Volume 1, Issue 2 September 2016 RANGER STATION. Deer Park Elementary PTA Citrus Park Dr. Tampa, FL 33626

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1 RANGER STATION Deer Park Elementary PTA Citrus Park Dr. Tampa, FL Mark Your Calendars: September 23 Family Health Night September 30 All Pro Dads Breakfast at 7 a.m. Box Tops & Labels for Education October 6 Conference Night 3:30-8:30 p.m. October 7 Last Day to Purchase Sno-Cone Pass End of 1 st Grading Period October 10 Columbus Day No School October 11 Boosterthon Fun Run Pep Rally October 14 October Sno-Cone Day October 17 Spirit Chick-fil-A October 20 Ranger Fun Run October Red Ribbon Week October 24 Report Cards for 1 st Grading Period President s Letter Thank you for a great start to our school year! I hope everyone submitted a SERVE form online so that you may become superhero volunteers. Don t worry, there s still time to submit a SERVE form if you d like to volunteer. (Just visit And please be patient as the county continues to send lists of approved volunteers from the online SERVE form submissions to Deer Park. Much appreciation to those who took time to attend last month s Volunteer Breakfast & PTA General Assembly Meeting and completed a Volunteer Opportunity form. I hope you found it informative. It was a big success! I d like to also thank all of our terrific grandparents who joined us during Grandparent s Week or sent a message to their grandchild if unable to attend. Your participation gave your Ranger a chance to celebrate you and made them feel pretty special too. Don t forget to get your workout gear on and come join us for our first Family Health Night at Deer Park on September 23 rd from 5-7 p.m. We will have demonstrations, information about being healthy and much more! Looking forward to a wonderful Fall Season, Kelly Szarek October 25 3 rd -5 th Grade Awards Assembly Beef O Brady s Dining Night 5-9 p.m. October 26 Dress Down Day October 27 Fall Picture Make-up Day October 28 All Pro Dads Breakfast at 7 a.m. Box Tops & Labels for Education

2 2016 Hillsborough County Public Schools Spirit Days Get ready to show your school spirit Sunday, September 25 th at 4:05 p.m. when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Los Angeles Rams at Raymond James Stadium! Wear your workout gear & join us for Family Health Night We invite all Rangers to try Camp Gladiator boot camp or get your groove on with Jazzercise during our first Family Health Night on Friday, September 23 rd from 5:00-7:00 pm in the cafeteria and courtyard. Come learn about health and wellness, plus win raffle prizes from our vendors! To purchase tickets, please visit and enter code: HCPS. Club Level: $ Lower Level: $70 Upper Level: $20 $55 Be a healthy Everyday Hero! Next Hillsborough County Public Schools Spirit Day will be Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Saturday, November 5 th at 7 p.m. Sno-Cones are Here Friday, September 9 th was our first Sno-Cone Day of the school year. It is a fun treat provided on pre-determined days in the cafeteria, following lunch to students who have purchased a $5 Sno-Cone Pass. Remaining Dates: October 14 March 24 January 13 April 21 February 16 May 12 If you have not had the opportunity to get a pass for your student, there is still time to order online at thru the Ranger Shop. The last day to purchase a Sno-Cone Pass for the school year will be October 7, 2016!

3 Annual Ranger Fun Run Keep on Clipping Box Tops & Labels for Education! During our first collection in August we had 984 Box Tops turned in. That s $98.40 for our school! Thank you for clipping and remember you can also clip Labels for Education on many other products such as Campbell s, Pace, Pepperidge Farm, V8 and SpaghettiOs to earn items for our school! How to participate: 1. Collect Box Tops and Labels for Education each month. 2. Place Box Tops in baggies of 50 and Labels for Education in a separate baggie. Label each baggie with student s name, teacher and grade level. 3. Turn them in monthly to your teacher. Students will kick-off the annual Boosterthon with a pep rally on Tuesday, October 11 th. There will be fundraising milestones every few days where special prizes can be collected by the students. Parents can support their students by helping them set goals, obtain pledges and donating too. The Ranger Fun Run will be held on Thursday, October 20 th. This is a fun-filled event where students run, skip and hop their way around courses set around the playground and field to motivating music. Parents are welcome to attend and cheer on their students. This is an exciting and positive way to raise funds for our school every year. Earn prizes: Prizes are awarded each quarter and at the end of the school year to the student who submitted the most box tops and the class with the highest percentage of participation. Next Collection Friday, September 30 th October Collection Friday, October 26 th

4 Columbus Day Reminder No school on Monday, October 10 th! Columbus Day is a non-student day for schools in Hillsborough County. Community Discount Cards Purchase a Community Discount Card for just $10 and get fantastic deals at more than 50 participating local restaurants and businesses throughout the school year. 100% Chiropractic Flamestone Salerno's Math in the Morning is Being Postponed The annual Math in the Morning event will not be held on Saturday, October, 15 th. Miss Jasiulevicius and fellow teachers work hard each year to make this an amazing and successful event for our students. We will provide more details once a new date has been determined. Thank you!!! Many thanks to Starbucks (12998 Racetrack Road) for generously donating coffee for our annual Volunteer Breakfast & PTA General Assembly Meeting on Friday, August 26 th! 3 Brothers Pizza - Gunn Hwy Fresh Bites Sips Specialty Coffee House 7-Eleven Westchase & Racetrack Rd Great Clips - Westchase Subway Citrus Park Always Best Care Senior Service Ipop Gourmet Popcorn Sushi Alive Arvin Insurance Just Be Authentic Apparel Tampa Pizza Company Bahama Bucks Kahwa Coffee TGI Fridays - Hillsborough Balance Therapeutic Massage Learning Express - Citrus Park & Countryside The Grind Coffee Bar Beef O' Brady s - Gunn Hwy Maloney's Local Irish Pub The Hungry Greek Brian Sullivan CPA PA Marina's Pizza and Pasta The Nail Lounge - Anderson Rd Catch 23 My Gym Children s Fitness The Olive Tree - Westchase Charan's Tavern Chicks Mobile LLC China Dragon - Gunn Hwy Christian Brothers Auto - Westchase Countryway Golf Course Painting With a Twist - Westchase Papa Johns Pizza - Waters Ave PDQ Waters Planet Smoothie Hillsborough & USF Pro Auto Care Inc - Sheldon Rd Tijuana Flats - Westchase Tutor Doctor Venus and Mars Day Spa - Countryway Blvd Village Inn - Countryway Blvd Westchase Chiropractic Cuban Breeze - Tampa Rd Projector People Westchase Golf Course Culvers on Hillsborough Rigby's Westshore Pizza Famous Pizza Rocket Fizz Zen Bistro - Westchase Not only do you receive the discounts printed on the card, you also have access to those plus many more through the smart phone app. Save money and support Deer Park 5 th Graders It s a win-win! We would also like to thank our Deer Park School Nutrition Manager, Miss Giordiano and her staff for providing a fantastic breakfast to our students and their special guests during last week s Grandparent s Week. It was a wonderful sight to see all of our Superhero Grandparents and Grandfriends enjoying time with their Rangers! Yearbook News Deer Park Yearbooks go on sale in October! Help us capture events at school and start taking group photos. Be on the lookout for ordering information and more in the next month.

5 Lend a Helping Hand... No job is too small. Any which way you can volunteer is appreciated! Currently we are looking for volunteers for the following upcoming events: Sno-Cones Friday, October 10 th Ranger Fun Run Thursday, Oct. 20 th Red Ribbon Week October 24 th -28 th Picture Make-up Day Thursday, October 27 th Movie Under the Stars Friday, November 4 th Veteran s Day Program Thursday, November 10 th If you are interested in volunteering, please sign-up online on the PTA website ( under Volunteers and don t forget to submit a SERVE form online at olunteer-services/about/about-376/. Point & Shoot Cameras Students will be helping take photos this year for use in the Yearbook. Please donate any new or used Point and Shoot cameras to the Yearbook Committee for this purpose. Thank you! October Deer Park Dines Support PTA programs and events by joining us at Beef O Brady s in Keystone Crossing (8568 Gunn Hwy) on Tuesday, October 25 th from 5 p.m. 9 p.m. 10% of restaurant and takeout sales will be donated to our school! Become a PTA Member t What is PTA? A Parent Teacher Association is a partnership between parents and educators who strive to enhance student learning and enrich the lives of the students within the school. Why join PTA? The number one reason to join the Parent Teacher Association is to benefit your child. In doing so, you also help your school. But there are many more PTA advantages: Get Connected. Great way to know what s happening in your school. Discover Great Resources. The PTA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students. Tap into a Network. PTA functions are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, building rapport and discussing issues. Watch Yourself Grow. By volunteering with your PTA, you put your skills and hobbies to use for a noble cause your child and all children in the community. Speak Up. PTA can be a way for you to more effectively suggest change at your child s school. Witness Improvement. By getting involved at your child s school you ll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes. Be a Role Model. By becoming a PTA member, you ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education. Enjoy Substantial Benefits. Individuals and local units can take advantage of a host of benefits from PTA membership.

6 Stay Connected WEBSITE: FACEBOOK: Deer Park Elementary PTA Save the Date t Deer Park Rangers will participate in Red Ribbon Week activities the week of October 24 th - 28 th to celebrate making healthy choices in life. Contact Us This year s National Red Ribbon Week Theme: YOLO. Be Drug Free. TM #YouOnlyLiveOnce Ranger Station is published around the 3 rd Thursday of every month from August through May. If you would like to include information in the newsletter, the submission deadline is three weeks prior. Please submissions to communications@deerparkpta.org for consideration. PTA President: Kelly Szarek Editor: Jennifer Bryant