Dear PS/IS 217 Families & Teachers, Silent Auction We are accepting donations/class ads/business & family ads for the Art Show & Silent Auction (April 27). The very last deadline for donations is this Friday, April 19. If you have any questions or suggestions, please email psis217info@gmail.com The next Silent Auction Committee and Volunteers Meeting is Thursday, April 18, after the drop-off at in the Main Street Sweets Coffee Shop (next to Trellis). Please come if you want to volunteer or have ideas or suggestions about the Auction. If you cannot make it, but still want to help, please email atpsis217info@gmail.com. If you want to donate money directly to the Art Program, you can do this by going to the websitehttp://www.gofundme.com/ps217art . It was created by PS/IS217 parents to ensure that the Art program stays at PS/IS 217 for the next school year. PTA General Meeting PTA General Meeting will be Thursday, April 18, at 6 pm (please, note that the time of the meeting has been changed from 8:40 am to 6 pm because of the state testing this week). PTA is accepting nomination for the Executive Board positions for the next school year. Love Your Block, Love Our Earth Come on out to this family-friendly event on Saturday, April 20. Join the festivities as we celebrate the Earth day. Event activities include planting colorful flowers, uncovering Earth treasures with an archeological dig activity, creating sculpture from natural materials, and an art project - and more. This will be a fun day outdoors, rain or shine! You can register by emailing iDig2Learn@gmail.com or filling the form that have been sent in the backpacks. 10:00 AM - activities begin for K to 3rd grade 1:00 PM - activities for 4 to 6th grades Check in: ground floor of the Motorgate Gallery next to Gristedes beginning 9:45 AM for the 10 AM session and 12:45 PM for the 1 PM session BoxTops News Congratulations to Bernadette Seruhere (K004), who has collected more than 100 BoxTops and became a new winner of our competition. Great job! Have a great week! ©2013 PS/IS 217 PTA | Disclaimer: All the information distributed in these messages originates from the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Executive Board. The information, opinions, data, and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of the PS/IS217 administration and should not be interpreted, acted on or represented as such. List members are reminded of their responsibility to critically evaluate the content of the postings.

Love Your Block Love Your Earth Gardening Event at P.S./I.S. 217

Dear PS/IS 217 Families & Teachers, THIS WEEK EVENTS: SILENT AUCTION SILENT AUCTION MEETING The next Silent Auction Committee Meeting is Friday, April 12, at 8:35 in the PTA room. Please come if you want to volunteer or have ideas or suggestions about the Auction. If you cannot make it, but still want to help, please email at psis217info@gmail.com DONATIONS We are accepting donations/class ads/business & family ads for the Art Show & Silent Auction (April 27).The deadline for donations is this Friday, April 12. If you have any questions or suggestions, please email psis217info@gmail.com 50/50 RAFFLE If you are buying the raffle tickets, please do not forget to return ticket stubs with your contact information & payment ($2 per ticket). You can drop them in the PTA mailbox (on the wall in the kindergarten wing). If you need more tickets, please email psis217info@gmail.com or ask Ms. Lauraine (Parent Coordinator) at the school office. We are looking for volunteers to help us sell raffle tickets and collect donations to the PTA General Fund by the school entrance at drop off and pick up time. This will entail coming to school about 10 minute earlier than you usually do, and staying for extra 5-10 minutes later. Please let me know if you can help any day during this week and the next one, either in the morning or in the afternoon. The PTA will also set up a table at the Saturday Market this Saturday, April 13th to sell the raffle tickets and collect donations from the Roosevelt Island community. We need volunteers to sign up for the shifts. If you can help us for one hour any time from 9 am till 2 pm this Saturday, please contact Olga Shchuchinov atolga.shchuchinov@gmail.com DONATE TO THE ART PROGRAM THROUGH THIS WEBSITE If you want to donate money specifically to the Art Program, you can do this by going to the websitehttp://www.gofundme.com/ps217art . It was created by PS/IS217 parents to ensure that the Art program stays at PS/IS 217 for the next school year. SCHOOL SURVEY If you have not filled and submitted the Learning Environment Survey, please do it before April 12, Friday. Remember, that the survey affects evaluation grade that our school will receive from the Department of Education, and low percentage of participating families will reflects negatively on our school. If we reach 70% participation level, as a reward, the students will have a free popcorn/ Movie Night! CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL RIRA has announced its date for the Third Annual Cherry Blossom Festival - this weekend, Saturday, April 13. There's a street fair scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. "You will watch, learn, and participate in multiple Japanese cultural, food, and shopping activities," according to information provided by the organizers. Activities are set for the cherry tree area on the west promenade, with "world-class performances" in FDR Four Freedoms Park until 5:45 p.m. Special activities for children: • Liyan Chen face-painting • Origami instruction for children and parents • Manga cartoon instruction • Calligraphy instruction • Balloon art • Water yo-yo Traditional Japanese food Folk and classical Japanese music Tea ceremony Performances: • 11:30 - Japanese Drums • 12:20 - Koto & Shamisen Ensemble . • 1:20 - Japanese Traditional Dance • 2:10 - laido & Karate demonstration/performance • 4:20 - Shamisen Japanese String Ensemble In association with the event, Gallery RIVAA will hold a wine tasting and food pairing, with a suggested donation of.$30. That will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. COMING NEXT WEEK: PTA GENERAL MEETING PTA General Meeting will be Thursday, April 18, at 6 pm (please, note that the time of the meeting has been changed from 8:40 am to 6 pm) because of the state testing this week). PTA is accepting nomination for the Executive Board positions for the next school year. We'll email the list of Board positions and their descriptions in a separate email. Have a great week! ©2013 PS/IS 217 PTA | Disclaimer: All the information distributed in these messages originates from the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Executive Board. The information, opinions, data, and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of the PS/IS217 administration and should not be interpreted, acted on or represented as such. List members are reminded of their responsibility to critically evaluate the content of the postings.

4th Annual Silent Auction and Art Show at P.S./I.S. 217 (Roosevelt Island School)