DATES TO REMEMBER

October 31 First Marking Period Ends. Elementary and Middle Schools Close Three Hours Early for Students; Original Works Orders Due

November 3 Professional Development Day, Schools Close 3 Hours Early 4 Election Day, Schools Closed 5 Walking Wednesday; Board of Education Meeting, Building E Greenwood, 7:00 p.m. 13 Report Cards Distributed 14 Elementary Conference Day, Schools Closed 17-21 American Education Week (9:00-11:30 a.m. each day) Monday - 1st Grade Visitation Tuesday - 4th Grade Visitation Wednesday - 3rd Grade Visitation Thursday - 2nd Grade Visitation Friday - K & 5th Grade Visitation 18 Winter Greens Orders Due 21 Father-Daughter Dance, 7-9:00 p.m. 27-28 Thanksgiving Holiday, Schools Closed

Keri Frisch, Presidentstoneleighptapresident@gmail.com Michelle Gutberlet, 1st Vice President of Programsstoneleighpta1stvp@gmail.com Laura Lechtzin, 2nd Vice President of Volunteersstoneleighpta2ndvp@gmail.com

Charlotte Huisman, 3rd Vice President of Membershipstoneleighptamembership@gmail.com Leigh Weihs, Secretarystoneleighptasecretary@gmail.com Greg Dildine, Treasurerstoneleighptatreasurer@gmail.com

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2014-2015 PTA OFFICERSPlease feel free to contact any member of the Executive Board with any PTA related questions or concerns you may have.

Stoneleigh Elementary School | 900 Pemberton Road | Baltimore, MD 21212www.stoneleighpta.org October 2014 Edition

Saturday, December 6, 20149:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Looking for ways to support the Stoneleigh Winter Carnival?

Volunteer! Parent volunteers are needed before the carnival to help prepare materials and during the carnival to help set up, clean up, and assist with various stations. See page 3 of the newsletter for more de-tails.

Participate as a craft vendor! Craft vendors are needed for the Winter Carnival. If you make handmade crafts or can recommend a vendor, let us know! The cost for a table is $25.00 plus ten percent of sales. Please contact Lori Lessem at lori_lessem@yahoo.com

Donate a family ad! See the accompanying flyer to purchase an ad in the Winter Carnival Program.

Purchase your winter greens! You can now purchase your greens online on the PTA website: http://tinyurl.com/SESgreens Order form and pricing information attached in the newsletter.

Join us! We will have our traditional craft vendors, Deck-a-Bear craft, Jazzy Journals, gingerbread house decorating, entertainment, food & games!

It's Almost Winter Carnival Time!

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Newsletter Information

Would you like to see your information printed in the November edition of the newsletter? Just send your articles and information by November 16, 2014 to sesptanews@yahoo.com. Editing for space and content may occur. Thanks for contributing!

Show Your Stoneleigh Spirit!!All youth inventory has been restocked!! We also have

new purple tie-dye t-shirts and dark pink hooded sweat-shirts. Download order forms and see photos of the spirit wear items on the PTA website.

Feel free to contact Cindy Hunter cindybethhunter@gmail.com or Keirney Vandiver kvandiver@verizon.net with any questions.

ABC2 News, in partnership with MECU credit union, is accepting nominations for its Teachers are Heroes Program. They will award one teacher per month with a plaque and a $250 check to use toward classroom supplies. If you would like to nominate one of our amazing Stoneleigh teachers, please visit www.abc2news.com/teachersareheroes .

PTA Membership UpdateThank you to all of our families and faculty members who

have joined the PTA and help us reach our goal. We now have 566 members! Please look out for your PTA Membership cards in your child's folder. Activate your cards online at www.pta.org to take advantage of all PTA member benefits.

If you have any questions please, contact us at stoneleighptamembership@gmail.com.

After School Clubs Update

ALL PTA-sponsored Language clubs are full for the fall session. We will open another session in the spring. Thanks so much for your interest! Gracias! Merci! Danke! Xiexie!

GO GREEN!This school year, starting in November, newsletters will

be electronic. If you must have a paper copy of the PTA newsletter, please send a note into you child's teacher. We ask you to help us maintain our green school accreditation by reading our newsletter online.

FIRE UP YOUR FEETFall Activity Challenge continues!

Our Walking Wednesdays event was a great success, thanks to you. Specifically everyone who logged on to Fire Up Your Feet and reg-

istered - you helped SES PTA win a Week 1 3-2-1 Blastoff Award of $200! We will use these funds for programs and activities to help the school and our community. Stay tuned for more details about our "Healthy Hula Family Night" and "Drive 25" campaign. And remember, EVERY FIRST WEDNES-DAY of the month is a WALKING WEDNESDAY! The next walking Wednesday is November 5, 2014.

The Health and Safety Committee also thanks our vol-unteers Amy Godat, Lois Joellenbeck and Cheryl Chang for their assistance with Walking School Buses, and by help-ing us hand out bananas, stickers and "FireUpYourFeet.org Stoneleigh" pencils to all students as they entered the school.

The "Fireupyourfeet.org" challenge continues until Octo-ber 31. If you haven't registered yet, it's not too late! If you have registered, please try to log in at least one activity for you and your child per week.

If you would like to volunteer with the Health & Safety Committee, please reach out to one of our current members, Cleo Stamatos, Maria Brown, or Aimee Freeman. Thanks to everyone for your support!

Like Stoneleigh PTA on Facebook!

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Winter Carnival Help NeededThe 2014 Winter Carnival is Saturday December 6th,

from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and we need your help. If you are interested in volunteering to help us with the carnival, please see our Sign Up Genius form at www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f4ca9a922a31-stoneleighs or email Kim Butler at kimbutler104@gmail.com for more details.

Boxtops Earn Cash for Stoneleigh!Clip, send in and earn money

for our school! Each and every one counts! Please check for expiration dates. Thanks to all who participate!

Art Department NewsOriginal Works is coming this month! Original Works is a

great fundraiser for Fine Arts Initiatives here at Stoneleigh. The funds for this fundraiser have been used over the past several years to purchase a kiln in 2009, specialty art materi-als for integrated projects, and Artist in Residency Programs (In 2012 Ssuuna, African drummer and dancer and Spring of 2014 Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen, Painter). The dual purpose of this fundraiser is to provide wonderful keepsakes for our families and to support Fine Arts Programs at Stoneleigh Elementary School.

You are able to order products that have your student’s artwork printed on them. These products are great for gifts and capturing precious memories. Orders will be delivered in December just in time for the holidays. Your student will receive the Original Works packet the third week in October. Please be aware that some students will receive their artwork and Original Works packets earlier than others, depending on when they have art. Your orders will be due on Friday, Octo-ber 31, 2014. Please remember to send back your order form with the original art work. Checks should be made payable to Stoneleigh Elementary School.

You can send in artwork or photographs of your own for this fundraiser! Just stick to these simple guidelines:

• Paper has to be 8 1/2”x 11”.• No abrasive materials can be used (such as glitter or

sand). • Loose materials must be sealed.• No metallic papers or materials may be used.• No copyrighted materials/ photographs can be used.• Mark the back with the students name, homeroom, and

indicate where the top of the artwork with a “T”.Thank You for your support! If you have any questions

please email Mrs. Link at dlinkfiore@bcps.org.

PTA Reflections Program 2014-2015

HOW COULD THE WORLD BE A BETTER PLACE?IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES!

THEN SHOW US YOUR VISION! The PTA Reflections Arts Recognition Program 2014-15

challenges YOU to create art inspired by the theme "The world would be a better place if..."

You are invited to submit an original work of art in one of six areas:

• Visual arts• Photography• Literature • Dance choreography• Musical composition• Film production Deadline for submissions: 12/02/2014. Selected entries from

our school will go on to county, state, or even national competi-tion. Stay tuned for more information on how to submit your entry or visit the PTA website to see rules & required submission forms.

Questions? Contact Courtney McGee (443-604-8075 or tcdm523@msn.com) or Cleo Stamatos (410-377-0164 or cleo.stamatos@gmail.com)

This year YOUR work could be chosen! Be bold! Think big! Give it a try!Generations Day

The PTA would like to thank the SES staff and volunteers who helped make our first Generations Day(s) a success! Over 500 special guests attended and a good time was had by ALL. If your relatives were unable to join us this month, Keep in mind, American Education Week is just around the corner. During that week, each grade hosts visitors for a portion of the day. PTA representatives will be looking for more volun-teers to assist with this exciting week in November.

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Mrs. Emerson Room Parent 1: Amy Kimball Email: kimballfam@gmail.com Phone: 410-458-6423

Room Parent 2: Katie Moran Email: kmoran@rubeling.comPhone: 410-377-2804

Ms. BondRoom Parent 1: Rachel Bowers Email: rachelbowers1@gmail.com Phone: 410-823-0654/443-255-5670

Room Parent 2: Kim LedgerwoodEmail: kim@therightword.comPhone: 410-296-3619

Mrs. BoscoRoom Parent 1: Jen Broome Email: Broome.jen@gmail.com Phone: 410-823-0654/ 443-255-5670

Room Parent 2: Uyen LeEmail: paintwithlight@gmail.com Phone: 443-768-5102

Ms. LoosRoom Parent 1: Allison Ferguson Email: allisonferguson570@gmail.com Phone: 410-853-7352

Room Parent 2: Amy WaldrupEmail: prestonthecheeks@comcast.net Phone: 904-472-0912

Mr. ZimmermanRoom Parent: Angie QuinnEmail: Angela@families-connected.com Phone: 410-375-0180

Stoneleigh Elementary School Room Parent Contact List 2014 – 2015

KINDERGARTEN

Mrs. ConroyRoom Parent 1: Heather Lowe Email: heatherfish@comcast.net Phone: 410-583-2252

Room Parent 2: Angie McAllisterEmail: angelacmcallister@gmail.com Phone: 410-627-0082 Mrs. DownsRoom Parent 1: Rachel Bowers Email: rachelbowers1@gmail.com Phone: 410-823-0654/443-255-5670

Room Parent 2: Audrey KennedyEmail: Audkennedy@gmail.comPhone: 410-296-0990/410-746-9004

Mrs. EiblRoom Parent 1: Katie Burgess Email: burgessrk@gmail.com Phone: 410-377-0631/919-699-5810

Room Parent 2: Denise DonovanEmail: denisepdonovan@gmail.com Phone: 410-853-7728/443-834-8104 Mrs. GhattasRoom Parent: Kimberly GrahamEmail: kimberly@1013artistry.comPhone: 202-427-3787

Mrs. ThompsonRoom Parent: Kristin VogelEmail: vogel.kristin@gmail.com Phone: 410-377-0856

Mrs. SpearRoom Parent 1: Allison Erdman Email: allisonerdman@yahoo.com Phone: 301-461-3390

Room Parent 2: Amy GodatEmail: maryleydog70@comcast.net Phone: 410-377-4378

Room Parent 3: Tamasa Chambers Email: ctamasa@gmail.com

FIRST GRADE

Mrs. CiatteiRoom Parent: Kathy DalrympleEmail: kathydalrymple@verizon.netPhone: 410-365-6799

Mrs. DannaRoom Parent: Sarah Van TiemEmail: svt@vanlaich.comPhone: 410-377-4585

Mrs. DonelanRoom Parent 1: Sara Waire Email: sara@thewairehouse.com Phone: 410-828-5983

Room Parent 2: Julie Lauver Email: stovalljulie@hotmail.comPhone: 443-415-6233

Mrs. HowardRoom Parent 1: Kristen Vanneman-Gooding Email: twinmamaplusone@gmail.com Phone: 443-388-8268

Room Parent 2: Amy KlineEmail: amykline@att.net Phone: 410-377-6392

Mrs. MansfieldRoom Parent 1: Karen Fireman Email: krn.fireman@gmail.com Phone: 410-832-5552

Room Parent 2: Shanette Hayes Email: Shanette.Hayes@yahoo.com Phone: 443-473-0207

Mrs. MargiottaRoom Parent 1: Kelley Battaglia Email: Kelley@digitaltruss.com Phone: 410-608-8481 Room Parent 2: Muriel van den BergEmail: Muriel.vandenberg@gmail.comPhone: 410-276-4886

Room Parent 3: Deborah BluntEmail: dblunster@gmail.comPhone: 410-823-1550

SECOND GRADE

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Mrs. BlakeRoom Parent: Lindsay KinkeadEmail: kinkeads.baltimore@gmail.comPhone: 443-275-2142

Mrs. EdwardsRoom Parent: Trista DiPaulaEmail: thedipaulas@comcast.net Phone: 410-377-8577

Mrs. HickeyRoom Parent: Heather LoweEmail: heatherfish@comcast.netPhone: 410-583-2252

Mr. MintiensRoom Parent: Rachel BowersEmail: rachelbowers1@gmail.comPhone: 410-823-0654/443-255-5670

Mrs. CordascoRoom Parent 1: Alex Bull Email: ahouff@mac.com Phone: 443-275-1985

Room Parent 2: Charlotte Huisman Email: the.huismans@hotmail.com Phone: 443-275-2730

THIRD GRADE

Mrs. EngleRoom Parent 1: Kathleen Nuetzel Email: knuetzel@verizon.net Phone: 410-821-1891

Room Parent 2: Michele HoweEmail: howesrule@yahoo.comPhone: 443-676-6639

Room Parent 3: Mandy Ward Email: mandyward2@yahoo.comPhone: 410-583-7070

Room Parent 4: Dana LinkEmail: dlinkfiore@bcps.orgPhone: 410-916-6008

Mr. GieronRoom Parent: Kristan JoiceEmail: kristanjoice@msn.com Phone: 410-377-2488/443-610-0291

Ms. KatzRoom Parent: Mahlet BerhanuEmail: mberhanu28@yahoo.com or fit212@yahoo.com Phone: 443-857-3026

Mrs. LaneRoom Parent: Michele HoweEmail: howesrule@yahoo.com Phone: 443-676-6639

Mrs. SchindlerRoom Parent: Jean-Marie TrivediEmail: jstrivedi@verizon.netPhone: 410-823-6837

FOURTH GRADE

Mr. BallardRoom Parent: Erica RimlingerEmail: Erica@ericarimlinger.com Phone: 410-561-0450

Mrs. FisherRoom Parent: Cleo StamatosEmail: stamatos@gmail.comPhone: 410-377-0164

Mr. ImirieRoom Parent: Aimee FreemanEmail: aimeefree@gmail.comPhone: 410-599-9738

Mrs. OrtizRoom Parent 1: Elizabeth Guonjian Email: guonjian@yahoo.com Phone: 410-321-1640

Room Parent 2: Patricia Durgin Email: pdurgin01@yahoo.comPhone: 443-275-2875

Room Parent 3: Pam BroussardEmail: Pamela@awha.wsPhone: 410-377-6165

Mrs. RonsonRoom Parent: Denise Supensky Email: dmaire867@yahoo.com Phone: 410-825-6498

Room Parent 2: Cleo StamatosEmail: stamatos@gmail.com Phone: 410-377-0164

Room Parent 3: Kristin Zoll Email: kzzoll@yahoo.com Phone: 410-377-5001

FIFTH GRADE

Stoneleigh Elementary School Room Parent Contact List 2014 – 2015

Thank you to all of our Room Parents!

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AD IDEASPictures of your kids with well wishes Pictures of your homeroom with a note to the teacher or signatures from the kids Holiday Greetings to Stoneleigh families Holiday “kid created” illustrations

*Checks are made payable to Stoneleigh PTA and can be sent to school in your child’s folder.Please mark the envelope: PTA WINTER CARNIVAL PROGRAM and include your FAMILY NAME

Get involved and support our school by donating a

FAMILY or BUSINESS AD in the Winter Carnival Program!

HOW DO I DONATE?Purchase 1/4 page ad - $10 Family/ $25 BusinessPurchase 1/2 page ad - $15 Family/ $50 BusinessPurchase FULL page ad - $25 Family/$100 Business

HOW DO I SUBMIT MY AD?PAY ONLINE IN 1 EASY STEP:Submit your ad when you pay online --without sending any extra emails! www.stoneleighpta.org

IF YOU PAY BY CHECK*:

1. Email your ad as an attachment in jpeg or pdf format to: wcprogram.ses@gmail.com

2. Please include theSUBJECT LINE: Winter Carnival Ad_YOUR FAMILY NAME

3. Please include the size of your ad in the body ofthe email

Thank you for your support! Contact Melissa Bear at gogliabear@gmail.com with questions.

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STONELEIGH ELEMENTARY PTA

WINTER CARNIVAL GREENS SALE

VIEW PHOTOS of the winter green wreaths, AND ORDER online! www.stoneleighpta.org

Orders must be placed by November 18, 2014 and can be picked up at the Winter Carnival. Saturday, December 6 between 9:00 am-2:00 pm

* Delivery options available with online ordering.* Please call Martha Edwards at (410) 583-9664,

Jennifer Pleszkoch at (443) 255-0107 or Vicki Shields at (443)956-7540 with any questions or email stoneleighwintergreens@gmail.com

Order and pay online at www.stoneleighpta.org OR return this form  with your check payable to Stoneleigh PTA   by November 18th to your child’s homeroom teacher or drop off to Martha Edwards at 601 Sussex Road. Address the envelope: “Winter Carnival – Greens Order”.

Name_____________________________ Phone: ___________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________

Email Address: _____________________________________________________

OTHER PLANTS

WREATHS

24” Round Boxwood Wreath $26.00 26” Square Boxwood Wreath (New Item!) $30.00 24” double faced plain Balsam (12” ring) $15.00 24” Mixed Evergreen (12”ring) $23.00 32” Mixed Evergreen (16” ring) $30.00

GARLAND AND ROPING

Please call Martha Edwards at (410)583-9664,

Jennifer Pleszkoch at (443)255-0107, Vicki Shields at (443)956-7540

or email stoneleighwintergreens@gmail.com *Don’t forget you can view pictures of wreaths online at

www.stoneleighpta.org !

POINSETTIAS Poinsettia 4" Pot RED (approx. 9" tall) $6.00 Poinsettia 4" Pot WHITE (approx. 9" tall) $6.00 Poinsettia 6” Pot RED(approx. 12-15”tall) $11.00 Poinsettia 6” Pot WHITE(approx.12-15”tall) $11.00 Poinsettia 6” Pot PINK(approx. 12-15”tall) $11.00

DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNITPRICE TOTAL PRICE

6” Cyclamen WHITE $11.00 6” Cyclamen PINK $11.00 6” WHITE Mums $11.00

White Pine Roping – 30 ft $17.00 White Pine Roping - 75 ft (Best Value!!) $30.00 Boxwood Roping – 30 ft (New Item!) $35.00

TOTAL COST OF ORDER (Prices include MD sales tax)