CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS Monday, May 8 Grade 5 Parent Orientation at CMS, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Chorus Rehearsal, 8 a.m. in the music room K/HD – Mother’s Day Tea, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 10 Kindergarten Stamford Museum & Nature Center Field Trip, 9:00 a.m. Be Honest, Character Matters! Wear BLUE STEAM Night – 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11 Chorus Rehearsal, 8 a.m. in the music room Gr. 5 Plymouth Parent Meeting, 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 12 K/KF & K/LB – Mother’s Day Tea, 9:00 a.m. K/CW – Mother’s Day Tea, 9:15 a.m. Gr. 1/LM – Cos Cob Library Field Trip, 11:30 a.m.

Next Brownie Meeting Troop # 50472 Mon., 5/8 3:15 p.m. - Rm 102

COS COB SCHOOL - WEEK AT A GLANCE MAY 8 - 12

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Parents, On Wednesday, May 10, we will be celebrating our school norm of Be Honest, Character Matters! The event will focus on teaching students the implications of being honest along with strategies for being trustworthy. Congratulations to Juliet Homewood who created the artwork for this event (see pg. 3) Everyone is asked to wear BLUE as part of this celebration. We are all looking forward to STEAM Night on Wednesday. STEAM Night Magic Show tickets are being sent home with students who ordered online -- one envelope per family. Reminder to all incoming 3rd grade parents: The State of CT requires all 3rd graders have a physical exam completed by their pediatrician. The blue HAR forms were sent home in March. To be acceptable the physical has to be performed after during or after Jan. of 2nd grade year and preferably before the end of Dec. of 3rd grade year. Please return to the Nurse Leslie when complete. I have seen the Stress/Fidget Spinners become the latest thing for kids. While there is nothing wrong with these as they are billed as stress relievers in reality at school they are being used as a toy. As of May 8th all spinners are off limits at school. They will be taken and returned to the child at the end of the day to take and leave home. Thank you for your support as they are a distraction and it is obvious that we are on the eve of distraction. Gene FROM THE AMBASSADORS Cos Cob School is trying to raise money for CHAMPS. In case, you were wondering what CHAMPS is, it is a program that trains dogs to detect mines in countries all around the world. They help to keep the people living in those countries safe. BUT it costs a lot of money to train mine detection dogs, so we want to help! To raise money, our school is going to have a coin drive. The CCS Ambassadors are going to help run it but we need the whole school’s participation. Here’s how it will work: Each grade level is going to be assigned a color cup. Every day or as often as you can, you will bring your coins to school and place them in the cup. At the end of each day, two students from your class will deliver the cup to the Learning Commons where an Ambassador will greet them. We will count the money each week and give a total to the school during morning announcements on Fridays about how much money each grade level has raised so far and who is in the lead. The goal is to raise as much money as possible for CHAMPS as a school. We will end the coin drive on May 31st. There is a CATCH! If there is a grade level that is in the lead, other grade levels can bring in dollars or higher bills to put in that grade level’s jar. This will actually take away money from that grade level’s jar. For example: Say 4th grade is in the lead with $100 in coins and first grade has $90. 1st grade can put a $5 bill in 4th grade’s jar and now 4th grade has $95. BUT it will add $5 to 1st grade’s total making 1st grade have $95. The more bills you put in the more money you take away from other grade levels and the more you add to your total! In addition to collecting coins in the school, we will also have a table at The May Fair. Please stop by and see us there! Melissa Marchetti & Sofia Dubaz, Ambassador Coordinators

FROM THE COMMUNITY The North Mianus Pow Wow takes place this weekend, May 6 (12-10 p.m.) and May 7 (12-6 p.m.), at North Mianus School. Go early for good parking!

The Garden Education Center hosts its 56th May Gardeners Market, Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Park at Cos Cob School for shuttle to the Center. Students in grades 2-6 are invited to Make a Kaleidoscope at Cos Cob Library, Saturday, May 6, 3-4 p.m. Registration limited to 25, please complete the online RSVP form at Make a Kaleidoscope. Join the First Sunday Bird Walk at Tod’s Point, Sunday, May 7, 9-11 a.m. Bring your binoculars and enjoy a leisurely walk to view birds in their natural habitat. Meet at the second concession stand. GPS students and their families are invited to the Bruce Museum for STEM enrichment activities and complimentary exhibit entrance, Sunday, May 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friends of Greenwich Point host First Sunday Science: Bees and Wasps of Connecticut at the Seaside Center at Tod’s Point, Sunday May 7, 1:30-4 p.m. Riverside School invites you to join in the 2017 Riverside Run 5K and Kids Fun Run, Sat., May 13, 5K at 8:30 a.m. followed by Fun Run at 9:30 a.m. mailto:eschaffer@audubon.org

FROM THE PTA We would like to honor our very own Greenwich Distinguished Teacher, Stephen Babyak. The PTA has presented him with a gift to recognize this special distinction, though this is not nearly enough to acknowledge his accomplishments and express our pride. Thanks to all that attended the awards ceremony in support of Mr. Babyak!

Cleaning out your closets (and bookshelves)? Donate to the Green Book Fair to be held Thursday, June 8. All proceeds go directly to CCS! Donation bins are located in the front foyer, by the kindergarten door/hallway, and in the hallway by the back circle.

The May Fair will be held May 19-21 and we need you! This event is a Cos Cob community favorite and can’t be run without the support of our families. Please check the sign-up at http://signup.com/go/GcPtapt Looking for an easy way to give back? Serve as a Lunch Volunteers - only one hour makes a real difference to our children and cafeteria aides. Please consider helping out your kids, their friends and our school. Reach out to Jenn Green, lavalet424@aim.com. Did you love to play with money as a kid... was Monopoly your favorite game? Or maybe the kiddie cash register? Perhaps you dreamt of being a toll booth collector so you could keep all that cash? :) If any of the above ring a bell, the PTA has got a volunteer position for you!

We are seeking a Treasurer to join the PTA Executive Board. Our current treasurer extraordinaire, Lisa Natale, will be finishing her term in June. Lisa has left us in excellent shape and is looking to transition the role to her replacement. If you are interested in the position or would like further details, please contact Kristen Rossi at kristen.a.rossi@gmail.com.

It’s never too late to contribute toward a PTA Membership especially at year-end! Please support our school if you have not already, by visiting PTA membership information.

You can reach us anytime with questions or comments at pta.coscob@gmail.com.

Sheila O’Donnell & Phoebe Lindsay, PTA Co-Presidents 2016-2017 PTA UPCOMING EVENTS The Cos Cob School Early Bird Club meets every morning from 7:30-8:30 a.m. on a drop-in basis. Please see the Early Bird tab in the PTA section of the website with sign-up and pricing details, Early Bird Club, or send a message to ccsmornings@gmail.com. DISTRICT INFORMATION As a reminder, students in grades 3-12 will be asked to complete a Survey regarding their school experience in the coming weeks. These surveys will serve as the primary measure for components of our District Strategic Plan and individual School Improvement Plans. If you wish to opt-out, please complete the online form: GPS Survey Opt-Out Form. Summer School 2017 registration continues. Visit GPS Summer School Information for registration details and brochures, including session dates, times and curriculum information.