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“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders,

but they have never failed to imitate them"  James Baldwin

 

 

 

 

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Mothers' Auxiliary

 

 

The Mothers’ Auxiliary is dedicated to enhancing the community spirit for all members of Iona Grammar School. Through our yearly dues and the Christmas Boutique, our annual fund raiser, we fund a number of enrichment programs which augment the school’s curriculum. In addition to the enrichment programs, Mothers’ Auxiliary sponsors community building events such as the Parent-Faculty Cocktail Party, the Mother-Son Communion Breakfast, the Fat Tuesday Ice Cream Social, Grandparents’ Day, and the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon.  We look outside the Iona Grammar School community through our Giving Tree program at Christmas time, which benefits local charities. Mothers’ Auxiliary assists the school with its yearly fundraisers, the auction dinner, the book fair, and with the open houses.  We also collect ‘Boxtops for Education’, which is run as a friendly competition between the homerooms.  Finally, we end the school year with a thank you luncheon for all volunteers.

 

Mothers’ Auxiliary meets monthly, usually the first Tuesday of the month in the school cafeteria. We welcome all volunteers, no matter how much or how little you can help.  It is a great way to become involved in the most formative years of your son’s life, and, to make some wonderful friendships that could last beyond your years at IGS

 

         Last Meeting: Tuesday, May 4th  

 

    

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Fathers' Club

 

The tradition continues!  ALL FATHERS are invited to join the Fathers' Club! Please email the Fathers' Club or call the school if you are interested in joining or would like to help out with any Fathers' Club Event planning - fulco4@optonline.net  

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Thank you to all those who have assisted in planning events throughout each year.  Many activities, including the Family Fun Day, Father-Son Yankee Game, The Fathers' Club Golf Outing, the Father-Son Breakfast, and The Fathers' Club Poker Night all proved very enjoyable for the families of Iona Grammar School.  If you would like to be notified of Fathers' Club activities in the future, please call us to be added to the mailing list.

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Please email the Fathers' Club or call the school if you are interested in joining or would like to help out with any Fathers' Club Event planning - fulco4@optonline.net

 

September 2009 Family Fun Day Photos are located on our Photo Gallery Page, under Family Fun Day

 
Meetings: Contact us to find out next meeting, fulco4@optonline.net

 

Father Son Breakfast Photos can be found on the Photo Gallery page

 

 

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Wednesday Letter

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June 9, 2010

Dear Iona Grammar School Parents,

 

 

This past weekend we celebrated the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. For most of us basic food such as bread and water is not a problem. However, it is a problem for many people in the world. The poor and needy of the world can understand better than we do that it is a real sign of love and care when God intervenes to feed His people. For them, water and bread are a question of life and death. But, we are often hungry and thirsty for other values than sustenance of physical life. In a de-personalized society we suffer from absence where there should be presence. We hunger and thirst for companionship, love, concern, mercy, respect which are no problems in the great family of primitive people. Whose need is greater? Where we suffer from absence, the Lord Jesus wants to be present to us with all the concern and love of a friend for a friend. In the signs of plain daily food, water, bread, and wine Jesus indicates what He intends by being present to us. He wants to share life. He wants to strengthen. He wants to mean something to you and me. When we celebrate the Eucharist, we celebrate this mysterious presence of the Lord Jesus with the community. Open up to make “Communion” possible. “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood will live in me and I in him says the Lord.”

It is difficult to believe – this is the final Wednesday Letter for this school year!

Please remember that today, Wednesday, 6/9 and tomorrow, Thursday, 6/10 are full days of school with regular dismissal at 2:35 p.m. Friday of this week, 6/11 is a half day with dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Monday of next week, 6/14 is a half day also with dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday of next week – June 15th – is our final day of school with dismissal at 11:00 a.m. There will be two (2) Awards Assemblies on Tuesday, 6/15 – the first at 9:00 a.m. for grades 3 – 5 and the second at 10:00 a.m. for grades 6 and 7.

On Friday of this week, 6/11, Mrs. Gooljar and Mr. Green will host the Annual Auction Student Signup event – Pizza and a Movie (“Alvin and the Chipmunks – The Squeakquel”) - the event runs from 11:30 a.m. until 2:35 p.m. and the cost is $25.00 per student and is open to grades 3 – 7 with the proceeds going to Iona Grammar, since this was a signup event from our Auction. Sounds like a great afternoon for gr. 3 – 7 students.

Our 2009 – 2010 Yearbook has been distributed to students whose parents purchased one at the beginning of the school year. There are still some yearbooks available for sale if you wish to purchase one for your son at $85 each. Please contact Mrs. Powers, our Business Manager.
We are very proud of this year’s Yearbook and are pleased and honored to have it dedicated to Mrs. Barbara Shattenkirk – our fourth grade teacher. Congratulations to her on this well-deserved Dedication. I also wish to thank Mrs. Powers and Mrs. Gerosa for their hard work and dedication in producing this fine Yearbook.

Tomorrow evening, Thursday, 6/10 our Sports Awards Dinner will take place in our gym and cafeteria. The response has been overwhelming! The dinner begins at 7:00 p.m.

If you are here for the Sports Awards Dinner – please check out the “Lost and Found” items in the main hallway near the statue of Jesus. The items that are not claimed by Tuesday of next week will be sent to the Missions. We have quite a large collection of uniform and clothing items.

As we begin to close out this year – we begin to turn our thoughts to the summer and to next year. You will find enclosed in today’s mail packet a Save the Dates flyer with the dates for the beginning of school in September, 2010. Some of the dates shown are New Student Orientation and the New Parent Welcome on Wednesday, September 1st – the Uniform Sale also on September 1st. The first day of school for grades 1 – 8 (which is an Orientation) with dismissal at 11:30 a.m. and the first FULL day of school is on Thursday, September 9th. I have also attached the Save the Dates flyer to my e-mail and this letter. Please download the flyer and keep it for reference. The new school year calendar will be out mid to end of July.

You will also find the “Summer Reading List” for each grade enclosed as well.

I wish to make one final request to those who have not had the opportunity to donate to our Annual Fund Appeal for this year. If you are able and haven’t made a donation to date your contribution is most welcome to help us as we come to the end of our fiscal year. To date our Annual Fund Appeal has taken in a net of $37,450. Once again, I wish to thank all who have donated and ask those who haven’t to consider making a donation as your means will allow. Thank you.

To our current 7th grade – soon to be eighth grade – parents – we will hold a brief meeting on Monday of next week, June 14th at 11:45 a.m. (immediately after dismissal) to hand out and explain the TACHS High School Admission Test eighth graders will take in November of the next school year. We will also go over the High School Admission Process. The TACHS information will also be mailed to our current 7th graders soon to be eighth graders. The meeting will be held in one of our 8th grade homerooms upstairs.

Last but not least – I am still waiting for some of you to return your Enrollment Contracts for next year. Please – it makes it very difficult to plan for next year. Thank you.

May you have a wonderful Summer filled with joy and relaxation.

 

Yours in the Risen Christ,

 

 

Peter M. Borchetta

President/Headmaster 


 Attachment with this week's Letter:

 

     

Yours in Christ,

Peter M. Borchetta

President / Headmaster
Peter M. Borchetta

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June 2010

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THURSDAY

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    Grade 8 Graduation Practice

11:00am Dismissal (Grade 8 ONLY)

Grade 8 Graduation Practice

11:00am Dismissal (Grade 8 ONLY)

Grade 8 Mass/Awards/BBQ Grade 8 Graduation 6:00pm Iona College Murphy Auditorium  

 

 

 

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    Kindergarten Graduation 

Archdiocesan Religion Exam

Final Exams Begin Grade 4-7 - Full Day of School

Final Exams Grade 4 - 7

11:30am Dismissal Grade 1-7

Final Exams Grade 4 - 7

11:30am Dismissal Grade 1-7

Sport Award Dinner

Final Exams Grade 4 - 7

11:30am Dismissal Grade 1-7

 

 

 

 

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Flag Day

11:30am Dismissal Grade 1-7

Final Day of School

Awards Assemblies Grade 3-7

11:00am Dismissal Grade 1-7

       

 

 

 

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Happy Father's Day

           

 

 

 

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Order Lunch

 

The lunch menu is sent out through the homerooms each month for pre-ordering. Instructions are attached to each menu. Please make sure your orders are in on time. Students who do not have orders in have to wait until those who have are given their lunch. If a student has not received the menu for the following month by the 20th please contact the student's homeroom teacher or the main office.

  

 

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School Closing Information

 

 

 

If it becomes necessary to delay the opening of school or close school for inclement weather or due to any other emergency situation that prohibits the safe operation of school, parents and students should follow the steps below for information concerning the possibility of an Iona Grammar School delayed opening or a closing:

 

1.   Any Radio or T.V. announcements concerning a school closing or a 

     delayed opening on a given day will hopefully be made before 6:15   

     A.M.  Please listen and watch from 6:00 A.M. and beyond as

     sometimes a decision to close or delay may not be made until after

     6:15 A.M.   Every attempt will be made to make a decision by 6:00

     A.M.

2.       Please listen to or watch the following T.V. or Radio Stations for

          announcements regarding school opening delays or closing.                                                  

(1)       Westchester T.V.  News Channel 12 – closing information is

scrolled.

            (2)       WNBC – T.V. – Channel 4 – scrolled information

(3)       CBS – T.V. Channel 2 – scrolled information

(4)       WOR Radio – 710 AM

(5)       WFAS Radio AM 1230 & FM 104

(6)       WVOX Radio AM 1460  

3.     Please be aware that Iona Grammar School may have “delayed openings” due to inclement weather.  Delayed openings will be 90 minute delays.  This means school will open at 9:50 a.m.  Students should not arrive before 9:30 a.m. on a delayed opening day.

4.     Please do not call school unless all else fails.  Thank you.