WEEK’S EVENTS
Monday, April 7, 2014 / RTM Meeting 7pm (Sherman School) but Budget presentation rescheduled NEW DATE TBDTuesday, April 8, 2014 / RTM Meeting (Sherman School-250 Fern Street APR) School Security Presentation by Fairfield Police Department. Limited public comment
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 / Sherman School All Purpose Room, 250 Fern StreetRepresentative Town Meeting Budget Hearings7:00 pm-7:30 pmFIRST SELECTMANSummary Budget Presentation by 1STSelectmanDebt Service (past school projects)Not For Profits (some are PTA program partners)
7:30 pm-8:15 pm
Risk Management-Internal Service Fund/Active Medical(BOE Medical Fund)
MESSAGE FROM OUR PTSA PRESIDENT
Greetings Parents, Staff and Teachers!
From Dr. Rosato:
The Fairfield Woods Middle School community expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to Dr. Title and his family upon hearing of the loss of their beloved son Jack who passed away on Sunday, April 6that the age of 20. Dr. Title and his family are in our thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time.If you wish, memorial donations can be made to Special Olympics of Connecticut, 2666 State Street, Suite 1, Hamden, CT 06517 or Yale New-Haven Hospital, Office of Development, PO Box 1849, New Haven, CT 06508.
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Your PTSA would also like to extend our condolences to Dr. Title his family and friends for their tremendous loss. The PTSA will be making a donation to Special Olympics in memory of Jack Title on behalf of our Woods Community. Please feel free to make a donation as well. The address is above. Or to leave an online condolence please visithttp://www.siskbrothers.com/
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FAIRFIELD WOODS PTSA DEADLINE FOR ADMISSION IN EBLASTPTSA board, chairs, committee members and teacher/staff– if you have a blurb you would like to add to the e-blast please send it to me no later thanThursdays 6pm. Email it to and The e-blast will go out every Monday, so please look for it in your mailboxes.
PTSA WEBSITEVisit our websitehttp://www.fwmsptsa.orgto stay up to date.
Please note that you will receive your e-blast every Monday as a link. In order to read the whole blast please click on the link. Thank-you. (please do not click on the link on the bottom of the email this will unsubscribe you.)
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DIRECTORY ACCESS andMEMBERSHIP!! If you are not a member of the PTSA yet now would be the perfect time! click on this link for the form:http://fwmsptsa.org/forms/membership-form/(not sure if you are a member? Email me at and I will let you know.)
We have emailed access to the directory to all parents who have paid theirmembership dues as of Sunday 4/6/2014. We will continue to send out access as we receive your dues, if you have any questions or have not received access please do not hesitate to email me at
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Tausif Churyk, PTSA President
203-258-5995
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SCHOOL NEWS
FROM DR. ROSATO
Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, friends and community members for supporting two sold out shows of the Fairfield Woods Drama Club’s production ofGreasethis past weekend. The cast and crew were in top form and the show was a smash hit. Most especially, THANK YOU to all of the staff and parents who worked out front and behind the scenes preparing our young people for their stage debut at Woods and for the myriad other tasks that needed to be accomplished in order to mount such a successful show. The long tradition of excellence continues at Woods. Congratulations and thank you!
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Yearbooks are on sale!Order your yearbook online! Link to site:ORDER YOUR JOSTENS YEARBOOKAny questions? Please contact your yearbook advisors, Mr. Morris or Mrs. Vilenski,
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KEEP ON CLIPPING Box Tops
Thank you for sending in your Box Tops. We collected and submitted over 2,300 Box Tops in our last submission for this school year. FWMS will receive a check for over $230 sometime in April. That money will be used to benefit our children.
Please KEEP ON CLIPPING! Send to the school's main office. Every Box Top is worth 10 cents and every cent counts!!
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SEPTA 2013-2014
SEPTA UPCOMING GENERAL MEETINGS Please join us on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at the McKinley School library. Childcare is provided. April 9,May 14,June TBD
SEPTA TAEKWONDO AT SPORTSPLEX Ray Greenberg Basketball League Scheduling for the Ray Greenberg Basketball league: Park and Rec Challenger League; April 12. Any questions please call Drew, Susan, Kristen, and Jeff Bickel at(203) 254-3592. RESOURCES Please visit the SEPTA website,www.fairfieldsepta.org, to see a list of available resources.
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COMMUNITY NEWS/LINKS
Builders Beyond Borders Seeking High Student Applicants
for the 2014-2015 Program Year
Norwalk, Conn., Applications are now available for high school students
to participate in the Builders Beyond Borders (B3) program for the 2014-2015 program year. B3
builds “character, responsibility and leadership by engaging high school students in local and
global community service.”
Builders Beyond Borders (B3) is a non-profit organization that engages high school
students – representing more than 20 local high schools – in leadership training through local
and global community service projects. B3 volunteers serve Fairfield County throughout the
school year and travel to a Latin American or Caribbean country in the spring to build needed
facilities for deserving communities. This past winter and spring, B3 volunteers traveled to five
communities throughout the Dominican Republic to build sanitation facilities, a water system
and a clinic. B3 is a great opportunity to make a difference both in Fairfield County and abroad
and connect with like-minded students from local schools. Applications are available on the B3
website at: www.buildersbeyondborders.org/application-student.
To learn more about the B3 program, please join us for a B3 Open House on
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 6:30pm at the B3 office (8 Willard Rd., Norwalk, CT). During this
event, you can see pictures and videos of what we do, speak to currently enrolled students and
adult advisors, and meet the B3 staff. Please contact B3 if you plan to attend the open house at
(203) 847-5220 or .
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Registration is now open for Fairfield Giants Cheer, NFL Flag and Tackle Football!!!
Visithttp://www.fairfieldgiants.com/to register. For info email:
Register byApril 30thand receive a discount off cheer and tackle registration and free FASTT camp registration in June and July.
For more information regarding please visit our
Frequently Asked Questions page at:
www.fairfieldgiants.com/frequently-asked-questions.html
Please join us at our open house meetings:
Thursday, April 10th 6:30 – 9:00 @ RLMS Cafeteria or
Thursday, May 15th 6:30 – 9:00 @ McKinley School Cafeteria
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You are invited to attend the Town of Fairfield's 31st Annual Holocaust
Commemoration - Confronting the Holocaust: Lessons for the Future
Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 7:30pm, First Church Congregational 148 Beach
Road, Fairfield
Keynote Speaker: Shiri B. Sandler, United States Director, Auschwitz Jewish
Center. ADMISSION FREE - CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME
100% OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO GO TO THE AUSCHWITZ JEWISH CENTER
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DISASTER RECOVERY GROUP PERFORMING SANDY NEEDS ASSESSMENT:CT Rises, a statewide long-term recovery organization, is sponsoring a volunteer team from World Renew that is opening a temporary five-day Walk-in-Center at the Fairfield Senior Center, 100 Mona Terrace, to assess unmet Storm Sandy-related needs. A CT Rises volunteer from the Red Cross or from another affiliated organization will also be available at the Walk-in-Center. ______
Camp Invention allows children to explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) concepts via hands-on, creative problem solving activities. It inspires children to be curious about their world and prepares them for the future. Working in teams, children are presented with real-world challenges that promote the direct application of critical-thinking and communication skills demanded by colleges, careers and citizenship. For more information click on this link:STEM
OR Contact Phaedra Taft, director, .
*There are discounts available for volunteering. or more information!
Visitwww.campinvention.orgfor more information or to register.
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The Show Me Basketball Camp at Fairfield Ludlowe High School is pleased to announce another exciting week of camp this summer....John Dailey, the Ludlowe Boys Varsity Basketball Coach, is running the "Show Me Basketball Camp" at FLHS for elementary and middle school age children. The camp will run the week ofJuly 7-11, 2014from9am -12pmat Fairfield Ludlowe High School. The camp counselors will be current JV, Varsity and Graduating Players, as well as returning College Students/former players. It is a fun week for both the players and participants. Proceeds of the camp help support the FLHS Boys Basketball Program. Click on the link for more informationShow Me Camp 2014
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FAIRFIELD BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION and TOWN WIDE FOOD DRIVE:
WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL will be collecting: PASTA and PASTA SAUCE please send in your items to the school. There will be a box in the lobby. (please ONLY buy plastic jars for the sauce) we will be collecting these items until April 26th.
We will be looking for a volunteer on the 27th to bring these items to FLHS. If you can help please email me at for more information click on the linkFood Drive Overview - VF
Fairfield’s 375th Anniversary Committee,which is co-chaired by Town Clerk, Betsy Browne, and Bankwell’s First Vice-President, Bob Hojnacki, today unveiled a calendar packed full of exciting events and programs for residents to participate in throughout 2014 to help celebrate the Town’s birthday.375calendar11-12-13
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Hosts for One-Day 11thGrade Job Shadow Program Needed
Fairfield Warde High School, the public high school for many Woods students, is building its Junior Job Shadow program and is looking for community members who can host a student for a one-day workplace experience in late April.
Last year, 50 students requested placements and 42 requests were fulfilled in teaching, engineering, architecture, law, entrepreneurship, restaurant management, animal training, and criminology. This year, student requests include the above plus fashion merchandising, healthcare, speech pathology, IT security, graphic design, all STEM fields, human rights journalism, and many more.
Do you have a job situation that you can share with a student for one day in April? Do you have a friend or connection to a business that would be interested in hosting a job shadow student?
If you can provide a connection to a job-shadow situation for this or a future year, please email Maureen Graney (mom of Ben FWHS ’14, Will TMS ’14, and Harry TMS ’16) , who is helping Kate Lala in the FWHS College & Career Center. Middle school and high school parents are invited to help us build a robust roster of options for our students!
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LINKS:
Brain Boost to offer coding classes and coding camps
to kids with special needs!www.brainboostfairfield.com(203) 955-1024
Fairfield Ludlowe High Softball Clinic APRIL 26thLudlowe Softball Clinic 2014
Baseball Clinic Spring 2014 Clinic Brochure (1)
EASTON COMMUNITY CENTERECC Early Bird Special 2014 ECC Lego Camp Flyer ECC Summer Camp 2014 Blurb
Fairfield Woods Middle School 1115 Fairfield Woods Road, Fairfield, CT 06825 http://www.fwmsptsa.org