THE PAFA POST POINCIANA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS 4201 Rhododendron Ave - Kissimmee Florida 34758 PHONE 4073434500 FAX 4073434519 DECEMBER 2014/JANUARY 2015 Tickets are $5 each. They will be available in the front office. PAFA Arts Showcase at LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL January 9, 2015 PAFA Theatre Troupe Directed by Ms. Taveras There will be a Visual Art exhibition. Paintings and designs from our students in art class and computer graphic design will be on display for our family and friends to enjoy. The PAFA Drama Troupe, led by Ms. Taveras, will be on hand performing in the lobby and dramatically ushering you to your seats in the main auditorium. 6:00 p.m. PAFA’s Stars of Steel PAFA’s Stars of Steel PAFA Orchestra Directed by Mr. Roberts Our steel pan ensemble will kick off the special evening treating you to a few of their favorite jams outside the auditorium to entertain you on your way inside! 6:30 p.m. PAFA Orchestra Mr. Roberts will lead our strings in playing some of their favorite pieces from class live on the Liberty High School Stage. 7:00 p.m. Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ms. Annmarie Morin, Director This full-sized ballet production will display talents in ballet, pointe, lyrical, and acrobatics. “The Sleeping Beauty Ballet” will include beautiful costuming, props and scenery. Just as in previous years, students from grades one to five will participate along with a group of teachers who will also perform a ballet dance. Lights! Camera! Christmas! Holiday Musical on the PAFA Stage December 18 at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. STOP BULLYING NOW WEEK at PAFA! Help us observe Bullying Prevention Week at PAFA by participating in these special days: Monday, Dec 8 Put a Cap On Bullying Day! Wear a Hat! Tuesday, Dec 9 Bullying Is Not Your Style Day! Crazy Hair Day! Wednesday, Dec 10 Peace Day Wear Tie Die and 1960’s Clothes Thursday, Dec 11 You’re NO Match for Bullying Wear things that do not match Friday, Dec 12 Team Up Against Bullying Day Wear your favorite college (or team) clothing. THE PAFA POST DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 2 PA FA POS T —— S C HO OL NEWS Osceola County School of the Arts Application Window Open! The last day to submit applications to the Osceola County School of the Arts is Friday, January 23, 2015. The window is now open and the school is accepting applications. The date for the Parent Informational Meeting for incoming Middle School Students is Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. Applications for the 2015-16 school year are available at their website. For questions: Please call the OCSA school office at 407-931-4803, Dr. Maria Carroll at ext 47101 or Betty Gower at ext. 47120. Parents! Please join us for our School Advisory Committee meetings! We need your input at our meetings when it comes to making decisions that affect our school. January 22nd February 26th March 19th April 23rd May 7th and 21st Parents! Please join us for the Superintendent Leadership Cadre! IMC Professional Library -Building 2000 817 Bill Beck Blvd. Kissimmee, FL 34744 Meeting Time: 4:30pm to 6:00pm February 23rd March 16th April 20th May 18th Join us for the Title I Parent Action Committee that meets monthly at Osceola High School. Feb 12, Mar 12, and Apr 14 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Childcare and Refreshments will be available T h re e A l l - S t a t e Students selected from PAFA! This year we are extremely fortunate to ha ve three students selected to be in the Florida All State E l e m e n t a r y Mu s i c Festival in Tampa in January. We have never had three students before so we are extremely excited. Out of o ver 800 entries from the state of Florida and 39 from our county, we have three of the six students chosen from Osceola County at PA FA ! They will represent our school proudly! They are three amazing singers and their names are Lauren Ma r t i n e z , Ja n e s s a C i n t r o n , a n d Te r r y Ambroise. Lauren Martinez Janessa Cintron Terry Ambroise MAD HATTER MONEY!! Students Can Earn MAD HATTER MONEY from all the teachers at PAFA for being OUTSTANDING! You can spend your Mad Hatter Money in the Media Center on Tuesday and Thursday Morning. MAD HATTER STORE Silly Bands or Two Candies Cool Pencil 15 Minutes of Computer Time Way to Go Bracelet Extra Recess Snow Cone Party Pizza with the Principal Movie Pass Video Game Party 10.00 15.00 25.00 35.00 45.00 55.00 75.00 100.00 125.00 THE PAFA POST DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 3 PA FA PO ST — SC HO OL NEWS TEACHER OF THE YEAR! We are very honored and proud to announce that Ms. Annmarie Morin, PAFA’s Dance Teacher, was voted this year’s Teacher of the Year! Ms. Morin works around the clock on the dance program and it shows. Her productions are second to none! We are always in awe of her amazing ballets and dance recitals. Ms. Morin always puts her dancers first. She is an inspirations to all the students, parents, and staff at PAFA. The Battle of the Books Team Wants You! 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Students are invited to participate on the Battle of the Books Team! The team will read all 15 Sunshine State Young Readers books and answer trivia questions at the competition in March. For more information, please see Ms. Russell, Ms. Simpson, or Ms. Williams. You can do it!! Join the team!!!! The books to read for this year are: Dorko the Magnificent by Andrea Beaty Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein You can see an example of her amazing work with her dance students coming up on January 9 at Liberty High School as the dance program presents the ballet, “Sleeping Beauty.” Ms. Morin will go forward to compete to be the Osceola County Teacher of the Year. Good luck, Ms. Morin! The Adventures of a South Pole Pig by Chris Kurtz Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee Capture the Flag by Kate Messner Hooper Finds a Family: a Hurricane Katrina Dog’s Survival Tale by Jane Paley All Fifth Grade Students Visit Orlando Philharmonic On November 4, 2014, all 5th Graders were treated to an amazing concert by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra at OCSA. The entire free trip was funded by United Arts. The students really enjoyed the concert and many thought that “Firebird Suite” by Stravinsky was their favorite piece. The orchestra was joined by performers from the Orlando Opera and the Orlando Ballet to make the concert a once in a lifetime experience. The theme of the concert was Nature in Music. The music students studied the pieces before going to the concert. Would you consider writing a thank you note to United Arts for paying for the adventure? The address is United Arts of Central Florida, Inc. 2450 Maitland Center Parkway, Suite 201 Maitland, FL 32751-4140 When Life Gives you O.J. by Erica Perl Abby Carnelia’s One and Only Magical Power by David Pogue Stranded by Jeff Probst and Chris Tebbetts The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors Rump: the True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff King of the Mound: My Summer with Satchel Paige by Wes Tooke Eight Class Pets + One Squirrel Divided by One Dog = Chaos by Vivian Vande Velde Get Started Today!! Collect BOX TOPS and give to your teacher for class prizes monthly! Our Star Writer After Homework Secret Battles: Book 1, beginning. Busy Bee Readers K-1st Grade the In the beginning Pencil had an epic battle (pencil is the good guy) with Ne t h e r Sl i m e . Ne t h e r Sl i m e , unfortunately won. Pencil was revived stronger. Now he is Mech Pencil! Unfortunately he was now VERY far from from Nether Slime. Elias Gonzalez The path was also loaded with enemies, but he was now unstoppable because of his determination. But his first challenge was a big one…Mech2.0!!!!! Mech2.0 was very strong and even had a gun, but his magical abilities were very weak. The battle was intense. That gun was a problem. So Mech pencil nabbed it. Then he used a spell to send his mind into the gun. As the gun he shot his mind back into himself giving him a new ally. Techmo! With Techmo’s help, they defeated Mech 2.0! But they had barely continued their path before a greater foe crossed it… Frost Mech!!! Important Dates: December 18: Lights Camera Christmas Musical on PAFA Stage at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. December 19: Last Day of Classes January 5: Classes Resume January 9: Arts Extravaganza at Liberty High School starting at 6:00 p.m. Don’t miss it (see front cover)!! January 15: End of 2nd Quarter January 16 & 19: Student Holidays January 20: Begin 3rd Quarter January 22: SAC Meeting at 4:30 p.m. January 23: Report Cards Go Home February 17: Progress Reports Go Home February 20: Student Holiday February 26: SAC Meeting at 4:30 p.m. March 19: SAC Meeting at 4:30 p.m. March 20: End 3rd Quarter March 23-27: Spring Break - No School March 30: No School - Student Holiday March 31: Begin 4th Quarter April 3: Report Cards Go Home April 23: SAC Meeting at 4:30 p.m. April 30: Progress Reports Go Home May 7: SAC Meeting at 4:30 p.m. May 21: SAC Meeting at 4:30 p.m. May 21: Alice in Wonderland Jr. Musical May 25: Student Holiday - No School June 4: Last Day of School - Report Cards Go Home Kindergarten and First Grade Readers can earn prizes for the books they read! Be sure that you have a Busy Bee Reader Log at home and your parents needs to sign off whenever you finish a book! Students will earn prizes based on how many books they read. Pop Open a Good Book and Read 2nd - 5th Grade Our 2nd - 5th Grade Students are participating in “Pop Open a Good Book and Read.” Students can earn a variety of prizes for high scores on AR quizzes. Some classes are even competing with each other to keep students engaged and motivated to read. Don’t forget to take the AR test when you finish a book! If you don’t know how to take an AR Test, talk to Ms. Russell in the Media Center! December is Bullying Awareness Month! In Osceola County Schools, student behavior is defined as bullying if it meets three criteria: Many actions involve aggressive behaviors, but not all are bullying. This table shows the differences between rough play, righting, and bullying: 1. The behavior is unwanted, offensive, threatening, insulting, humiliating, or interferes with the individual’s school performance which results in the victim feeling stressed, injured, or threatened. Rough Play: Usually Friends, Often will do the same thing again, Power not an immediate issue, not about hurting, affect is friendly, mutual 2. There must be an imbalance of power between the victim and the aggressor. Fighting: Usually not friends, typically not repeated, power close to equal, trying to hurt each other, affect is negative, angry 3. The behavior must be repeated. Types of Bullying: Verbal Bullying Physical Bullying Social Bullying Cyber Bullying Don’t forget to check out the cover page and see how you can dress up each day of Bullying Prevention Week! Bullying: Not friends, behavior is repeated, power is NOT equal, bullying is trying to hurt or humiliate, affect varies Helpful Websites: www.stopbullying.gov www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org www.tolerance.org
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