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The Pittsford PTSA Website and E-News is funded and managed ENTIRELY by the Pittsford PTSA through YOUR membership fees.   All work for the website and E-News is done by volunteers. 

 

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Morning Announcements from Pittsford Schools
Morning Announcements are created by the Pittsford Central School District and announced daily in morning homerooms for the students. Questions regarding these announcements should be directed to the main office of the particular school.  To access the daily announcements from each non-elementary school, please click on

the school below.

         

          Middle Schools
            Calkins Rd Morning Announcements Main Office 267-1900

Barker Rd Morning Announcements  Main Office 267-1800 

          High Schools
           
Sutherland Morning Announcements Main Office 267-1100

           
 Mendon Morning Announcements    Main Office 267-1600

PTSA E-News Bulletin Board

This electronic bulletin board is created and edited by the Pittsford PTSA and is for news impacting Pittsford youth, families and schools. The E-News Bulletin Board is updated daily and contains the news items sent out through the PTSA E-News. Archived PTSA E-Bulletin Boards are in the related files below.  Archives will be maintained for approximately one month.  

May 17-18, 2008 E-News Bulletin Board

         FOR ALL PITTSFORD FAMILIES

PITTSFORD SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED
on Friday, May 23 and on Monday, May 26
for the Memorial Day weekend.  There will be no PTSA E-News on these dates.  Please plan accordingly.

PASS NEWS (5/16/08)
New information is now available at the PASS Website: www.pittsfordpass.org.  Please go to the website homepage for detailed information re: the following updates:
 
Upcoming Meetings:   Annual PASS Luncheon: DATE CHANGE!  Tuesday, June 10, 2008, Brio's Restaurant at 12 Noon.  Please RSVP to passnews@frontiernet.net.
 
News Alerts:
1.  May is Better Hearing & Speech Month!  PCSD Speech Pathologists and the American Speech & Hearing Association (ASHA) want you to remember that 2.  May is Better Hearing and Speech Month.  Go to www.pittsfordpass.org to learn more.
3.  BOCES 2 Attorneys Snared in AG Investigation
4.  Urgent Notice from OMRDD re: Medicaid and Medicaid Waiver Rules
 
Event Alerts:
1.  Resident Options Agency Fair - May 21, 2008
2.  OMRDD Video Conference for Families re: Medicaid Service Coordination - June 7, 2008
3.  Lose the Training Wheels Program - June 29, 2008

SUPPORT PITTSFORD MUSICALS
On June 13-29, Pittsford Musicals will be presenting DAMES AT SEA at GEVA Theatre's Nextstage as part of the Rochester Theatre Festival.  It will be directed by Pam Marsocci, with Shelly Thompson as choreographer and Harold Mc Aulliffe as music director.  The cast will be performing at Pittsford Barnes and Noble Saturday evening, May 24 at 7PM. 

Pittsford Musicals supports our local schools with yearly scholarships for graduating seniors who plan further studies in the performing and visual arts.  To date they have distributed over a quarter million dollars in scholarships!  You can support this Pittsford institution by mentioning Pittsford Musicals when you make purchases on May 24 in the Pittsford store or by giving the following Bookfair ID # 272435 at any of the other stores. 

FIRST ANNUAL “STICK HORSES ON PARADE”--5/30
We Provide the Stick Horse.  You Provide the Imagination!

Kids--be artistic, attend a Red Wings baseball game and help other people--all at the same time! You will be raising money for EquiCenter, a not-for-profit therapeutic horse center in Mendon that helps people with disabilities and at-risk youth.

WHAT: 
·Register online, and the EquiCenter will give you a wooden stick horse to decorate.  You can also build your own fundraising page, if you want. Tell all your friends and family about your page so they can go there to donate online!
·Bring your decorated stick horse to the Rochester Red Wings game on Friday, May 30.  While there, you will enjoy a special pre-game picnic dinner in the “Nest”, parade around the field with lots of other kids on your stick horses, watch the game and then stay for post-game fireworks!

·Win great prizes for creativity and fundraising!  You could win two round-trip AirTran Airways airline tickets, a Raleigh mountain bike, an iPod and more! R
aise $25 and get a t-shirt!
WHEN:   
·Friday, May 30, 2008 – gates open at 6:00 p.m. for a 7:05 p.m. 
WHERE:    
·Frontier Field, 333 N. Plymouth Ave., Rochester, N.Y.
COST: 
·$15 (includes all of the above – even your wooden stick horse!)
Get details, register online, and find out where to
get your stick horse at www.equicenterny.org.

DUCK DROP POETRY/SIGN CONTEST--OPEN TO ALL!
Help Pittsford Youth Services (PYS) celebrate its 10th annual Duck Drop!!  PYS needs your ideas for "Burma Shave" type signs to advertise the Duck Drop.  Remember the one from last year?   
                 A Race of Sorts/at Pittsford Port
                 The Duck Drop is/Your Kind of Sport! 
Our Youth Board will  paint new signs in a few weeks, and we need your ideas!! The contest is open to everyone and every age. Your rhyme should be no longer than 4 lines and should be short enough to fit on three 2x4 foot signs. The best rhymes are often four to eight words.
 
Email your entry to PYS at pys2486299@aol.com by Friday, May 23. The winner will receive 5 Duck Drop tickets ($25 value) and a 2008 Duck Drop t-shirt. Enter as many poems as you like! The winning entry and runners up will be posted on the new PYS website www.pittsfordyouthservices.org. and will be recognized on July 18, the night of the Duck Drop.
 
HOST A DUCK DROP SIGN
Support the Pittsford Youth Services (PYS) 10th Annual Duck Drop with lawn signs.  You or your neighborhood can host "Burma Shave" type signs on your front lawn(s) for a few nights in July. Let us know at pys2486299@aol.com . We’re happy to post the signs anywhere (in accordance with town regulations) but are particularly interested in locations on well-traveled roads.  Thanks for your support of PYS which lets us to support youth and families in Pittsford. 

SCPC PITTSFORD ASSET BUILDER AWARD NOMINATIONS
Each year the Pittsford School Community Partnership Council (SCPC) recognizes a person who builds assets within the Pittsford community. If you know an adult who fits the following criteria, please fill out the form at www.pittsfordptsa.net/files/2008_Asset-Builder_Nomination_Form.doc and send it to Dale Cameron-Kody, Community Wellness Coordinator, PO Box 1022, Pittsford NY 14534 by May 18, 2008

  • Focuses on positive aspects (is an optimist)
  • Focuses on relationships
  • Takes personal responsibility to make a difference in the lives of others
  • Is proactive
  • Empowers other to see their role in asset building
  • Focuses on strengths of youth, individuals, families and communities within Pittsford
  • Encourages collaboration to build assets in all people
  • Encourages others to intentionally build assets in the activities they normally pursue with youth
  • Promotes hope that change is possible
Past winners of this award include: Christine Cox, Dr. Joyce Chu, Linda Monte, Emily Nunn, Pat Mallory, Fran Siraguse, and Kate Leackfeld
 
INTERESTED IN EXHIBITING YOUR ARTWORK IN COMMUNITY-WIDE ART EXHIBITION?
6x6x2008
is an exciting, new exhibition comprised of two thousand and eight original works of art, all measuring six inches square, made and donated by celebrities, international and local artists, designers, politicians, college students and YOU. Yes, EVERYONE - students at any grade level, faculty, administration, parents, etc. can submit an art work!

6x6x2008 is an exhibition with a twist. ALL artwork will be available for sale to the public for $20 in support of the Rochester Contemporary Art Center, but the work will be signed on the back and exhibited anonymously. Only at the time of purchase will the artist’s name will be revealed to the buyer. For example, you may have purchased an original Wendell Castle drawing or one by your neighbor! All submissions are due by May 23, 2008.
 
For more information, or to download an application:http://www.rochestercontemporary.org/6x6x2008.html 
or contact Sarah Webb: sew@rochester.rr.com 

6/6/2008 6x6x2008 Preview 6-10pm (no purchasing) during East End Fest
6/7/2008 Reception and Artwork Sale 6-10pm sale begins at 7:30pm

LOOKING FOR A SUMMER PROGRAM? 
For your convenience, a website page with summer programs for all ages is at www.pittsfordptsa.net/summer.cfm  New camps are being added daily. The Pittsford PTSA does not endorse nor evaluate any program. The listings are for information only.

PITTSFORD COMMUNITY LIBRARY PROGRAMS for adults and for children & families during May are available.

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES for May are available as are additional opportunities.

FOR MHS & SHS FAMILIES

 

PITTSFORD LITTLE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES RUSS SMITH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Pittsford Little League (PLL) will award up to two $500 college scholarships to high school seniors who have played at least 3 seasons in Pittsford Little League and have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to community service and volunteerism. 
The scholarships are in memory of Russ Smith who passed away in February 2008 after more than 40 years of service to PLL.

 

Deadline for application submission is June 15. Scholarships will be awarded by July 1.  Additional information, eligibility rules and the scholarship application are available at www.pittsfordlittleleague.org


FOR MHS FAMILIES

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MHS BOOK RETURN
Parents are needed to help with the MHS Book Return during finals week.  By providing this service, the students are able to keep their books right up until their exams. WITHOUT THIS SERVICE THE STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO TURN IN THEIR BOOKS PRIOR TO THE END OF SCHOOL.  If you could spare a couple of hours during exam week to help, it would be greatly appreciated by the students, teachers and the MHS PTSA. To volunteer, send an email to jjones09@rochester.rr.com or call Karen Jones at 381-3761.  Once I know the schedule I'll give you a call to see if there is a time convenient for you!

PARENTING INFORMATION ABOUT PROMS, LIMOS AND PARTIES from SCPC (School Community Partnership Council) is available at www.pittsfordptsa.net/school.cfm

PMHS SENIOR BASH COMING SOON!
The PMHS Senior Bash will be Saturday, June 14, from 7PM-Midnight.  Co-sponsored by the senior class and the PTSA, it will be held on the school grounds and will feature 2 student bands, comedian Sky Sands, air brush tattoo artists, inflatables, games and many other activities.  There will be prizes, contests and LOTS OF FOOD.  We need many volunteers to set-up, chaperone and clean up.  Donations and in-kind gifts are welcome.  Please make checks payable to PMHS Senior Bash & send to Patty Kerper at 112 Stuyvesant Road, Pittsford 14534.  Questions?  Contact Patty at patkerp@rochester.rr.com.  Junior parents - Come on board!  You will be hosting this event next year.   Wish List:  Wii, badminton, frisbees, card games.    Let's give our seniors a party to remember!

 

 

FOR SHS FAMILIES 

 

SHS COUNSELING ANNOUNCEMENTS for 5/19/08 are available at www.pittsfordptsa.net/resources.cfm?subpage=414809

 

SHS PTSA MEETING MINUTES from 4/29/08 are available at www.pittsfordptsa.net/resources.cfm?subpage=406965

 

SHS AND CRMS PARENTS
Parents of SHS students are forming a booster club for the performing arts. If you have a child in a band, choir, musical or drama, please join us in this important effort. We will be meeting on May 22 from 7:00pm-8:00pm at the Pittsford Rec Center on Lincoln Ave room 201. We will be discussing what is expected of this group as well as our fundraising goals for 2008/200.  All help is appreciated. If you have any questions, please e-mail Kim Gray at kimgray@rochester.rr.com

 

SHS FINALS SCHEDULE FOR JUNE, 2008
is available at www.pittsfordschools.org/files/19015/SHS%202008%20June%20Exam%20Schedule%20Short.pdf

NYS REGENTS REVIEW PROGRAMS
Regents review programs are available on Time Warner Cable television.  The schedule is available at www.pittsfordschools.org/files/19015/Regents%20Review%20on%20Time%20Warner.pdf

SHS FINALS REVIEW SESSIONS

SHS teachers want their students to learn and to succeed.  To this end, many offer Regents and subject review sessions.  More sessions are added daily.  The compiled list may be found at www.pittsfordptsa.net/resources.cfm?subpage=569132

 

FOR CRMS FAMILIES

 

CRMS FINAL PTSA MEETING MINUTES for 5/13/08 are available at www.pittsfordptsa.net/resources.cfm?subpage=423921

 

CRMS FINAL EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULE FOR JUNE, 2008 is available at at www.pittsfordptsa.net/resources.cfm?subpage=561950

 

FOR BRMS FAMILIES 

 

DATE CHANGE FOR FINAL BRMS PTSA MEETING
The date of the last PTSA meeting of the school year will be Monday, May 19, 9:30-11:00 in Rm. 409 (changed from May 13).  Inviting all parents! Thinking of volunteering somehow, some way, next year? Come learn what is available, Barker Road really needs you! Refreshments and Principal Pero are also on the agenda.  Information:

tbjones@rochesterr.rr.com 

         

          FOR ALLENS CREEK FAMILIES

       

TO ALLENS CREEK ALUMNI AND PARENTS:
Betsey Soffer has been principal of Allens Creek School for twenty one years!  In anticipation of her retirement this spring, we're honoring the work and accomplishments of Betsey during those twenty one years by having a
celebration on Friday, May 30 at 1:30 PM at Allens Creek School.  The current school body and teachers will manage the celebration from 1:30 PM until 2:15 PM, as space is cramped in the gym/auditorium.  However, afterward parents and alumni are encouraged to meet on the playground to manifest our respect and to honor Betsey personally.  If you cannot attend, feel free to send your sentiments to: barbara_bock@pittsford.monroe.edu or simply send cards to Allens Creek School, 3188 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618.
Questions: to Ellie Pincus: eclapp@rochester.rr.com or
Shari Smith: shs@rochester.rr.com

 

FOR PARK ROAD FAMILIES

 

PARK ROAD PTSA MEETING DATE CHANGE!! 
In order to accomodate our exciting speaker- Mr Mike Pero, Principal of Barker Road Middle School, the next Park Road PTSA meeting has been rescheduled to MONDAY June 2, 9:30-10:30 in room C-4 at Park Road School. (The is NO meeting on May 21.)

 

Mr Pero will give us an up-to-date view of happenings at BRMS and answer questions from parents. This is an especially great opportunity for parents of 5th graders. Please come show your support !!

This is also our last PTSA meeting of the year- We look forward to seeing many parents there. As always- children are welcome!

 

FOR JEFFERSON ROAD FAMILIES

 

JEFFERSON ROAD PTSA MEETING MINUTES from 5/13/08 are available at www.pittsfordptsa.net/resources.cfm?subpage=423126

 



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