Three days until the Craft Fair....

...and just two days until set-up begins! Please come and bring your neighbors. You will find a marvelous array of artists and vendors, a raffle with 50 prizes, an activity area for children (schedule: here), and delicious food—both savory and sweet. Vendors include local restaurants and the makers of jewelry, wraps, pickles, critter art, housewares, dolls, greeting cards (from Fisk & Fern, at right), and many other items. The fair runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Saturday. However, we still need more volunteers to contribute to the fun:

Friday, April 8th
3:30 - 6:00pm: Set up. Help arrange the room and place the tables and chairs. WE NEED 4 VOLUNTEERS.

Saturday, April 9th
9am - 10:30am: Continue pre-event set-up. WE NEED 4 VOLUNTEERS.

10:00am - 1:00pm: Street teams: To draw traffic to the Fair, hand postcards to people at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket, along Vanderbilt Ave., and at the Botanic Gardens. WE NEED 10 VOLUNTEERS.

11:00am - 6:00pm: Assist at the Raffle Table. WE NEED ONE MORE PERSON PER HOUR.

1:30pm - 3:30pm or 3:30pm - 5:30pm: Assist in Childcare and Kid Activity area.
WE NEED AT LEAST 2 MORE PEOPLE PER SLOT.

6:00pm - 6:30pm: Breakdown of event. WE NEED 6 VOLUNTEERS.

Last year hundreds of people came. This is a fun, social event that showcases P.S. 9 as a neighborhood school. If you haven't had a chance to volunteer for earlier P.T.O. events, the fair offers a good chance to meet fellow parents and neighbors. To volunteer, please email the organizers or call Faye at 1-917-208-1247.

For more information: http://www.prospectheightscraftfair.com/index.html

PTO movie night: "Despicable Me"

Movie will screen at 6 p.m., until 8. In the auditorium. Ticket: $5. Hot dogs and popcorn are available for sale. All proceeds benefit the P.T.O.

About the movie: Despicable Me is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film. The story is of a villain named Gru who plans to use three orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, only to find that their innocent love is profoundly changing him. It has generally favorable reviews (click to read), according to the Metacritic aggregation site. Click to see Kids-in-mind's review, which details the movie's few depictions of violence and other naughty behavior.

KB-8 Donor's Choose Proposal

Jen Paynter, teacher in class KB-8 thought you'd be interested in the classroom project "Playing to Learn and Learning to Play! "

She says, "Five year-olds learn best through play and hands-on experiences. These literacy, math, and science materials will be placed in centers for my students to explore."

Contributions are tax-deductible and donors hear back from the classroom they choose to support. Hoping you'll join us to help bring a classroom project to life, The Donors Choose Team

PS 9 Benefit House Concert: TICKETS ON SALE NOW

• Next up in the popular PS9 Benefit House Concert Series: the Jen Chapin Trio and Candice Anitra.

• Saturday, March 5th, 2011

• Each event will be held at Jen Chapin and Stephan Crump's Prospect Heights apartment.
  

• Child-care drop-off begins at 6:30 pm (reserve with number and ages of kids at jen at jenchapin.com) at a neighboring apartment in their building and includes pizza, games and a movie. Child-care is included in the price of the ticket.

• Adults will have dinner and wine before the Jen Chapin Trio starts the music around 7:45 pm. After a short break for dessert, the featured ensemble will perform. The evening will wrap up by 9:30 pm.

• Tickets are on sale now for this concert, and the rest of the series at brown paper tickets.

Election Day Bake Sale!

PS9 PTA

BAKED/HOT FOOD SALE

ELECTION DAY

TUESDAY

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Once again it’s that time of year for one of our biggest fundraising event.

We are asking for your support in helping us to make it one of the best that it has ever been. To make this happen WE will NEED Parents/Guardians to donate Non-Perishable/ Perishable Items and/or volunteer their time in order to make this a success. Below you will find a list of items of which you can select from to donate.

MY REMINDER

I will be donating ________________ on this day.

　

I will volunteer time for the ___________ shift on this day.

　

PS9 PTA ELECTION DAY BAKED/HOT FOOD SALE

Please check off items, complete the shift schedule on the bottom and return to the P.T.A by Monday November 2, 2009.

Donation List

------ Juice Packs (Individual) ----- Apples

------ Canned Soda ----- Bananas

------ Cases of Bottled Water ----- Grapes

------ Bags of Ice ----- Oranges

------ Milk (Whole, Half/Half) ----- Yogurt/ Go-Gurt

------ Tea (Variety pack) ----- Baked Goods (Muffins, Cakes,

------ Coffee (Fresh/Instant, Caffeinated/Decaffeinated) Cookies, Cupcakes, Brownies)

------ Hot Chocolate/Coca ----- Bagels (Variety)

------ Coffee Creamer ----- Other: Please specify_____________

Dishes

Please circle choice for dishes with more than one selection. (i.e.: Chicken)

----- Baked Mac & Cheese ----- Rice (White, Yellow, Rice & Beans)

----- Baked Zetti ----- Tri-Pasta Salad

----- Lasagna ----- Veggies (Mixed, Green Beans)

----- Chicken (Baked, Fried, Curry, Stewed) ----- Garden Salad

-----Beef (Stew, Pepper Steak) ----- Cabbage

----- Potato Salad ----- Hot Dogs /w buns (Beef, Chicken,

Condiments

----- Cream Cheese ----- Foam Plates

----- Butter/ Jelly ----- Cups

----- Sugar ----- Napkins

----- Salt/Pepper ----- Plastic Forks, Spoons ,knives

----- Salad Dressing ----- Aluminum Foil

----- Ketchup, Mustard ----- Straws

----- Mayonnaise, Hot Sauce ----- Plastic Gloves (For Serving Food)

Shift Schedule: 7-9am, 9-11am, 11-1pm, 1-3pm, 3-5pm, 5-7pm, 7-9pm

I ________________, parent of ________________,

class___________ will volunteer for the _________ shift. My contact # is ___________________.