Send your (a) kid to the Yankees vs. Colorado Rockies Game

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Even though the Spring Fling is over -- for $100 a pop -- your kid could still have a blast at Yankee Stadium! 
 
There are just 19 spaces remaining for ICE kids to get to spend an enjoyable day watching a game at Yankee Stadium, chaperoned by ICE teachers -- Mike Hills, Mark Mazzone, Justin White, and PRINCIPAL Peter Karp!!!! 
 
Feel free to SPONSOR a Kid too!  
 
All money goes to ICE and in turn -- our kids education.
 
Yankees vs. Colorado Rockies - Wednesday, June 22 at 1 pm.
This is a School day ya'll!
 
For ICE students only. The group will leave from and return to ICE. Students meet Justin and Mark at ICE around 11:15 am. They will take the 4 train to Yankee stadium and take the 4 train back to ICE. Students will be returning to ICE for pick-up around 5:00 pm (Mark will email all parents when the game is over and they are just an hour away from ICE).
 
Let us know if you are interested in purchasing a ticket by emailing Mark Mazzone  (Email Mark here)
 
To purchase your ticket online, click here and then click the DONATE button at the bottom of the page, don’t forget to write  Yankee’s Ticket and (Child’s Name) as the Memo/Message.
 
You can also mail a check payable to ICE Foundation to: ICE PTA / ICE Foundation, PO Box 644, New York, NY 10009. Don’t forget to write Yankee’s Ticket and Child’s Name on the memo line.

 

Teacher Staff Appreciation Day - June 3rd

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Teacher Staff Appreciation Day is Friday, June 3rd.  On this day we thank our teachers and staff for their never ending LOVE, CARE and DEDICATION to our kids!
 
We are looking for families to donate homemade or store bought food so that all day on the 3rd there will be enough food for our teachers to feast on. Sandwiches, salads, appetizers, fruit salad, chocolate mousse, banana pudding, lemon squares, brownies, cookies...what can your family donate? 
 
Don't have time to cook?  Donate your time on the 3rd or give a small monetary donation, since we will need to supplement with a caterer.
 
WE NEED 3 PEOPLE TO DONATE THEIR TIME:
9:00 am – 12:00 pm or 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
 
Please email Gianna Lemonides at gianna468@gmail.com as soon as possible if you are able to help make this date special for our teac

Carnival

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Friday, June 3rd ICE and TASS are collaborating and having a super fun after school carnival! It's FREE! No cost for admission and ALL food and rides are free.
 
There will be ice cream, pretzel and hot dog wagons, popcorn and cotton candy machines, and cool rides! Look for the dunk tank, spin art, TWO water slides, a half-moon ride, carnival games, basketball, a caricaturist to draw you and a friend, face painting, and last but not least - a photobooth! Yes, that’s right! Selfies all day!
 
Does your child have a June birthday? Have them come celebrate with friends at the Carnival! This is FREE for everyone. Please encourage students to join us and help celebrate the last month of school, and make the day perfect!
 
What:  Middle School Carnival
Where:  TASS Schoolyard 12th st b/w 1st and 2nd Ave.
When:  Friday, June 3rd from 3pm-5:30pm (students can wait in the small gym after dismissal and can walk over together as a group at 3pm)
 
Feel free to contact Ali for more info at atekelch@universitysettlement.org

ICE Youth Media Nepal Fundraiser

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Thursday May 19thst
The Institute for Collaborative Education
3rd Floor Dance Studio
5:00-8:00 PM

Open to ALL ICE Families!
Come see the beautiful work our ICE students created on their Nepal trip!

 

ICE/Nepal Photo Exhibition
Support Photo-Storytelling Exchange Trips to Nepal!
See the work our students did while in Nepal!
Help Us Raise funds for continued trips To Nepal!
Photo Exhibition/Auction
Food, Drink and Music
Proceeds Will Go To Furthering our work with the Tri-Ratna
Co-operative School in the Village of Bungamati

 

Important I.C.E. Date Changes

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Tuesday, June 14:  All MS Students WILL attend school this day.  This was supposed to be a clerical day with no attendance for Middle School in the city, but we have switched the date to June 24. 
  
Tuesday June 21:  There will be an early dismissal at 12:30 pm on this day.
 
Friday, June 24:  No school for ICE Students.  12th Grade Graduation will be held at Cooper Union.
 
Monday, June 27:  No school for ICE Students.  8G Graduation will be held at Judson Church.
 
Tuesday, June 28:  The last day of school for students (this is not a change).  Projects will be entered into their binders and Cycle 4 and Year-End Narratives will be distributed.

PBAT Presentations Need Volunteers

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Please join us for our third annual 8th grade PBAT presentations in the middle of June. Our 8th graders will be presenting one project they have completed in humanities, math, science and Spanish class and we need parents, teachers and friends to come and be evaluators! Below is the schedule for the presentations. Please come to one presentation, all, or anywhere in between.

  • Tuesday, June 14th: Math      
  • Wednesday, June 15th: Science
  • Thursday, June 16th: Spanish
  • Friday, June 17th: Humanities
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Spring Fling Auction Coming Friday the 13th

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ICE Spring Fling Team still needs some volunteers for the night of:  Friday -- May 13th -- THE SPRING FLING!
 
We are most in need of help for the end of the night -- closing out bidding sheets and helping us wrap up check out. Please email us at: icespringfling@gmail.com if you can lend a hand!
 
THANK YOU!
 
AND don't forget to keep bidding: Click HERE
 
AND still accepting donations -- but your time is running out -- so donate today!

Email us at: icespringflinggmail.com
 

I.C.E. PTA Executive Board Still Needs You

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Parents, want the inside scoop at ICE? 
 
Volunteer!  The PTA Executive Board desperately needs some new faces. The Nominating Committee urges you to consider filling one of the open spots for the 2016-17 school year. Let’s show our hardworking faculty and staff that we support and celebrate their work, and model the benefits of collaboration for our children. 

Your voice matters, and it’s welcome. Please join us!

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5th Annual 10th Grade Arts Extravaganza

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Open to All ICE Families!

Save the Date!! You’re all invited to the 5th annual 10th Grade Art’s Night Extravaganza on Wednesday, May 4th. Help the 10th grade raise money for their trip to Washington D.C by luxuriating in a night of food, music, and art.  Feast on mouthwatering food while enjoying music from the 10th grade elective and other performances. The night will then proceed to the 10th grade showcasing their plays, completely written, produced, directed, by them. This night of festivity will take place from 4:30 p.m to 7:00 a.m.

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I.C.E. PTA Executive Board Needs You

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Parents, do you want to know more about the goings on at ICE? Are you interested in playing a greater role at ICE? 
 
The PTA Executive Board desperately needs some new faces. The Nominating Committee urges you to consider filling one of the open spots for the 2016-17 school year. Let’s show our hardworking faculty and staff that we support and celebrate their work, and model the benefits of collaboration for our children. 
Your voice matters, and it’s welcome. Please join us!

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Parent Action/Education Advocacy Committee

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2 Ways You Can Use Your Mouse:

 
1) NYSAPE (New York State Allies for Public Education) is asking parents to support bills in the state assembly that call for test transparency, repealing the receivership law, decoupling teacher evaluations from test scores, etc. Just go to this link to read more and generate a letter to your assembly member and state senator.
 
2) The parents of Central Park East 1, are asking for help from other parents, especially those from other progressive schools (that's us!) to defend the progressive pedagogy and curriculum of their school, which they feel is under attack from its current principal. Their petition is here; please consider signing and sharing.