April 2005 – 7/1
CEC UPDATES:
NEXT CEC MEETING – Tuesday April 12,
2005
7:00 p.m. at PS 314 – 330 59th
Street
PTA/PA Executive Boards and
District 20 After-School Providers will be recognized. Come out and salute our
wonderful PTA Board and HeartShare!
We are pleased to support PS
102 parent Christopher Sirota in his nomination for the CEC.
PTA/PA presidents, treasurers
and recording secretaries will vote for nine District 20 CEC parent members
from May 2-10. You can view CEC
applicant information at: www.nycenet.edu/councils - and let the PTA selectors (Anna Hom, Linda Abdelmouneim and
Mary Allison Muccigrosso) know which candidates you prefer by April 13th.
GET READY FOR …
Friday April 15th – Thursday April 21st
April 11 – Poster
Contest Entries are Due
April 13 – Pledge to
Participate in Class
April 15 – TV Turnoff
Kick-off Sports Night
April 22 – Did you
make it?
Look for a list of
TV-free activities in your child’s back pack. See www.heartofbrooklyn.org for family
activities at Brooklyn’s main cultural organizations.
Poster contest awards
and certificates for completing the week will be handed out in May.
Karen Elsayed
has been a fixture at PS 102 since her elder daughter, Sara, began attending
school here 7 years ago. Perhaps
fixture is the wrong word. Karen is a mover and a shaker who plays an important
role in many PS 102 activities and works hard at nearly all PTA and school
events. She has served on the PTA Executive Board as Treasurer and
Corresponding Secretary, has chaired school picture, graduation and candy sale
committees and served on the School Leadership Team for 3 years. Karen has also been a Learning Leader for 5
years. She welcomes staff, parents and
students with her disarming smile and outgoing personality. She is full of great ideas and up for trying
new things. When you do not see Karen at the school, you will find her at the
library tutoring children in math. Karen and her daughters are active in Girl
Scouts and she is the leader of Junior Troop 2-088 - the oldest troop in
Brooklyn! The Elsayeds also enjoy performing in local community theatre
groups. We will certainly miss Karen
when Amy graduates this year, but I have a feeling she will remain an important
part of the PS 102 community. When you
see this wonderful parent volunteer please thank her for giving so much to our
school and to all of our kids.
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April is also……
National Poetry Month – see www.poets.org/npm
POEM IN YOUR POCKET DAY will be celebrated at PS 102
on April 21st
National Volunteer Week – April 17-23
THANK YOU TO ALL the GREAT PS 102 PTA VOLUNTEERS AND
LEARNING LEADERS!
Earth Day – April 22
www.earthday.org
SPRING RECESS: 4/25 -
4/29 HAVE FUN!
New students are always welcome. A listing of other
classes offered in the area is available at the Parent Information Table in
the main lobby (see ESL drawer) or on the PS 102 web site. ST
ESL CLASSES – NEW SCHEDULE
Beginners: Monday
8:30-10:30
Friday
8:30-10:30
Intermediate/Conversation:
Wednesday
8:30-12:00
VISION SCREENING:
If your child received a vision referral form
– please take him or her for a professional eye exam within 30 days and send a copy of the doctor’s report to the
school nurse. Follow-up calls will be coming this month!
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ADULT EDUCATION:
The
NYC-DOE, Office of Adult and Continuing Education encourages NYC parents to
continue their own education! See: www.AdultEdNYC.com, or call the Brooklyn
center (718) 622-3000 for more information on applying and course offerings.
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QUOTE:
“If
you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you’re not considered well viewed.” – Lily Tomlin
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To Ms. Stevenson and Ms. Peters for
their excellent spring reading workshop for K-2 parents.
To Mr. Spata and Ms. Fasanelle for
helping us all understand “Everyday Math” and prepare for upcoming Math tests
for grades 3-5.
To Ms. Stevenson, Mr. Stern, and Ms.
Grillo-Mancuso for attending Cartoon Night…and special thanks to Mrs. Harner
(for making ALL the popcorn) and Mrs. Famoso for setting up the movies and
supervising GO candy sales.
To the PTA for the BOGO Book Fair, an excellent
assembly on March 11th, and for sponsoring our St. Patrick’s Day
piper.
To PTA VP Mary Witke, Lisa Reich, Jackie
Testagrossa (and other PTA helpers) for the lovely luncheon. The staff
certainly felt appreciated (and well-fed) on parent-teacher conference day!
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GRADES 3 & 5 - CITYWIDE TESTS
READING : APRIL 12th
MATH : APRIL 19th
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PAJAMAS
IN SCHOOL? WACKY
WEDNESDAY? APRIL FOOLS? PS 102 teachers, students, parents and staff
members work hard and sometimes we like to remember that PS 102 is a fun place
to learn. It was wonderful to see so
many parents at the March Parent-Teacher Conferences. If you were unable to attend, your child’s teacher would still
like to meet with you. It’s not too
late to call the main office to make an appointment. SPRING IS HERE AT LAST –
ENJOY!
-- Margaret Sheri, Parent
Coordinator
School Office:
718-748-7404 School Web Site: http://schools.nycenet.edu/region7/ps102 PTA email: ps102pta@yahoo.com
Contact Information
Parent Coordinator: 347-563-4586, or email: