Dear YCS Families,

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Please note the following important events:

  • Tuesday morning, May 19th - PTA Meeting at 8:45 AM
  • Tuesday, May 19th - Nominations Due for 2015-16 PTA Executive Board
  • Monday, May 18th thru Friday, May 22nd – Schoola Clothing Drive
  • Monday, May 25th - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
  • Friday, May 29th - Family Friday (Kindergarten through 2nd Grade)

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THE YCS PTA NEEDS YOU

The NEXT YCS PTA Meeting is tomorrow morning, May 19th at 8:45 AM. Nominations for next school year’s Executive Board will be opened and closed during tomorrow’s meeting. All interested candidates do not need to be present at the time of the nomination to be eligible to run. Any YCS parent can nominate themselves or another to run for any Executive Board position. Interested parents should contact Nancy Zafrani at or Michael Rawlings at for any questions. THE YCS PTA NEEDS YOU

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CLEAN YOUR CLOSET AND EARN MONEY FOR YORKVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL!

We are holding aSchoola Clothing Drive from Monday, May 18th till Friday, May 22nd. Schoola offers preloved kids clothes at up to 70% off retail with 40% of proceeds benefiting schools. Simply by cleaning your closets, you can help us raise funds for our school. Here is how:

Collect your outgrown and gently used children, teen and women’s clothing (shoes too!) and drop it off at school between Monday, May 18th and Friday, May 22nd. Please include “Yorkville Community School – 10128 “on or in the bag. Add your email address to get updates on your clothing.

  • What to Donate: Clean, like new or nearly new children's and women’s clothing (size 12mo and up), top and well-known brands, shoes (no scuffs or smell), boots, women’s handbags and accessories, hats, and scarves and gloves/mittens.
  • What Not to Donate: men's or infant clothing, clothing with signs of wear, socks and undergarments, missing labels, altered clothing, offensive language or content, or counterfeit items.

You can also order a free donation bag, follow our progress and spread the word to family and friends through our Schoola webpage at (case sensitive). The more people that know about us the more everyone benefits! Visit to learn more and find adorable clothes at amazing savings from schools all over the country. Questions? Contact Vicki Sheehy at .

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ORDER YOUR SCHHOLKIDZ SCHOOL SUPPLY KIT FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR

Order your school supplies for the next year! It’s time to order your school supply kits again for Fall 2015! YCS has teamed up again this year with Schoolkidz so that you can order your child's school supply kit(s) at an incredible discount. The kits are delivered right to your child's classroom before school starts so no lugging supplies to school.

Save yourself lots of money and valuable time!! Here is the link that takes you directly to the YCS Store:

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BOX TOPS

Clip those box tops and send them in with your class marked on them and your class may win a celebration!

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MTS CONSTRUCTION AND THE LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN

Since playground and camp season is around the corner, we wanted to provide you with a brief update on the status of the MTS construction and the Letter campaign. Please submit your electronic letters to the DEC using the link below.

  • Construction on the 91st MTS is delayed but still proceeding. P2P and the entire community are still actively fighting it, while also in direct talk with the city to negotiate any and all mitigation possibilities: moving the ramp, changing the truck routes, limiting capacity, limiting hours of operation, etc.
  • If not stopped, completion and start of operation is currently projected for Fall 2017. This means the MTS can again become an issue in the next mayoral elections.
  • It also means that in 2015 and 2016 our children are still safe from hundreds of garbage trucks crisscrossing the Upper East Side, Yorkville and East Harlem.

You can help by letting the DEC know the facts and that there are new and changed conditions which should affect the approval of the permit. It’s quick and easy go to the link below and submit an electronic letter:

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POPCORN FRIDAY

Another successful Popcorn Friday!! We raised almost $360 this month from the sale of popcorn and yummy snacks. Thanks to our wonderful volunteers. If you would like to help with upcoming popcorn Fridays please contact Suzanne Klein at

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Keep donating to our YCS Annual Fund and for ALL the up to date information check our YCS Website and please like us on our YCS PTA Facebook Page.

Thank you for your support and for being a part of wonderful YCS community!