MESSAGE FROM ADMINISTRATION NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL ...
Jan. 13, 2017 | Issue 16
MESSAGE FROM ADMINISTRATION Dear Cottle Parents: On Saturday, January 28, the William E. Cottle Elementary School will host its A nnual Scholastic Grand Prix Tri-state Chess Tournament for students in grades K-12. Please refer to the flyer sent home with students with information to register directly with the National Scholastic Chess Foundation. Students from Arthur Avenue to Greenwich, CT, will participate. Second Semester p.m. Chess started on Tuesday, January 10. The a.m. classes will start on Monday, January 23 for pre-registered students only. Announcement: The Cottle Chorus will sing the National Anthem again this year on May 25 (NY Mets vs. San Diego Padres 7 p.m. game) at Citi Field. The Chorus students and their families must order tickets ($20 per person) by Friday, January 20 (see flyer sent home with Chorus members & all grades 4/5 students). Please forward check (made payable to Tuckahoe Union Free School District) to Cottle School as soon as possible. Please encourage students to arrive at school on time. Late arrivals will be marked on your child’s report card. Notes to teachers should be sent in with students or sent to the teachers via e-mail. Calls to the office or from students to home should be in cases of emergency only. January calendar reminders: ● Schools are closed Monday, January 16th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ● Second semester Morning Chess Club starts January 23rd ● Kindergarten Registration for 2017-18 • January 25th • last names A-L • 9–11AM ● Kindergarten Registration for 2017-18 • January 26th • last names M-Z • 9–11AM ● Tri-State Chess Tournament is Saturday 1/28 at Cottle School - all are welcome! Sincerely, Mr. George Albano, Principal Mr. Peter Kilgallen, Assistant Principal
NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Students being picked up early must have a written note from their parents/guardians or an email sent to their child’s homeroom teacher. If a note/email is not received, or if there is not a valid reason for the absence (example, doctor appointment, etc.), the child will be marked illegally absent.
SCIENCE FAIR SCHEDULE FOR JAN. 17th - JAN. 19th is available for downloading via the online Weekly. CULTURAL DIVERSITY CLUB
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Please see the latest newsletter from the fall Cultural Diversity Club: CulturalDiversity2.pdf. The fall session ends Tuesday, January 31st.
BUILDING BRIDGES • VOLUNTEERS • FEB. 27 - MAR. 3
Building Bridges: Understanding people with Different Abilities is back for its third year at Cottle School. Building Bridges will take place the week of February 27 - March 3. Volunteers are needed. Please download the following flyer for more information: 2017-Building-Bridges-Volunteers.pdf
SCIENCE FUN DAY SAVE-THE-DATE
The 5th annual SCIENCE FUN DAY is coming soon. Save the date: Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 9AM to 12PM. Join us for a morning of fun and hands-on science activities (led by IBM, New York Hall of Science, Westchester Children’s Museum and more). Registration details to follow!
PTA SPRING SOCIAL • APRIL 21 • BRONXVILLE FIELD CLUB
We are in the midst of planning a new and exciting Spring Social in April. This annual event raises money to support all of the wonderful programs made possible by the Tuckahoe PTA. This year’s Spring Social will be held on the evening of Friday, April 21st at the Bronxville Field Club and it promises to be a fresh, new event unlike any other. Please read the PTA letter for more: PTASpringSocial2017SolicitationLetter.pdf
GET INVOLVED in HELPING LEAD YOUR SCHOOL - JOIN the PPLT COMMITTEE The Planning and Performance Leadership Teams (PPLT) are school-based teams that work with the building administrators in an advisory capacity to identify and implement policies and programs that enable the schools to maintain their high academic standards and to operate effectively. Each school has its own PPLT team, and each team is comprised of building administrators, teachers, parents and students (students at TMS & THS only). To read more and get involved, please click here: https://docs.google.com/a/tuckahoeschools.org/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRN9Ts99mHS3ZNVzxtTlpAWEQ8LXqz WND9LotJnYvIAvokMA/viewform?c=0&w=1
ATTENTION 5th GRADE PARENTS! YEARBOOK PHOTOS WANTED
It’s time to submit the following photos for the yearbook: 1. A Baby Photo; 2. Through The Years Photos; 3. 5th Grade Candids
FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE FLYER ONLINE: 5 thgradephotosflyer docx.pdf Thank you - The Yearbook Committee
LOST AND FOUND We recently donated to charity quite a number of coats, sweaters, and other clothing that was left unclaimed on the PTA Lost & Found coat rack in our cafeteria. Children should check the Lost & Found coat rack during lunchtime to see if anything belongs to them, and parents can visit the coat rack any day after school.
TASC(2) SUMMER CAMP 2017 2
TASC(2) is a fully licensed summer program designed to provide appropriate supervision for school-aged children entering kindergarten through students entering 8th grade. Early registration is April 3rd. Read flyer for more: TASC2SummerProgram2017.pdf
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MESSAGE FROM ADMINISTRATION Dear Cottle Parents: On Saturday, January 28, the William E. Cottle Elementary School will host its A nnual Scholastic Grand Prix Tri-state Chess Tournament for students in grades K-12. Please refer to the flyer sent home with students with information to register directly with the National Scholastic Chess Foundation. Students from Arthur Avenue to Greenwich, CT, will participate. Second Semester p.m. Chess started on Tuesday, January 10. The a.m. classes will start on Monday, January 23 for pre-registered students only. Announcement: The Cottle Chorus will sing the National Anthem again this year on May 25 (NY Mets vs. San Diego Padres 7 p.m. game) at Citi Field. The Chorus students and their families must order tickets ($20 per person) by Friday, January 20 (see flyer sent home with Chorus members & all grades 4/5 students). Please forward check (made payable to Tuckahoe Union Free School District) to Cottle School as soon as possible. Please encourage students to arrive at school on time. Late arrivals will be marked on your child’s report card. Notes to teachers should be sent in with students or sent to the teachers via e-mail. Calls to the office or from students to home should be in cases of emergency only. January calendar reminders: ● Schools are closed Monday, January 16th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ● Second semester Morning Chess Club starts January 23rd ● Kindergarten Registration for 2017-18 • January 25th • last names A-L • 9–11AM ● Kindergarten Registration for 2017-18 • January 26th • last names M-Z • 9–11AM ● Tri-State Chess Tournament is Saturday 1/28 at Cottle School - all are welcome! Sincerely, Mr. George Albano, Principal Mr. Peter Kilgallen, Assistant Principal
NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Students being picked up early must have a written note from their parents/guardians or an email sent to their child’s homeroom teacher. If a note/email is not received, or if there is not a valid reason for the absence (example, doctor appointment, etc.), the child will be marked illegally absent.
SCIENCE FAIR SCHEDULE FOR JAN. 17th - JAN. 19th is available for downloading via the online Weekly. CULTURAL DIVERSITY CLUB
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Please see the latest newsletter from the fall Cultural Diversity Club: CulturalDiversity2.pdf. The fall session ends Tuesday, January 31st.
BUILDING BRIDGES • VOLUNTEERS • FEB. 27 - MAR. 3
Building Bridges: Understanding people with Different Abilities is back for its third year at Cottle School. Building Bridges will take place the week of February 27 - March 3. Volunteers are needed. Please download the following flyer for more information: 2017-Building-Bridges-Volunteers.pdf
SCIENCE FUN DAY SAVE-THE-DATE
The 5th annual SCIENCE FUN DAY is coming soon. Save the date: Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 9AM to 12PM. Join us for a morning of fun and hands-on science activities (led by IBM, New York Hall of Science, Westchester Children’s Museum and more). Registration details to follow!
PTA SPRING SOCIAL • APRIL 21 • BRONXVILLE FIELD CLUB
We are in the midst of planning a new and exciting Spring Social in April. This annual event raises money to support all of the wonderful programs made possible by the Tuckahoe PTA. This year’s Spring Social will be held on the evening of Friday, April 21st at the Bronxville Field Club and it promises to be a fresh, new event unlike any other. Please read the PTA letter for more: PTASpringSocial2017SolicitationLetter.pdf
GET INVOLVED in HELPING LEAD YOUR SCHOOL - JOIN the PPLT COMMITTEE The Planning and Performance Leadership Teams (PPLT) are school-based teams that work with the building administrators in an advisory capacity to identify and implement policies and programs that enable the schools to maintain their high academic standards and to operate effectively. Each school has its own PPLT team, and each team is comprised of building administrators, teachers, parents and students (students at TMS & THS only). To read more and get involved, please click here: https://docs.google.com/a/tuckahoeschools.org/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRN9Ts99mHS3ZNVzxtTlpAWEQ8LXqz WND9LotJnYvIAvokMA/viewform?c=0&w=1
ATTENTION 5th GRADE PARENTS! YEARBOOK PHOTOS WANTED
It’s time to submit the following photos for the yearbook: 1. A Baby Photo; 2. Through The Years Photos; 3. 5th Grade Candids
FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE FLYER ONLINE: 5 thgradephotosflyer docx.pdf Thank you - The Yearbook Committee
LOST AND FOUND We recently donated to charity quite a number of coats, sweaters, and other clothing that was left unclaimed on the PTA Lost & Found coat rack in our cafeteria. Children should check the Lost & Found coat rack during lunchtime to see if anything belongs to them, and parents can visit the coat rack any day after school.
TASC(2) SUMMER CAMP 2017 2
TASC(2) is a fully licensed summer program designed to provide appropriate supervision for school-aged children entering kindergarten through students entering 8th grade. Early registration is April 3rd. Read flyer for more: TASC2SummerProgram2017.pdf
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