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Welcome to the Tesago PTA

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ENJOY THE SUMMER VACATION

 

 

 

See you all in September!!

 

 

 

Books & Bears To Alabama

Now, through the end of the school year, Tesago will be collecting Bears & Books for a school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that was ravaged by a tornado in April.. The Tesago community is going to be collecting gently used Children's Books, *like-new* stuffed animals (clean please), and monetary donations (for shipping costs) until the end of the school year. There will be collection boxes for the stuffed animals and children's books in the TESAGO LOBBY.  There will be a collection box for shipping expenses in the school office.  We are partnering with a school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama which was destroyed in the recent tornado outbreak in the south. The school will be replenishing their school library and classroom libraries with our donations of GENTLY USED children's books. The school will be putting together care packages for the students in the school with our donations of stuffed animals.

Thank you Tesago, for coming together one last time this academic year, to make a difference. Together, we can restore hope amongst the destruction in Alabama.

Back to School Supply Kits

The Tesago PTA is pleased to announce that we are working with Schoolkidz to provide the

back to school supplies that the students will need. The order forms will be coming

home this week. You can also click on this link to print off a paper copy. This year we

also have the opportunity to order using the online service. Go to www.shopttkits.com and

enter our school code 90108. It is very easy and you will get an email confirming your order.

Paper order must be received by June 3rd and online orders must be done by June 10th.

If you have any questions, please contact Jen Landers at jlanders3@nycap.rr.com.

Order_Form

5th Grade Parents/Guardians:

The end of the school year is quickly approaching and we are putting together the final plans

for the 5th Grade Moving Up Celebration and year end events. 

We are requesting a suggested donation of $20 per student to help offset the cost of s

ome of these events. 

 This collection will cover the following:

* Graduation                                           * Class gift to the school
* Individual gifts to each of the students    * Copy of 5th Gr. Class Directory      
* Gift for the DARE instructor                  * DVD for each stud

* Gifts for all four 5th Gr. teachers and aide
* 5th Gr. Game Day (students only) and pizza lunch (beverages will be provided)

Please fill out the form below and send it back along with your donation,

to your child’s teacher in an envelope marked 5th Gr. Events

no later than Friday, May 13th.

Important Dates to Remember

5/4, 5 & 6 -  ELA Testing
5/12 & 5/13 -  Math Testing
5/10 - Parent ONLY Middle School Meeting

          6:30 PM Middle School Auditorium
5/20 - Howe Cavern Field Trip for Dzikas and Fetsko Classes
5/27 - Maturation Video
6/21 - Great Escape
6/22 - 5th Gr. Game Day & Pizza Lunch
6/23 -  Moving Up Ceremony 9 AM Tesago Cafeteria
TBA - Student ONLY Middle School Walk Thru
 


Please feel free to contact Stephanie Reilly Dobo at creativestephanie@yahoo.com or 280-9058

 or Meridith Haskins at meri0311aol.com or 373-1838 with any questions.

 

Thanks so much in advance for your help and support.

 

Below is the information I would like included in the Tesago 5th Grade Directory:

Student’s Name__________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________
Phone___________________________________________________________
Email Address_____________________________________________________
Parent’s Signature___________________________________________________

This form and your $20 donation need to be returned to your

child’s teacher  by Friday, May 13th in an

envelope marked 5th Gr. Events.

 

Ice Cream Social

 

       May 13th, 2011- Ice Cream Social 6:30 - 8pm 

Volunteers needed to scoop and serve

contact Pam Karathomas at pkaratho@nycap.rr.com

 

Tools For Schools

Thank you to everyone that shopped at Price Chopper during the

 Tools for Schools Promotion!!!

Tesago Elementary was one of the top 200 winning schools. 

We were awarded an Anchor Audio Mega Vox Pro PA System with

Wired Mic and Stand.  In addition were able to use our points to

purchase an array of items for all the specials classrooms

(music, art, library, physical education) so that each child will

directly benefit. 

A complete list of the items can be seen here.  

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The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County
is having it's Spring Business Fiesta Showcase
May 5th, 2011

The SHEN ALL-IN Team!!

LADIES & GENTLEMEN,
TESAGO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES!

The Spring Carnival will be held on Friday, April 8 from 6:30-8:30 pm
at the Tesago Elementary School
 
Save the date & join us for lots of fun with carnival type games, food, music,
a photo booth, & Cogs the Robot 
 
We would love for you to help us make this event a big success.
Please consider helping out with set up, clean up and running games, serving food
and handing out prizes.
 
For more information or to sign up to help out and make this event a success
contact Evelyn Hickok phickok@nycap.rr.com - 373-2320

“IT’S A SHEN THING”

Spirit Wear

Tesago PTA

Spring Fundraiser

 

DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY-LOOK FOR
OUR TESAGO SPIRIT WEAR DAYS AT SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE!!

Place your orders on line at
www.wickedsmartapparel.com/tesago
 

click here for ORDER FORM


YOU CAN USE A CREDIT CARD!! 

OR
Please use the order form provided and make checks payable to “Tesago PTA”
ORDER DATES: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 – Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Last Date to order on line will be Monday, March 14, 2011
Late Date to turn in order form to your home room teacher will be

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

DELIVERY: All orders will be delivered to your child’s classroom.

QUESTIONS: Contact Stephanie Goodman at 423-1591 or

sgoodman@nycap.rr.com

If you’d rather not participate,
Donations can be made directly to the
Tesago PTA
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR PTA

                 Ticket Sales for SHEN ALL-IN

 

                        March 1st from 6 – 8 pm -Tesago Lobby

                 First come, first served
                     NO TICKET SALES AT THE EVENT
                       Ticket prices $4 each, T-shirt $6 each

 

Check should be made payable to Tesago PTA.
SHEN ALL-IN (new name) is the third annual faculty and staff
basketball tournament at High School East Gym. Tesago will
be playing on April 6th from 5:45 – 8:00 pm (doors open @ 5:15).
Tesago will compete against Okte, Shatekon, & Skano.
The winning team will go on to the championship game
April 13th!

SHEN All-in Information    T-Shirt Order Form

      Teachers:    Mrs. Morrell, Miss O'Brien, Mr. Pace, Mrs. Brobston
                       Mrs. Hickok, Miss Pierce, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Trent
                       Mr. Dzikas, Mr. Fetsko, Mr. Lotano, Mr. Yattaw
                       Mr. Grady, Mr. Mickle, Mrs. Wright

   Cheerleaders:  Mrs. Morrell, Mrs. Weber, Mrs. Gerstenberger
                        Miss O'Brien, Mrs. Beidl, Mrs. Patchel
                        Mrs. Quinlivan, Miss Groat

Please join us in congratulating Kate Pierce and Jill Van Dusen our PTA Honorary Life Award Winners. They will be honored at the Founder’s Day Dinner on March 28th at 6:30 at Michael’s Banquet House.

If you would like to attend the Founder’s Day dinner a signup sheet will be in the Office. The cost of the dinner is $29.00 per person and you have your choice of Prime Rib of Beef, Broccoli Cheddar Stuffed Chicken and Vegetarian Eggplant Napoleon. All checks should be made payable to Tesago PTA. The deadline for signing up and paying is Tuesday March 1st.

2011 DISCOVERY

After School Program

 

Registration Form   and   Discovery Program rules

 

 PROGRAM DATES

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2011 - THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 20101 

                        *Confirmation letters will be sent home week of February 14*

 

COORDINATOR

WHITNEY DECKER 371-7123 - kdtri@aol.com

 

COURSES:

 

FRENCH -  MONDAY: Bonjour! Have fun with this introduction to the French language and culture. Learn
Through song, flashcards, stories, crafts. Instructors from Clifton Parks Learning Language Institute will be teaching!  Grades K – 2, 3 – 5 5 weeks $65.00

MAD SCIENCE - MONDAY: Are you mad about science? Join us as Mad Science of the Capital District helps you create exciting experiments, so come on in and have a great time learning about science.
Volunteers needed Grades K-2, 4 weeks, Limit:15, $44.00

BOWLING - TUESDAY: Come on down to Clifton Park Bowl! The cost of this course includes shoes, two games per week, and bus transportation from school to the bowling alley plus a pizza party on the last day! On registration indicate which shoe size your child will need. Volunteers needed
Grades K-5, 6 weeks, $50     Pick up promptly at Clifton Park Bowl at 3:45

COMPUTER VIDEO GAME CREATION - WEDNESDAY:  If you think playing computer games is fun, think what a blast learning to program your own games will be. Your imagination is the limit as you use GameMaker software to create maze, strategy, and a variety of other types of games. You’ll learn about creating sprites, objects, events and actions. Design a room, make it look the way you want, add objects and play your game. We’ll teach you how to display health, lives, score, splash screens and high score tables. Using drag and drop programming, you’ll be creating exciting, professional looking games you can play with your friends.  Grade 4 & 5, 5 weeks, $55, Limit 10


KIDZART - WEDNESDAY:  If you love to draw and would like to learn technique by using colored pencils, chalk, pastels, charcoal, scratch art, and also have a chance to work with clay, this is for you! This program focuses on the creative process, not the end result, and uses high quality art materials.

Volunteers needed, 5 weeks, Limit: 15 K-2, 15 3-5,   $65.00

MR. TWISTY’S MAGIC SCHOOL - THURSDAY:  Come clown around with Mr. Twisty as he teaches you to be a great performer. Learn how to make balloon animals and do amazing magic tricks.
Volunteers needed, Grades K-5, 5 weeks, Limit: 25, $40.00

LEGOS CLUB - THURSDAY:   Come join us and build with LEGOS, with direction and free play!!
Volunteers needed, 5 weeks, $20.00

LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT Robotics Engineering - FRIDAY:  This exciting class teaches you how to program LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT robots, the coolest robot available. You will use your new skills to meet such challenges as beating your opponent at Sumo or pushing water bottles out of a ring. This class will introduce programming concepts such as repeat loops and if/then statements, and sensor use will also be taught. For the student who has little or no experience with robotics or programming.

Grade 4 & 5, 5 weeks, $55, Limit 10.
 

SHEN Inventors

 

All students in the Shenendehowa district are invited to invent something new and to have fun in this year’s Shen Inventors Program.

 

Shen Inventors Information Session:

    January 21st (6-7pm) Gowana Cafeteria
Participation Registration Form Return Date:

    February 4th
Display Date:

    February 12th WinterFest Clifton Park Mall (Boscov’s Corridor)
 

 Registration Packet

 

PTA Lifetime Achievement Award

We are now accepting nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award. This is a award to recognize individuals for their distinguished contribution to the service of children or youth. Attached is the nomination form. Please consider nominating someone who your feel has gone above and beyond.

 

Here are the previous winners:

Individuals do not need to be members of PTA or Tesago

to be nominated for this award. 

 

We need the completed form by Wednesday, January 18.

There is a box in the main office for completed forms. 


Winners will be announced soon.

 

Download the Nomination Form Here.

TESAGO MOVIE NIGHT

 

Join us for a Movie Night!  We will be showing Despicable Me

on Friday, January 28th at 6:30 in the Tesago Cafeteria.

Bring a blanket and pillow then grab a spot with your friends for a

really fun evening. The concession will have pizza, popcorn, pretzels

 and drinks. Doors will open at 6:00. 

If you have any question, please contact

Jen Landers at jlanders3@nycap.rr.com or if you would like to help out.

 

 

PARP begins in January!
Join us for our annual PARP (Parents As Reading Partners) program – it’s easy! Your challenge is to read every day as a family for at least 15 minutes. Read the newspaper, magazines, books of any kind…why not listen to an audio book together? PARP lasts from January through March; your challenge is to read every single day in that three month period. More information (including specifics about our special programs: K-2 Story Night, Battle of the Books and Family Library Night) will be available on our Online Bulletin Board and Library Media Center webpage in mid-December. Look for more updates to come through SIS messenger as well.
~Ms. Pierce


PS – K-2 Families, mark your calendars now: On Tuesday, January 4th from 6-7 pm, join us for our new event - Story Night! This special evening features stories, pjs, some of your favorite teachers and a special guest! This event is for students in Kindergarten through second grade only and will be held in the café. More details to follow!
 


 

The Tesago PTA invites you to participate in this

years National Reflections program.

THEME "Together We Can"

 

The Reflections Program provides students with the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition. Reflections can also serve as an outlet for students to creatively explore what they are learning in the classroom. When children express themselves through words, pictures, music, dance, film, and other art media, they grow intellectually; they learn to analyze their thoughts and feelings. The Reflections Program helps parents encourage the creativity, self-discovery, and lifelong learning of their children. Supporting the PTA Reflections Program is one way you can increase student achievement, foster student talents, and promote the arts.

 

click here to download the Reflection Packet

 

The Tesago PTA welcomes you to

the 2010-2011 school year.  

 

 

Beth Silaika, President
Tesago PTA
Together Everyone Shares A Great Opportunity

Every Child. One Voice.

    
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