Prendergast Dad's Club "Deck the Halls"

Prendergast Dad's Club would like to invite your family to attend the annual 

DECK THE HALLS HOLIDAY EVENT

6-8 pm at Prendergast School

Events will include:
Photos with Santa
Arts and Crafts
Face Painting
Music and Sing-alongs

Dad's Club Announces 2012 Dodgeball Tournament

The Prendergast Dad's Club is proud to announce the date for the 2012 Dodgeball Torunament. The tournament will be held at Prendergast School on Saturday, May 5th.

Last year the tournament raised over $1,500 to support the school. If you are interested in participating or donating to our raffle please contact Assistant Principal Joe Apicella at japicella@ansonia.org or call 203-736-5080

Our First Meeting of the 2011-12

The Prendergast Dad’s club had its first meeting last night. We had about 30 fathers/uncles/grandfathers that attended. Below are the topics which were covered:

·         Volunteering – Dads will continue to volunteer in the school. They will  get their picture taken first thing and then spend the first and last hour of the day in their child’s class and then help other classes and the café. They can read with children, assist with an activity, or anything else

·         Haunted Hallways – Dad’s want to have a fundraiser on Friday, October 28^th in which afterschool on Friday we decorate the hallways and a few classrooms to make a haunted house in the school. We would charge a nominal fee for admission. We would love some volunteers to assist in decorating.

·         Taekwondo – World Champion Taekwondo will allow children to attend the lesson twice a week for 6 weeks and get a uniform for only $40. The best part is that the school will get the entire $40. This is still pending approval, but seems like a great program for the students and the school.

·         Students in Need – teachers will let us know if a student is consistently out of uniform due to financial constraints. We will provide uniform items.

·         Other request for funding – Teachers will request any other funding that they may need

New Haven Register Father's Day Article

Happy Father's Day!!

As part of the New Haven Register's Life section, the Prendergast Dad's Club was featured in an article about the work that we do in forming bonds with the children by volunteering in the school. Check out the full article here
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/06/18/life/doc4dfbdc61d3570656348672.txt

Prendergast Dad’s Club Hosts 1st Annual Dodgeball Tournament

On June 4^th, the Prendergast Dad’s Club held its 1^st Annual Dodgeball Tournament at Prendergast School. The purpose of the tournament was to raise funds for a new playground at the school. $1,800 was raised through entrance fees and a raffle.  Prendergast School teachers formed 2 teams, Dad’s Club Members Rich Rivera, Mike Shortell, President Saleh Hanaif and Assistant Principal Joe Apicella each formed their own teams with friends and family. Also, members of the Ansonia Fire Department Charter Hose competed in the event.

The winning team, B.T.W. consisted of Prendergast staff of Bob Powers, Tina Vermiglio, Liz Nimons, Scott Penna, Ansonia High School Teacher Jeff Rotteck and teammate Marc Cingo.  B.T.W. faced the “Halligans’ from Charter Hose Fire Department. Playing for the Halligans was firefighters David Godfrey, Chris Godfrey, Matt Godfrey, Alex Smith, Justin Collins, John Machowski III, and team captain Tony Spigardo.

The idea for the fundraiser came from Dad’s Club President Saleh Hanaif, who thought that the tournament would be a great way to help raise money and also have members of the community interact in a fun way.  “This tournament was great. The last time that I played dodgeball was when I was in Junior High,” said Dad’s Club Member Mike Shortell, “This was a great way to earn some money for the school.”

The highlight of the event was when President of the Valley Community Foundation, James Cohen joined the event to present the Dad’s Club with a grant of $1,000 to be used to build a new playground. “I cannot thank the Valley Community Foundation enough. They have been so supportive of this school and our needs. I would also like to thank all of our raffle sponsors and volunteers who helped make this day run smoothly, “said Prendergast Principal Larry DiPalma.

Meeting Wednesday, June 1st at 6:30pm

When:             Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Where:           Prendergast Library

Time:              6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Contact:         Joe Apicella at japicella@ansonia.org

                        736-5080

·       Kids are welcome!  Refreshments will be served.

·       Help us finalize Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday, June 4^th 10am-1 pm at AHS. We still need teams and sponsors!!!!

·       Update on Playground

Valley Community Foundation Supports New Playground

I have just received notice  that the Valley Community Foundation is giving us a $1,000 grant for the purchase of Playground Equipment. The Valley Community Foundation is a great foundation that supports surrounding communities. Check out their site for more details about their work.

Valley Community Foundation