PTA October Updates

October 2023

Greetings from your PTA Presidents

Whether you were picking pumpkins with family, planning out Halloween costumes with friends or enjoying the cool weather with some warm apple cider, we hope that everyone enjoyed the long weekend.

A new event this year, join the PTA at the Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular on November 19th at 2pm. Keep an eye out for an email containing ticket sales and more information today at 8am - tickets are extremely limited.

Join us for the C.H.I.L.D. (Children Having Individual Learning Differences) Meet & Greet on Friday 10/13 to enjoy a cup of coffee with our Pupil Personnel Services Team - more info here.

Want to get involved? Please sign up for our NEW 2023-2024 volunteer list here. Please sign up if you are interested in hearing about volunteer opportunities! And don't forget to show your support and join our PTA membership here.

As always, email us with any questions, feedback, or ideas.

Have a great week!

Amy Lee (GV) & Jennifer Petrilli (SP)

This Week

M 10/9, NO SCHOOL (Columbus Day)
T 10/10, Board of Education Meeting
T 10/10, Rockettes Christmas Spectacular tickets go on sale
F 10/13, C.H.I.L.D. Meet & Greet
S 10/14, Family Photo Day

Next Week

W 10/18, SP Pizza Day
Th 10/20, SP Picture Day

To see a further list of events click here.

Become a PTA Member

Your annual membership dues are a vital contribution enabling all the great programs the PTA offers your students, families, and schools! Show your support and pay your dues here.

Edgemont C.H.I.L.D (Children Having Individual Learning Differences) is a committee supporting families with children with learning differences. This event is open to everyone who would like to come meet our Pupil Personnel Services Team. Coffee and light snacks will be served. Please RSVP and we look forward to seeing you there!

RSVP Here

A new event this year, join the PTA at the Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular on November 19th at 2pm. Keep an eye out for an email containing ticket sales and more information today at 8am.

It's game over for our fall movie night. Thank you everyone for your support and patience. We'll be reaching out soon on reimbursements to everyone who purchased tickets. Stay tuned for a possible spring movie night!

The Scholastic Book Fair is returning to Seely Place from October 24th-26th!

Family Book Fair Night on October 25th (Wednesday): join us for food trucks, shopping and K-2 family reading. More details here
Details on class in-school shopping schedule and family shopping hours here
Set-up an eWallet for your child here
We need volunteers! Sign up here

Thank you for all who registered for After School Clubs! Please see the Fall After School Clubs calendar below.

ASC Calendar

Save the Date - Let's Get Rotten to the Core on April 20, 2024 as the Edgemont Elementary Schools and the PTA presents KJK Productions’ of Descendants. Registration will open January 16th. To learn more click:

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Our volunteer list is updated this year so even if you have signed up in the past, you will need to fill out the new form below to receive this year's volunteer opportunities. Please join our volunteer list with the link below to be included in volunteer request communications or email our VP of Volunteers at vpvolunteers@pta-edgemont.org.

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The first Greenville Pizza Day of the 23-24 school year was a hit! Thank you to our Greenville Pizza Day chairs Laura Nukho and Yelena Zabludovskaya and our awesome volunteers: Rachel Bronson, Krista Cassaniti, Arbresha Curanaj, Katia Gambino, Shannon Gershow, lana Hot, Janet Lau, Dennis Molina, Maria Papapavlou, Mia Parker, Emily Rubin, Payal Lakhani Sanghvi and Ruko Yamato.

Thank you to our Spiritwear chairs, Alex Kusinitz and Lauren Lappen for bringing fresh styles to Edgemont. We can't wait to show off our school spirit!

The ETA (Edgemont Teachers Association) has been a part of the Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk for the last 25 years. This year the walk will be held on Sunday, October 15 at Manhattanville College. We would love to have members from the Edgemont community join us. Please click the link below to join the team or make a donation.

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Tryouts for Edgemont Hoops boys and girls travel teams for grades 4th through 6th, will be held October 16th through October 19th. Visit www.edgemont-hoops.com for further details and to register.

Please note that Edgemont Hoops will also offer recreational basketball programs this winter for grades 2nd through 6th. Registration will open in late October.

The Edgemont School Foundation welcomes everyone back to school! We work with administrators and teachers to enhance the education of all Edgemont students and to bring teacher ideas and requests to fruition. Please visit our website to read about past projects and see how we make a lasting impact on our schools every year. Thank you for your support. Without it we would not be able to continue funding these important projects.

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The Edgemont Parent Teacher Student Association's (PTSA) weekly newsletter is available here . Check out what's going on at the Junior-Senior High School.

Interested in being featured in our Community News section? Follow the link below to fill out a request form.

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PTA Executive Board 2023-2024

Amy Lee, Co-President; Jennifer Petrilli, Co-President; Emily Mitchell, Secretary; Heather Stern, Treasurer; Emily Li, Junior Treasurer; Jill Schwartz, VP Programming; Jessica Leto, VP Fundraising; Payal Lakhani-Sanghvi, VP Volunteers; Sarah Schwartzberg, VP Communications; Lisa Schein (Stone), VP Technology