A Note From The Presidents - Edgemont PTA

EDGEMONT DISTRICT PTA JUNE 10, 2011 

It’s hard to believe that there are 2 weeks left until summer vacation 

begins. As our children leave Greenville and Seely Place on June 23rd for camp, vacation or just 

lazy days around the neighborhood; we reflect on the fun and successful year the PTA was able to 

provide to our children. 

Through the efforts of volunteers our children were able to put on the theatrical production of 

Peter Pan, enjoy Winter Warm-Up and participate in the Parent/Child book clubs. Our Multi- 

Cultural committee brought the world to our children and through Cultural Arts they learned 

about sign language while authors taught them the intricacies of writing and illustrating books. 

None of these programs could be provided without the financial support of the community and 

the overwhelming time and effort of all our volunteers; and for this we are truly grateful. So, a 

sincere thank you to all of you who volunteered and made generous donations. 

A special thank you to the outgoing members of the PTA Board for all the work they have 

done behind the scenes to help make it all happen.– Nancy Faust, Jennifer Wurtzburger and 

Deb Schenfeld. As sad as we are to see them go, we warmly welcome the new Board members – 

Norma Milio, Shari Turell, Erin Sulliven-Theisen and Elizabeth Vickery. We are also so 

excited and lucky to have Lauren Ricci-Warren taking over as Co-President for Kelly Ivanoski 

at Seely Place. 

And on a personal note, a heartfelt thank you to Kelly, for all she has done for our schools over 

the past two years - she will be missed. 

Have an awesome summer vacation. We look forward to working with you all again next year! 

See you at the Welcome Back BBQ & Carnival on Friday, September 9, 2011. 

Beth Tomkiewicz and Kelly Ivanoski 

A Note From The Presidents 

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Thank you to our Committee Chairs, 

from the PTA Presidents 

By far the most important asset of the PTA is our volunteers and we want to give special 

recognition to those who accept the responsibility of chairing committees. Many of our committees are 

year round commitments that require much time, effort and dedication to remain successful. 

R R R R R R R R R R 

To our Spring Fête Committee: Tami Haas, Julie 

Hallowell, Norma Milio, Alix Brown and Rosanne 

Klein, we cannot thank you enough for your efforts in our 

biggest and most entertaining fundraiser, it is a wonderful 

community event. You undertook many challenges that 

resulted in an incredible evening. Those of us who worked 

behind the scenes with you appreciate the countless hours 

you gave. Thanks to you we were able to meet and exceed 

our fundraising expectations. We must also extend a huge 

thank you to the Edgemont Community. In a difficult 

year you continued to support your PTA. Your generosity 

makes a difference to all of our children. 

To our After-School Clubs co-chairs, Elizabeth Vickery, 

Anuja Joshi, Beth Shore and April DePietto a 

huge thank you. Running After-School Clubs is a full time 

job and we appreciate your energy, enthusiasm and creativity. 

Thank you to Janice Gates Kelly and Robin Sauerhaft 

for chairing our Spring Plant Sale, our gardens all 

look beautiful and the PTA benefited as well. Thank you 

to Pamala Montgomery, Nancy Stuzin and Jen Wurzburger 

for once again successfully organizing the Used 

Book Fairs. Thank you to Joanne Smith for collecting 

and calculating all those De Ciccio’s receipts. Thank you 

to Hilary Henkind for continuing to “Green” our lockers, 

the time you save us shopping is priceless. Thank you 

to our Lunch Coordinators: Pam Pass, Lisa Buckser- 

Schulz and Joy Rho. And thank you to the individuals 

that ran our school lunch programs: Monday: Amy 

Ferraro, Ailyna Yarrington, Luz Rivera Kane; Tuesday: 

Judy Seiff, Elizabeth Donnelly & Janice Gates Kelly; 

Wednesday: Toni Ann McKillop, April DePietto and 

Laura Bortstein; Thursday: Judy Hall, Kimiko Shime 

& Satomi Suh; Friday: Coordinator: Jen Wurtzburger, 

Grade Chairs: Carol Kizer, Elizabeth Vickery, Debbie 

Youngstein, Suzie Perlman, Jen Rosin, Marianne Chao, 

Rosanne Klein, Jen Frain and Deborah Melincoff. You 

all provide a tremendous service and we appreciate your 

continued dedication to feeding our children. 

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Our stage was flying with the production of “Peter Pan” 

thanks to: Jen Rosin, Dawn Hoesterey and Heather 

Zuckerman for coordinating this year’s theatrical production. 

Thank you Elise Ballon, Alicia Rieger, Karen 

Rosner, Nidhi Sahgal and Jin Li Guo for giving budding 

scientists a chance to showcase their skills at our annual 

Science Fair. Thank you Martha Lee Mellis, Mindy 

Erber, Wendi Black Strier and Rosanne Klein for organizing 

an exciting and informative Health Fair for GRV 

& SP 3rd & 4th Graders. Thank you to the Health and 

Safety committee, Pam Miner and Randi Guttenburg. 

A special thank you to Pam Miner who inspired us to walk 

to school. Thank you to Josh Brandfonbrener for leading 

our Math Olympiads to success. Our libraries were fully 

staffed with the help of our Library coordinators, Lisann 

Donnelly and Tomoko Hwong. Thank you Mary Jane 

Cohen, Diane Brattoli and Alisa Herschaft for continuing 

a very special tradition – The Teacher Recognition 

Luncheon. This event is anticipated with great appreciation 

and admiration by the entire staff at both GRV and SP. 

As always, the food was spectacular. Thank you to Caroline 

Tzelios and Annette Meglino for chairing the Yearbook 

committee. Producing the yearbook is truly a labor 

of love. Your hard work is greatly appreciated. The Edgemont 

Newcomers is a great success, thank you to Louise 

Bull, Janice Gates-Kelly, Yasmin Pacia and Yana Fomin 

for warmly welcoming those new to Edgemont. Thank you 

Yasmin Pacia, Mary Jane Cohen, Yana Fomin, Louise 

Bull and Amy Palmer for continuing your tremendous 

work spearheading and organizing the many events sponsored 

by the Multi-Cultural Committee. Thank you to 

The Cultural Arts Committee: Shari Turell, Jen Rosin 

Klion, Eve Brooks and Gerri Sommers. We greatly 

appreciate all the hours you commit to coordinating and 

finding so many incredibly talented people that work with 

our children creating experiences they will always remember 

and programs the teachers appreciate.


To our Grade Parent co-chairs: Jennifer Wurtzburger, 

Laurie Filippone, Alisa Herschaft and 

Jennifer Frain. Thank you to Pat Cook and Khatija 

Salimi for organizing another successful Tile Day at Seely 

Place. We thank Nancy Faust for organizing the CPK 

fundraisers, we all love an excuse to avoid cooking dinner 

for one night!! Thank you Lisann Donnelly and Allison 

Press for encouraging the community to save and collect 

Box Tops for Education. Our Jr. Great Book co-chairs: 

Stephanie Newman Levine, Carey McGee & Maria 

Sarro did a tremendous job enriching Greenville’s reading 

program. The kids love the new and improved Young 

Writer’s Workshop thank you to the chairs, Betsy Cadel 

and Leslie Thayer. A big thank you to Elyse Pace, Elaine 

Shah, Robin Greif & Julie Hallowell, for teaching our 

children the value of community service through the Kids 

Help Kids committee. 

Thank you to Laurie Duffalo, Shula Darviche and 

Sandy Ng for organizing a fun Mom’s Night Out. 

Our children enjoyed their night out at Winter Warm-up, 

thanks to Nancy Faust, Cindy Musoff, Betsy McCormack 

& Wendi Black Strier. Thanks to Greg Butler and 

John Ivanoski, many dads enjoyed a fun game of hoops at 

the Cops and Community Basketball game. Thank you 

to Marianne Chao, Kim Aslanian, Jen Frain and Lisann 

Donnelly for continuing to wow us with their awesome 

selection of PTA Merchandise. We thank the Publishing 

Center chairs: Ailyna Yarrington and Khatija Salimi for 

the many long and tedious hours you work quietly behind 

the scenes. Laura Seeley our Partnership for Learning 

Differences chair, we thank you for the many speakers you 

brought to our community. Their advice proved relevant 

for all children and parents. Thank you to Shanel Kay for 

chairing Wiggleworks at Seely Place and bringing much 

appreciated support in to the classrooms. 

We want to recognize and thank our Technology 

chairs, Jen Wurtzburger and Erin Sullivan 

Theisen for there efforts in establishing our constant contact 

blasts and working a PTA website, they have allowed 

us to communicate with the community more efficient and 

effectively that will prove to be more “green” in the coming 

year. A special thank you to Jen Wurtzburger who 

managed our monthly blasts and was “on call” for our last 

minute messages. 

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Thank you to Lora Griffith and Jen Wurtzburger for 

producing the Backpack News through out the year. 

You barely have time to catch your breath before you turn 

back around to your computer pulling together another 

great issue. Thank you to Deborah Schenfeld for organizing 

a delicious and well attended Volunteer Recognition 

Breakfast. And, it was so gratifying to everyone on 

the PTA Board to be able to personally thank so many 

volunteers. 

Have a great summer, 

Kelly and Beth


Spring Fête 

Thank you to all the volunteers 

for helping make the fête such a 

great success: Ailyna & Brian Yarrington, 

Franco Milio, Nancy Faust, 

Jen Wurtzburger, Heather & David 

Scarselli, Laurie & Jan Duffalo, Joan 

Pachner, Gerri Sommers, Suzie & 

Dean Perlman, Beth Tomkiewicz, 

Kelly Ivanoski, Deborah Melincoff & 

Hooman Yaghoobzadeh, Jennifer & 

Michael Frain, Francene Gallousis, 

Amy & Robert Ferraro, Elizabeth & 

David Lampert, Anne Butler-Boyle 

& Gerry Boyle, Fan & Jeff Zhang, Patricia 

Barry, Elizabeth Rothstein, Iris 

Friedman, Debbie Schenfeld, Jessica 

D’Antona, Rachel & Evan Baumgarten, 

Elaine & Greg Gallousis, Shari & 

Jon Turell, Nancy & Darren Gordon, 

Julie & Mark Schneyer, Monique 

Ravazzani, Carolyn & Larry Bortner, 

Wendi & Todd Strier, Colleen Frank, 

Garett Goldberg, Susan & Troy Smith, 

Khatija & Wasim Bukhari, Malhar 

Nanavaty, Caryn Angelson, Audrey 

Prashker, Joan Zolot, Sharon Forman 

& Steve Marks, Pamela & Malcolm 

Montgomery, Elizabeth Vickery, Janice 

Gates Kelly, Lori & Walter Hosp, 

Genevieve Jaffe, Tara Eliasoff, Richard 

Klein, Lori Laubich, Andrea Weiss, 

Mara Goldberg, Randi Guttenberg, 

Laura Bortstein, Lauren Ricci-Warren, 

Betsy McCormack, Mary Elizabeth 

Stern, April Haye, Liz Salshutz, 

Stacey Blechman, Pat Kuschman. 

Thanks to everyone who worked so 

hard. Your time and efforts are greatly 

appreciated! 

Many Thanks From the PTA Committee Chairs… 

R R R R R R R R R R 

Peter Pan 

The PTA school musical was a huge 

success this year! We never could 

have done it without the help of our 

parent volunteers: Elyse Ballan, Jane 

Becker, Roni Blaustein, Sara Blotner, 

Nicole Charnizon, Nancy Faust, 

Marisa Ferarra, Jennifer Frain, Marla 

Heyman, Kelly Ivanoski, Amelie 

Kraus, Michele Older, Courtney 

Picciano, Beth Ryan, Maria Sarro, 

Jennifer Scherr, Nancy Shifren, Leslie 

Thayer, Fabiola Tucker and all of the 

other ‘unsung heroes’ who helped to 

make the rehearsals and shows run so 

smoothly! 

Science Fair 

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers 

who helped make the Science 

Fair a huge success: Sarika Sunku, 

Kristel Hunt, Carolyn Zhu, Beth 

Ryan, Julie Shelton, Marisa Ferrara, 

Zina Campanella, Shalin Shah, Sonali 

Shah, Eliane Luciano, Jyoti Weber, 

Jacklyn Liu, Christine Yan, David Yan, 

Jie Tang, Nancy Shifren, Shari Turell, 

Anne Sternthal, Pam Montgomery, 

and Marjorie Tummolo. 

Teacher Appreciation Luncheons 

Seely Place 

Thank you to the following volunteers 

for all your cooking, serving, cleaning, 

gift wrapping, picture taking, 

video making and flower donations 

for this special day. We COULD NOT 

have done it without you: Alejandra 

Gomez, Alisa Greenspan, Alison 

Bernstein, Alissa Hirschheimer, Amy 

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Palmer, Andrea Weiss, Andrew Jeske, 

Anita Lebberies, Anna Lenin, Anne 

Butler Boyle, Ashi Barti, Betsy Cadel, 

Cody Fisher, Deborah Melincoff, Dianne 

Stewart, Diedre Horenz, Donna 

Marie Cara, Elizabeth Lambert, Erin 

Sullivan, Francene Gallousis, Frank 

Mizerik, Gerri Sommers, Heather 

Solomon, Hong Zhihong, Japanese 

Woman’s Club, Jennifer Frain, Jodi 

Roth, Joy Rho, Kelly Ivanoski, Khatija 

Bukhari, Khatija Salimi, Kimiko 

Shime, Laura Bortstein, Lauren Warren, 

Linda Harrigan, Lisa Decker, Lora 

Griffith, Loren Weiss, Louise Ball, Luz 

Kane, Marlene Spector, Mary Elizabeth 

Stern, Michelle Older, Nancy 

Bernstein, Pat Rosenberg, Randi 

Guttenberg, Rebecca Hand, Robin 

Ferrante, Rosanne Klein, Sara Blotner, 

Sara Stratford, Satomi Suh, Shanel 

Kay, Susan Henner, Susan Wilson, 

Tatjana Tatakala, Tina Gerraughty, 

Tracy DeMarinis, Vanina Grovit, 

Voormila Raian, and Wendi Strier. 

Greenville 

A very special thank you to the 

volunteers who helped with set-up, 

clean-up, cooking, and purchasing 

desserts and/or drinks it could not 

have been possible without ALL your 

help: Laurie Filippone, Colleen Frank, 

Norma Milio, Heather Scarselli, Maria 

Sarro, Alix Brown, Riki Malki, April 

Haye, Jen Klion, Sonia Nieves, Joanna 

Zhong, Ailyna Yarrington, Victoria 

Scagnelli, Jennifer Wurtzburger, 

Debbie Youngstein, Carey McGee, 

Ana Canas, Michele Riverso, Joy


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Mastrantonio, Lori Hosp, Lori Laubich, 

Toniann McKillop, Yasmin Pacia, 

Amy Ferraro, Shari Turell, Yana Formin, 

Jean Farris, Judy Seiff, Margaret 

Agolia, Erika Markowitz, Dina Patel, 

Stephanie Falk, Suzie Perlman, Judy 

Hall, Cindy Zieman, Joanne Smith, 

Lisa Sayegh, Melanie Gomez, Andrea 

Meyer, Chantal Kolber, Nancy Faust 

and Liz Silverstein. Thanks also to 

Tony & the custodial staff and to Ms. 

Horowitz and Ms. Fragala for letting 

us take over the library for the day! 

Yearbooks 

Greenville 

A big thank you to all the amazing 

volunteers that helped make the 2011 

yearbook a wonderful memory keepsake 

for the kids: Alix Brown, Lisa 

Shaw, Matt Shaw, Beth Kaufer, Rhonda 

Pomerantz, Judy Seiff, Lisa Russo, 

Leslie Schneider, Toniann McKillop, 

Stacey Kreinik, Elaine Shah, Beth 

Tomkiewicz, Donna Berger, Ailyna 

Yarrington, Mary Jane Cohen, Robin 

Sauerhaft, Audrey Prashker, Joanna 

Zhong, Elizabeth Vickery, Debbie 

Rothschild, Nadine Larit, and Ana 

Canas. 

Seely Place 

Thank you to the Seely Place Yearbook 

Committee: Pamela Montgomery, 

Jen Frain and Monique Ravazzani. 

This wonderful piece of memorabilia 

for the Seely Place families would not 

have been possible without your hard 

work and MANY hours of dedication. 

School Lunch Program 

An enormous thank-you to all the 

many parents who volunteered their 

time during the school year to serve 

hot lunches to our children, and to all 

the teachers and aides who often lend 

a hand when needed. The PTA Lunch 

Program would not exist without 

you, and your hard work and dedication 

are so greatly appreciated. If you 

volunteered at the lunch program and 

your name was accidentally left off the 

list, please accept our apologies and 

know your work is appreciated. 

Greenville Lunch Program 

Chicken Nugget Monday: Jennifer 

DeMarrais, Pam Bieber, Malhar Nanavaty, 

Mary Anne Gilmartin, Norma 

Milio, Leslie Alpert, Janine Marlow, 

Kristen Lu, Anuja Joshi, Dana Greissman, 

Robin Luband, Lori Kitaygorodsky, 

Prajna Nair, Colleen Frank, 

Debbie Youngstein, Christine Kollenborn, 

Tami Haas, Beth Tomkiewicz, 

Julie Seifer, Mika Shimojma, Laurie 

Filippone, Stephanie Feldman, Jyotsna 

Gaur, and Ariana Kaminskas. 

Obento Box Tuesday: Ailyna Yarrington, 

Donna Sayegh, Elyse Pace, 

Fernanda Tober, Hiroko Kawahara, 

Jen I-Chuan-Tai, Jeehye Park, Joanne 

Smith, Maria Sarro, Robin Sauerhaft, 

Sawako Sumi, Tami Haas and Yoon 

Perera. 

CPK Wednesday: Leslie & Andrew 

Thayer, Carole Viamin, Mindi Mond, 

Jodi Klein, Hiroko Hutchings, Jean 

Farris, Urmila Ramesh, Shreya Patel, 

Leslie Heineman, Mia Alonso, 

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Lisa Beyer, Supriyatno Supryatho, Jie 

Tang, Margaret Agoglia, Malhar Nanavaty, 

Aoi Kaga, Donna Sayegh, Prajna 

Nair, Liz Silverstein, Carrie Burns, 

Victoria Scagnelli, Debbie Rothschild, 

Iris Friedman, Colleen Frank, and 

MaryJane Cohen. 

Southeast Asia Thursday: Suzie & 

Dean Perlman, Victoria Zlotkowski, 

Tami Haas, Dawn Hoesterey, Donna 

Sayegh, Colleen Frank, Carey McGee, 

Lisa Beyer, Kaoriko Hayakawa and 

Dana Greissman. 

Pizza Friday: Jill Frenkel, Iris Friedman, 

Elaine Gallousis, Mara Goldberg, 

Joiyoung Jang, Eliane Luciano, 

Lori Laubich, Malhar Nanavaty, Ratna 

Kataria, Aoi Kaga, Leslie Wong, Amy 

Ferraro, Jennifer DeMarrais, Jiyoung 

Jang, Jeehye Park, Jisun Chan, Colleen 

Frank, Dianne Novarro, Nancy 

Gordon, Norma Milio, Lisa Sayegh, 

Edythe Teperman, Andrea Meyer, 

Fernanda Tobar, Debbie Rappaport, 

Laurie Duffalo, Jennifer Huffman, 

Tami Haas, Martha Lee Mellis, Jeffrey 

Weizer, Mika Shimojima, Elaine Shah, 

Patricia Tsuruo, Lina Kapadia, Beth 

Tomkiewicz, and Jodi Klein.


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Seely Place Lunch Program 

Monday: Shula Daviche, Jennifer 

Frain, Alisa Greenspan, Christine 

Howard, Monica Ravazzani, Noriko 

Usami, Tracy DeMarinis and Maria 

Silverstein. 

Tuesday: Anne Butler-Boyle, Michael 

D’Antona, Pallavi Shah, Beth Shore, 

Maria Silverstein. 

Wednesday: Randi Guttenberg, 

Monique Ravazzani, Nancy Goldrich, 

Beth Shore, Lisa Feldman, Sara 

Blotner, Jodi Roth, Annette Meglino, 

Christine Feng, Wendy Zimmerman, 

Shula Darviche, Maria Silverstein, 

Alissa Hirschheimer, Sunmi Park, Michael 

d’Antona and Laura Bortstein. 

Thursday: Laura Bortstein, Elizabeth 

Donnelly, Lauren Gaviser, Lisa 

Goldberg, Alisa Greenspan, Randi 

Guttenburg, Allisa Hirschheimer, 

Miki Matsumoto, Betsy McCormack, 

Sawako Nakagawa, Barbara Orlando, 

Summi Park, Hiroko Saito, Yoko Sano, 

Yuma Sato, Randie Semel, Maria 

Silverstein, Gerri Sommers, Wendy 

Black Strier, Akiko Sugawara, Satomi 

Suh, Akiko Takaira, Margie Tummolo, 

Erin Wright, Junko Yamaguchi, Miki 

Yoshida and Wendy Zimmerman. 

Friday: Gerri Sommers, Maria 

Silverstein, Wendi Black Strier, Jill 

Greenwald, Nancy Ryan, Monique 

Ravazzani, Wendy Zimmerman, 

Erin Wright, Sara Stratford, Rachel 

Baumgarten, Lisa Feldman and Susan 

Henner. 

Many 

Thanks 

Seely Place Wiggleworks 

Thank you to the following people 

for your time and enthusiasm and for 

being present in the first grade classrooms 

everyday helping the children 

with the Wiggleworks reading program: 

Marsha Ackerman, Wendi Black 

Strier, Robin Ferrante, Jen Frain, Tina 

Gerraughty, Eman Guirguis, Rebecca 

Hand, Voormila Iyengar, Susan Jung, 

Rob Kay, Rosanne Klein, Resmi Kurumunda, 

Diane Litvak, Karin Mc- 

Millan, Pamela Montgomery, Ri Na, 

Kelly Naik, Francene Paolucci, Jackie 

Piantini, Monique Ravazzani, Dolores 

Reynolds, Linda Richter, Domingo 

Romualdo, Monica Schwarcz, Margaret 

Selle, Susan Henner, Becky Warnock, 

Laura Wilker, and Haidee Zinn. 

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PTA Officers 

Co-Presidents: 

Kelly Ivanoski 723-1751 

Beth Tomkiewicz 472-0575 

VP/Media Relations: 

Jennifer Wurtzburger 472-6317 

VP/Cultural Arts: 

Gerri Sommers 472-6556 

VP/Annual Benefit: 

Tami Haas 448-5658 

VP/Fundraising: 

Nancy Faust 722-6777 

VP/Volunteers: 

Deborah Schenfeld 725-8778 

Recording/Corresponding Sec’y: 

Lauren Warren 725-2899 

Treasurer: 

Mary Elizabeth Stern 472-2919 

Library Volunteers 

Seely Place: Louise Bull, Anne Butler- 

Boyle, Odile Debargue, Lisa Feldman, 

Jennifer Frain, Kate Funk, Sawako 

Gensure, Kelly Ivanoski, Natasha 

Khosla, Miki Matsumoto, Pamela 

Montgomery, Monique Ravazzani, 

Hiroko Saito, Ms. Sato, Sara Stratford, 

Akiko Takaira, Noriko Usami, Manami 

Watanabe, Miki Yoshida, and 

Carolyn Zhu. 

Merchandise Sales 

Seely Place: Rosanne Klein, Wendi 

Black Strier, Traci Demarianis, Fern 

Lazar Babchack, Robin Grief


Panther Gear Final Sale! 

Stock up on Edgemont 

Merchandise for the 

summer! 

On sale at Greenville Friday, 6/10 and 

Monday, 6/13 

Box Tops Reminder 

Please return your May Collection Sheet 

to school by June 15th. Every Box Top 

you turn in earns money for your school. 

Remember to keep clipping your Box 

Tops over the summer. A summer Box 

Tops collection sheet will be distributed 

soon - please bring it back to school with 

you in September. Thank you for taking 

part in Box Tops. 

Seely Grade Parents 

Want to be a Seely Place grade parent 

next year? Please send your name, phone 

number, child’s name AND grade to jenfrain@gmail.com. 

Greenville Grade Parents 

If you are interested in being a class 

parent next year at Greenville and have 

not already filled out the flyer that went 

home, please remember to fill it out and 

return it to the main office. Or email 

Jennifer Wurtzburger at jenniewurtz@ 

optonline.net with your name, phone 

number, children’s names and grades as of 

Fall ’11. Thank you. 

Greenville Will Receive 

New Trees 

Ms. Fragala would like to thank everyone 

in the Edgemont Community for voting 

for the Greenville Habitat. As you know, 

we were a runner-up and will receive 

two historic trees native to our area. In 

September we will receive a Clara Barton 

Redbud and a Mt. Vernon American Red 

Maple. We would not be the recipients of 

the historic trees from American Forests 

without everyone’s support and votes. 

PTA Lunch Program 

Please note that there are no PTA lunches 

provided the week of June 20th. Please be 

sure to pack your child’s lunch that week! 

Last Day of School! 

Thursday, June 23rd is the 

last day of school for K-6! 

Enjoy your summer 

vacation! 

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THURSDAY 

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LAST DAY! 

Edgemont Youth Lacrosse 

EYL thanks everyone for a fantastic 

lacrosse season! Thank you to the more 

than 100 people who made this season 

possible. To more than 20 coaches and 10 

parent volunteers, the many Edgemont 

administrators, athletic staff members 

and parents who helped in so many ways, 

thank you for your tremendous support. 

EYL will expand the programs offered 

for next year. For questions or to join 

the email list, contact David DePietto at 

daviddepietto@yahoo.com. 

Backpack News Online 

You can also read the Backpack News 

online by visiting either gv.edgemont.org 

or sp.edgemont.org, and clicking on the 

PTA website for your school, located on 

the left-hand side (under School 

Resources).


Fundraiser in support of 

Tuesday June 14 th 2011 

(All Day) 

California Pizza Kitchen 

365 Central Park Ave ¥ Scarsdale NY 

(Just north of Hartsdale Post office) 

914-722-0600 

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SEELY PARENTS: PARENTS DON’T FORGET! 

The fresh green grass is finally here! 

Let’s make every day green 

with "green" school supplies from EPI! EPI 

Order forms, which are due June 17 th , were sent home in 

your child’s backpack for a “green” school supply kit. If you 

place an order, you'll be able to pick up your school supply 

kit containing the supplies required for your child's 

particular grade in early September. We can also deliver the 

kits right to your child’s classroom! No lines, no hassles, no 

running around from store to store store 

in the beautiful summer 

weather. weather. 

So convenient!!! 

This year, we are using a new vendor, Educational Products, 

Inc., that will provide us with products made according to 

principles of environmental environmental 

sustainability and fair 

employment. 

If you need another another 

order form or have any questions, 

please contact Hilary Plattus at HHenkind@moundcotton.com 

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Attention Parents! 

If you would like to change the email address 

where you are receiving the PTA Monthly 

Email Blasts, or if you have not been receiving 

them at all, please send your correct email 

address to: Jennifer Wurtzburger at 

ptablasts@gmail.com as soon as possible. 

Please include the following information: 

¥ Your name, whether you are SP or GV, your 

child(ren)'s name(s) and their current grade 

level. 

Please be aware that many businesses do not allow Constant 

Contact emails to come through and will either send the email to 

spam or block it completely with a firewall. Please try to use a 

non-business email address in order to ensure you will receive the 

blasts. Or, please be sure to add Constant Contact to your 

address book so that it will be accepted. 

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(See reverse side for descriptions) 

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Volunteer Sign Up Sheet 

2011-2012 School Year 

Parent’s Name____________________________________School (please circle): GRV SP 

Email _______________________________Phone (H)______________ (C)____________ 

Child(ren)’s Name(s)___________________________ Grade(s) in Fall ‘11 ________ 

Please check off all areas of interest then return to the PTA mailbox. 

Questions? Call Deborah Schenfeld, PTA VP Volunteers at 

725-8778 or dls76@columbia.edu 

Fundraising 

� School Lunch __Mondays __Tuesdays __Wednesdays __Thursdays __Fridays 

� School Photos � Spring Fête � Note cards 

� Gift Wrap Sales � Spring Fête Journal � Membership 

� Used Book Fair � Merchandise Sales � Book Fair 

� Flower Fundraiser � “Green My Locker” School Supply Kit 

Special Events 

� Welcome BBQ & Family Carnival � Mom’s Night Out � Tile Day 

� Health Fair for 3 rd and 4 th Grades � Young Writer’s Workshop � Art Day 

� Science Fair for 2 nd through 6 th Grades � Cops & Community Basketball 

� Theatrical Production � Winter Warm Up 

� Art Career Day (GV only, 5 th & 6 th Grades) 

Volunteers in the Schools 

� After-School Clubs � Grade Parents � Library Volunteers 

� Jr. Great Books (GV only) � Math Olympiads 

� Multicultural � Wiggle Works (SP only) � Publishing Center 

Community Education & Service 

� Health and Safety Committee � Partnership for Learning Differences 

� Kids Help Kids � Holiday Gift Drive (A Kids Help Kids Project) 

� Mind Body & Spirit Committee � Technology 

Publications � Student Directory � Yearbook 

Hospitality Miscellaneous 

� Teacher Recognition Luncheon � Done in A Day or Less 

**Please indicate below if you have any special skill sets i.e. computer expertise, 

graphics etc. that you would be willing to share with us as special events happen over 

the year.


Descriptions 

School Lunch – Organizes the distribution and collection of order forms, purchasing supplies and serving the students each week. 

Used Book Fair – Assists in the collection, set up and sale of used books donated by the students. Will be held at both GRV & SP in the spring. 

School Photos – This committee coordinates the event between the school and the photographer. Volunteers assist photographers and teachers with 

lining up children and getting them ready for their pictures. September. 

Membership – Help organize collection of PTA dues from school community. Letters sent out in August & then collect dues. 

Merchandise Sales – Help prepare flyers for distribution, tally orders, distribute orders and/or sell Edgemont logo clothing and merchandise at various 

school events throughout the year. 

Book Fair – Set up of fair and aid the children in purchasing books. October. 

Spring Fête – Develop a theme, procure auction items, organize the ticket sales, entertainment and coordinate the most significant fundraising event of 

the year to be held in the spring. 

Spring Fête Journal - Obtain advertisers and publish Journal. This is part of the Spring Fete. 

Gift Wrap Sales – Help organize sale of and distribution of holiday gift wrap. Sale is usually at the beginning of the school year. 

Note Cards – Turn kids artwork into note cards and pads. Help prepare flyers, collect and distribute orders. 

“Green My Locker” School Supply Kits- Help organize school supply kits for distribution to students the first week of school. September 

Flower Fundraiser-Assist in after school Plant Sales at GRV & SP the day of the event. May 

Welcome BBQ & Family Carnival – Help coordinate a BBQ and carnival welcoming families back to school. Volunteers needed for the night of the event 

to help with carnival and/or checking people in at BBQ. September 

Winter Family Fun Night – Help coordinate a family night of fun. Volunteers needed for the night of the event to help with the event. 

Health Fair – Organizes health professionals who present health information to 3 rd and 4 th graders. Volunteers needed for the day of the event. 

Science Fair – Volunteers help organize a science fair featuring experiments of 2 nd - 6 th grade students. Some volunteers help on the night of the event 

as “listeners” when children present their projects. 

Mom’s Night Out - Help organize an evening event for moms. 

Young Writer’s Workshop – Help organize exciting school-sponsored evening event for 4 th through 6 th grade. Held in the spring. 

Cops & Community Basketball - Parents from the Edgemont community will play a friendly basketball game against the Greenburgh Police officers. 

Held in March. 

Theatrical Production –Help with sign up, ticket distribution & organizing the theatrical production. Work with the production company so that 

rehearsals and show goes smoothly. Held in the spring. 

Art Career Day (GV only) - Art professionals make presentations to children in school. Volunteers & presenters needed for the day of the event. 

Tile Day – Organize the decoration of the tiles to be used in the school as a commemorative display. 

Art Day - A weekend day long multi-faceted art event in Mid-March. 

After School Clubs – Coordinates a program of fun, educational clubs that run through the year. Prepares and distributes course listings and sign up 

forms. Organizes registration for all three sessions. Volunteers needed for sign-up evenings. 

Jr. Great Books (GRV only) – Organizes and leads an enriched reading program throughout the school year. Training is provided by the PTA. 

Publishing Center – Works with teachers to create books of children’s works. 

Grade Parents – Work closely with classroom teachers and communicates between the PTA, school and home. 

Library Volunteers – Assist the librarian throughout the school year. 

Wiggle Works (SP only) – Work in classrooms throughout the school year supporting teachers with reading programs on the computer. 

Multi-Cultural Committee – helps to celebrate the diversity in Edgemont through a variety of events. 

Health & Safety Committee – Develops safety programs and educates the community on health and safety issues. 

Kids Help Kids – Works with the students to develop programs that support families and children in need. 

Holiday Gift Drive - This Kids Help Kids project organizes the collection and distribution of holiday gifts for less fortunate children. Will begin 

meeting in early Fall. 

Partnership for Learning Differences – Organizes events to support the committee’s mission. 

Mind, Body & Spirit Committee – Offers programming that will expose our community to many different opportunities to achieve balance in mind, body 

& spirit. 

Yearbook – Organizes the production of this annual book. 

Student Directory – Prepares a listing of all students at both schools and publication of the directory. 

Teacher Recognition Luncheon – Coordinates annual luncheon honoring faculty and staff at both schools in May. 

Done in A Day or Less- Can help on miscellaneous projects on relatively short notice for a short amount of time. An extra pair of hands!! 

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Important Announcement for Parents of Incoming 

Edgemont Kindergarten Students 

If you have a child who is eligible for enrollment in Kindergarten for the 2011-2012 

school year (who is at least 5 years of age on or before December 31, 2011), please 

contact: 

Rosemary DeVito, Registrar (914) 472-7767, ext. 4407 

rdevito@mail.edgemont.org or 

Mimi Southard, Assistant Registrar (914) 472-7767, ext. 4431 

msouthard@mail.edgemont.org 

Central Office 

300 White Oak Lane 

Scarsdale, NY 10583 

If you do not have a child currently enrolled in the District, you will need to complete a 

residency affidavit. If you do have a child enrolled, you may be asked to confirm the 

residency information the District has on file. 

Your early reply will be most appreciated. 

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School Supply Drive and Nature Trail 

Hi! I’m Kahlil D’Souza, a 10 th grade EHS 

student and I am collecting school supplies for 

the children of St. Joseph’s home and 

Muktangan school in Mumbai, India. 

(www.muktanganedu.org) Muktangan provides 

basic education to under privileged children in 

the slums of Mumbai. I have taught classes at 

Muktangan and I’m looking forward to getting 

these supplies to the kids. 

Please donate new and gently used supplies (pens, pencils, color pencils, 

markers, erasers, sharpeners, crayons, pencil cases, note cards, flash cards and 

other teaching aids). 

There is a specially marked box at the main office for drop off till the last day of 

school. 

Thank you for your generosity. 

On another note, for my Eagle Scout Service project I created a nature trail at 

Seely school with the support of Troop 4 Scarsdale. We cleared the trail of 

garbage and debris and set up plaques with information about the plant life along 

the trail. We also laid down woodchips 

donated by Ramiro Tree Service and 

the Edgemont grounds department. 

The walk is quick and great for kids so 

please go check it out! The trail starts 

at the far end of the parking lot to the 

left of the school. Remember to stay 

on the trail and have fun! 

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