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The REDS S&P 500 Prediction (NYSEARCA:RSP) (June 16, 2013)
My article ("The RED Spread: A Market-Breadth Barometer - Can It Predict Black Swan?") introduced the RED Spread (REDS) (with the RED) as a Market Condition Monitor. The RED Spread is performing one-month-ahead forecasts of the S&P 500 index. The predictions follow.
The REDS&PP FORECAST FORECAST TARGET TARGET DATA FEP AME DATE S&P 500 DATE S&P 500 RANGE % (ABS Mean Error) 2/24/2013 1,420.40 3/22/2013 1,556.89 5/2/12-2/22/13 9.1 8.7 3/3/2013 1,421.09 3/29/2013 1,569.19 5/2/12-3/1/13 9.9 8.8 3/10/2013 1,428.79 4/5/2013 1,553.28 5/2/12-3/8/13 8.3 8.6 3/17/2013 1,431.12 4/12/2013 1,588.85 5/2/12-3/15/13 10.4 9.0 3/24/2013 1,428.24 4/22/2013 1,562.50 5/2/12-3/22/13 9.0 8.8 3/31/2013 1,429.61 4/29/2013 1,593.61 5/2/12-3/29/13 10.8 8.6 4/7/2013 1,425.70 5/6/2013 1,617.50 5/2/12-4/5/13 12.6 9.6 4/14/2013 1,433.87 5/13/2013 1,633.77 5/2/12-4/12/13 13.1 10.8 4/21/2013 1,426.25 5/20/2013 1,666.29 5/2/12-4/19/13 15.5 12.7 4/28/2013 1,432.37 5/28/2013 1,660.06 5/2/12-4/26/13 14.7 13.7 5/5/2013 1,440.94 6/3/2013 1,640.42 5/2/12-5/3/13 12.9 13.2 5/12/2013 1,424.34 6/10/2013 1,642.81 5/9/12-5/10/13 14.2 13.1 5/20/2013 1,407.06 6/17/2013 ? 5/16/12-5/17/13 ? ? 5/28/2013 1,438.23 6/24/2013 ? 5/23/12-5/24/13 ? ? 6/3/2013 1,410.32 7/1/2013 ? 5/30/12-5/31/13 ? ? 6/10/2013 1,439.78 7/8/2013 ? 5/6/12-5/7/13 ? ? 6/16/2013 1,438.26 7/8/2013 ? 5/6/12-5/7/13 ? ? NOTE Forecast Error Percentage (NYSEARCA:FEP) = 2*(A-F)/(A+F) (A=Actual F=Forecast) Absolute Mean Error (NYSE:AME) = (sum(ABs of 7-day errors)/7)/A (A=Actual F=Forecast)
The evaluation of the predictions made on 2/24/2013, 3/3/2013, 3/10/2013, 3/17/2013, 3/24/2013, 3/31/13, 4/7/2013 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, and 5/5/2014 is available: The Forecast Error Percentages were 9.1, 9.0, 8.3,10.4, 9.0, 10.8, 12.0, 13.3, 15.5, 14.7, and 12.9, respectively; and the Mean Absolute Errors were 8.7 8.8, 8.6, 9.0, 8.8, 8.6, 9.6, 10.8, 12.7, 13.7, and 13.2; respectively. They were under-forecasts. The error were significant because the data range (5/2/2012 to 4/12/2013) don't cover a full year. From the 5/5/2013 prediction the data have a full year, as shown in the above Table..
It was also because the budget negotiations have been worked out this time, surrounding the sequester (March 1) and the smooth passage of the spending bill or a continuing resolution (NYSE:CR): The market not only didn't respond negatively on across-the-board spending cuts even though White House exaggerated the impact of the sequester, but the new CR keeps government open through September, averting shutting down government on March 27 when all stopgaps spending measurements will be expired.
All these timely good movements of Congress boosted the market more much than expected one month earlier.
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Y (t) = X (t-1) + e,
Where Y (t) = one-month average of daily changes in the S&P 500 at t, X (t-1) = one-month average of daily changes in REDGs at t-1, and e = errors.
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The RED Spread or REDS from 4/3/2012 to date.
Market forecasts refer to market perspectives of unknown events, whether in the past, present, or future. It is the future that attracts most attention of investors because the practical purpose of the forecasts is to help make and improve investment decisions, which are forward looking.
Large econometric models which have many variables and various data are available for market forecasts, but a naïve single-variable model is introduced here. For stock-market forecasts, a simple model with a well-defined set of data can compete large model because stock prices and bond yields (and bond prices in the opposite direction), all of which are highly volatile, responsive to a continuous flow of rumors and headlines that affects expectations of investors. As a result, it is almost impossible predict the future movements of the stock market in a relatively short term, say, a time horizon of one to three months which are my primary target.
The purpose of this column is not to expect to provide any acceptable results of near-term market forecasts, but rather to attempt to test a naïve autoregressive equation with seven-day moving averages of changes in both the S&P 500 index and the RED Spread or the REDS. The REDS reflects all market activities - large and small - at the closing every day. They are unbiased and directly observed. Hence I have a strong confidence on this data set.
The REDS series just starts from April 3, 2012. After making changes and moving averages, the final input series begin May 2, 2012. Changes and moving averages made the original series less noisy, but still a year-on-year forecasting is better to eliminate further any remaining cyclical or seasonal components.
Hence, weekly one-month-ahead predictions will continue to be performed using the same starting data, May 2, 2012, until May 3, 2013. After that, the starting data will change to cover just one year. As the series lengthen, two-month and three-month predictions will be performed in the future.
The evaluation of predictions will be made by two criteria: (a) The Forecast Error Percentage (FEP) and (b) The Absolute Mean Error (AME). The FEP is for at one point at the target day while the AME is for 7-day forecasts.
At this time, I am not certain about the likely outcomes of this experiment. The only hope is this model with this innovative data set would shed some light in a very changeable area of predictions of the equity market with an explicit link with the bond market.
The origin of The REDS went back to early 1980s when a paper was submitted to the American Economic Association [AEA] meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The paper was to predict stock markets (the level of the S&P 500) by employing the NBER composite indexes which were compiled at the Center for International Business Cycles Research [CIBCR]. Since the S&P 500 is one of the components of the Composite Leading Index, the paper used the Composite Lagging Index inverted: The inverted Lagging index normally leads the Leading Index.
Last summer a science-oriented reader and I exchanged our views on whether the REDS can predict the market or not, as follows:
Reader - "Here are my predictions for today at closing based on your chart above RED REDS S&P 500 10Y T Yield 9/28/2012 52.8 5.0% 1445.99 1.665."
Author - "It is pretty difficult to grasp the relevance of your comment which perhaps is based upon a presumption that the RED and the RED Spread can forecast the closing prices of the S&P 500 and 10-year Treasuries. I wish your comment works, but unfortunately it cannot because economics (finance) is not an exact science."
Reader - "Still, I look forward to your post on Monday to see how far off I am and in what direction."
Author -- Yesterday (September 28) numbers were: RED = 52.*% RED Spread = 4.6% S&P 500 = 1,440.69 10-Y Treasury Yield = 1.64%...[A]ny economic forecast should be done with an explicit model…[W]e should build two equations as:
Y1 = a1X1 + b1X2 (1)
Y2 = a2X1 + b2X2 (2)
Where Y1 = the S&P 500, Y2 = the 10-Y Treasury yield, X1 = the RED, and X2 = the RED Spread. A further discussion along this line of thought is beyond of the scope of this article."
(From our comments on "The RED Spread: A Market-Breadth Barometer - Can It Predict Black Swan?".)
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Pricing strategy analysis of top three vendors in the market have been derived after an in-depth analysis of the players concerned. The list generated after the research offers valuable insight about the various lucrative segments in the market. This section also features a separate analysis column which helps in clearly distinguishing the prime product segments on which these vendors primarily emphasize on.
An analysis of the drivers and challenges explains the factors leading to the growth of the market including increased disposable income, declining prices, rise in e-commerce, increased travel plans and growing inclination for digital cameras. Strong opportunity exists in the market as increasing disposable income and higher consumption pattern drive the demand for digital cameras. This coupled with the fact that the increasing travel plans and constant decline of prices will lead to a developing market. Additionally, growing tendency to own a digital camera and to be able to share images online will fuel growth in this market. The key challenges identified are presence of grey market and emergence of Smart devices with camera features. Basically, grey markets sell products prior to their official launch at comparatively lower prices and hence consumers are attracted by the fact of getting the latest product first hand, which in turn reduces the revenue generated by the overall market. The unprecedented growth in adoption of smart devices capable of capturing high quality images is also a factor hindering the full fledged growth in the market. A majority of the population still prefer devices such as Smartphones as a substitute of digital cameras. The prime reason for this tendency happens to be the common notion to own a multifunction product.
Trends identified in the market comprise of introduction of mirrorless cameras, maintaining an India specific product portfolio, providing attractive features and specific focus on a particular range of products. Some of the key players in the market have introduced the mirrorless cameras in their product portfolio. This segment has attracted a lot of attention as these products have a comparatively lower body weight and are much more compact as compared to bulky DSLR cameras and hence owing to the portability quotient, these devices are finding a growing acceptability amongst both consumers as well vendors. It is also seen that most of the major players in the market India specific product portfolio wherein they price their products by keeping in mind the fact that India is a price sensitive country. Off late, the digital camera market has also seen the emergence of products with attractive features such as swivel LCD screens, direct image sharing over the internet, HD video recording and 3D imaging amongst other. Players are primarily incorporating these attractive features so as to lure consumers and gain a competitive edge over their competitors. Lastly, the key players in the market have exhibited a common tendency to bank upon a particular range of products. They spend a substantial amount of their operating expenses for the marketing of these products. This strategy is primarily adopted so as to increase brand visibility and awareness amongst consumers.
The competition section provides detailed information about the competitive landscape in the market and includes a detailed profile of the major players in the market. This section covers crucial information about the players such as their corporate information, business highlights, a brief history of their respective corporate activities and sales intelligence. It further elaborates on the player's detailed SWOT analysis and a comprehensive list of their product portfolio.
A separate section on the future strategies of key vendors is also included in the report which gives value added information about the future plans of the top vendors in the market. This section highlights the key areas which these vendors are currently focusing on, so as to generate a better amount of revenue and garner a larger share in the overall market.
The report concludes with a section on strategic recommendations which comprises of an analysis of the growth strategies of the digital camera market in India.
Page 1: Executive Summary
Market Overview
Page 2: Digital Camera Market – Overview; Digital camera – Market Size (FY 2010-2015e),
Page 3: Porter's Five Forces Analysis – Digital Camera Market
Page 4: Image Sensors – Working; Advantages
Distribution Model
Page 5: Distribution Model – Consumer Electronic Stores, Retail Showroom, Channel Partners, Distributors and Dealers
Pricing Strategy Analysis of Top 3 Vendors
Page 6: Pricing Strategy – Point and Shoot Segment
Page 7: Pricing Strategy – DSLR Segment
Drivers and Challenges
Page 8: Summary
Page 9-13: Drivers
Page 14: Challenges
Page 15: Summary
Page 16-17: Trends
Page 18: Canon Inc – Corporate Information; Sales Intelligence; Brief History and Business Highlights
Page 19: Canon Inc – SWOT Analysis
Page 20-23: Canon Inc – Product Portfolio
Page 24: Eastman Kodak Company – Corporate Information; Sales Intelligence; Brief History and Business Highlights
Page 25: Eastman Kodak Company – SWOT Analysis
Page 26: Eastman Kodak Company – Product Portfolio
Page 27: FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation – Corporate Information; Sales Intelligence; Brief History and Business Highlights
Page 28: FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation – SWOT Analysis
Page 29-31: FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation – Product Portfolio
Page 32: Nikon Corp – Corporate Information; Sales Intelligence; Brief History and Business Highlights
Page 33: Nikon Corp – SWOT Analysis
Page 34-36: Nikon Corp – Product Portfolio
Page 37: Olympus – Corporate Information; Sales Intelligence; Brief History and Business Highlights
Page 38: Olympus – SWOT Analysis
Page 39-41: Olympus – Product Portfolio
Page 42: Panasonic Corporation – Corporate Information; Sales Intelligence; Brief History and Business Highlights
Page 43: Panasonic Corporation – SWOT Analysis
Page 44-47: Panasonic Corporation – Product Portfolio
Page 48: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. – Corporate Information; Sales Intelligence; Brief History and Business Highlights
Page 49: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. – SWOT Analysis
Page 50-53: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. – Product Portfolio
Page 54: Sony Corp – Corporate Information; Sales Intelligence; Brief History and Business Highlights
Page 55: Sony Corp – SWOT Analysis
Page 56-57: Sony Corp – Product Portfolio
Future Strategies of Key Vendors
Page 58: Future Strategy – Major Players
Strategic Recommendations
Page 59: Strategic Recommendations
List of Charts & Figures
1. Digital Camera Market Size – Revenue (FY10 – FY15e)
2. Digital Camera Market Size – Volume (2010-2015e)
3. Porter's Five Forces Analysis
Pricing Strategy – Digital Camera Market
4. Pricing Strategy – Point and Shoot Segment
5. Pricing Strategy – DSLR Segment
Drivers and Challenges
6. Total no. of household (mn) – (2005, 2015e, 2025e)
7. Aggregate Annual Disposable Income (2005, 2015e, 2025e)
8. e-Commerce market growth – India (2010 – 2015e)
9. Travel and Tourism – Size and Growth (2010 – 2020e)
List of Tables
1. Sales Channel – Major Vendors
2. Major Players
a. Corporate Information
b. Sales Intelligence
c. SWOT Analysis
d. Product Portfolio
Future Strategy of Key Vendors
3. Future Strategy – Major Vendors


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Django-schedule has just been released, supporting recurring events. Doing this required a paradigm switch. In this post I will describe the paradigm switch as well as explaining some features.
Events and Occurrences
The new idea is to think of Events as a thing that a person would like to track, and an Occurrence as a instance of an event with a specific time and date. It works best if we think about it with an example. You have a 'Weekly Staff Meeting', this is an Event. Its a meeting that happens every week. Now 'Tuesday's Staff Meeting' is an Occurrence. It is a specific instance of the Event 'Weekly Staff Meeting'. So now lets look at how this works with the code.
>>> user = User.objects.get(username='thauber')
>>> start = datetime.datetime(2008,1,1,14,0)
>>> end = datetime.datetime(2008,1,1,15,0)
>>> rule = Rule.objects.get(name = "Weekly")
>>> event = Event(title = 'Staff Meeting',
... start = start,
... end = end,
... rule = rule,
... description = "description")
>>> event.create_relation(user)
What we just created here was an event called "Staff Meeting." Don't worry about the create_relation line we will deal with that in Relations. Now we can worry about getting the Occurrences. Lets say that you want all occurrences of that event from today to a week from today.
>>> start = datetime.datetime.now()
>>> end = start + datetime.timedelta(days=7)
>>> event.get_occurrence(start, end)
This would return all of the occurrences of this event between start and end.
So now you have a list of events, and you would like all of the occurrences for that list. You can do this with the Period class.
>>> events = Event.objects.get_for_object(user)
>>> period = Period(events, start, end)
>>> period.get_occurrences()
If you are wondering why there is a class for this there are several reasons.
1) It is useful to know which events start in this period, end in this period, or are just continued in this period. To deal with this there is a function, get_occurrence_partials, which returns what I like to call Occurrence Partials. Meaning Occurrences relevant to to a discrete period of time. Each element in the returned list is a dictionary {'event': event, 'class': 0} the classes are as follows:
- 0: The event begins in this period
- 1: The event begins and ends in this period
- 2: The event doesn't begin or end in this period, but it exists in this period (AKA it continues during this period)
- 3: The event ends during this period
2) It can be subclassed so that special functionality can be added to special periods. Some subclasses that are included out-of-the-box are Month, Week, and Day. These subclasses have some specific functionality that you may find helpful, for example Month has get_weeks, which returns the Week periods for that specific Month period. Month, Week, and Day are all initialized by a date or a datetime object.
>>> date = datetime.datetime(2008,5,20)
>>> month = Month(date)
>>> month.start
>>> month.end
Notice that the end of a period is not inclusive in the period.
To see more information on the Period class you should view the source.
Rules are how you define the recurrence pattern of an Event. This uses the rrule in the dateutil module (not included with python). For more information on rrule you should see the documentation. Rule is a model so it can be created through the admin interface. As of now the fields are
- Name
- The name of the recurrence pattern (ie Weekly, Every other Month)
- Description
- A more verbose definition of the recurrence pattern.
- Frequency
- Defines the frequency set for the rrule. Must be YEARLY, MONTHLY, WEEKLY, DAILY, HOURLY, MINUTELY, SECONDLY.
- Params
- This field holds the params that allow you to customize the rrule. It is key value pairs seperated by semi-colons(;) the key value pairs are seperated by colons(:). The value must be integers, or list of integers. An example would be count:2;byweekday:0,1,2; (see source for more help).
Eventually the admin will be easier to work with for this model, and it will come with some builtin Rules, like Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, Every Weekday, etc.
There is a built in relationship table for relating events to generic objects. This also works with calendars. You do not need to worry about the relationship table as it all happens behind the scene. Lets say you want to relate a calendar to a Group, which represents a group of users. This is really simple to do.
>>> group = Group.objects.get(name = "Pythonistas")
>>> cal = Calendar.objects.get(name = "Pythonistas' Calendar")
>>> cal.create_relation(group)
# Now to get that calendar
>>> Calendar.objects.get_calendars_for_object(group)
Both Calendar and Event have create_relation functions. If you know that there should only be one Calendar you can use get_calendar_for_object. It will return one Calendar or raise Calendar.DoesNotExist. Or if you only want there to be one calendar, but you don't know if there is one you can use get_or_create_calendar.
>>> Calendar.objects.get_or_create_calendar(group, name = "Pythonistas' Calendar")
As you can see there is an optional keyword name. If the Calendar needs to be created it will get the name name.
There is some work that still needs to be done. I would like upgraded forms, templatetags, and I am always looking for more features to be implemented. If you have an comments you can let us know at the Django-schedule page.
A special thanks to Yann Malet for his help getting event recursion working
UPDATE fixed some typos, see yml's and Guenter's post below.


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POLL/PHOTOS It's Collier's graduation day, but what comes next for Class of 2010?
NAPLES - It's the day they have been looking forward to for four years.
Friday, nearly 3,000 Collier County high school seniors will walk across a Southwest Florida stage and accept their diploma. The day is bittersweet because with the promise of new challenges comes the sadness of leaving a place they have called home.
"I can't wait to get there and meet people from all of the different schools," said Esther Dorilus, 18, who will be pre-med at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee next year. "But it will be hard to leave my dad and sisters. My mother passed away, so I have been like a mother figure to them."
The Class of 2010 saw many changes, both within the school and outside it.
This is the class whose schedule changed every year, from 4x4 block schedule to an alternating block to a seven-period day. Their teachers protested over raises, schedule changes and a state proposal to pay them based on how the students performed.
The Class of 2010 saw the election of the county's first black president and the crumbling of the nation's economy. The country has been at war every year they have been in high school and this spring saw the biggest environmental disaster in their lifetime. So, with all of that on their heads _ is there a reason to be optimistic about the future?
"I am optimistic about leaving high school," said Barbara Park, an 18-year-old senior from Palmetto Ridge High School who will attend the University of Central Florida in Orlando in the fall. "We'll have more freedom, new experiences. We'll be out on our own."
For Immokalee High School senior Claudia Alusma, 18, the Immokalee High School Class of 2010 has nothing else to be but optimistic.
"When you come from a town like this, you believe there is a better world out there," she said.
At Lorezno Walker Technical High School, members of the senior class not only are celebrating their graduation, but they are the school's first graduating class. In addition to a diploma, the students will graduate with a certificate to perform work in a specific field.
Senior Leo Chica, 18, will graduate from the school's automotive program and will immediately start his full-time job at Germain Toyota.
"I always wanted to be a mechanic," he said. "Being here, shadowing and watching the professionals, it helped me get the job that I wanted."
Ben Lang, a 17-year-old LWIT senior who will study graphic design in college, said graduation leaves the LWIT students proud.
"We built this school. We saw it go from portables to this beautiful building," he said.
LWIT senior Bailey Baumann, 18, who will attend Georgetown University this fall, agreed.
"They're going to be comparing other classes to ours," she said. "We're setting the bar."
When asked about the downturn in the economy, Barbara, who is studying to be a physical therapist, said she is confident the world will always need physical therapists.
For coverage of the many Collier County high school graduations occurring Friday, go to naplesnews.com on Friday night and pick up a copy of Saturday's Daily News. If you attend a graduation, please upload your photos to Participate at naplesnews.com
Fellow Palmetto Ridge senior Emmie Horadam, 18, said most students aren't thinking twice about what they want to do career-wise.
"I think what the downturn in the economy has affected is the college we choose and whether we're going to stay in state or go out of state," she said.
Golden Gate High senior Kaytlynn Petersen, 18, agreed. She will be attending Florida State University in Tallahassee in the fall to study international relations.
"I wanted to go out of state, but you can't pass up Bright Futures," she said, referring to the state scholarship program that provides funding for students to attend college in Florida.
Kaytlynn, who considered attending college in Chicago, said she actually feels guilty about going to school.
"I help out at home," she said. "Now I am leaving and going to college, which costs money."
And Bright Futures doesn't always pay the entire way.
Katrina Varela, 18, who will attend Florida International University and major in public relations, said she looked for scholarships and found a job at the university to help her pay her dorm fees, something not covered by the 75 percent of her tuition that is paid through the Bright Futures program.
The economy also is affecting how long the students' college careers are going to continue. Many of the students who spoke with the Daily News said they plan to attend graduate school after college.
"I have to (in order) to be promoted," said Palmetto Ridge High senior Michael Thomas, 18, who will go into the Air Force Academy. "It's an opportunity I can't pass up, especially because it's free."
The economy also made students more competitive, scholarships wise, the students said. Still, Immokalee High senior Georgemaine Adolphe, 18, said she didn't see her classmates as competition, but as motivators.
"It was like, 'Oh, you're applying for that scholarship? Well, I want to apply, too,'" said Georgemaine, who will attend Florida State University this fall to major in advertising.
As for advice that they would pass down to the students who will come up behind them, the students urged their peers to keep their eyes on the prize.
"Never give up. Be an example in everything that you do because you are an example to someone," said Immokalee High School senior Armando Yzaguirre, 17, who will attend Baptist College of Florida. "It is not just about how you start, but how you finish."
As for the incoming freshmen, the seniors wanted them to know that freshman year is just as important as senior year.
"Even though you are a freshman, you still have to work hard," said Claudia Navarro, 19, who will attend the Tampa-based University of South Florida and study criminal justice this fall. "If you mess up your freshman or sophomore year, it all goes together."
As students ready their caps and gowns and wait for "Pomp and Circumstance" to play over the loudspeakers, there will be smiles as they look toward what they see are bright futures.
"We've all worked hard up to this point and it is going to pay off," said Golden Gate High senior Ben Witter, 18, who will attend Trine University and study chemical engineering next year.
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St. Lucie School Digest: May 20
Allapattah Flats' fabulous first-graders are launching into the study of the sky with a visit to the Hallstrom Planetarium! First-graders were able to explore Earth's place in space by learning about gravity, the Milky Way Galaxy, stars, the solar system and Earth. The students had an engaging time seeing the real-world example of the night and day sky. They saw that the number of stars in the sky was too numerous to count. They realized that stars are not scattered evenly in the sky and that there are great distances between Earth and other space objects. The students are eager to take this knowledge back to their classroom and continue learning about the sky around them. Allapattah recognized outstanding business partner, Wal-Mart Distribution Center, as their Business Partner of the Year. They have been instrumental in creating a truly fantastic business partner relationship with the school.
It looks like Bayshore has been pranked again! Someone stole Jazzy Jaguar from the studio. Join us May 22 at 6 p.m. to participate in our CSI night and to investigate and solve the crime! Bayshore students are excited about the upcoming talent show to be held on June 1. All permission forms were due last Friday. Auditions will be held on May 23 and 24 and students will be notified of their audition times. Jazzy Super Student will be held on May 25 at 9:15 a.m. in the cafeteria. The Sunshine State Reader ice cream party will also be held this Friday for all students who read nine or more sunshine books. Way to go Jaguars! We hope to see you there! Don't forget to attend the Children's Services Council's presentation on Redirecting Children's Behavior every Thursday from 5-8 p.m. throughout May.
It was another busy week at Chester A. Moore! During Literacy Week the students enjoyed The Fairy Tales of Grimm performed by the Atlantic Coast Theatre. Each class wrote an original fairy tale as well as performed Readers' Theatre. Buddy classes paired up to read with one another. There were guest readers that read fairy tales to the students. These are just a few of the many wonderful activities shared during Literacy Week. Chester A. Moore is celebrating Staff Appreciation Week the week of May 21-25. Thank you teachers and staff for your dedication and commitment to academic excellence. To show appreciation, here are some suggestions. Monday, give the teacher a rose, Tuesday, write a note of thanks, Wednesday, send in a sweet treat, Thursday, give your teacher an apple, and Friday, give your teacher a hug and display your best behavior. There is no school on May 28.
Dan McCarty will hold the final School Advisory Council meeting for this school year on May 23 at 8 a.m. The SAC Chair for 2012-2013 school year will be elected. The Eagles Chorus had an outstanding performance last week at Central High School. Congratulations to Dr. Jones and all chorus students! Thanks to third-grade teacher, Ms. Colon, and eighth-grade teacher, Mr. Garbers, for being such good sports in the Positive Behavior Support Pie in the Face event. Thanks, also, to student Chantel Spells for her participation! If you have not returned the Title 1 parent survey, please do so by May 31. The survey can also be completed on the school district's website. Reminders: May 28 is a holiday; May 30, middle school exams begin; June 4, third-seventh-grade end of year awards; June 6, eighth-grade promotion and dance; June 6-8 are early dismissal days.
Our last day of school is May 25 with dismissal at 12 p.m. On Friday evening, we will have our K-5 graduation. We have some terrific summer camps planned including soccer, basketball and flag football. Please call our school office for more information at 772-461-3607. Parents, a reminder that it is open enrollment for the 2012-2013 school year here at Faith Baptist. Space is available on a first come, first served basis, so please contact our school office for a tour of the campus and interview with our principal. Our web address is www.faithbaptistschool.org. Faith Baptist School is now in its 44th year serving St. Lucie County.
Floresta's first- and second-grade students have completed the SAT-10 in reading and math. Students were confident and tested in a relaxed, stress-free environment. Students were offered free breakfast each day from our cafeteria. Floresta yearbooks are on sale for $15. Order quickly, as our supply is limited. Thank you to our wonderful PTO for the Sonny's Luncheon and our Sunshine Committee for the breakfast in recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you to our very active business partners for their donations of gift items and flowers expressing their appreciation for teachers and staff. Science Projects will be on display at Southern Oaks Middle School on May 19. Please stop by and enjoy the lovely displays your children created. Progress reports will be sent home May 22. May 25 is the Florida Writes Dance for fourth-grade students. May 28 is Memorial Day, and a holiday for all.
Forest Grove Middle School
"Author Olga Drucker (http://us.macmillan.com/kindertransport/OlgaDrucker), a Kindertransport child (http://www.kindertransport.org/history.htm), will speak to Forest Grove Middle School 6th graders Friday, May 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. Drucker is one of thousands of Jewish children whose parents made the most difficult decision to send them, most times alone, to safety, after their families realized what was happening to German and European Jews. Her touching autobiography, Kindertransport, details her experiences of separation and reunification."
Have you seen the new landscaping at the school? Thank you parents, teachers, staff, and especially the City of Fort Pierce that help make all this possible! Mr. Perez again, was a hit for the parents! He was very informative as always! It was fun walking around the campus seeingall the students engaged in activities. Kindergartners in Ms. Farrell's class were busy with learning about coins and their values. Some students were surprised to learn that presidents were on the coins, and no women! Fourth-graders in Mr. Thomas' class were busy working on their math skills in multiplication. Welcome to our new kindergartners coming to the School of the Arts! Remember, orientation is May 25. There will be a lot of activities going on for our our newest students. Congratulations to Ms. Kovich's students who placed second in the state on their Project Citizen, we are proud of you!!
Congratulations to the wonderful WestWood Drama department as they put on the musical Fame this past Friday and Saturday.The singing was wonderful, the acting was excellent and the costumes were beautiful, parents, and the community can't stop talking about it! Good job Coach Clemons! Parents, please note the exam schedule: May 29, second and sixth, May 30, first and seventh, May 3, fourth and fifth, June 1, third and fifth. Seniors start taking their tests this week! We would like to congratulate the Fort Pierce Westwood Culinary Arts department under the leadership of Mrs. Greenberg on three of her students passing their difficult international exam and receiving their lapel pins and certificates at the senior awards ceremony with a 92% pass rat. Wow! The students are Kendrick A., Jasmine A., Dasha B., Shelby E., Donna G., Latarus J., Veronique L., Christian N., Evertt R., Jean St. F., Jada S. and ,Louvenia Z. You all are awesome.
Frances K. Sweet would like to congratulate the following students who participated in the Law Day Art and Poster Contest: Gerardo Dias, first-place winner for the K-2 category; Armani Mills, second-place winner for the K-2 category; Rida Ahmed, third-place winner for the grades 3-5 category. The Frances K. Sweet Challenge Program is finishing the year with some extensive projects. They have been working on group and individual science fair projects, incorporating all the steps of the scientific process. Mr. Filipkowski returned as a volunteer to build and launch rockets with students. Challenge parents can mark their calendars for the End of the Year Challenge picnic on June 3 at 1 p.m. at the Fort Pierce Inlet State Park. The Frances K. Sweet Drama Club will be putting on the musical The Kids From Camelot on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. for all parents and students.
May has been a busy month for Garden City Early Learning Academy VPK students. It started with Field Day organized by PE teacher Ms. Onal. There were games and water activities with the slip and slidw as one of the favorites. As part of the unit on growing and changing, the VPK students adopted a garden area to beautify. The VPK students are growing and changing too as they prepare for kindergarten! There are many activities happening in the last several weeks of school. All parents are encouraged to attend our PTO Night on May 22. Character Bee Awards will be held on May 22. On May 25, our kindergarten students are looking forward to their field trip to the museum. May 28 will be a holiday for all in observance of Memorial Day. Show What You Know and Awards Day will be happening soon. More information forthcoming.
Golden Rule Academy's Got Talent! And for sure they do. On May 3, students from Golden Rule Academy performed in our second annual Golden Rule Academy Talent Show. Our students danced, sang, performed puppet skits, played guitar, read poetry, praise danced and more. Winners were: third place, Liam Stankov and Joshua Edouard for their synchronized dance performance, second place, Alex Cook for singing Somebody to Love, first place, Monique Dunn for singing I Just Can't Give Up Now. Honorable mentions went to Anesha Gilliam for her praise dance and Cole Marvin, Alex Baitsholts and Devin Roth for their puppet routine. Great job Golden Rule Academy students!
Nau school hallways were turned into a beautiful art gallery on May 12. The halls were filled with K-8 students' artwork. All last week teachers focused instruction on SAT-10 materials to ensure that their students are ready for this week SAT-10 testing. Parents brought in great gifts for all the teachers this week during Teacher Appreciation Week. The friendly competition within the Boosterthon between clusters has spread and is quickly catching on throughout the school. The Boosterthon leaders have been coming around classrooms leading discussions about Encouragement, Play, Invite, and Celebrate. The Boosterthon leaders have reached icon-status within the school. On May 11 the entire school participated in our Boosterthon Fun Run. The students had the opportunity to run through an inflatable tunnel when they entered the field. They ran laps around the field. This was part of our Positive Behavior System. Go Pandas!
Congratulations to the Class of 2012! Baccalaureate Mass will be on May 21 at St. Bernadette Church at 7 p.m. Graduation will be held on May 23 at 7 p.m. at the Sunrise Theatre, with Project Graduation from 11 p.m.-4 a.m. at SuperPlay USA. All of the seniors will be pursuing higher education at colleges and universities throughout the United States, with one student attending Campion College in Australia. The class of 2012 will be attending dozens of different schools including John Hopkins, University of Florida, University of Miami, Florida Southern University, Perdue, Auburn, Oglethorpe, FIT, Penn State, Wake Forest, St. Mary's, UGA, NYU, North Eastern, Piedmont, William and Mary, and Ohio University. There will be no school on May 28 in honor of Memorial Day. Underclass exams will be held May 29-June 1, with the final day of school being June 1. John Carroll High School is also hosting theatre and athletic camps this summer for kids of all ages.
Congratulations to John Bachausen and the United Way Campaign Committee for bringing home a trophy and an award for the 2012 campaign which was presented at the St. Lucie County School Board meeting. As a result of their hard work and dedication we placed first in the district for Overall Campaign Donations and Highest Student Campaign Donations. Way to go Falcons!
Important dates to remember: May 23, Student of the Month at 2 p.m. in the cafeteria; May 28, holiday for all; May 31, fifth-grade graduation; June 1, PTO carnival; fourth-grade Honor Roll: Mr. Stuart–Joey Albadri, Joshua Cimino, Hamza Khan, Taylor Lewis; Mrs. Butterworth–Isha Khan, Samuel Hall; Ms. Verner–Kyieisha Adams, Ricardeau Beauge, Arizona Cope, Jacob Kendrick, Theresa Reilly, Ricardeau Beauge; Ms. Holder–Christopher Beatty, Irialys Bouza-Gutierrez, Giovanni Puglisi, Shamir Sims, Heidie Yount; Mrs. Henderson–Christian Aguilar, Zena Beatrice, Taylon French, Brian Payen, Jenna Podsedly.
Hello Leopards! Our first Spring Walk-A-Thon was a huge success! We couldn't have done it without you! Thank you, parents, for your continued support. Our kindergarten students recently enjoyed a field trip to the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary. They had a wonderful time learning about nature and wildlife that are native to Florida. Our third-grade students also went on a field trip to the Palm Beach Zoo. While there, they were able to observe and learn about exotic and endangered animals. The Annual Positive Behavior Support Talent Show was also something to rave about! Students entertained us all with their talents and skills! Coming up this week on May 23 at 5:30 p.m. is the Kindergarten Orientation for our incoming 2012-2013 kindergarten students. On May 25, we will have a dental hygiene and toothbrush presentation for our pre-K through second-grade students and our Student of the Month/Pawsome assembly.
Congratulations to Liberty Baptist Academy Class of 2012: Josh Albrecht, Orlando Ashah, Kristine Hawkins, Antonio Marconi, Lilly Rodriguez, Tyler Rush, and Cindy Vasco. Thank you to Mrs. Gauthier and Mrs. White for providing breakfast and lunch during teacher appreciation last week. The teachers and staff are very grateful for your thoughtfulness. High school exams will be May 21-23. There will be a teacher work day, no school, on May 24. The last day of school will be May 25 with an awards assembly and early dismissal. Liberty Baptist Academy is currently enrolling students for the 2012-2013 school year. A few classes are full, so stop in to take a tour and register or call the office at 772-461-2731 for more information. Vacation Bible School will be the week of July 30 for kindergarten through sixth grade from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
In an issue of Instructor Magazine, University of Florida education professors Annie McGill-Franzen and Richard Allington wrote, "The best predictor of summer loss or summer gain is whether or not a child reads during the summer." Manatee Academy's library will be open every Wednesday, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. starting June 13 for families to check out up to 15 library books! Required summer reading lists for incoming grades 5-8 will be available the last two days of school and will be printed here June 3. There is a limited supply of required reading books. BOGO Book Fair is here-starting May 22 for just four days! Parents are welcome to come as we take credit cards! The spring concert and choir concert were a huge success! The PTO carnival is May 24 and 25. Please volunteer your time to assist in making this a great event for our hard-working students.
Morningside Elementary held its annual Discovery Day on May 11. Thank you to all of the youth volunteers from Southport Middle school who participated and helped the day be a huge success. Show your support to the Morningside Elementary media center by stopping by the book fair May 21-25. PTO will be hosting their annual Talent Show on May 25. Morningside Elementary fifth grade will enjoy their Field Day on May 23 and kindergarten will have their Field Day on May 24 from 9-11:30 a.m. There is no school on May 28. The next time you are online stop by the Morningside Elementary new website. This is where you will find lots of information out about what's happening at Morningside. Yearbooks are still on sale for $15. The fifth-graders will have a yearbook signing part on June 5 at 2 p.m.
May 23 expect progress reports and failure notices for second semester. Great job this year to our Young Authors! School based representatives are: Jason Derulus, Sydney Gleason, Giovanni Wright, Nathalie Desir, Tyquan Forbes, Alan Rogolino, Cairo Vanegas, Shannon Oreo, Hailey Chandler, Finn Carey, Saige Searcy, Jazz Courtenay, Aaron Nieves, Paul Brinker, Samantha Huynh, Gabe Terry, Raena Davis, Rheanna Buckman, Joseph Ybarra, Hamza el-Azzami, Cassidy McKinney, Kaitlyn Friedt, Ariana Clayton-Kimbleton, Trinity Goldsmith and Diana Garcia. May 18 is Math Celebration in the media center. It will feature selected students from grades 3-5 Math Bowl and grades 6-8 Math Counts. Great job students! May 28 is Memorial Day! Honor our veterans! The month of May is National Military Appreciation month. May 29 is seventh-grade state civics exam. All semester exams begin on May 29-31. Eighth-grade graduation is June 7. Great job preparing our students to move forward!
Oak Hammock honored its volunteers during an informal meeting organized by Mrs. Denice Edge, who is the heart and soul of the program. This group of dedicated people collaborated in the school in many ways from landscaping, gardening, hours in the classroom or work at home preparing educational materials for the students. Students and staff learned about agriculture, native plants and landscaping promoting an environment rich in nature that we all need. We truly extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our volunteers for supporting the different programs that enrich our students' education. Our Grace Packs program has been blessed this year with Hannah's Hearts, gift bags containing items like shampoos, soaps, stickers, and other gifts. We say a heartfelt thank you to Christianne, Hannah, and Scott for generously providing these special gift bags. Last two PTO fundraisers are May 30, Chili's Give Back Night and June 4, Chuck E. Cheese.
Yearbooks have arrived at Palm Pointe Educational Research School at Tradition! The soft cover yearbooks are on sale now for those that didn't pre-order for $35 and will be sold until the last day of school. Don't miss out on your opportunity to remember the great 2011-2012 school year here at Palm Pointe. Please make checks payable to Palm Pointe and include your child's name and homeroom teacher. A huge thank you is in order for St. Lucie Met's pitcher Hamilton Bennett, who came to the school and spoke to our sixth-grade students in Ms. Shaffer's class regarding bullying. The Mets have partnered with the school to discuss the fight against bullying. This program included discussions, videos and role playing. This was a great learning experience for the students. Pizza with the Principal was phenomenal! Over 200 students in elementary school spent their earned rocket fuel to attend. Outstanding!
Renaissance Charter School's fourth grade went on a trip around the decades on May 11. The event took place in the fourth-grade hallway at Renaissance. Each teacher opened up their classroom with a theme party for the entire grade. Miss Kennedy's room offered up a musical chairs tournament with techno flair, Ms. Audain's room took us to the islands with a disco light, calypso party, Ms. Dittmann's room catered to those trendy chart toppers and line dances, Ms. Mifflin's room offered up a Wii party, Ms. Waldron's soiree took us back to the 90s and Miss Villagra's room bopped to the 80s. Students got to visit each room and took a trip around the 21st century without the need of a time machine. "Dancing in my classroom and having fun with my friends was the best thing about Friday night's fourth-grade fun night," said Sami G.
Mrs. Carter's third-grade class has been busy creating different types of poetry. They have worked on acrostics, concrete shapes, couplets and Haiku poems. The students are looking forward to the Poetry Alive assembly coming to Rivers Edge on May 22. In math, they are continuing to work on describing various models for multiplication and division in problem solving situations. In reading class, the students are using multiple strategies to increase their vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. All grades had a great time participating in field day events. Thanks to our P.E. teachers, Coach Barnes and Coach Ray, for planning this annual event. We are proud to announce our Young Author winners. Allie Florio, Larisa Halligan and Rileigh Skinner will be representing our school at the county Young Authors luncheon on May 26 at Manatee Academy. Congratulations!
It is a busy end of the year at Gaines Academy. Field Day starts May 21 for first grade, May 22 for second grade and the sunshine readers ice cream party. May 23 is the third-grade Field Day, sunshine readers pizza party and the spring musical: Freddie the Frog and Eli the Elephant are coming to visit ALL the way from Treble Clef Island! They have a brand new story to share and need students to help sing songs and play instruments during their story. Will you come hear their story at 6:30 p.m.? May 24 is the fourth-grade Field Day, and middle school open house, and May 25 is the fifth-grade Field Day. Throughout the week kindergarten classes are going on a field trip to the Smithsonian.
Congratulations to all of our students for a job well done on your science fair projects. Our winners are as follows: Kindergarten winner is Mrs. McGuire's class. First-grade winner is Mrs. Lynch's class. Second-grade winner is Ms. Kijek's class. In third grade, first-place winner is Mrs. Richter's class, second-place winner is Mrs. Petrie's class and third-place winner is Mrs. Clark's class. In fourth grade, first-place winner is Mrs. Glover's class, second-place winner is Ms. Bean and Mrs. Jentz's class, and third-place winner is Ms. Compton's class. In fifth grade, first-place winners are Haven Richter and Julia Wetherall from Mr. Cox's class. Second place goes to Kaziah Wade from Mr. Cox's class. Third place went to Austin Coley and Tyler Austin from Mr. Cox's class. Honorable mentions went to Laura Haggerty, Faith Cook, Aujunae Bush, Tamia Renaud and Laura Viamontes.
We are in the home stretch now. It's hard to believe this school year is coming to an end, but before it does, there are a lot of activities coming up! Sixth-grade Open House for all incoming sixth-graders is May 23 from 5:30-7 p.m.; May 24 is Science Career Night at 6 p.m.; May 25 will be our faculty vs. students basketball game during school hours; May 28 is Memorial Day. Final exams are as follows: Reading exams, May 25; Language Arts and Electives, May 29; Civics/Social Studies, May 30; Math and Science, May 31. Don't forget June: June 1 will be our FCAT carnival, June 5 is sixth-grade awards at 10 a.m.; June 5, seventh-grade awards at 2 p.m.;June 6, eighth-grade awards at 10 a.m. June 6-8 are early release days at 2:10 p.m.
Congratulations to our April Students of the Month: Fabiola Barco-Garcia, Duy Le, Aaron McNamara, Viviana Torres, Brendan Gonzalez, Elizabeth Korpon, Valerie Quinones-Baez, Elaine Ibrahim, Hannah Spurr, Fabiola Martinez, Lisa Guan, Shanede Raymond, Sev Cruz, Crystal Ortiz, Kyle Dutton, Anthony Aleixo, Shyanne Serret, Lindsay Griffin, Jorge Ramirez, Yesenia Navarro, Vanessa Smith, James Weber, Lillian Diaz, Aaron Nobles, Giselle Saravia, Widley Mogene, Hayley Peckham, Megan Franco, Angela Shaw, Shymidle Celucien, Jahmar Butts, Emily Mullins, Gregory Healey, Carly Cook, Gianna Mazzuchelli, Corey Duryea, Dillon Hughes, Samantha Lucidi, Danielle Matthews, Nailet Jimenez, Gaelle Registre, Roodvensky Brutus, Cypress Black, Deon Gamble, Breana McCarte, Edward Shott, Rebecca Policino, Chase Largen and Juan Delgado! Student of the Month celebration for May will take place in the media center at 2 p.m. on May 22. Band spring concert is 7 p.m. in the gym on May 22. Rusano's pizza night is May 24. All library books are due on May 25.
Congratulations to the 2012 Top Ten Eighth-Graders! They are Nishanth Chalasani, Claudia Reyes, Koushal Rao, Harrison Scott Stacy, Logan Jones, Natalia Stromak, Cameron Weideman, Amanda Piccininni, Victor Rodriguez and Corey Alves. Congratulations to the winners of the St. Anastasia Catholic School Young Authors Program. They are Julia DeMott, Nikki Langel, Tayaih Culbertson, Johanna Rizo, Nicholas Ramirez, Brian Marsh, Emma Niemczyk, Claudia Reyes, Kristyn Brolmann and Nishanth Chalasani. The eighth-grade bell ringing ceremony is May 24 at 8:15 a.m. followed by a farewell Mass at 9:30 a.m. and luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Graduation is May 25 at 7 p.m. at St. Anastasia Church. Pre-K Water Day is May 25. School is closed on Memorial Day. The Kindergarten Celebration is May 31 at 7 p.m. in the Parish Center. May 31 is the last day of school for pre-k and kindergarten, and June 1 for everyone else.
Many thanks to the student members of the St. Andrew's Episcopal Academy chapter of the National Elementary and National Junior Honor Society who volunteered their time in our clean up of North Beach in Fort Pierce. The students gathered and then documented different types of debris along the shoreline. The students chose this event for their group service project to benefit the environment as well as the local beachgoers. Congratulations to all of the students, teachers, and parents for the success of the Aristocats performance at the Black Box Theater in downtown Fort Pierce. This was the first of many creative productions for our students at the Black Box Theater.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful business partners for helping us recognize our teachers and staff during Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week. Branch Manager Lori Wuchte, and Mortgage Loan Officer Marni Parent, from CenterState Bankm, provided a delicious lunch for everyone to enjoy. The Spine and Sport Rehab Institute pampered teachers and staff with relaxing massages over a two day period. This event was arranged by Marketing Manager El Fuenmayor. As part of the week-long celebration Store Manager Trisha Hawthorne, and Assistant Store Manager Stephanie Smith, of TD Bank on Okeechobee Road, delivered a scrumptious cake as a treat for all employees. We also want to thank Jed Garbie from Sonic and Manny Hira from Stevi B's for providing special coupons. If you have not completed the Title 1 Parent Survey please do so and return it to your child's teacher. Crazy Hat Day is May 25!
Seventh-grade Whale Sharks reading students will be locating and analyzing literary elements of characterization, plot, and theme along with figurative language in various elements of text. In civics, students will be conducting a study of U.S. geography. Math students are solving right triangle problems using the Pythagorean Theorem and reviewing for the final exam. Science students are beginning the study of ecology including roles in energy transfer, interactions in communities and Florida's ecosystems. Congratulations to the following Young Authors winners: Fourth grade–Renee Napaul and Jacqueline Pont; Fifth Grade–Danielle Elliott; Sixth Grade–Alexis Henke; Seventh Grade–Arein Folks and Evelyn Hylton, and Eighth Grade–Kahmya Pannell. The end-of-year awards schedule is posted on our website at www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/SLK. Visit our website soon for next year's supply list and summer work. The dress code is posted. You can follow our principal on Twitter at
Village Green Environmental Studies School's fourth-graders learned a lot on their field trip to Savannah Preserve State Park. Remember the Ais was the theme of the educational field trip. The students did several hands-on activities and enjoyed their walk on their nature trail. The Mother/Son Social on May 18 was a memorable event. Kudos to the PTSO and staff volunteers who made the evening such a success! Mrs. Diaz's third-graders and Mrs. Shotola's fourth-graders had Young Author Teas on May 18. The third-graders created books with poems. The fourth-graders created narrative books with a variety of themes. The finalist of the Young Author contest for the school will attend the district's Young Author celebration on May 26. This is sponsored by the St. Lucie County Reading Council. May 28 is a holiday for all; May 30 is the Star Student Ceremony; May 31 is Positive Behavior Support/Kids at Hope raffle, and June 1 is kindergarten awards at 9:15 a.m.
Mrs. Schremmer, one of our middle school language arts teachers, accepted a plaque at the school board May 9, for recognition as the K-8 school which raised the most money for The United Way. This was a huge undertaking, but very much appreciated and for a cause like this, it's well worth the efforts. We did it again! Under the guidance of Ms. Kelsey Schumacher, we're fourth out of 61 local schools in the Box Tops collections. So far we have collected $2,450. We will be collecting up to the last day of this school year and into next year as well, so please keep clipping; our goal next year is to be first. Our annual school carnival was last week, and it too was a smashing success. Rock climbing, pie in the face and dunk tanks were among the many attractions for all of our students.
Congratulations to all of the students who entertained everyone at the Annie, Jr. play on May 18! The book fair begins on May 21 and continues through May 29. Fourth-grade students and teachers will enjoy a field trip to St. Augustine on May 21. Students who are performing in the Student Council/Kids at Hope Talent Show on May 24 will have dress rehearsals on May 21 and 22 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. The talent show will be held on May 24 from 6-8 p.m. We hope to see everyone here supporting the children! The last School Advisory Council meeting for this school year is scheduled for May 22 at 8:30 a.m. Student-led conferences for kindergarten and first grade will be held on May 24 at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. respectively. Members of student council will attend their end of year field trip to Sea World on May 25.
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