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June 11, 2010
Published by the South School Parent Teacher Council
Please send all submissions to:
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Dates to Remember |
| 6/15 | 4th Grade Celebration | | 6/24 | Last Day of School-12:30pm Dismissal |
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Dates for 2010-2011 School Year... |
Mark your calendars now for these important dates! More information will be given closer to the dates.
8/24 Meet the Teacher (Grades 1-4 only)
8/31 First day of school
9/6 Labor Day (No School)
9/8 Welcome Back Coffee
9/9 Rosh Hashana (No School)
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Weekly Clicks | |
Forms for each matter below can be found in the school office and on the school website: www2.newcanaan.k12.ct.us/south
Spirit Ware: Click here to make purchases of South School Spirit Ware!
PTC Membership/Directories: Our school Directories are available for purchase. Click to join the PTC and purchase a Directory.
New Canaan Cares: Click here to visit the NC Cares website to learn about their upcoming educational and informative events.
Special Education: Click here to learn about upcoming special education events including the Second Annual 5k Walk/Run for Autism on August 27th.
Community Bulletin Board: Click here to view upcoming community events such as Summer Theatre of New Canaan (South School Families will receive a 20% discount off the purchase price of tickets to Big River on July 21st. Please enter SOUTH as a promotional code when checking out.
4th Grade Locker Organizers: Click here to purchase your must-have item for 5th grade.
The Giving Tree: Click here to make your donation and to view the wish list.
School Supplies for 2010-2011: You can order them NOW. Click here to place your order.
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Administrators' Points |
Joanne Rocco and Matt Kascak
 Beautiful Landscaping...
Last Day of School: Our last day of school is June 24 with dismissal at 12:30 for K - 4 students.
No Pets on School Grounds: As per the South School handbook, PETS are NOT ALLOWED on school grounds before, during or after school hours. Thank you for your cooperation with this issue, as we have many students who have animal related allergies.
Boxes Needed...We are in need of empty boxes for teachers who will be located in different rooms for next year. If anyone has boxes to donate, please leave them in the main foyer. Thank you.
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School-Wide Notes |
From the South School Library - Calling All Library Books...A reminder that all books and magazines are due back to the library. It is the school's policy to hold a child's report card if items are not returned or lost items are not paid for by the last day of school. The deadline for refunds on lost books and magazines is the last day of school.
From the Counselor's Corner: The school counselor and school psychologist have prepared another newsletter regarding anxiety. Please click here to continue reading about coping strategies, prevention, and the importance of maintaining schedules and routines as the summer months are upon us. We look forward to composing newsletters during the 2010-2011 school year.
From the Art Room: The Art Room is in need of plastic grocery/shopping bags for students to transport all of their remaining artwork home before the end of the year. Please drop bags off in collection box in the main office. Thank you.
MMRF Race for Research 5K Walk/Run: Come on out and walk/run with your friends from South School to support the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation on Sunday, June 13th at the New Canaan High School. Registration begins at 7:30am with a start time of 9:00am. On race day please proceed to the Team South tent to pick-up your registration packets. To register or to make a donation on-line, please click here and select family or individual registration and enter "Team South" when registering.
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Grade Level Notes |
4th Graders - Ready, Set, Saxe! -Don't forget to Buy your Locker Organizer! If you would like to purchase a locker organizer, click here. The organizer will be sent home in your child's backpack as soon as your order is processed. Please contact Pam Gammill with any questions.
4th Grade Parents...Mark your calendars, Fourth Grade Celebration is set for Tuesday, June 15th. The invitation and tickets to the event were sent home with your children. Please collect the packet if you haven't already. All families were given three tickets to the ceremony due to space constraints and fire code regulations. Every person will need a ticket to enter the ceremony. Additionally, we are still in need of volunteers. Please contact Connie Piotroski or Kim Ferrara if you would like to volunteer. Please note that every 4th grader should by now have returned the graduation caps fully decorated to their teachers. Please do so asap if you have not already.
4th Grade Parents Click here to purchase your child's supply pack for 5th grade. Deadline to order is June 30th. |
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PTC Notes |
HELP WANTED...Guided Reading Book Room inventory will be taken in the week of June 14-18th. Sorting, counting, re-arranging, cleaning up, closing up, and lots of odds and ends will be the task at hand. Anyone who would like to lend a hand, should contact Michaela Nelson.
School Supply Packs ...are available for purchase from now until June 30th. Don't get caught in the rush of back to school shoppers in August, order your supply packs now and have them ready and waiting for your children when they return to school. You can place your order by clicking here.
PTC Votes and Decisions: At this week's PTC meeting, our membership voted to approve the following:
the purchase of 10 new bulletin boards for our school's hallways;
the purchase of new dollies for our existing lunch bins;
an increase in the amount of our PTC Membership dues from $20 to $25 per family; and
our 2010-2011 PTC Budget.
Thank you to all who were in attendance.
 Box Tops....Keep clipping those box tops! Even though school will soon be over, our Box Tops collecting never stops! Clip your box tops now and throughout the summer. Trim them and get them into the office---every one means cash for South!
Lost and Found....Come and Find It! There are lots of unclaimed items in our Lost & Found! Please encourage your children to visit the Lost & Found in South Hall. The Bus Company has a lost and found too, parents should stop by there also. Any items remaining on the last day of school will be donated to chairty.
Summer Mailer--The PTC Executive Board is in the process of preparing our summer mailer and updating our website for the coming year. This August, the South PTC summer mailer will arrive by email. The summer mailer includes a PTC Calendar, and detailed information on events early in the coming school year. There will also be a link to join the PTC and pay for membership online. | |
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Kudos |
Thank you to all the families at South that donated drink mixes on Spirit Day. A very large box was delivered to the food bank. A special thank you to Candace Greene for coordinating all of our Spirit Days this year and delivering all the boxes of donations to the food bank!
Thank you to outgoing PTC Board Members Carol Ann Manzella, Jani Salant and Emily Burns. We will miss these creative, dedicated and hard-working women.
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