 Thinking about joining the PTA Board? CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE! Now accepting nominations for the following elected positions:
** Must be a parent of a current or incoming MS student All parents are eligible to run for a PTA position unless they are employees of the school. You are welcome to co-nominate with a partner! Email: 217ptaelections@gmail.com to nominate yourself or someone else (who will be contacted to cofirm they agree to participate!) Deadline for Nominations: May 1st. Nominations will be announced at the May 19th PTA General Membership Meeting. Election: To be held during the May 19th, 8:35am PTA General Membership Meeting in the Cafeteria. For Information please email Lily, Emily and Peter at: 217ptaelections@gmail.com  We are also looking for parents to join the following 217 Teams:
These Teams are vital for communications and the planning and running of events. Please join us to build a better school for our kids! To express interest or for questions, please email Team217info@gmail.com   PreK 12 -- Raviv Mirza PreK 13 -- Lucy Thompson K001 -- William Baba K002 -- Alan Moreno K003 -- Gabi Werneck K004 -- Lillian Wallace 101 -- Natalia Bueno 102 -- Matias Zambrano 104 -- Ruhan Mirza 201 -- Viviana Caplan 202 -- Ivan Demchuk 204 -- George Thompson K123 -- Jacob Sabin 301 -- Cayce Davis 302 -- Anastasia Mitrofanova 304 -- Idan Nutkevitz 401 -- Sean Robinson 402 -- Ezequiel Odessky 404 -- Alicia Chamla 405 -- Zev Torrance 501 -- Louise Wang 504 -- Sadie Siragusa Ms Perri -- Enrique Soto Señora Suarez -- Ansel Weingarten-Frost Ms. Collazo: Makey Makey -- Louis Nasworthy Ms. Collazo: Robot Maze Challenge -- Elliot Turner Ms. O'Hagan -- Lucy Thomspson Coach Luce: Extra gym Class -- George Thompson Coach Luce: Smoothies and Juggling -- Dani Cohen Ms. Ciravolo -- Kyler Ricano The 50/50 raffle was won by Sofia Liang. Teachers will make arrangements for their activity later in the year. Thank you to everyone for taking part and CONGRATULATIONS to the winners!  We will have 2 tours in April for parents interested in learning more about PS/IS 217’s Gifted & Talented program. Space is limited! Please register HERE. *UPDATE: The Friday, April 13 tour is full. There are still spaces available in the Monday, April 16 Tour   There is no Beacon programming on Saturday March 31st and April 7th.
There will be no evening or Saturday programming for the duration of Spring Break, but will resume once Spring Break is over. Information about Spring Break Camp available HERE.  The Roosevelt Island Center for Community Development, the Child Center of NY (The Beacon at 217), and RBI are joining forces to put on the spring season of Little League. There is no cost to participate. The league is FREE Important Dates
Games and Practices
Needed Equipment Each child is responsible for bringing a baseball glove (**right handed children wear a left handed glove. Left handed children wear a right handed glove). Volunteers In addition, please know we are always looking for parent coordinators, coaches, and assistant coaches. No experience needed, we can train you and have great people and processes in place to help along the way. Sign up HERE. Registration closes March 31st. Please let friends and family know so we can get as many students registered as possible. Please register HERE.  Wondering what to do with the raffle tickets that were sent home? Visit https://tinyurl.com/217TeacherRaffleInfo for more information!
And don't forget to purchase your tickets to attend! The ONLINE-ONLY price of $5 per person ends TONIGHT!  Featuring over 240 items, valued at over $38,000!! * Find something you've always wanted or get a great deal! * Also check out the list of teacher playdates that will be available via raffle!! Note that some items are part of an Online Auction, while others will be part of a Silent Auction. THE ONLINE AUCTION The Online Auction is now OPEN and you will be able to continue bidding until it CLOSES on March 24 at 6pm. THE SILENT AUCTION Selected items in the catalog are Preview Only! Our amazing class baskets, class projects, books, games, toys, and more - will ONLY be available at the Silent Auction on March 24th - bidding on silent auction items will be OPEN at 4pm, and CLOSED at 6pm. Join us on March 24th for a fun, family event with a dance party (complete with live DJ, glowsticks, photobooth and more!), and food and some great auction shopping! Get your tickets early! Online price is $5/person until Wed 21 March! *Cash or tickets purchased after March 21st are $8/person. On the our Auction homepage, click on "View Items" to see all the items or items by category.  How does the Auction work?  Online bidding begins 12 PM Saturday, 17 March. All bidding closes at 6 PM Saturday, 24 March. Register to bid online here  IT'S A TEAM EFFORT! Thank you to the many parents and families who have generously donated or solicited donations for this event! Please contact the auction committee as soon as possible at pta217auction@gmail.com if you have outstanding donations. If you can help with event preparation and setup, or if you can spare an hour of your time to man a station at the event please SIGNUP HERE or contact team217info@gmail.com. TEACHER RAFFLE INFORMATION: 
Beacon will be open for Spring Break from Friday March 30 - April 6 from 9AM-5PM. On Monday April 2nd there is a possibility that BEACON WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING provided by The Child Center of NY and our funders DYCD. We will notify families as soon as possible. Also, if your child will not be able to attend the 6 days of Spring Break, please inform us which days they will attend as we are finalizing staffing needs and capacity requirements. * We will have three dismissal times, 2:45, 3:45 and 4:30. The Spring Break camp will be more recreational based as the camps have been before. * We will offer a breakfast and lunch but still recommend that you pack a snack as it is a longer day. * We have a capacity for 50 students. If you would like a spot please RSVP to Beacon217@childcenterny.org with SPRING BREAK CAMP in the subject line by WEDNESDAY MARCH 21. You will then receive a confirmation email.   The Spring Fling and Auction is just over a week away! Join us on March 24th for a fun, family event with a dance party (complete with live DJ, glowsticks, photobooth and more!), and food and some great auction shopping! Get your tickets early! Online price is $5/person until Wed 21 March! *Cash or tickets purchased after March 21st are $8/person.
We need helpers:
 Check out the Auction Catalog - over 200 items have already been entered! Please note that some items are part of an Online Auction, while others will be part of a SILENT AUCTION. THE ONLINE AUCTION Starting on March 17, at 12pm, the Online Auction will OPEN be available for bidding until it CLOSES on March 24 at 6pm. THE SILENT AUCTION Selected items in the catalog are Preview Only! Our amazing class baskets, class projects, books, games & toys - and more - will ONLY be available at the Silent Auction on March 24th - bidding on silent auction items will be OPEN at 4pm, and CLOSED at 6pm.  As part of 217’s Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) program, 217 is excited to announce February's PBIS award recipients! The PBIS awards for February go to elementary students in each class who exemplified TOLERANCE.
Each month, as the PBIS curriculum highlights different core values - and awards will be presented to students who best embody and exemplify these traits. Themes will include respect, cooperation, forgiveness, compassion, tolerance, empathy, problem solving, self control, and confidence. K001: Elijah Goddete and Wasn Grad K002: Samani Wright and Bisan Eljafari K003: Kaede Saito and Oliver Zhang K004: Sarah Jurasz and Aiden Sunshine K123: Xiomara Salto 101: Maitri Vajjhala and Emma Trieu 102: Aleena Rahman and Kokoha Sato 104: Lucy Sadlier and Calista Loo 201: Markel Tarpley and Jalen Poole 202: Jaegon Roldan and Serge Lyashchenko 204: Abdel Idris and Vivian Zast 301: Aiyana Hung and Aliana Dzherovic 302: Churan Wu and Sakura Harold 304: Nora Horvat and Cole Scanlon 401: Richelle Loik and Thierry Tevi 402: Biel Bosch and Chi Nguyen 404: Alicia Chamla and Shakrun Beasley 405: Henry Duewer and Dleanna Hoosain 501: Elizabeth Miranda and James Starace 504: Jisha Barua and Audra Hossain 601: Palden Gyeltshen and Nina Wang 701: Ksenia Ibatullina and Nam Nyugen 801: Yangten Namda and Hien Le Many thanks to our special guest readers from the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation. Classes in grades 1-4 were excited to have special readers to celebrate Dr. Seuss and reading!
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