Dear EVCS Community,
We are pleased to share with you the exciting news that Bradley Goodman has been officially named the principal of EVCS! This is wonderful news for our community, as Bradley brings incredible dedication, experience and leadership to his new role. Building on the remarkable community that the former principal, Robin Williams, helped to create, Bradley promises to lead the school with energy and vision – not to mention great music – in this exciting next phase for EVCS.
Welcome and welcome back to Afterschool@EVCS!
I hope you all had a great and restful winter break! Here are some important information and dates:
1. Attendance- we take attendance every day. When a child is not present for their AfterSchool class and he/she was in school during the day we would call to check with parents. Please email us if there is any change in your child schedule – doctors appointment, play date, etc..
3/19 is a half day. We’ll have a bridge session from 11:30 to 2:50 for those who need it. You can expect more information about that and a sign up link in the coming weeks.
Please join us this Thursday, February 26 for the Parents Association meeting with guest speaker, Sandra Chapman, the Director of Diversity and Community at the Little Red Schoolhouse
5:30 Refreshments in the lobby
6:00 PA news and info in the auditorium
6:30 Speaker Sandra Chapman in the auditorium
TOPIC: “RAISING CHILDREN’S HEALTHY SELF AWARENESS”
In today’s society, young children receive daily messages about race, ethnicity, skin color, gender, family structure and ability. When these messages are affirming, they aid in the development of a healthy sense of sense. However, negative messages about children’s identity are also absorbed through explicit and implicit means. How, then, can educators, parents, and caregivers help preschool and elementary children know themselves well and love themselves even more? Join in an exploration of children’s development of difference and strategies for affirming identity.
FREE Childcare with pizza is available. Please RSVP by Wednesday 5pm
Dear Families
We hope everyone enjoyed their week off with a change in schedule. Hopefully everyone is feeling recharged and ready to move through February and into March!
The next time you pass through the halls or peek into the classrooms, you might notice a brightness overall that the new lighting fixtures bring to the spaces. The DOE installed all new lighting throughout our building.
THIS WEEK
The New EVCS After School Schedule begins today!
Please be sure to shift gears …
Dear EVCS families, caregivers, staff and administration
While the survey of groundhogs this year was inconclusive, they all agreed on one thing. Spring will come! And with it, comes the annual EVCS Spring Gala and Auction!
Held in May the Annual Spring Gala, this is the school’s biggest fundraising event of the year! An evening of food, drinks, entertainment and a fantastic silent auction thrown entirely by the families of EVCS directly supporting our kids education and school life.
There are a gazillion ways to be involved in this great event.
Dear EVCS Family,
Happy 100th Day of School! Wow, time sure flies when you’re having fun. I have some great news to share, to set us off on our mid-winter break on a positive note.
We applied for several grants this year and were awarded THREE great ones:
Two somewhat related questions have come up recently …
How do we expect to raise money if our fundraisers are free?*
No one is compelled to contribute money to the PA. We ask for donations every fall but deliberately don’t call these dues, as some schools do. Still, EVCS families have given or pledged more than $30,000 in family contributions so far this year. (Thank you!)
Similarly, no parent should need to buy a ticket to attend an EVCS event. In fact, ticket prices have always been suggested (though the PA hasn’t always drawn a lot of attention to that modifier). But enough families will give at the door, or bid at the silent auction, and we will raise another $30,000 this year at PA events. (Thank you again!)
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Dear Parents and Caregivers Remember that first day of school in the yard?! Re: Next Week Before we break, a few reminders and dates to put on the radar: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– |
Dear Parents and Caregivers
It was great to have the kids go outside today, run around a bit and get some vitamin D. Thanks again to the energetic shoveling parents!
What is happening next week?
February 9-13, 2015 is Respect For All Week
in all NYC public schools. Click here to Learn More >
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CEC Meeting Wednesday, February 11, 2015 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
PS 20, 166 Essex St
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