Please save the date!  Family Health Day taking place on Saturday April 28, 2018 from 10AM-1PM at P.S/I.S 217. Activities will include healthy eating and fun interactive activities.
 
Stay tuned for more information coming soon.

Literature at Play for Families Workshops offer hands-on opportunities for 3rd grade children and a parent or caregiver to be creative together!

Family Workshop presented by the New York City Children's Theater

• Literature at Play For Families
• 90-minute workshop in which parents and their kids explore a book through theater and songwriting.
• Wednesday, April 25th from 8:30-10:00 am in the auditorium
• Open to all 3rd Grade Families
• Parents must register in advance.  Number of participants is limited to 60 (including students and parents)

Vote for 217 in the Participatory Budget - Today or Friday - or ONLINE! 

217's got a project up for vote in the City's participatory budgeting process! Please vote THIS WEEK to help 217 get needed funds to update the cafeteria.

Kids 11 years and older are eligible to vote - this is a great civic duty lesson that directly affects KIDS! U.S. citizenship is not required.

217’s project is for the repair of the PS/IS 217 cafeteria floor.

On the Ballot, Vote for Item #7 - PS/IS 217 Cafeteria Renovations!Please vote FOR #7 THIS WEEK at:

▪Online at https://pbnyc2018.d21.me/.

▪The Roosevelt Island Subway station, on Wednesday, April 11th from 4pm to 7pm.
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▪PS/IS 217 on Friday, April 13th from 7am to 10am.

The proposed re-tiling of the cafeteria floors and fixing the cracks would benefit all children that visit the school and enjoy free summer meals (both breakfast and lunch).

You may vote for more than one project - and the projects with the most votes will win. Please note that if you vote for lots of projects, the power of each of your votes may be less than if you only vote for one or two projects. In any event, vote for #7!!
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Please vote so 217 can get funds for this important project. This is a great chance for us to show the strength of our community!

Thinking about joining the PTA Board?  
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!

​Now accepting nominations for the following elected positions:
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• President*
• Secretary*
• Treasurer*
• Vice President
• Vice President of Events
• Vice President of Membership
• Vice President of Middle School**

* These are mandatory 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: April 20. Nominations will be announced at the May 9th PTA General Membership Meeting.

Election: To be held during the May 9, 8:40am PTA General Membership Meeting in the Cafeteria.

For Information please email Sausan or Meera: 217ptaelections@gmail.com

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​We are also looking for parents to join the following        217 Teams:

• Book Fair Team 
• Fall Festival Team 
• Auction Solicitation and Event Teams 
• Talent Show Team 
• International Dinner Team 
• Hawks Happenings/Website/Social Media Team 
• Class Parent Coordinator Team

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These Teams are vital for communications and the planning and running of events. Please join us to build a better school for our kids!
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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
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.
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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

• March 27th Coaches meeting
• April 10th Tball evaluations (Pony field at 5:30-6:30PM)
• April 11th Minors and Majors evaluations (Pony field at 5:30-7PM)
• April 12th- Teams and coaches will be assigned to each student
• Important: Saturday, April 14th opening day parade and opening games (parade begins at 9AM from Blackwell park on Main Street)

Games and Practices

• Typically Tball (5-6) will have Saturday games between 8:30-9:45AM
• Minors (7-9) will play Saturday games from (10AM-12:45PM)
• Majors (10-13) will play Saturday games from (1-4PM)
• Minors and majors have weeknight practices (the practice days depend on their coaches)

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.

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!
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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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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!
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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:

• In the mornings the week before to package and distribute prepurchased tickets,
• Help with decorating and set up before the event on Saturday morning/afternoon, 
• Bring baked goods and single-serving foods for the food table at the event, 
• Share an hour of your time to help man the various stations around the event.

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!

There will be an informational workshop for all 4th grade parents to discuss the NYS Science State Test at 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. It will be held in room 313 with Mrs. Perri. Fourth grade students are welcome to join! Hope to see you there - any questions please email at kmurphy41@schools.nyc.gov
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