March 13, 
2016
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Calendar of Events

March
3/16  PTO Meeting                       featuring Linda Johnson, 
     (ElementaryMath/Science         Coordinator) 9:15am
3/16 Kids Care Spring Flower        Craft Project
3/18 Enrichment History Alive Thomas Edison, grades 2-5
3/18 Rock-n-Royle 6-8 pm
3/23 Enrichment STEM K-5
3/25 GOOD FRIDAY-NO                 SCHOOL
3/28 STAFF DEVELOPMENT-           NO SCHOOL
3/29 Hightouch High Tech-             2nd Grade
3/31 Animal Embassy w/              Chris Evers-3rd Grade

April
4/3 The Sound Tigers                   Minstrels Chorale Event         @5pm
4/6  PTO Executive Board              Meeting @ 9:15
4/11-4/14 April Recess-NO                     SCHOOL
4/20 PTO Meeting 
       w/Speakers 
       Marc Power &
      Anthony Pavia, Middle
      School Guidance 
       Counselors @ 9:15
4/20 Kids Care/Student                 Council Fill a Truck 
        Clothing Drive
4/22 Earth Day Celebration           w/ Earth Balloon K-2
4/26-4/28 Spring Book Fair
4/28 Arts & Literature Night            6:30-8pm
May
5/2  Hightouch High-Tech
       5th grade
5/4  PTO Executive Board
       Meeting @9:15
5/6  Animal Embassy 
       Chris Evers-1st grade
5/13 Royle Spring Cocktail
        Party 7-10pm
5/18  Kids Care & Save the
        Sound Weed
        Beach Clean-up 3pm
5/30  Memorial Day-
        No School

For more details on these events, please visit the PTO website homepage
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PTO Thank You
 
Thank you to Anouk Krantz and the Enrichment Committee for programming Code for Kids for Conference Week.  

Thank you Courtney Darby and Laura Kletter for facilitating Darien After School programs this past Conference Week.

ROCK N ROYLE IS THIS WEEK- DON'T MISS OUT !!
Friday, 
March 18th
6pm-8pm


PLEASE REGISTER!
Come and join the Social Committee for an amazing night of magic, dancing and sundaes!
 
If you haven't registered already, here is the link to the registration form for the event:
 
 
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Please help make Rock N Royle a success by volunteering today!  Your help is greatly appreciated, and we truly can't do it without you!!! We only need 45 minutes of your time!
 
Please volunteer by using the link below:
 
For questions, please contact Teresa Wood at [email protected] or Denise Baliotti at

Back By Popular Demand! The Royle Spring Cocktail Party!

Please Save the Date!
Friday, May 13, 2016
7-10 PM at Nielsen's Florist

Hope to see you there!

School News 
Join Us For A Fun-Filled Night With Royle Moms Go To Town!

Wednesday, April 27th (7:30p-10:30p)
 
 
Come back from April break and join fellow Royle Moms for a fun night out at a private home (3 Mansfield Place).  This will be our last RMGTT event for the year and it's back by popular demand.  The cost of $25 includes a wine tasting and light hors d'oeuvres. We will be joined by the manager of Old Greenwich Fine Wines who will bring a selection of fine wines for tasting.  Wines will also be for sale at discounted prices.  Please RSVP to Sarah Muecke ([email protected]) or Jessica Schilling ([email protected]). Checks should be made out to Royle PTO for $25 (put Sarah Muecke or Jessica Schilling/PTO on the envelope) and can be sent to school in your child's backpack.  Please rsvp and send checks to school by April 13 to secure your spot!   Grab your Royle friends and we look forward to seeing you there!


Kids Care Club

Kids Care Club next meeting will be held on March 16th.  In the spirit of pay it forward kids will make spring flower pots and other spring cheer for teachers and school administrators to show appreciation and gratitude for all they do everyday.  All kids welcome.  Please RSVP by Monday, March 14th to Amanda Craig [email protected] or Nicole Casey [email protected]. Include child(ren) name, grade and teacher.  Please pick up at 4:00 in the common room. 
The Royle Legend

The Royle Legend Is the Stuff of Legends....and there is still time to order your copies!
The 2015-2016 Yearbook  is still available for order.  We have extended the order deadline until March 28th.  


Enter School Code 78545 

Find your child's grade, then select their classroom teacher from the drop down menu. 

Yearbooks are $22.  You may add personalization for an additional $3. 

Please contact Shannon Silsby at [email protected] or 203-273-2323 if you have any questions.



End Dates for Intramurals

5th grade March 21st
4th grade March 22nd
3rd grade March 24th

Darien After School

Royle Endeavors Spring 2016:April 18-June 10
General Registration opens March 21 at 10:00am through April 8.

Pennies for Patients!

Student Council is once again promoting a fundraiser called Pennies for Patients! All proceeds go to help the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Collections will take place through the end of March. Students each have their own box to collect and can empty into their class banks as well! Thanks for your support!

Rescheduled Sound Tigers Game - Sunday April 3rd, 5 pm

REMINDER, Get ready for some Spring Hockey?  All tickets will be set up at WILL CALL once again. Going out on a limb here, there is no snow in the forecast!  Spoke with the Sound Tigers today, this game will be a FUN event with many things planned: 

1.  Live Performance by The Royle Minstrels led by our wonderful Chorale Director Kathleen Theissen
2.  Pucks and Paws Night - Bring your dog to the game!
3.  Darien Fun Day/Open Skate - After the game, all families will be invited onto the ice to skate with Storm the Mascot.  Families will be allowed to exit the game to grab gear and re-enter with their ticket stubs.  Only fans with HELMETS and SKATES will be allowed onto the ice.
4.  Great AHL Hockey - Sound Tigers are currently in the hunt for a spot in the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs.
5.  Hot Dogs, Soda, Cotton Candy and Popcorn - Every kids dream dinner!!!

Look forward to seeing everyone there.  If anyone else needs more tickets, please fill out the Sound Tiger Hockey form and send into Royle School Main Office.  Form will be posted on the Royle PTO website as well so spread the word.  If you have any issues, please email [email protected].

Royle Roundup is Coming !
SAVE THE DATE ! SUNDAY MAY 22nd 2016 12 PM - 3 PM
Mark your calendar, dust off your cowboy hats and join us for some Chuck Wagon BBQ, pony rides and loads of fun games. You won't want to miss it.  Please consider volunteering.  Contact Annie Zawacki [email protected]

District News 
Volunteer Opportunities for Parents of Incoming Sixth Graders

The nominating process for the Middlesex Parent Association 2016-2017 school year has begun.  We are always looking for new volunteers to join the MPA Slate, especially parents with new students to MMS.  The job descriptions are on the MPA website which can be reached through the Parents link on the Middle School website, then the Middlesex Parent Association and then About and the 2016-2017 job descriptions or use the following link:  
 

Please contact nominating chairs Dawn Edgar at [email protected]Elizabeth Fitzpatrick at [email protected], or Liane Zielinski at [email protected] and let us know if you would like to volunteer for the MPA.  We can help you decide what job best suits your interests and schedule.

Community News 


New Community News

Let's Get Talking - Thriving Youth/The Community Fund/Drop It & Drive In Darien
Experts agree that you are your child's most important role model. Setting clear rules about safety and modeling them yourself is the first step. Your child begins to learn to drive long before they ever get behind the wheel of a car - from you! Did you know that you are 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash when you text and drive? Even that quick glance at your phone can be a life or death decision. Model safe driving.

Darien Junior Cheerleading League invites all Darien girls entering grades 2-8 in Fall 2016 to an informational meeting to be held Thursday March 17, 2016 at 7:00-8:00 pm at the Middlesex Middle School auditorium. Find out more about this exciting program and our fun season. All new and returning cheerleaders are encouraged to attend to learn about our requirements and key registration and season dates.  Become part of the Darien cheerleading/football community! For more information please visit www.djfl.org under the CHEERLEADING tab. Go Darien !

Get the little ones excited for Easter with this Easter basket workshop at Nielsen'sSign up fee $25
Tuesday Mar 22 at 3:30 pm.  Recommended for children under 8 years old.  They will make their own paper flowers to go in their Easter basket of wheat grass and candy bunnies! Call 203-655-2541 or email [email protected]

Darien Arts Center - Spring Forward Into Art! Workshop for ages 5 & up, Mar. 262-3:30pm
After a long winter, kids can get ready for spring by indulging in their creativity with several art projects that celebrate this time of year. Register your child at darienarts.org or call (203) 655-8683 by Mar. 24. $30, no registration fee. The DAC is located at 2 Renshaw Rd., behind Town Hall. 

Wine Cork Recycling Drive - The Darien Nature Center is collecting corks. If we collect 100,000 corks we can get $500 to put towards our animal care. The corks need to be whole (not broken), real cork (not plastic), and cylinder shape (not like a champagne cork). So drink up, raise a glass to spring and drop off your corks! Reduce, reuse and recycle(in that order!). Darien Nature Center, 120 Brookside Rd, Darien. For more information contact [email protected]

Previously Published Community News

"Wild" author Cheryl Strayed & the Darien Library
Ticket and tables are currently on sale for Darien Library's first-ever "Novel Tea" fundraiser featuring bestselling author Cheryl Strayed. The lunch will be held at Wee Burn Country Club on Wednesday, March 30 from 12-2pm, and each guest will receive a signed copy of Wild. Visit 
 for tickets, tables and more information.    

Darien Girl Scout Troops 50807 & 50559 - The African Library Project
Royle 5th grade Girl Scout troops are gathering gently used preschool to 8th grade books to create a library in Malawi!  This is an African community that has lots of eager readers but very few books. Please help by collecting and delivering gently used books to the box in the front hallway of Royle. Contact Virginia Jijon at 
 for more information or to donate money to help pay for shipping to Africa.

Our goal is to collect 2000 books and $1000! Learn more about the Darien Girl Scouts African Library Project at 

'The Day the Crayons Came to Holly Pond' - A Book Fair at the Darien YMCA
The Holly Pond School will be holding its annual book fair in the main lobby of the Darien YMCA from Tuesday, March 15th through Saturday, March 19th. Books from all different genres will be available with a focus on books for pre-school and early readers. Please contact Caroline Comfort at [email protected] or Lindsay Rogers at [email protected]. Hours will be as follows:     Tuesday, March 15th (12pm-6pm),      Wednesday, March 16th (9am-6pm)
Thurs, March 17th (9am-7:30pm)  Fri, March 18th (9am-6pm) 
 Saturday, March 19th (9am-12pm)

DARIEN ARTS CENTER -
PicDarien: Smartphone Photo Contest Fundraiser Open to All Ages 
Submit smartphone photos online at darienarts.org between Mar.14 and April 4. Enter either as a student age 15 & under or as an adult age 16 & over, in 1 of 7 themed prize categories: My Darien, Family and Friends, Landscapes/Nature, Travel, Pets, Abstract, Selfie. 1st place & Honorable Mention cash prizes will be awarded to adults & children in all categories. Slideshow of entries will be shown at Award and Reveal Reception at DAC on April 8 and at Darien's Got Talent on June 25. Find out more at darienarts.org or call (203) 655-8683. The DAC is located at 2 Renshaw Rd., behind Town Hall. 




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