Eagle Express
April 24th, 2018
From Your Plank South Leadership Team
Plank South Families,
Spring is here (maybe?)! Hard to believe, but we are approaching the final 7+ weeks of school! May is obviously a busy time in school (our last full month of learning!) but is equally busy outside of school! We want to give a huge thank you to everyone who helped make our Spring Dance at Schroeder such a big success! Also a huge thank you to our chorus director, Jason Jones, and our music teacher, Diana Alvaro, for creating an amazing opportunity for some of our students to sing with the Chinese Choral Society of Rochester this weekend!
Coming up this Friday we have our Ice Cream Social. Thanks to all of you who have already volunteered (we can use a few more, though! Sign-up here).
Also, be sure to look in the PTSA section below for more information on our Spring Spirit Wear Sale (May 7th deadline), Staff Appreciation Week, the upcoming Plant Sale, the night with the Red Wings, and the Spring Book Fair!
Lastly, your opinion matters! Help the PTSA determine the relative need within the Webster Schools community on each topic so that we can apply our resources most efficiently to bring meaningful programs to our children, teachers, and staff. Please take our short survey. Thank you! http://ow.ly/R6yN30jw5so
Upcoming Events
- Tuesday & Wednesday this week: NYS Math exams
- Friday, 5/4: Ice Cream Social 7-9pm
- Mon – Fri, 5/7 – 5/11: Staff Appreciation Week
- Tuesday, 5/8: PTSA Meeting – LAST ONE IN 2017-2018 School Year
- Wednesday, 5/9: Staff Appreciation Luncheon
- Wednesday, 5/9: 4th Grade Concert 7pm
- Thurs – Fri, 5/10 - 5/11: Spring Plant Sale
- Monday, 5/14: 5th Grade Concert
- Saturday, 5/19: Night at the Red Wings
- Tues – Thurs, 5/22 – 5/24: Spring Book Fair
Warm Regards,
Your Plank South Leadership Team
Scott Wilcox & Jen Sullivan
From our Fabulous PTSA!!!
Spring Dance – Thank you!!!
Our first ever school-wide Spring Dance was a big success! Thank you to all who volunteered and a very special thanks to Jennifer Lega, the Spring Dance Coordinator. It was a big event to pull off and she did a fantastic job., Thanks, Jen!
Plank South Annual Ice Cream Social, Friday, 5/4/18, 7-9pm
Our next family fun event, the Ice Cream Social, is this coming Friday. We will have DJ Music & Dancing, Carnival Games, Bingo, Ice Cream and more. We still need volunteers to help with the school-wide event. Please consider volunteering some of your time. You can access the volunteer link here.
Spirit Wear Ordering!
Spirit Wear Order forms went home last week and the deadline is May 7th. Samples are in the main office if you need to look at sizing. You can also see the order form below OR go to this link to get a copy.
Staff Appreciation, May 7 – May 11th
Next week, May 7th – 11th , we will be celebrating Staff Appreciation at our school. As a way to thank and honor all the teachers and staff who make our school such a special place, we will pamper them with special treats each day. We need help with this event. Please visit the Signup Genius using the link below to sign up to volunteer to help set up, clean up, OR to make a donation
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4aaca72ba3f58-staff2
Plank South Plant Sale, May 11th – May 12th
The Plank South Spring Plant Sale is coming up on Thursday, May 11th and Friday, May 11th . Students may buy plants for $.35 or 3 for $1. They will have a chance to shop at the end of their lunch period.
Volunteers will be needed Wednesday, May 9th after school at Baumans to sort the plants as well as Thursday and Friday during the school day to help the kids purchase plants. You can sign up to volunteer for this event here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4aaca72ba3f58-spring2
Thanks for your help with this event!
Night at the Ball Park – May 19th
Our Plank South Night at the Ball Park is coming up on Saturday, May 19th! Join us at Frontier Field to watch the Rochester Redwings take on the Pawtucket Red Sox with a game time of 7:05pm (gates open at 6pm). Plank South students will be holding the American Flag for the National Anthem.
Visit this link for more information and order form... http://www.websterptsa.org/uploads/redwings%202018%20order%20form.pdf
Spring Book Fair, May 22nd – May 24th – BUY ONE GET ONE!
Our Spring Book Fair is coming soon and everything is “Buy One Get One Free” so you can have twice as many books to enjoy over the summer! Our fair will be May 22ND -24TH from 9:00-3:00 in the cafeteria with our evening fair on Thursday, May 24 from 6:30-8:00 in the cafeteria. We will also have a free raffle that night so be there for your chance to win some free books!
Interested in being a “Book Fair Helper”? Just a couple hours of your time would be a great help and the kids always love to see those they love and know at the book fair! Look for a sign-up link to come soon!
From the Board of Education, May 2018
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BUDGET VOTE AND BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION ON TUESDAY, MAY 15
During the April 12 board of education meeting, the board formally adopted the proposed 2018-19 school budget that will go before our Webster CSD community for a vote on Tuesday, May 15, 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., at the Webster Schroeder High School gym, 875 Ridge Road.
Following this message are important budget highlights of the proposed 2018-19 spending plan for our district. You may also visit www.websterschools.org’s “District Budget” link for more information. The next board of education meeting will be on Thursday, May 3, 6:30 p.m., at the Spry Middle School Auditorium (2nd Floor). This meeting includes a public hearing on the proposed 2018-19 budget.
Please note that the Webster Central PTSA will host a Meet the Candidates Night on Wednesday, May 2, at 7:00 p.m. in the Spry Middle School auditorium. You will have a chance to hear from the four candidates who are running for two board positions up for election this year. We hope to see you there!