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Many Thanks...

…To the following people for their help selling Edgemont Merchandise during the Halloween Parade at Greenville: Carole Viamin, Leslie Heineman, Jen Klion, Roni Blaustein, Mary Jane Cohen, Ailyna Yarrington, David Chao, and Judy Seiff.

…To the volunteers who helped at Greenville’s Photo Retake Day: Ji Sun Chan, AnaMaria Gialleonardo, Marla Garcia, and April Haye.

…To everyone who helped make the Seely Place Book Fair such a huge success! To our amazing set-up crew who trans-formed the cafeteria into an inviting book store: Beth Abramowitz, April Depietto, Christine Feng, Kate Funk, Kelly Ivanoski, Christine Howard, Liz Kaufman, Rosanne Klein, Pamela Montgomery, Michele Older, Amy Palmer, Joy Rho, Debbie Schen-feld, Nancy Shifren, Mary Elizabeth Stern, Wendi Black Strier, Behzad Taheripour, and Lauren Warren. To our fabulous Super Family Night cashiers who made the opening night of the Book Fair such a success: April Depietto, Kelly Ivanoski, Debbie Schenfeld, Mary Elizabeth Stern and Deirdre Verne. To everyone who provided super snacks for Super Family Night, espe-cially Amy Palmer, Joy Rho, Lauren Warren, Wendy Zimmerman and Haidee Zinn for their delicious homemade goodies. To our fantastic floor volunteers and cashiers who made the class visits run smoothly and efficiently: Laura Bortstein, Anne Butler-Boyle, Betsy Cadel, Christina Crump, Lisa Feldman, Sharon Forman, Jen Frain, Scarlet Fu, Kate Funk, Sawako Gensure, Elizabeth Sherman Graif, Lora Griffith, Susan Henner, Kai Huang, Madhuri Karwa, Liz Kaufman, Lisa Kayata, Natasha Kho-sla, Barbara Orlando, Deborah Shane, Kimiko Shime, Susan Smith, Sara Stratford, Lisa Wexler and Wendy Zimmerman. To our efficient clean-up crew who answered the 11th hour call for help and packed up the Book Fair in record time: Laura Bortstein, Jennifer Chan, Sawako Gensure, Lora Griffith, Kelly Ivanoski, Donna Lau, Amy Palmer, Joy Rho, Kimiko Shime and Deirdre Verne. To Julie Hallowell and Robin Greif for organizing and coordinating the Kids Help Kids book donations for the Carver Center. To 5th graders Lucas Chan and Ian Gordan for dressing as Clifford and Curious George for the pre-school event, much to the delight of the attendees. To the Seely Place custodial staff, especially Cindy Volkert, for help setting up and maintaining the Book Fair. To Elizabeth Feinson and Liz Leitner in the Seely Place office for their assistance before and during the Fair. Thank you to Dr. Kennedy for his pre-Fair logistical assistance and his enthusiastic support of the Book Fair. Thank you to all the teachers for their book recommendations and for graciously allowing the children to eat lunch in the classrooms during the Book Fair. Thank you to Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Gomez and Mrs. Katz for kindly accepting the Thursday afternoon class visit slots. Thank you to Michael Bianchi for his behind the scenes support. A special thank you to Ms. Kilcoyne and the 3rd grade for the amazing super hero artwork that graced the entrance to the Book Fair – the children loved the way the Hulk’s arms seemed to grab them on the way into the Fair. And an enormous thank you to Dr. Bronzell for her dedicated assistance with every facet of the Book Fair including: selecting exciting books for the Fair, recommending books for all reading levels, hosting the 6th grade private viewing of the Book Fair, selecting books for the 5th grade reading challenge, and helping both students and parents with their book selections at every Book Fair event. Finally, thank you to all the teachers, staff, students and parents who responded so enthusiastically to the Fair, waited patiently in line, and purchased all those books!

…To everyone who supported Kids Help Kids at the Greenville Book Fair. And a very special thank you to Ms. Horowitz, who spoke to all the students about the significance of purchasing books for children in need. This year we donated over 100 books to the Carver Center’s Library, a center in Port Chester for families in need. We brought a small group of Greenville stu-dents with us to help deliver the books. We met with a class of 7-year old children and our Greenville students presented them with wonderful new books. The children and staff were so excited and appreciative of all the books. Thank you to: Eliza Shaw, Sydney Shah, Ben Pace, Max Pace, Daniel Smith and Nicolas Bindela who helped make our day at the Carver Center so special.

…To the generosity of all the Seely Place Families who, through Kids Help Kids, donated a total of 240 books to the Carver Center this year. They are thrilled!

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Seely Place Kids Help Kids

There are two upcoming events: the Holiday Gift Drive and Winter Warm Up. This year we will collect clothing in addition to winter coats, hats and gloves. Please go through your closets with your kids and set aside a few items. As always, your support is greatly appreciated.

Missed Youth Wresting Registration?

Relax, it’s not too late! Registration forms may be downloaded at http://www.edgemontwrestling.com/forms. Put the forms into the Wrestling box at both Greenville and Seely Place main offices. Questions? Contact Kimberley Aslanian at momaslan@gmail.com or 275-6175, or Coach Pete Jacobson at (646) 425-8931 or pjacobson492@yahoo.com.

On-Going School Support

Turn In Your Box TopsPlease continue to bring in your pink Box Tops that you have collected and remember to include your name, teacher and grade. Place your Box Tops in the main office at Greenville or in the envelope outside Dr. Kennedy’s office at Seely. Questions? Contact Alison Press (GV) at apress919@msn.com or Lisann Donnelly (SP) at atticus2002@verizon.net.

Shop DeCicco’sWhen you shop at the Ardsley DeCicco’s supermarket, please remember to drop your receipt in the Edgemont PTA Box on your way out! DeCicco’s donates a percentage of the sales back to the PTA, which in turn helps to fund many of our programs and services. Stock up on last minute Thanksgiving ingredients!

Wrap It Up!Don’t forget you can still buy wrapping paper and other fun gift items while supporting the Edge-mont PTA! Visit www.innisbrook.com and enter your school code (GV: 102795 or SP: 102796) to purchase items year-round. Keep in mind these orders will ship directly to your home not to the school.

After-School GymThere will be no After-School Gym on Wednesday, November 24th.

PTA OfficersCo-Presidents:

Kelly Ivanoski 723-1751

Beth Tomkiewicz 472-0575

VP/Media Relations:

Jennifer Wurtzburger 472-6317

VP/Cultural Arts:

Gerri Sommers 472-6556

VP/Annual Benefit:

Tami Haas 448-5658

VP/Fundraising:

Nancy Faust 722-6777

VP/Volunteers:

Deborah Schenfeld 725-8778

Recording/Corresponding Sec’y:

Lauren Warren 725-2899

Treasurer:

Mary Elizabeth Stern 472-2919

Upcoming PTA Events• December 6

PTA Spring Fête Volunteer Meeting

• December 7 GV Winter Concert K-2, 9:30am

• December 8 GV Winter Concert 3/4, 7pm

• December 10 Last Day of Fall After-School Clubs

• December 13 SP Holiday Concert 5/6, 7pm

• December 14 GV Winter Concert 5/6, 7pm

• December 15 SP 4th Grade Holiday Concert, 7pm

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Half-Days are Coming!— Reminder —

Please note that there is a noon dismissal due to Parent/Teacher Conferences for Grades 1-6 at both SP and GV on the following days: 12/2, 12/8, and 12/14. Please make a note of this and arrange for your child to be picked up at noon.

Fall After-School Clubs Ending SoonThe PTA Fall After-School Clubs last day is Friday, Dec. 10th.

B.O.E. Meeting ReminderThe next public session of the Board of Education will be on Tuesday, Nov. 23rd at 8:15pm in the Edgemont High School LGI. There is also a public session on Tuesday, December 7th at 8:15pm in the EHS LGI.

Backpack News Deadline

Please submit all materials for the next is-sue on or before Wednesday, December 8th.

Send all emails to: backpacknews@edgemont.org.

Please be sure flyers are PDF or Word document files only. Thank you!

Questions? Contact Jen Wurtzburger 472-6317

Backpack News OnlineYou can also read the Backpack News on-line by visiting either gv.edgemont.org or sp.edgemont.org, and clicking on the PTA website for your school, located on the left-hand side (under School Resources).

Happy ThanksgivingSchools are closed Thursday, November 25th and Friday, Nov. 26th. Enjoy the long weekend!

PTA Photo Gallery

Seely Place Book Fair

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We have very exciting enrichment programs planned for both Greenville and Seely Place this year. So far, the Greenville kindergarten has enjoyed music and story-telling by performer Jim Keyes. Grades 2-6 at Greenville were treated to a performance of “Laura Ingalls Wilder.” The students learned about Laura, Mary, Ma and Pa and their adventures on the prairie. At Seely Place, Alyssa Capucilli, author of the favorite “Bis-cuit” series of books came in to visit with kindergarten through 2nd grade. The children learned about how she writes her books from the idea through publication. First grade at Seely Place also enjoyed a visit with Angelo DeCesare, the fabulous author and illustrator of the Flip Series of books. Next week the 3rd through 6th graders will meet with Peter Lourie, award winning non-fiction author and photographer. He will tell the children about his adventures on the Hudson River and work on non-fiction writing with the 4th grade. We have also had several visits with Mr. Green from Hands on Science, which will continue throughout the year. And it’s only November!

As the school year continues, the 3rd and 4th grade at Greenville and the 5th and 6th grade at Seely will be working with The Lincoln Center Institute preparing to see and understand a performance of “Exit Stage Left” which will showcase the power of non-verbal communication. All students at Greenville will get a chance to participate in a workshop on sign language, what it’s like to be deaf, and also learn some basic sign lan-guage. Both Seely and Greenville students will enjoy visits from the clay artist Cliff Men-delson and Theaterworks productions. In addition to all this, we have fabulous authors and poets coming in to both schools to read and host writing workshops for the children, there are scientists coming to perform crazy experiments, and of course, the perpetual favorite ‘Dirtmeister’ will be coming later this year. Watch your children’s backpacks for information on all of these events.

Jen Rosin Eve BrooksShari Turell Gerri Sommers(Greenville Co-Chairs) (Seely Place Co-Chairs)

PTA Cultural Arts Programs Enrich Classrooms

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2011 GREENVILLE YEARBOOKS FOR SALE

eat Memories! Every child’s individual and class pictures included;

they’re not just for graduates!

Order Your 2011 Yearbook Now for ONLY $36! Memory Keeper!

Make check payable to: “Greenville Yearbook” Place in envelope marked “Yearbook” and then in mailbox in main office Your cancelled check is your receipt Yearbooks delivered to each classroom in mid-June

Regretfully, returned checks from bank will be assessed a $15 fee before order can be re-processed.

Questions? Contact Lisa Shaw at 723-2288 or webeshaw@aol.com.

Greenville Yearbook Order Form Parent’s Name ________________________________________________________________ Student’s Name ________________________________________________________ Teacher ________________________________________Grade __________________ Email Address ________________________________________ Phone Number __________ Number of 2011 Yearbooks Purchased @ $36 each ______ Total paid ______________

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Don’t be left out!

Order your 2011 Seely Place Yearbook Now!

Early Bird Special!!!

Order your yearbook before Thanksgiving and pay only $32. The price will go up after this date - so buy now!

Please fill out this order form and drop it in the yearbook box in the main office along with your check . Questions? Email SeelyYearbook2011@gmail.com or call Pamela Montgomery at 725-2809 or Jennifer Frain 472-1337.

Child’s Name _________________________________ Phone number________________________________ Email _________________________________________ Classroom teacher__________________________ ***Please make your check payable to Edgemont Union Free School District.

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REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 201Edgemont Youth Lacrosse (EYL) is fourth year! This season’s programs include the very popular teams for boys and girls in grades urged to join regardless of experience or skill levellearn fundamentals, develop sportsmanship and have fun. Thprofessional coaches, games will be coached by parent volunteerscoached by parent volunteers. We have conflict with travel soccer, baseball

3rd/4Cost Per Player# $295.00Practice/Game Times* MonNumber of Games* 8 games, plus aProvided+ UniformRequired+ Stick

GlovesSeason April

Enrollment is subject to availability.+Girls equipment in italics, boys equipment in

Please return the completed applicationprogram amount by January 14, 2011information, contact David DePietto at 725

#Register before December 17, 2010 and receive a $10 early enrollment discount off of

Program: 1st/2nd Grade Co-ed Clinic 3rd/4th Grade Boys Team

Child’s Name__________________

Address _________________________________

Home Phone _________________

DOB __________________ Sex ___The undersigned hereby releases Edgemont Youth Lacrosse, their employees and volunteers of any liability whatsoever in connecany damages and/or injuries that the above named person may sustain as a result of his/her participation

Parent or Guardian Signature _________________________________

REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2011 is excited to be accepting spring enrollment

rograms include the very popular co-ed 1st and 2grades 3 to 6. EYL is a no cut program; children who wish to participate are

urged to join regardless of experience or skill level and are guaranteed to play, develop sportsmanship and have fun. The travel teams will be trained by , games will be coached by parent volunteers. The 1st and 2

We have scheduled the practice and game schedule, baseball and softball for those who wish to participate in multiple sports.

/4th, 5th/6th Grade Travel Teams 1st and 25.00 $95.00

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Saturdaygames, plus a Jamboree None

Uniform, Helmet, Shoulder Pads EYL ShirtStick, Goggles, Mouth Guard, Cleats, Gloves, Arm Guards, Cup

Parent Participation!

April 11th to June 5th April 9th

subject to availability. *Practice and game schedules are subject to change based upon field availability.Girls equipment in italics, boys equipment in plain print, boys and girls equipment in

eturn the completed application along with a check payable to Edgemont January 14, 2011 to: David DePietto, 22 Walbrooke Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583.

information, contact David DePietto at 725-3767 or daviddepietto@yahoo.com.

Register before December 17, 2010 and receive a $10 early enrollment discount off of

ed Clinic 3rd/4th Grade Girls Team Grade Boys Team 5th/6thGrade Boys Team

___________________ Parent’s Name ______________

______________________ Email Address __________

_________________________ Cell _____________________

Sex ______ Emergency Contact ______________________The undersigned hereby releases Edgemont Youth Lacrosse, their employees and volunteers of any liability whatsoever in connecany damages and/or injuries that the above named person may sustain as a result of his/her participation

_________________________________ Date _______

enrollment and to be entering our

and 2nd grade clinic, and travel who wish to participate are

and are guaranteed to play. At EYL your child will e travel teams will be trained by

and 2nd grade clinic will be and game schedules to have minimal

to participate in multiple sports.

and 2nd Grade Co-ed Clinic

urday Afternoons

Shirt, Stick, Ball Parent Participation!

to May 21st Practice and game schedules are subject to change based upon field availability.

, boys and girls equipment in bold. Edgemont Youth Lacrosse for the

, Scarsdale, NY 10583. For more

Register before December 17, 2010 and receive a $10 early enrollment discount off of any of our programs.

5th/6thGrade Girls Team Grade Boys Team

______________________

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____________________________________ The undersigned hereby releases Edgemont Youth Lacrosse, their employees and volunteers of any liability whatsoever in connection with any damages and/or injuries that the above named person may sustain as a result of his/her participation in the above named program.

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