Dear Parents,

Thank you for attending my final ES Principal Meeting last week. Next year will bring positive changes to our school. Continued collaboration between the adults (parents and teachers) in our community will be essential.

Of course, our focus now is ending the year on a healthy and positive note. As you can see, we have many activities and events listed under “Important Dates” in Enotes this week. We have a lot going on from now until June 15!

Finally, it was a pleasure to see families at the PTO Spring Fair on Saturday. Our appreciation goes out to PTO who offer so much to our community and school. Thank you!

Warmly,
Jen


Important Dates:
Tuesday, May 24: Parent Tech Connection (8:45 - 9:45 AM in the Learning Center)
Thursday, May 26: Holiday- NO School
Friday, May 27: Spring Season of after-school activities ends
Saturday, May 28: High School Graduation (Evening)
Wednesday, June 1: Kindergarten performance (9:00 AM)- Tower
Thursday, June 2: PreK performance (9:00 AM) - Tower
Thursday, June 2: Party for Pierogi Bowlers 3:30-4:30
Friday, June 3: Elementary Field Day
Wednesday, June 8: Grade 5 Concert (1:30 PM)
Wednesday, June 15: Last Day of School- Dismissal at 11:30

Elementary Parent Partnership:

2016-2017 Elementary Class Placement Process:
Class Placement is a multi-step process designed to ensure the development of balanced classes created to meet the needs of all students. Class Lists will initially be compiled without the assignment of specific classroom teacher names.  Classroom teachers will not be able to place students in specific classrooms. The teachers are able to assist with issues related to separating students into different classes based on past student experiences.

The process is designed to allow professional input of Resource Support, ELL, Classroom, Language, and Specials teachers and Teaching Assistants with a close eye on developing classes balanced in terms of gender, special student learning needs, English language development, nationality, learner traits, and relationships. Requests to place students in the classroom of a specific teacher will not be honored.

Consideration will be given to requests from parents to not have their child placed in a specific classroom due to past personal experience. Personal experience would mean that another sibling in the same family was previously in the teacher’s classroom and the experience was not a positive one. If your family is in this situation, please write a personal email to Mrs. Munnerlyn ([email protected]) by Friday, May 27, 2016, noting the name of the teacher and the name of the child that was in the teacher’s classroom in the past. Please be assured that any communication will be handled in a confidential manner.       

Technology News:
Parent Technology Connection - Sliding into Summer with Technology

Tuesday, May 24 from 8:45 - 9:45
Please join Simon May and Kris Sheehan in the Learning Center as we explore and discuss strategies for working with your child to manage their summer technology time. In this session we will provide you with a sample family contract you can use as a guide to balance screen time as well as share some tips to help you better understand your child’s online activities. We will also show some fun apps you can use to capture your summer memories. We hope you will join us for our last PTC of the 2015-2016 school year!


Field Day
Our annual Field Day  for Pre-K through Grade 5 students will be held on Friday, June 3rd (weather permitting).
The morning activities for all students begin at 9:00 am and finish at 11:15.
Grades: 3 - 4 - 5 will also have afternoon games starting at 12:45 and finishing 14:10.
All students need the following items:
A hat/cap, water bottle, suncream , sport shoes ( and proper clothing).
Questions? Please contact [email protected] or [email protected]

Field Day Lunch Bags
To help make our fun day run smoothly, we ask that students either bring a bag lunch from home, or purchase the special bag lunch option from the cafeteria. Information about the cafeteria bag lunch was sent   home with your child last week. Please return this form to your child’s teacher by May 27th.
We appreciate your help as other food options will not be available for students on Field Day.

AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

ATTENTION - This week is the last week of the Spring Season of activities! The season ends on Friday, May 27.

Although the season is ending, we still have a few make-ups as well as yearlong activities - please see below the specified ending schedule of those:

2/3 CHOIR, 4/5 CHOIR & ORF - ended last week (with a pizza party scheduled one day after school this week, more information to come from the music department)
MATH OLYMPIAD - ended on May 19
ADVANCED AERIAL ACROBATICS - ends on May 30
PIEROGI BOWL JUNIOR - ends on May 31
PIEROGI BOWL - ends on June 2
FRENCH - ends on June 8
STUDENT COUNCIL - ends on June 8

If you have questions about Elementary After-School Activities please e-mail the coordinator Ms. Kusanovic: [email protected]

Party for Pierogi Bowlers
Pierogi Bowl will be having it's end of the year party/celebration on the 2nd of June, Thursday from 3:30 until 4:30.
What's going to happen at the party?
1. Giving of Awards to acknowledge students for their athletic skills and spirit.
2.  Photos twill be taken of each team so students should wear their team shirts.
3. The highlight of the party will be having each team enjoy Pizza and ice cream together.
4.  After eating they will have a short time to play their favorite game, Capture the flag.
We have prepared for 40 students who have signed up to join the party.
Thank you for having your child participate in our activity.
The Pierogi Bowl Coaches,

Marilyn Dypczynski
Stephen Sidaway
Noli Embradora  

Community News:
Chechen Refugee Club encourages you to participate in the Educational Tools Drive for the Kindergarten students from the Refugee Center in Linin.

If you would like to support refugee children from ASW's key partnership institution please consider donating the following items:
- pens (colored ball pens), crayons, pencils, markers, erasers, scissors
- coloring books, boxes for coloured pencils, drawing blocks, coloured paper
- arts and crafts ornaments (stickers), any type of arts and crafts supplies
- books for kindergarten children in Polish
- educational board games for kindergarten kids (Lego blocks, Twister game)
- thick coloured drawing chalk
- klanza sheet
- any type of sport equipment for kindergarten children including soccer balls, -badminton, jump ropes, Chinese jump ropes

Students,parents and teachers may donate new, as well as gently used educational items.

There will be plastic bins placed in the High School entrance near the elevator, near Ms. Ligita's office at the main entrance, and at the Elementary School entrance. The drive will be held until June 3rd.

Please feel free to stop by and drop off your items to support the Kindergarten at the Chechen Refugee Center!

Questions? Please contact Ligita Stawarz at:  [email protected]​

Daddy/Daughter Dance
ASW is hosting a spring Daddy/Daughter Dance!
This is a special evening just for dads and their daughters to enjoy (dads may bring more than one daughter).  There will be a DJ playing all your favorite songs. Light snacks and refreshments will also be served. Students from all grade levels are welcome and there is no cost to attend.

When: Saturday, June 4; 6-9pm
Where: ASW MPR in the new building
Please RSVP to Katie Stein at [email protected]


Final High School Concerts
June 1, 16:30 PM - String Ensemble & HS Guitar Class Recital  in the New building Band room (downstairs). Free admission

June 2. 2016 16:30 PM - Rock'n'Rota The ASW Theater. Tickets 20 PLN at the door.

Chris Celinski
MS & HS Music

Dear Parents,

Just before the holiday, we teachers and staff were showered with appreciation from the PTO during Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you for the flowers, the food, and the well wishes. It made our week very special.

This Friday, please note students are welcome to wear their red Warrior T-shirts to help support the MS Girls’ Volleyball team in their efforts this weekend. We will also have our ACES activity on Friday at 9:30 AM. This is an annual event, sponsored by our PE Teachers: Mr. Kienhuis and Mr. Eleryk, with the goal of school-wide exercise.

Finally, please remember all students must be actively supervised after school. Students who are unsupervised on the playground, in the cafeteria, or in the hallways, will be sent to the aftercare program and fees for that service will apply.

Have a wonderful short week,
Jen


Important Dates:


Friday, May 6: ACES (9:30 AM)
Monday, Wednesday, May 9-11:
Grade 4 away at “Green School”
Saturday, May 14:
PTO Community Yard Sale (9:00-12:00 PM)
Monday, May 16:
PYP Parent Meeting with the ES Principal  A002 (8:45 AM)
Tuesday, May 17: ES Choir Concert (6:00 PM)
Saturday, May 21: PTO Spring Fair
Thursday, May 26: Holiday- NO School
Saturday, May 28: High School Graduation (Evening)
Friday, June 3: Elementary Field Day
Wednesday, June 15:
Last Day of School- Dismissal at 11:30

Parent Partnership


From the Elementary Counselor:

We want ASW to be a safe and nurturing place for your child.  Recently, the fourth and fifth grade students were given a survey to help us obtain data of how safe and secure our students feel at school.  


With this data we will have classroom lessons around bullying and conflict with peers, offering strategies to help them to resolve these issues appropriately.


A strong emphasis is on maintaining a caring environment at ASW, ensuring that each student is treated with kindness and respect.  We are encouraging students who witness unkind behaviors, to not be a bystander, but to stand up for one another.


I encourage you to consult a free resource for parents called the Education.com Special Edition on Bullying at School and Online. This resource helps parents to take an active role in addressing bullying at school and online at http://www.education.com/topic/school-bullying-teasing/


Warmly,
Karen Gentilini
ES Counselor
[email protected]


ACES- From the ES PE Department

Project ACES (All Children Exercise Simultaneously), is the signature program of the Youth Fitness Coalition, Inc. Project ACES was created by physical education teacher Len Saunders in 1989 as a method of motivating children to exercise. ACES take place in May as part of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month along with National Physical Education Week. It has been labelled as "the world's largest exercise class”. Since 1989, millions of children from all over the world participate in ACES to promote proper health and fitness habits. ASW elementary students will participate on Friday, May 6th at 9:30.

MUSIC CONCERT

Grade 1 music concert, 
Wednesday, May 11
1:45pm in the theater.


AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Dear Parents - we continue to have difficulties when students have to go to the cafeteria to get a snack before their activity. Cafeteria is VERY busy at this time of day and they always get back to the gym late, after their activity group has already gone. This creates anxiety for students as well as lot of logistical issues for the coordinator who needs to accompany the late students to different activities in different parts of the school. Therefore, PLEASE send an extra snack for your child on the days when he/she has an activity - students really DO NOT have time to go to the cafeteria! Also, please pick your child PROMPTLY at the end of the activity at 4:30!

Please see below the list of activities which still have available spaces in case you your child is on a waiting list and you wish to choose something else (up to the maximum of 2 seasonal activities per student):

ACTIVITIES STILL AVAILABLE:

MONDAY: Cooking Around the World, grades 3-5 - 1 spot became available
MONDAY: Chess Club, grades 3-5 - 1 spot became available
MONDAY: American Football, grades 3-5 - 3 more spots!
MONDAY: Painting Club, grades 3-5
MONDAY: Table Tennis, grades 4-5
MONDAY: Roots & Shoots, grades 1-5
TUESDAY: Swimming, grades 1-3 - 1 spot became available
TUESDAY: Kinder Club, grades PK-K - 1 last spot left!
TUESDAY: Tap Dance, grades 2-5
TUESDAY: Painting Is Fun, grades 1-2 - 4 more spots!
THURSDAY: Kinder Club, grades PK-K - 3 last spots left!
THURSDAY: Story Time, grades 1-3
FRIDAY: Latin Dance Moves, grades 4-5

You can sign up for these activities via e-mail to [email protected]

If you have questions about Elementary After-School Activities please e-mail the coordinator Ms. Kusanovic: [email protected]

Parent Technology Connection - Creating with iMovie

Tuesday, April 12 from 8:45 - 10:00
Please join Simon May and Kris Sheehan as we explore iMovie as a tool you can use to capture and share your special events. At the elementary school, our students use iMovie to document learning, share knowledge and reflect on experiences. In this session, we will learn how to add and edit video and images, add text, transitions, and sound to make a video you can share with friends and family. This would be a great way to document your upcoming spring or summer holidays!

Upcoming Library Event

Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger, Performance Poets
www.outspokenlit.com
High energy performance poets, Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger, will be performing for all grade levels at ASW the week of April 4-8. Parents are welcome to attend any of the following performances on April 4 in the Theater:
8:30-9:30   MS
10:00-11:00 HS
2:15-3:15  ES

AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

SPRING SEASON STARTING TODAY, April 4!

The results of the application process were sent to parents at the end of school day on Friday, April 1, via e-mail from the Activities Office.

Please send an extra snack for your child on the days when he/she has an activity - students DO NOT have time to go to the cafeteria! Also, please pick your child PROMPTLY at the end of the activity at 4:30!

Please be reminded that in situations when we can not accept all interested students, we do a lottery draw to select participants. If your child is on a waiting list for some of his/her activities, please see below the list of activities which still have available spaces in case you wish to choose something else.

STILL AVAILABLE ACTIVITIES:

MONDAY: American Football, grades 3-5
MONDAY: Basketball, grades 4-5
MONDAY: Cooking Around World, grades 3-5
MONDAY: Painting Club, grades 3-5
MONDAY: Table Tennis, grades 4-5
MONDAY: Roots & Shoots, grades 1-5
TUESDAY: Swimming, grades 1-3
TUESDAY: Tap Dance, grades 2-5
TUESDAY: Vlogs, grades 4-5
TUESDAY: Painting Is Fun, grades 1-2
THURSDAY: Kinder Club, grades PK-K
THURSDAY: Story Time, grades 1-2
FRIDAY: Latin Dance Moves, grades 4-5

You can sign up for these activities via e-mail to [email protected]

If you have questions about Elementary After-School Activities please e-mail the coordinator Ms. Kusanovic: [email protected]

Community News:

ASW Middle School Theatre Presents

Bye Bye Birdie
Young Performer's Edition

Book by Michael Stewart
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams

Bye Bye Birdie, An ASW Middle School Production

This year's ASW Middle School production of Bye Bye Birdie is coming to our stage Monday, April 11th at 4:30 and Tuesday April 12th at 6:00.


Bye Bye Birdie is one of the most entertaining and popular Broadway musicals of all time. The story takes place in New York City and Sweet Apple, Ohio in 1958 and tells the story of a rock and roll singer who is about to be inducted into the U.S. Army. The singer, Conrad Birdie, an Elvis Presley type, is beloved by teen girl fans all across the country. For one final publicity stunt Conrad's manager Albert and his faithful secretary Rose Alvarez make a plan for Birdie to sing a song and give a kiss to one lucky American teenager, Kim MacAfee on live television!

This exciting and colorful production will be brought to life on stage through the incredible talents of 60 singing and dancing middle school students.

Please come for some theatrical fun and to support the hard work of our middle school students and staff.


Bye Bye Birdie
ASW Middle School Production

Monday, April 11th   4:30 - 6:30
Tuesday, April 12th  6:00 - 8:00


Tickets - 20 zloty
Tickets will be on sale throughout the day in front of the ASW cafeteria beginning Monday, April 4th and continuing through Friday, April 8th. These shows are sure to sell out, so buy your tickets in advance!


All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit kids from the Dom Dziecka nr. 4 orphanage.  The money raised will be used to send 14 kids, ages 5 to 18 to summer camp.


Popcorn Sale

Please mark your calendars for Friday, April 8th!
The Middle School German classes will be selling popcorn all day outside the cafeteria to raise money for their upcoming field trip to Berlin. 1 box  = 3 PLN, 2 boxes = 5 PLN


1st Annual ASW Chess Tournament

ASW is very proud and excited to announce that we will host the 1st annual ASW Chess Tournament on April 8 to 9. This endeavor represents a rich integration of the Polish schools' community with the ASW community and commemorates the 90th anniversary of the esteemed Polish Chess Federation.

Following the success of the HS Chess Club, which meets every Wednesday in Matt Popovich’s classroom, members of the club, in particular grade 11 student Sebastian Soltysik, forged a relationship with the Polish Chess Federation and Polish Grandmaster Agnieszka Brustman to organize a tournament which will showcase the best and brightest high school players from ASW and around the region.

This tournament promises to be one of the more unique and exciting events ASW’s community has ever seen, and we cordially and enthusiastically invite everyone to attend. In the meantime, if you have any questions about this, please do not hesitate to contact Tournament Director Sebastian Soltysik at [email protected] or Stephen Sidaway at [email protected]