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September 2005 – 1/2

 

 

Text Box: Saturday September 17 (9am-1pm) International Beach Clean-Up The PS 102 Team will work at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in the Gateway National Recreational Area to clean the beach and record what we find. This is part of an international effort to raise awareness of ocean pollution. Join Mrs. Willie, Ms. Sheri and other PS 102 families for a fun learning experience that will have a positive effect on our local seashore and the environment. Look for a flier and return the slip right away if you plan to attend so we can arrange car pooling.


September 19&21 – ESL Classes Begin (see box)

 

September 20 & 27 –Learning Leaders Training 9:15 -11:15 a.m.  Please call Margaret Sheri at (347) 563-4586 or return the slip on the “volunteer letter/flier” asap if you are attending.

 

September 29 - Curriculum Day –Visit your child’s classroom to learn about the curriculum for his or her grade. You will receive a notice with the time from your child’s teacher.

 

October 1 – Ragamuffin Parade – Dress up in your Halloween Costume and march behind the PS 102 Banner.  PS 102 marchers meet at McDonalds on 72/3rd at 12:30 a.m.  You may also enjoy the Third Avenue Festival on October 2nd.

 

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IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: FREE Outdoor Film

Friday September 23 – at sundown (about 8pm)

H.G. Well’s 1953 The War of the Worlds.

Bring a chair or blanket. Refreshments are available for purchase. Narrows Botanical Gardens – Shore Road at 72nd Street. Rain Date Friday, Sept. 30th

Volunteer of the Month

  While you were out… one of our hard-working parent volunteers was researching and planning PTA assemblies for the new school year.  Theresa Ferraioli has been a dedicated and very active member of the PTA for the last four years – chairing the book sale, assembly committee and the plant sale.  This year she will also co-chair the Candy Sale  - our largest school fundraiser. Theresa welcomes new parents to the PTA with her wonderful warm smile and friendly manner.  She also has an amazing ability to remember names!  She is an integral part of most every PTA event and attends Executive Committee meetings faithfully.  In addition to her PTA activities, Theresa has been a Learning Leader for 4 years, volunteers for hearing and vision screening, and is our parent artist-in-residence -- her work includes the Statue of Liberty in the main entrance, and the “Scoop Up a Good Book” display at the front stairs.  When you see this wonderful and talented lady – please give her a big THANK YOU!

 

 

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The HeartShare After School Program is in operation this fall.  Please call Patricia DiDino directly for more information: (718) 567-2365.

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NEW RESOURCE:

PS 102 has purchased a subscription to the Parents Make a Difference newsletter which offers practical ideas for elementary school parents to help their children in academic and social areas, discipline and child development.  Four articles a month will appear on our school web-site: www.schools.nycenet.edu/region7/ps102/parentarticles

and a limited number of copies of the full newsletter will be available in English and Spanish at the parent information table in the lobby each month.  Here’s a short sample! You can also order their semi-monthly e-letter at www.parent-institute.com/parent and receive inspirational articles on the challenges and rewards of parenting.

Text Box: Encouraging Writing Have fun with descriptive words Here’s a fun way to help your child use descriptive words. Write an “accordion sentence.” It’s a sentence that can be expanded, word by word. Start with a short sentence: “The cat lay by the window.” Then take turns adding one word at a time. For example: · The yellow cat lay by the window. · The fat yellow cat lay by the window. · The fat yellow cat lay by the sunny window. Reprinted with permission from the September 2005 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2005 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: Martha Cheney, How to Develop Your Child’s Gifts and Talents in Writing, ISBN: 1-565-65797-7 (Contemporary Books Lowell House, 877-833-5524, www.mcgraw-hill.com).

 

MEET PS 102 PARENT LEADERS:

Congratulations and thanks to the following dedicated individuals who were elected to serve as the PTA Officers for the 2005/2006 school year:

 

President: Anna Hom

Vice Presidnet: Lori Pender

Treasurer: Linda Rainford

Recording Secretary: Mary Allison Muccigrosso

Corresponding Secretary: Elizabeth Maldonado

Financial Secretary: Susan Caputo

 

Congratulations also to the following members of the 2005/2006 School Leadership Team:

 

Required members:

Mrs. Dovi, Principal

Anna Hom, PTA President

Amelia Cross, UFT Representative

 

Elected -

Parent Members:           Staff Members:

Michelle DiBartolo        Elise Kreines

Magda Mendez            Janine Manfredi

Linda Rainford             Susan Mawdsley

Roland Roberts           Suzanne Stevenson

Subhana Zaman                      

SEPTEMBER QUOTE:

  “One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.”
                             Anne Morrow Lindbergh

I hope you all had a wonderful summer and collected a few beautiful memories to cherish for years to come.  I think back on my own childhood and remember the two lazy summer weeks at my grandmother’s lake house each year with my family as the best times of my childhood. And so after working at the PS 104 summer school program, my daughter and I headed to the mountains of New York State for camping, hiking, reading, swimming and kayaking on a lake. I return rested and refreshed and ready to start a new school year.  The school year gets busy – and my job here is to involve parents in supporting their child’s education – but before we get into all that busy-ness– I suggest we all make a commitment to spend quality free time together as families throughout the year.

              -- Margaret Sheri, Parent Coordinator

The United Federation of Teachers (UFT)

Dial-A-Teacher Program offers a fall parent conference in Manhattan on Saturday October 29th, which includes lunch and two workshops. Topics for all grade levels are offered and many are offered in translation. Please see the brochure at the Parent Information Table or call Margaret Sheri for a copy.  Registration is necessary and it is advisable that you register as soon as possible.  CALL UFT:  (212) 598-9205