ICE Parent Action/Education Advocacy Committee

Just a few more days left to tell NY State Ed Department what you think about the (allegedly) revised Common Core learning standards. Public comment period ends Nov 14. Comment on individual standards or email (for more general feedback) standards@nysed.gov. Wondering what others are thinking about these revisions? Read this http://tinyurl.com/hqtxyoq! And here is a letter signed by hundreds of early childhood educators regarding the K-2 standards.

How will a Trump presidency affect public schools? Expect more funds to be diverted to vouchers and charters and maybe Ben Carson or Chris Christie (!) as Secretary of Education. More in this Politico article.

College Courses for Juniors

There will be a meeting right after school on Monday, November 7  in the College Office for Juniors interested in taking a college course next semester.  I.C.E. has partnerships with New York University, Baruch College and Borough of Manhattan Community College.  

Students taking an NYU class must be Honors/Exceeds level students.

Shout Out to Picture Day Volunteers

Our ICE Photo Day for 6, 7, 8, 10 & 11th grades was a beautiful & creative success!  Annette Tacconelli, our fearless Picture Day Coordinator thanks the amazing ICE parent & grandparent volunteers who helped with flow, smiles, coordination and fun.  YOU make ICE PTA events happen!

Gratitude and applause to:

Sandra Tharas, Sharon Ullman, Racheal Serrano, Sarah Wilson, Melisa Kehlman, Lisa Roades, Elysha Hoffman, Gbemi Rhuday-Perkovichl, Kristen Couse, Dina Rabiner

**The next round of photos (9th & 12th grade plus retakes) is scheduled for Friday, November 18th.**

Tango with Matt Grubler

Matt Grubler is starting a TANGO CLUB on Thursdays from 3-4p in room 514.  Prior to beginning his academic teaching career, Matt used to teach tango classes with Strictly Tango NYC and performed regularly at events and shows around the city.  Matt wants to share this interesting and fun dance with ICE students, and eventually, have them perform at an ICE Town Meeting.

Spring Fling Committee

Planning for ICE's premier fundraiser begins in November.  Our committee is forming to secure auction items, food donations and lots of general event activities.

Many hands make light work ... get those volunteer hours in, meet other amazing parents in the ICE community and have fun doing it!  If party planning is your forte, email Lisa at lisableyer@earthlink.net.

Grade Trips and Events

6G Frost Valley Trip, November 9th & 10th

7G Camping Trip, May 10th – 12th

11G SAT Prep @ ICE – classes begin February 15th

12G Atlanta Trip, January 30th – February 4th

Click the links for more information, forms and payment options.

ICE wants every child to participate in these amazing, life changing experiences; if your family needs some assistance in making this happen, contact your child’s advisor so that ICE can support you.

AND … the ICE community is always grateful to the families who are in a position to pay more in support of another ICE family. 

Upcoming FUNdraisers

ICE Merchandise Sales – November 16th & 18th, 2nd Floor (16th St side)

ICE Photo Day (9th & 12th Grades) – November 18th

Wine Tasting – December 2nd, Rennert Gallery

Subway Moon featuring ICE Songwriting Students – December 11th, Snug Harbor

Click the links for more information and payment options. Opportunities to purchase photos of your kids (all grades) will be available by Thanksgiving.

ICE Payment Options

So many opportunities to pay at ICE - family contribution, tantalizing student trips, tickets to fabulous fundraisers, SAT prep class – so many ways to pay! 

Write a check and save ICE the card processing fees?  Yes, we have an option for that…write your check made payable to the ICE Foundation, put it an envelope addressed to ICE PTA/ICE Foundation, PO Box 644, New York, NY 10009, add a stamp and put it in a mailbox.  Or save the

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Seeking Town Meeting Scribes

Another opportunity to meet your four volunteer hours commitment!  There are only two Town Meeting scribes, and ideally there should be four.

It’s not a hard gig - attend Town Meeting once a month or less (if there are four of us!) and take notes, put them into MailChimp (easy to learn!!) and send to the parent community.

It’s fun way to get an idea of what’s going on in the school-wide community and to see snippets of kids’ performances and talents (music, dance, comedy, acting, art and more) and share news of college acceptances and opportunities and events with other families. Sometimes we Scribes take our kids out to lunch afterward, which feels special.

If anyone has the flexibility to come to school on occasional Wednesdays for an hour, from 10:40-11:45 or so, we’d LOVE some more volunteers. Email Marjorie Ingall snarly@snarly.com.

 

ICE Fairway Partners

We asked and Fairway listened!!

ICE families (Manhattan only - working to bring delivery to all locations as quickly as they're able) can now enjoy the convenience of getting exactly what you want delivered to your home or office, and make a difference at the same time.

Order the best of Fairway online at https://shop.fairwaymarket.com, enter promo code ICE during checkout, and 3% or more of your online purchases will come back to support ICE.

It's that simple!

6th Grade Frost Valley Trip

The 6th grade Frost Valley trip is set for November 9th & 10th.

Please go to the ICE website to find the Physician & Parent Permission Form, Student Health Form, Behavior Contract, and Packing List. Please complete and return these forms to your student's advisor no later than Wednesday, November 2nd. Payment options are also available at the website.

ICE Science Research Class Seeks Field Trip and Visiting Scientist Opportunities

If you are interested in inspiring a future generation of young scientists by hosting a visit to your organization or coming to ICE, please complete the ICE Science Research Field Trip form.

Please forward this onto other scientists you think might like to host us and feel free to email JD with any questions (jdahlstrom@iceeducate.org).

 

NY Historical Society

The New-York Historical Society offers the Student Historian Internship program for high school students in grades 10, 11, and 12 in the tri-state area

The Student Historian program is a comprehensive internship and youth development program that gives students vocational and academic training, public speaking and leadership skills, and an increased understanding of American art and history. Through object

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