Autumn Reading Oasis Book Fair at P.S./I.S. 217 (Roosevelt Island School)

Welcome to the Autumn Reading Oasis Book Fair! The PS/IS 217 Fall Book Fair starts online today and in school next week. Please participate in this event, either at school or online, and support our school - we are very excited to see as many of you as possible! Please visit our Fall Book Fair next week October 7-11 from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm in the school auditorium on the 2nd floor. A number of new and fascinating books will be available for families to purchase. By purchasing books at the fair, you help the school earn credit with Scholastic that can be used for more books and educational materials for our classrooms, This week, we will be sending home a catalog of all the books that will be available at the fair. Please look through the catalog with your child to preview the selections and make choices. If your child will be buying books at the fair, please send in their money with them in a clearly labeled envelope or plastic baggie, with their name and the total amount enclosed. Remember to add 10% for tax that will be added at the register. Many of the teachers have created wishlists of books in the fair that they would like to have for their classrooms. If you wish to contribute to your child's classroom library, please mark your contributions towards your teacher’s wish list as “class gift”. Parents, please join us for Book Fair fun! If you are joining your children during their class visit, please come directly to the auditorium. Please also consider coming earlier and staying later to help PTA volunteers at the Fair - it's a fun way to meet other parents and give time to help out our school! We will be holding a coffee hour on Wednesday October 9th from 8:30-9:30am - this will be a great opportunity to browse the sale and meet with other PTA members. You can start shopping online today! Starting today, October 2nd, you can shop the fair online! Find the links to the online sales and more Book Fair info HERE. Let's Mummify Coach Luce! and more oasis fun... In addition to the book sale, we are also excited to introduce our “CHANGE FOR BOOKS” fundraising drive. We'll have a collection jar where you can drop loose change or coins that you have collected for the event. Drop your change in the jar every morning before Drop-off or at the Fair to be counted towards your class total. THE CLASS WITH THE MOST CONTRIBUTIONS WILL GET TO “MUMMIFY” OUR PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER MR. LUCE! We also have some kid-sized Egyptian-themed cutouts for fun photos - We'll collect your photos from the event and will put them on the PTA Website (www.217pta.com)! When is My Child's Class visiting the book fair? Here is the schedule for class visits! Pre-K AM Lindman Tuesday, October 8th, 9:16-10:02 am Pre-K PM Lindman Wednesday, October 9th, 2:04-2:50 pm K001 Kaplan Friday, October 11th, 1:18-2:04 pm K002 Mermel Friday, October 11th, 11:38-12:28 pm K003 Consiglio Thursday, October 10th, 10:02-10:48 am K004 Alvarez Friday, October 11th, 10:02-10:48 am 101 Gold Tuesday, October 8th, 12:28-1:18 pm 102 Christian Monday, October 7th, 10:02-10:48 am 122 Zuchnovich Monday, October 7th, 9:16-10:02 am 123 Shuster Wednesday, October 9th, 12:28-1:18 pm 124 Rubenstein Tuesday, October 8th, 2:04-2:50 pm 201 Ditaranto Tuesday, October 8th, 1:18-2:04 pm 234 Afodorcei Wednesday, October 9th, 9:16-10:02 am 301 Zappala Thursday, October 10th, 1:18-2:04 pm 303 Gresh Wednesday, October 9th, 1:18-2:04 pm 401 Ciravolo Wednesday, October 9th, 10:02-10:48 am 403 Ho Friday, October 11th, 12:28-1:18 pm 501 Mosher Tuesday, October 8th, 10:02-10:48 am 601 Schwartz Wednesday, October 9th, 10:48-11:38 am 678 Harrison Monday, October 7th, 10:48-11:38 am 701 Adoniz Tuesday, October 8th, 10:48-11:38 am 801 Adoniz Thursday, October 10th, 10:48-11:38 am

P.S./I.S. 217 (Roosevelt Island School) PTA Weekly Newsletter

Dear PS/IS 217 Families and Teachers, Congratulations to Michelle Davies! Congratulations and thank you to Michelle Davies, class 701, who represented PS/IS 217 at the National Young Leaders State Conference (NYLSC), where America's most highly acclaimed students are recognized and honored and given the opportunity to further develop their leadership skills. Michelle was the MC at the closing ceremony and also performed the song "I Believe the Children are the Future" which brought all to tears, thanks to Mr. Solow's hard work. Thank you! The school year is almost over and PS/IS 217 PTA wants to thank all PS/IS217 students & their families for a wonderful year. We appreciate all the support that you've been showing for the school and all your efforts to make PS/IS 217 the best place for the kids. We are thankful to the school teachers and staff for their hard work, energy, and time they've put into teaching and helping PS/IS 217 students. We love you! Thank you! PS/IS 217 PTA

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.

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.

Hawks' Happenings, March 4-10 Dear PS/IS 217 Parents & Teachers, Concert, Wednesday, March 6 PS/IS 217 and Lincoln Center cordially invite you to a workshop & performance of Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet Wednesday, March 6th 3:15 to 5:45 pm Light snacks served at 3:15 pm. All 217 families are invited to this unique experience. Please register by filling and sending back the application that you'd received in the backpacks. Silent Auction The PTA is gearing up for one of our largest fundraisers of the year and we need your help. How can you make this event be greater than last year you may ask well I will give you some ways. Contribute to your class project/basket. Each basket will be themed and then sold to the highest bidder. Support your class ad. Each class is asked to purchase a full page in the auction brochure. Each class ad is $60. Solicit donations from establishments that you frequent or places that you work. Ask places that you frequent to take out an ad in our brochure catalog. Buy a family ad: $15 -quarter page; $30 - half page; $60 - full page Volunteer for set-up or the day of the event. Please, email psis217info@gmail.com is you want to volunteer or have any questions or suggestions. Test Prep - 3-8th grades The school has collected $3900 for the TestPrep materials; the total cost of the order for grades 3-8 is $6375. If you have not yet donated money for your child's educational books, please don't forget to do this. Thank you 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.

Weekly Update from the P.S./I.S. 217 (Roosevelt Island School) PTA

Dear PS/IS 217 Parents and Teachers THIS WEEK: NOVEMBER 15, Tuesday - BREAKFAST WITH THE PRINCIPAL 8:10 - 8:50 am in the Art Room Progress Report, School Budget and School Goals will be discussed. You can drop your child in the cafeteria before the meeting. PIE SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED! All Pie Sales will be accepted until Thursday, November 17th. Pick up the form at school or print out the pdf. file to make your order. Please send in your orders to your child's classroom teacher, or please hand it to Nikki Leopold. If you have any questions, please email nikkipta@gmail.com. NOVEMBER 17, Thursday - Parent Teacher Conferences Early release at 11:38 am!! NOVEMBER 17, Thursday - BAKE SALE 1 - 3 pm, during afternoon Parent Teacher conference We are in need of donated items for the Bake Sale. Examples are: juice boxes, water bottles, packed crackers or treats (muffins, rice krispies, etc.), and purchased or home baked cookies or cupcakes. If your item includes nuts - PLEASE be sure to make a note on the item due to nut allergies. Please drop-off donations in the school lobby during the following times: drinks and non-perishable items - Wednesday morning or afternoon. baked goods - Thursday morning or pick-up at 11:38am. Volunteers Needed! Please let us know if you can volunteer time during the Bake Sale on Thursday afternoon, 1 - 3pm. Whether you have 30 minutes or an hour, please contact Summer Lord at summerday.lord@gmail.com. NOVEMBER 17, Thursday - SPAGHETTI DINNER 5:30 - 7pm Middle School Fundraiser $5/ plate (will include bread and one soda ) We need volunteers to help with this Middle School Fundraiser. Please contact Shirley Payne at paynekidz@gmail.com, if you can help bring food, cook or help during the event. We are looking for cooked or uncooked pasta, meat sauce, pasta sauces. Please drop-off donated uncooked items to the school by Wedensday; bread should be sent to school on Thursday morning with the child. Thank you for your support! DO NOT FORGET! The PAJAMA DRIVE continues through Tuesday, November 22nd To read more go to ps217pta.org This year goal is 100 pajamas! Please help us to reach our goal.  DONATE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE! NOVEMBER 18, Friday - School Leadership Team Meeting 7:30 am CANNED FOOD DRIVE starts this Monday, November 14. Read more at ps217pta.org Have a great week! 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. ©2011 PS/IS 217 PTA | Roosevelt Island School

Weekly Update from the P.S./I.S. 217 (Roosevelt Island School) PTA

Dear PS/IS 217 Parents and Teachers Here are two important things that had been left out of this week Hawks' Happennings: Once again, our school will take part in the Thanksgiving Pie Sale Fundraiser. Last year event was an overwhelming success and we hope that you will participate again this year. As you might remember, the cakes, pies and cookies are delicious and our PTA makes a 50% profit from every item sold. Please pick up the form at school or print out the pdf. file to make your order. The cost of each item is $15.00. Starting on Friday, November 4th, a table has been set up in the school main entrance before and after school to collect your orders. Please place your orders no later than Thursday, November 10th. Your order will be available for pick up on Tuesday, November 22nd. Please do no leave orders with your child's teacher or in the main office. If you cannot get to the chool to hand your order, p;ease e-mail Nikki Leopold at nikkipta@gmail.comto make alternative arrangements. Checks should be made out to PS/IS 217 PTA. Thank you in advance for supporting our school through this important fundraiser. If you have any questions, please email nikkipta@gmail.com. Message from Ms. Lauraine: Once again we are very excited to be participating in the can food drive. Last year we donated 200 pounds of food to City Harvest. This year our goal is 1000 pounds of food. The food drive will run from Monday, November 14th through Friday, January 6th. Please bring all canned goods to Ms. Lauraine in the main office. All goods will be donated to City Harvest. Thank you, Lauraine Rademaker, Parent Coordinator 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.

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