Eagle Express
April 10th, 2018
From Your Plank South Leadership Team
Plank South Families,
We hope you all had a fabulous Spring Break and a great couple of days with the kids back at school! April & May are big months at Plank South, with many wonderful PTSA-sponsored events for kids and families, so make sure to mark your calendars! Both the Spring Dance (4/27) and the Ice Cream Social (5/4) are coming up quickly and there are deadlines for both this Friday!!!
The one announcement from us is to make sure you return your Parent Input Form(click the link) this week (by Friday, 4/13) if you'd like to add additional information to the placement into classes for 2018-19. We did send home hard copies but you can print another one if you missed it!
For the Calendar!
- Wednesday, 4/11: Yoga Club
- Wednesday, 4/11: PTSA Meeting 7:00pm in the Think Tank Room
- Saturday, 4/14: Community Arts Day at SHS 10am-4pm
- Friday, 4/20: NO SCHOOL (Superintendent’s Conference)
- Friday, 4/27: Spring Dance 7-9pm
- Friday, 5/4: Ice Cream Social 7-9pm (SAVE THE DATE)
- Mon – Fri, 5/7 – 5/11: Staff Appreciation Week
- Tuesday, 5/8: PTSA Meeting – LAST ONE IN 2018
- Wednesday, 5/9: Staff Appreciation Luncheon (SAVE THE DATE)
Warm Regards,
Your Plank South Leadership Team
Scott Wilcox & Jen Sullivan
From our Fabulous PTSA!!!
Community Arts Day This Saturday, 4/14!!!
Don’t forget that Community Arts Day is coming up next Saturday, 4/14 between 10:00am and 4:00 pm.
You can learn all about Community Arts Day in the flyer at the bottom of the newsletter or on the CAD page on Webster Central PTSA’s website. However, please don’t forget that we need a lot of volunteers, district wide, to make this a successful event.
Additionally, when at least 30 Plank South parents volunteer for this event, our PTSA receives a small part of the proceeds raised on the day of the event.
There are many different ways to volunteer, including providing baked good to sell on the day of the event. Please visit this link to sign-up to help with Community Arts Day. Thank you!
Plank South PTSA Spring Dance – Friday, 4/27/18
Please join us for our first school-wide Spring Dance! Our fifth-grade students voted on our theme for the dance…our “Night Under the Sea” takes place on Friday, 4/27/18 from 7 – 9pm at the Webster Schroeder High School Gymnasium. There will be lots of music and dancing plus photo booths and refreshments.
All students MUST be accompanied by a parent, guardian or adult mentor of choice.
A sign-up sheet for this event was sent home before Spring Break and can also be found on our website, by clicking here. Please return order form along with payment prior to Friday, April 13th.
Tickets for entry will be sent home with students prior to the event. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Jennifer Lega at jennifer.lega@gmail.com or 766-3090.
If you can help to make this event a success by volunteering, please click here. Thank you!
SAVE THE DATE - Plank South Annual Ice Cream Social, Friday, 5/4/18
Save the date for a fun night of DJ Music & Dancing, Carnival Games, Bingo, Ice Cream and more during Plank South’s annual Ice Cream Social Event on Friday, 5/4 from 7 – 9pm.
Ice cream order forms will be sent home this week. Ice cream orders are due by Friday, 4/13/18.
This is one of the PTSA’s biggest events of the year! Please consider volunteering some of your time the night of the event. You can access the volunteer link here.
From the Board of Education, April 2018
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: UPCOMING ANNUAL BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION of BOE CANDIDATES
As the board of education and district continue to develop the 2018-19 budget, there are some important budget-related board meeting dates to note for the months of April and May:
Thursday, April 12 – formal adoption of the 2018-19 budget by the BOE, Spry Middle School auditorium, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 3 – BOE public budget hearing, Spry Middle School auditorium, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15 – Webster CSD annual budget vote and election of BOE candidates, Webster Schroeder High School gymnasium, 875 Ridge Road, 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
If you would like more information on the 2018-19 budget planning process, please visit websterschools.org and hover over the District tab, then click on the District Budget link. We look forward to seeing many of you exercise your right to vote on Tuesday, May 15.
COMMUNITY ARTS DAY A FAMILY AFFAIR!
You won’t want to miss Webster Central PTSA’s annual Community Arts Day on Saturday, April 14, at Webster Schroeder High School, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This much-anticipated event showcases our students’ creative talents and invites the entire One Webster community to celebrate the arts! The event features activities including art displays, carnival games, talent show, and a sweet treats sale! This event raises funds to encourage and enhance fine arts programs throughout the district. Lunch is also available, and new this year, credit cards will be accepted for your convenience.
Also, be sure to Drive 4UR School on April 14, too! Drive 4UR School is a fundraiser held at the FRONT parking lot of Webster Schroeder High School during Community Arts Day. Test drive a new Ford and Henderson Ford will donate $20 to the Webster Marching Band Boosters, Inc. and Webster’s Class of 2018. Thanks in advance for supporting our students!
UPCOMING BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS/EVENTS:
As always, we encourage the public to attend all board of education meetings and workshops. If you can’t attend in person, please remember that regular board of education meetings are broadcast LIVE on WETV-Channel 1301 (a CHANGE for Spectrum Cable Company customers). Board meetings also run taped on websterschools.org and WETV-Channel 1301, just as before.
Please plan to join us for the following April meetings:
Thursday, April 12 – BOE Regular Meeting - 2018-19 Budget Adoption, Spry Middle School auditorium, 2nd Floor, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17 - BOE Special Meeting – BOCES Budget/Election, 8:00 a.m., Superintendent’s Office - District Offices, 3rd Floor and immediately following, 8:15 a.m., Facilities Update Workshop, Spry Middle School, Conference Room B
Thursday, May 3 - BOE Regular Meeting - Public Budget Hearing/Oak Tree Awards, Spry Middle School auditorium, 2nd Floor, 6:30 p.m.