Principal's Message

Dear Families,

This year has certainly flown by! With less than a month of school ahead of us, I hope to see our families at many of our end-of-year activities and traditions as well as some activities that I hope will become new VCE traditions.

I hope to see everyone on Saturday, June 1st between 3:00 and 7:00 pm for our Family Fun Day. Admission and field games are free. There will also be food and carnival games as well as raffles. Music will be provided by a DJ, and there will be special performances by the High School Jazz Band and Mr. Michael Mark. This promises to be a wonderful day for the entire VCE family. All proceeds will go to the playground fund.

In addition to our spring concerts on June 5th (K-2), and June 12th (3-5), there are many grade-level field trips and celebrations as well as an end-of-year celebration for kindergarten and our moving up ceremony for fifth graders. Please note that as we come to the close of a wonderful school year, we still have plenty of teaching and learning to do, and we hope to see your children in school, on time, every day, ready to learn.

 

 

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Welcome

Valley Cottage Elementary School...
Welcome to success, a place where we do our best.
To contact offices directly, please use the following phone numbers:
Main Office        (845) 353-7280  
Main Office fax           353-7287
Nurse  (dial direct to         353-7290 report illness absence)
Voice Mail                  353-7165 (then follow prompts)
Cafeteria                    353-7286
Family Resource Ctr   353-7291

Daily Announcements

Power Finesse Finish Soccer Camp is being held at Nyack High School from July 15-19 from 9-2pm.  Camp is open to all BOYS and GIRLS from Kindergarten to 12th grade. 
 
Reg Form for Power Finesse Finish Soccer[1].pdf
Please click below for information regarding the district's meal payment program, Meal Pay Plus.
Meal Payment Program.pdf


Mrs. Mark and Mrs. Hall send congratulations to all the Valley Cottage second, third, fourth and fifth graders who are on the final Reading Honor Roll for this school year. Certificates will be coming home this week.  Boys and girls – Look for your name posted outside the reading room. Six classrooms had 100% participation! Special recognition to the students in these classrooms: Mrs.Gottlieb, Mrs.N. Murray, Ms.Alper, Mrs.Goss, Mrs.Parnther, and Mrs.Bosley. PARENTS: LOOK FOR SUMMER READING PACKETS TO COME HOME THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS. Packets can also be found on the Valley Cottage School webpage Directory of Summer Reading Packets.

Have a wonderful summer!

From the reading staff: Mrs.Mark and Ms.Schneider, Reading Specialists; Mrs.Hall, Reading Teaching Assistant
 

Good News


Congratulations artists!
This year’s Fifth Grade artist contest winners are as follows:
1st place: Yearbook cover: Jessica Casanova
2
nd place: Yearbook inside cover: Esther Augustin
3rd place: Moving Up program cover:
Arielle Jeanmarie


PHYSICAL EDUCATION AWARDS:

The Physical Education Department will honor two boys and two girls
from the highest grade in each school who excelled in Physical Education throughout the year. The P.E. teachers of these students will speak about each student and a certificate will be presented soon in morning program. The VCE award recipients are: Ariana Marsland, Sidney Conner, Devin Rivera and Joseph Munari.  

Congratulations!



WE'RE HERE FOR YOU
Our PTA website is at 
valleycottagepta.org   Please contact the VCE PTA any time by speaking to an officer or any member, or by e-mailing your thoughts to: vceptacommunications@gmail.com.    

The PTA at Valley Cottage sponsors field trips and programs for students throughout the school year. For further information, please call PTA Co-Presidents: Marc Burns (914) 548-3063 email: 

marcburns@optonline.net 
S
hari Colucci (845) 353-7163 x1011, email: 
scolucci@nyackschools.org
Co-Vice President, Ed Gannon    (845) 353-5452 and/or
Co-Vice President, Renee Meara (845) 268-5198.

Click on PTA link below
Valley Cottage PTA

 

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2012-13 PTA Directory.pdf

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, June 19
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Gr.K End-of-Year Celebration
9:30am Cafe
A breakfast to follow.
Gr.K parents welcome.
Nyack Public Librarians visit Gr.K-4
Extended Morning Program
Last day cafeteria serves lunch
Gr.5 Field Day
Gr.2 Year-end celebration/Field day
Afternoon
Last day of JCC

Weather

Today, 6/19/2013
High: 78 Low: 50
Mostly sunny
4% chance of precipitation.
Tomorrow, 6/20/2013
High: 80 Low: 55
Mostly sunny
5% chance of precipitation.