Dear Parents and Guardians,

For those who may have missed the 2019 FLeaVCS
including the big fish reveal or you simply want to see it again, check it out here. A huge shout out to PA President Catharine Lyons for spearheading this work of art-puppet and to all of the volunteer artists who participated to make it a reality! We hope to see the family of fish grow next year!

Students are enjoying the end of year projects, class trips, and school events. Be sure to check in with teachers for final shares dates!

If anyone is interested in becoming a class parent next year, please join us Friday, June 14th for a meeting and celebration around the class parent role following drop off in the yard! I hope to see you there!

Next week is a four day week, and we have an eager and determined team of parents hoping to pull together a Spring issue of the EVCS School Newspaper! Remind your child that this is not school work, this is a student-driven initiative. Without student news, there is no paper! If your child has an article to submit please send it along to us here with the Subject: EVCS Spring News and I will share it with the Team! Any event recap, reporting on class work, shares or trips are welcome and encouraged. We accept short stories, poetry, visual art, and photographic images too!

Let’s get more details about next week and beyond…

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

The EVCS Gala-xy was spectacular. Thank you Gala Team! Another amazing effort and a record turnout! Congratulations to every winner, every parent, child, and donor! You know who you are! Thank you, teachers and staff, for being part of the NEW raffle this year and creating the life experiences and memories for our kids! We want to thank Performance Space New York for supporting EVCS and sharing an amazing room for our event. The Parent Association will be reaching out soon with more detail, stay tuned!

Gala Winners: Please be sure to reach out to the Gala Team at events@evcsnyc.org with any questions and to collect your prizes!

What could possibly top the Gala? You guessed it, the Multicultural Share!
This is one of our favorite events because it involves adults AND kids!

The Multicultural Share Event will be on Friday, May 3 this year!
The deadline to sign up for the performance part of the share is today at 5:00 p.m.! please be sure to get an online form in now if your child or family hopes to be considered for a performance spot. See details below!

We hope the cooks in our crowd will consider making something for the Multicultural Share Potluck portion of this event! Bring your favorite family dish! More information went home in backpacks this week. We will have free disposable aluminum pans available in the yard the week of the share or you can pick one up in the office anytime! Details and sign-up links are below.

And in case you missed the Town Hall Safety Meeting this week, Our Building Response Team (BRT) presented the following information: Building-Wide Safety Roles and Procedures. Any questions may be emailed directly to Liz Wanttaja at EWanttaja@schools.nyc.gov.

Take a look at dates and mark our calendars…

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

We had a great week at EVCS and everyone enjoyed the sunshine!
The temperatures are slowly rising and so are the bins in the lost and found!
Please be sure to pass by the main lobby to look through the bins and rack for any items that may belong to you!

There is still time to add to your Reading Olympics form or start a new one! Please bring everything to your teachers on Monday! Every participant will receive a certificate! If you need additional sponsor sheets, click here!
See the Principal’s Challenge for more inspiration! Happy Reading!

Let’s take a look at what is coming up next week…

By now you have received a green envelope from your Teacher(s)
It is our hope that every family will take the time to fill out this survey.
LOOK FOR YOUR CODE IN THE GREEN ENVELOPE

We want to reach 100% participation – Right now we are at only 23%!.
There are still surveys to fill out! Thank you for taking this seriously.

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Next Week

Monday, March 25
Book Sale 8:00 in the yard. We have plenty of books for this one!

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

Happy early spring! We know it will be in full swing soon! Please continue to layer up to be prepared for outdoor play. This Monday will be another book sale supporting the Reading Olympics! Please feel free to bring books to the yard and drop them at the table when you arrive.

Let’s take a look at what is coming up next week…

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Next Week

Monday, March 18
School Wide Morning Meeting, Bake & Book Sale
Bake Sale hosted by 4th Grade 8:00 a.m. In the Yard
Book Sale hosted by the EVCS Reading Olympics Team
SWMM hosted by PreK 8:50 a.m. In the Auditorium

Thursday, March 21
Parent Workshop – Healthy Friendships
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in Room 406
All parents are welcome to this one hour workshop to discuss how we can best support our kids as they navigate friendships.
– Does your child seem to have on-again-off-again friendships?
– Struggle to feel included when playing with classmates?
– Not know how to fix tricky friendships?
PLEASE RSVP HERE
Free childcare provided

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

It was great to see so many of you out on Sunday supporting the D1 Family Bands! The Earth School took home the trophy this year – but you can be sure that EVCS will be back in it to win it in 2020!

The Reading Olympics is in full swing this month – another friendly reminder to keep on reading, logging and getting sponsors! A great way to get sponsors is to email friends, or ask neighbors and relatives. Here is a link you can share: Online Sponsor Support Link If you need another paper form to log on to, please visit the EVCS bulletin board in the lobby for another copy and to see other helpful information.

And if you have a child born in 2015, don’t forget to apply for PreK by March 15th! Follow these important directions to indicate you’re already an EVCS family too to receive priority!

Let’s see what is coming up next week and beyond…

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Next Week

Monday, March 11 – 15
Parent Teacher Conference Week
Please be sure to sign up for a conference with your teacher(s)

Thursday, March 14
Half Day Early Dismissal at 11:30 a.m.
Please be sure to make arrangements to pick up on time!

Friday, March 15
Reminder: Deadline for PreK Applications

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are back at it and March is here! Get ready for an action packed transition into spring!

The Reading Olympics has begun! And there will be a book sale in the yard each Monday this month. Please feel free to purchase, contribute, swap or donate books. Proceeds will be part of the Reading Olympics fundraiser that helps contribute to the Parent Association efforts! This is a win-win for all!

Remember this Sunday is the District 1 Battle of the Family Bands event! We hope some of you can come out to support EVCS Family Band in their battle to bring home the trophy! Get tickets online or at the door!

March Menus
Breakfast
Lunch

Let’s see what is coming up next week…

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