BAY VIEW PARENT NEWSOctober 2006 – 2/3

 

 

October 6 : UFT PARENT WORKSHOP – Reading and Writing in the Content Areas of Science and Social Studies – If you missed this workshop and want some of the handouts – please call Margaret Sheri (347) 563-4586 and leave your name, your child’s name and class number.

 

October  3, 10 & 17 – Learning Leaders Training

If you could not attend on these dates and are still interested in volunteering as a tutor to PS 102’s students, please call Margaret Sheri – there are more training sessions at neighboring schools throughout the fall.

 

October 17: CEC Meeting - 7:00 p.m. at P.S. 200, 1940 Benson Avenue.  GUEST SPEAKER: Chancellor Joel Klein, TOPIC: Special Education  

 

October 20: PS 102 FAMILY SPORTS NIGHT

Our first for this school year! Please enter at 6:00 or 7:15 p.m.  Students will NOT be admitted without an adult guardian. You must wear sneakers in the gym.

 

October 31 – Happy Halloween! Come and watch your child’s class (K-2) enjoy the PTA Pumpkin Patch.

 

Saturday November 4 – The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Dial-A-Teacher Program’s Citywide Parent Conference. Excellent workshops, lunch and childcare are available. See brochure in lobby or www.uft.org/parent  for more information.  Call 1-212-598-9205 to pre-register. Space is limited.

 

OCTOBER BOOK OF THE MONTH: Each month, a book is given to classroom teachers to share with the students and add to their classroom library. Ask your child how he or she enjoyed….

What a Day it Was At School!  by Jack Prelutsky

 

 

HOMEWORK HELP is available from :
UFT Dial-A-Teacher Program - CALL (212) 777-3380  Teachers will help students and parents with homework questions in Reading, Math,

Writing and Science in 10 languages! MONDAY thru THURSDAY 4:00-7:00 pm.

Volunteer of the Month

 

Rima Beydoun is a lovely, lively mom of two.  Her son, Mohamed, is now a 3rd grader and her daughter, Aya, started Kindergarten this fall.  Rima completed the Learning Leaders training last year and immediately took on the challenge of working with three first grade girls at once who needed help with math.  It was also helpful that Rima speaks Arabic as two of the girls were newcomers to the country and had little English.  Bi-lingual volunteers are very valuable to help children feel more comfortable and understand what is going on in class, and to learn English and math more quickly.  Rima has been an enthusiastic and active PTA volunteer for the last 2 years, and took on the role of Chair of the Box Top Committee this year, she has helped as a volunteer translator and attends most workshops to learn more about how to help her own children and those she tutors. Rima is a joyful woman - everyone notices when she enters the room as she dances a lot and smiles more!  When you meet this wonderful volunteer and mom – please say THANK YOU!

 

SAVE YOUR USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES AND OLD CELL PHONES – PS 102 will get money for school supplies! Just drop your used cartridges and outdated phones in the box in the main office or lobby.

Thank you -  To all those who have already contributed!

RESOURCE ROOM:  Parents are invited to visit Room 432 on Wed. or Thurs. mornings from 8:45-10:00 to borrow from your PC’s growing collection of Parenting Books and educational materials.

 

Text Box: Building Responsibility Try using logical consequences to teach your child It’s 9:00 a.m. when the phone rings. “I forgot my lunch,” your fifth grader says. What do you do? If it’s the only time she’s ever left her lunch at home, and if you know she has a big test that afternoon, you might take the lunch to school. But what if this is the second time this week? You might try using logical consequences. Allow your child to learn from her mistakes. Stay calm and don’t lose your temper. But don’t take the lunch to school, either. “Honey, I told you that if you left your lunch again, I would not bring it to you. I’m sorry, but I can’t do it today.” This statement works because it is: • Related to what your child did. If she forgets her lunch, she may have to be hungry for a day. • Respectful. You didn’t tell your child she was an idiot. You didn’t yell at her. You simply told her that you were not able to bail her out this time. • Reasonable. Denying a child lunch for a week would not be reasonable. Letting her miss lunch for one day is. Have a healthy snack waiting when she walks in the door. Logical consequences help your child manage her behavior. Otherwise, you may find yourself driving her lunch to her college dorm or her office! Reprinted with permission from the October 2006 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2006 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: H. Stephen Glenn and Jane Nelsen, Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World, ISBN: 0-914-62992-1 (Prima Publishing, a division of Random House, 1-800-733-3000, www.randomhouse.com/index.pperl).

Text Box: ADULT ESL CLASSES September-December 2006 Beginners: Monday 8:30-10:00 Thursday 8:30-10:00 Conversation: Wednesday 8:30-11:30 All PS 102 Parents and Caregivers are welcome! Classes are FREE and no application is required. New students are always welcome.

 

 

Please see the school website for more articles in English and Spanish from Parents make the difference! www.schools.nycenet.edu/region7/ps102/parentarticles

The October issue also features articles on lying, family meetings and building skills through conversation.  The Sept-Oct-Nov Activity Calendar can be found at the Parent Info table in the lobby.

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All Kinds of Minds

This is a great website for parents who want to find out more about how kids learn in different ways. Visit here for their latest newsletter and info about the Parent Toolkit.

http://www.allkindsofminds.org/newsletter/PTK_06/PTKEmailBlast.htm

 

Thanks! To the PS 102 Beach Clean-Up Team

46 parents and students from PS 102 joined our Beach Captain – 5th grade parent Michele DiBartolo, Ms. Willie, Ms. Weitz and I for a morning of hard (but fun) work at the West 8th Street entrance to Coney Island. We collected over 250 lbs. of garbage. For photos from this year (and last) see our web page: http://schools.nycenet.edu/region7/ps102/beach.htm

 

Thanks! To all the parents who attended Curriculum Day on September 28th.  If you missed this chance to learn more about the work your child will be doing this year, call the teacher to make an appointment or visit :

www.nylearns.org for NYS standards for each grade.

 

Thanks! To all the families that marched behind the PS 102 Banner in this year’s Ragamuffin Parade…to Mrs. Harner and Ms. McSweeney for carrying the banner the whole way and to the PTA for donating balloons!

 

CHECK IT OUT: www.nyc.gov/html/nextstopnyc

Next Stop: NYC is a project of New York City's Department of Small Business Services – the site encourages New Yorkers and tourists to explore the city's diverse neighborhoods and to support the small businesses and cultural institutions located within them – you can also learn NYC history!

 

Literature for the Arts Workshops @ Little Dreams

Try these new Mommy and Me and Art Programs for children.

249 86th Street. Call: Celia Cantone, Ed.Art Dir. 917-209-6579

 

PTA Sub-Committee on Title I Parent Involvement: Our Title I funds include 1% set aside for programs that enable parents to better support their children’s education – these funds have been used for such things as parent workshops, ESL and computer classes, parent library, & Learning Leaders volunteer expenses. This PTA Subcommittee researches how to spend the money and offers recommendations to the SLT and Mrs. Dovi.  New ideas are always welcome – come to the next PTA meeting, or email: ps102pta@yahoo.com with your preferences and suggestions.

 

 Fall has always been my favorite season – cool weather and no spring allergies. I hope you enjoy a lot of outdoor activities --  such as apple or pumpkin picking, taking a leaf walk,  joining a fall sports league or using our many parks.  I’ll see you trick-or-treating on 3rd Ave.!   HAVE FUN!

    --Margaret Sheri, Parent Coordinator

 

 

Contact Information

School Office: 718-748-7404 
Parent Coordinator: 347-563-4586, or email:

MElliotSheri@schools.nyc.gov

School Web Site: http://schools.nycenet.edu/region7/ps102

PTA email: ps102pta@yahoo.com