PTA Fundraiser

The Seminole Elementary PTA (Parent Teacher Association) is proud to present the fall Fund-Raising event. This year, the PTA will host a Candle Catalog Sale using products from Freedom Fundraising Company. It is not mandatory to participate, it is optional. All students who sell five or more items will have an ice cream party. Individual prizes will also be given out to highest sellers. You will receive along with this notice, a catalog and order form. The prices and instructions are on the order form. The money for sale products needs to be collected up front in the form of cash or check made payable to: Seminole Elementary PTA. No exchanges will be accepted. Only returns for damaged or broken products will be accepted.

No School - Veteran's Day

There will be No School on Wednesday, November 11th in honor of Veteran’s Day. Classes will resume on Thursday, November 12th.

Holiday Blues in Students

The holiday season is a fun time of the year for millions of children throughout the world. The music, the decorations, and the spirit of the season make us think that this is a time of happiness for every child. However, this is not the case. Each year, many children experience all sorts of heartbreaks and losses that can become especially painful when the holiday season arrives.The general excitement and happiness of the holidays have a way of intensifying sad events that children have experienced during the past year.

With the holidays, children are reminded that this holiday season is different and they often start feeling blue.
The Holiday Blues manifest in children in various ways. Sadness is the most obvious sign of the holiday blues. But children also show the blues by withdrawing from their family, becoming irritable, uncooperative, aggressive and also verbally nasty. Children may get the holiday blues after experiencing such events as the divorce of their parents, the death of relative, separation from a parent who is in the military, or a reduction in their family's income.

Suggestions to help parents when their child is suffering with the holiday blues this season are attached.

EESAC Meeting

There will be an ESSAC meeting on Friday, November 6th at 8 am. The meeting will take place in the Media Center.

November Bilingual Parent Outreach Program

The Bilingual Parent Outreach Program seminar will be held on Thursday, November 5 at 8:30 am. This free workshop will take place in our Media Center and will focus on Medical, Legal, Financial, and Other Services. We encourage you to take advantage of this worthy program.

Creating a Culture of Peace and Safety

Violence in our schools, whether it involves threats, fist fights, knives, or firearms is unwanted and intolerable. Children deserve a safe environment to learn in. Teachers and staff deserve a safe place to work. Communities deserve safe schools that educate kids and help keep neighborhoods safer.To make our schools safer, everyone can and must pitch in. This includes teachers, parents, students, policy makers, law enforcement officers, local businesses, faith-based leaders, civic leaders, youth workers, and other concerned community residents. Attached you will find helpful suggestions for Students, Parents, Teachers and Administrators of what they can do individually and collectively to improve school safety; thereby creating a culture of peace. (Excerpted in part from The National Crime Prevention Council).

Parent Involvement Month

November is Parent Involvement Month in Florida. The state’s Parent Information Resource Center put together the attached package of ideas and resources.