IvyNotes: The week of July 9th
A weekly look ahead with dates and event details to help keep you informed. 

A Note from Susan Holt

Welcome to the 2018-19 school year! On behalf of the Ivymount staff, we hope you enjoyed your summer break with much deserved fun and relaxation. We are very excited to have the building full of students and teachers once again tomorrow morning and are looking forward to a strong start to the year with you and all of our students.

For those of you who are new to Ivymount, we are thrilled that you have joined our program and are now part of our community. We hope that you can join us on July 20th for the PTA new parent coffee.

Welcome to the first edition of IvyNotes for 2018-19: this is our weekly newsletter, which we send out each Sunday evening to help keep everyone organized and informed.

Please scroll down for details on the 2018 Ivymount Gala - be sure to watch the "Are you going to the Gala?" video starring many of our wonderful students! We've also included details about our PTA and helpful links to our website. 

We look forward to connecting with all of you this year. Please let us know if you have any questions or suggestions. We hope you have a great week,

Susan Holt, 
Executive Director  Ivymount School & Programs


Ivy Barkery is one of our student-run businesses. Our Post High School students make and sell healthy dog biscuits and learn important vocational, social, and life skills as they bake, package, and sell these canine treats. 

We're excited to announce that our 
Ivy Barkery Dog Biscuits are now available 
for purchase at 
The Market at River Falls
10124 River Road.

Please support Ivy Barkery the next time you are in Potomac Village.



IVYMOUNT  DATES AND LINKS


Monday, July 9th 
First day of 2018-2019 School Year 

Friday, July 20th
PTA Coffee and Meeting
 
Summer Break:
August 13-17, Monday to Friday: NO SCHOOL  
August 20-24, Monday to Friday: NO SCHOOL  
August 27-28, Monday and Tuesday: NO SCHOOL 

Wednesday, August 29th 
Classes Resume 
(Dismissal is at 12:45 p.m.)



Please join us on Friday, July 20th for our
New Ivymount Parents' Welcome Coffee, 
followed by our PTA Meeting in the Ivymount Administrative Conference Rooms. 
 
New Ivymount Parents' Welcome Coffee is from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
PTA Meeting is from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.



LOOKING FOR A FEW VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN THE PTA BOARD:
The Ivymount PTA has three newly created board seats to fill and we are looking for parents who are interested in the following positions:  Vice President of Fundraising, Vice President of Events and Vice President of Teacher Appreciation
 
We currently have a very active PTA board and have been organizing additional events for families and staff. As such, we are looking to increase the number of parents involved in leadership roles on the PTA board. 
 
Please contact Cindy Gottfried at  [email protected] 
by July 15th  if you are interested. 

The PTA board will be voting on the three open positions prior to the September meeting.

Fulfilling the Ivymount mission is possible thanks to the hard work, passion, and dedication of our staff.  Over the break we have enjoyed getting to know our new staff. Iymount provides an intensive training program and our new team members have all been engaged and excited to be a part of it. Please help us welcome our new team members to Ivymount!  


1st  Row: Emma Feldmann, Alexa Pianta, Jessica Steiner, Amber Larkin, Daria Hypolite, Christina Ahlgren, Zachery Book, 
Megan Sluhocki, Manika Panwar
2nd  Row: Julianne England, Jack Venezia, Justice Gonzalez-Smith, Emily Parker, Enola Hastiin, Morgan Hess, Erica Wirth, Ashley Baker, Maddie Hart, Lily Schulz, Jonathan Castillo, Maria Galiatsatos 
3rd  Row: Laura Sheedy, Yaritza Flores, Alex Greene, Shannon Folliard, Miranda Olsen, Skylar Kissam, Myah Wortham, Liliana Barros
Not Pictured: Lmya Ahmed, Ashley Anglin, Laura Levine