Monday, 1/31
Media At Night - Media Center open from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Last Day to order yearbooks
Wednesday, 2/2
Groundhog Day
Thursday, 2/3
Media At Night - Media Center open from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Friday, 1/28
Upcoming Events:
2/7 Media At Night - Media Center open from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
2/7 SAC meeting @ 5:30 pm
2/7 PTO meeting @ 7:00 pm
2/7 - 2/11 Writes Upon Request week
2/8 FCAT Writing for 4th Grade
2/8 Progress Reports Go Home
2/10 Media At Night - Media Center open from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
2/11 Class Pictures
2/14 Valentine's Day
2/14 Media At Night - Media Center open from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Kwambena Dinizulu, an African storyteller, will visit at 6:30 pm during "Media at Night" to
help celebrate Black History month.
2/17 Media At Night - Media Center open from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
2/21 Presidents' Day (Student's and Teachers Out)
2/21 No Media At Night
2/24 Media At Night - Media Center open from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
2/28 FCAT SSS Reading - grades 3 & 4
FCAT SSS Math - grade 5
2/28 No Media At Night
The 2005 - 2006 school year calendar is now available. For a list view of dates go to: <http://
www.planning.leon.k12.fl.us/0506traditional.htm> or view a month by month view go to: <http:/
/www.canopyoaks.leon.k12.fl.us/calendar.html>
Yearbook News
Time is running out if you are interested in ordering a yearbook. January 31st will be the last day
that the yearbook staff will accept lovelines, buddy pictures, orders or baby pictures (5th grade
only). Costs - lovelines - $2.00; buddy pictures - $4.00; yearbooks - $15.00. If you have any
questions, please contact Leigh Ann Clark at 514-3762 or 224-9403.
Mark your calendars: The Canopy Oaks Cardinal Carnival is set for Friday, April 8th from 5:00 - 9:
00 p.m. The Carnival Committee is already in the beginning stages of planning the event. Look in
future newsletters for more details.
Test-Taking Tips
* Remind your child to listen and follow directions. Before giving a test, teachers tell students
things they need to know-and that can make the difference between a good or bad score. Should
students try to guess if they're not sure of an answer? Should the essay question be written on
every other line? Make sure your child listens to what the teacher has to say.
* Give your child practice in following directions. Make a game of it. Give him/her a recipe and
ask him/her to follow it. Or, ask him/her to look through a newspaper article and circle all the
nouns. Try timing your children as they complete these tasks-tests often have a time limit.
* Make sure your child is physically ready to take the test. Aside from studying, the next best
preparation is a good night's sleep before the test. Make sure he/she eats a good breakfast.
Encourage him/her to wear a sweater that he/she can remove-there's nothing worse than being
too hot or too cold.
* These tips are from QuickTips - The Parent Institute.
Please join Leon County Schools for the
American Cancer Society's RELAY FOR LIFE OF NORTH LEON KICKOFF @CABANNA'S
2915-301 Kerry Forest Parkway
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27TH @ 6:30 P.M.
THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO:
Learn about Relay For Life
Sign up your team
"Early Bird" Teams Can Choose Campsites
Brainstorming for 2005 Relay
Light Refreshments
RSVP/QUESTIONS?
Michelle Hayse (850) 297-0588 ext. 118 American Cancer Society
Valerie Witters (850) 488-1756 ext. 223 Chiles High School
Other Relay for Life events in Leon County:
March 18-19 at FAMU Campus--contact is Mike Magnuson 297-0588 Ext 114
April 1-2 at FSU Campus--contact is Parky Parkhurst at 297-0588 Ext 128
April 8-9 at TCC Campus--contact is Parky Parkhurst (see above)
April 8-9 at Chiles HS-- contact is Michelle Werner-Hayse at 297-0588 Ext 118
May 6-7 at the N. Florida Fairgrounds--contact is Mike Magnuson at 297-0588 Ext 114
Nutrition Tip of the Week
A winter alternative to fresh fruit:
Eating fruits and vegetables is easy in the summer when everything is fresh and readily available.
What do you do in the winter? Try dried fruit. It's always available. Like fresh fruit, dried fruit
provides fiber, vitamins A and C, potassium and folate. Each serving of dried fruit may contain
more calories than fresh, but in the dead of winter, it's still a good choice. Dried fruit is easy to
carry. It can be added to salads, pancake batter, bread recipes or even your daily bowl of cereal.
Physical Activity Tip of the Week
Exercise and Energy:
Just 20 minutes of light exercise a day will dramatically increase your energy levels. Stretching
decreases stress-induced fatigue. Use it or lose it: energy sticks around only as long as you keep
exercising.
Canopy Oaks activity calendar is available on our website at:
< http://www.canopyoaks.leon.k12.fl.us/calendar.html>
Please forward this on to other Canopy Oaks parents who might be interested in joining our
listserv. You may join or leave the listserv at: <http://listserv.leon.k12.fl.us/archives/
coesparents.html>
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