David Beats Goliath in Girls' PSAL Soccer Championship

David DID beat Goliath!  ICE's impenetrable defense held off MLK for a full 96 minutes before junior Jolene Lower scored the winning golden goal off of a corner kick rebound!  The 2nd seeded Polar Bears defeated a top seeded Knights squad from MLK 1 to 0 and brought home the first ever soccer championship for ICE.  If you want to watch the game, you can catch it at PSAL Championship; the winning goal starts at 2:10!

If you’d like to see photos from the big win, you can see them at http://www.iceschoolnyc.org/sports/.  The password to see the photos is "jenniferdahlstrom" without spaces and all lowercase.

9th and 10th grade girls should keep their eyes open for JV soccer in the spring!

GO ICE!

College Courses for Juniors

Baruch & BMCC offer college credit courses free of charge to ICE students.  Students may take a class twice a week after school at Baruch/ or take a 3 hour class once a week on Saturday at BMCC.

If you missed the meeting with Jennifer Wells on Friday, and are interested in applying for a college class at Baruch or BMCC, contact her at Jwells1028@gmail.com.  Applications are due for both programs.

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.

Wine Tasting Volunteers Needed for Friday December 2nd

How often do you get to drink wine and get credit for it?

The annual Wine Tasting Event needs assistance with food (crudité platter, cheese & crackers, etc.), set-up (arrive 5-5:30pm) and clean-up (after event).

Email Lisa Bleyer lisableyer@earthlink.net to volunteer.

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.

Missed a PTA Meeting?

Find the minutes and handouts HERE on the website.

The Next PTA Meeting is Monday, November 14th at 6:00pm in Rm 518

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.

PTA Directory

The worker bees are busy updating the PTA Directory!

Watch for an email from your Advisory Parent asking you to review and edit your contact information.  Please respond to their requests so that we can complete the updates and get the directory to you as quickly as possible.

Get in the Loop

Visit the ICE Website regularly, sign-up for the PTA Group List to receive announcements from ICE and the PTA and  ICE Talk which is an open forum for parents and includes pertinent conversations throughout the year.