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Royle PTO Online
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November
11/24 Kids Care Turkey Drive 11/25 Thanksgiving Early Dismissal12:55pm 11/27 Thanksgiving Recess - No School
December
12/1-4 Parent Teacher Conf Early Dismissal
12/1-4 Gingerbread Workshop 1pm
12/2 PTO Exec Board Mtg
9:15am
12/3 DAEG Science Rocks 12:55pm
12/8 RMGTT Culinary Works 6:30-9:30pm
12/10 Peter Lourie 3-5 Assembly
12/18 Royle Endeavors Fall Program Ends
12/23 Holiday Recess Early Dismissal 12:55pm
1/4 Students Return
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Messages From the PTO
Thank you to Kelly Phelps, Rachel Zarghami and the entire Book Fair committee for a very successful Fair and family night. Who doesn't like wearing their p.j.s.
Thank you to all of the parents that contributed to the Teacher's Libraries by purchasing a book from their baskets.
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The web team has created a Royle PTO Facebook page and Twitter account. Like the page to join in the community and stay in the know with what is going on at Royle.
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Turkeys and Chickens! Participate with Kids Care Club and Student Council by bringing fresh or frozen turkeys and chickens Tuesday, November 24th starting at 8:00 am until 9:00 am. Lower Farifield County Food Bank truck will be on hand to collect our donations. Help us meet our goal of 100 turkeys and chicken.
Questions, comments, ideas contact Amanda Craig at [email protected] or Nicole Casey at [email protected] Students of all ages are invited to submit your artwork for the Yearbook.
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Thank you to the more than 50 families who contributed with Box Top coupons this year. Together we have raised close to $500 to date for this school year. 100% of the funds will be re-invested in PTO programs for our kids.
Winners for the Fall contest were Leo Zawacki, Briggs McGluckin and Allison Spengler class! Top submitter's received gift certificates to the book fair!
The Box Tops contest continues through March so keep clipping and keep sending in your coupons. Spring prizes will be awarded for the top 3 classrooms. Current leaders are Mirabella, Satter and Rosen. Send in your box tops to win a special prize for your class this spring.
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Conference Week Enrichment Program
Conference Week Enrichment Program - Science Rocks! at Royle
Looking for an after school activity during the shortened days of conference week? Consider signing your student up for an entertaining and education program called Science Rocks! In this hands-on class we will explore some basic principles of science by making things foam, fizz or fly! Learn the properties of matter and how technology helps us to expand our knowledge on this, discover how forces can make an object move, how properties of an object can change and more!
Who: All children grades K-5 are welcome. Kindergarteners must attend with a parent or caregiver.
Where: Royle Common Room
Date & Time: Thuursday December 3rd from 1-2 pm
Fee: $15/child or $25/family
Deadline for registration is Wednesday, December 2nd. Space is limited.
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Gingerbread House Decorating Workshops
Join us for gingerbread house decorating during conference week! Workshops will be held every day from Tuesday, December 1st through Friday December 4th from 1:00-2:00pm in the Royle Cafeteria. Each workshop is $25 per child; please return a check payable to Royle PTO. Look for registration forms, which went home in students' folders this past week or click here . Please include your choice of date in order of preference, as class sizes are limited, and note that Kindergartners are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. We still need volunteers to help run these workshops! If you have any questions, or are available to assist, please contact Lindsay England at [email protected] or Patty Deery at [email protected].
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Kids Care Club Conference Week Projects
Join Kids Care Club for fun service projects in early December. All events run from 1-2 pm and will take place at Royle School or offsite at Atria. There is no cost for these events.
GET CRAFTY AFTER SCHOOL December 1st (common room): Come create holiday wreaths for residents of the Atria Senior Center. Listen to holiday music, munch on delicious snacks, and chat with friends while building decorative wreaths.
ATRIA SING A-LONG + WREATH GIVING December 2nd (Atria): Join us at the Atria Senior Center to deliver wreaths, sing holiday carols, and read holiday books.
CREATE A GET WELL CARD December 3rd: (library): Bring holiday cheer to children by making get well cards for those less fortunate and listen to a speaker from the Center for Hope.
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RMGTT Culinary Works Cooking Event!
Join us for RMGTT Culinary Works Cooking Event! (EVENT Is Now FULL)
When: Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm
Where: Kitchen's By Deane | 1267 E Main Street, Stamford CT
Chef Julia Deane of Culinary Works will provide professional cooking instruction with a casual, hands-on, social format in her beautiful kitchen design showroom at DEANE, Inc. This will be a great Royle event to socialize with friends, eat great food, learn new cooking skills and create new festive, holiday appetizer recipes that you will be able to take home with you and make for your friends and family this holiday/winter season.
This private Royle Mom's Go-To-Town cooking class event is $50 per person. Note, spirits are not included and space is limited to forty Mom's. We are asking everyone to bring a bottle of wine to share and sip with the delicious food that we will be eating that evening.
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Early Learning Program Applications
The Early Learning Program Applications are accepted from November 1, 2015 to January 6, 2016 for students who will be turning 3 and 4 years old during the 2016-2017 school year. At this time, ELP does not have a preschool option for children who are 5 years old or who will be turning 5 years old.
A lottery drawing will be held and parents will be notified/emailed by January 16, 2016 regarding acceptance.
To apply for the 2016-2017 School Year please click the link below:
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Endeavors After School
New this winter is a school musical, newspaper, video game design and more! With options to suit many interests and grades each day, we hope you can join us this winter for FUN after school.
General registration opens 10am on 12/6 for the winter session running 1/11 through 4/8/16.
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Regular Board Of Ed Meeting November 24th 7:30 p.m.
Board of Ed Meeting Room 35 Leroy Avenue
- Presentation of Proposed 2016-2017 Capital Projects
- Further Discussion and Adoption of Proposed 2016-2017 Proposed Budget Meeting Calendar
- Review, Discussion and Possible Action on Five Year Budget Projections.
- Presentation and Discussion on Preliminary Major Budget Proposals for 2016-2017
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SEPAC Meeting
Understanding the PPT Process Shirley Klein, Assistant Superintendent of SESS, Dr. Scott McCarthy, Program Director of SESS and Laura Straiton, Interim Program Director of Early Childhood, SESS Preschool through 2nd grade. Administrators will demystify the Planning and Placement Team (PPT) process and explain referral to -- and eligibility for -- special education...update district policy on team members in your child's PPT...and highlight the role a parent plays in the PPT. Tuesday, December 15,9:30-10:30. Tokeneke School Common Room. Attendees are encouraged to submit preliminary questions and RSVP by Friday, Dec. 11th at [email protected]. Sponsored by the Tokeneke PTO and SEPAC.
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HELP US SEND OUR TEACHERS TO SUMMER SCHOOL!
Donate to the Reiss Fund today!
Just this past summer, two Royle faculty members received Reiss Fund grants to support their learning; music teacher Jane Minnis studied the life and times of Mozart and psychologist Barry Wasserman spent the summer developing "Social Acceptance for All" a unique program to build greater social understanding and support among students and staff. And a total of 17 teachers throughout the district took classes in sciences, the arts and music, and literacy thanks to your generosity.
For over 50 years, the Reiss Fund has generously awarded scholarships to our teachers allowing them to further their studies over the summer in an area of interest, exploration or enrichment. The learning from these incredible experiences comes back to our children's classrooms, enriching the learning that goes on and elevating the enthusiasm with which it is delivered.
Our ability to offer this extraordinary scholarship program to our Darien Public School teachers sets our district apart in Fairfield County. Our ability to continue to support our teachers through Reiss Fund grants depends on you.
Please make a secure online donation today at www.reissfund.org, where you can also print out a mail-in a donation form to send in with your check.
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If you would like to post a message in the Royle Blast, please note the following guidelines:
- Send information to [email protected]
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- Must be submitted no later than Thursday at 5 pm.
- Editor has final discretion as to whether information is appropriate for the Royle Blast. All text may be edited. For questions or comments on the Royle Blast, please send an email to [email protected]
Jenn Seely, Kim Macdonald and Shelly Arrix
Royle Blast Editors
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