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BULLDOG BRILLIANCE Three Destination Imagination Teams Compete at Global Finals  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. PTSA ANNUAL MEETING ELECTION RESULTS  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! JOIN THE PTSA  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! GRADUATION & MOVING UP MEMENTOS  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 DONATE TO THE BULDOG FAMILY FUND  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! IUFSD LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE  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 BULLDOG BRILLIANCE Volunteers Build Main Street School’s New Community Playground  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 PTSA ANNUAL MEETING Tuesday, June 12  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! DONATE TO THE BULLDOG FAMILY FUND  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! GIVING TREES Please donate by Friday, June 15  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 GRADUATION AND MOVING UP MEMENTOS  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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