Message from the Superintendent/principal

May 16, 2008

Dear Friends of Pocantico,

Our spring concert schedule continued this week with impressive performances by our Grade 6 Band, Middle School Band and Middle School Chorus. Students held a dress rehearsal on Wednesday for visiting senior citizens. Our guests also enjoyed a luncheon and BINGO compliments of the PTA. Congratulations to the many staff and students who participated in the concert and assisted with the luncheon. Spring events continue with the Primary House Concert on Thursday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. On Thursday, May 29 our second Kindergarten Arts Festival will be held from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in the elementary lobby. We hope that you can join us.

Earlier this year the EF International Language School located at the former Marymount Campus in Tarrytown introduced us to Chinese middle school students visiting the U.S. It was a great learning opportunity for all. If your family is interested in hosting a Chinese student during the upcoming year, please consider contacting the EF International Language School’s Host Family Coordinator, Theresa O’Connell at 914-332-1072 x13. According to Theresa, students stay anywhere from two weeks to nine months and request to live with a host family during that time because they are truly curious about American life and culture. This is a very exciting experience for the international student and a very enriching one for the host family.

On Wednesday, May 21 we will hold our annual Middle School Recognition Dinner. The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Westchester Manor in Hastings-on-Hudson. If you are planning to attend and have not yet made a reservation, please contact the school office. The dinner follows by a day one of the most important dates of each school year: the budget vote and school board elections. Please plan to cast your vote on Tuesday, May 20 from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the school library.

Please remember that school will be closed on Friday, May 23 and Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day.

Best wishes for the weekend.

Sincerely,
Tom

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