Three teams from the Irvington Union Free School District – DI Dogs (fifth grade), #FOREVERMOUSTACHE (fifth grade) and the Wise-er Dolphins (sixth grade) – had an outstanding performance at the Global Finals, which were held in Knoxville, Tennessee, from May 22-26. The DI Dogs team placed 10th out of 39 teams, #FOREVERMOUSTACHE placed 19th out of 48 and the Wise-er Dolphins placed 12th out of 66.
 
“We are so proud of all of our students who participated in DI,” said Nancy Woeckener, the District’s Destination Imagination coordinator. “The students who went to Global Finals did really well. It was an awesome experience to compete with students from around the country and world.”
 
Global Finals is the culminating event of every Destination Imagination season. Through their participation in the program, the students are encouraged to take risks, focus and frame challenges while incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), the arts and service learning. They learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others and their ideas, and the collaborative problem-solving process.
 
Members of the DI Dogs team include Main Street School fifth-graders Luke Armogan, Arya Bose, Mika Hughes, Emiliana Logan, Annie McFeetors, Shaleen Thaker and Kian Vasudev. For their scientific challenge, they explored scientific concepts used in amusement park attractions and created a Rube Goldberg simple machine that works off of a sequence of chain reactions.
 
Members of the #FOREVERMOUSTACHE team include Main Street School fifth-graders Sawyer Chalsen, Charlotte Fuchs, Molly Fuchs, Minori Furtado, Marlo Gordon and Annelise Ishkanian. For their service learning challenge, the students were asked to identify, design, carry out and evaluate a project that addresses a need in a real community. They created the “Healthy Snack Week” project, for which they shared healthy-snack-themed trivia to campaign for healthy eating in their school.
 
Members of the the Wise-er Dolphins team include Irvington Middle School sixth-graders Emma Jee, Katelyn Jee, Jack Kempler, Will Neubauer, Maren Piersol, Chloe Pisani and Carleigh Taylor. For their scientific challenge, the students created a working version of the old arcade game Whack-A-Mole for the audience using three scientific principles, electricity, magnetism/gravity/kinetic energy and a motorized pulley.
 
The Irvington Education Foundation has generously supported the Destination Imagination coordinator.

​Many thanks to those of you that attended our annual meeting on Tuesday, June 12!
 
We’re pleased to report that the 2018-2019 PTSA Budget passed, and that the nominees for Executive Committee and for Vacancy Replacement positions were voted in!

​Become a member of the PTSA for the 2018-2019 school year today!
 
https://www.irvingtonnyptsa.org/membership--e-mail-signup.html
 
Thank you so much for your support!

Need a Graduation or Moving Up Memento?
 
BUY A BRICK!
 
LEAVE A LASTING TRIBUTE TO YOUR CHILD’S ACHIEVEMENT!
 
Bricks will be added to the Campus Quad Patio and net proceeds this year will benefit the Main Street School Community Playground.
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
CLASS OF 2018
 
CLASS OF 2022
CLASS OF 2025
CLASS OF 2027
 
Buy your brick today: http://www.irvingtonnyptsa. org/brick-drive.html
 
Please email any questions to: irvnybrickdrive@gmail.com

​Help us care for our community!  Make a donation to the BFF!
 
See the spring appeal letter here: BFF Spring Appeal Letter
 
Make your tax-deductible donation here: Bulldog Family Fund
 
Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Irvington UFSD launched a new (and much improved!) website on June 12!

Check it out here: ​https://www.irvingtonschools.org

Click here for Dr. Harrison's letter about the launch: Website Launch Letter

More than two dozen volunteers – including teachers, parents and community members – pitched in to start building Main Street School’s new community playground during the first community build on June 2. They spent more than nine hours digging, framing, creating molds, shaping concrete, laying the border, spreading mulch and raising the playground pieces into place.
 
“It was a true community build with parents, teachers and staff of MSS and community members coming together to build the playground,” Principal Joyce Chapnick said. “Thank you to the amazing volunteers. Our students will have a new playground because of their generosity of time.”
 
The project for the state-of-the-art, dynamic and inclusive playground has been generously supported by the Irvington Education Foundation and the community’s fundraising efforts. During the second community build, which will be held on June 9, volunteers will unload and unpack playground equipment, anchor base plates to concrete footers and hang basket swings to complete the project.
 
The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new playground is scheduled for June 23 at 10 a.m. as part of the Celebrate Irvington Day events.
 
If you are interested in helping for the all-day build on June 9, please contact Joyce Chapnick at joyce.chapnick@irvingtonschools.org.

Check out some photos here: ​www.irvingtonschools.org/pages/Irvington_UFSD/News/Volunteers_Build_Main_Street_S

Please join us for our PTSA Annual Meeting.
 
Tuesday, June 12
9:15am – 10:15am
Dows Lane Multi-Purpose Room
 
Agenda items include:
--Presentation of 2018-2019 PTSA budget and vote.
--Presentation of Executive Committee nominees and vote.
--Vote to appoint replacements for the upcoming Executive Committee Assistant Treasurer and MSS VP vacancies.
 
The Nominating Committee has selected candidates for open 2018-2020 Executive Committee positions.  To see the candidate slate, please click on: 2018 EC Slate.  The election will be held during our annual meeting on June 12, 2018.
 
Hope to see you there!

​Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to our Giving Trees!
 
In collaboration with teachers, principals carefully selected items that will enrich and enhance our children's educational experiences.  We are asking you to help us fulfill each school's wish list so that our schools become even more exceptional.
 
Click here to donate: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/irvington-ptsa-spring-luncheon-2018

Need a Graduation or Moving Up Memento?
 
BUY A BRICK!
 
LEAVE A LASTING TRIBUTE TO YOUR CHILD’S ACHIEVEMENT!
 
Bricks will be added to the Campus Quad Patio and net proceeds this year will benefit the Main Street School Community Playground.
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
CLASS OF 2018
 
CLASS OF 2022
CLASS OF 2025
CLASS OF 2027
 
Buy your brick today: http://www.irvingtonnyptsa. org/brick-drive.html
 
Please email any questions to: irvnybrickdrive@gmail.com
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