Stephen Foster PTA

It's time to be a Stephen Foster Steamer!
See you Wednesday at 2pm!!!

Kindergarten Round-Up 2024! Incoming Kindergartener? Come to the Kindergarten Round-Up! What is it? Kindergarten Round-Up is a districtwide event to welcome our incoming kindergarten students and their families to Alachua County Public Schools. They'll meet school staff and learn about their new school. When and where is it?

Second Free Coffee Day got off to a late start, but we loved getting to talk to you! Next one is in April!

We are so excited for our community partners participating in Foster Frolics on Friday!
Third up: The Alachua County Solid Waste & Resource Recovery Department!
They help manage our waste, and anyone who has ever had to go out to the Leveda Brown Environmental Park has interacted with this important service!

The Alachua County Solid Waste & Resource Recovery Department invites residents to participate in two “Community Reuse & Recycle Days” on Saturday April 6, 2024 and Saturday May 11, 2024. Residents are encouraged to take advantage of the free spring clean out, donation and hazardous waste recycling events.
Non-profit organizations will be onsite to receive the following items:
• clothing in wearable condition (no dirty or damaged items)
• non-perishable food (no expired or open items)
• housewares in usable condition
• school/office/art supplies
• Household hazardous waste such as paint, chemicals, old electronics etc. for recycling or proper disposal.

We are so excited for our community partners participating in Foster Frolics on Friday!
Second up: North Central Florida YMCA
Collectively, YMCAs are the largest not-for-profit community service organization in America. Their focus right now?
Two Words...SUMMER CAMP!
Get ready for the Best Summer Ever! Registration in Gainesville, Hawthorne, Micanopy, and Archer is OPEN NOW! 🌞

We are so excited to have our community partners at our Foster Frolics Carnival!
First up:
🚣‍♀️🛶🚣🛶🚣‍♂️🛶GAR: Gainesville Area Rowing 🚣‍♀️🛶🚣🛶🚣‍♂️🛶
Did you know that middle and high schoolers can learn how to row for crew right here at Newnan's Lake? This after school program is a great way to stay active and keep fit!
Come try out your hand on the Erg at Frolics, and let's see who can row fastest with the best form!!
GAR has summer camps starting in June open to rising 6th through 12th graders! Learn more here:
https://gainesvillearearowing.com/learn-to-row-camp/

We are so thankful to our community partners who have donated to our Foster Frolics Carnival!
Ben E. Keith Foods Campus USA Credit Union

It's almost Frolics time!! Can you spare 45 minutes to man a booth on Friday?

www.signupgenius.com

Early bird tickets are on sale already!!
Get yours for $15!

Save the date for our annual Carnival - Foster Frolics!!
Friday March 22 from 4 pm to 7 pm!

Frolics is coming up in just 3 weeks!

Can you donate your time and help make this a success? Does your teen need some volunteer hours to round out the year? Come play around with us and have a great Friday afternoon! Sign up below

www.signupgenius.com

Our first Free Coffee Friday was a touch rainy, but really fun! We love to support local businesses, and Coffee Culture gave us a great deal!
See you all next week at our Black History Wax Museum!

Do you want to help out with our upcoming events?
Sign up below!

PTA Volunteer Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. We have listed all the odd jobs and ways in which you can help the PTA in your own way! The PTA will contact you via email to help coordinate the times/dates/duties you have selected! If you want to contact us, find us at pt...

Look at our own Robot Warriors on the cover photo! Thanks to Ms Perdomo and all the parents who chaperoned our robotics team to the VEX IQ competition!
https://www.mainstreetdailynews.com/education/annual-vex-robotics-competition?fbclid=IwAR0mNWYRT7-b-qGrSBOLCfqAUx3--YJdYcuPX_vuEwiKq-rkRfJCrW26Wro

Annual VEX Robotics Competition held at Lincoln Middle School More than 160 elementary and middle school students participate.

Get ready for spirit week!!
2024 Spirit Week
January 29th-February 2nd.

1. The theme for Monday, January 29th
-👕🧤👔👗🩳👚Mismatch Monday 👔👕👖🧤👟🩴👗(Show your creativity by dressing in different colored shoes, shirt, shorts, pants, etc.…)

2. The theme for Tuesday, January 30st
-👔👔👗👗Twinning Tuesday 🩳🩳👚👚(Come dressed alike with your bestie.)

3. The theme for Wednesday, July 31st
-👨‍🦳👩‍🦳🧑‍🦳Senior Citizen Day/Dress Like An Old Person Day🧑‍🦳👩‍🦳👨‍🦳

4. The theme for Thursday, February 1st
-🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️🦸Super Hero Thursday🦸🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ (Dress up as your favorite superhero or villain, no masks.)

5. The theme for Friday, February 2nd
-🏆🏇🏌⛹️🤾🏊Sports Friday⚽️⚾️🥎🏀🏐🏈🏉🎾🏆 (Dress up as your favorite sports team or player.)

ACPS families/staff:

Alachua County Public Schools would like to get your input on how we can better address attendance, behavior and curriculum in our schools.

You are invited to attend any or all of our upcoming focus groups, which will be held throughout the district. The schedule is attached and is also available at https://www.sbac.edu/focusgroups.

We look forward to hearing from you!

🌟 Attention Parents and Guardians! 🌟

Join us at our upcoming Parent Academy Focus Groups! Your voice is crucial in shaping the future of our children's education. We'll be discussing key topics like Attendance, Behavior, and Core Curriculum.

📆 Mark Your Calendars:

Jan 23 at Newberry High School
Feb 13 at Stephen Foster Elementary
Apr 23 at Hidden Oak Elementary School
May 14 at Hawthorne High School and Middle School

⏰ Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Let's work together for a brighter future for our kids. Come share your thoughts, ideas, and concerns. We value your input!

📧 For more info: [email protected]

Congratulations to our very own Mrs. Baker and all of the other wonderful teachers on being awarded Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations Alachua County Public Schools Teachers of the Year!

We are seeking donations of food and dollars! Help us feed our families that need a little help to make it through the 17 day Winter holiday break. Many of our families are in need. Thanks for considering! (Link in comments)

😍🤩🥹🙏🏻Thank you to all our families who came out to our first annual Fosterval! We estimate that 70 or so families came, even in the bad weather!

🤩😍🤩A big thanks to our PTA members Ms. Fleming, Moss and Spurlock- we couldn't have done this without you!🤩😍🤩🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

We hope everyone has a great break, and see you soon!

See you at 4 pm for our FREE Foster-val!!!

We are wrapping up our Read A Thon on Friday Nov 10th, and every kid who gets 3 donations wins a pizza party!
Make sure you share with your loved ones and support the PTA's efforts to build our family and school communities!

Donate here:
https://www.read-a-thon.com/school/Stephen-Foster-PTA_56803

Parents,

Read-A-Thon is offering a Bonus Week Challenge to help us raise more money and get kids excited to read.

🍕🍕🍕🍕Every reader that brings in at least 3 donations during our event will enjoy a Pizza Party (paid by Read-A-Thon) to celebrate! Help us meet this challenge and throw the biggest Pizza Party at our school!🍕🍕🍕

Go to your reader's account today and use the text, email, and social media tools on your dashboard to invite friends and family to donate to our Read-A-Thon.

Thank you for your support.

🍁🍂🌹🍂🍁It's time! 🍁🍂🌹🍂🍁
See you at the school for our Beautification day!

Some tools will be available but bringing your own gloves, sunscreen and a
good water bottle are key to a safe and successful day! Any other helpful tools
are encouraged!

🍁🌹🍂😍🤩🥰🍁🌹🍂Thank you Gaston Mulch and Soil, LLC for your generous donation of soil!! Our garden beds and planters will be able to grow some gorgeous projects for our whole school!!

Come to Beautification day Saturday from 8am to noon to help us spread it out!!🍂🌹🍁😍🤩🥰🍁🌹🍂

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Will we see you at our Grounds beautification Saturday at 8 am?
We have so much to do, and there is something for everyone! Come out to the school for the whole 4 hours, or just for one!
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Some tools will be available but bringing your own gloves, sunscreen and a
good water bottle are key to a safe and successful day! Any other helpful tools
are encouraged!
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🥳🥸👻👽 Are you ready??? See you at 5:30pm at Skate Station and don't forget to say you're here to support Foster elementary!

Wear your costume you will get a treat!👽👻🥸🥳