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March 2012 Calendar
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Monday, February 27 -- "B" Day
Tuesday, February 28 -- "C"
Day
Wednesday, February 29 -- "D" Day
Thursday, March 1 -- "E" Day
Friday, March 2 -- "F" Day
February:
2/27 School Reopens;
Registration Opens for Spring Trimester of
Early Morning Keyboarding;
4th Grade Orchestra Practice, 8 a.m.
2/28 Band and 5th Grade Orchestra
Practice, 8 a.m.
March:
3/1 Cabaret
Meeting for 5th Graders, 12 p.m., Room TBA;
Last Day to Order Willy Wonka, Jr. DVD
3/2 Lice Check;
Last Day to Register for Spring Trimester of
Early Morning Keyboarding;
Last Day to register for YWW with Late Fee
3/5 Kindergarten
Registration Week; BOE Budget
Presentation- 8pm SHS Rm 170
3/6 4th Grade Orchestra
Practice, 8 a.m.
3/7 Band and 5th Grade
Orchestra Practice, 8 a.m.
3/8 SCHOOL CLOSES AT
NOON FOR K-2 ONLY
(K-2 Conferences);
No after
school clubs (ALL grades)
3/10 Sports Swap, 10 a.m.-12
p.m., Heathcote School Gym
3/12 Classical Cafe for 3rd
Grade Audience, 12 p.m., NMPR
3/13 SCHOOL CLOSES AT NOON
FOR K-2 ONLY
(K-2 Conferences);
No after school clubs (ALL grades)
3/14 4th Grade Orchestra
Practice, 8 a.m.;
Book Swap, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., OMPR;
SCHOOL CLOSES AT NOON FOR K-2 ONLY
(K-2 Conferences);
No after school clubs (ALL grades)
3/15 Band and 5th Grade
Orchestra Practice, 8 a.m.
3/19 Fourth Annual Fruit
& Veggie Week; BOE Budget
Discussion with Community Comment- 8pm SHS
3/21 PTA Meeting/Heritage
Luncheon/Book Discussion,
11:30 a.m., OMPR
3/22 4th Grade Orchestra
Practice, 8 a.m.;
4th and 5th Grade Chorus Concert, 7:30 p.m., Gym
3/23 Band and 5th Grade
Orchestra Practice, 8 a.m.;
SCHOOL CLOSES AT NOON
(Superintendent Conference
Day)
3/24 Young Writers' Workshop,
9 a.m.-12 p.m., SMS
3/27 C.H.I.L.D.
Meeting, 7:30 p.m., NMPR
3/30 4th Grade
Orchestra Practice, 8 a.m.;
K-2 Author Visit, Laurie Keller
Looking ahead:
4/1-4/6 SCHOOL CLOSED (Spring Recess)
4/9 School Reopens;
Band and 5th Grade Orchestra Practice, 8 a.m.
4/11 BOE to receive
written public statements, 8pm SHS
4/13 Lice Check
4/16 4th Grade Orchestra
Practice, 8 a.m.;
Classical Cafe, 12 p.m., NMPR
4/17 Band and 5th Grade Orchestra Practice,
8 a.m.;
NYS ELA Exams, 3rd-5th Grade;
Staff Appreciation Luncheon, 12 p.m., Gym;
C.H.I.L.D. Meeting, 7:30 p.m., NMPR
4/18 NYS ELA Exams, 3rd-5th
Grade
4/23 NYS Math Exams, 3rd-5th Grade
4/24 4th Grade Orchestra Practice, 8 a.m.
NYS Math Exams, 3rd-5th Grade
4/25 Band and 5th Grade Orchestra
Practice, 8 a.m.
4/26 NYS Math Testing 3rd-5th Grade
Kindergarten Show, 9:15, Gym
4/27 Orientation for Parents of
Incoming Kindergarteners,
8:30 a.m., NMPR
Lunch Programs: (no lunches on 1/2 days)
Monday - Pizza
Tuesday - Pasta
Wednesday - Obento
Thursday - Chicken Tenders
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PTA President's
Message
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Dear Fox Meadow Families, 
WELCOME BACK! Feels like Spring already. We have so many
exciting events planned over the next couple of months so please make
sure to mark your calendars!
First off- do some spring cleaning of your books and sports
equipment! PTC Sports Swap, run by Nancy Aresu, is on
March 10th, 10-2pm at Heathcote, then we will have our own Book Swap
on March 14th, 8:30am - 3:30pm- organized by Susie Quill, Lynda Ortner
and Eve Finger. In honor of the National Nutrition Month, Toby
Amidor and Kira Almeida have organized our 4th annual Fruit and
Vegetable Week starting March 19th! Delicious food and
discussion will be held at the Heritage Luncheon/PTA meeting (
Luncheon organized by the Multi Cultural Committee and Discussion
organized by the Compact Committee) on March 21st at 11:30am.
Don't forget to register for YWW, spear headed by Amy Song- the
last day for 3rd-5th graders to sign up is this Friday! In April,
we have the Fabulous Staff Appreciation Luncheon, organized by
Sarah Baigent, Natalia Duque, Lee Maude and Sidney Witter-Daire, to
look forward to. Many of you have already (or will) be receiving
your Fair T's for the Olympic themed Fair, organized by Dalya
Kahn, Jenn Love and Peggy Sanchez. Class parents are already
organizing class themed raffle baskets- which you will hear
about. Many months of planning goes into these events- so please
be generous with your time and ready to volunteer!
Enjoy the Springlike weather this week!
Sincerely,
Pam Rubin
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Register Now for
Spring Trimester of Early Morning Keyboarding
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Registration
for the Spring Trimester of Early Morning Keyboarding Is Open Now
Sunday, February 26, 2012, through Friday, March 2, 2012
As with the winter trimester,
registration is on-line only and open to both fourth and fifth grade
students. The schedule for Section 1 is designed to accommodate
those students participating in 4th grade orchestra and Section 2 is
designed to accommodate those participating in band or 5th grade
orchestra. Students who have already taken early morning
keyboarding are welcome to repeat. Lesson plans are
individualized to suit each student's keyboarding abilities.
Follow the link to the Spring Trimester Registration Page.
Scholarship forms are available
upon request in the main office. You must obtain Principal Duncan
Wilson's approval and return the completed form to the main office
during the open registration period.
Contact Sheila Tancredi with any
questions about the course.
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Fifth Grade Cabaret
Meeting
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The results of the 5th grade survey
are in, and Cabaret is the winner. There will be a meeting for
all 5th graders interested in or hearing more about Cabaret on Thursday,
March 1, 2012, during lunch period. The "Cabaret"
experience is meant to be inclusive and foster a sense of camaraderie
among the 5th grade class. We encourage all parents to reinforce
this message as well.
If you have questions or would like to help, please contact Fifth Grade
Activities Co-Chair Christine Bensche.
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Staff Appreciation
Luncheon
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 Relax, Lay Back,
and Chill Out!
Tickets are now available for purchase on-line, so follow this link to
reserve your seats for the annual Fox Meadow Staff Appreciation Luncheon.
The luncheon is a wonderful way of saying think you to our dedicated
Fox Meadow staff. Your contribution to the event will be very
much appreciated. If you are unable to attend, please consider
making a donation in your name to the FM PTA.
We still need your help! There is plenty of planning, organizing
and decorating to be done in the run up to this fun event.
Regular meetings are already taking place to make sure we meet out
deadlines but we need more volunteers. Time commitment can be
varied according to personal requirements and tasks assigned.
If you are interested in finding
out more about volunteering or the event itself, please contact any of
the Co-Chairs:
Sara Baigent (914)
713-3559
Natalia Duque (646)
429-2783
Sidney Witter (914)
874-5134
You
will be guaranteed a great experience whether you are a volunteer or a
guest or both!
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Annual Book Swap
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Gather
Your Books!
What better way to share your
favorite books, then to swap them with someone else!
When: March 14,
2012, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., OMPR
What: Gently used
books, from picture books to adult reading
PLEASE no text books, business
books, phone books (you get the idea)
All books remaining after the swap
will be donated to the PT Council's Young Writers' Workshop Book
Drive.
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Annual Fruit &
Veggie Week Coming Soon
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During the week of March 19-23,
2012, Fox Meadow will be celebrating "Fruit & Vegetable
Week" in honor of National Nutrition Month. See the Tip of
the Month for yummy snack and lunch ideas.
How much is 1 serving of a fruit or veggie?
- 1 cup of
leafy veggies like spinach and lettuce
- ½ cup of cut
up or sliced veggies like broccoli, string beans, corn, mushrooms,
tomatoes
- ½ cup or veggie
or fruit juice
- 1 medium
fruit like an apple, pear, and orange
- ½ larger
fruit like grapefruit, banana and mango
- ½ cup of
strawberries
- ¼ cup of
raisins
Download
the Fruit and Veggie Log and Fact Sheet from the Environmental and Nutrition Committees page
on the PTA website to track your healthy eating habits.
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Annual Heritage
Luncheon and Book Discussion
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The
PTA Executive Board and Multicultural Committee
Invite You to the Annual Heritage Luncheon
and
Parent/Teacher Book Discussion
Wednesday,
March 21, 2012, 11:30 a.m., OMPR
Join us for a pot luck luncheon and lively discussion of Mindset:
The New Psychology of Success (2006), by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., the
book that the Compact Committee has been reading.
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Lunchtime Clubs Thank
You and Feedback Requested
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Lunchtime Beginner Bridge, Advanced
Chess, and Triple Play Clubs are now over. We hope that your
children enjoyed their experiences. To help us plan for next
year's winter lunchtime offerings, please send us your feedback by
following the link to complete a short survey: Lunchtime Clubs Survey.
Thank you to Lauren Ornstein and Susan Arovas for
escorting our first grade Lunchtime Triple Play participants to and
from their club room.
Those who participated in the inaugural beginner bridge club are
invited to form a Fox Meadow bridge team for a School Bridge League
on-line competition in May. Contact Sylwia
McNamara with questions.
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Traffic and Safety
Message
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Thank you to all who are complying
with the traffic and safety rules at drop-off and pick-up. Your
cooperation makes a big difference!
We'd love to see 100% compliance so
please remember the following:
- Use care in
the front circle. Children should only be let in and out on the
curb side.
- Do not drive
up the wrong side of the street on Chesterfield to avoid the car
line. This is very dangerous to pedestrians and causes confusion
at the Brewster intersection! Turn down a side street to approach
the school from another direction.
- Stay out of
the teacher's lot until after 3:30pm. Please share this info with
your caregivers!
- Adhere to
parking restrictions on side streets around the school.
- Do not
obstruct traffic in Lollipop Circle.
- Obey speed
limits and stop signs.
The
Traffic and Safety Committee
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Nutrition & Food
Safety Committee's Tip of the Month: Fruit and Veggie Week (March
19-23, 2012)
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In honor of National Nutrition
Month, Monday, March 19, 2012 kicks off Fox Meadow's fourth
annual "Fruit & Veggie Week". It also coincides
with Westchester County's "No Junk Food Week." We are
encouraging kids to bring a fruit, a veggie, and some whole grains to
school everyday that week. The list includes some familiar old favorites
as well as some new whole grain ideas for your child's snack or lunch
bag. Your child may not love all of them but together you can
find a few that they like.
Fruits
Veggies
Apples
Baby/Grape Tomatoes
Bananas
Carrot sticks/coins
Berries
Cauliflower/Broccoli florets
Clementines/Oranges
Celery sticks
Grapefruit
Cucumber slices
Grapes
Raw Snow or Sugar snap peas
Kiwi
slices Raw
String beans
Melon
cubes Raw
Zucchini/Yellow Squash slices
Pears
Sweet Pepper strips
Pineapple slices
Raisins/Dates/Other Dried fruits
Whole Grains
Homemade Popcorn
Whole Grain Cereal
Whole Grain Crackers
Whole Grain Muffin
Whole Wheat Mini Pita
Tortilla Chips
Fun fact: Kids are usually more accepting of veggies in their raw
or blanched form. Try to serve as a snack or just before dinner
when kids are at their hungriest.
Dips
A dip always makes fruits and veggies more fun. Some ideas are
vanilla yogurt, lite cream cheese/salad dressing, hummus, salsa, or any
nut butter. Follow the links below for some great dip
recipes. We hope your whole family enjoys them!
Homemade Tomato Salsa with Chips
Garlic & Herb Yogurt Dip
Traditional Hummus
Guacamole
Log It! The week before Fruit & Veggie Week, a log will be
sent home so your child can jot down the fruits and veggies they eat
each day. Participation is optional but encouraged.
Please send questions, comments, suggestions, or recipes to the
Nutrition and Food Safety Committee Co-Chairs:
Kira Almeida MS, RD/CDN, CDE (kiraalmeida@gmail.com)
Toby Amidor MS, RD/CDN (toby@namsko.com)
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School Board
Nominating Committee Seeks Board of Education Candidates
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The School Board Nominating
Committee is seeking candidates for nomination to the Scarsdale Board
of Education. In 2012, the SBNC will nominate two candidates to
the board to fill the seats of Mary Beth Gose and Lewis Leone, Jr.,
both of whom will be completing their first terms and are eligible for
re-nomination.
The SBNC invites all residents to
propose candidates for the school board. A candidate must be at
least 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, a Scarsdale resident and a
qualified voter in the Scarsdale school district for at least one year
prior to May 15, 2012, the date of the school board elections.
Candidates should complete a
biographical information form and submit it via e-mail to sbncchair@gmail.com as
soon as possible, but no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2012.
Forms are available at ScarsdaleSBNC.com, the Scarsdale Library
and the main offices of the seven schools.
For
more information on the SBNC, including the governing Resolution, the
non-partisan system, and current members, please visit the SBNC website.
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Scarsdale Recreation
Department
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Scarsdale Recreation Department
girls' softball registration for the spring season closes on Thursday,
March 1, 2012. Click on the appropriate link below to sign up
before the deadline:
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
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PT Council's Young
Writers' Workshop
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Late
Registration Closes on March 2, 2012 for the 17th Annual Young Writers'
Workshop for 3rd through 5th Graders
View
the course descriptions and register online at
YoungWritersWorkshop.eventbrite.com
All students will also have the
opportunity to give back to the community by donating gently used books
on the day of the event. The goal is to collect 2012 books, which will
be donated to The Childcare Council of Westchester Inc.
To
volunteer, please contact the Parent Volunteer Co-Chairs:
Felisa
Koock-DiSanto or Julie Sheppe. Questions?
E-mail writers10583@gmail.com.
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Scarsdale Adult
School
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Fun
and Games at the Scarsdale Adult School
 Bridge and mah
jongg classes for the novice or advanced players will begin during the
first week of March. Daytime classes are at Westchester
Reform Temple and evening classes are at Scarsdale High School.
Sign up with your friends and join the fun at ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org. Call (914)
723-2325 with any questions.
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Sports Swap
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PT
Council's Annual Sports Swap
Saturday, March 10, 2012,
10
a.m.-12 p.m., Heathcote School Gym
Sports Swap is only two weeks
away. Yes, two weeks. Two weeks to gather your gently used
sports equipment, musical instruments and formal wear. Two weeks
to help your schools and help clean your sheds, garages, attics and get
organized for spring. Two weeks until you can shop for the best
deals in town.
Please bring your items to the Heathcote School gym (enter through the
back parking lot) on Friday, March 9, 2012 from 5-7 p.m. and on Saturday,
March 10, 2012 from 8-9:30 a.m. on the morning before the swap
begins. Then get ready to shop on Saturday, March 10, 2012
from 10 a.m.-12 noon.
If you have questions or are interested in volunteering, please contact
the FM Sports Swap coordinator, Rachael
Arenstein, or either of the Sports Swap Co-Chairs Maureen
Hart or Nancy Aresu.
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Scarsdale C.H.I.L.D.
Meetings
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Book Club for
Adults:
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art & Science of Remembering
Everything by Joshua Foer
Date in March and Place at local restaurant for lunch TBA
R.S.V.P. to ScarsdaleChild@gmail.com.
Film Series: Movie TBA
Thursday, March 15, 2012, 10 a.m. -11:45 a.m.,
SMS library classroom
Discussion after screening to be led by SMS School Psychologists Dr.
Elliot Cohen and Andrea Tripodi.
C.H.I.L.D.
Meeting
Topic: TBA
Wednesday, March 27, 2012, 7:30 p.m., NMPR
Please
go to the CHILD website for updates and details on all meetings.
Don't miss out on C.H.I.L.D. updates and meeting announcements!
Join our mailing list to receive event notices, website updates, and
C.H.I.L.D. newletters. For more information about C.H.I.L.D.,
please visit the Scarsdale C.H.I.L.D. website or e-mail
us at ScarsdaleChild@gmail.com.
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Harlem Wizards Game
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The Junior Class at SHS (Class of
2013) will be hosting the annual Harlem Wizards game on Friday,
March 16, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the Scarsdale High School gyms.
Players from the Wizards will play alongside faculty members and
students. The Harlem Wizards are celebrating 50 years of
Worldwide Wizardry. The Wizards will put the full-court press on
fun as they take on a team made up of people from the Scarsdale
community.
The annual event is historically
sold out and provides a great opportunity to see teachers and high
school students in a fun setting. You will see amazing basketball
talent, world class tricks and ball-handling as well as wild dunks,
audience participation and humor that is guaranteed to make you laugh!
For more information on the Wizards
or to purchase tickets to the event, please visit HarlemWizards.com.
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NYSSMA Piano Festival
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The NYSSMA Piano Festival
will be held on May 18 and 19, 2012 at Lakeland High School.
For additional details and the application form, visit Ms. Laman's teacher page. Registration
forms must be turned in to Ms. Laman by March 30, 2012.
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Friends of Music and
the Arts
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The Board of Education just
approved a Friends of Music and the Arts gift of over $6,000 to the
arts and music programs throughout the District. At Fox Meadow,
our art department has newly acquired a state-of-the-art rolling cart.
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Scarsdale Public
Library
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Need homework help? The
Scarsdale Library is offering a new program that offers students live,
one-to-one help from certified tutors online, from 3 p.m. to midnight,
7 days a week. Best of all, Tutor.com is completely free for
Scarsdale Library cardholders. Log onto ScarsdaleLibrary.org/resources/tutor.html
for details.
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Monthly Updates and
Weekly E-Blasts
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The Fox Meadow PTA welcomes your
input! Please help us publicize upcoming events by sending your
news to Diane Baylor at foxmeadowupdate@gmail.com for the
monthly Update or to President Elect Stephanie Glaser at sglaser@optonline.net
for the weekly e-blast (or to both of us if you're not sure). See
the Update and Weekly Deadlines on the PTA
homepage for additional information.
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