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Parents' Association
Stuyvesant High School
March 14, 2010 News Update |
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Greetings!
This week we have a special message from co-presidents Larry Wood and Alex Cai:
Greetings! The next two weeks promise to be a busy period for Stuyvesant parents. We would like to thank all our Parent Association (PA) volunteers who will be working on several events and we encourage your active participation. Please take the time to visit the PA website for several informational updates and links referenced below; in addition, there is more detail on many of these events in this email message.
Report cards will be distributed on Tuesday, March 16, before the Parent/Teacher conferences scheduled for Thursday evening (5:30-8pm) and Friday afternoon (1-3pm). The PA will host a faculty reception dinner for all teachers and administrators on Thursday afternoon.
The Seventh Annual Lunar Gala Dinner on Friday March 19, 5:30pm-10pm will be one of the largest social events for the PA this year; don't miss your chance to get a ticket or table! For all needed information and new links to map, travel directions and ideas for raffle & on-line auction donations: http://stuy-pa.org/home/content/view/184/72/
We urge you to read the Co-Presidents letter in the new March PA Bulletin now on the website for good news on the school and PA budgets to be discussed at our March 23 PA meeting. Both NYS and NYC mid-year budget cuts were averted! Now we must focus on advocacy against future funding cuts in the 2010-2011 budgets. Please see the new link: "SPEAK OUT AGAINST BUDGET CUTS TO STUYVESANT" at www.stuy-pa.org for details and tools to contact our NYS and NYC elected officials.
Another helpful new link on the PA website will send you to the newly released Department of Education 2010-2011 school calendar. Check it out!
Happy Spring! | |
Spring Faculty Reception
The Spring Faculty Reception is on March 18th. Thanks to great parent volunteer response, we have already covered both shifts, but we need more parents to contribute desserts. To sign up, please contact Jenny Cho at: jennycho_26@hotmail.com .
If you can send in a dessert for the reception, please have your students bring them on the day of the reception (March 18th) to the PA room (Room 271).
This Friday March 19!
Seventh Annual Lunar New Year Dinner Gala
See details in the Lunar Feast update below.
Tuesday March 23 meet 'n' greet at 6:30, meeting at 7:00
For our next PA meeting on Tuesday, March 23, members of our School Leadership Team (SLT) and the Academic Committee will report and take questions on the school's vacation and homework policies; they will also address concerns about "in-class" vs "departmental" finals, and homework during in-class finals week. English Assistant Principal Eric Grossman will be joining us for our discussion of academic issues.
In addition, we have invited students from Sing! to deliver an encore performance of some of their fabulous dance routines.
We will also form a Nominations Committee for forthcoming PA and SLT elections scheduled for May and June.
April 22-25
Book Fair at Tribeca Barnes & Noble
Preparing for a test? Stocking up for summer reading?
From April 22-25, buy your books, CDs, DVDs, and gifts at the Barnes and Noble in TriBeCa, 97 Warren Street, and a percentage of your purchases will go to the Stuyvesant High School Parents' Association.
Use a voucher, which will be available at www.stuy-pa.org, or mention Stuyvesant High School at the cashier. |
Lunar Feast and Auction Updates
Location: The 7th annual Lunar New Year Dinner will be held this coming Friday, March 19 at 6pm at the 88 Palace Restaurant (formerly Triple 8 restaurant; Chinese name: Yi Dong Restaurant) at 88 East Broadway, 2nd Floor, NY, NY 10002, 212-941-8886. (Note: the restaurant is located in Chinatown, right underneath the Manhattan Bridge on East Broadway; a map with directions is posted on the PA website).
Here's a great idea! Why not buy tables at the Lunar Feast with other parents from your child's team or other after-school activity? Thanks go to the Debate Team parents, who have already purchased two tables as a group -- talk to your kids' friends' parents and sign up!
Donate Lunar Feast Auction Items Online -- DEADLINE EXTENDED
As you have probably already read in previous email postings, the PA has created a first-ever Stuyvesant High School Online Auction and Donation Website to complement the Lunar Feast fundraising effort.
There's still time to give a little and get a lot in return!!! We have extended the online auction by 2 weeks. Please show your support by going to the online to auction site: www.biddingforgood.com/stuy-pa and click on the " Donate Items" button to contribute to our catalog, or by clicking on " Donate Cash".
The extended bidding dates are March 28 6pm - April 11th at 6pm.
Whether you have 1 item or 100 to contribute, your participation is an invaluable part of our fund-raising efforts for the school. By donating an item or service directly online, you'll be helping to raise money for our school, and you'll receive a mention on our site that can link back to your own web page.
We strongly encourage everyone to donate through the website. However, if that is not possible, donations can be dropped off at the office of Harvey Blumm, the wonderful Stuyvesant Parent Coordinator (Room 273 at Stuyvesant) or at the offices of Miriam Chan at 221 Canal Street, Room 303. A donation form must accompany all items dropped off. All Lunar Dinner Forms can be found at the Stuy PA website at: www.stuy-pa.org.
Visit www.biddingforgood.com/stuy-pa today!
For questions, please contact one of the following:
Leoywlee@gmail.com - Lunar Feast Fundraising Committee - Gala Co-Chair
Jcheng6819@earthlink.net - Lunar Feast Program Committee - Gala Co-Chair
asg@amiegrossarchitects.com - Fundraising & Outreach Communication
Sginous@yahoo.com - Bidding For Good Online Auction Technical Support
Thank you in advance for all your help! |
Wednesday March 17
Robotics Club Bale Sale
On Wednesday March 17, Robotics Club parents will hold a special St. Patrick's Day BAKE SALE after lunch for students and staff. Support our Robotics teams, which will demonstrate their robot inventions at our June PA meeting!
Thursday March 18 (5:30-8) and Friday March 19 (1-3)
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Faculty Dinner Reception
This semester's Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held at school this coming Thursday evening and Friday afternoon. Come see your child's teachers -- no advance sign-ups, just come to the school and go to the teachers' rooms (lists of teachers and rooms will be available at the school) to sign up on the spot for a three-minute meeting at an available time.
For further information about the conferences, please see www.stuy-pa.org for our new link on "TIPS for PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES". See details above to volunteer for the pre-conference Faculty Dinner Reception on Thursday March 18.
Saturday March 27-Tuesday April 6
Spring break: no school
Classes resume Wednesday April 7
Special for Juniors
From now until June
Junior College advisements
Junior college advisements began this past week. Instructions for signing up will become available very soon at the school website, www.stuy.edu, and the PA website, www.stuy-pa.org. We will also send out information by email as we receive it. Note that reservations for these after-school sessions will be first-come first-serve. (We are also pleased to note that that this resource is supported by PA funds from last year's Lunar Feast.)
March 25 at 6:30 pm
Junior Parent meeting
A special meeting for Junior parents only is scheduled for March 25th at 6:30 pm. College Office Coordinator, Pat Cleary, and the college counselors will present an overview of the college application process. All junior parents are strongly encouraged to attend. Please remember to also check the school's website regularly at www.stuy.edu , and if you are a senior parent, www.stuy.edu/college . |
Check out the new PA Bulletin !
March 2010 Bulletin now available online
The March Parents' Association Bulletin is now on the PA website, at www.stuy-pa.org. In this latest Bulletin, you can read the co-President letter for some
important good news on the school budget to be discussed at the upcoming March 23rd PA meeting.
Remember: to receive a hard copy of the Bulletin in the mail, you MUST send in a request for a hard copy. Feel free to email your request with your address to florence@stuypanews.org. |
Notice for Russian speakers from
Malenkaya Kompaniya
Literary Magazine for Russian-Speaking Children
The SECOND OLYMPIADA OF SPOKEN RUSSIAN FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS IN NYC
The literary magazine Malenkaya Kompaniya, with the cooperation of the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) and the Slavic Department of Columbia University, organizes the Second OLYMPIADA OF SPOKEN RUSSIAN FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS IN NYC.
The Olympiada for middle and high school students will take place on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Columbia University. ACTR medals and diplomas will be included in the portfolios schools send to colleges.
The first mini-Olympiada, organized by our magazine for children ages 7-11, will take place on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Kingsborough Community College.
On our site http://detskiyzhurnal.org you may find the info about the olympiada, its rules, and registration procedure. There is also info about the first Olympiada of Spoken Russian for Heritage Speakers in NYC (in Russian and in English), winners and sponsors. |
If you know of any Stuy parents who are not receiving this email, feel free to forward it to them or to let me know their name and email address. Thanks! | |
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