Letter from Ronald McDonald House

In October, Gombert's Student Council held a Charity Bake Sale.  All of the proceeds made from the sale went to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities.  The students were able to raise $270.00 with the help of many donations from Gombert families and staff.  Dr. Pepper Soda Company said they would match our donation dollar for dollar.

After the end, the money was send to Ronald McDonald House Charities on behalf of the Gombert Student Council.  The charity was thrilled with our donation and sent us a wonderful 'thank you' letter.  Below is the letter from Ronald McDonald House.

WAY TO GO GATORS!

*Click on the letter to enlarge and read it!

Student Council Breakfast

For our last meeting in the year 2010 and to celebrate the holidays, Student Council will be having a breakfast for the student council representatives and officers during our meeting on December 20th.  Below you will find the green sheet that went home with students at the meeting on November 29th.  Please talk at home to determine what item you would like to bring to donate to the breakfast.  Have a parent/guardian fill out the form and bring it back to school before December 14th.  This is just a breakfast for Student Council Class Representatives and Officers!  Thanks again and we will see you at the breakfast!

Cheers!
Mrs. Korda and Mrs. Njos

*Click on the form to enlarge and print it!

Student Council News for November

The Rummage sale went well.  We had many families participating.  Thanks to all who donated to both the Rummage and Bake Sales.

The bake sale was really successful.  We had lots of yummy treats for sale.  We raised over $270.00 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities and we are getting Dr. Pepper Soda Company to match our donation dollar for dollar.

Red Ribbon Week was filled with many spirit activities.  We are glad we participated in the letter writing to the Stamp Recognition Committee to try to get the DEA agent put on a postage stamp.  Writing the letters was the right thing to do for the sacrifice he made to try to keep drugs out of this country.

In November, we will be helping with the Veteran's Day assembly, another spirit day, and looking forward to creating "G Cards" for soldiers, more on this later.

Got pop??? Save the top.  There is a collection container in the LMC for the can pop tops.  These will be turned in to the Ronald McDonald House.

Have questions about Student Council---- what spirit day is it?; what do I need to send into school?; how long is that going on?; or do you have an idea that you want to share?  CHECK OUT our blog - www.gombertstudentcouncil.blogspot.com

"G Cards" for Soldiers Angels

Thank you to all the students who have created "G Cards" for soldiers.  We will be sending off our first sets of cards in December.  We have already collected over 200 cards!  Great job!

As just a reminder, these cards will be sent to soldier in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard.  Make sure no names are included on the cards! 

All cards are being sent to a program called Soldiers Angels.  In honor of the program, the Gombert Student Council will be purchasing a commemorative flag to hang above the donation bin!  If you would like to see a picture of the flag, click here!



Please continue to make cards for soldiers and place them in the bin the Gombert LMC!

Cards for Soldiers - "G" Cards

As an ongoing project, the Gombert Student Council is sponsoring a service project to help send packages of cards to soldiers.  To support our troops, students are asked to create cards for soldiers that they can use to send messages to their family and friends while they are overseas .

Students can make cards out of standard 8 1/2 x 11 inch computer paper in three different sizes:
1. half fold

2. tri-fold
3. quarter fold


Envelopes will be provided by student council, so all we need are the cards!  As a helpful reminder, there should be no writing on the cards, as this allows the soldiers to use the cards for any occasion (birthdays, holidays, etc.)

Don't feel like you are artisitc enough?  The Gombert Student Council is also looking for donations of gallon size ziploc baggies to package the cards into and pens (not pencils) to include in the packages.


All donations can be placed in the red, white, and blue basket that is located in the LMC.  The Gombert Student Council will be packaging the cards in December, February/March, and May to send to soldiers!  Thank you so much in advance for your support of this program!
*Click on the flyers below for more details about this program and for pictures of sample cards!

Pajama Program Donations NEEDED!

In order to help kick-off the gift giving season, Gombert has decided to participate in the The Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive sponsored by Scholastic.  It's simple to participate:

1. Donate a pair of new pajamas from newborn to adult sizes. (complete sets or nightgowns only please!)

2. For every pair of pajamas donated, Scholastic will donate a book to accompany each pair of pajamas.


Last year, Scholastic donated over 18,000 pairs of pajamas and 18,000 books to those in needed.  The goal this year has been raised to 25,000 and Gombert wants to help make that happen!


Click here to learn more about The Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive sponsored by Scholastic.


Here are two additional flyers with information for Gombert families about the Pajama Drive.
*Click the flyers to enlarge and print them!

Bake Sale SUCCESS!

Student Council wants to send a BIG "Thank You" out to all of the people who helped make the Rummage/Bake Sale a huge success!  If you donated goodies to sell, helped work, or anything else... THANK YOU!

Student council raised $280.00 for the Ronald McDonald House charities at the Bake Sale.  Our donation will be made to Dr. Pepper Soda Company who will match us dollar for dollar.

This means that a total of $560.00 will be donated to Ronald McDonald House charities!

WAY TO GO GATORS!

Congratulations Representatives!

Congratulations to all of the students who were selected by their classmates to represent each class on Student Council for the 2010-2011 school year as representatives or alternates.  Thank you to all of the students who showed an interest in being involved and congratulations again to those students selected!

Here are your Class Representatives and Alternates for the 2010-2011 Gombert school year:

Class	Representative	Alternate
2S	Christopher	Jacob
2B	Shane	Edward
2F	Lauren	Tahj
3V	Abby	Lillian
3M	Riley	Brittany
3G	Maddie	Christopher
3B	Marisella	Halle
40	A.J.	Diya
4R	Sonja	Elizabeth
4S	Ritvik	Imani
4H	Conor	Mikaela
5N	Quinn	Kaylee
5D	Tyler	Morgan /Olivia
5G	Apoorv	Melissa
5C	Rayanna	Matthew

Rummage/Bake Sale

In case you haven't heard... Student Council is hosting a Rummage/Bake Sale this year on October 16th from 9:00-3:30pm.  If you are interested in being a part of this event please check out the flyer below!
*Click on the flyer below to enlarge and print it!

 

Student Council News - iswamp?

Let the year begin as Student Council is off and running. 
On October 16^th Student Council will be hosting a Rummage/Bake Sale to from 9:30 am- 3:00 pm. This year, money from the Bake Sale will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities. We encourage everyone to please bake (if they can) or come to purchase some of our yummy treats! 
COMING SOON...You willfind out about Red Ribbon Week, which is October 23-29.  That will be a week filled with the spirit to be Drug-free!

       iswamp???? I’ve heard of iphone, ipod, and ipad, but NOT iswamp.  What is iswamp? It’s a school theme that Student Council will be launching. I Study, Work And Make Progress. We will have banners and posters up around the school reminding students that with a little studying and work, they can make progress both in academics and self-esteem.

Class Representatives

It's that time gators!  It's time for Student Council to begin.  Each class in grades 2-5 will be selecting one representative and one alternate for their class.  If you are chosen as your class alternate or class representative, you must turn in a signed permission slip to your teacher.  Below is the permission slip, if you need an additional copy!
*Click on the permission slip to enlarge it and print!