Update from Leopold PFO for the week of March 17, 2014

T-shirt Design Contest Extended
We were a little light on entries for the Timber Wolf Trample t-shirt design contest. The PFO will extend the deadline through the end of the school day on Tuesday. If you need an entry form, they are available in the school office from Emily or you can view ideas and information, as well as print an entry form right here:
http://www.leopoldpfo.org/timber-wolf-trample-fun-run.html

We plan to display the entries at school so that all students will have an opportunity to vote for our winning Trample t-shirt.

Leopold Night at Qdoba
Tuesday is Leopold night at Qdoba from 5-9 pm. Qdoba is located at 5401 Caddis Bend. Please bring your flyer in so Leopold can receive 10% of your purchase. I will post the flyer online on the PFO blog prior to the event Tuesday night.

March PFO Meeting
Thank you to all of the parents who came to our March PFO family meeting. We had a nice turnout to hear Mr. Budd talk about math, Mr. Beaman talk about science, and Mr. Burkholder give a school update. We tried something new and videoed the meeting for those who might have wanted to come but weren't able. If you follow the link below, you can read the minutes or watch the video. I must point out that I wasn't sure of the best way to video, so the quality is not great, but we'll work on that.  The PFO is always open to feedback as to if our meeting topics are informative. We got very positive feedback on this meeting.
http://www.leopoldpfo.org/meetings-and-minutes.html

Next meeting is Tuesday, April 8. Topics are music, art and family engagement.

Important Upcoming Dates:
March 18 - Math Night at Open Schoolhouse
March 21st and March 28 - early release at 10:45 am
April 5 - Leopold Rummage Sale (drop off on April 4)
April 8 - PFO Meeting
April 14-21 - Spring Break
April 26 - Spring Grounds Cleanup
May 5 - 9 - Spirit Week
May 10 - Timber Wolf Trample

PFO Literacy Project
Over the past several weeks, Sara Dawkins and Emily Royalty from our PFO Board have been working very hard on developing ideas for a fall literacy campaign for our students for the upcoming school year. They have been writing grant proposals, making community connections and more to fulfill several goals centered around literacy for our students. The PFO works so hard behind the scenes and these ladies deserve lots of credit for the endless hours they are putting in to make Leopold an even better school. We look forward to sharing more information as we solidify the ideas and upcoming program.



COMMUNITY NEWS

Regent Soccer Club Kindergarten Soccer
Registration deadline extended to March 22 to guarantee a spot on a team

Regent Soccer Club and Madison Area Youth Soccer Association (MAYSA) are team up every spring to offer Kindergarten (Kinde) Soccer.  The season starts in mid-April.The time to sign up is NOW!  New teams are being organized this spring. Register by March 22 for a guaranteed spot.  Registration includes a uniform and ball for each player and cones and flags for team play. Play dates for Kinde are Saturday mornings, April to June (times may vary). Practice times vary depending upon the coach. Typically there is one practice per week. We typically have parent volunteers who coach.  Please let the club know when you register if you are interested in coaching. For more information and online registration, visit Regent Soccer Club (http://www.regentsoccer.org/) or MAYSA (http://www.maysa.org/).


Regent Soccer Club also has a limited number of openings on existing teams from 1st grade and up.  Please visit the club website (http://www.regentsoccer.org/) to register. If your child is interested in playing on a particular team please contact the Regent registrar at [email protected]. 

Scholarships are available to students with Free & Reduced lunch.
Hope to see you out on the field.


Thanks and have a great week!
Kris


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Kris Aman, PresidentLeopold Parent Faculty Organization
Encouraging Kids. Connecting Families. Serving Leopold.