HAPPENINGS
Erie Day School
Parking Reminder
A friendly reminder to leave the
‘Prospective Parent’ parking spot
open as we have guests coming for
shadows and tours, in particular,
come at drop off and pick up.
Thanks!
EDS Spartan Yearbooks
The EDS Spartan Yearbook’s will be
delivered the week of May 11th! Students in Yearbook Club should mark
their calendar for Monday, May 18th
for the Yearbook Unveiling Pizza
Party. School-wide distribution will
take place later that day. A few extra
copies have been ordered if your student did not place an order in January—the cost is $45.00 each on a firstcome, first-served basis.
Safety Drills
This past Monday EDS had a fire
drill. Next Tuesday, May 12th, we
will have our severe weather
drill. Tuesday, May 19th we will
practice our intruder on-campus
drill. And May 26th, we will rehears
the intruder in-school drill.
May 7, 2015
The Auction at EDS – After months of planning the Auction at
Erie Day School is ready to go for Saturday, May 9th. Join in the auction bidding fun while being entertained by the International music of
Stephen Trohoske and The World Ensemble! In the Auction Pre view
Catalog (look in your child’s Thursday Folders and through SchoolSpeak), you will read a sampling of what will be available for purchase. With live and silent auction items, there is something for everyone. This Catalog will give you a chance to think about potential
vacation locations, delight that special someone with a Spa Package,
or treat your child to a special session with his/her favorite teacher.
Note that this Pre view Catalog includes most, but not all, live and silent auction items—some have arrived this week!
If you can’t attend the event but are interested in bidding on an auction item, complete the Proxy Bid Form at the back of the Preview
Catalog and return it to the EDS Development Office by Friday, May
8th, at 2:00 p.m. If you have a question about the Erie Day School
Auction or any of the items listed in this Pre view Catalog, contact Julie Kresge, Director of Development, at 814-452-4273 or
[email protected].
See you at the Auction!
Please note: The Auction set-up is scheduled Friday, May 8th at 2:00
p.m. and take-down will be Sunday, May 10th at 9:00 a.m. Male volunteers will be needed to move furniture and large items. Please
contact Julie Kresge at 452-4273 if interested. Service hours can be
fulfilled during this activity as well.
Thank You! - The Whale of a Sale Committee would like to give a
‘whale’ of a thank you to the EDS community for a very successful
spring sale! There are many people to thank, beginning with all of
those who donated items. Thanks to the Young family for the use of
their trailer, and the Middle School for their help in emptying the
goods. We had a small but stalwart team of sorters and pricers: Jeremy Britton, Amjed Ali, Kathy Garhart, Leigh Monschein-Dorsey, Tara
Stonestreet, Rose Surma, Kathy Kisak, Penny Rybka, Emma and Jonah
Britton, Zac and Noah Ali, Marcus Diniaco, Dan, Ben, and John Wolford...and everyone else we may not have mentioned, with our apologies and sincere thanks!
Erie Day School
Performing Arts Recognition—EDS Playhouse performers
will be recognized at a special Friday
Morning Meeting on May 15th. Mrs.
Lachowski is organizing the event and
details will be communicated as the
date draws closer. Parents are welcome to attend.
Arts Walk - Mark your calendars
as preparations are underway for the
EDS Arts Walk the evening of May
15th. This is your opportunity to see
all the creative works our students
have been working on all year. Music
and refreshments will be provided as
well as you tour through the hallways
and classrooms of EDS viewing the
art.
May 7, 2015
Fun Paint Run—Erie Day School’s 3rd Annual Fun Paint
Run & Walk is being held on Saturday, May 23rd at Frontier
Park with registration starting at 8:00 a.m. and the Run/
Walk starting at 9:00 a.m. Boys, girls, fathers, mothers,
friends and families can all get in on the crazy paint fun and
turn the color of a rainbow by participating in this unique
event. Run or walk through Frontier Park while being
painted (volunteers will be spraying colored water) the
shades of a rainbow at red, orange, yellow, blue, green and
purple ‘paint stations,’ (a complimentary Fun Paint Run tshirt will be distributed to all participants). The Fun Paint
Run is a loop around the park property – following its paths
and trails – the more loops you do, the more colorful you
get. Whether you’re an experienced runner or a casual
walker – this event is for you. Look in your child’s Thursday Folder for the registration form. It will also be on the
EDS website at www.eriedayschool.com. Online registrations will be available next week through
www.RunSignUp.com.
Summer Camps and Educational Program Parent Survey—Many thanks are
extended to parents that completed
the EDS Parent Survey. We had a
great response and are implementing
suggestions for the 2015-16 school
year.
Simply Do Good—Goodsearch is
a simple way to make a difference -each time you search the web (though
Yahoo!-powered Goodsearch), shop
online (Goodshop) or dine out
(Gooddining), Goodsearch will make
a donation to Erie Day School. Visit
www.goodsearch.com for additional
information and how to make
Goodsearch your homepage for even
more impact.
Erie Day School’s Summer Camps and Educational Program
for children provides enrichment for students who wish to
express their creativity, learn a new skill or gather with new
and old friends. Every session is held on campus at Erie Day
School. Campers can register for the Erie Day School Summer Educational Program and/or Summer Camps morning
and/or afternoon sessions - please refer to specific descriptions further in the brochure for specific dates and times. All
students attending 2 sequential Camps or the day-long Summer Educational Program will need to provide a brown bag
lunch (supervision will be provided). Each weekly Camp
tuition is required for all participants by May 29th while
Summer Educational Program tuition is due in advance and
will be required by May 29, June 26th and July 31.
Birthdays for the Week of 5/10/15!
Luca Pelkowski—May 10
Henry Showalter—May 10
Lina Warrier—May 11
Case Pelkowski—May 13
Mrs. Minnick—May 14
Dylan Monschein-Dorsey—May 15
Erie Day School
All Aboard! - EDS Grade 7 and 8 are planning
to set sail on the Brig Niagara May 14th! Rigging,
knot tying, compass reading, are just a few of the
educational outcomes that are sure to occur on
this afternoon sail.
Rescheduled—Spring Location Transformation (Spring Clean-up) & Hoop
House Build - The Spring Location Transformation (Clean-up) & Hoop House Build has been
rescheduled to Saturday, May 16th. Volunteers
will be needed along with their rakes, gloves,
shovels, pitchforks, weedwackers and edgers -- to
help transform our playground and common areas with mulch, plants and flowers and also build
our first ‘Hoop House’. This busy day will be
capped-off with a complimentary picnic lunch including Smith’s hotdogs at 11:30 a.m. This is also a
great opportunity for parents to earn EDS service
hours or older students to receive needed service
hours.
Spring Fling—Middle School students are invited to the annual Spring Fling on Thursday,
May 14th beginning at 6:30 p.m. and ending at
8:30 p.m. Students are encouraged to dress-up for
the big event—girls in dresses and boys in ties. DJ
John will play the music and light refreshments
will be served at the Erie Art Museum at 10 East
5th Street, downtown. The cost of admission is
$10.
Sports Awards Ceremony—Mark your
calendar for Thursday, May 21st for the annual
EDS Sports Awards Ceremony. Any child that
participated in a sport this year is invited to
attend. Please see your child’s Thursday Folder
for further details as the date draws closer.
May 7, 2015
Parent Group
2015-16 Parent Group Officers/Room
Representatives
Officers
President – Kelly Kovacs
Vice President – Renée M. Lamis
Treasurer – Alicia Pelkowski
Secretary – Ann Bomberger
Executive Committee
Ann Bomberger
Kelly Bucci
Karen Coughlin
Kelly Kovacs
Renee Lamis PhD., MPA
Lena Logvina
Jennifer Person
Jane Snavely
Steve Trohoske
Alicia Pelkowski
Heather Havern
Kathy Holler
Andrea Diniaco
Room Representatives
Toddler: Lauren Killian
Preschool: Cat Amick, Liz Gerber Lewis
Pre-K: Jennifer Person, Anita Seon, Karen Schulze
Kindergarten: Renee Lamis, Jennifer Ng,
Heather Havern
Grade 1: Kelly Bucci, Lena Logvina
Grade 2: Kristen Wilson (tentative), Kathy Holler,
Janelle Campbell
Grade 3: Kelly Kovacs, Barb Rankin
Grade 4: Barbara Abbott-Roddy, Shirani Straker
Grade 5: Zahida Bhatti
Grade 6: Sukanya Rangarajan
Grade 7: Renee Lamis
Grade 8: Candace Waldee, Jane Snavely,
We are still in the need for room reps for Toddler,
and Grade 5, 6, and 7.
Erie Day School
May 7, 2015
Four Weeks at a Glance
SUNDAY
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MONDAY
4
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
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6
THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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9
Gr. 7 & 8 Outdoor
Soccer Practice,
3:30 p.m.
The Auction at EDS,
6:30 p.m.
Grs. 7 & 8 Outdoor
Soccer Practice, 10:00
a.m.
Grs. 5 & 6 Outdoor
Soccer Practice, 11:30
a.m.
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12
13
Mother’s Day
DIBELS
Green Team Mtg.,
7:45 a.m.
Get Up & Move, 3:30 Gr. 7 & 8 Outdoor
Arts Walk
p.m.
Soccer Practice,
3:30 p.m.
Outdoor Soccer
Game vs. Holy Fami- Grs. 7 & 8 Niagara
ly, Grs. 5 & 6, 5:00
Sail
p.m., Grs. 7 & 8, 6:15
p.m. at Brabender
MS Spring Fling at
Field
the Erie Art Museum,
6:30 p.m.
Outdoor Soccer
Game vs. St. Gregory, Gr. 5 & 6 Outdoor
Grs. 5 & 6, 5:00 p.m. Soccer Practice,
3:30 p.m.
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14
15
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Grs. 7 & 8 Outdoor
Soccer Practice,
10:00 a.m.
Grs. 5 & 6 Outdoor
Soccer Practice,
11:30 a.m.
Spring Clean-up,
9:00 a.m.
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Yearbook Club Pizza
Lunch at 12:30 p.m.
Early Childhood
Move-up Day
Mini Society
Mini Society
MS Field Day, 9:00
a.m.
Gr. 5 & 6 Outdoor
Soccer Practice, 3:30
p.m.
Outdoor Soccer
Game vs. Luther
Memorial, Grs. 7 &
8, 6:15 p.m. at Brabender Field
Sports Awards Ceremony
Fun Paint Run,
8:00 a.m. registration,
9:00 a.m. start
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Memorial Day
No School
Grade 8 to Boston
Barnes & Noble Night EDS Annual Mtg,
6:00 p.m.
Outdoor Soccer
Game vs. St. James,
Grs. 5 & 6, 5:00 p.m.,
Grs. 7 & 8, 6:15 p.m.
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Early Childhood
Friday Morning
Meeting, 8:30 a.m.
Green Team Tip of the Week— Plant a deciduous (leafy) tree that loses its leaves in fall on the
south side of your home. Its shade will cool your house in the summer. After the tree’s leaves fall, sunlight
will help warm your house in winter. Trees help clean the air we breathe. They produce oxygen and reduce
carbon dioxide.
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