BAND
Dear Ryan Band Student/Parent:
So what happened Wednesday?
Many of you may be wondering why band was cancelled
on Wednesday. BAND WAS NOT CANCELLED
WEDNESDAY. I was speaking with Ms. Wheeler in the Band Room. The chairs were not set up (the 6th Graders normally set them up
on Tuesday, but there was no school last Tuesday). And apparently, rather than actually go to the Band Room to check, most students decided on their own that Band was cancelled. By the time I learned what had happened, most kids had either gotten on the bus or called home.
It is rare that I would cancel Band without plenty of advanced notice. If Band is cancelled, there will be an announcement and I will notify parents by email as early as possible.
So, we'll chalk this up to miscommunication (and a 70-degree day) and move on.
Here's this week's
Schedule
Tuesday, March 15 (The Ides of March)
Wednesday, March 16
- Clarinet - 8:20
- Make-up Lessons - 9:08
- Trumpet 1 - 9:56
- Trumpet 2 - 12:00
- Trombone/Baritone - 12:49
- Flute - 1:37
- Full Band and Late Lessons - 2:30-3:30
Thursday, March 17 (St Patrick's Day)
- Make-Up Lessons - 8:20
- Saxophone 1 - 9:08
- Saxophone 2 - 9:56
- Saxophone 3 - 12:00
- Percussion - 12:49
- Tuba - 1:37
- Full Band - 2:30
Thanks
Mr. O
PAC
Dear Ryan School Families, I hope that everyone is having a good weekend. It is not too late to purchase calendar raffle tickets!! You have a chance to win $100 this week on St. Patrick's Day!!
Starting now- February we are changing the Box Tops Contest!!! The goal is to raise $2000 in Box Tops (Yes that is 20,000 Box Tops that need to be collected from Ryan Students and Families). If this is accomplished by the beginning of June then all students will have a chance to tape Assistant Principal Mr. Hart to a wall!!! Start collecting and turning them in!! In February we collected 1,187- keep sending them in because a lot more have to be collected to tape Mr. Hart!!!
If you are interested in taking over the Arts and Enrichment Committee Chair Position or Updating the School Sign- please let me know. It would be great to get volunteers now to learn for next year!!
We are also in need of volunteers for the ice cream social especially some help with the basketball free throw contest (great job for some dads!!!)- see below to sign up!!
Lastly, I am attaching the treasurer report from our meeting this week! Thank you Lynette!
IMPORTANT DATES:
March 1st-March 31st- Calendar Raffle- Winner Everyday! Not too late to participate!
March 14th-18th- Book Fair (During School)- See class schedule below!
Friday, March 18th- Ice Cream Social and Book Fair, 6-8pm, Ryan School Cafeteria and Gym
March 23rd and 30th- Skewer's Dine-Out Night, 4-9pm
Friday, April 29th- Birthday Book Program- 2016 Library Book Drive Ends
MARCH MADNESS CALENDAR RAFFLE- $100 WINNER THIS WEEK- NOT TO LATE!!
The Ryan School PAC is excited to share our 3rd Annual Calendar Raffle fundraising opportunity with you. We are pleased to report that the profits from last year's raffle enable us to purchase HP Streams for the classrooms. Each child will be sent home with a packet with information and raffle tickets to sell for this fundraiser (they came home the end of last week). We will pick a winning ticket each day for the month of March and the winners will receive a call as to how much money they have won. It is not to late participate- send them in today! Look out for St. Paddy's Day (big winnings!) If you have questions about the raffle, please email Carolyn Gaglione at
ryanschoolpac@gmail.com. Thank you in advance!!
Winners:
Day 1- Kim Trodden- $25 Seller: Trevor Trodden
Day 2- Leigh Leslie- $25 Seller: Tristan Leslie
Day 3: Deb Kraytenberg- $25
Day 4: Walter Connolly- $25 Seller: Emily French
Day 5: Ryan Dean- $50 Seller: Kacey Dean
Day 6: Linda and Ed Downing- $50 Seller: Sarah Downing
Day 7: Allison Skinner- $25 Seller: Katherine Stonoha
Day 8: Dina Callahan- $25 Seller: Jack Callahan
Day 9: Andy Gradzewicz- $25 Seller: Annemarie Sullivan
Day 10: John Carleton- $25 Seller: Eowyn Bailey
Day 11: June Fowler- $25
BOOK FAIR- ALSO OPEN DURING ICE CREAM SOCIAL!!!!
The PAC is excited to bring the Book Fair to the Ryan again this year. An amazing selection of books is headed our way! At the Book Fair your child will be able to shop for the latest and finest titles for kids. Each student will receive a free book (up to $5.99). There will also be chances for students to win free books. Flyers will be sent home a week before fair. We are in need of volunteers to help the book fair run smoothly- please sign up on sign-up genius:http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4ba9a623a6f85-ryan.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The ice cream social is on Friday, March 18th from
6-8pm. Come enjoy an ice cream for $1.50 with many toppings. Participate in the basketball free throw contest and shop at the book fair. This is not a drop off event. We are in need of volunteers for this event. Please use sign-up genius:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4ba9a623a6f85-2016
SKEWER'S DINEOUT NIGHT
Take your family out to dinner at Skewer's and 15% of your order will be donated to the Ryan School PAC on Wednesday March 23rd and March 30th from 4-9pm. Please bring the attached notice. Dine-In and Take-Out Count! Skewer's Wood Grill is located at 1060 Main Street in Tewksbury.
BIRTHDAY BOOK PROGRAM- 2016 LIBRARY BOOK DRIVE
During the months of March and April we will be collecting books for our library to replace many of the "well-loved" books and to add to the more popular collections. I am attaching the donation sheet. We have patched, taped and tossed a lot of books over the years and sadly haven't been able to replace them. The birthday book program is a great way to honor your child's birthday by donating a book in their name. There are many ways to donate but we are asking for hardcover books:
- Use the requested list on SignUpGenius. The link is:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094eaeab22a75-ryan1 Pick a book and sign-up so that it gets taken off the list (to avoid duplication). Purchase at any place that you like (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.) and fill in the sheet on the back of this notice and send to school with the purchased book. If you use Amazon don’t forget to use smile.amazon.comand choose the Ryan School and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to the school.
- Purchase a requested book at our Book Fair held during the week of March 14th-18th (it will be open during the Ice Cream Social on 3/18). There will be a selection of books there that are needed for our library.
- Make a monetary donation to purchase some needed books (even if it is not enough to purchase a hardcover book- it is still greatly appreciated and your child will be honored). Send donation to school in an envelope labeled PAC Birthday Book Club along with the sheet on the back with monetary donation checked off. Make checks out to the Ryan School PAC.
- Book & monetary donations, with the completed form, can be dropped in the Birthday Book Bin in the Ryan School library.
STOP AND SHOP
Help out the Ryan School by registering your Stop & Shop card. Sign up your family and friends, too!
It’s easy!
2) Type in your card number and the first three letters of your last name.
3) Choose the John F. Ryan Elementary School. You can choose up to two schools! (Dewing and North Street participate as well!)
Every purchase earns points for our school that turns into cash at the end of the program and you keep all of your gas rewards!
RECYCLE THAT
Donate your unwanted books and clothing now in our purple and yellow bin at school! The bin will accept books, DVDs, used clothing in any condition, linens and clothing accessories. Good condition items are repurposed and resold, lesser condition items are turned into industrial rags and filling material. Please no encyclopedias or college text books. Lets earn money for our school and keep these items out of landfills!
INK RECYCLING PROGRAM
The Ryan School participates in an ink recycling program. Bring in your used ink jets, laser toner cartridges, and used cell phones ( in a zippered bag) and the Ryan will recycle them. Proceeds will fund art and enrichment programming at our school! Save the earth and help the school!
PAPER RETRIEVER
The Ryan School has two Paper Retriever bins. Bring your newspapers, office paper and catalogs to be recycled. We receive money for this paper and the proceeds go directly to the Ryan School arts and enrichment programming. Please no plastic bags or phone books
AMAZON
Amazon has a shopping program that benefits non-profits and the Ryan School PAC is now registered. It's called Amazon Smile and will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to our PAC. If you shop on Amazon.com, go to
smile.amazon.com to designate the "John Ryan School Pac" as your school. Another great way to earn FREE money for our school and kids!
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Attached is a notice from Food and Nutrition Services regarding an event: Healthy Me+Healthy We= Healthy Community Event.
This email is being sent to you from the the Ryan School PAC. Your email will only be used for this purpose.
If you know anyone who would like to be added, please forward this email to them and tell the them to email us with a request to be added.
If you would like to be removed from this email please let us know.
Thanks, Carolyn Gaglione- Chair Ryan School PAC
