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1. March 1, 2011 Sponsored by Story PTA STORYTELLER • Principal’s Corner - Safety Reminders • At dismissal time, we ask that parents wait in the designated areas (car line or side of building by the office).  Please do not enter the building to wait in the front office area or the covered patio to pick up your student.  We have a lot of students exiting through the front doors and want to avoid traffic flow problems. We also want to avoid the removal of a student without a staff member being made aware. • Recently we have had children running across the street where there is no crosswalk to reach their parents who are parked by the playground area.  This creates a very dangerous situation, because visibility of those students is limited by the parked cars.  We have addressed this concern with our students, and we ask your help ensuring that all our students understand that although it may seem inconvenient to walk to the corner, it is for their safety.  They must use the crosswalk for their safety. • Thank you for TEAMing with us! Judith Coffman, Principal The Counselor’s Couch Sixth Grade Parents – Student registration forms for middle school are due to Ms. Nichols or Mrs. Gilbert by Wednesday, March 2. Online registration will take place in Story’s computer lab on March 3 and 4. If you have any questions about the registration process, please call me at 972-727-0570 ext. 123 or e-mail me at michelle_gilbert@allenisd.org. Parent Education Workshop You’re Invited! For the first time Story and Rountree are offering parenting workshops! These workshops are FREE, childcare will be available at no cost, and we will have snacks for parents and for children. If you would like to register for this workshop, contact Michelle Gilbert at, 972-727-0570 ext. 123 or by e-mail at Michelle_Gilbert@allenisd.orgby March 11, 2011. March 31, 2011 6:00 - 7:30 PM Story Elementary Cafeteria **Normal Adolescent Behavior, presented by Jennifer Atencio, M.Ed, LPC **This workshop is LIMITED to parents with children in FIFTH and SIXTH grade ONLY. This is a special interactive workshop for parents and their adolescent children. Because parents and adolescent children will attend the workshop together, space is limited to only 15 parents. You and your child will be actively involved during the session, so we will provide child care for children under 11 years old. HIGH FIVE CLUB February 21 – 25 Kindergarten Hassiet Fana, Aiden Read, Janey Seals, Gavin Hearnsberger, Eli Berhane First Grade Kim Nguyen, Marissa Rios, Willow Caldwell, Jacob Vo Second Grade Sarah Borcan, Cole Gustin, Allie Wicks, Braden Dodds Third Grade Daniel Crawford, Kolton Ehlert, Tyson Carlton, Ashleigh Carpenter Fourth Grade Melanie Ferron, Matthew Morse, Brett Young, Elvis Hedary Lizzie Perez, Sean Nguyen Fifth Grade Priscilla Estrada, Josh Stein, Moises Soto, Ilham Siraj Sixth Grade Michael Abraham, Shayla Nguyen, Connor Eliason, Joshua Leung Jump Rope for Heart Fundraiser All Jump Rope for Heart (grades K-3) and Hoops for Heart (grades 4-6) money is due this Friday, March 4.  Please convert all cash to checks made out to the American Heart Association.  Online is a great way to donate, and you can use a credit card.  Thanks for supporting the American Heart Association!

2. Box Top News! We’ve started a new 6 week grading period! It is anyone’s race! Sooooo… 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 • KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION IS COMING Allen ISD will offer early registration for siblings of current K-6th grade students for the 2011-2012 school year. If you already have a child at Story, kindergarten registration packets will be available for pick up beginning March 2 and completed packets will be accepted in the Story office March 3-11.   • In order for your packet to be accepted and your child officially enrolled, you must have the following items: • Birth Certificate • Social Security Card • Immunization Records (current required immunizations for Kindergarten are posted at www.allenisd.org) • Drivers License of parent • Current Utility Bill • And one of the following proofs of residency: • Settlement Statement • Lease Agreement • Voter Registration Card • Residency Affidavit (pick up in school office) • Early registration packets for kindergarten students with siblings will only be accepted during this window. Kindergarten Round-Up on March 24, 2011 will be the next available opportunity for you to turn in your child’s packet. • For additional information please visit www.allenisd.org or contact the Story Elementary office at 972-727-0570. Congratulations! Lisa Grantham ASA’ s Coach of the Year! Scouting for Food On February 19, 2011, Cub Scout Pack 308 from Story Elementary went door to door collecting can and dried food for the local food pantry.  This annual food drive ,"Scouting for Food“, is organized by the Circle 10 District. Our scouts worked diligently all morning and collected 1,095 cans of food.  This is truly an example of good citizenship, cheerful service and representation of great scout spirit. If your son is in first grade and interested in joining Cub Scouts, please contact Bryan Norwine at bnorwine@yahoo.com or Pauline Furqueron at pfurqueron@tx.rr.com. Congratulations Alexis Ruiz 1st Place Winner - Story Elementary Allen Heritage Guild’s Sam Bass Day coloring contest CogAt Testing Interested 2nd and 4th grade elementary students and 7th-11th grade secondary students may register and participate in CogAT testing for Gifted and Talented placement consideration. Spring testing will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2011.  Online registration forms will be available on the Gifted and Talented website January 28 – March 9. Students MUST be registered to participate. K-2 students CogAT testing will be held at Olson on March 26, 2011. Grades 3-11 students CogAT testing will be held at Curtis on March 26, 2011. Join the PTA Once upon a time, there was a group of people who took care of the others. Some folks like to refer to those people as our forefathers. They were the leaders of another generation. Today, we are in need of leaders for the nation of kids at Story Elementary. Take a role on the Story PTA Board and make a difference in your children’s school. Email Curtis Burlbaw @ story.elem.nc@gmail.com for more information. Allen Community Outreach ACO donation items to be collected for March: Bathroom Tissue Please have your child bring all donations to their classroom. Mark Your Calendar Mar 10 Open House 5:30 PM Mar 14 – 18 Spring Break Mar 24 Kindergarten Registration for 2011-2012 3:30-5:00 PM Story Elementary School Judith Coffman, Principal : Adam Rupert, Asst. Principal 1550 Edelweiss 75002 * School: 972-727-0570 * Fax: 972-727-0573 *Absentee Hotline: 972-727-0320 School Website: http://www.allenisd.org/storyes/site/default.asp