 Because of your tremendous support, this year's Monster Bash had a record attendance and gross income! It was amazing to see how our school community came together to enjoy the gorgeous weather and spooky vibes. Bravo to everyone who worked so hard to make this event so special and fun for everyone. Thank you, especially, to our parent/caregiver and teacher volunteers. We could not have done it without you. Stomp into our Roarsome Dino-Mite Book Fair! Mon, May 6 - Thurs, May 9 Daily After-School Hours! See schedule for details.  Join your child: Parents are welcome to join children during their scheduled class visit - help them select books or enjoy reading together in the Library. Check the schedule below to find out when your child’s class will be attending - simply sign-in at the security desk and head upstairs to the library on the 2nd Floor. Help at the book fair: Children often need assistance with choosing books, adding prices, and working with their budget. If you’re free to help, please sign up using the link below - we’d love to see you there! Sign up here: http://tiny.cc/217BookFair  Our Book Fair has a DIGITAL PAYMENT option! Scholastic has introduced a new way for students to pay at the book fair! We will still accept credit cards and cash payments in-person, but parents now also have the option of setting up an online account for each child to use! No more struggling to find cash on the day of the book fair - and no fear of them losing it either! Set up your account here: www.scholastic.com/bf/psis217rooseveltis   Additional Details
 Saturday, January 26th from 4-6pm at PS/IS 217 Get your tickets today! Tickets for the International Dinner are available now ONLINE HERE! SAVE MONEY: PURCHASE IN ADVANCE! Online tickets are available at a discounted rate until January 23rd! Get your tickets today - save money and avoid waiting in line on the day! Discounted Online Tickets (ONLY until January 23rd!):
Door Prices:
We look forward to our annual celebration of the amazing diversity at 217! If you would like to get involved by cooking a dish from your country or helping us organize this event, please email team217info@gmail.com.  We'd like to congratulate all our students who participated in last night's 3rd Annual Talent Show! The audience was impressed by the array of dancing, singing, acting, gymnastics and more! A huge THANK YOU to all the teachers and parents who helped make this event a success - see you all next year!! We are looking for parents to help us with book fair set-up, man the cash registers, sort and stock books, and of course helping students find books within their budgets at the Book Fair! (PreK-2nd grade students are always excited to have a parent with them at school - we encourage you to join them rather than volunteering during their class visit!) If you can help for a shift please sign up at: www.tiny.cc/217BookFairSignup   What an amazing turnout at the Monster Bash - we hope you enjoy the photo gallery below! A HUGE THANK YOU to the dozens and dozens of Teachers, Staff, and Parents who volunteered their time and talents!! Over the past few weeks and today, more than 120 parents and staff have been involved in planning, preparation, designing and constructing the amazing backdrops and games, baking, popping, setting up, decorating, manning all the different games, activity and food tables at the event, and then helping pack it all away again! It was an amazing team effort! WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!!! We'd also like want to thank the many local Roosevelt Island businesses who volunteered, donated goods, and sponsored activities to support this event!  Thank you Elizabeth Bian, Alexandre Tolipan, and the many other parents who shared their photos with us! ONLINE-ONLY PRICES FOR THE MONSTER BASH END TONIGHT!
 Door Prices: Admission - $15 per child Food & Activity Tickets - $1 each! **Children under 3 years and adults are free.  PICK-UP PRE-PURCHASED TICKETS: Tickets purchased online will be available for pick-up at 8:25am on Weds, Thurs, and Fri mornings this week. (Please allow 1-2 days after purchase date.) We cannot send home tickets in backpacks. Tickets can also be picked up at the event entrance from 2:30pm onwards Friday. The gate will be opened at 3pm.  The Monster Bash is coming up on SOON! Save the date and join us for a fabulous afternoon of fun, games, crafts, boucy houses, great food, henna tattoos, music, and prizes!!
Buy your tickets at the SPECIAL ONLINE ONLY price of $10 per child!
Sign Up to Volunteer Here! This entire event is run by volunteers and we need as many people to help as possible - please sign up for a volunteer task! Thank you to Wengerd Farms, the Roosevelt Island Fire Department, and the New York Public Library (Roosevelt Island Branch) for their support and contributions! Please contact the Fall Festival Committee Chairs - Tracey DeBenedictis & Janet Griffin at Team217info@gmail.com  We want to say a massive THANK YOU to the 217 Bake Team who have baked, created, and donated tasty snacks and treats to all the bake sales throughout the year! The 217 Bake Team - made up of close to 50 parents - pull together at each event to ensure that our hungry children have a scruptious array of treats to choose from. No-one leaves a 217 Bake Sale hungry!  Let us know if you are interested to join the Bake Team for 2018-19!
Our Bake team members get notified of upcoming events and contribute whenever they are able. It's a great way to support our school on your own schedule! Email Team217info@gmail.com to be added to the Bake Team list! We hope you are planning to join us for the 217 International Dinner this Saturday, June 2nd (4-6PM)! Online ticket sales are now closed to allow our parent volunteers time to prepare tickets for pickup. Tickets can be collected each morning before school at 8:25am, or on Saturday in the pre-paid entry line. If you missed out on buying online, you can still purchase tickets at the door on Saturday! Tickets will be $25/adult and $15/child. See you there!   Saturday, June 2nd from 4-6pm at PS/IS 217
We need YOU for our biggest community event of the year! Please volunteer to cook - and get your tickets ONLINE TODAY! CALLING ALL COOKS! Teams and cooks are starting to shape up but more are welcome! These countries/regions will be represented:
The following teams need cooks to join them:
Don't see your country of origin represented? We'd love to have you! Reach out to Dawn Falcone for details: 217dinner@gmail.com Get your tickets today! Tickets for the International Dinner are available now ONLINE HERE! Ticket pricing:
We look forward to our annual celebration of the amazing diversity at 217!  We need parents to help during the book fair! Please sign up here to help: www.tinyurl.com/217BookFair Our Book Fair has a new DIGITAL PAYMENT option! Scholastic has introduced a new way for students to pay at the book fair! We will still accept credit cards and cash payments in -person, but parents now also have the option of setting up an online account for each child to use! No more struggling to find cash on the day of the book fair - and no fear of them losing it either! Set up your account here: www.scholastic.com/bf/psis217rooseveltisl Additional Details
 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: 
 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.
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 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. A wonderful night of fun and spectacular skills and talents were enjoyed on Friday night at the PS/IS 217 Annual Talent Show! A large crowd of family and friends were priviliged to see over 75 of our students perform in over 50 amazing acts! Anastasia Mitrofanova wowed the audience with her beautiful dancing. Isabella Torres was captivating with her powerful and emotive singing performance. Send your photos to Team217info@gmail.com We would like to thank the local Roosevelt Island Businesses that contributed towards this event including: Bread & Butter Market Nisi Piccolo Trattoria Pizzeria Starbucks Wholesome Food Factory Many thanks to the large number of volunteers who helped make this event a success! Thank you to:
Save the date... and lend a hand! It's time to get ready for the Spring Fling & Silent Auction!1/15/2018
The PTA's 2018 Spring Fling & Silent Auction is coming up on Saturday March 24, from 4-7 p.m. This will be a fun family event, with a dance, food & great shopping - we already have JetBlue ticket vouchers, Carnegie Hall tickets, and many other items secured!! Last year the PTA raised approximately $19,000 at the auction, which helps enable the PTA pay for our school's enrichment programs, as well as supporting the science program, school library, and many other programs! But we need your help! Here are ways to get involved: CLASS BASKETS & PROJECTS We are asking all parents to contribute to create class baskets, which will be sold at the silent auction. Your class parent will be in touch with you shortly with more information. DONATIONS FOR THE AUCTION Donations for the auction can be anything - services, tickets, jewelry, designer handbags, a week or weekend in a vacation home, a gift certificate, etc.
VOLUNTEERING We need volunteers to help plan the dance, solicit items, and to help run this fun event. To get involved, please contact pta217auction@gmail.com. Thank you for your support! We look forward to seeing you at the auction!!
 If your child would like to participate in the Talent show they can sign-up now! Space is limited and only complete applications will be considered. We also need parents who can who can help us ensure that this event runs smoothly and the kids have fun! Please contact us if you can help!  |
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