June 2005 – 9/1
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June 7 –
Clerical ½ day – 11:30 dismissal
June
8 – HeartShare Year-End Celebration – 4 pm
June
9 – Brooklyn Anniversary Day – NO SCHOOL
June
10 – Adult ESL Class Trip (see below)
June
15 – Clerical ½ day – 11:30 dismissal
CEC Meeting – PS 205 7:00 pm
6701-20th Avenue
June
17 – LAST DAY OF HEARTSHARE
June
18 – Relay for Life – Poly Prep
June
19 – HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
June
28 – LAST DAY OF SCHOOL -11:30 dismissal
Please see the June PTA
Calendar or your child’s teacher for grade-specific year-end events, or the DOE
website www.nycenet.edu for a 2005/2006
school year calendar.
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JUNE QUOTE:
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“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give
another person, he believed in me.” (Jim
Valvano, NCAA Coach) |
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If you smoke, quitting is the most important thing you
can do to improve your health. The NYC
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in partnership with Pfizer, Inc., is
offering Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT, or
“the patch”) to the first 45,000 eligible New York City Residents who
call 311. Please remember – no smoking
is allowed in the PS 102 schoolyard or around the perimeter of the school. Parents or staff members should cross the
street or move up the block to smoke. THANKS!
CLASS TRIP –
FRIDAY JUNE 10th BROOKLYN MUSEUM &
PROSPECT PARK All students who attended this year can join
us. Bring your children! Call Margaret Sheri (347) 563-4586 for details. Classes will begin again in September. Have a great summer!
I
would need many more pages to detail just how much our June volunteer of the
month does for P.S. 102. Anna Hom
has been our PTA president for two years, and previously served as
Corresponding Secretary. I am so
pleased that she has agreed to take on this role for a third term and look
forward to working with her in the 2005/2006 school year. Anyone who knows Anna can see she is a “Type
A” person – she walks fast, talks fast and multi-tasks with ease. We are truly lucky to have such a capable
& professional parent leader at PS 102.
I am so often amazed by how much Anna can get done – and get done well –
in a day and how gracefully she accepts both the challenges and rewards of this
demanding position. Anna is intensely
dedicated to the education of all our children. She has brought many innovative
ideas to the PTA and is supportive of parents and staff. In addition to the job of PTA President, she
is a Learning Leader and volunteers as a classroom helper in both of her
daughters’ classes. (Meghan is in Kindergarten and Samantha in 4th
grade.) On a personal note, I respect
Anna greatly as a wonderful mother and a true and caring friend. Please take a moment and offer a big giant
THANK YOU to Anna Hom our amazing PTA President.
ADULT ESL
CLASSES
PERSONAL ESSAY CONTEST for
PARENTS!!!
While
the kids are relaxing – I thought you might like to spend some time remembering
your own summers past – and sharing a funny or meaningful personal story with
us. The topic can be “What Summer Means
to Me.” Your kids will appreciate the story and it will give you a chance to
reflect on what makes summer time special and how you can share this with your
kids. Stories should be typewritten or
printed NEATLY and 2-5 pages in length.
Please email to: MElliotSheri@nycboe.net
or return to school by September 15th.
Winner will receive a really great prize (at my expense-to be announced)
and all essays will be posted on the PS 102 web site - so they must be child-appropriate. I know we have a lot of talent out there –
give it a try!
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On
May 17th, Michelle Kalil of the UFT’s Dial-A-Teacher program
presented an informative parent workshop on Writing. Please see Margaret Sheri if you would like copies of the packet
handed out. Remember is you miss a
workshop – you can always ask me for copies of any handouts given (or look on
the Parent Information table in the lobby. ) Ms. Kalil also suggested the
following web site for great ideas on summer reading: www.bankstreetbooks.com
I’d
also like to suggest:
http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices.html
from the International Reading Association
http://www.ala.org/ala/librariesandyou/recomreading/recomreading.htm
a list of lists from the American Library Association
http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org
from
our own Brooklyn Public Library – Summer Reading Program details will be
announced soon.
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The TV-Turnoff National Essay Contest: It’s not
too late to enter – Deadline is June 30th. The theme is: “Why I participate in
TV-Turnoff Week.” If you complete an essay for this contest – please send
it directly to: Essay Contest 2005, TV-Turnoff Network 1200 29th
St., NW, Lower Level #1, Washington, DC 20007.
Grade K-2 entries must be 5-10
sentences in length. Invented spelling is acceptable. Entries in pencil, pen or
done via keyboard are accepted.
Grade 3-5 entries must be 10-20
sentences in length. Please use pen or keyboard.
Please send a copy of your entry to Ms. Sheri for posting on the school
web site. Good luck! See the two entries already posted by
clicking on the TV-Turnoff link on the parent page.
THANKS ….
To the PTA for providing our classes with
butterfly kits and to our students and teachers – for caring for them and
letting them go.
To Ms. Mealing, Ms. Syrdahl and Ms. Famosa and all the talented stars, crew and musicians who created and performed in “I Think I’ll Change the Channel.”
To Amina Asad, Anna Hom, Christine Dario &
Linda Rainford for painting the scenery.
To Ms. Stanton for arranging for the Midori
program Forest Dance a concert of African Music and a family
workshop. I was unable to attend but
heard it was a GREAT TIME for all who did.
To Ms. Janice Geary, Ms. Carnie Haberman, Diane
Castignani of IS 259, Ida Tam and Donna
Borgia of IS 30 and Carla Palumbo of IS 187, and Yalitza Vasquez of Learning
Leaders for presenting at the 5th Grade Articulation Meeting on May
3rd. Also to Mr. John Spata and IS 30 students and PS 102 alumni
Robert Castellanos and Sarah Bendarkawi for participating in the Q&A part
of the program.
CONGRATULATIONS! To our
fifth grade class. I have had fun getting
to know many of you and I look forward to seeing you enjoy all the activities planned
this month by your teachers, the G.O., Ms. Famoso and the PTA. I wish each of
you the best of luck in 6th grade! I would also like to thank and
congratulate all of our 5th grade parents, teachers, Ms. Monoki and
Mrs. Dovi for a very important job well-done.
A special thanks to our “graduating” 5th
grade parent volunteers - I hope you
will continue to stay involved as your children grow. You have helped make PS
102 a great school for all of our children in so many ways – large and small -
and your support will be greatly missed.
If you have spare time you are always welcome back!
Angela Chee Laurie Glass
Karen
ElSayed Maria Mottola
Maria
Giannopoulos Jackie Testagrossa
Margie Yee-Santa Ana
I will be working this summer (with the exception of two weeks in
August). Please have a great summer and
feel free to contact me if you have questions or suggestions for next
year. - Margaret Sheri, Parent
Coordinator
School Office:
718-748-7404 School Web Site: http://schools.nycenet.edu/region7/ps102 PTA email: ps102pta@yahoo.com
MElliotSheri@nycboe.net (347) 563-4586
Contact Information
Parent Coordinator: 347-563-4586, or email: