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K - 6
Summer Activity Packets
Don't let your brain take a
vacation! Summer can't be all
beach balls, swimming pools, and
picnics! Research shows that
students that are not engaged in
any academic activities over the
summer break regress and have a
harder time catching up once
school begins. This week,
students in grades K-6 will
receive a Summer Homework
Activity Packet from their
classroom teachers to help
prevent any regression. The
packet has one activity for each
week of summer vacation, from
reading to math and science to
social studies. The packet also
contains a reading log for
students to keep track of their
daily summer reading. Students
who return their completed
summer activity packet during
the first week of school in
September will be invited to a
special celebration to celebrate
their hard work, and will be
eligible to win awards and
prizes! The activities are
similar across the grades, so
siblings and friends in
different grades can work
together to complete the
activities. If your packet has
been lost or misplaced, you can
download another one from the
website. Have fun at the beach,
pool, and picnics, but keep your
brain engaged by keeping up with
summer reading and completing
your activity packet to start
the new year off right! Click
here to download a
summer packet.
(Posted
6/24/09)
Horseman
Club
Some students were invited to
join the Horseman Club for the
Summer of 2009 (so you don't
lose your head over the summer!)
If you worked with a Reading
Teacher and became part of the
Horseman Club,
here is where you can
find additional copies of what
you received from Ms.
Schoenberg, Ms. Kedem, Ms. Dal
Ceredo, Ms. Krafft, Ms. Martins,
Ms. Argutto, or Ms. Smith.
To prevent us from losing our
heads over the summer, all club
members will:
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In person: drop them off at your school office
o
By Mail: you can mail them to the club leaders:
Horseman Summer Club
TUFSD
200 North Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
o
By e-mail: you can e-mail your work to the club leaders at
horsemanclub@tufsd.org
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meet up at the Warner Library on Thursdays (July 9 through August
20) at 1:15 PM for the
weekly read-aloud
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celebrate our head-full summer in September with a special Club
Celebration, complete with
awards and prizes
(Posted
6/24/09)
Tarrytown Teachers Telling Tales
Join teachers,
principals and administrators
from your school on Thursdays at
the Warner Public Library
Thursdays
1:15 – 1:45
July 2 – August 20
Warner Public Library
Educators from the Tarrytown
School District will conduct a
read aloud of one of their
favorite books every
Thursday from July
2 to August 20 from
1:15 – 1:45 PM. Come
and enjoy a Tarrytown teacher
telling a tale – then stay
afterwards for help in finishing
your Summer Activity Packet, or
for the library’s weekly craft
table, and browse the shelves to
borrow a book to add to your
summer reading log. Escape the
heat of the summer for a cool
time in your air-conditioned
public library.
The Warner Library is located at
121 North Broadway at Wildey
Street (near the C-Town).
Residents of Tarrytown, Sleepy
Hollow, nonresidents of
Westchester County who work or
go to school in Tarrytown or
Sleepy Hollow, may register for
a free library card. Proof of
your current address is
required. Children may register
for library cards in the
Children's Room. Warner Library
policy states that children
under the age of 8 must be
accompanied by an adult or
responsible teen 15 years or
older while in the library.
Special thanks to the staff of
the Children’s Room at the
Warner Public Library and the
teacher volunteers of the
Teachers’ Association of the
Tarrytowns for making this
program possible. (Posted
6/24/09)
See Local
Teens in Concert
Catch Friends and Classmates -
Members of The Warner Library's
Teen Songwriting Workshop -
performing their original songs
this Third Friday @
the Tarrytown Firehouse,
June 19TH, 6 - 8 pm, between
band sets. Lend your support
and applause. (Posted
6/15/09)
Teen Movie
Night @ The Warner
Come to Teen Movie Night
at the Warner Library and see
'Naruto Shippuuden', the
film version of the popular
graphic novel, Friday, June
26th, 6 - 8:30 PM. Snacks and a
Raffle included. (Posted
6/15/09)
General Meeting
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
JOHN PAULDING SCHOOL
6:45 – 7:00 p m
-
2009 / 2010 EPTA Board of
Directors VOTE -
Come meet the candidates and
cast your vote
7:00 – 8:00 p m
What Children Learn from Their
Parents’ Marriage and
Relationships
Presented by Dr. Barbara
Kapetanakes, LSDS PhD
Dr. Kapetanakes
works
with individuals across the age
span. She writes for the River
Journal, is president of the
Westchester County Psychological
Association, and has a post-doc
in neuropsychology.
You do not need to be a member
to attend our meetings –
Our meetings are open to all!
*
Spanish translation &
Complimentary Child Care will be
provided *
.(Posted
6/10/09)
Free
Songwriting Workshop
Join a free
songwriting workshop this spring
@ the Warner Library
- 4 classes: May 2, May 19,
June 2, and June 16, from 4 -
5:30 PM conducted by New York
City songwriter/performer
Elizabeth Rose. No experience
necessary - just bring your
creativity and enjoy this great
opportunity to learn how to
structure a song and express
your inner self. Call the
library for more info and to
register at 914-631-7734.(Posted
4/29/09)
African
American Heritage Club Trip to
Egypt
 During
the recent spring break, the
African American Heritage Club
of Sleepy Hollow Middle/High
School sponsored its traditional
trip to the continent of
Africa. In the past we've
visited, West Ghana, South
Africa, and now Egypt. The trip
was chaperoned by its
co-advisors, Dr. Cheryl Burton
and Gabrielle Carty along with,
Nancy Checchi, Gregory Large,
Lara Vivolo, Leila Madani and
Clare Hekestadt. There were
twelve well-behaved students who
traveled on the trip as well.
The trip was
organized by EZ Travel Company
and MISR Travel, who put us in
touch with our wonderful tour
guide Sayed aka: Rambo, who was
informative, caring and the
perfect liaison to the amazing
country of Egypt.
Highlights of the
trip were: visiting the Museum
of Cairo, marveling at the
ancient Pyramids of Giza,
visiting the tomb of King Tut,
Queen Hatshepsut and Akhnaton.
We sailed on a falluca (small
boat) down the Nile, took
pictures of the Aswan Dam, rode
through the streets of Aswan
late at night in a horse and
carriage and cruised for four
days and three nights down the
slow moving Nile River. We even
managed to cross the streets of
Cairo, where the traffic is the
wildest in the world. We dined
on their finest cuisine,
morning, noon and night and
danced to the Egyptian beat.
Many of us feel this was the
most amazing, memorable trip the
AAHC has ever sponsored. These
memories will last a lifetime.
(Posted
4/23/09)
TUFSD
Staff Rose to the Go Green
Challenge
During the week of March 9th,
Green Committee members tracked
the paper used to make copies at
each building in the district.
We compared those numbers to
averages taken earlier in the
year and were looking to see
which building could reduce its
paper use by the greatest
percent. It was a CLOSE
contest, but Washington Irving
won with a remarkable
40% reduction in paper used to make copies.
The staff at Washington Irving
will soon be enjoying free
COFFEE LABS coffee and have our congratulations! We are most thrilled
to report that, as a whole,
the district reduced our paper
use by 35% during this week.
That is fantastic and we hope
that staff continue the good
behaviors that led to this
reduction! Congratulations to
all staff for your participation
and hard work! To read more
about the results of the
challenge, click
here. (Posted
3/19/09)
 
Because giving to our community
does not have to be just once a
year, the EPTA is working with
A
NU TOY STORE
and placing a “Birthday
Box”
in their store.
You may drop off new toys or a
donation of money to purchase
toys. The gifts will then be
wrapped and given to local needy
children on their birthday.
This program will be for all of
2009 (we’ll make sure the
children who had birthdays in
January and February aren’t left
out!), but please make donations
earlier rather than later. A
very small way to make a very
big difference!
Please drop toys and donations
off at:
A NU TOY STORE
36.5 Main Street
Tarrytown, NY
914-372-7144
Open Everyday But Monday
*Thank you in advance for your
support. Please direct any
questions to Angel Rafter at
372-7144 or
loganandjack@optonline.net.
*Thanks to first grader Logan
for coming up with this
wonderful idea!
(Posted
3/9/09)
The
Green Committee CHALLENGES each
building in the district to
REDUCE PAPER USE!
Green Committee Members have
been tracking paper use at each
building and have calculated an
average weekly paper use
based on January and early
February:
Building Weekly Paper Use
(sheets per week)
Tappan Hill
10,500 sheets per week
John Paulding
12,100 sheets per week
W. L. Morse
32,000 sheets per week
W.I.
47,700 sheets per week
SHMS & SHMS
89,000 sheets per week
District Admin
19,000 sheets per week
During the week of March 9th,
the building that reduces its
paper use by the greatest
percent compared to its average
will win our first
REDUCE OUR USE challenge.
The winning building will
receive glory, honor, and
FREE COFFEE LABS COFFEE!
To read more about what the
Green Committee is up to, visit
our blog (www.tufsdblogs.org/gogreen).
(Posted
3/2/09)
 Summer
Arts Camp
Registration is now closed for
the Multi Arts Camp.There are
still slots for the Open Call
Drama Camp, led by
Tarrytown's own Peter Royston.
Join us for a week of theatre
games, improvs and fun
activities, culminating in a
mini-performance. The program
meets the week of June 29-July
from 9:30am-2:30pm at Morse
School, for students
entering grades 4-6.
For more information, contact
Alison Paul at apaulconsultant @gmail.com
Click
here for flyer
(Posted
5/12/09)
Foundation for
the Public Schools of the
Tarrytowns largest Fundraiser to
offer lower ticket prices; event
to be held on May 9th,
2009 at the new Double Tree
Hotel in Tarrytown
The Foundation for the Public
Schools of the Tarrytowns
announces its 15th
Annual Dinner Dance & Auction,
Saturday, May 9, 2009, at the
Doubletree Hotel in Tarrytown.
The dinner dance is the largest
fundraiser for the Foundation’s
programs.
Every effort has been made to
keep the event affordable.
Ticket prices have been rolled
back by 25% to encourage people
to come. “Even in this difficult
year, we are committed to
continuing this event and the
programs that it funds. We have
been negotiating with local
businesses to keep the event
affordable,” says Mary McBride,
foundation board member “We
welcome participation from
anyone wanting to help. It’s a
great way to become involved in
the community.”
“For our 15th Annual
event we decided to focus on the
theme of It Takes a Village…
or two (referring to Tarrytown
and Sleepy Hollow) as so
many people have contributed to
our efforts,” says Shelly
Colley, foundation
administrator. “Over the life of
the foundation, we have seen a
tremendous increase in district
awareness of the challenges
facing our schools, and of the
need to find alternate sources
of funding for programs that the
school budgets can’t cover.”
Andres Valdespino, president of
the Foundation and former school
board member, agrees. “The
purpose of the Foundation is to
encourage and enhance academics,
athletics, the arts, technology
and other programs. We have a
longstanding commitment to
funding technology, language
arts, and literacy programs. The
Foundation may be asked to fund
seed money to help launch new
programs; it also can be tapped
for funding when other sources
run dry. We anticipate these
needs to increase exponentially
over the next few years.”
The Foundation needs community
support more than ever. “We are
acutely aware of the
difficulties facing the families
in our district. School budgets
are facing drastic cuts from the
state, and cutbacks will have to
be negotiated. We are committed
to helping where we can, and
increasing our funding if
necessary to help cushion the
loss of school programs,” says
Mary.. “Tarrytown and Sleepy
Hollow residents would be
impressed at the acceptance rate
of our graduating seniors, and
the schools they are attending.
We have students going on to
careers in science, engineering,
journalism, filmmaking, and
athletics among other studies,
and many of them are receiving
college scholarships to further
their studies. Enhancing their
scholastic experience
strengthens their scholastic
opportunities.”
“The Foundation Dinner Dance is
an occasion for local parents to
get together and have fun
outside of school functions.
People enjoy themselves so much
we can never get them to the
dinner tables,” says Shelly.
For further information contact
Shelly Colley at the Foundation
for the Public Schools of the
TarrytownsP: 366-8457;
Foundation@tufsd.org:
www.tufsd.org/foundation
(Posted
2/12/09)
The Foundation for the Public
Schools of the Tarrytowns is
seeking nominations of people in
our community to be honored at
its annual Dinner Dance
and Auction. This year’s
event will be held at the Double
Tree Hotel in Tarrytown on May
9, 2009.
Criteria:
Potential honorees must have
volunteered their time in
order to enrich and enhance the
educational experiences of the
students in the public schools
of the Tarrytowns.
All submissions will be kept
strictly confidential and should
be sent to Shelly Colley,
foundation@tufsd.org, or call
366-8457.
Please take the time to nominate
our volunteers!
In the upcoming weeks, we will
be posting more information
about this event, including news
about lower ticket prices and a
new venue.
(Posted
2/5/09)
Attention
Parents/Guardians of Upcoming
Middle School Students:
Middle School Principal
Elizabeth Lopez is asking
parents to email (elopez@tufsd.org)
any questions/concerns they may
have regarding their child’s
transition to the middle school.
We will try to address your
questions and/or concerns, and
all questions will be kept
confidential.
“We are in the process of
finalizing plans concerning your
child’s move to Sleepy Hollow
Middle School. Whether you have
a question about classes,
sports, band or orchestra, or
even logistics regarding
transportation to and from
school, we will try to have the
answers”, said Principal Lopez.
“The more questions we receive
from parents, the better
prepared we will be to ensure
that all children have a smooth
transition to middle school,”
Ms. Lopez added.
Also, please don’t forget about
the upcoming Middle School
parent orientations in March
being held in our school
auditorium – March 4th
at 6:30 for incoming 6th
grade parents and March 9th
at 6:30 for incoming 7th
grade parents.
(Posted 2/4/09)
The String
Chamber Ensembles to Perform
The string chamber ensembles of
Sleepy Hollow Middle and High
School will be performing a
variety of quartet pieces at
their annual performance at the
Neighborhood House in Tarrytown
next Thursday, February 12 at
1:00 P.M. These groups
will also be joined by the
Washington Irving chamber
ensemble as well. Parents
are welcome to join the seniors
in the audience if they are able
to.
(Posted 2/2/09)
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