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1. September 21, 2010 Sponsored by Story PTA Story Elementary School Judith Coffman, Principal Adam Rupert, Asst. Principal 1550 Edelweiss School: 972-727-0570 n Fax: 972-727-0573 Absentee Hotline: 972-727-0320 School Website: http://www.allenisd.org/storyes/site/default.asp STORYTELLER Empowering our Students Against Bullying Tuesday, September 21, 2010 7:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria Please join the PTA, and Mrs. Gilbert, the school counselor, for a very informative meeting. Childcare will not be provided. Together we will discuss: What bullying is… How parents can help… What your school is doing to help…. What your kids are learning… Mark Your Calendar PTA Meeting - Meet the Staff & Bully Program 7 PM End of Six Weeks Reading with the Eagles Staff Development/Student Holiday PTA Meeting – Story Cafeteria 7 PM Sept 21 Oct 1 Oct 1 Oct 11 Oct 19 Don’t miss the ice cream social at the September PTA meeting! ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI HOMECOMING TAILGATE PARTY Friday October 8, 2010 5-7 PM Join us for our Homecoming Tailgate Party - just north of Eagle Stadium (between the stadium and the weight building) as we celebrate 100 years of Allen ISD and 75 years of Allen Eagle Football. Dinner is being catered by Cowboy Chicken. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets are $12 per person or $17 per person which includes a general admission ticket to the football game. Children three and under are free. To order your tickets visit: www.allenisd.org/alumni and follow the links. For more information call 972-727-0502. Punt, Pass, and Kick Punt, Pass, and Kick will be held at 3 PM on Monday, October 4.  This is a football contest for boys and girls ages 8-13.  We will meet at Story Park and should be finished by 4:30.  We always love parent volunteers, so feel free to join us (criminal background checks must be on file, please). See you there! ACO donation items to be collected for September are Toothpaste & Toothbrushes

2. Box Top News! Congratulations Falcons! We had another GREAT week! This week our students turned in over 1,400 Box Tops and Labels. The first 4 weeks of school have been completed. Only two weeks left before one class receives their free recess and Falcon Spirit Stick! NEWS FLASH – The teacher with the winning class will also receive a small prize! That’s right teachers, you too will be rewarded when your class wins each six weeks. Here are the current top ten classes: 1st place – Leiker – 496 6th place – Nichols - 232 2nd place – Cook – 341 7th place – Byrd - 188 3rd place – Kraus – 332 8th place – Currie - 179 4th place – Abraham – 275 9th place – Branch - 160 5th place – Mitchel – 261 10th place – Langlais - 148 This week has seen a real “shuffling” of the leader board. But with two weeks left – this is still anyone’s race! Hurry and turn in your Box Tops and Labels so you can win that free recess!! Good luck and may the best class win!!!  Cheryll Tallent Box Top Coordinator Principal’s Corner Come join us at our first PTA meeting tonight at 7:00. PTA will be sponsoring an ice cream social to welcome our new staff members. We hope to see you there! Our staff would like to thank the generous parents who donated the delicious snacks for our staff meeting last week. I want to also thank our PTA board members who are already hard at work to make this a great year for our children! THANK YOU!! Our PTA benefits every child at Story and welcomes every family.  We encourage you to join PTA. Your support will benefit your children throughout the school year. Top Reasons to Join Story PTA! 1.  Your $6 membership supports local, state and national PTA projects. 2.  Story PTA sponsors fun activities for families and supports student enrichment programs and classroom resources for all kids. 3.  PTA facilitates communication between school and parents. 4.  Free student directory with PTA membership! 5.  It is the right thing to do! Show your commitment to Story and your children’s education. Thank you for TEAMing with us! Judith Coffman, Principal “Art to Go” Volunteers Needed! “Art to Go” is starting its inaugural season at Story. This program is a wonderful way to introduce kids to the world of art and how it relates to everything around them. The program cannot work without the parent volunteers.  You do not need to know anything about art. We will give you the training and all of the information that you need to present in your child’s class. All we ask for is a willing and positive spirit and 45 minutes of your time once a month from October to April.  This is a volunteer job that can be done by a corporate parent, a stay-at-home parent, or a grandparent. If interested please contact me, Mindye Piepenburg at mimipiep@hotmail.com or  mpiepenb@cisco.com. The following teachers are desperate for an “Art to Go” volunteer:   Ahearn Espy Langlais Branch Gable Pantalion Currie Jarboe Wright Duck Kraus High Five Club September 6 - 10 Kindergarten William Guilkey, Mia Cherry, Autum Vollmer, Cooper Christenson First Grade David Pedison, Raben Muhammad, Katie Tallent, Kelly Scott Second Grade Emma Steele, Junior Lopes, Reagan Valenta, A.J. Nwokorie Third Grade Lydia Gilbert, Max Linan, Kaley Law, Dalton Ehlers Fourth Grade Tara Frost, Jackson Jarboe, Ric Deanda, Ryan Boyce, Luke Mays, Hallie Amen Fifth Grade Daleesa Brown, Travis Hoffman, Ashlyn Cunningham, Cathryn Fung Sixth Grade Fatima Panjwani, Nathan Goodwin, Colton Meyers, Ryan Smith