CAPS FOR KIDS:

We will be running a two week collection of water, gatorade, orange juice, etc.
plastic caps. Any cap, any size, any color. Collecting these caps will help children in need of dialysis. For every 1,000 caps collected, a child will receive 1 free hour of dialysis. Mrs. Bartsch will be collecting caps during lunch periods, there will be collection bottles set up around the school and if you'd like to save them up at home and bring them in, we will accept them as well. The collection will run the rest of this week through October 2nd.

 BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION HOMEROOM CONTEST:

Now is a good time to get those box tops to  school in a  labeled (homeroom number & homeroom teacher's name should be clearly written on the baggie) ziploc bag.

The last date for the first Homeroom contest is Friday, 23rd October 2009 . The  homeroom that collects the most (valid ones please!) Boxtops gets treated to a Breakfast.

Each boxtop coupon is worth 10 cents for our school. It helps fund the various programs run by the PTA. There are many products like GM cereal boxes, Ziploc bags, Pillsbury products and an array of other products where you can find these coupons. For a comprehensive list, please log on to www.boxtops4education.com

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Wednesday, September 23

  PTA NEWS 

• The QSP fundraising order forms are due back to school with your student this Friday, September 25th! Please consider supporting this event - we are hoping that this is the only fundraiser of this size that we will need to run this year. 50% of every sales goes directly back to the PTO to help fund many of the great events/programs that are run for the students. Without fundraisers like QSP, many of these events would not be possible.

• The Book Fair is open tomorrow and Friday during all lunch periods.  Listen for contests to win a $10 gift certificate!! Watch and see what Mr. Shuchat is going to do if we reach our $450 in Dollars For Books.

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Monday, September 21

 

1) It was wonderful seeing so many parents at Parents as Partners night.  Thank you for coming!

 

2) REMINDER: Student photos are this Wednesday, Sept. 23.  All students must have their photos taken for the student ID, even if they are not interested in purchasing the package.

 

3) It looks like the link to the social studies text book on-line has been activated.  The on-line text is best for reading the chapters.  Sometimes, end of section assessments are not matched correctly to the hardcover text.  In these cases, using the text book for these assignments would be best.  On-Line Text:(http://teacherweb.com/NY/VanWyck/Glaser/hf4.aspx)

 

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Tuesday, September 15

 

Greetings parents.  This is our first Team 6C Newsflash (applause!!!).  We will use this feature whenever we want to share 'news' with you.  (Sorry about the subject line - I forgot to change it from last year's farewell message to parents!!!)

 

Many of you may have heard the train metaphor by now: Last week, students showed up at Van Wyck Station 'C' and got comfortable on the train.  Then it slowly left the station...  This week we have been picking up 'speed'.  Students are getting better at knowing the daily routines, they are getting better at showing up to class on time, etc.  By next week, the train will really begin to speed up.... and away we go, destination: June of 2010.

 

We'll talk more about how things have been going and our routines and plans for the coming school year this coming Thursday evening, from 7 - 9,  at our annual parents as partners night.  Hope to see you there!

 

Team 6C Teachers

 

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