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Parents' Association
Stuyvesant High School
October 24, 2010 Update
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Get on your running shoes....
Parent - teacher conferences and Open School Day are this week. Time to flex those arches moving up and down the steps of Stuyvesant. You'll find tested advice below for how to make the most of your conference time. And don't forget to make or buy tasty treats to tempt teachers before conferences on Thursday, Oct 28. Details are in this e-mail.
Stuyvesant PA and SLT Elections were held at
Tuesday night's meeting. Thank you to all who turned out to vote, to the candidates and to Parent Association board members for administering the election. Results are below.
Expert financial aid insights were featured at Tuesday's PA meeting and you can review the presentation using the link later in this e-mail.
Remember to look for your student's report card
(letter grades for first semester) on Tuesday, 10/26.
Please let me know if you have any concerns or comments. I look forward to fielding your questions and suggestions.
Sincerely,
Barbara Reiser
Corresponding Secretary
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Report Cards, Parent Teacher Conferences and Open School
Watch your e-mail box for your child's report card, on Tuesday, October 26. A paper copy will come home 'via back pack'.
Set aside Thursday evening from 5:30 to 8pm or Friday afternoon from 1pm to 3pm for Parent Teacher Conferences. Seasoned senior parent Emily Shapiro has prepared some really useful tips for getting the most out of these brief meetings. Read her list here.
( Take advantage of the opportunity to follow your child's schedule on Friday morning, Oct. 29 from 8 to 12 noon. It is a great chance to get a taste of what a student's day is like. )
Call for Faculty Reception help:
The PA sponsored Faculty Reception is this Thursday night, October 28. This event is an opportunity to show our appreciation for the staff at Stuyvesant. The following specific help is essential for a successful event.
- 1 or 2 strong backed volunteer(s) for 1/2 hour at 11am Tuesday to help unload 10 cases of water and 3-4 cases of soda that will be brought to the school.
- 2 volunteers to be in the PA office, Room 271, to receive dessert on Thursday from 7:30 - 2pm. Can you cover some of this time? Please help out. This is a perfect opportunity for those of you who indicated you could help organize events or meet and greet.
- Clean up from 5:30- 6:30 or so. This is a good opportunity for senior parents or those parents who are coming to conferences on Friday afternoon.
You can work some or all of the event. The important thing is to step up and HELP.
Please contact parent co-chair Jean Laupus at
jalaupus@yahoo.com
Families are asked to send in a dessert with their student on Thursday morning October 28 to be left in Room 271, the PA office.
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Parent Association Meeting October 19 recap
Elections results are in!
Elections were held for 5 freshmen, 3 sophmore, 1 junior and 1 senior Members-at-Large, as well as 1 freshman/Title I SLT member. Congratulations to all!
Freshman Members-at-Large James Adler Nitsan Hargil David Venderbush Jane Suda Helen van Rhyn Freshman SLT/Title 1 Representative Loretta Au
Bonnie Beacher is the alternate Freshman/Title I SLT member. Sophomore Members-at-Large Meredith Flomenbaum Shien Massey Anna Liefshitz Junior Member-at-Large Christina Ross Senior Member-at-Large Shamsul Siddique
College Financial Aid?
Kalman Chany presented his thoughts on college financing at last week's PA meeting. Mr. Chany is the founder and president of Campus Consultants, Inc., is the author of the annually updated Princeton Review guidebook, Paying for College Without Going Broke. Review his presentation by clicking here.
The following Stuyvesant Parent Association committees met
at Tuesday night's meeting. Some highlights:
If you are a Stuyvesant senior parent then please click on the link below to help the College committee work with parents.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8XHYMWC
For more information, contact: college@stuy-pa.org -- Pam Lambert, Andrea Fastenberg, Mara Sunshine
The Chinese Outreach Committee arranged a well-attended College Meeting on October 12. Contact Rong Cao at caor01@yahoo.com
The Appropriations Committee welcomes grant proposals from students and staff until November 1.
Click here for instructions and a request form or write to Emily Shapiro at appropriations@stuy-pa.org.
The Academic Committee is reviewing the new graduation requirements. Contact Alta Indelman at academics@stuy-pa.org
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Important reminders
Don't be cut off!
The paper copy of the October Bulletin is the last paper copy that will be mailed to you UNLESS you request a hard copy. To do this, e-mail your request with your address to contactPA@stuy-pa.org.
Please include the year your child graduates.
Tuesday, Oct 26
Students' report cards will be sent via e-mail to you today.
This provides time for you to review it with your child before.....
Thurs Oct 28 5:30- 8p
Parent - Teacher Conferences. Brief opportunities to see teachers.
PA Faculty Reception prep, produce and clean up during hours 2:30-7pm. Please contact Jean Laupus at jalaupus@yahoo.com
Fri morning, Oct 29
8:00am to noon.
Attend your child's classes.
Another opportunity for Parent-Teacher Conferences from 1-3pm.
Upcoming PA meetings are November 16 and December 21. All are on Tuesday nights beginning at 7pm with refreshments at 6:30pm. Check future meeting dates on the www.stuy-pa.org website calendar.
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To know more about Stuy PA Bylaws, Stuy SLT Bylaws and DOE regulations concerning PA/PTA, and SLT, click Here;
To know more about DOE Graduation Requirements, click Here;
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If you know of any Stuy parents who are not receiving this email, feel free to forward it to them and to let me know their name and email address.
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