WEST PTC | WEST PTC CALENDAR | WEST SCHOOL | NCPS DISTRICT

Field Day is Friday, May 20th and ALL West parents are invited to come watch the students compete and have fun! If you are interested in volunteering to run one of the stations during your child’s time, please sign up below. We only have a few volunteer spots remaining but again, all are welcome to come spectate the fun!

Kindergarten (10:10-11:00am): Click here.

Grades 1 & 2 (9:20-11:00am): Click here.

Grades 3 & 4 (1:15-2:55pm)::Click here.

Art Show and Family Social

Sunday, May 15th, 2:00 - 4:00pm (rain date Sunday, May 22nd)

Incoming Kindergartener Bike Rodeo

Tuesday, May 17th, 5:00 - 6:00pm (rain date Thursday, May 19th)

Science Fair

Friday, May 20th (rain dates Friday, June 3rd and Monday, June 6th)

Field Day

Wednesday, June 1st, 9:30am and 10:30am (rain date Thursday, June 2nd)

Thursday, June 9th, 9:30am and 10:30am (rain date Tuesday, June 14)

Memorial Day

The West School Art Show and Spring Family Social is TONIGHT from 5:30-7pm. Enjoy our students' works of art throughout the halls of West and then join us on the back playground for a magic show and ice cream truck treat, sponsored by the PTC. This event is free, bring the entire family and a picnic blanket! Here is a schedule of events for the night:

For questions, please contact Emi Basaran & Anne Emson for art show, Jamie Buschman & Kristen Costello for social or email art@westschoolptc.org.

We are so excited to welcome volunteers back to West School! West Parents Care is a new volunteer opportunity that will be available on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30-11am and on Mondays from 1:00-2:30pm. There is a table set up in the lobby of the school, along with bins of projects requested by our amazing teachers-copying, laminating, cutting for class projects etc. A link to sign up can be found here. Please kindly only sign up for 1 spot to allow as many parents as possible the opportunity to volunteer. Please email Eileen Hojnacki and Frances Sacripanti at parentscare@westschoolptc.org with questions. 

We received a great response to our challenge and can’t wait to find out the winning classes at the end of this month. Don’t forget to submit your minutes, we are counting them all!

As the end of the year approaches, we want to encourage students in some math activities that hopefully will continue over the summer: measuring distance walked or biked outside, trying a new recipe, keeping track of weather and temperatures, trying a game as a family such as Monopoly or Checkers, practicing basic addition and subtraction facts, etc. More ideas on the Mighty Math Website. The Mighty Math Team will carefully track grade level data for the month of May. The class (for each grade level) with the most minutes practiced during the month of May, will earn an extra recess! If you have any questions, please email mightymath@westschoolptc.org.

Please join the West School PTC Instagram page @westptcnc ! You can learn important school information, and receive reminders and event recaps on the site. Please contact Carolina Castellano with any questions at socialmedia@westschoolptc.org.

The next Board of Education meeting is Monday, May 20th. Questions, email Meghan Gould at edurep@westschoolptc.org. The agenda and prior meeting minutes are here.

Online registration for the Cub Scouts' 9th annual Rockets & Ice Cream Social opens Wednesday, May 18th, at 4pm. Click here to book your launch reservation and place your ice cream order in advance. Act fast, because slots are limited. The Social will take place at Waveny Park on Tuesday, June 7th from 6 to 7:30pm. Meet New Canaan's scouting community and learn about its program while enjoying a fun-filled evening of model rocketry. Open to the public • Free of charge • Rain Date: June 8 • Contact recruitment@ncpack7.com for updates and further details.

Join Rebecca Comizio, MA, MEd, co-author of The Resilience Workbook for Kids, at the New Canaan Country School on Thursday, May 19 at 9:30am. She will provide strategies and tips for teaching children how to be resilient in the face of obstacles and hardships. Register here.

9 to 5, The Musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in 1979, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking, and even a little romantic. Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers, Doralee, Violet, & Judy, concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss, Franklin Hart. Come watch as these three women take control and take charge! You’re sure to laugh out loud, tap your toes, and maybe even sing along! Three performances only! Friday, Jun 3 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, June 4 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm. The show contains adult humor and situations. Tickets and info are available here.

As New Canaan Library's Family Services department plans to transition into the New Library next year, we are eager to identify ways that we can more effectively serve all members of our community. We would love to meet with families with preschool- and elementary-aged students with special needs/disabilities to learn how the Library can better meet families' needs in terms of programs and access to resources. If you are interested in participating in this conversation, please email Rebecca Fox, Assistant Manager of Family Services, at rfox@newcanaanlibrary.org.

Looking for an affordable, fun and educational day camp for your 1st-5th grade son or daughter? The Hoyt Adventure Day Camp offered by Connecticut Yankee Council of the Boy Scouts of America in nearby Redding, CT may be just what you're looking for. Five weeklong sessions available from late June to late July. Click here for more information and to register.

Connecticut Yankee Council of the BSA is hosting a camp weekend for all family members at its Deer Lake scout reservation in Killington, CT. Activities will include swimming, shooting sports, archery, games, slingshots, crafts, and other Scout fun. You do not need to be members of a scouting unit to participate. Click here for information and to register.

Looking for local summer camp options for your kids? Enroll your rising K-9 student in Ben Young All-Sports Camp! Offering an inclusive, welcoming, and positive environment, Ben Young welcomes children of all ages, genders, and athletic abilities who come together, regardless of their level of experience, to have fun. Children will take part in activities that range from basketball, soccer, and baseball, to kid-favorites like kick ball, capture the flag, and four-square - over fifteen different sports/games will be played each week!. The staff is an impressive crew of high school and college counselors that are all highly charismatic, mature, nurturing, and responsible. And this year, Ben Young welcomes a fully certified PE/Health teacher as Camp Manager. Ben grew up in New Canaan, attending our incredible public schools, and graduated from Bucknell University, where he was a 2-year co-captain of the Division I tennis team. This is now Ben’s 14th year at Saxe, and he absolutely loves being a 7th grade language arts teacher and a member/advisor of numerous clubs and committees. Additionally, Ben is the proud Head Coach NCHS boys varsity tennis team. Sign up for Summer 2022 today!

St. Luke's School is offering four sports camps in 2022 for ages 5-14. The popular multisport camp returns for five weeks (5-14) and campers can choose between full-day and half-day. Also returning is the St. Luke's Baseball camp (6-13) run by St. Luke's Varsity Head Baseball coach Sam Colon. The half-day camp will be focused on providing a fun learning experience for all with individual skill development at the forefront. Also this summer is another two weeks of St. Luke's Football Camp (6-13). This full-day camp is led by St. Luke’s Varsity Football Coach Noel Thomas, players will thrive in a football family environment that builds confidence and what Thomas calls supreme character. New this Summer is the St. Luke's Basketball camp (5-13). The half-day camp will work on individual skills, while also competing in age-appropriate competitions and games, with individual skill development and love of the game at the forefront. The camp is led by St. Luke's Varsity Basketball Coach Matt Ward. For more information and to register please visit here.