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PTA Mission Statement: It is the mission of the Fair Haven PTA to promote the welfare, safety and educational development of our children in the home, school and community through the cooperative efforts of parents and teachers.
a P u b L i c a T i o n o F T h e P a r e n T T e a c h e r a S S o c i a T i o n • F a i r h a v e n n J • M a y 2 0 0 9
Sickles Art GallerySchedule for May (Begins May 4th)
Wheeler (Grade 1) • Venino (Grade 1)First Floor, main hallway, Sickles
PTA MEETINGFriday, May 15th, 11:30am in the Sickles Art Room
All are welcome! Topic: “When should i bring my child to the er?”
a Pediatric Specialist from riverview Medical center is coming to share important information on when to bring your child to the
emergency room. This is a great opportunity to find out more about our closest hospital and their new Pediatric care center.
Save The daTe…
Ladies Night Out!Thursday, June 11th
Plan on celebrating the end of the school year, the start of summer and the induction of the new PTa officers!
details will be coming out soon.
Wednesday, June 3rdDON’T MISS your chance to see eight of Fair Haven’s most distinctive homes on the Fair Haven PTA’s 2009 House Tour. On this year’s tour you’ll see (among others) an 1870’s victorian, a modern gem on the Navesink, a log-cabin style cottage, a beautiful new arts and crafts home, a stunning shore colonial, and the former home to the vaudevillians who founded our charming town. And in each home you’ll taste some of the best local fare from our area chefs and see beautiful floral and interior designs.
This year we have one grand prize raffle; a dinner party for 12 in your home, complete with food, wine, flowers, invitations and more. Value $1,000! Raffle tickets are $5 each.
Don’t have your tickets yet? Go to www.fairhaven.edu/pta and download the form to get your tickets today. For more information, or if you would like to volunteer for the day, email us at [email protected] (Lauren Adams) or [email protected] (Kathryne Singleton). !
From the PTA PresidentCarrie Marxenafter a busy year of raising money for our programs, the PTa has been working overtime allocating resources to support the school and our children.
The PTa has encouraged the arts this year with art appreciation, The Student art Show, the art Gallery and our upcoming Sickles art day. We have supported our school libraries with the Sickles and Knollwood book Fairs. We have enhanced our student’s lives through the cultural enrichment assemblies, a babysitting clinic, Social dance lessons, The Science club and more. our teachers have benefitted from PTa aid in their classroom libraries and for the TcSP program. We’ve financed various grade-level programs including; the 8th grade trip to Washington, Graduation and dance, the 6th grade Stokes trip, and the 3rd grade understanding challenges day and day at SPur. Plus so much more!
The PTa is not quite done closing the gap on funds needed for the above mentioned agendas, and many others, that assist the schools. Please mark your calendars for our House Tour on June 3rd! it’s a great way to wrap up the school year with our friends and neighbors before the summer break. We still need your help! Grab some friends or family members and plan on strolling through our beautiful neighborhoods and supporting our restaurants by enjoying a relaxed lunch! you deserve it after a tough year!
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Coming to our Area:
The Feingold Program Numerous studies have shown that food dyes, additives and preservatives can lead to learning, behavior or health effects for children who are sensitive. The Feingold diet is a test to determine if certain foods or additives can trigger particular symptoms.
We are thrilled to announce that Feingold representative, Lisa Maniaci is coming to our area to explain this easy to follow diet program that has been around since the 1960’s and has dramatically changed the lives of children who have benefited from it.
The meeting is on May 27th from 7:30–9:00 pm at the Little Silver Markham Place Library. Sponsored by the Two Rivers Friends of Different Learners. All are welcome! Any questions, please contact Carrie Marxen ([email protected]) or Amanda Stevens ([email protected]). !
Open Committees for 2009–2010
FuNdrAIsErsNote Card Fundraiser: Coordinate a drive that creates note cards out of our children’s artwork.
Knollwood Book Fair (1 position): Help needed to oversee the details associated with running the book fair.
Gift Wrap Chair (1 Position): Looking to help out the PTA from home? One volunteer is needed to act as a liaison between the company we use for this fundraiser, and our returning chairs that head up sales and submit the final combined order from both schools.
CurrICuLuM, COMMuNITy ANd AdMINIsTrATIVE POsITIONsCommunity Safety and Awareness: Interested in helping to keep our kids safe? Work with the Fair Haven Police department to expand knowledge of programs designed to keep our children and community safe.
Holiday Gift Giving (2 positions): Help make a difference to those in need during the holidays. Coordinate gift giving programs with local charities and organize the drives in the schools.
Third Grade Sickles Science Club (2–3 positions): Coordinate volunteers and a prewritten science program and help get our third graders get excited about Science.
Parent Book Group: Love to read? This one might be for you. Select books that will inspire other parents and be discussed in the Sickles library at the end of each month.
Publicity: Help get the word out about our school and/or PTA events by working with newspapers and local media.
Friends of Different Learners (1 position): Help needed to research local and internet resources which will be posted on the new PTA website and keep it up to date.
Please contact Amanda Stevens at astevens197@ verizon.net or 741-7675 to volunteer for any of these positions or to find out more information.
Family Fun A big thank you to Marion Carolan and Cathryn Danielczyk for putting together our March Family Fun Bingo Night. We’d also like to thank some folks who helped out and made it possible: Patti Cruz, Roxanne Collins, Jeff Haenggi, Rich Phillips—Bingo Caller, Susan Mazzeo, Carrie Marxen and Amanda Stevens.
Our next event is at Runaway Rapids Water Park, Keansburg, NJ. Join us on June 18th from 2:00–4:00 pm, rain date June 19th. Look for a flyer coming home to register. Parents will need to mail/drop off their registration and a fee of $11.00 per person and then we will issue tickets for the 2-hour water park event. Further details will be outlined on the event flyer. !
sickles Art day, May 22nd“Sickles in Space”
Please send your child to school with a shopping bag with their name, grade and teacher labeled on it to take home their crafts in.
Tie-dying is back, watch for a flyer with more information.
Lots of fun crafts for every age!Questions? able to volunteer? Please contact Tracy rehder
at 747-4837 or [email protected].
Box Tops updateWe submitted another 1400 box tops at the end of February. our total for the year so far is 4310 box tops or $431! Thank you to sharon Everett for changing box tops to dollars. Keep those
box tops coming, you are making a difference!
Sarah Maris, Amanda Stevens and Stacy Ross for another amazing experience at the 3rd Grade Understanding Challenges Day. Judy Horan and Howard Ross for providing transportation for
our vision-impaired guest that day.Donna Ridgeway for organizing the Spring
Used Clothing DrivePatty Gallagher and Carolyn O’Connor for
overseeing 5th Grade Social Dance and Etiquette program
Amanda Stevens for organizing the BOE Candidates Night forum
Maria Mitterando, Fran Stefanelli, Rob Zupko and RoseAnn LaBrocca for putting on a
fabulous Student Art Show!Lynn Scott and Suzan Bierly for their assistance
with the 4th Grade Art Appreciation programChristine Hearn, Randi Walker, Donna Francis and
Joanne Stein for all their hard work in putting on the Sickles Book Fair and Movie Night!
Helen Heintz, Patty Gallagher and Kelly Fox for their hard work putting on the
Knollwood Book FairDanielle Gasperini for organizing
the Note card FundraiserDet. Sherri Lambert and Officer Steve Schneider
for coming to our April PTA meeting and Jeanne Roberts for coordinating.
T hank you! Thank you! Thank you !
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Class Ambassadors Needed for 2009–2010!Ambassadors are needed for Second Grade and Seventh Grade. If you have a child going into either of these grades next year and would be interested in becoming an Ambassador, please contact Suzy Manelski by May 15th (933-9093 or [email protected]) with any questions or to sign up. Ambassadors will be chosen on a first-come, first-serve basis. !
understanding Challenges dayUnderstanding Challenges Day was held on March 26th, as a part of the Third Grade “Great Body Shop” curriculum. This program has been run in Fair Haven Schools in one form or another for over 20 years. It is designed to help our children under-stand the challenges that people with disabilities face and become more empathetic to those in our world with different abilities.
This year more than 30 parent volunteers worked to put together a full day event that included activities that simulate the challenges people with disabilities face every day, presentations by individuals and time for children to reflect on what they learned and ask questions. Thank you to Angie Polizzotto, Barbara Jennings, Uneeda Williams, Stanley Sodden, Greg Teeter and Danielle Mitola who volunteered to work with our children. Thanks also to parents, Marion Carolan, Janet Clapp, Loretta Daluise, Molly Taft and Maura Thorp who chaired a sub-committee. We also appreciated the assistance of the 3rd grade teachers, Mrs. Rapkin, Mrs. Kablaoui, Mrs. Grimmer and Mrs. Turner. It was a great day for our kids! !
Parent Book Group:The Blessing of a Skinned KneePsychologist and educator Wendy Mogel teaches parents how to raise a child to be a good person, not just raise a child to feel good. “The Blessing of a Skinned Knee,” addresses difficult parenting issues through the discussion of nine “blessings” which draw on the timeless wisdom of Jewish teachings.
Join us for our last meeting of the school year on Tuesday, June 2nd, from 1:30–2:30 pm in the conference room at Sickles School. Contact Kate Appezzato at [email protected] for information. !
Over the years, the Fair Haven PTA has been featured in local newspapers, spotlighting our programs and success. Through this avenue our local community has gotten the chance to learn about how hard we work and what we are doing to enhance our children’s education. We’d like to thank Kathryne Singleton for drumming up publicity for our events for the past two years. We have been thrilled to see articles in The Hub, The Asbury Park Press, The Two River Times, The Focus, 40 74 Magazine, NJ Monthly and The Journal. If you have an interest in getting the word out to our community and taking over this exciting role, please contact Amanda Stevens at [email protected]. !
Committee Spotlight:
Publicity
11 12PTA Newsletter articles due
13 14Kindergarten Orientation
15PTA Meeting, Sickles art room11:30am
Fair Haven PTA Calendar—May 2009Monday TueSday WedneSday ThurSday Friday SaTurday
1Booster Club Spring Fling raven and Peach
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3 4 5 65th Grade Babysitting (2nd session)
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10 16
17 18 19 20 21 22Sickles Art Day
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24 25Memorial Day—Schools closed
27FDL Meeting, Feingold program Markham Place Library, Little Silver, 7:30pm–9:00pm
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Sunday
dates are subject to change.
June3 house Tour11 Ladies night out/Last PTa Meeting17 Single session day18 Family Fun event, runaway rapids Water Park—single session day19 Last day of School—single session day
Staff appreciation week
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Cultural Enrichment 4th Grade Art AppreciationLynn Scott and Suzan Bierly
Thank you to volunteers who created a fun morning for 4th graders on April 17th. Students learned about Toulouse-Lautrec, Pollock, Wood and Warhol from our presenters: Jackie Wilhelm, Maggie Boyea, Suzan Bierly, Alison Peterson, and Lisa Laughinghouse. Rachel Pavluk led our Game/Snack room where the students “tested” their knowledge of the artists with games. Thank you to: Dana Muralt, Sandy Russo, Beth Drummond, Val Tucker, Michele Tomchak, Allison Albainy, Aileen Tuorta, Annmarie Woods, Liz Cooner, Denise Swanzey, Caroline O’Connell, Nenita Kilper, Karen Reddy, Megan Pelino, Fatima Safarian, Lourdes Lucas, Harper Coles, Dawn Mara, Carol Werner, and Amanda Stevens for their support as well. The students went home with original pieces of art representing each of the artists. We also would like to thank everyone who donated snacks and drinks for this special day! !
In April, the students were amazed and delighted to watch hot air balloons, airplanes, helicopters and rockets sail through the room during the Franklin Institute’s assemblies on flight. The students gained an understanding of the three states of matter demonstrated with juggled balls), the power of gravity, and Bernoulli’s Principle. Based on the cheers and smiles, a good time was had by all. Science can be fun!
On May 4th, Living Voices will present several assem-blies transporting our students to various points in history. The 7th graders will learn more about the Holocaust through the eyes of a friend of Anne Frank (9:00 am); 6th and 8th graders will learn more about women’s suffrage (10:15 am); and the students at Sickles will get a glimpse into immigrants’ experiences (1:15pm). Parents are welcome to attend. !
