Oakstead Kindergarten camp
Oakstead Elementary School, 19925 Lake Patience Road in Land O’ Lakes, will host a Kindergarten Camp Aug. 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Students should be registered for this event by Aug. 1.
New kindergarten students will experience a day of kindergarten, and parents can learn more about the school.
For information, call (813) 346-1500.
Back 2 School drive
The Children’s Home Society of Florida is having a back-to-school drive through Aug. 11 to help foster children.
There are separate needs for elementary, middle and high schools, including backpacks, index cards, pens, markers, transparent tape, calculators and wide-ruled paper.
The drop-off location is 4250 Oak Fair Blvd., in Tampa, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For information, call Rachelle Duroseau at (813) 949-8946, ext. 237, or email .
Boot camp for new teachers
The School of Education and Social Services at Saint Leo University, 33701 State Road 52 in St. Leo, is offering a free Beginning Teacher Boot Camp for first-time teachers in Pasco and Hillsborough county school districts.
The camp is July 25 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Student Community Center.
New teachers are invited whether they graduated from Saint Leo or another institution.
Topics will include classroom management strategies, contract rights and responsibilities, workplace acronyms, and how to work with school support personnel and fellow teachers.
To attend, email , with the phrase “Beginning Teacher Boot Camp 2014” in the subject line.
Stuff the Backpack
First National Bank of Pasco is hosting its fifth annual Stuff the Backpack Drive through Aug. 4.
School supplies needed include pencils, pens, scissors, index cards, notebooks, folders, paper, glue sticks, Ziploc bags, crayons, erasers, rulers, highlighters and pencil boxes. Monetary donations will be used to purchase additional school supplies.
Donations can be dropped off at its three locations:
• 13315 U.S. 301 in Dade City
• 37215 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills
• 4518 Gall Blvd., Zephyrhills
Back to School Bash
Cobb Theatre Grove 16 & Cinebistro’s 2014 Back to School Bash will be Aug 9 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at 6333 Wesley Grove Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.
The event will include face painting, games, haircuts, health screenings, school supplies and more.
The theme for this year’s bash is the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” which will be the theater’s major summer release.
Kiwanis Club school supply drive
The Kiwanis Club of Greater West Pasco is having a school supply drive through Aug. 5.
Gulfside Hospice thrift shops will collect donations at its five sites, including 37925 Sky Ridge Circle in Dade City, and 36524 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills.
Anyone who donates to the drive will receive a voucher for 25 percent off a single item (excluding sale items and furniture) valid for up to one week after donation is made.
For information and shop locations, visit GHPPC.org.
Pasco County schools reopen Aug. 18
Students in Pasco County will return to school for the 2014-15 school year Aug. 18.
Notable dates on the calendar are:
• Possible hurricane makeup days are Nov. 24-25, and Feb. 16
• Veterans Day will be a school day
• Thanksgiving holiday is Nov. 24-28
• Winter break is Dec. 22 through Jan. 2
• Spring break is March 16-20
• Last day of school is June 3
For complete calendar information, visit Pasco.k12.fl.us.
