Galileo Weekly Newsletter

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1 Galileo Weekly Newsletter December 3, 2016 Dear Galileo Families, Happy Sunday! I hope all of you are having an awesome weekend. It is hard to believe we are just a few weeks away from the Winter Holidays. I am also hopeful that you are much further ahead in your holiday planning than me:). Time goes by so fast when you are having fun!! These next two weeks are super-duper busy. As a reminder, the last day of student attendance is December 21st. Also, December 19-21st are early release days and our students get 1:00 p.m. Students will return to Galileo from the Winter Holidays on January 9th. We are offering a Winter Camp for those of you desiring a childcare option the week of January 2-January 6th. See below for details! Tuesday is our first Middle School Dance of the Year! The theme is Winter Wonderland. The students will be able to arrive to school in their dress code appropriate semi-casual attire for the event. The dance will be from 3:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Please plan to pick up your child in carline by 5:00 p.m. If you are able, please bring a light snack, beverage, or plastic ware for the Winter Wonderland Dance. Sanford Parade Galileo will have a float in the Sanford Parade on this Saturday, December 10th. Plan to come cheer on Galileo in downtown 6:00 p.m. Attention SAC Members:

2 The December 13th SAC meeting has been cancelled. The next meeting will be held on January 4:15 p.m Galileo Holiday Show This year, the Winter Holiday Program will feature third and fifth grade classes and our afterschool chorus on December 6:00 p.m. We would love to have you attend! The Winter Show, "Holidays Around the World" is Friday, December 6 pm! Below is the costume list: 3rd grade: Solid Red Shirt/Blouse & Blue jeans (ladies may wear an all- Red dress) 5th grade: Solid White Shirt/Blouse & Blue jeans (ladies may wear an all-white dress) Questions, please Mrs. Carted at renee.cartee@galileogiftedschool.org GALILEO ELEMENTARY CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION Calling all runners! Cross country has been so much fun so far! Thank you to all of the parents that have volunteered at practice, we really appreciate your help! I just wanted to remind everyone to please send an extra water with them on practice days. Also, practice is over at 4:10 p.m. We will be at carline until 4:20 p.m. and after that you can pick them up from Dragon Watch. Also, I need a GREEN PERMISSION SLIP filled out for each runner please. We can give you one at practice or you can get one from the front office. In order to get all contact information this form is required. Thank you so much for everything! ~Coach Nobles GALILEO EXHIBITION NIGHT December 15 th - 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Creative Productivity Showcase Come experience the finest products that came out of our first semester of Creative Productivity! You won t believe the innovation, creativity, and showmanship until you experience it yourself!

3 Art Exhibition - Mr. Sutton and Ms. Mikeal are hosting the first Art Exhibition of the year. Come see the outstanding work produced by blooming artists at Galileo. Middle School Night - Considering Galileo for middle school? Don t miss a middle school exclusive tour to see why Galileo is the best kept middle school secret around. GET OUT OF UNIFORM PASS YOU COULD BE THE WINNER! We now have 164 participants in Shoparoo and we are working it! We have now earned almost $200 in two weeks of free money for our school just by taking pictures of our shopping receipts...and it is so easy and FUN! Don t be left out and PLEASE sign up today if you haven t already! The top three Galileo Parents who earn the most points for the month of DECEMBER will earn a GET OUT OF UNIFORM FREE PASS FOR ONE DAY IN JANUARY. Kudos to Donna Alicia, who won the November contest! As a reminder, all you have to do is download the free Shoparoo app and take pictures of your daily receipts. It is the equivalent of Box Tops for Education except you just upload receipts. WINTER HOLIDAY CAMPS January 2nd - January 6th LOOKING FOR AN INCREDIBLE CAMP FOR THE KIDS DURING THE WINTER BREAK? Do your kiddos love Minecraft, Pokemon, Pinterest, the Olympics or Spa-like environments? We have the perfect camp for you running the week of January 2nd through January 6th. The cost of the camp is $35 daily, or $150 for the week. Siblings who attend receive $5 off the daily rate, and $25 off the weekly rate. Camp hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Please see the flyer attached to the newsletter for more details. Schoolpay links are set up. Pay today to secure your child s spot, as the camps will fill up, Middle School Lunch Update

4 Due to popular demand, we will discontinue the lunchedible for the middle school students and replace it with the Deli Trio. The Deli Trio has Turkey, Turkey Ham, and Turkey Salami, Lettuce, Tomatoes, and a choice of condiments (mustard, mayo, or chipotle mayo). VOLUNTEER OPTIONS THIS WEEK! We need someone to trim and remove a fallen branch of a tree near our carline. If you can help, please Kristin.Ripley@galileogiftedschool.org LAST CALL for Box Tops for 2016!!! Please send in your Box Tops by Monday, December 19th! There are some Box Tops expiring 12/31/16, so we want to capture as many as possible to get free money for the school. It is SO helpful if your Box Tops come in already trimmed and checked for any expired one. If you feel really motivated, you can bundle them in sets of 50 and marked accordingly. Please turn in Box Tops to the front office. There is a three-bin caddy with a drawer marked "BOX TOPS" to the left of the trophy counter. Just deposit them there. Thank you for your continued support! Our History/Social Studies team is looking for donated items for their STEM projects in the ancient civilizations class. We will be working on building pyramids and creating life-sized mummies once we have the materials for it. Please follow this link to donate: Any parents that would like to help with the sound system for the 2016 Galileo Winter Holiday Show should Renee.Cartee@galileogiftedschool.org Regular Volunteer Opportunities Sign UP below: s=09b7badb8fbb8b637b0a64765bb0 Need to input your volunteer hours? Click below:

5 PTA REMINDERS: The Galileo PTA Online Auction is now open for bidding! The PTA Online Auction will run from now until December 16th at 10pm. Check out all of the amazing items we have up for bidding! More items will be added over the next several days so make sure to bookmark the site. You will need to create an account before you begin bidding. **NEW THIS YEAR!!** Some of our bigger ticket items (vacations, select theme park tickets, large class baskets, etc) and ALL of our teacher and staff experiences will be raffle style. Starting next week, you can purchase tickets (1 for $5 or 3 for $10) and enter your ticket for the raffle item of your choice. Stay tuned for more details! Thank you to all the parents, teachers, and staff members who helped secure donations! Christine galileoptafundraising@gmail.com with any questions. Tumblers Also, thanks to all of you who placed tumbler orders. When the orders come in, we will have more Galileo tumblers for sale. PLEASE collect your items from our Thankful Feast. They are located on a cart in the front of the school. Crock pots, utensils, plastic storage containers, and reusable bags need to be picked up ASAP. PTA Shoe Drive - Galileo PTA is still collecting gently used and new shoes. A collection box is set up outside the front office. Vanessa Breedlove Galileo PTA President THIS WEEK. Dec. 5: Middle School Cross Country 4:00 Chess 4:00 Dance 4:00 FFEA 4:00

6 Dec. 6: Choir 3:45 Elementary Cross Country Practice 3:45 Middle School 3:40-5 Origami 3:50 Robotics 4:00 Dec. 7: Middle School Cross Country Meet at Millennium 4:30 Dec. 8: Elementary Book 3:40 Choir 3:45 Elementary Cross Country 3:45 Art 4:00 Middle School Cross Country 4:00 Dec. 9: Elementary School 8:40 Middle School 2:50 Middle School Cross Country 4:00 Dec. 10: Sanford Holiday 8:00 Robotics Prequalifying Event - Kennedy Middle School, time TBD Our upcoming school year at a GLANCE: Dec PTA Online Auction continues Dec. 10 Sanford Holiday Parade Dec. 12 PTA Board Mtg. 10:00 a.m. Field Trip - 5th grade Seminole State College Planetarium Dec. 14 SGA 8:05 Mrs. Dulong s Room Dec. 15 Parent Workshop 8:45 a.m./cp Showcase & Art Show/Middle School Night 5:30-6:30 p.m. PTA General Mtg 5:10 p.m. Dec. 16 Galileo Holiday Show 6:00 p.m. Dec. 17 Middle School Cross Country Meet - Lake Mary 8:00 Dec. 19 First Grade Parent 9:30 in Cafeteria Dec. 20 Staff Holiday Party in 2:00. Office closed from 2-4 p.m. Dec Early Release for 1:20, 1:30 and 1:40

7 Dec. 22 Dec Jan 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Teacher Workday - No student attendance Winter Break - No student attendance Back to School! Robotics Qualifying Tournament - Kennedy Middle School, time TBD Martin Luther King Jr. s birthday - school system closed! Have a wonderful rest of the weekend!