HARLEM WIZARDS  Harlem Wizards Come to Irvington! Don't miss the world famous Harlem Wizards basketball team, Friday, November 16th at 7pm in the Irvington HS gym! Come support our teachers and administrators take on the Wizards! Advance purchase tickets start at $18 and are on sale online https://harlemwizards.thundertix.com/events/131427 starting October 16th or fill out the order form that was sent home and return to school. Meet and Greet tickets (courtside reserved seating, pregame meet & greet with players, souvenir lanyard and $10 discount on Wizards replica jersey) are $30 and available online only, quantities are limited. Ticket questions please contact Maggie Chen (chenconju@hotmail.com), for volunteer opportunities contact Dympna Kenny (dympnakenny@yahoo.com) or Andrea Vitale (vitaleandrea22@gmail.com) SAVE THE DATE: WINTER FESTIVAL Saturday, December 1st EYES ON ART  Eyes on Art is pleased to present Japanese (and American) artist Yayoi Kusama, who is the top-selling female artist in the world. “Yayoi Kusama overcame impossible odds to bring her radical artistic vision to the world stage. Kusama created a legacy of artwork that spans the disciplines of painting, sculpture, installation, performance, poetry, and literary fiction.” https://www.wnyc.org/story/kusama-infinity-and-beyond/ The classroom presentations will take place at: · Dows Lane 12/14 - 20 · Main Street School 11/26-30 Through the Training Workshops (see below for dates), volunteers will learn about the artist, the elements of art, art project(s), and how to present to the students. Eyes on Art welcomes previous and new volunteers to join them. New volunteers will work with mentors. All volunteers should attend one of the two training sessions, and a link will be made available for those who cannot attend either session. TRAINING WORKSHOPS: Choice #1: Monday, October 29, 9:30 - 11:00 am, Dows Lane Multipurpose Room OR Choice #2: Thursday, November 1, 9:30 - 11:00 am, Dows Lane Multipurpose Room TO VOLUNTEER, or if you have any questions, please write to: eyesonartirvington@gmail.com VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SITE COMMITTEE  Now is your chance to become a volunteer at your child's school. One Tuesday a month, for about an hour will afford you the opportunity to help make a difference. Just some of the improvements made because of the leadership of the Site Committees are: Revitalizing Recess, Imagination Playground and the Peaceful Playground at Dows Lane; the development of the Community Garden, the Community Playground and improvements to indoor/outdoor recess at Main Street; creation of the Insider's Guide to IMS, making revisions to the Student Handbook and recommendations for beautification of the Middle School, and enhancing the senior internship experience and the development of the Core Value Awards program at the High School. Dows Lane, Main Street School, the Middle School and the High School are each in need Site Committee Members. If you would like further information, please review the Shared Decision Making Plan by clicking here, or if you wish to volunteer, please contact Donna Friedlander at donna.friedlander@irvingtonschools.org. Please include the name of the school where you are interested in becoming a Site Committee member and remember that you must have a child in that school in order to be eligible. JOIN THE PTSA  Are you one of the 451 families that have joined the PTSA so far this year! If not, don’t worry, it’s not too late to join! Click on the link at: https://www.irvingtonnyptsa.org/membership--e-mail-signup.html Your membership helps directly support programs and events across the district and each of the four schools. Thank you for your support! SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH SHOPPING! Last year the PTSA earned more than $7,000 from the three shopping fundraisers below. Let's keep it up!!  DeCicco's will give the PTSA 1% of all purchases if you link your DeCicco card to Irvington PTSA. Link your DeCicco's card by visiting https://www.deciccoandsons.com/ardsley-pta-program/  Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. Visit www.smile.amazon.com to link your Amazon shopping to support IUFSD.  Clip your Box Tops to help us earn even more money. More information can be found at www.boxtops4education.com HELP THE PTSA  We'd be happy to have you as a volunteer! See opportunities at https://www.irvingtonnyptsa.org/volunteer.htm Comments are closed.
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