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L L P P A A - - P P T T O O N N E E W W S S L L E E T T T T E E R R Liberty Pines Academy November 2011 Volume 4, Issue 3 Kaitlin Haines & Julie Martin “Of the Year” Recipients Both will be honored in April where they will be recognized at the district level along with the winners from our area schools. We will also be having a lunch in their honor here at the school sometime in February. Both are so deserving of this award and have done so much for our students and community here at LPA! LPA Night at Winter Wonderland Nov. 29 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Holiday Vendor Night December 13 Boosterthon Fun Run Jan. 30 - Feb. 8 Family Fun Night February 17 Spring Book Fair April 30 - May4 Night of the Arts May 1 Family Fun Night May 25 Save the Dates! Dear LPA staff, students and families: I cannot believe that it is November already! I hope that you have all had a successful first quarter and are now looking forward to spending some quality holiday time with your loved ones. I just want to take this opportunity to, once again, thank everyone for all of your support. Through your efforts, we are able to be an integral part in assuring that our children receive the best possible education, even in this time of budget cuts. Here are just some examples of how the money earned during the 2010-2011 school year was spent. In addition to providing approximately $7,000 to the Media Center and $2,000 to the AR Rewards program last year, we were able to provide $5,000 worth of grants to teachers for necessary classroom items as well as $2,000 to the clinic for much-needed supplies. We were also able to provide the following for a total of $70,999: This year we plan to continue to help in the expansion of our Media Center with over $16,000 in funds, and our teachers will receive approximately $7,000 in grants. We are also excited to designate any funds raised by money received from Boxtops to be used to purchase shade for the outside eating area, which can be enjoyed by ALL students! Finally, we will continue to support many other areas of development with funds raised throughout the year including, but not limited to, technology, instructional resources, and professional development. None of this could be achieved without the incredible support of our LPA family. Thank you for all that you do to help give our children the best educational experience possible! Sincerely, Erika Williams PTO President MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Liberty Pines Academy Parent Teacher Organization is to enrich and support our students, their families, and our staff both academically and socially, building strong community spirit along the way. 36 Student Computers $19,440 Expansion of the N-Computing lab $20,177 2 Networked Printers $ 737 iPod Shuffles for Kindergarten $ 600 Instructional Resources: Brain Pop $1,575 World Book $1,800 Discovery Education $1,570 Professional Development: Kagan & Trainings $9,100
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November 2011
Volume 4, Issue 3
Kaitlin Haines & Julie Martin “Of the Year” Recipients
Both will be honored in April where they will be recognized at the district level along with the winners from our area schools. We will also be having a lunch
in their honor here at the school sometime in February. Both are so deserving of this award and have done so much for our students and community here at LPA!
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Dear LPA staff, students and families: I cannot believe that it is November already! I hope that you have all had a successful first quarter and are now looking forward to spending some quality holiday time with your loved ones. I just want to take this opportunity to, once again, thank everyone for all of your support. Through your efforts, we are able to be an integral part in assuring that our children receive the best possible education, even in this time of budget cuts. Here are just some examples of how the money earned during the 2010-2011 school year was spent. In addition to providing approximately $7,000 to the Media Center and $2,000 to the AR Rewards program last year, we were able to provide $5,000 worth of grants to teachers for necessary classroom items as well as $2,000 to the clinic for much-needed supplies. We were also able to provide the following for a total of $70,999: This year we plan to continue to help in the expansion of our Media Center with over $16,000 in funds, and our teachers will receive approximately $7,000 in grants. We are also excited to designate any funds raised by money received from Boxtops to be used to purchase shade for the outside eating area, which can be enjoyed by ALL students! Finally, we will continue to support many other areas of development with funds raised throughout the year including, but not limited to, technology, instructional resources, and professional development. None of this could be achieved without the incredible support of our LPA family. Thank you for all that you do to help give our children the best educational experience possible! Sincerely, Erika Williams PTO President
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Liberty Pines Academy Parent Teacher Organization
is to enrich and support our students, their families, and our staff both academically and socially, building strong
community spirit along the way.
36 Student Computers $19,440
Expansion of the N-Computing lab $20,177
2 Networked Printers $ 737
iPod Shuffles for Kindergarten $ 600
Instructional Resources: Brain Pop $1,575 World Book $1,800 Discovery Education $1,570 Professional Development: Kagan & Trainings $9,100
LPA-PTO NEWSLETTER NOV 2011
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Liberty Pines Academy Parent
Teacher Organization is to enrich and support our students, their families, and our staff both
academically and socially, building strong community spirit along the way.
The 4th annual gala - Oktoberfest – was held on
Saturday, October 1st at St. Johns Golf & Country Club.
Thanks to the support of our generous sponsors, parents,
teachers, staff and community members, the event far
exceeded our goals and brought in nearly $29,000 for the
school.
The silent auction was bursting with creative class
baskets put together by the amazing parents and teachers
at LPA. There was everything from a safety basket,
including a complimentary security system, to a house
cleaning basket, to Gator and FSU baskets with game
tickets! The live auction, hosted by guest auctioneer Brent
Martineau, was a hit. There was something for everyone,
like a Serenata Beach Club Membership, a week's stay at
at the beach or in the mountains, and golf foursomes at 6
local golf clubs.
The bidding was fast and furious and the winners
were not only the top bidders, but the students at LPA.
The evening was rounded out with a glow-in-the-dark-
closest-to-the-pin contest and a super Live Performance by
Seize the Day!
Thank you again to our sponsors: SpaMe, Watson
Realty - Lisa Menton, St. Johns Golf & Country Club, St.
Johns Eye Associates, Orthopaedic Associates of St.
Augustine, Taps Bar and Grill, First Florida Credit Union,
Magellan Transport Logistics, Publix, Winn-Dixie, and
Atlantic Coast Bank.
Pam Watt and Heather Lister
Oktoberfest Co-Chairs
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Red Ribbon Week was a huge success! Thank you to all of the staff for working with our children to emphasize the importance of this week. Among many other things during Red Ribbon Week, our children were asked to sign a "brick," pledging their intent to make good choices, be a supportive friend, and be drug and alcohol free. With these pledges, we built a solid "bridge of support" connecting the letters of our theme for the week - I've Got the Power. The students and staff enjoyed watching the progress of the bridge throughout the week and, of course, seeing the final product. Stop by and take a look and thank you for all of your support during this empowering week!
NIGHT OF THE ARTS Thank you to everyone who came to the 4th Annual
Night of the Arts! It was a fun-filled, family evening
with entertainment from Orf, Drama and Chorus, as
well as the opportunity to visit the Scholastic Book
Fair and see our children's artwork on display. We are
so proud of all of our students at LPA! Thank you for
sharing your talents with us! We would also like to
thank Publix for providing the food for this event, as
well as all of our business partners who helped to
make this night a success: St. Johns Eye Associates,
St. Johns Learning Center, Atlantic Coast Bank, RPM,
First Coast Chiropractic, and The Party Company.
Thank you for your support of LPA!
Are you looking for a fun and easy way to give back to Liberty Pines Academy? Visit the St. Augustine Amphitheatre on Tuesday, November 29 between 5p.m. and 10p.m. St. Augustine’s only outdoor skating rink returns this season. Show off your skills or try it out for the first time! Bring your family and all your friends, because $2.00 of EVERY ice skating ticket sold that night will be given back to LPA. While you’re there enjoy lots of other Winter Games. It’s sure to be lots of fun for the whole family. Visit www.winterwonderlandflorida.com for more information on St. Augustine’s Winter Wonderland. COST: $10.00 to skate / $2.00 for skate rental NOTE: All participants under the age of 18 must have a signed waiver by a parent or guardian.
As always, the PTO continues to strive to provide the
best experience possible for all students at LPA.
Please note that if you have a child with specific
health needs that would be of concern during a PTO
event, we will do our best to provide alternative
choices and/or make necessary accommodations.
Please email concerns to PTO President, Erika
Williams at [email protected].
Join us December 13. The chorus will perform, Santa
will be there, and it will be a great evening to get
Holiday gifts from local vendors. If you own a
business, or work with someone that would like to
participate, please contact Farrah Orr at
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Atlantic Coast Bank: With each new, adult account, Atlantic Coast
Bank will donate $50 to LPA-PTO. Just mention us.
Box Tops for Education: Just cut out box tops and send them in. Please include your child's name and teacher. Check out the LPA-
PTO website to find more to collect.
Campbell’s & Tyson’s Soup Labels: Just remove the label and send
it to school. Please include your child’s name and teacher.
Dick’s Sporting Goods: Families can log on to www.MyDicksSportingGoods.com/PlayItForward, register your Dick’s
Scorecard and choose LPA as your assigned school. 2% of all
purchases with the card will be donated to LPA.
Target: Target Visa, Target REDCard and eligible Target Business
Card accounts can sign up for the Take Charge of Education program by calling 1-800-316-6142 or by visiting Target.com.
Visit www.Target.com for more details.
UGobbleUp.com: Simply register your email address with the website and you will receive daily deals via email. If you choose to
participate in a particular deal, 10-25% of the price
will be donated to LPA-PTO.
RPM: Each time you get your car serviced at any RPM location, simply tell them you are an LPA family member and 2-5% of the
purchase price will be donated to LPA-PTO each quarter.
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RESTAURANTS
Beijing Café (Publix Shopping Center) – 10% off order. (Does not include Lunch Special) Benito’s Italian Café & Pizzeria (155 Hampton Point Dr – Behind Hess Station) 10% off Dine In Food only. Visit
www.BenitosItalian.com Blimpie Subs (Inside Hess Station) - $1.00 off any 12” sub. Dunkin Donuts (Inside Hess Station) – Free donut with large coffee at Hess Express only. Godfather’s Pizza (Inside Hess Station) - $2.00 off a large pizza. Nonna’s Cucina Italiana (CR 210 West – Nature Walk Parkway behind McDonalds) – 20% off total purchase
(excluding alcoholic beverages and before tax). May not be combined with any other coupons or offers,
including Early Bird Specials. Pizza Palace (Bartram Walk – JCP) - 10% discount good on all food and beverage at lunch or dinner. Must
present discount card to receive discount.
BUSINESSES
AVON-Kathy Luongo - 10% from all product orders will be given to the LPA PTO when you purchase
at http://www.youravon.com/kluongo. When putting your address in please put “LPA” at the end of the street
it will help me know that that orders profit goes to LPA, also please put “deliver by representative” so LPA can
earn the whole 10%. You may request a hard copy of a current catalog by email at
[email protected] or call 347-7921.
Cava Genealogy – http://www.facebook.com/CavaGenealogy - will give 20% of all profits back to LPA, when
you mention LPA PTO. Cava Genealogy helps you preserve your memories: from picture and document
scanning (think hurricane), photo books, posters, calendars, digital scrap book pages, canvas and much more.
Please visit us on facebook to find out about all the ways you can bring your pictures to life!.
Dan Butcher – Financial Advisor with Edward Jones – call 904-806-8069 or email:
[email protected] – Free portfolio review including life insurance and educational assets.
DEALS
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As PTO members, you will not only save every time you frequent a listed partner, but you will also be supporting our local business community. Below is a list of businesses that
have signed up to be participants in this year’s PTO Discount Card. If you do not have a discount card to present, that’s
okay. All you have to do this year is mention that you are an LPA family and enjoy! If there is a local business not listed
below that you would like to see participate, please contact [email protected] so the business can be approached by a
committee member.
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PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS 2011-2012
Cathy Richter, 1st Vice President [email protected] Karen Taylor, Treasurer [email protected]
Erika Williams, President [email protected]
Kim Delaney, 2nd Vice President
Katie Gray, Secretary [email protected]
Golf USA (CR 210 West - Publix Shopping Center) – 10 % off non-sale merchandise (manufacturer’s restrictions
apply).
Great Clips (CR 210 West – Publix Shopping Center) 230-0035 - $2.00 off Kid’s and Adult’s haircuts.
Premier Alterations (155 Hampton Point Dr, Suite 2 – Behind Hess Gas Station) – 10 % off all alterations. 904-
287-7688
R & M Cleaners (Publix Shopping Center) – 30% off on Mondays only.
Mike Schell – Registered Representative/Financial Advisor – Plan Member Securities Corporation – contact
information: website www.planmember.com/mschell or email: [email protected] or call (office)
904-217-7363 (mobile) 904-962-9468. Receive a complimentary Personal Retirement Plan . The PRP will assist
one in determining if their current plan is on pace for a financially secure retirement.
Salon 210 - Please enjoy a complimentary haircut w/purchase of color for the month of Jan. & Feb.
Bring in this ad or your LPA PTO Discount Card. (Located on CR 210 next to Primrose & Baptist Primary Care)
For appts., please contact Devon @ 813-957-6496 or Cindy @ 678-313-0084
Shear Colors Hair Studio (CR 210 West – Publix Shopping Center) - $5.00 off haircuts or $10.00 off color (new
clients).
St John’s Lawn Care – 15% off mowing, edging, weed eating, and blowing. Other services can be arranged at a
discounted price just call Carmine at 904-626-1579 for estimates and to schedule service.
Stampin UP! – Rosanne Sparks10% from all product orders given to the LPA PTO. $5 donation to the PTO for all
workshops heldwww.rosannesparks.stampinup.net email: [email protected] mobile: 904-252-7599
home: 904-209-6911
Tastefully Simple – 10% discount from all product orders will be given to the LPA PTO for use by the Media
Center. In addition, a $5.00 donation will be made for all parties booked! Visit
www.tastefullysimple.com/web/krolandelli for a complete product listing. Please note the website can not
process discount, orders will need to be emailed or phoned to Katharine Rolandelli – Senior Consultant –
[email protected] or 904-982-1744.
Teddy Bear Carpet Care, LLC. Phone 904-599-2944. We would like to offer 10% discount on the total bill for
carpet and/or upholstery cleaning. We offer over 20 years of experience in the cleaning business with honest,
competent service. There are NO subcontractors or employees that we send to your house. Owner performs all
work.
