1. education
2. school

November 7, 2014
Peggy McInerney, Principal
MaryBeth Crupi, Assistant Principal
Dear Parents and Guardians,
DATES TO REMEMBER
I am very proud to announce that the
Coman Hill community collected over 240
new pajamas and over 1,060 new books for
our pajama program drive. We all shouted,
“Stuff the Bus” as each class brought a bag
of pajamas or a box of books to the pajama
bus. Children who live in shelters or group
homes will now have warm and cozy pajamas
to wear when they read a book because of
our wonderfully generous Coman Hill
community. I want to give a very special
thank you to some parents at Coman Hill. I
would like to thank Dana Goldman, Ally
Wolland and Heather Hecht for organizing
the “Stuff the Bus” event.
On behalf of all the teachers at Coman Hill,
I thank all of you for your generosity.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
VETERANS DAY
SCHOOLS & OFFICES CLOSED
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
7:00 P.M. – BHHS
BHEF HARLEM WIZARDS BASKETBALL
From the Nurse’s Office: We
are currently conducting vision and
hearing
screening
for
all
kindergarten
and
first
grade
students. Parents will be contacted
in the event that a follow-up is
required.
Thank you and have a great weekend.
Peggy
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AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE NURSE’S OFFICE
- Since the beginning of the school year, we have been seeing colds, strep throat, pneumonia,
and gastrointestinal viruses. In today's busy world with school, homework, after-school activities,
religious education, and family commitment, our children often feel anxious and stressed. Stress
decreases our immunity. Therefore, in order to build our child's immunity, we must insure proper
nutrition, including a balanced, nutritious breakfast every morning and a minimum of 10 hours of
sleep per night. We must begin to teach our children how to take care of their bodies. With this in
mind, please be reminded of the Byram Hills Health Office Policies:
- Any child with fever, vomiting, or diarrhea is considered contagious. Please keep them home
if they have any of these symptoms, either the night before school or in the morning. If an unusual
rash is noted, please keep child home and have him/her evaluated by your pediatrician. A body
temperature of 100 degrees or higher is considered fever. In the event that your child has fever,
vomiting or diarrhea while at school, he/she will need to be sent home. Please be sure you have
emergency arrangements in place for your child.
- No child will be allowed to return to school until free of fever, vomiting or diarrhea for a
minimum of 24 hours. Please help us control the spread of infectious diseases by following these
guidelines.
- In the event that your child should require antibiotics or any other medication while at school, a
written order from the doctor and a written parental permission must accompany the medication.
There is a standard medication form in the nurse’s office that can be obtained when needed. All
medications must be brought in to school by the parents. No medication will be accepted from a
child.
- Please also consider how your child feels. If symptoms of your child's illness are so great as to
prevent her/his ability to function in school, please keep them home the extra day. Chronic
coughing and sneezing is disruptive to the entire class.
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TechTips for Coman Hill:
TechSmart is a program by the Byram Hills PTSA to provide
information, programs and resources to help families navigate parenting issues related to the
internet, media and technology.
November TechTip – Screen Shots: Kids love to capture cool graphics or other images on their
mobile devices or computers. One way they can do so is by taking a screen shot. Parents may also
want to take a screen shot to capture an image, or to document a conversation or text message.
Here is how to take a screen shot on various devices:
 iOS (including iPhone and iPad): hold down at once the Home and On/Off button. The image
is captured in the Camera Roll or photo app.
 Android: hold down at once the Volume Down and Power buttons for 1-2 seconds. The image
is captured in the Gallery or Photos app.
 Mac: hold down at once Command and Shift and press the #/3 key. The entire screen is
saved as a file on the desktop.
 Windows: press the PrtSc/SysRq key. Windows captures the screen and copies it to the
(invisible) clipboard, then you can paste as needed.
Communication is one of the most important aspects of parenting in the digital age. Remember to
speak with your children about safe, appropriate and responsible use of technology.
For more TechSmart information visit bhptsa.org / Resources / TechSmart and for grades K-2
resources visit bhptsa.org / Coman Hill / TechSmart. If you have ideas to share or want more
information, email TechSmart@bhptsa.org.
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The first Makers’ Club session is underway at Coman Hill. The club’s
mission is to allow participants to explore and manipulate their environment with an
emphasis on STEAM initiatives. Innovative ideas and projects will emerge from work with
textiles, re-usable materials, building materials, circuitry, coding and simple robotics.
Makers’ Club is for Coman Hill 2nd graders and runs for three seven-week sessions
during the 2014-15 school year. The club meets during 2nd grade lunch on Tuesdays.
Members bring a bag lunch on club days.
The club will run for two more sessions this year. The dates are as follows:
Session 2: 1/20/15—3/10/15
Session 3: 4/14/15—5/26/15
Makers’ Club can accommodate 10 participants, five girls and five boys.
Participation is voluntary. If there are more students interested than there are slots, names
will be chosen via lottery. Students may only participate once.
Please note that we had a large number of applicants for the first session of Makers’
Club, and were sorry not to be able to include everyone who applied. Going forward, there
will be the opportunity to keep your name in the running for later sessions, but names will
still be selected via lottery. The permission slip for the second session of Makers’ Club will
be in the Coman Hill Bulletin on December 19 and January 9.
If you have any questions regarding Makers’ Club, please email Ronni Levine at
rlevine@byramhills.org or Jane del Villar and jdelvillar@byramhills.org .
PTSA Print Directory
is Ready for Pick Up!
Your PTSA Membership Dues help fund many important
and informative events, give your family access to the
MySchoolAnywhere online directory plus one copy of the
Print Directory.
Additional copies can be purchased for $10 (checks only).
Please Pick up your Print Directory at HCC
Dates: 11/13 and 11/17
Times: 9:30 – 11:30 am and 6:30 -8:30pm
If you are not yet a PTSA member, please join today by clicking
here: http://www.bhptsa.org/directory/, or send a check made out to BHPTSA
for $40 and send to Diane Rowan, 5 Lyons Ct., Armonk. Only PTSA members
will receive a print directory. For questions, email directory@bhptsa.org.
SPECIAL ELECTION
TOWN OF NORTH CASTLE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13th
6:00 am – 9:00 pm
VOTE on propositions regarding the basic structure of Town government.
Proposition 1:
Shall the ward system be established for the election of Councilmen or
Councilwomen in the Town of North Castle?
Proposition 2:
Shall the number of Councilmen or Councilwomen of the Town of North Castle be
increased from four to six?
Polls will be open 6:00 am to 9:00 pm at three locations:
• Armonk Firehouse – This is a consolidated polling site.
If you usually vote at Town Hall, Hergenhan Rec Center, Crittenden Middle School, or
the Armonk Firehouse, you vote at Armonk Firehouse for this Special Election.
• Banksville Firehouse – Voters in Districts 1 and 9, as usual.
• Community Center, No. White Plains – Voters in Districts 3 and 5, as usual.
Information and Absentee Ballot Applications:
northcastleny.com and Town Clerk’s Office: 273-3321 or townclerk@northcastleny.com
Absentee Ballot Applications must be submitted to the Town Clerk’s Office by:
Wednesday, November 12th and ballots must be picked up by the applicant or designated agent.
Absentee Ballot Deadline:
Ballots must be received in the Town Clerk’s Office
NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014.