CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, September 18

Tuesday, September 19

Wednesday, September 20

Advanced Orchestra Rehearsal, 7:50 a.m.

Thursday, September 21

NO School – Rosh Hashanah

Friday, September 22

Fall AFTERS are coming! Thanks for your patience while we get the new registration system up and running. Expect the lineup later this month. The classes are terrific!

COS COB SCHOOL WEEK AT A GLANCE

SEPTEMBER 18 - 22 FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents,

Thank you to all who have been following the parking rules and regulations for Cos Cob School. I know each of you share my concern regarding the safety of all of our children. I know that the bussing situation has been stressful for parents who have children riding busses to and from school. I appreciate your patience as the district works through all the “kinks,” and things begin to settle down.

Thank you to all who have been supporting the Driscoll Children’s Hospital fundraiser in Texas, following Hurricane Harvey. It is wonderful seeing all of the children’s toys, books, and arts and craft items being delivered. It has been heartbreaking watching the devastation in both Texas and Florida. Be sure to see the flyer in this WAG from “The Undies Project.” Your support will be very much appreciated.

Most of you remember the passing last spring of Sarah Jane Hedbabny, one of our parents. In her memory, we planted a peach tree in our beautiful courtyard, which we have been watching grow for the past six months. The peach tree bloomed this summer and yesterday, Stephan, Calista and Max came to school to pick the first of the peaches. It was a heartwarming moment, and I wanted to share this picture with you.

It has been impossible not to be deeply touched by the many tragedies and heartbreaking stories, and scenes that we have witnessed over the past two weeks on television. We look at those visions and can't help wonder what it must be like to lose everything in a blink of an eye and wonder how you will rebuild your life. The picture of Sarah Jane’s beautiful family reminded me how precious life is, and how important every moment of each day is. Let's take time to enjoy our friends, our families, and those around us. By supporting the victims of these disasters we truly show our children what it means to “Care For Self and Others.”

I wish all of our families who will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah next Thursday a very happy new year, and hope you all have a nice weekend.

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud” Maya Angelou

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Cos Cob School Open House – evening of Tuesday, September 26 School Photos – Friday, October 6, order forms coming home today.

The Cos Cob School Early Bird Club is available every morning from 7:30-8:30am on a drop-in/as needed basis, or join us every morning! Please review the Early Bird Quick Facts Sheet, Early Bird Club, or send your questions to ccsmornings@gmail.com.

FROM THE COMMUNITY Join UCONN at Tod’s Point for BioBlitz Greenwich Point, Saturday, September 16, 10am-3pm. Cos Cob Library Annual Open House & Book Sale, Saturday, September 16, 1-4pm. Enjoy games, face painting, crafts, ice cream and treats, and shop the children's book sale to benefit the Library. Adopt-A-Dog hosts the 30th annual Puttin’ on the Dog festival, Sunday, September 17, 10am-4:30pm at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. Tickets & information available at Puttin’ on the Dog. Tickets are still available to Greenwich Land Trust’s annual Go Wild! Family Field Day, Sunday, September 24, 3-6pm. The Junior League of Greenwich is now taking sign-ups for PositivelyMe!, a program for 3rd grade girls, and Positively More, a program for 11 and 12 year-old girls. For details and registration visit: PositivelyMe! or Positively More. Space is limited for these popular programs! Parents of 5th graders are invited to the Central Middle School Fall Fling, a free event to be held Thursday, October 12, 7-9pm. at The Water Club. Registration is open for ice skating lessons at Dorothy Hamill Rink through the Greenwich Department of Parks & Recreation. Please visit the link for class times and registration form. Note session 1 runs October 10-December 9 and session 2 runs January 2-March 4. Tickets are available for Halloween Happenings, Friday, Oct. 27, 6-8pm at the Western Greenwich Civic Center.

FROM THE PTA Friday, September 22 is the final collection for donations to Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, which was devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Donation boxes are located in the front hallway of the school. Please contact Doreen Conte with questions, dorconte@gmail.com. Please take a moment to visit the PTA website at: coscobpta.org. Home to up-to-date information on events, volunteer opportunities and information, the site also accepts payments for PTA membership, activities and Early Bird registration, among others. Please take a moment to click through the site and set up your account. Join us at the first PTA Meeting, Tuesday, October 3, beginning at 7pm. Come hear about what the PTA will do this year and how you can be a part of it! Refreshments and childcare provided. Pirates are coming to Cos Cob School on Friday, October 13 for the Fall Festival, Pirates of Cos Cob! From 4-8pm our school will be transformed with a haunted pirate ship, fortune teller, inflatables, treasure hunt, arts and crafts, games, prizes, food trucks and more! Pre-sale tickets are available for $35 per family at the PTA website until October 9, with additional options available to build a scarecrow and enter to be Pirate of the Festival (see attached). Price increases to $40 on October 10. Do you have mystic capabilities or pirate tendencies? Or, are you an ace at playing games, arts and crafts or baking delicious treats? Please consider volunteering for the Festival as we have many roles to fill. Visit the sign-up at: Fall Festival Volunteer Sign-up. For questions, please contact Tabatha Santanna, tabsantanna@gmail.com. If you are unable to help at Fall Festival, please know that Volunteers are needed, and so appreciated, for many activities, projects and roles throughout the year. Even just a one-time commitment will make a difference. At this time, we are looking to fill the following roles - NO prior experience required, just a willingness to help out! Digital Learning Environment Rep (or more than one) - if you have concerns about the role of screens in schools, this would be a great position to promote understanding of DLE goals, practices and successes within our schools and communicate with District Administrators to develop solutions. The District-wide Committee meets every other month. Teacher Appreciation Week Chair - celebrate and honor our greatest resource, amazing teachers! The Committee starts planning in January to develop a theme and organize a week-long celebration of breakfasts, lunches and other treats. Get creative - this week for our teachers is what we make it. Please contact Kristen Rossi, kristen.a.rossi@gmail.com, on the positions above or fill out our convenient online form: CCS PTA Volunteer Sign-Up. Note that you will need to create an account in our PTA website portal. Thank you to Katy Gonnelli & Tricia Stevens for stepping in as our Health & Wellness Reps! The PTA Membership drive is in full swing! All funds raised through membership fees support arts and science enrichment activities, school-wide projects and more. Note that membership has no volunteer commitment! We are pushing for 100% participation, so please consider joining us. Click on the PTA membership link on our website, create your account and make a donation: PTA membership form THANK YOU! You can reach us anytime for questions at pta.coscob@gmail.com. Phoebe Lindsay & Brian Zeller, PTA Co-Presidents 2017-2018