Newsletter 1-2-19
Newsletter 1-2-19
Elysian Charter School of Hoboken
Elysian Charter School of Hoboken
www.ecsnj.org  
Susan Grierson, Director
Elysian Charter School Weekly Newsletter
A Positively Different Public School

January 2, 2019                  Vol. 14  Issue 15
The school newsletter is sent out on Mondays. When there is a holiday, the newsletter is sent the following day. 

Please note:  Send news to deb.rosner@ecsnj.org by 9:00 AM on Mondays.
Welcome to 2019 
January is going to be busy! 
It’s shaping up and promising to be a month that is chock full of events. 

There has been much buzz and excitement about the upcoming performances of Music Man Jr. 
I watched the cast practice during the fall and it is abundantly clear that the performance is shaping up to be memorable! The students have learned the songs, dances, dialogue and are now at the point where costumes and props are being gathered. 
School plays help students develop in a variety of ways: 
• Self-Confidence. Aspects of performing arts helps young people to understand how to appraise situations, think outside the box and be more confident going into unfamiliar situations
• Develops imagination and creativity
• Cooperation and collaboration
• Concentration
• Communication Skills
• It’s fun!
Much thanks to the dynamic duo - Diane Murray and Derrick Ladson - for sharing their talents!
MUSIC MAN JR. PERFORMANCES
-- TUESDAY, January 15 (Mile Square Theater). Shows will be at 9, 10:45, 1:15, and 6:30. Parents and families are invited to the evening show. There will be limited seating at the daytime shows, as those are intended for the Elysian classes. 
Susan 
Last Call - Time To Register Siblings For Kindergarten In 2019-2020!
Confirmations have been sent out to all Elysian families who have requested a spot in our 2019-2020 Kindergarten class, due to sibling preference. 
If there are any families who have not contacted us with this information and submitted an application, please do so immediately.   
We cannot guarantee you a spot after Jan. 11th, the application deadline.

Questions or concerns?  Please email S
usan Gilbertson at susan.gilbertson@ecsnj.org
Blood Drive
Scout Troop 146 are sponsoring a blood drive in the new year.
They need 40 people to make this a successful event.
Saturday, January 12th, 2019
10am to 3pm
308 Jefferson Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
or visit redcrossblood.org and enter keyword Hoboken Boy Scout Troop 146
Thank you!
PTSO Corner

CHILI COOK-OFF SIGN-UPS - Save the date and get your recipes ready for Saturday, January 26, at the Elks Club! 

Interested in competing with your best recipe or volunteering at the party? https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C44A4A629A2F49-12th

Want to judge the contest and help plan the most fun event of the year? Send an email to elysianchili@gmail.com

Friends of Elysian

Do you have an item, experience, or special opportunity you’d like to donate to Friends of Elysian for our upcoming 2019 Party and Auction?
Or, would you be willing to ask local stores, restaurants, and business contacts for items?
If so, please reach out to us at FriendsECSAuction@gmail.com.
Our goal is to have a variety of items that can help raise significant funds for the school and we can only do that with your help. We are ideally seeking new items or special experiences, valued at roughly $200 or more. (However, if something is less than that, unique, or you are unsure of the value, please don't hesitate to contact us.)
Additionally, if you'd be willing to help in the procurement of items from local businesses, please drop us a line at the email address above so we can get you started.
Please know that while we hope to be able to include all donations, we may not be able to accommodate all items, or may need to group items together.
Thank you very much for your consideration of this request and for your support!
The 2019 Annual Fundraising Party and Auction is just a two short months away and we need your help to make it a rousing success! Please join us for a planning meeting on Tuesday, January 8, at 6:45 PM in Room 324. 
A quick note to friends@ecsnj.org to let us know you’ll be attending would be appreciated.
And, if you can’t make the meeting but would still like to get involved, just drop us a line! There are plenty of ways to help.
KUUMBA Day is Friday, January 11, 2019
We need parent volunteers! 
On Thursday, we need to decorate the school with our African fabric collection and set up rooms with workshop materials.  If you are able to help out, please contact Lynneshapiro@verizon.net.  (We will begin around 5 PM and go until finished).
On Friday, we need volunteers during the day to help in workshops.  If you are able to help out, please contact lynneshapiro@verizon.net.
After school on Friday, we need to take down fabric and remove workshop materials from classrooms.  (This should take a bit less time than set up).  Please contact lynneshapiro@verizon.net to volunteer.
We need egg cartons!  Drop them off in the office, please.
3rd grade dance performance for family and friends will take place at 8:45 in the gym.
The 3rd graders will perform for K- 8th grade students and teachers at 1:30 PM.
Here is a tentative list of workshops: 
 
• Photography Exhibition of work by 7th and 8th grade seminar students

• Write Your name in Arabic Calligraphy

• Masks and Mask-making

• Huichol Yarn Painting

• Making Strufoli, a Taste of Italian Culture 

• Square Dancing (not for squares)

• Paper Marbling

• Improvisatory House Music

• KUUMBA Collage

• Paper Mosaics

• Celebration of Puerto Rico

• Making Musical Shakers

• Hive Mind: hexagons

• Celebration of India

• Odes

• Mancala

• Celebration of France

• Drumming
Hop Bus Pool Looking for 1-2 Downtown Families
A group of downtown families has had great success getting our kids to school in the morning by taking turns chaperoning the kids on the Red Hop, and we are looking for 1-2 additional families who might be interested to join our Hop pool. 
We meet on the corner of 2nd and Grand at 7:55am, and each family is responsible about once a week for chaperoning the group on the Hop and walking the kids to Elysian (and on the other days, your kids will ride and walk with another parent). 
If you would like to learn more, please contact Elissa aaronsonelissa@gmail.com.   
Enrichment Clubs This Week with End Dates

WEDNESDAY
  
  • Chess 1 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm - END DATE - Jan 30
  • Chess 2 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm - END DATE - Jan 30

    If you have any questions about the club schedule, please email pam.gorode@ecsnj.org
Sign up Forms for the next Enrichment Club session will be sent home at the end of this week.

Dressing for a Fire Drill

We perform monthly fire drills in which the students have to quickly leave the building without their coats.

Please make sure your child is dressed warm enough during these upcoming cold days.

Lost and Found
Please write your child's name in their outerwear so if it is lost we can return those items. 
We have so many items left in the Lost and Found bin in the main office.
Can't find your child's jacket?? Sweater??  Sweatshirt??  

These articles that are left behind will soon be donated to charity.
      Elysian Collects Box Tops and LABELS for Education
          Look for the container near Deb's desk in the office!  Thank you!
        As per state law, we no longer publish the exact location of trips for security reasons.
                   Please read the calendar weekly, as changes are updated regul
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    January Calendar
    Wednesday, Jan 2
    • Basketball-Green 7 vs. White 7 - 6:45pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Kelly Green 8 vs. HOLA Black - 7:45pm - Wallace
    Thursday, Jan 3
    • Homework Help
    • Basketball-All Saints 5 vs. Green 5 - 6:45pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-White 5 vs. Hoboken Charter 5 - 7:45pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Green 6 vs.Hoboken Charter 6 - 8:45pm - Wallace
    Saturday, Jan 5
    • Open House, 10:00am
    • Basketball- Girls vs. Hoboken Charter - 1:00pm - Multi
    • Basketball-Green 3 vs. White 3 - 4:00pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Green 4 vs. White 4 - 4:50pm - Wallace
    Monday, Jan 7
    • Rock Band Practice
    • Homework Help
    Tuesday, Jan 8
    • Friends Auction Meeting - 6:45pm - Room TBA
    • Basketball-Green 6 vs. Stevens 6 - 7:45pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Green 5 vs. White 5 -6:45pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Green 6 vs. HOLA 6 - 7:45pm - Wallace
    Wednesday, Jan 9
    • Basketball-White 7 vs. Hoboken Charter - 6:45pm - Multi
    • Basketball-Green 7 vs. Stevens White - 7:45pm - Multi
    Thursday, Jan 10
    • Homework Help
    Friday, Jan 11
    • Kuumba
    Saturday, Jan 12
    • Basketball-Girls vs. Stevens White - 2:00pm - Multi
    • Basketball-Green 4 vs. Hoboken Charter 4 - 4:00pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Connors/Calabro 4 vs. White 4 - 7:20pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Connors/Calabro 3 vs. White 3 - 8:10pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Green 3 vs. PAL Orange 3 - 9:00pm - Wallace

    Monday, Jan 14
    • Homework Help
    • Rock Band Practice
    • Basketball-All Saints vs. Kelly Green 8 - 6:15pm - Multi
    Tuesday, Jan 15
    • Middle School Play
    Wednesday, Jan 16
    • 1/2 Day, 12:30pm Dismissal - Staff Developement
    • Lottery, 1:00pm
    • Basketball-White 7 vs. Stevens White - 6:45pm - Wallace

    Thursday, Jan 17
    • Homework Help
    • Basketball-All Saints vs. White 5 - 6:45pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Green 5 vs. HOLA 5 - 7:45pm - Wallace
    Monday, Jan 21
    • School Closed - MLK Day
    Tuesday, Jan 22
    • Basketball-Green 6 vs. Wallace 6 - 7:45pm - Wallace
    Wednesday, Jan 23
    • Basketball-Green 7 vs. Mustard Seed - 6:45pm - Wallace
    Thursday, Jan 24
    • Homework Help
    • Basketball-Kelly Green 8 vs. Stevens Red - 7:15pm - Multi
    • Basketball-Green 5 vs. Hoboken Charter 5 - 7:45pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-White 5 vs. HOLA 5 - 8:45pm - Wallace
    Saturday, Jan 26
    • Basketball-White 4 vs. Hoboken PAL Purple - 1:30pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Girls vs. Stevens Red - 3:00pm - Multi
    • Basketball-White 3 vs. Hoboken PAL Orange 3 - 4:00pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Green 3 vs. Wallace Grey 3 - 4:50pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Green 4 vs. Wallace Black 4 - 6:30pm - Wallace
    • Chili Dinner - Elks Club - 5:00pm - 9:00pm
    Monday, Jan 28
    • Rock Band\Practice
    • Homework Help
    • Basketball-Kelly Green 8 vs. Hob Middle School Knicks - 6:15pm - Multi 
    • Board Meeting, 7:00pm
    Tuesday, Jan 29
    • Basketball-Green 7 vs. Hudson - 6:15pm Multi
    • Basketball-White 7 vs. Mustard Seed - 7:15pm - Multi
    Thursday, Jan 31
    • Homework Help
    • Basketball-Connors/Calabro 5 vs. Green 5 - 6:45pm - Wallace\
    • Basketball-Kelly Green 8 vs. Hob Mid School Warriors - 7:15pm - Multi

    February Calendar
    Saturday, Feb 2
    • Basketball-Girls vs. HOLA - 1:00pm - Multi
    • Basketball-White 3 vs. Wallace Black 3 - 2:20pm - Wallace
    • Basketball- All Saints vs. Green 4 - 6:30pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Green 4 vs. Hoboken PAL Purple 4 - 8:10pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-White 4 vs. HOLA Teal 4 - 9:00pm - Wallace
    Monday, Feb 4
    • Basketball-Green 7 vs. HOLA Teal - 6:15pm - Multi
    • Basketball-White 7 vs. Hudson - 7:15pm - Multi
    • Basketball-White 5 vs. Stevens Purple 5 - 6:45pm - Wallace
    Tuesday, Feb 5
    • Basketball-All Saints vs. Green 6 - 6:45pm - Wallace
    Wednesday, Feb 6
    • 1/2 Day - 12:30pm Dismissal - Report Writing
    Saturday, Feb 9
    • Basketball-White 4 -Wallace Grey 4 - 2:20pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Girls vs. Hoboken Middle School - 3:00pm - Multi
    • Basketball- Brandt 3 vs. Green 3 - 7:20pm - Wallace
    • Basketball- All Saints 3 vs. White 3 - 8:10pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-All Saints 4 vs. Green 4 - 9:00pm - Wallace
    Monday, Feb 11
    • Basketball-Kelly Green 8 vs. Hob Middle School Nets - 6:15pm - Multi
    • Basketball-White 7 vs. HOLA Teal - 7:15pm -Multi
    • Basketball-Green 5 vs. Wallace Black 5 - 6:45pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-White 6 vs. Wallace Grey 5 - 7:45pm - Wallace
    Tuesday, Feb 12
    • Basketball-Green 7 vs. Hoboken Charter - 6:15pm - Multi
    Thursday, Feb 14
    • 1/2 Day - 12:30pm Dismissal - Aftercare until 3:00pm
    • Report Cards Distributed
    Friday, Feb 15 - Tuesday, Feb 19
    • School Closed - February Break
    Thursday, Feb 21
    • Basketball-Green 7 vs. Stevens White - 6:15pm - Multi
    • Basketball -Green 5 vs. Stevens Purple 5 - 6:45pm - Wallace
    Saturday, Feb 23
    • Basketball-Girls vs. Hoboken Charter - 3:00pm - Multi
    • Basketball-Connors/Calabro 4 vs. Green 4 - 3:10pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-White 4 vs. Wallace Black 4 - 4:50pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-White 3 vs. HOLA 3 - 7:20pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-Green 3 vs. Wallace Black 3 - 8:10pm - Wallace
    Monday, Feb 25
    • Basketball-Green 7 vs. White 7 - 6:15pm - Multi
    • Basketball-Green 6 vs. Hudson 6 - 6:45pm - Wallace
    • Basketball- Kelly Green 8 vs. HOLA Black - 7:15pm - Multi
    • Board Meeting - 7:00pm 
    Wednesday, Feb 27
    • Basketball-White 7 vs. Hoboken Charter - 6:45pm - Wallace
    • Basketball-All Saints vs. Kelly Green 8 - 7:45pm - Wallace
    Thursday, Feb 28
    • Basketball-Green 6 vs. Mustard Seed 6 - 8:45pm - Wallace
    A note about attendance:  The New Jersey State Law is very specific about school attendance.  By law, children are expected to be in school every day unless they are ill.  There is no room in the law or regulations to excuse any children who have prior plans. We must mark all children absent who are not in attendance.
    1460 Garden Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
    Susan Grierson, Director | Susan.Grierson@ecsnj.org | Phone:201.876.0102 | Fax:201.876.9576
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