several "thank you's " are in order this week. First, thanks to those who helped with
last weekend's distribution of plants, and an additional shout out to those who
planted flowers in the new planters at the front entrance. Another thank you goes out to everyone
who has completed the registration process. We are currently at about 40% complete. Please keep the forms coming in! Lastly, we experienced a power outage,
along with much of the neighborhood, for about four hours this morning. Thanks to all staff and students for
making this morning go smoothly, with a special thanks to Ms. Morrison.
Sincerely,
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A Note from the PTA Co-Presidents
Happy May to everyone. Many thanks to Sam
Corrigan and Kelly Lee who coordinated the Janney Flower Sale. For those
who purchased flowers but haven't picked them up yet, please get in touch with Sam or
Kelly to do so. And thanks to those of you who purchased
extra flowers to donate to Janney. Sam and Kelly
planted them on Saturday and the front entrance to the school looks so much better.
This is our last call for people who might want to be on the Janney PTA
executive board next year. The positions in question are two co-Vice
Presidents, one co-treasurer, and one co-secretary. Please let the
nominating committee (Kate LaGuarda, Angela Johnson, and Stefan Fatsis) know soon if you are interested.
And speaking of the PTA, the next full PTA meeting will be on May 11th
at 7:30 in the multipurpose room. On the agenda will be approval of the
2010-2011 budget, consideration of the slate of PTA officers for next
year, and other fun-filled items.
And lastly, just a reminder that the Spring Picnic
and Raffle are coming up on Friday, May 21st. Raffle tickets will start to go on sale this week -- see the article below for details.
Thanks as always to everyone for all your hard work, commitment to the school, and
support.
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Musical Theater: Coyote Steals Summer
The Janney 1st-3rd grade
musical theater production of "Coyote Steals Summer" will take place on Friday, May 14 at 6:30 pm in the
multipurpose room. Tickets are $5 a person. Advance tickets can be purchased at Jamboree every morning
this week and at pick-up on Friday. Tickets can also be purchased at the door on the night of
the performance.
Support our 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders, and the Janney musical theater
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It's Raffle Time!
 Feeling an itch to gamble again, now that all of the WILDness has
subsided? Despair not! You can buy your tickets for the Spring
Raffle--this year's final Janney
fundraiser--starting Thursday,
May 6. We have GREAT prizes this time around--including many
from our good friends at Mac--including an iPad and a MacBook Pro. For those of you who prefer
the great outdoors, you could also win a $500 gift certificate to the
local biking and hiking superstore, Hudson Trail Outfitters. And if you
just can't get enough of that quirky British guy on the commercials,
you could also win your very own Dyson vacuum, so you can finally
see what all the fuss is about. Tickets will be on sale for $25 each or 5 for $100. You can buy
them from the classroom parent volunteer "salesforce" starting Thursday,
May 6. We will also set up a table at Jamboree next week. The drawing will be held at the Spring Picnic on May 21. As always,
you need not be present to win. So buy your tickets! And buy some for your friends. And your
Mom. And get your colleagues from work to buy a few, too. It's a
fantastic way to raise money for our school! Thanks for your support- Alissa Lash and Melissa Meierhoefer, co-chairs of the 2010 Spring
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Construction Updates
· A trailer was installed behind the fence this
past weekend
· The fence on the west side of the building was
repaired (had been snagging things)
· Several inquiries have been made about the wood
scraps that have accumulated. Rest
assured they will be recycled.
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Counselor's Corner
10 Who Are 10
The 10 Who Are 10 Competition almost didn't happen this
year because the JW Marriott Corporation could not sponsor because of finances. Chancellor Rhee did not want this valuable
competition to end, so she found backers and finances to allow it to
happen. Janney had
14 entries, who on short notice, came up with proposals with the theme
being, "Let's Move It on Monday", an idea that First Lady Michelle Obama
has been encouraging to combat childhood obesity. The entries for the
in-school competition were: Akari Davidson, Mica House, Rebecca Kades,
Abby Korman, Addie Price, Nate Reistetter, Olivier Retourne, Isabel
Rosenthal, Franny Sewell, Tony Smole, David Vaden, Mikaela Watson,
Taylor Watson, and Nora Zich. Finalists were: Akari Davidson, Isabel
Rosenthall and Nora Zich. The winner for Janney is Akari Davidson. Congratulations to all the participants for coming up with creative
ideas for getting moving on Monday and eating healthy. Akari will now
go on to the city-wide competition. Good luck Akari!
Deal Math Placement Test
On
May 6th, the Deal Math Placement Test will take place at Janney for our
5th graders. A reminder to all 5th grade parents to make sure that
your child is well-rested, has breakfast and arrives on time to take the
test.
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 Safety Patrol Tip of the Week
Here are some reminders for Safe Routes to School:
--Parents
please remember"no parking" on the Janney side of the street between
8:25 - 8:40 a.m.
--Walk n Roll cards are punched on Fridays. PreK -
2nd grade will be punched by the Safety Patrol during Jamboree. 3rd
-5th graders will punch their cards using the Honor System.
--If
you have lost your cards, please see Ms. Franklin at 10:30 in room 108.
--Please do not park in the yellow Fire Lane. This is illegal.
--Please
do not park in the Bus Zone, this area is designated for student pick
up only.
Thanks, Tawana Franklin
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Do you shop through Amazon? Earn money for Janney by clicking on this link or starting your search in the Amazon Search box on the Janney Homepage. Janney will earn up to 6 percent of your order every time you begin your search on the Janney site. Just think, no additional cost to you, lots of additional funds for Janney.
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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.
Material in the newsletter must be:
1) For the benefit of Janney students;
2)
Related to activities or programs that take place on Janney school
grounds, or for specific Janney-sponsored events or programs;
3) From and for not-for-profit organizations (unless #1 and #2 above are satisfied, and approved by both PTA presidents); and
4) Submitted by an official representative of the organization or program referenced.
Inclusion
in the newsletter is at the discretion of the newsletter editors, the
PTA presidents, and the principal. Please include all text in the body
of the 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. Prepared fliers to be included in the
Take Home Tuesday envelope should be turned into the school office by
COB Monday.
Thank you for your cooperation.
The Editors
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