January Newsletter 2017.pdf
Strength
Pride
Courage
School News January Attendance Awards December classes with highest attendance are: 3rd Grade – 302 5th Grade – 501
4th Grade – 401
Remember every day of school matters – every day your child is learning or doing something new.
Save the Date! January 13th
January 16th
January 18th
Parent Workshop
No School
P.T.A. Meeting Family Fun Night Math
Learn to help your child with their math homework.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. *Please remember to read for 20 minutes
January 27th
January 30th
Woman History Assembly
P.T.A Bake Sale
P.S. 269 THE NOSTRAND SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 2017
Principal’s Message
Happy New Year! I would like to welcome everyone back to school. I hope your winter vacation was filled with wonderful memories. As we return to school, it is very important that we begin 2017 with structured routines to support our children academically, socially and emotionally. It is important that we ensure children attend school every day, on time. Please remember that school hours are 8:20 am - 2:40 pm. Our doors open at 7:50 am, where we provide a warm and safe place for students to receive a free breakfast. Since instruction begins promptly at 8:20, students are expected to arrive early enough to unpack and get settled in order to be prepared for learning at 8:20 am. Students are marked "tardy" each time they arrive at school after 8:20am. I look forward to another productive and successful year working collaboratively with our families and school community. As always, thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Ms. Santiago
Counseling Corner
Dear Parents,
This month we are focusing on setting goals for the New Year. It is important for students to learn how to set goals in order to become successful. Here are some strategies to assist you in helping your child make goals. Encourage your child to start small. Your child probably won’t go from reading 10 minutes a week to finishing an entire book in that time. Help them figure out smaller steps. “How about if you read for 30 minutes before bed?” • Think about the rewards. If your child needs to raise her math grade, help her focus on the benefits of doing that. It will be easier to make the necessary changes. • Plan for obstacles. If your child always watches TV after school, help them think about what to do instead. • Celebrate successes. Change is not always easy. If your child didn’t read for 30 minutes a day, but did manage to read on four days this week, that’s still a lot more reading than they were doing before!
If you have questions or concerns, it is important that you first speak with your child’s teacher. After speaking to the teacher, the following staff members are always available to assist you: School Base Support Team Mr. Lazare – School psychologist Mr. Dormeus – School Social Worker Ms. Pacheco – Family Worker Health Maria Fasulo – School Nurse Guidance Counselors Sophia Triant – Guidance Counselor Sonia Christie – Guidance Counselor Jazmine Santiago – Principal Christine Kenny – Assistant principal
P.S. 269 THE NOSTRAND SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 2017
Parent Place We are pleased announce that our teachers and students are utilizing the following programs:
I-Ready is being used in the classroom and can be utilized at home. https://login.i-ready.com/ Username: first name Last name Password: Student ID #
Mathletics is being used in the classroom and can be used at home as well to enhance Math skills. http://us.mathletics.com/signin/ Username: first name Last name Password: Student ID #
Codesters empowers students to create interactive
projects and apps on their own giving them the opportunity to build and explore independently. Codesters combines a fun online coding platform for students. Students began this program began January 6th.
Class Dojo ClassDojo is a new Teacher-Parent tool that will be used to help build your student’s classroom engagement. ClassDojo allows us to track students’ behavior and learning skills throughout the day. One of ClassDojo’s great features is that it allows us to send you a “behavior and skills report” every Friday by email. This program will help bring us together to help you better understand the progress of your child on a week to week basis. You can get the free ClassDojo app on your mobile device. Please send a note to your child’s teacher requesting your “Parent Code” For access to class Dojo
STEM/Lego Robotics
February 2017: Feb.: Black History Month Feb. 14: PTA Valentine’s Day Bake Sale Feb. 20—24: MID-WINTER RECESS SCHOOL CLOSED *Please note: Feb. 20—24 Mid-winter recess – The School Building will be open for ELA Test Prep.
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Ms. Grillo has been working with our 5 grade students who successfully built a functioning Robot!
March 2017: March 3: Picture Day March 7,8,9: Science Fair March 9: EARLY DISMISSAL for ParentTeacher Conferences March 14: Safety Committee March 16: PTA Meeting 6:30 pm ~ ELA and Math Test Prep Workshop March 28—30: NYS ELA tests March 31: Career Day
Pride
Courage
School News January Attendance Awards December classes with highest attendance are: 3rd Grade – 302 5th Grade – 501
4th Grade – 401
Remember every day of school matters – every day your child is learning or doing something new.
Save the Date! January 13th
January 16th
January 18th
Parent Workshop
No School
P.T.A. Meeting Family Fun Night Math
Learn to help your child with their math homework.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. *Please remember to read for 20 minutes
January 27th
January 30th
Woman History Assembly
P.T.A Bake Sale
P.S. 269 THE NOSTRAND SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 2017
Principal’s Message
Happy New Year! I would like to welcome everyone back to school. I hope your winter vacation was filled with wonderful memories. As we return to school, it is very important that we begin 2017 with structured routines to support our children academically, socially and emotionally. It is important that we ensure children attend school every day, on time. Please remember that school hours are 8:20 am - 2:40 pm. Our doors open at 7:50 am, where we provide a warm and safe place for students to receive a free breakfast. Since instruction begins promptly at 8:20, students are expected to arrive early enough to unpack and get settled in order to be prepared for learning at 8:20 am. Students are marked "tardy" each time they arrive at school after 8:20am. I look forward to another productive and successful year working collaboratively with our families and school community. As always, thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Ms. Santiago
Counseling Corner
Dear Parents,
This month we are focusing on setting goals for the New Year. It is important for students to learn how to set goals in order to become successful. Here are some strategies to assist you in helping your child make goals. Encourage your child to start small. Your child probably won’t go from reading 10 minutes a week to finishing an entire book in that time. Help them figure out smaller steps. “How about if you read for 30 minutes before bed?” • Think about the rewards. If your child needs to raise her math grade, help her focus on the benefits of doing that. It will be easier to make the necessary changes. • Plan for obstacles. If your child always watches TV after school, help them think about what to do instead. • Celebrate successes. Change is not always easy. If your child didn’t read for 30 minutes a day, but did manage to read on four days this week, that’s still a lot more reading than they were doing before!
If you have questions or concerns, it is important that you first speak with your child’s teacher. After speaking to the teacher, the following staff members are always available to assist you: School Base Support Team Mr. Lazare – School psychologist Mr. Dormeus – School Social Worker Ms. Pacheco – Family Worker Health Maria Fasulo – School Nurse Guidance Counselors Sophia Triant – Guidance Counselor Sonia Christie – Guidance Counselor Jazmine Santiago – Principal Christine Kenny – Assistant principal
P.S. 269 THE NOSTRAND SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 2017
Parent Place We are pleased announce that our teachers and students are utilizing the following programs:
I-Ready is being used in the classroom and can be utilized at home. https://login.i-ready.com/ Username: first name Last name Password: Student ID #
Mathletics is being used in the classroom and can be used at home as well to enhance Math skills. http://us.mathletics.com/signin/ Username: first name Last name Password: Student ID #
Codesters empowers students to create interactive
projects and apps on their own giving them the opportunity to build and explore independently. Codesters combines a fun online coding platform for students. Students began this program began January 6th.
Class Dojo ClassDojo is a new Teacher-Parent tool that will be used to help build your student’s classroom engagement. ClassDojo allows us to track students’ behavior and learning skills throughout the day. One of ClassDojo’s great features is that it allows us to send you a “behavior and skills report” every Friday by email. This program will help bring us together to help you better understand the progress of your child on a week to week basis. You can get the free ClassDojo app on your mobile device. Please send a note to your child’s teacher requesting your “Parent Code” For access to class Dojo
STEM/Lego Robotics
February 2017: Feb.: Black History Month Feb. 14: PTA Valentine’s Day Bake Sale Feb. 20—24: MID-WINTER RECESS SCHOOL CLOSED *Please note: Feb. 20—24 Mid-winter recess – The School Building will be open for ELA Test Prep.
th
Ms. Grillo has been working with our 5 grade students who successfully built a functioning Robot!
March 2017: March 3: Picture Day March 7,8,9: Science Fair March 9: EARLY DISMISSAL for ParentTeacher Conferences March 14: Safety Committee March 16: PTA Meeting 6:30 pm ~ ELA and Math Test Prep Workshop March 28—30: NYS ELA tests March 31: Career Day
