IACS Dispatch
Greg Orpen
- Building Update: A big thanks to the entire IACS community for all of your support and flexibility as the modular buildings for the new 5/6 have arrived on campus. Check out the Expansion Initiative photo gallery showing the most recent updates.
- Teen Substance Abuse and Related Parenting Challenges--Wednesday May 8th 6:30--8:30pm at IACS. An evening for to find out the facts, ask questions and share thoughts with other parents. Learn what the trends are, hear what is being talked about in health classes and what students are saying about the realities of their world. This is for all parents, both the middle and the high school grades. We hope you will join us...together we can send a strong positive message to the students of IACS. For more information please see the attached flyer or call GayleNutile-Pimm at x2104.
- May Lunch Ordering: The May lunch menu has been posted. If you would like to place a lunch order click here.
- Middle School Robotics club will meet this Tuesday, April 30th, for two hours, 3-5:00 to make up for missing last week's session. It will also meet again on Tuesday, May 7th from 3-4:00. Looking for parent volunteers to attend Botfest on May 4th from 11:00-1:00, please email Donna Harrington at dharr...@innovationcharter.org. Thanks!
- Performing Arts News: there are three important announcements. Please see our school website for more information and forms for each event.
Check Please
and
Check Please, Take 2
By Jonathan Rand
Saturday May 11 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Tickets $8 if purchased by April 30, $12 in May
Ticket order forms are in the front office and on the website!
Want to put something in the play program? Advertisement order forms are available at the front office and website and are due by April 30!
2) Auditions for next fall's production of Grease. Students currently in grades 8-11: In the auditorium: Thursday, May 30, 3:00-4:00 AND Friday, May 31, 3:00-4:00. **You must attend both audition days! This has been cleared with coaches!** Students currently in grades 5-7: Friday, June 7 Let your homebase teachers know, then go to first lunch, and then head to the auditorium for auditions during recess and SSR! In order to audition you will need a signed audition agreement (on website).
To get a copy:
Grades 8-11 please email kda...@innovationcharter.org.
Grades 5-7 please email sper...@innovationcharter.org.
Drama Camp
And
Glee Camp
2013
For students going into Grade 5 through 12
Drama Camp is 8:30-3:30, July 8 through July 12
With a public performance on Friday night!
Glee Camp is 8:30-3:30, July 15 through July 19 with
a public musical, drama and dance production
on Friday night!
Don’t miss your opportunity to shine on the IACS stage!
Registration forms are in the front office and school website!
May Socials: The IACA is pleased to announce the last two middle school dances for the 2012 – 2013 school year. May 3rd for 5/6 grade students and May 10th for 7/8 grade students. The two dances will be an end of the school year celebration. The cost is $5.00 / student and will be from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Approximately 14 parent chaperones are needed and must be cori approved prior to the evening of the dance. Thank you to all who have already volunteered we need only a few additional parent volunteer chaperones for the dances. Please e-mail Lisa Reed at tlr...@comcast.net if you are available to help set up, chaperone or clean up. All offers of help are greatly appreciated. We are also look for the following snack donations:
Smartfood Popcorn, small individual bags
Market Basket BBQ Chip- Individual serving small Bag
Market Basket Kettle Cooked Chips – Individual serving small Bag
Snack Well 100 Calorie Pack Cookies/Snacks
100 Calorie Packs – Keebler Fudge Graham Cookies
100 Calorie Packs – Sunshine Cheese-its
100 Calorie Packs – Keebler Mini Fudge Stripes
Danimals Low fat yogurt or Yoplait Parfait Pro Low Fat Yogurt
Pillsbury Mini Muffins Blue Berry or chocolate Chip
Smart Choice Mini muffins or mini loaf
Kellogs Poptart low fat frosted brown sugar or strawberry
Kellogs Special K cracker chips
Drinks: Water, IZZE soda, Polar seltzer water, cranberry, lemon, Lime or rasberry
Please Let Lisa Reed at tlr...@comcast.net know if you can donate a snack from the list. Thank you!
2013 IACA Scholarships: The deadline for the IACA 2013 Scholarships are due by May 1st at 12:00PM, in the IACA mailbox, attention Valerie Clark. Please contact Valerie Clark with any questions vcla...@gmail.com.
Yankee Candles: Your Yankee Candle orders should be in the Week of May 6th. We will update you as soon as they are delivered. You will have the opportunity to pick them up at school that week. If they are not picked up we will send them home with your student by the end of the week. Thank you so much for ordering!
The IACA Basket Raffle Collection is here!: We are collecting any and all kinds of new or like-new re-gifted items for the annual IACA Basket Raffle!
All proceeds go directly back to the school, so anything you can donate is always appreciated! See the list below for your student's homebase/advisory basket theme.
Feel free to send in items
for ANY of the themes. Gift cards, lottery tickets and cash toward purchase of
items for baskets are also great ideas. Please
deliver items to school by Monday, May 13th. Middle School
students can deliver items to their homebases. High School students can deliver
items to the collection box in the Principals’ hallway. Basket Assembly is May
21st from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Feel free to come for any time during
that time to help. Baskets will be on display and raffle tickets will be sold
on: May 23rd at the High School Exhibition Night, May 31st
at the Middle School Art Show. Winners will be selected at the end of the art
show. Can’t make it to one of the events? Basket
images will be posted to the IACA website http://iaca.weebly.com/ once they are assembled. Tickets may be purchased by sending your name, phone number,
baskets you would like to buy tickets for, quantity of tickets you want to
purchase and check made payable to IACA to the attention of “Michele Frey –
Basket Raffle” in a sealed envelope delivered to the school office. Ticket Prices: 1 for $1, 6 for $5, 12 for $10, 25 for
$20.Questions?Contact Michele Frey mfr...@gmail.com
Middle School Homebase Themes
Edelman: Tailgate
Gandhi: Off To Camp
Salk: Game Night
Barton: Day At The Beach
Keller: The Great Outdoors
Bell: Snack Attack
Rowling: Chef’s Delight
Mandela: Love My Pet
Russell: Home Office
O’Connor: BBQ
Brinker: Home Improvement
Gates: Ultimate Picnic
Copernicus: Gardener’s Green Thumb
Pasteur: Zen
Winfrey: Arts & Crafts
Parks: Love to Read (grades 8 and under)
High School Advisory Themes
Pizza & Movie Night |
Renau/Goucher
Onos/Burtch
Cruz/Brody
Hinkle/Weiss
|
Car Care New Driver |
Orpen/Dalton
Off to College |
Kelly/Deery
Derival/DiCarlo
Upcoming Events and Volunteer Opportunities!
*It's election time! If
you are interested in serving as an officer in the 2013-2014 school year the,
Vice President Elect., is a one year term in preparation for possibly filling
the President chair the following year. We also have the Clerk or Secretary
chair which is mostly taking the minutes of the meeting and providing research.
If you are interested in running for any of these seats, please come to the
IACA meeting on May 13th, 6:30 in the cafeteria.
*8th Grade Moving Up and HS Graduation Reception:If you are
interested in helping with the HS Graduation reception or the 8th grade moving
up ceremony please contact Lori, loridi...@comcast.net.
*Dance Social Chairperson: Lisa Reed has agreed to chair the Middle School dance socials for next year! Thanks Lisa! She is look to train someone to take on the chairperson position for the 2014-2015 school year. If you are interested in learning to run the dance socials please contact Lisa Reed at tlr...@comcast.net.
*End of the Year BBQ: The end of the year Barbeque will be held on Wednesday, June 19th. If you would like to volunteer to help please contact Kerry Wellenstein: wellen...@comcast.net .
*Last Bash Party: If you are interested in helping with the
graduation night Last Bash Party please contact Tracy Leedberg at
last...@innovationcharter.org.
Also see the attached donation form and details on the celebration.
*8th Grade Semi-Formal Volunteers Needed:.The 8th Grad Semi-Formal will be held on Friday Evening June 7th from 7-10pm. Look for permission slips to be sent home on May 3rd and are due back on May 24th. There will also be an invitation sent out on May 17th. If you have any questions or would like to help please contact Kerry Wellenstein, Wellen...@comcast.net .
*Hospitality Chair- We are looking for a Hospitality Chair for the 2013-2014 School year. The Hospitality chair is responsible to greet new parents at open houses and Expositions as an IACA representative while you pass out baked goods, water and information contact iacapr...@gmail.com
Labels for Education:Thanks for submitting your Labels for Education. Our
points in the Label for Educations program allowed us to
expand on the recess equipment with some new dodge balls. If you have more
Labels for Education there is a
box in the cafe.
Need Jury Volunteers: 6th & 8th grade have received their jury dates. We need many community members to volunteer as a member of a jury panel. If you can give an hour or more during the school day (juries start at 8:00 and go throughout the day until 4:00) this spring, please contact Paula Girouard: giroua...@comcast.net or stop by the main office.
Box Top Contest: Baseball for Boxtops! Spring has sprung and the annual IACS boxtop baseball competition has begun! We have 16 homebases and 26 advisories all vying for the title of “2013 Boxtop Champions”. Our returning Champions, Homebase Gandhi led by the fearless Mr. Maier, will be hard to beat but anything can happen! Search your cabinets, talk to your grandparents, put a collection box in your parents’ workplace. Collect those boxtops!!!
How to play:Submit your boxtops with your name and Homebase/Advisory in the cafeteria Monster box.
Every 25 boxtops = a base.
Every 100 boxtops = a run.
The team with the most runs scored by June 7th will be the winner and will receive a prize! Check the bulletin board in the cafeteria for an update on scores. Go Team IACS!!!!
The Fundraising committee would like to thank the IACS community for making IACA’s Comedy Night and Silent Auction such a success. By joining us at the event, making donations, and bidding high and often on Silent Auction Items, we were able to raise over $10,000 to benefit the students of IACS. These funds will be used as seed money for clubs, to provide funding for scholarships and to support the social and academic enrichment of our students. I would like to thank those who helped set up at the event, those who baked for the dessert trays and especially Annie, Paula, Lori, Beverly, Michelle, Val and Jamie who spent the evening working with me to make the event a fun time for all who attended. Thank you, Heather Landis IACA Fundraising Chair
Next IACA Meeting: Monday, May 13th 6:30 - 8:30pm In the Café
Greg Orpen
High School Principal
Innovation Academy Charter School
72 Tyng Road
Tyngsboro, MA 01879
www.innovationcharter.org
Phone: (978) 649-0432 x3141
Fax: 978-649-6337
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