ENotes- November 9, 2015

November 9, 201


Dear parents,
Last week my family hosted two young men from Budapest who were part of the high school soccer team. One of the boys mentioned to me that he thought our school spirit was impressive. In fact, he said the red shirts worn by everyone, even the little kids was “awesome.”
It was a proud week at ASW!

Enjoy the holiday on Wednesday. (No School- November 11)

Warmly,
Jen

Change in ES Office Personnel
Starting Nov. 9, Anna Krawczyk, our Office Manager Assistant will begin her new position working in the Resource Department. We will miss her, but celebrate her new role. The ES welcomes Zuzanna Czerwoniak, who will take Anna’s place in the office. To report  student’s absence or any other issue please use the following e-mail addresses:
esoffice@aswarsaw.org
dbuksowicz@aswarsaw.org
zczerwoniak@aswarsaw.org
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First Parent-Technology Connection - Overview of Technology at ASW ES
On Tuesday, November 10th at 8:45 in the Multipurpose Room, please join the elementary school technology coaches, Simon May and Kris Sheehan, for our first ES Parent-Technology Connection (PTC) session. We will start with an overview of the elementary school educational technology program through the grade levels. Then, we will guide you through the Google Apps for Education tools we use at ASW with our students. During this session we will focus on Google Docs and how you can create and share a document for collaboration. We look forward to connecting with all of you!

AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES- end of season November 13!
This is the last regular week of the Fall Season of after-school activities. Next week we will continue with the yearlong activities as well as with those activities that had cancellations which will now be made up. Please follow the activities ending schedule which is shared here in the Principal’s e-notes.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THIS WEEK:

• MONDAY: Basketball ended one week early (Nov. 2) due to MS Parent-Teacher conferences which will be held in the gym today. So, no Basketball today!
  
• TUESDAY: Parents of the participating students are invited to attend the last 10 min of the Tap Dance class for a performance in which the participants will show what they have learned in this activity. Room AA106 @ 4:20.
  

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR NEXT WEEK:

• ACROBATICS class continues for 2 more sessions
  
• TUESDAY CHESS CLUB ends on Nov. 17
  
• STORY TIME ends on Nov. 17
  
• STORIES & CRAFTS end on Nov. 19
  
• DRAWING & PUZZLES end on Nov. 19
  
• ALL YEAR LONG ACTIVITIES continue: French, 3-5 Drama, Math Olympiad, 4&5 Pierogi Bowl, choirs, Orf Ensemble, Student Council
  
• There was some confusion whether Kinder Club is a yearlong activity - CLARIFICATION: Kinder Club is a seasonal activity, it ends the week November 9-13 and there will be new sign-ups for the new season.
  

Important Upcoming Dates:
November 11- Holiday- No School
November 16-19- CIS/NEASC Accreditation Visitors on campus
November 24-25- PTO Book Fair
November 26-27- Thanksgiving Holiday- No School
December 3- ES PAC Meeting
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
Our Enotes is an effective way to communicate with parents, teachers and staff each week. The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) will announce their upcoming events each Monday on ASWs website, the ES and MS/HS will add the link to the bottom of their Enotes. This will shorten the Enotes parents receive from the ES and MS/HS. Last week the MS/HS Enotes was too long, therefore, PTO had their own Enotes and the positive praises from the community was amazing. With the fantastic help of marketing and communications, the PTO will have their own spot on ASWs website for "Monday Memos."

http://www.aswarsaw.org/community/parents/pto-enotes/index.aspx

There is a need for the PTO Enotes, it is accessible, predictable way to communicate with the community. It gives the opportunity to communicate key messages about the PTO, a helpful and important aspect of the school community. The Enotes along with the E-newsletter improves communication, increases awareness about school events and activities, and engages more parents. The communication creates a sense of community and pride in the school. Each week the parents will have a "Monday Memo" from the PTO with the upcoming events for the week and months listed.

The purpose of the PTO is to promote the mission of ASW, we want to foster a cooperation between parents, teachers, staff and students. We assist in uniting school and community efforts in supporting the best education and community for ASW students.

Kind Regards,

Jennifer Sturgeon