Phillis Wheatley Elementary

Greetings Panthers!!

I hope that everyone had another wonderful and relaxing weekend! Please listen carefully as we plan for the week ahead. Additionally, please note that this message is prerecorded and all events are subject to change due to Tropical Storm Milton and potential school closures.

We are very excited to invite you to join us this Tuesday, October 8th from 5:30pm-7:00pm for our first Family Night of the school year. Come enjoy family games, pizza, ice cream, prizes and more! This is a night of family fun that you don't want to miss!!

On Wednesday, October 9th, Wednesday October 23rd and Wednesday, October 30th, Phillis Wheatley is going PINK. We would like ALL students and staff members to wear pink to support the fight against breast cancer.

Kona Ice will be on campus on Friday, October 11th during recess, to help celebrate the end of the first nine weeks! Please see the flyer in this week's newsletter and Talking Points for the link to pre-pay for your child's treat and help support our wonderful PTA and all that they do for our school! The prepay site is currently open and ready for orders!

This week is our Hispanic Heritage Month Spirit Week!

Monday, October 7th, is Culture Day! Wear colors that represent a Hispanic country or flag.

Tuesday is Día de Colores! Wear lots of bright colors together to represent the vibrant Hispanic culture.

Wednesday is ¡Sí se puede! Wear PINK to support the fight against Breast Cancer.

Thursday is Jersey Day! Wear a fútbol or béisbol jersey.

Friday is Latinos in Action! Wear red to show support for Latino leaders.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION!

Panthers, our Phillis Wheatley PTA is still taking pre-orders for Krispy Kreme donuts through October 15th. Donuts will be available for pickup or delivered to your scholar on Friday, October 18th. Please return your order form with payment (exact cash or by CashApp) no later than Tuesday, October 15th!

As always, thank you so much for your support and for all that you do for the scholars at Phillis Wheatley ES. We look forward to seeing our scholars bright and early tomorrow morning by 8:15am.

Sincerely,

Tabitha Brown

Principal

Congratulations to the 25 scholars identified by their teachers as a Student of the Month for the Month of August:

Sarriyah Mosley

Rasheka Robinson

Angeli Lopez Orosco

Aisha Brown

Sommer Jonas

Londyn Lewis

Genesis Smith

Adrian Skeete

Josiah Palacio

Rhiannan McFadden

Cataleya Cotto

Ruth Edmund

Jisleidy Guillen Cordero

Khloe Rivera

Amoni Davis

Kimberly Camacho Molina

Micheal Eli Lavendar

Abigail Mofya

Ra'nyna Bledsoe

Antonio Culver

Kyndall Thomas

Caden Lucas

D.zyre Smith

Arabella Lamtman

Our "Terrific Kids" Student of the Month Celebration is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Apopka.

Honesty

Definition: Telling the truth & being authentic.

Quote: “A bright future beckons. The onus is on us, through hard work, honesty and integrity, to reach for the stars.” - Nelson Mandela, From Freedom to the Future

Strategies:

Teach your child about the importance of telling the truth.

List two ways to rebuild trust after being dishonest.

Remind your child that your authentic self is the best version of yourself.

Help your child to pause to think about the consequences before choosing whether or not to tell the truth.

Discussion Questions:

Should you be honest with people even if it hurts their feelings? Why or why not?

Are the people that you meet online always honest? How do you know if they are being honest?

Kona Ice will be on campus to help celebrate a fantastic first nine weeks! You can use pre-pay to pay online or send cash to school - 20% of the sales will be returned to the PTA to help fund the amazing events that we have planned for our Panthers.

The prepay site is currently open and ready for orders : PREPAY HERE

Email: Wheatley_es@ocps.net
Website: https://wheatleyes.ocps.net/
Location: 1475 Marvin C. Zanders Avenue, Apopka, FL, USA
Phone: 407-884-2250
Twitter: @Wheatley_OCPS

Instagram: ocps_wheatleyes