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December 2006 – 4/3

December 4-13th:  PTA Holiday Toy Drive – bring in NEW toys to give to students who have less.

 

December 4-11th:  Used Book Drive – bring in your outgrown books to be distributed to classrooms.

PLEASE - CHILDREN’S BOOKS ONLY.

 

December 7:  4:00pm - Parenting a Science Fair Project – Science Teacher, Mrs. Willie, will present guidelines and ideas on how to make this a fun and enriching experience for parent and child. 

 

December 8:  PTA Craft Fair – come shop for reasonably priced holiday gifts – school gym.

 

December 11:  PS 102 Chorus Concert: 6:00 p.m.

December 15:  Superintendent’s Program Applications Due.  (Grade 5 only)

Text Box: q RECYCLE q used printer and desk-top copier cartridges and outdated cell phones to support PS 102! Just drop them in the boxes found in the main office or lobby. Thanks to all who have already contributed! Check out the counter on our web site to see how much we’ve earned to date!
December 25-January 1:   Winter Recess – NO SCHOOL. Return on Tuesday January 2nd.

Text Box: ADULT ESL CLASSES Beginners: Monday 8:30-10:00 Thursday 8:30-10:00 Conversation: Wednesday 8:30-11:30 Classes will end this month with a holiday party on December 20 (both classes together!) FORMER STUDENTS ARE VERY WELCOME! We will start again in September 2007.

VISION SCREENING of grades 2, 3, and 5 and Special Ed. students was completed in November.  Thanks to all the volunteer screeners! If you receive(d) a letter requesting a professional eye exam for your child – please schedule as soon as possible and return the eye form to the school. Poor vision can have a big effect on your child’s performance in school.  Encourage your child to wear their glasses in school!  If you have any questions, please call Ms. Sheri or Nurse Kenney.

Volunteer of the Month

 

I bit my tongue the other day after telling someone I was meeting with “Anna and her sister”.  Our December volunteer of the month, Linda Rainford, is truly an individual who graciously contributes her time and talents and unlimited energy to supporting our school, especially in her position as PTA Treasurer – a huge job which she has held the last 3 years.  She is an important volunteer and supporter of every PTA and school event, attends  day and evening PTA meeting to read the budget report and puts in many hours behind the scenes at home – doing our bookkeeping, budget reconciliation and planning events… and manages to keep a great sense of humor!  Linda’s daughter, Rebekah, is a 2nd grade student at PS 102.  Her husband, Bob, a science teacher at IS 30, has also been very supportive of her and of the school and helps out when he can – you may have heard him playing the piano on movie nights.  When you meet this lovely, dedicated parent volunteer  – please say Thank You Linda!


Just Keep Reading…

Text Box: DECEMBER BOOKS OF THE MONTH Grades K-2: Animals in Winter, by Henrietta Bancroft Grade 3-5 : An Angel for Solomon Singer, by Cynthia Ryland Students are asked to write reviews of books they have read on brightly colored cartoon characters from the popular children’s film Finding Nemo that are brightening up hallways all over the school.  Talk to your kids about what they read and what they write!  The Reading Incentive Program encourages family involvement and increases critical thinking and reading comprehension.  Thanks to Magda Mendez, Raymunda Louie, Priscilla Quintera and our Reading Recovery Teachers, Carmen Peters and Meghan Mullaney, for their hard work on this valuable program.  Thanks also to Theresa Ferraioli for the beautiful NEMO display hanging up in the first floor hallway.

Text Box: Talking & Listening : Practice, model listening skills with your child for school success Studies show that children spend more than half their time in school listening to the teacher, other students and other media. Clearly, helping your child develop listening skills can help him do better in school. When you listen with interest, attention and patience, you set an example that shows your child how to develop listening skills. Here are some tips: • Pay attention when your child is speaking. Look at him. As you model good listening, you are showing your child how to listen in school. • Restate what your child has said. Or have him restate what you have said. This will help your child focus on what the speaker is saying. • Don’t interrupt. Don’t allow your child to interrupt, either. It’s rude. And people who are getting ready to interrupt are not listening to what the speaker has to say. • Ask your child questions about what he has said. Encourage your child to ask polite questions, too. Reprinted with permission from the December 2006 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2006 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: Carl Smith, “How Can Parents Model Good Listening Skills?” Focus Adolescent Services, www.focusas.com/ListeningSkills.html.

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 December issue also features articles on managing big projects, memory skills, and dealing with failure.  Winter 2006/07 Activity Calendars are available on the web site and on the parent information table in the lobby.

 

Some free fun family holiday things to do:

v      See the Lights in Dyker Heights from 83rd and 84th Sts. between 11th and 13th  Avenues – or walk around our own neighborhood!

v      Window shopping – animated store windows along 5th Avenue in Manhattan.

v      South Street Seaport Chorus Tree – through 1/1/07 - Fridays 6:00 and 7:00 p.m., Sat. and Sun. at 3:00 and 4:00 p.m.

v      Visit Rockefeller Center Tree thru 1/3/07.

v      First Saturdays – free admission and family programming at Brooklyn Museum of Art - 12/2/06 and 1/6/07 – call (718) 638-5000 or see: www.brooklynmuseum.org

v      Bryant Park 40-42 St. 6th Ave. in  Manhattan. Holiday Shops  thru 12/31/06 – M/F-11am-8pm, Sat.10-9, Sun 10-6. FREE Ice Skating 8am-10pm (rentals available) thru 1/15/07.

To get around the city this holiday season – check out www.hopstop.com for detailed bus/subway and walking directions in all 5 boroughs (Thanks Ady Martinez!)

Thanks ---

--- to the PTA for another great Movie Night, Book Fair, Craft Fair, Skating Party, Holiday Toy Drive, and all the wonderful things they do for the school throughout the year, and to all the parents and staff members who support our Candy Sale, Calendar Sale, and who attended Open School Week and our many events. 
--- to the GO for supporting our community through the Penny Harvest and Canned Food Drive… and to Ms. Famoso and our School Aides and classes for lobby and main office decorations.  

---Ms. Papantoniou, Ms. Carter and Ms. Tubio-Cid, the GO and Ms. Famoso and all of our talented performers for the excellent production  Idols at PS 102! WOW!

---To Lori Pender for organizing the Sound It Out! Reading Workshops in November.

--- To Ms. Peters for an excellent Fall Reading Workshop for Grades K-2

--- and finally to Mrs. Dovi and our AP’s – Ms. Fasanelle, Ms. Sichenze, and Ms. McCauley for leading us through a successful fall….

 

DECEMBER QUOTE:

“Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.”
                                                    --Dalai Lama

     Wishing you all peace and happiness this     holiday season and in the New Year! 

-- Margaret Sheri, Parent Coordinator

 

Contact Information

School Office: 718-748-7404 
Parent Coordinator: 347-563-4586, or 718-748-7404 x 432
email: MElliotSheri@schools.nyc.gov

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

PTA email: ps102pta@yahoo.com