March 2005 – 6/1
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Nominate
yourself to serve on District 20’s Community Education Council or Citywide
Education Councils on Special Education or High Schools. The current CEC term will end 6/30/05. Nine
parents in District 20 will be elected by PTA officers to serve a two-year term
beginning 7/1/05. Please consider this
important opportunity to help shape education in our district. For more information on applying and council
member duties call the Councils Hotline (800) 799-3388, visit: www.nycenet.edu/councils or call the
Parent Coordinator.
CEC MEETING – Tuesday March 8, 2005
7:00 p.m. at PS 204 - 8101 15th Avenue
PTA/PA Executive Boards will be honored.
Special Guest Speaker: Deputy Chancellor Carmen
Farina. This is a
great opportunity to see the CEC in action if you are considering applying for
a seat.
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PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
Tuesday March 15
12:45-2:45 afternoon
Wednesday March 16
6:00-8:15 evening
Look for the
brochure “Tips for Parent-Teacher Conferences” in your child’s back pack this
week. It is important to attend. If you
cannot - call your child’s teacher to arrange a phone conference or a date when
you can meet. If you need help finding
a translator – call Margaret Sheri.
Where
do wonderful parent volunteers go after their children graduate PS 102? Well, we are truly thankful that a few of
them stayed right here! Tammy Castellanos began as a Learning Leader last year
when her daughter, Raquel, was completing her final year at PS 102. After shepherding two of her three children
through the school as an active and vocal parent, Tammy decided it was time to
give something back to PS 102. Upon
completing Learning Leaders training sessions, Tammy was assigned to work with
Ms. Kutner’s fourth grade class. Tammy
was quickly embraced by both Ms. Kutner and her students who looked forward to
her time in the classroom and benefited from her strong love of the English
language, her high standards for using it and the care and affection she gave
to each kid in the class. This year, Tammy works as many as 14 hours a week
dividing her time between Ms. Kutner’s and Ms. Alfaro’s classes. A woman of unlimited energy – Tammy is also
the volunteer assistant coach for the IS 30 Wild Cats Road Runners’ practices
and meets. She tutors, teaches ESL
classes at St. Andrew’s R.C. Church, and helps PS 102 with Russian and Spanish
translation. In January, Tammy was
blessed with her first granddaughter.
If you are lucky to meet this amazing volunteer - please say
congratulations and Thank
You!
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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
Beginners: Monday 8:30-10:30
Wednesday 8:30-10:00
Intermediate/Conversation:
Wednesday
10:30-12:00
Friday 8:30-10:30
MARCH QUOTE:
“A principal is a responsible, caring and loving person who makes sure
that everything at school is okay. Mrs.
Dovi is a perfect example.”
-----Yasmin Salem
(Yasmin, class
5-425, was chosen to serve as PS 102’s Principal for a Day on January 21st
based on an essay. She had fun making
the morning and lunchroom announcements and learned that the principal’s job is
much harder than she thought.)
VISION SCREENING:
Vision screening of grade K and 1 students was completed in January by
Dept. of Health employees. Screenings
of grades 2, 3 and 5 was performed by the parent coordinator and the good
people listed below and will wrap up early this month. If your child receives 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. Please call the parent coordinator if you
need information on hospital vision clinics. Thanks to Samia Amino, Jesse
Bernacchi, Corrine Farrell, Theresa Ferraioli, Isabel Ibrahim, Adrienne Loud,
Kathy McFarland, Jackie Testagrossa and our wonderful school aids Grace Corley
and Anna Argiro.
HOOPS FOR HEART
Congratulations to Mrs. Cross and Mr. Stern for running a fun and successful Hoops for Heart campaign. Our kids raised $8050 for the American Heart Association while learning about heart health and having a lot of fun! The following classes were the top money-raisers: 4-423 (Ms. Jansen), 3-326 (Ms. Ginnis), 2-216 (Ms. Pento), K-10 (Ms. Harner), 1-205 (Santostefano) and 1-202 (Ms. Carter.). Thanks also to Ms. Windram, Ms. Doyle and Ms. Bettig who volunteered at this event.
COOL WEB
RESOURCES:
“Cool New York” cultural event
finder. Look under the “Kid Friendly” section for family events.
This is a great kids-only arts guide maintained by the
Alliance for the Arts.
www.aboutourkids.org/csc_newsletter.html
Monthly guide to the NYU Child Study Center’s comprehensive
website of resources and research articles for parents and educators.
If you don’t have Internet access or know how to use the
Internet…visit the Brooklyn Public Library – with the new ABC card you can
access the Internet at the Bay Ridge branch for free. Ask about their free computer class offerings. Day and Evening Internet Classes will be
offered again at PS 102 this spring – look for a flier soon!
PRESS RELEASE ON GIFTED
EDUCATION:
Is available at: www.nycenet.edu. Copies are also available
on the parent table in the main lobby.
Carmen Farina will also address this topic at the March CEC Meeting.
THANKS…
To Ms. Weitz and Ms. Marzella for
volunteering at Sports Night. The children were so happy to see you!
To Mr. And Mrs. Jindyeh and the PTA for organizing a second successful
Sports Night. Over 250 people showed
up! Thank you for all those who so graciously left at 8:00 so others could
enjoy the second hour.
To Anna Hom, Linda Rainford and Janice Bateh for giving us all a nice way to share love, friendship and appreciation for others by making and distributing the valentine flowers and chocolate lollipops!
To Patty Doyle, Theresa Ferraioli, Anna Hom, Magda Mendez and Linda Rainford for helping Ms. Willie to set up and take down the science fair.
To Corrine Farrell and Sue Caputo and the many parents who volunteered time and goodies for the PTA bake sale. A record $1050 was raised!
I wish I had space to
list all of the students who completed such excellent Science Fair Projects!
I learned so much from them. J Winners
will be presented with awards at the PTA meeting on March 16th at
5:00 p.m. WAY TO GO!
School Office: 718-748-7404 School Web Site: http://schools.nycenet.edu/region7/ps102 PTA email: ps102pta@yahoo.com
--Margaret Sheri, Parent
Coordinator
Contact Information
Parent Coordinator: 347-563-4586, or email: