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- 2017-2018 FLA School Calendar
- Foreign Language Academy Parent Handbook
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
2017-2018 PTO Meetings
We had a great first meeting this month! We hope you will be able to join us the rest of the year as your schedule allows. Meetings provide an opportunity to discuss school news or concerns, meet other parents, hear updates from the administration, and learn about upcoming volunteer opportunities.
September 26 at 4:30pm
October 26 at 6pm
November 14 at 6pm
December – No Meeting
January 18 at 6pm
February 20 at 4:30pm
March 22 at 6pm
April 17 at 6pm
May 10 at 6pm
September 26 at 4:30pm
October 26 at 6pm
November 14 at 6pm
December – No Meeting
January 18 at 6pm
February 20 at 4:30pm
March 22 at 6pm
April 17 at 6pm
May 10 at 6pm
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
PTO Volunteers Needed
We are looking for a few more volunteers to serve on the 2017-2018 FLA PTO Board and other committees. Board members will help set our goals for the year, establish the budget and committees, and help communicate the needs of the school to the PTO. We especially need Parent Representatives of students going into 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 8th grade. If you are interested in fundraising, we also need volunteers to help lead the Box Tops and Book Fair efforts next year. Stop by the PTO table after school this week, or contact Lisa Gooden at mamagooden@gmail.com or 816-204-0905 if you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities.
Detailed descriptions of many of our volunteer opportunities are below:
Grade Level Representatives - Responsibilities: Attend PTO Board and General Meetings; develop the budget; help shape the direction of the organization; facilitate communication between the organization and the parents and teachers in each grade level. Two representatives per grade level are needed.
Teacher Representatives- Responsibilities: Attend PTO Board Meetings; develop the budget; help shape the direction of the organization; facilitate communication between the organization and teachers.
Fundraising - Responsibilities: Recruit volunteers and lead various fundraising efforts including Box Tops, Book Fair, and restaurant nights. Assist in planning as needed and coordinate when fundraising efforts occur to avoid overlap.
Auditing Committee - Responsibilities: Annual review of the treasurer’s end of year financial statement.
Hispanic Community Liaison - Responsibilities: Reach out to families whose primary language is Spanish to help the organization understand their needs, and promote their involvement in the organization and in school events. Help provide or recruit volunteers to aid in translation during meetings and translation of the organization’s print/online materials.
Teacher/Staff Appreciation - Responsibilities: Organize two annual teacher/staff luncheons during parent/conference days. Coordinate volunteers to assist with Teacher Appreciation Week and any other appreciation efforts.
School & Community Engagement - Responsibilities: Organize refreshments for Boo Hoo Breakfast for Kindergarten parents on the first day of school; represent the school at welcome/sign-in tables during school events/open houses - Curriculum Game Night, Art Fair, Black History Month Program; assist in student recruitment efforts by attending school fairs, networking, and social media
Grounds - Responsibilities: Coordinate efforts to clean up and enhance the school building grounds; planting trees & flowers and other projects as needed.
Book Fair - Responsibilities: Organize two annual book fairs; recruit volunteers to help with set-up, and to work during the week to help students visiting the fair; receive all incoming funds; communicate with Scholastic to reserve materials and submit funds; communicate with teachers to set up dates for classes to visit the fair; distribute information to students and families to promote the fair.
Box Tops - Coordinate two annual school-wide collections. Plan collection goals for the school and incentives for winning classes.
Room Parents - Responsibilities: Help recruit parents to assist with classroom/teacher needs; plan seasonal room parties; chaperone field trips
Fall Carnival - Responsibilities: Plan, promote, and recruit volunteers to carry out the Fall Carnival. Carnival typically has a theme and includes decorations, games, prizes, refreshments, and inflatables.
Detailed descriptions of many of our volunteer opportunities are below:
Grade Level Representatives - Responsibilities: Attend PTO Board and General Meetings; develop the budget; help shape the direction of the organization; facilitate communication between the organization and the parents and teachers in each grade level. Two representatives per grade level are needed.
Teacher Representatives- Responsibilities: Attend PTO Board Meetings; develop the budget; help shape the direction of the organization; facilitate communication between the organization and teachers.
Fundraising - Responsibilities: Recruit volunteers and lead various fundraising efforts including Box Tops, Book Fair, and restaurant nights. Assist in planning as needed and coordinate when fundraising efforts occur to avoid overlap.
Auditing Committee - Responsibilities: Annual review of the treasurer’s end of year financial statement.
Hispanic Community Liaison - Responsibilities: Reach out to families whose primary language is Spanish to help the organization understand their needs, and promote their involvement in the organization and in school events. Help provide or recruit volunteers to aid in translation during meetings and translation of the organization’s print/online materials.
Teacher/Staff Appreciation - Responsibilities: Organize two annual teacher/staff luncheons during parent/conference days. Coordinate volunteers to assist with Teacher Appreciation Week and any other appreciation efforts.
School & Community Engagement - Responsibilities: Organize refreshments for Boo Hoo Breakfast for Kindergarten parents on the first day of school; represent the school at welcome/sign-in tables during school events/open houses - Curriculum Game Night, Art Fair, Black History Month Program; assist in student recruitment efforts by attending school fairs, networking, and social media
Grounds - Responsibilities: Coordinate efforts to clean up and enhance the school building grounds; planting trees & flowers and other projects as needed.
Book Fair - Responsibilities: Organize two annual book fairs; recruit volunteers to help with set-up, and to work during the week to help students visiting the fair; receive all incoming funds; communicate with Scholastic to reserve materials and submit funds; communicate with teachers to set up dates for classes to visit the fair; distribute information to students and families to promote the fair.
Box Tops - Coordinate two annual school-wide collections. Plan collection goals for the school and incentives for winning classes.
Room Parents - Responsibilities: Help recruit parents to assist with classroom/teacher needs; plan seasonal room parties; chaperone field trips
Fall Carnival - Responsibilities: Plan, promote, and recruit volunteers to carry out the Fall Carnival. Carnival typically has a theme and includes decorations, games, prizes, refreshments, and inflatables.
Friday, May 26, 2017
2016-2017 PTO Highlights
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's PTO events and initiatives a success! Here are some highlights from our 2016-2017 year:
Capstone Trip
--$2000 donation to 8th Grade Capstone Trip fund to provide initial deposits for students in need
--$800 in additional funds provided to 8th grade for refreshments/sales and staffing games at carnival
School and Community Engagement
--Outreach to our Hispanic community - translation at monthly meetings, increased documents in Spanish, Know Your Rights immigration workshop at FLA
--Winter and spring Book Fairs – Hosted 8 days of book fairs resulting in over $11,000 in total sales!
--Social events to bring together FLA community – including Fall Carnival with hundreds of guests, and Family Sports Night with special guest from FC KC Women’s Professional Soccer
--Parents represented FLA at city-wide school fair to engage with prospective families; increased social media presence to promote school tour dates
--PTO welcome tables at Kindergarten Playdate, Curriculum Game Night, Arts Fair
--Utilized social media, email, paper and electronic fliers, blogging, and bulletin boards to increase awareness about school events, needs, and initiatives.
--New FLA car decals designed to help build FLA community and raise awareness of FLA outside the school; will be sold at school events/meetings as fundraiser
Fundraising
--Box Tops
--Carnival
--Book Fair
Teacher/Staff Support & Appreciation
--Coordinated parents and teachers for seasonal classroom parties
--Fall and spring appreciation luncheons during conference days
--$3200 in Scholastic credit from Book Fairs to provide books & materials for teachers and school library
--Funds for classroom and grade level needs or projects - included recess games & equipment, books, and refreshments for middle school end of year celebration
--Appreciation week: breakfast burritos, ice cream treats, dessert buffet, Keurig coffee maker for staff lounge
Parent Education & Family/Student Support
--Conscious Discipline talk during fall PTO meeting
Parent Education survey created, plan to distribute fall 2017
--Uniform Exchange provided extra clothing for nurse’s office; allowed families to receive free uniforms and donate outgrown items
PTO Meetings
--8 monthly meetings provided time for school community to give and hear updates; for parents, teachers, and administration to discuss issues or concerns, successes, and give feedback
Safety & Grounds
--Increased safety during morning drop-off with addition of cones to slow traffic
--Spring clean up day to pick up litter on school grounds and reduce brush by the upper garden beds
--Purchased new outdoor nets for the FLA soccer fields
Capstone Trip
--$2000 donation to 8th Grade Capstone Trip fund to provide initial deposits for students in need
--$800 in additional funds provided to 8th grade for refreshments/sales and staffing games at carnival
School and Community Engagement
--Outreach to our Hispanic community - translation at monthly meetings, increased documents in Spanish, Know Your Rights immigration workshop at FLA
--Winter and spring Book Fairs – Hosted 8 days of book fairs resulting in over $11,000 in total sales!
--Social events to bring together FLA community – including Fall Carnival with hundreds of guests, and Family Sports Night with special guest from FC KC Women’s Professional Soccer
--Parents represented FLA at city-wide school fair to engage with prospective families; increased social media presence to promote school tour dates
--PTO welcome tables at Kindergarten Playdate, Curriculum Game Night, Arts Fair
--Utilized social media, email, paper and electronic fliers, blogging, and bulletin boards to increase awareness about school events, needs, and initiatives.
--New FLA car decals designed to help build FLA community and raise awareness of FLA outside the school; will be sold at school events/meetings as fundraiser
Fundraising
--Box Tops
--Carnival
--Book Fair
Teacher/Staff Support & Appreciation
--Coordinated parents and teachers for seasonal classroom parties
--Fall and spring appreciation luncheons during conference days
--$3200 in Scholastic credit from Book Fairs to provide books & materials for teachers and school library
--Funds for classroom and grade level needs or projects - included recess games & equipment, books, and refreshments for middle school end of year celebration
--Appreciation week: breakfast burritos, ice cream treats, dessert buffet, Keurig coffee maker for staff lounge
Parent Education & Family/Student Support
--Conscious Discipline talk during fall PTO meeting
Parent Education survey created, plan to distribute fall 2017
--Uniform Exchange provided extra clothing for nurse’s office; allowed families to receive free uniforms and donate outgrown items
PTO Meetings
--8 monthly meetings provided time for school community to give and hear updates; for parents, teachers, and administration to discuss issues or concerns, successes, and give feedback
Safety & Grounds
--Increased safety during morning drop-off with addition of cones to slow traffic
--Spring clean up day to pick up litter on school grounds and reduce brush by the upper garden beds
--Purchased new outdoor nets for the FLA soccer fields
Thursday, May 25, 2017
2017-2018 PTO Officer Elections
PTO Officers for the 2017-2018 year were elected at our May meeting. Thank you to everyone who participated in the election. Election results:
President - Lisa Gooden mamagooden@gmail.com
Vice-President - Rocio Lopez rocioterriquez@hotmail.com
Secretary - Melissa Velazquez melissa.velaz@gmail.com
Treasurer - Stacy Viveros-Schmidt stacyviveros@gmail.com
President - Lisa Gooden mamagooden@gmail.com
Vice-President - Rocio Lopez rocioterriquez@hotmail.com
Secretary - Melissa Velazquez melissa.velaz@gmail.com
Treasurer - Stacy Viveros-Schmidt stacyviveros@gmail.com
Thursday, May 4, 2017
PTO Family Sports Night
Our FLA Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is hosting a fun family sports night on Friday, May 5 from 4:30-7:30pm. We'll meet by the upper playground and soccer fields to enjoy sports and frozen treats. This is a great opportunity to meet and hang out with other FLA families. All ages are welcome!
Nuestra Organización de Padres y Maestros de FLA (PTO, por sus siglas en inglés) organiza una divertida noche de deportes el viernes, 5 de mayo de 4:30-7: 30pm. Nos reuniremos por el patio de recreo superior y campos de fútbol para disfrutar de deportes y paletas de hielo. Esta es una buen oportunidad para conocer y divertirse con otras familias FLA. ¡Todas las edades son bienvenidas!
Nuestra Organización de Padres y Maestros de FLA (PTO, por sus siglas en inglés) organiza una divertida noche de deportes el viernes, 5 de mayo de 4:30-7: 30pm. Nos reuniremos por el patio de recreo superior y campos de fútbol para disfrutar de deportes y paletas de hielo. Esta es una buen oportunidad para conocer y divertirse con otras familias FLA. ¡Todas las edades son bienvenidas!
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Teacher Appreciation Week May 8-12 / Semana de Reconocimiento a los Maestros dias 8-12 de mayo
We're celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week May 8-12 at FLA. Please show your support for our amazing teachers and staff! The PTO is planning something special each day during the week. You can help by bringing a dessert donation the morning of Wednesday, May 10, or by planning your own appreciation!
Estamos celebrando Semana de Reconocimiento a los Maestros los dias 8-12 de Mayo. ¡Por favor muestre su apoyo a nuestros increíbles maestros y personal! Nuestra Organización de Padres y Maestros (PTO) está planeando algo especial cada día durante la semana. Usted puede ayudar con una donación de postre la mañana del miércoles, 10 de mayo, o con su propio agradecimiento!
Estamos celebrando Semana de Reconocimiento a los Maestros los dias 8-12 de Mayo. ¡Por favor muestre su apoyo a nuestros increíbles maestros y personal! Nuestra Organización de Padres y Maestros (PTO) está planeando algo especial cada día durante la semana. Usted puede ayudar con una donación de postre la mañana del miércoles, 10 de mayo, o con su propio agradecimiento!
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