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Monday, January 4th
Happy New Year!
Please make sure that students bring in at least their 'D' batteries tomorrow (they were due today and many didn't come in!). Shoe boxes also, but don't wait if you have the batteries... WE MUST HAVE THEM TO BEGIN OUR LAB!
Reminder: see below for Science Fair info.
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Wednesday, December 23rd
We just received word that the Wappingers Central School District Science Fair will be held on MARCH 13, 2010.
We only had a limited amount of applications, so if students want to apply, they should be sure to get an entry blank as soon as they return.
The DEADLINE for applying is JANUARY 15th. No Late Applications will be accepted.
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Friday, December 18th
Thank you to all the parents who contributed to the recent Adopt-A-Family Bake Sale, either by baking, working the tables, or both! Our team raised $330 to help Van Wyck families in need. If you are missing a container... have your child pick it up in Mr. Currier's room.
SCIENCE TEST: TUESDAY, DEC. 22nd.
~ Students should have been studying for this test as there is quite a bit of material and they were given the study guide last week. DON'T WAIT UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT!!!
~ Students should be re-reading and paying attention to the main ideas of the summaries for each section of the Magnetism Packet.
2 THINGS TO BRING AFTER THE BREAK:
* 1 D-Cell Battery, preferably Duracell or Energizer (the cheaper ones really don't work well)
* We need shoe boxes! The first 30 students who bring in a shoe box for Mr. Currier, and the first 30 students who bring in a shoe box for Mr. Glaser will receive a pass of their choice.
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Thursday, December 17th
Check out Alexus' book review. I'm sure there are other students out there that have some great book suggestions.
http://teacherweb.com/NY/VanWyck/Glaser/apt7.aspx
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WORTH SEEING....
Many of you are familiar with Google Earth. They now have a feature called 'Street View'. Check out these incredible, interactive panoramas of the ancient ruins of Pompeii. You will be able to scan left and right through the ruins of this ancient site. Very cool!
From what I've been told, some (especially) older computers may have trouble displaying the features of Google Earth, so please be aware of this before you proceed. The link took me directly to the 'site' without having to download anything.
Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples. Pompeii was destroyed, and completely buried, during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mt. Vesuvius spanning two days in 79 AD.
The volcano collapsed higher roof-lines and buried Pompeii under 60 feet of ash and pumice, and it was lost for nearly 1,700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire.
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We will be holding our bake sale this Thursday and Friday for our Adopted Family.
To those of you who have offered to bake and/or donate your time at the bake sale table, THANK YOU!!!!
We are still in need of more baked goods and could use more volunteers to help us on the bake sale days.
If you could help us by baking or volunteering on EITHER of these days, we would GREATLY appreciate it.
Please email or send a note with your child, but we need to know by tomorrow, Wednesday.
ALSO... there have been questions as to whether or not families can make cash donations. If you prefer to help out in this manner, please send cash IN AN ENVELOPE LABELED: Adopt-A-Family
Thank you for your support and generosity!
Team C staff
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Tuesday, November 24th
First and foremost, we would like to wish our Team 6C families, a very Happy Thanksgiving. We would like to wish you all the very best as this wonderful season of thanks and giving begins.
Along those lines, please be aware of the following efforts underway by the Van Wyck Community to help those in need during this holiday season:
1) Ally Brundage and Amanda Scirbona, 2 Team 6c students, are organizing a bake sale next week to try and raise money for our Adopt-A-Family program. PLEASE SEE THE INFORMATION SHEET THAT IS COMING HOME TODAY.
2) The Van Wyck school community is involved in the Annual Van Wyck Food Drive. From Dec. 1 thru Dec. 15, items will be collected for Van Wyck families in need.
Students were given an information sheet yesterday, describing what is needed for the drive.
Again, thanks for all you do to support the Van Wyck community.
Team 6c Teachers 
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Monday, November 9th
There was a TEST REVIEW PACKET sent home for homework that requires the social studies textbook. If your child did not bring home this textbook, remember that it is accessible online:
USER NAME: SOC910
PASSWORD: SOC910
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Thursday, November 5 IMPORTANT - MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!!!!!!
Big week coming up next week - Final week of the 1st Quarter Marking Period!! Students should be prepared for the following tests and final projects! (Does not include any ELA work that is expected from each ELA teacher!)
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MONDAY: Ramp and Ball Labs
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TUESDAY: Science Test - Scientific Method
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WEDNESDAY: No School
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THURSDAY: Social Studies Test - The Fertile Crescent
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FRIDAY: Math Test - Decimals
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Wednesday, October 21
Unit Test in Social Studies on Friday. See Study Guide for pages and outline of review.
See IMPORTANT DOCS linc above for summaries of 3 sections. Also, see review of Old/New Stone Age, and the Social Classes pyramid.
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Thursday, October 15
Mrs. Basuljevic, our Media Specialist has sent us a list of resources available on line through the Van Wyck Library. See IMPORTANT DOCS above for the list. Then... visit the Van Wyck Library website:
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Wednesday, October 14
New Feature: Students' Pics. If you would like to share pictures of an event; a new puppy, a visit to a special place, your new skateboard.... email the picture to Mr. Glaser and we'll put it up on this link (must be sent electronically or on a flash drive). Only first names by the way. Check it out:
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Tuesday, September 29
PTA NEWS
QSP Fundraisers are due this Friday...please get them in.
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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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.
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!