Puster spirit was in the air today! We had over 75% of our students showing their leopard pride! Third grade showed the most spirit with 89% of the students showing their spirit. Our Puster Pride assembly was definitely red and spirited today. During Puster Pride we enjoyed a short preview of “Guys and Dolls” performed by SCMS. The students from Sloan Creek did a wonderful job and we enjoyed listening to the performance!
Enjoy your weekend! Let’s all head out for the last regular season football game at LHS tonight! The Gridiron Club is sponsoring the LAST home game tailgating party! There will be FREE hotdogs, chips and drinks from 5 – 6:30pm on Friday – while the food lasts. Everyone should feel free to bring out a dish or their own food if they would like!!
PUSTER ELEMENTARY NEWS
Student Council Food Drive
The 2009-2010 Puster Student Council will be holding the 2nd Annual Food Drive at Puster Elementary beginning November 6th and lasting through November 18th. The theme is "Line a Hall to Stack a Shelf". The students can bring can goods to their homeroom teacher and we will begin lining the cans along the hallways! Join in on this great community service!
Carpool Drop-off
Please remember the east side of the building is for carpool drop-off of students. The front (west side) of the building is for bus drop-off and parents who need to park and come in the building. Thank you for helping with our traffic control and the safety of the children.
From the Counselor
The beautiful weather has made this week fly! That seems to happen every year at this time, doesn't it? Thanks to your generous support, our Caring Coins Day for the Allen Community Outreach Center was a tremendous success. Your children's piggy bank donations totaled $793.01!
Did you happen to see the flier for the Ponytail Club in your child's Thursday folder? This community project was a wonderful opportunity for Puster students to give of themselves to others, and several have requested we grow ponytails again! Anyone can participate - daughters, mothers, aunts, sisters, friends, etc. The only stipulation is that the ponytail be nonbleached and at least 8 inches in length from the base of the neck. We will celebrate with a Ponytail Club Ceremony sometime in May. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Finally, attached to this message is my six-week newsletter. My new motto is "Going Green and Growing Proud!" Have a wonderful weekend.
GT Referrals
The deadline for GT referrals for the 2nd semester placement is November 13, 2009 at 4:00 pm. Forms are available on the district website under Special Programs, Gifted & Talented. Return referrals to Puster Elementary to the attention of Wendy Craft.
Puster Recycles Week
Next week, Nov. 9-13 is Recycles Week. The Puster Green Team will be collecting gently used coats, jackets, sweaters, and sweatshirts for Allen Community Outreach. LHS is sponsoring an E-Waste Collection on Saturday, November 14, and the Green Team is also selling reusable totes. Please see the attached flyers for more information.
Specific Feedback Forms
Beginning with the next six weeks, students in grades 2-5 will receive the specific feedback forms only with the report cards. The purpose of the written feedback is to give parents specific, targeted information on student progress. Please look for these with each report card at the end of each six weeks.
District Wide News
Parent Community Group
Please read the attachment to see opportunities to be involved in LISD’s parent community group.
Parents & the Transition Process
The LISD Special Education Department will host the first, in a series, of trainings for parents of students with a disability. The topic for this training is the Transition Process. Transition includes, but is more than, the movement from campus to campus. Transition is an outcome oriented process to address the student's post secondary needs. Come and learn about the intent of the law and how you can be an effective advocate for your child. The training will be held in the Red Building on November 12 at 1:00 p.m. and then repeated at 7:00 p.m. If you have questions, please contact Amy Burks at 469.742.8062.
Guys and Dolls Performance At SCMS
The performances are Thursday Nov. 12, Friday Nov. 13, & Saturday Nov. 14 at the LHS Auditorium. Tickets are $5 for students/staff and $7 adults. If available, tickets will also be sold at the box office at 6pm on show nights.
Lovejoy Fine Arts Festival
The first Lovejoy Fine Arts Festival will start at noon on Saturday Dec. 12 at Lovejoy High School. Admission is free. The festival will showcase the artistic talents of Lovejoy ISD students in the fine arts departments. Set aside some time on your busy calendars to attend. Come and go as you please. Three stages will host various performances by Lovejoy fine arts students in grades 5-12. Just a sampling of performers are: elementary schools' honor choirs, middle school pop choir, LHS choir, LHS jazz band, The Majestics Dance Team, studio dance classes, orchestra, theater, guitar club performers, ensembles, and student bands. Community art booths, art student booths, and holiday food vendors will also be involved. Plus kids' art stations and a photo opportunity with the big guy in the red suit. Your eyes, ears, and taste buds are in for a treat!
The festival will last from noon to 6 p.m.. But the climatic LHS choir performance will close out the evening after 6 p.m. on the main auditorium stage.
We encourage you to bring at least two canned goods for Allen Community Outreach. Another community event, held at the same time, is the art department's Empty Bowls project. Persons will be able to buy a bowl, hand-made by an art student in grades K-12. The funds from the project will be given to the Samaritan Inn.
Lovejoy Fine Arts Festival is planned by a committee representing the five different LHS fine arts booster clubs: band, orchestra, choir, theater, and Majestics.
Varsity Football Playoff T-shirts
Congratulations to our Lovejoy Leopard Varsity football team for clenching a spot in the District 13-AAA playoffs for the second year in a row. District playoffs start the weekend of November 13th and to commemorate the event, the Gridiron Club will have playoff t-shirts available for order. While the design is still being developed, we can tell you the Varsity playoff team roster, will be on the back of the T-shirt. The cost of the shirt is $15 for youth and adult sizes. DUE TO THE SHORT TIMELINE FOR DELIVERY, ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH.
ORDERS AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED at the LHS Athletic Office NO LATER than 4pm on Friday, November 6th. After Friday afternoon, you can drop them by Sara Krumrei's house at 1795 Baltimore Dr. (Stacy Ridge Estates) in Allen, THROUGH Sunday, Nov. 8th at 4PM.
NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!
Shirts will be delivered Wednesday or Thursday of next week at the high school, location TBD. Once the location is determined, you will receive an email communication about pick-up.
Attached is the order form. Please be sure to include your contact information (email AND phone #) as requested on the form. Checks can be made payable to Gridiron Club.
If you have questions, please contact Sara Krumrei @
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or 972-529-1659 / 972-839-8166.
Varsity Volleyball Playoff T-shirt order
See the attachment to order a t-shirt supporting the Varsity Volleyball Playoffs.
Sloan Creek Chess Club's Turkey Tournament is Coming!
Remember to sign up for the Sloan Creek Chess Club’s Tournament! See the attached flyer for information about the SCMS Chess Club’s Turkey Tournament on Saturday, November 14! We would love to have a team from Puster team enter the tournament!
Leopard Lacrosse Parent Meeting
Join us on Monday, November 9th @ 7 pm in the SCMS Library. The meeting is for all parents with kids interested in playing for our club team. You will learn more about our program, membership, meet the board and our Head Coach, David Wang. Also, spirit wear will be on sale. Teams are now forming for 3rd/4th grade boys, 5th/6th grade, and 7th/8th grade.
Leopard Lacrosse ‘Come Out and Try It’ Clinic
Leopard Lacrosse is holding a ‘Come Out and Try It’ Clinic on Saturday, November 14th from 12 -2 at the SCMS field. This event is for all interested players. You will see a demonstration of the game and get to try it by participating in different drills. Head Coach David Wang will lead the clinic.
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Calendar of Events
November 9 – 13 Recycles Week
November 9 – Chess Club, Mad Science, Abrakadoodle (3-5), Golf Club
November 11 – 5th Grade Field Trip to Heritage Ranch
November 11 – Mooyah Night – 3rd Grade Teachers
November 12 – Chick-fil-A Night
November 13 – Lunch Volunteers: Gail Rouse, Tonya Williams, Alice Brewer, Amy Holden
November 13 – Puster Pride Assembly @ 2:30
November 14 – E-Waste Recycling at LHS, 9:00am-1:00pm
November 16 – Chess Club, Mad Science, Abrakadoodle (3-5), Golf Club
November 17 – LISD School Board Meeting @ 7:30
November 18 – Thanksgiving Lunch at Puster Elementary
November 18 – Abrakadoodle (K-2)
November 18 – Mooyah Night – 4th Grade Teachers
November 19 – PTA Meeting and 4th Grade Program @ 7:00
November 19 – Report Cards go home
November 20 – Puster Pride Assembly @ 2:30; 4th Grade Performs
November 20 – Lunch Volunteers: Kristi Duram, Katherine Ponder, Amy Holden, Wendy Herran
November 23 – 27 - Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30 – Chess Club, Mad Science, Abrakadoodle (3-5), TGA Golf
December 2 – Abrakadoodle (K-2)
December 2 – Mooyah Night in Allen @ 5:00
December 3 – Empty Bowl @ LJHS @ 6:00
December 4 – Puster Pride Assembly @ 2:30
December 4 – Lunch Volunteers: Kristen Shanker, Kristen Pottinger, Lynn Heath, Christi Murphy
December 7-11 PTA Holiday Shop
December 7 – Chess Club, Mad Science, Abrakadoodle (3-5), TGA Golf
December 9 – Abrakadoodle (K-2)
December 9 – Mooyah Night
December 11 – Puster Pride Assembly @ 2:30
December 11 – Lunch Volunteers: Denise May, Michelle Motsenbocker, Setphanie Sailer, Tonya Williams
Can’t Imagine Us Without You!
Janet J
Robert L. Puster Elementary
"If we teach today as we taught yesterday, then we rob our children of tomorrow." John Dewey
