FREE After School Filmmaking Workshop for High School Students

Reel Works Teen Filmmaking is offering free film classes to students for their Fall documentary class. The class meets twice a week after school, and each student is paired one on one with a personal mentor to help them write, shoot and edit their films. Reel Works is a community of young artists, who are developing their passion for animation, graphics, documentary, and narrative filmmaking.

Interested students can attend an information meeting on Friday September 27th at 2:15 pm at ICE. Applications will be handed out at the meeting and selections are made by interview. Learn more here.

Volunteers Needed to Teach Conversational Malay

Jeffrey, the 11th and 12th Grade literature teacher, as well as advisor and program director for both the Nepal and Malaysia cultural exchange trips, is looking for someone to volunteer their time and knowledge in teaching conversational Malay to the students going to Malaysia in April 2020. The volunteer will be needed once every two weeks, on Tuesday mornings at ICE to teach the ICE students the basics of the language. Again this class will run TWICE a month, on every other Tuesday morning from 7-8 a.m. (through March 2020)

Email Jeffrey if you are interested.

Meeting for ICE 8th Grade Families--Learn about ICE High School Years

Monday October 7th at 6 pm in Room 518

Come hear about all the exciting programs in store for your child when they move into high school here at ICE.

What to expect: 

• Presentation from Pete / Kristen

• Hear from teachers about some of the highlights: Neuroscience / Internships / Travel / Panels / Sports and much more

• Talk to high school students and parents

• Q & A

Students are welcome to attend.

There will be snacks.

New Venue for the Annual ICE 5K Run/Walk

The ICE 5K is moving to Brooklyn! The  I.C.E. 5K Run Walk  is on Saturday October 12th at a new course Shore Parkway, an out and back course along the Hudson just beneath the Verrazano Bridge!  

The course is an out and back 5k along the water on the Shore Road Parkway. Check-in  starts at 10:00am at The American Veterans Memorial Pier. Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn. Race begins at 11:00AM.  We will share a car pool form closer to the day. There will be prizes for the winners in various categories.

ENTRY FEE:

• Adult $40.00

• Children $15.00 (Children entering race on their own)

• Family (1-2 Adults and 1+ Children) $50.00

Do You Want A Custom-Designed Compost or Worm Bin?

The 8th grade Living Environment classes will be designing compost bins for prospective clients in the community as part of our Cycle 1 project. If you are interested in receiving a custom home/work-sized worm or compost bin as part of our project, please contact Chelsea! We are in need of ~20 clients. The bins will be designed to your personal needs (i.e. indoor/outdoor, size, location, or any other custom features you might want). If interested, we will ask you to fill out a short survey for our students so they can meet your specific needs. Excited to hear from you soon. 

Donate Feminine Products for the Girls' Bathroom

About a year and a half ago, an ICE student, (now alumni), suggested in a Girls' Leadership meeting, that the school provide feminine products in the girls' bathroom. We agree! Since that time, we've done our best to keep it well stocked - so students can take what they need, when they need it.

If you'd like to help contribute to the effort, please take a look at our Amazon Wishlist specifically for the bathroom. (If you're not so into Amazon, or trying to lighten your carbon footprint and would rather send different products than listed, please feel free, and have them shipped to: 345 E. 15th Street / 5th Floor - rm. 518 (office) / New York, NY 10003

Thank you for all the ways you help support our community!

Looking for Parent Volunteers

Here are a few projects/events for you to consider:
 
ICE BEAUTIFICATION  

• Contractor / Handy-Person needed to work with Pete to build shelves, create space for tutoring, paint lockers, etc.

 
BACK To SCHOOL (B2S) FUNDRAISER — September 21st, 2019, 3:30pm - 7:30pm
This event is held at Pete’s Candy Store (Bar) in Williamsburg Brooklyn. 

• 2 Volunteers for Set-Up (2:00pm - 3:30pm)

• 2 Volunteers for Clean-Up (7:30pm - 8:30pm)

• 2 Volunteers for Check-In / Door Sales (3:00pm - 5:30pm)

• 2 Volunteers to obtain raffle items & sell raffles at the event

• Food Donations - hamburgers & buns, hot dogs/sausages & buns, salads (green salad, pasta salad, etc.), desserts, food items of your choice befitting a BBQ.

 
ICE 5K RUN WALK FUNDRAISER – October 12th, 2019, 10:00am

• The ICE 5K is moving to Brooklyn! at Shore Parkway along the Hudson just beneath the Verrazano Bridge. Volunteers arrive at 9:00 am for set-up.

• Race Volunteers (must arrive at 9:00pm to set up):

• Registration & Signage placement, etc. (3 volunteers)

• Course Marshall (6 volunteers)

• Prepare & Distribute Goodie Bags (2 volunteer)

• Snack Donations for runners/walkers:

• Water (2 case – 24 or 48 bottles per case)

• Healthy Snacks (health bars, bananas, apples, tangerines, etc.)

To volunteer visit the ICE Community Volunteers page on the school website located under the Parent Life tab then sign-up using the ICE Community Volunteers Form. 

Fairway Community Partnership

Welcome back to school for another fantastic year of fundraising with Fairway Community Partners! Since everyone is getting organized for the new school year, it's the perfect time to get involved in your Community Partners program. Your first Fairway Double Day is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24th--every dollar you spend on the 24th will count twice toward your school's donation.

ICE Back-to-School Fundraiser

The FIRST PARTY OF THE YEAR!

Start the year off in style! The 5th Annual Back to School Fundraiser is here. Tasty cookout and drinks with new friends and old. Meet us at Pete’s. Get your tickets now!

Volunteers Needed:
Sign-up to volunteer using the ICE Community Volunteers Form.

• 2 Volunteers for Set-Up (2:00pm - 3:30pm)

• 2 Volunteers for Clean-Up (7:30pm - 8:30pm)

• 2 Volunteers for Check-In / Door Sales (3:00pm - 5:30pm)

• 2 Volunteers to obtain raffle items & sell raffles at the event

• Food Donations - hamburgers & buns, hot dogs/sausages & buns, salads (green salad, pasta salad, etc.), desserts, food items of your choice befitting a BBQ

Support ICE When You Shop on Amazon

Amazon will donate money from every purchase to ICE! Visit here to find out how and to get the link.

This is one of the easiest ways to help our school with zero cost to you (except, of course, all of those items you purchase for friends and family). Donations via Amazon has subsidized numerous field trips for all grades in the past.

Our goal is that no child should miss any opportunities and the money ICE receives from Amazon purchases helps close lots of gaps!

Media Consent Form

In order for us to improve the content in the weekly newsletter, we ask that you fill out this media consent form to allow us to use your child's image along with anecdotes and news about what's going on.

Please print and fill out this form and have your child return it to their advisor. A copy of the form will also be sent home with your child this week.

Grant Writers Needed to Help the ICE Summer Camp Fund

Our Summer Camp program is entering its third year and in order to up our game, we'd like to apply for some grants. I have a list of grants that might be options but NEED some help in digging into this list and submitting some grants.

Please email to let me know if you'd like to be part of this effort.

We've sent a number of kids to sleep away camp these past two summers and they have had amazing experiences. We'd like to be able to offer this to even more students going forward.

Teacher Wish Lists for Enhanced Learning

Many teachers have classroom wish lists with items to enhance learning. If you'd like to see if your child's advisor has one, please take a look at the links below. As more teachers share lists during the year, we'll update the newsletter.
Thank you in advance for all the ways your support ICE!

Natalie (601)
Stephen (603)
Natalie V (701)
Danielle M. (1101)

ICE PAC

If you’ve ever had a child take the PSAT or or ACT or SAT, you’ll know how many trees were sacrificed to market to your child. But even if you don’t mind having your mailbox flooded with glossy brochures, did you know that the testing industry giants could go on to sell your kid’s info to third parties (at .47 a head)? 
 
>From New York State Allies for Public Education:

The New York State legislature passed a strong privacy law in 2014 that banned the selling of student data and its use for commercial purposes. Now officials at the State Department of Education are proposing regulations that would allow student data to be sold and used for marketing purposes under certain conditions. This will only encourage the further expansion of a marketplace for personal student information.

Please TAKE ACTION NOW & CLICK HERE to send this email to state officials, telling them to protect student data privacy.

Feel free to add any of your own views on this issue and why student privacy matters to you as a parent or teacher. The deadline for comment is Monday, September 16th. Please also share this link with other parents or educators who care about this issue.

High School Girls Needed for ICE's Girls Varsity Soccer Team

The soccer season has begun and the HS Girls Varsity team can use a few more players! There will not be a JV team in the spring, so players of all experience & skill levels are welcome. Interested players should join the Google Classroom page (code pv4r2yw) and complete the form that is posted there. Practices are Monday & Thursday afternoons and the game schedule can be found here. Interested students with questions should email JD. Goooooooooo ICE!

Attend the First PTA Meeting of the School Year!

The first PTA meeting of the school year will be held on Wednesday September 18th at 6:00pm room 518. Our presentation will be:

• After School Programs Q&A with Kristin Gruppuso, After School Director

• Kristen Bonnicci, Assistant Principal

• Pete Karp, Principal

Donate Feminine Products for the Girls' Bathroom

About a year and a half ago, an ICE student, (now alumni), suggested in a Girls' Leadership meeting, that the school provide feminine products in the girls' bathroom. We agree! Since that time, we've done our best to keep it well stocked - so students can take what they need, when they need it.

If you'd like to help contribute to the effort, please take a look at our Amazon Wishlist specifically for the bathroom. (If you're not so into Amazon, or trying to lighten your carbon footprint and would rather send different products than listed, please feel free, and have them shipped to: 345 E. 15th Street / 5th Floor - rm. 518 (office) / New York, NY 10003

Thank you for all the ways you help support our community!

Photography Request from Jeffrey

Hello I.C.E. Community,

Amongst the many jobs I do at I.C.E., two very important activities are running the photography program as well as the international trips to Nepal and Malaysia.
I am in the process of trying to develop and advance the quality and depth of these activities.

Some of the things I would like to do are:

1. Bring in photographers who would be willing to show & tell the work they have done. I am hoping these photographers can show students different “ways of seeing”
   through photography (whether it’d be fashion photography, portrait work, editing
   techniques, landscape photography, etc.). I understand there are a number of parents who are professional photographers and/or involved in the photo-journalism field in other ways and would be willing to volunteer their time to show & tell their work and create a workshop for the students, please contact me. Also, if you know photographers, or those connected with the photo-journalism field, it would be helpful if you could put them in touch with me.

1. Provide possible studio space, open loft space etc. where myself and my students could, on occasion, practice photography skills outside of the school.

1. Donate photo equipment materials: these could be point and shoot digital cameras, cell phones with picture taking capabilities (these are really needed – it turns out these are very effective for using with students on the international trips. These phone would be used ONLY for their photo taking capabilities), and film cameras, and, any darkroom
   supplies. Please keep in mind, of course any donated materials must be in good, working
   condition.
   

Please feel free to contact me through my email address charliepotato@gmail.com or through the school.

MS After School is Hiring--Spread the Word

MS After School is looking to hire staff to join our team for this school year! This is a great part-time job opportunity to work with our wonderful middle school students. Some positions we'd like to fill are coaches for soccer and baseball; assistant coach for soccer and flag football; debate; dance and step; and cooking. We're also open to adding new activities for our participants to take part in. If you're interested or want to learn more please reach out to SONYC @ ICE's Site Director, Kristin Gruppuso via email or phone (929-246-0498) for the full job descriptions. 

First Day of MS After School--SONYC @ ICE

Our first day of middle school after school will be on Monday, September 9th! Program will run on Mondays and Fridays from 2:09 - 5 pm ; Tuesday - Thursday from 3 - 6 pm. If you absolutely need your child to stay until 6 pm on Mondays and Fridays we will make an exception. However, after school admin must be notified in advance so we can plan accordingly. For more information please reach out to the Site Director, Kristin Gruppuso at 929.246.0498 or kgruppuso@universitysettlement.org . See you soon!