LSES PTA Newsletter
Week of January 18, 2021
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LSESPTABoard@gmail.com
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Monday: No School Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday:WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Monday: No School Tuesday: Chicken Bites/Buffalo Chicken Chunks, Cheez It Cheddar
Crackers, Fruit Cup, Tater Tots Wednesday: Cheeseburger, Fruit
Cup, Baby Carrots w/Ranch Thursday: Cheese/Pepperoni Pizza
or Kickin Chicken Mac N Cheese, Fruit Cup, Garden Salad Friday: Hot Dog, Fruit Cup,
Cucumber Slices w/Ranch
YEARBOOK
PHOTOS
We’d like to wish a warm Welcome Back to e-Learning students and teachers who are returning this week! LSES staff and faculty are
excited to see more familiar faces throughout the halls.
Tuesday is the first day of the 3rdgrading period and a percentage of e-Learning students are returning to campus. Although a few changes have been put in place due to COVID safety regulations, parents and
students can be assured that the LSES culture has not changed. The education and safety for students is and has always been the number
one priority at LSES.
We wish all our returning students, teachers and parents a great first week back! And don’t forget to wear your mask!
Students, parents and teachers — we want
your photos! This is a last call for submitting photos for possible use in the
20-21 LSES Yearbook. We are looking for both e-Learner and Brick-and-Mortar student candid
pictures. If you have a cute photo of your
students learning, experimenting, or eating
lunch – send them in! Photos can be emailed
to Lori Alves at Lorib95@Hotmail.com.
Please include your teacher’s name. And there is still time to order your 20-21 yearbook! Click hereto
order and enter code FMYB109987. The cost
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Jan. 18 –Martin Luther King Day – No School
Feb. 12 –Non-Student Day
Feb. 15 – Presidents Day – No School
Mar. 8 – Non-Student Day
Mar. 15-19 – Spring Break
Mar. 26 – End of 3rdGrading Period
Our mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
Apr. 2 – Non-Student Day
May 28 – End of 4thGrading Period
May 28 – Last Day of School
UPCOMING EVENTS
Staff
Spotlight
Kristen Gattullo
Assistant Principal
New York native Kristen Gattullo is marking her fifth year as Assistant Principal at LSES. As AP she oversees many responsibilities; including
classroom visits, communicating with parents, and most notably student discipline and district and state testing.
“Whatever pops up in the day,” said Gattullo, who greets students each morning. “And this year, most importantly making sure students, teachers and staff are safe on campus while still trying to maintain our LSES culture.”
The University of Tampa graduate taught at Lockhart & Mitchell Elementary in Tampa before coming to LSES. She says the best part of her job is that no two days are ever the same.
“The best thing about LSES is that we are a family,” she said. “I’m blessed to work with the best faculty, students and community in HCPS [Hillsborough County Public Schools].”
Gattullo is the mom of two boys, Tommy, 3, and Gavin, 6 months. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading and shopping.
NO SCHOOL
FEB. 12
Last month the Florida State Fair Authority postponed the 2021 Florida StateFair.HOWEVER, the HCPS student academic calendar
will NOTchange. Friday, Feb. 12, will continue to be a
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PTA SPONSORS - PLATINUM
The DeGroot Group
AmazonSmile is a simple way to give back to our school. Select LSES PTA as your
charity on
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and Amazon will donate a percentage to
LSES at no cost to you! Several hundred dollars has been donated to LSES this
school year.
GOLD
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The Box Tops for Education program will donate to the LSES PTA. Just download the free
app and scan your receipt within 14 days of
purchase. Box Tops will donate $.10 for every
eligible item. Go to www.boxtops4education
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4332 Lynx Paw Trail, Valrico, FL 33596 (813)744-8016
Did you know PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the USA? By becoming a sponsor for Lithia Springs Elementary PTA, you are becoming a partner on the local level to support common goals.
This year’s PTA is being challenged in new ways as we have students both on-site and e-learning. We are focused on how we can engage our families and communities in new ways and continue to support our students and staff as they are faced with many changes this year.
Last year, through the support of our wonderful school community, we were able to purchase all new devices for staff – who were using devices over 10 years old! It couldn’t have happened at a better time, as we have become very dependent on technology to educate our children. PTA also funded grants that provided flexible classroom seating, outdoor recess equipment, microscopes and STEM materials, reading supplements, classroom supplies, and so much more.
While all of those things are wonderful and truly benefit our students academically, some of our favorite work is finding ways to connect with our families through events. With new restrictions in place, we are limited on some of our favorite on-site activities. However, PTA is working diligently to come up with new activities that may even allow some to participate who haven’t been able to in the past. We recognize that the social well-being of our children is equally important.
With your support, Lithia Springs Elementary PTA can continue to offer these types of programs to our school. We know that these times have been hard for many of our community businesses and we want to support you, too. This year we are offering our sponsorships at reduced rates and even offering a discount for our renewing sponsors. PTA has also developed new ways to share information about your business within our school and community.
The LSES PTA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and donations are tax-deductible as allowed by the law. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Name of Business or Organization
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Please make checks payable to LSES PTA. Sponsorship forms and payment can be mailed or dropped off in the front office at: Lithia Springs Elementary, 4332 Lynx Paw Trail, Valrico, FL 33596. Sponsorships will be active for the 2020-2021 school year. For more information, please contact us at lsesptaboard@gmail.com.
Thank you for your generous support!
