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PEN and INKP.S. 175Q - The Lynn Gross Discovery School Parents Association Newsletter September/October 2015

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A MessAge froM the Co-Presidents of the Parents assoCiation

The Parent Association of P.s. 175Q, the Lynn gross

Discovery school would like to welcome our returning parents and the new parents to the school. this academic year is going to be an ex-citing and fun one for our children. We couldn’t be more excited to be part of the great programs featured for the students this year. the PA supports innovative and educational programs for all our children. this year, we are funding the guggenheim Museum for a 20 week residency program for 4th grade, the Marquis studio residen-cy for 1st and 3rd grades. We also are paying for part of the 5th grade graduation activities, such as their year-end picnic and luxury busses for their Broadway trip. Not forget-ting our littlest academics, we also finance the Pre-K and Kindergarten graduation activities as well. In addi-tion, the PA recognizes the dedicat-ed and hard-working teachers of P.s. 175Q and support them with a $100 stipend for each classroom. We also supplement the tAg (talented And gifted) program

with Constitution Works. this year, the PA was proud to announce the introduction of our new after-school program — thinkingCap. this program is a mixture of education and fun with a choice of homework help and sev-eral activities: Discovery Kids; Move It, Move It; Cartooning; Drama; Dance; reading Bear; Crazy Cool Art; sports; and Debate. In addition, thinkingCap offers supplemental enrichment Classes: engineering through Lego, Creative Writing, Chess and Decoding Math Problems. As with any new program, there had been some “growing pains” in the early implementation. But we are happy with the progress already made and look forward to continued success. of course, we have left the best

for last. so now let’s get down to the fun stuff and talk about our Leg-endary halloween Party! this year, prepare to have the time of your life with dancing, food, raffles, games, and prizes… and of course, our annual show! the halloween party is the largest fundraiser we have for the year, but we plan on having many more during the school year. Be on the look-out for bake sales, international food fest and movie night — a kid favorite. All this cannot be done without you, the P.s. 175Q family. our family get togethers happen once a month, usually on the second tuesday of the month. Please join us for our next meeting on November 10, 2015 at 7:00 PM, in the school cafeteria. As always, there will be refreshments and childcare on site. remember the PA are parents, just like you. get involved and let’s make this year a fun and educational one for our children.

Sincerely,Elena Aminova and Nancy BaxterCo-Presidents, PA Board of P.S. 175Q

Congratulations to Gulnora A. of K-123,

raffle winner of 2 Halloween Tickets during last month’s PA meeting!

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Katelin Wu 5-302

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Parents Association NewsletterWe Are Parents Like You

Co-PresidentsElena AminovaNancy Baxter

Co-Vice PresidentsBeatrice Grosu Shinya Mitsuta

TreasurerHenny Maddox

Recording SecretaryDaniella Lednicer

Corresponding SecretaryHillary Kahn

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Contents

4 A Message from Our Principal

6 A Message from Our Assistant Principal

7 A Message from Our Parent Coordinator

8 Classroom Chatter

13 Physical Education Teacher Spotlight on Mr. Davis

13 Birthdays/Personals

16 Treasurer’s Report

18 Special Message from the PA: Thank You

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The PA of P.S. 175Q would like to thank the following families for their OUTSTANDING support: Kazmirovskaya, Cardoza, Tun, Peters, Rodrigues/Barrozo - Thank you!

A MessAge froM oUr PrinCiPaL

There were only twelve school days in september. In that short period

of time, new students registered at our school and former students returned. our staff members returned and new staff members joined our learning community. the fol-lowing are our new teachers:

kindergarten: Ms. Kelly Yevoli & Ms. Nicole Kennedy

1st grade: Ms. Angela shimunov

4th & 5th grade: Ms. Amanda Vagnone

visual arts: Ms. Lynn hayes

science: Ms. Jennifer green

library/writing: Ms. Christine Viola golbig

vocal music: Ms. Valerie sciarra

every day we work together for the success of each and every child. this abstract thought and belief is made real and concrete because of the dedicated and committed school administrators, teachers, staff, students, parents and guardians. our culturally diverse student population is successful and able to achieve because of each component:

Effective School Leadership Supportive Environment

Rigorous Instruction Collaborative Teachers

Strong Family Ties Trust

You may ask yourself: how does that appear and sound like at P. s. 175 Queens? this is what you will see and hear: a school climate is one that in-cludes all valued stake holders. school administrators have an open door policy. they practice active listening to all voices. there are also appointments and meetings with staff, teachers, stu-dents and parents to ensure all voices are heard. students are on task as they dis-cover, investigate, explore, discuss, ask questions and share. teachers collabo-rate and facilitate learning for students. students participate in: readygen Literacy, Core Knowledge Phonics, go-Math, science fair, Art fair, Concerts, Cultural Arts trips and science field trips, NY Pops, Jazz at Lincoln Center, thinking Caps After school Program, Cool Culture, Cook shop, eV3 robotics, Makerbot 3D Printing, Dancing Class-rooms, Marquis studios, guggenheim Museum Program, CAsA Program, New reso A Library/Media Center, Art, gym, science, Library/Writing, Com-puter, and Music. I invite you to walk down the halls and experience the talents of our stu-dents. Admire the colorful drawings and paintings. enjoy the brilliant student work rich in color and texture. Admire bulletin boards that show-cases simple and complex concepts. search for themes and topics in math, science and social studies. read how students creatively express their ideas in a variety of ways. study classroom doors decorated with one of the many interesting mathematicians or math picture books.

this year we will have our first Math fair Pi Day. Congratulations and best wishes to the 2015-2016 student Council Candidates.

2015-2016 PLAnS FoR: * grade 5 *

Ballroom Dancing and special Activities [Broadway show, Picnic/tee shirt, Party (Music/food/Decorations)]

* grade 4 * guggenheim Museum,

NY historical society and CAsA * grade 3 *

Marquis studios, robotics and CAsA * grade 2 *

Inside Broadway * grade 1 *

Marquis studios * grade K *

New York Pops * grade Pre-K * to Be Arranged

ImPoRTAnT FAmILy And ACAdEmIC wEbSITES InCLudE: Parents, you must visit the following websites to learn about Common Core state standards and to learn about New York City frameworks and great expec-tations for schools. www.schools.nyc.gov engage New York www.engageny.org Parents, you will learn how to help your children be more successful in school. All students must be career and college ready. Classrooms will be energized as students, teachers, parent coordinator, and parents participate in the 2015-2016


Cook shop Classroom and Cook shop families. this exciting program is spon-sored by food Bank for New York City. students will join in hands-on cooking activities that promote exploration, investigation, communication, literacy, mathematics, science, nutrition and the eating of healthy foods. www.foodbanknyc.org Beautiful fall days are wonderful for family Day trips. May I suggest you visit the following: the Queens County farm Museum 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, floral Park New York (718) 347-3276 www.queensfarm.org the New York City Parks Depart-ment has many free activities. Click on things to do: www.nycgovparks.org Where’s the buzz? find out what’s happening by visiting www.familybuzzguide.com Queens Library - remember to curl up and share a favorite book. Visit your local public library and borrow a book with your child’s free library card.

www.queenslibrary.org SPECIAL GRAnT oPPoRTunITIES And SPECIAL PRoGRAmS our school constantly seeks grant opportunities from various sources: Donors Choose, Materials for the Arts, Jet Blue, Mission Nutrition, target field trip, fuel Up to Play 60, and New York City science Initiative Program. In our school, students support one another. students go beyond toler-ance and treat members of our learn-ing community with respect. the Lynn gross Discovery school, Public school 175 Queens is a community school that practices “ADL No Place for hate” and “respect for All.” Cultural heritage and diversity are valued here. TEAm woRK Partnerships based on trust between school, home, local businesses, civic organizations, politicians and communi-ty based organizations are vital to the success of each student each day in our P. s. 175 Queens. Parents and guardians of children who attend the Lynn gross Discovery

school, P.s. 175Q are automatically members of the Parents Association. the Parents Association is a vital orga-nization, which works to further improve the school experience for all children and enhance education opportunities. throughout the school year, the Parents Association organizes fundraising ac-tivities, school-wide events and a yearly donation drive to directly benefit the school and it’s students. the suggested donation is $50 per family. the donation campaign began in september and is an ongoing request. the Parents Association conducts monthly meetings to keep parents and guardians informed and provide a platform for discussion. You are invited to become an active member of the organization. We all look forward to this remark-able year at the Lynn gross Discovery, Public school 175 Queens. Sincerely,Patricia CooperPrincipal

President Natasha L. 5-306

Vice President Maria K. 4-322

Secretary Mya A. 2/3-134

Treasurer Michael A. 3-201

Student Council 2015/2016

AdViSorSMs. Lau Ms. Pongratz

Mr. davis

Ms. Lombardo

5-306 Adrian C. Natasha L.

5-304 Edward S. Gabriel K.

5-302Andrew R.Robert V.

4-322 Haim A.Maria K. 4-320

Aditya P. Jordan J.4-303

Raeed M. Yunes M.

4-301 Lorenzo A. Polina O.3-206

Hannah L.Jovana G.

3-204Charmaine T. Susanna S.

3-203Christian W. Nicolette A.

3-201 Daniella A.Michael A.

3-134 Mya A.

GO STUDENT COUNCIL GO!

Student Council is a representative structure for all the students in the school. It provides students with the opportunity to become involved in the affairs of the school, working in partnership with school management, staff and parents. It always works for the benefit of the school and the stu-dents. The student council helps share students’ ideas, interests, and concerns with teachers and school principals. They often also help raise funds for school-wide activities, including social events and community projects. For example food drives fundraisers and parties.

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It is my pleasure to welcome you to a new year at the Lynn gross Dis-

covery school for 2015-2016! I hope you enjoyed the summer off and are looking forward to a great school year. there is no better sound than the sound of our children’s laughter and chatter. GoALS our mission at P.s. 175Q is to be a respectful, successful, and safe community of high-achieving learn-ers. We want all students to make academic and social gains at their own learning level. We also want all parents to know that we are here to partner with you serving your children and the families in the community. our school community strives to instill in each child the excitement that comes with learning. the bar is high and academics are aligned to the Common Core Learning stan-dards. the goal of our staff is to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of each child. At P.s. 175Q, teachers work incredibly hard to offer differentiated instruction and opportunities for our students. We will continue to use the readygen and goMath curriculum this year in addition to Core Knowledge phonics program for grades K-2. It is a chal-lenging and thorough program that encourages students to learn math and reading with deeper understand-ing. Along with academic excellence,

our staff is also committed to social and emotional needs of our students. the “stars expectation, No Place for hate, respect for All” is our character program that consists of three key characteristics that will be stressed throughout the year. the characteristics are respect, respon-sibility and honesty. this year we will be working with students to provide leadership opportunities within our school and putting what we learn into action. ImPoRTAnT InFoRmATIon School Hours: school begins at 8:00 a.m. and is dismissed at 2:20 p.m. for grades Pre-K-5. Breakfast is served everyday in the cafeteria beginning at 7:35 a.m. students need to be in school on time in order to begin their day with a sense of confi-dence and assurance. Emergency cards can be updated in person only. for security reasons, office staff will not be allowed to add, drop or change anything on the emergency cards without checking ID from the parent or guardian who is changing the information. We want to make sure your children are safe. Change of Plans: I know there are situations that arise occasion-ally during the day that cannot be helped. Please be aware that we need a note for any change of plans for dismissal at the end of the day. If there is no note, your child will go with their usual plan. Please call the

school office if you have last minute changes. the call needs to be made by 1:30 p.m. to ensure that your child and the teacher receive the message. A consistent routine for your child is extremely helpful to all concerned. thank you in advance for your help with this! uPComInG PAREnT TEACHER ConFEREnCES – dATE To REmEmbER – THuRSdAy, novEmbER 5, 2015 At home, I urge you to be active in your child’s education. encourage them to read outside of the scope of what is required of him/her by the school. In New York state, we con-tinue to develop our skills under the Common Core Learning standards. the amount and rigor of outside reading will greatly contribute to your child’s success not only in school but in the world outside of the class-room as well. It takes a village to raise a child. Parents, teachers, support staff, com-munity and administration all play a part in helping our students meet and exceed our expectations of them. Please feel free to stop at my office to say hello, as my door is always open! I wish your family, and especially your student, great suc-cess during this new school year.

sincerely, Milagros DuenoAssistant Principal

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Maia Hung 4-320

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I’d like to welcome everyone back for another exciting school year at

P.s. 175Q. I hope that you all had a wonderful summer break. It was great coming back and seeing so many familiar faces, and for all of our new families, welcome to our school! A very special welcome to our new Pre-K families. We are so happy to have you as part of our school. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you very soon. hopefully, by now you are feeling comfortable with our school and our daily routines. We are well on our way to a successful start to the new school year. one of the keys to your child’s success will be your on-going in-

volvement in your school community. Please watch for upcoming work-shops, Parent Association meetings, and details about upcoming Par-ent-teacher Conferences, which will

take place in November. Building strong relationships between home and school is some-thing that requires a real team effort. Please contact your child’s teacher, or me with any questions or concerns you might have. I am available to an-swer questions or to provide informa-tion. Please feel free to meet with me, or call me at (718) 459-2731. All of us at P.s. 175Q look forward to a successful year of learning for our children, and for the continued involvement and support from our parents.

Sincerely,Fran SternbergParent Coordinator

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Emily Diniz 5-306

CLAssrooM Chatter

Pre-kinderGarten Pre-kindergarten is off to a won-derful start. We are learning many things everyday. We enjoy stories, singing, center time and eating breakfast, lunch and snack. We are becoming accustomed to morning arrival and routines. We are happy to come to school and look forward to seeing our friends. Pre-K teachers are so proud of how we’ve already come and look forward to an exciting year.The Pre-K Teachers:

Ms. Cheffo, Ms. Comiskey, Ms. Shapiro, Ms. Weinberg

kinderGartenWhat a successful start to Kinder-garten! the children transitioned very well into a new school with new teachers. they are learning the routines and adjusting well to classroom rules. We are so proud of the Kindergarten children and the smooth transition they have made. the Kindergarten students are really fALLing into recognizing

sounds and letters. It’s so nice to watch them learn and develop. We are learning how to blend words. Blending words will help your child become a better reader and writer. they are also learning how to rec-ognize character and settings in a story. It’s nice to watch them create their own stories including character and setting with much detail. Contin-ue reviewing these concepts when you read with your child at home. As part of our morning routine, the children are learning about

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calendars and how to count for-ward. It is fun watching them learn their numbers. We are learning the numbers from one to five. And we are learning how to count and write numerical and written form of each number. Please practice number recognition with your child as part of your daily homework routine. We look forward to a suc-cessful year with your children. Before you know it, it will be June and you will see how your chil-dren have developed in all ac-ademic and behavioral areas.The Kindergarten Teachers: Ms. Falcone, Ms. Kennedy, Ms. Lombardo, Ms. Nelson, Ms. Petrenas, Ms. Satcowitz, Ms. Yevoli

1st Gradethe first grade is off to a wonderful school year. We have been very busy in our classrooms reading and writing on a variety of subjects, including “All About Me” and what it means to be a responsible “Class-room Citizen” and communities. We have been exploring the fall season through our reading, writing and art activities. We are also working on number operations, using addi-tion and subtraction concepts. We are also learning about living and non-living things. We are looking forward to our upcoming trips this year. our first trip will be on october 26th to the green Meadow farm and pumpkin

picking, followed by our second trip on December 17th to see the Pa-perbag Players. Parents, please be on the look-out for announcements regarding these trips. We also wel-come parent chaperones. so please join us and your children for fun, educational trips. enjoy this beautiful season of fall. take your children apple and pumpkin picking, visit the science Museum in Queens, and all the other great cultural institutions New York has to offer. Parents, please read with your children every day, asking questions about the stories. enjoy this special time with your children.The First Grade Teachers: Ms. Collin, Ms. Curiale, Ms. Olson, Ms. Piansky, Ms. Shimunov

2nd GradeWe welcome you back to an excit-ing new school year! there are so many plans ahead to supplement the scope and sequence of the curricu-lum and encourage parent engage-ment to provide the children with a learning environment for maximum personal-social and academic de-velopment. to start with, we recently sent you a letter notifying you of changes to our grading system for the math tests. the math materi-als have changed and we wanted a grading system to help better identify the children’s weaknesses and strengths in this subject area. this allows us to modify our les-

sons and address students’ needs. In addition to this change, we plan to infuse the curriculum with Project Base Activities to support chapter units in social studies and science. this means that your child may be asked to bring specific items for in-class projects or may have to complete some projects at home. these hands-on activities are meant to strengthen your child’s under-standing of various topics covered in the content areas. And, at present, we are continu-ing with our testing and evaluating levels in reading and math with our i-ready assessments. Already we are using earlier tests to set goals to address each student’s academic needs. We will also focus on the writ-ing process in fiction and nonfiction using thinking Maps. the purpose of using thinking Maps is to help children to think critically across all subject areas. students will create thinking Maps to make better cur-riculum connection across content areas and develop deeper knowl-edge and understanding of concepts in geography and earth science topics such as erosion, weathering, earthquakes, and volcanoes. We plan to keep you informed of future developments with parent engage-ment activities/events to help you understand the curriculum require-ments better. As for other extra-curriculum activities, several trips are scheduled

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to places like the Queens Muse-um of Art in December, Alley Pond sometime in the New Year, Botanical gardens later on in the spring, and the hall of science to start with on November 9th. As time passes, we will announce other planned events/activities such as the scheduled school wide hal-loween Party to which you and your families are invited to in late octo-ber. finally, we look forward to a cooperative and parent engag-ing year to make second grade a critically successful prepara-tion for the higher grades. With this goal in mind, we thank you ahead of time for your support.The Second Grade Teachers:Ms. Chan, Ms. Hildebrand, Ms. Isaac, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Preston

3rd Gradegrade 3 welcomes our students and families to a new school year! We started our Literacy Program with realistic fiction texts. We also begin our writing with narrative writing pieces. Math lessons have begun with a review and practice of addition and subtraction. We continue with estimation, rounding, and word problems. Practicing all math facts will sup-port your child’s efforts in the math lessons. Next, we travel around the world learning maps, geography,

compass direction. And most impor-tantly, we will learn about our place in the world as we start our social studies classes. the American holi-days, such as Columbus Day, Veter-an’s Day, and thanksgiving, provides opportunities for history lessons as well. review and enrichment of sci-ence material is also covered in class. so far, we have become fa-miliar with science tools, matter, and energy. thank you for starting our school in a positive manner.The Third Grade Teachers:Ms. Forte, Ms. Lyons, Ms. Morgan, Ms. Warner

4th GradeWe’re back! We hope that you had a restful summer and we welcome you to the fourth grade. We are hitting the ground running as we pre-pare for a most productive year. our educational year is an-chored by our reading/Writing and Math programs. We will be reading a variety of genres, with an empha-sis on non-fiction. our writing will reflect our all-encompassing literacy activities. In Math, we will, among many other things, shine a light on funda-mental math operations. As well, we will continue to acknowledge the relationship between literacy and math through math word problems. We have a variety of exciting events scheduled for this school

year. the guggenheim Museum will be visiting us on a regular basis for a program called “Learning through Art”. the students will be immersed in creating art and will ultimately be presenting their very own art show. We are looking forward to a highly rewarding interactive experience. Additionally, the New York historical society will be returning to visit us and enhance our social studies curriculum, which has as its focus, the study of New York. As you can see, we look for-ward to a wonderfully full and enriching fourth grade experience.The Fourth Grade Teachers:Ms. Gukassey, Mr. Nussbaum, Ms. Russo, Ms. Steinmetz

5th GradeWelcome back! fifth grade will be having an exciting year! We en-joyed meeting many of you during the Back to school Night and are looking forward to seeing you again at Parent/teacher Confer-ences in November. Committees for our fifth grade events are still being formed. Please contact your class parent to volunteer. mATH nEwS: goMath is working! We are seeing growth and success with this program. reading and writ-ing in math is very important for our students. however, some stu-dents still need to practice those multiplication tables!! they need a strong foundation in order to



Next P.S. 175Q Parents Assocation Meeting: Tuesday, November 10 @ 7 PM in the school’s cafeteria. See you there!

Sefova Abvaunova K-136 oct. 6nicolas barrozo 2-214 oct. 31Catherine Khranevych K-104 dec. 14Isabella Tracliova K-102 dec. 17Katherina Khan K-102 Feb. 25

To nicolas barrozo,Wishing you a birthday filled with joy and fun. May all your dreams come true today and always!We love you. Mom, Dad & family

To Rafael Eliyahu,Keep being the best you - you can be! ema, Aba & gauriel

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PEn and InK: When did you start teaching at P.s. 175Q?mr. davis: I started teaching at P.s. 175Q in January of 2008.PEn and InK: What are the favorite times of your teaching experience here at P.s. 175Q?mr. davis: I have many great memories here at 175Q. one that stands out was the 2009 school spirit Day (fi eld day). the entire school was glowing with school pride that week. teach-ers and students created class banners and posters displaying their school spirit through-out school. During the athletic events students demonstrated competitiveness, sportsmanship and respect for the other competitors. so many parents were in attendance and cheering, it felt like the actual olympic games. After the athletic events the entire school ate and cele-brated together at the school barbecue cour-tesy of the principal, it was a beautiful day.PEn and InK: What are the challenging aspects

of your job?mr. davis: Is the lack of time I have with the students. I see each class either once or twice a week for only 45 minutes. Ideally I would like to see each class 3x a week for 60 minutes.PEn and InK: What is your favorite:mr. davis: sport: football mr. davis: fruit: grapefruit. I eat one every morning.mr. davis: color: Bluemr. davis: ice-cream fl avor: Cookie DoughPEn and InK: If you get a chance to go any-where in the world and do whatever you would like, where and what would it be?mr. davis: I love to travel and have been many places, but if can go anywhere I would choose switzerland. It is the third healthiest country in the world, and teaching is a highly prized profession in that country. Wherever I go I can always see myself as some sort of teacher/coach and advocate for fi tness, health and education.

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learn more advanced and complex problem solving. Be sure to check their homework nightly. the New York state Math Assessment will be administered on April 13, 14 & 15. ELA nEwS: Please make sure your children are reading at least 30 minutes every night and are logging in their Monthly reading Logs. this is the best way for students to prac-tice and raise their independent reading level. A lexile level of 1,000 is considered grade 5. fifth graders must read at least 30 5th grade level books by the end of the school year. they are responsible for writing at least 3 book reviews each month. the New York state eLA Assessment is April 5, 6 & 7. ACTIvITIES: We have many fun activities planned for your child this year. We will start with fun Day on November 6th. on March 30th, we will go to Broadway to see the show “school of rock”. In May, we will have our picnic at a large nearby park. In June, we will have our end-of-the year party, and stepping Up Ceremony. We are looking forward to working together and hav-ing a great special year!The Fifth Grade Teachers: Ms. O’Keeffe, Ms. Pizzuto, Ms. Vagnone, Ms. Vilkas

CoMPUterWelcome back to school! We hope

you had a result and wonderful sum-mer vacation. All students in grades K-5 are currently taking the iready reading and Math assessments. results will be given to parents in the November report cards. once all assessments are completed, each student should set a goal of doing one hour of reading lessons and one hour of math lessons per-week. the local libraries have computer for you to use, if you do not have students in grades 3-5 are reminded to bring their mate-rials to class each week. these materials consist of: ear-buds, folder and flash drive. thank you and we look forward to working with your child this year.Ms. Feldman, Ms. Pongratz

LiBrarY As the library undergoes construc-tion, I will be working hard with the students to build their literacy skills. from read aloud to thinking maps the children will become confident readers and writers. Please look over the reading tips below which I have taken from www.k12reader.com. I look forward to working with each class this year!Ms. C. Viola

LAy A STRonG FoundATIon FoR REAdInG SuCCESShelping your child develop good reading comprehension skills involves planning. In other words,

you need to give your children the tools they need to apply to what-ever kind of book you’re reading together. Before reading a book about ocean life, for example, first talk to your child about how fish are different from mammals and have to live in a water environment. Preview the text to find unfamil-iar words like “gills” and “verte-brate” and explain them before you start reading. talk about the fish you may have seen in a pet store or at the beach. You can even go the extra mile and take your child to the local aquarium!

moRE REAdInG TImE And LESS Tv TImEstudies show that children are ex-posed to a larger variety of words in children’s books that are read to them than from what they hear on prime time tV. that means anything you read to them will enlarge their vocabulary much more than the words heard on television. remember that your child’s listening vocabulary is much larg-er than her reading vocabulary. When you read books that are interesting to her, both reading and writing vocabularies increase. that’s because if she has heard a word before in context, then when it’s presented in the class-room she’ll be able to recognize it with greater comprehension.


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Net Inclome from Previous

Months Income Expenses Credits Net5th Grade Graduation/Activities -$ -$ Prek/Kindergarten graduation -$ -$ Thinking Maps -$ -$ Guggenheim Museum Residency Program -$ -$ Marquis Studios Residency Program -$ -$ TAG - Constitution Works -$ -$ Teacher's Stipend -$ -$ Teacher Appreciation -$ -$ Gifts-Life Events/Holiday/Year-end -$ -$ PA Donations 1,486.00$ 780.00$ 2,266.00$ Fundraiser (Cherrydale) - Sept -$ -$ Fundraiser (Little Passports) - April -$ -$ Fundraiser (Plant Sale) - May -$ -$ Halloween Party - Oct (300.00)$ 2,500.00$ 2,200.00$ Movie Night x 2 - Jan & May -$ -$ Bake Sale x 4 -$ -$ Amazon Commissions 13.07$ 13.07$ Box Tops -$ -$ Pen & Ink (3 Issues) -$ -$ Monthly Meetings -$ -$ Website / Domain Renewal -$ -$ Miscellaneous-Volunteer Appreciation -$ -$ Miscellaneous New Bulletin Board $ $

PARENTS ASSOCIATION OF P.S. 175Q64-35 102ND STREET, REGO PARK, NEW YORK 11374

School Year 2015-2016October 2015

TREASURER'S REPORT

Miscellaneous-New Bulletin Board -$ -$ Taxes -$ -$ Office Supplies -$ -$

1,199.07$ 3,280.00$ -$ -$ 4,479.07$

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from Previous Months Income Expenses Credits Net

Gifts-Year End -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

As of EOM SeptemberPA Checking Acct - TD Bank 19,105.07$ After School Program Checking Acct - TD Bank 12,664.79$

As of EOM OctoberPA Checking Acct - TD BankAfter School Program Checking Acct - TD Bank

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REAdInG ALoud And THInKInG ALoudgood readers unconsciously create visual images in their heads while they are reading. It’s all part of the comprehension process. While you are reading to your child, think out loud about the images you see or the questions that may arise. that means explain-ing the ideas, pictures, questions, and connections that go through your mind as you read a passage.

LET youR CHILd bE THE TEACHER

Most all children jump at the opportunity to play a little role reversal. As you and your child are reading, take turns coming up with questions, making predictions, and summarizing. You be the student and let your son or daughter be the teacher. Children love being able to say things like “Dad, tell me what you think will happen next!”

PhYsiCaL edUCation neWs P.s 175Q Physical education pro-gram is in full swing for the begin-ning of the school year. grades 4-5 have been prepar-ing for the fitness gram test and will be taking the pacer test at the end of the month. grades K-2 is learning about the importance of physical fit-ness and health, and is excited about Physical education. they

have been involved in a variety of games and activities such as Bean Bag Clap, Musical spots, and freeze run. Currently, we are in the beginning of our soccer unit learning the basic fundamen-tals of the sport. I encourage all parents to become active with their children in whatever physi-cal activity you enjoy as a family. Make physical fitness an import-ant part of you and your child’s life. Be active and be healthy.Mr. Davis

sCienCeAs the academic year begins, we have focused on thinking, observing and communicating like scientists. We agreed that we are all scien-tists as we learn about the world around us, and to fi nd solutions to problems our community faces. fifth grade students have focused on learning to communicate ideas and instructions with clarity. fourth grade students focused on making spin-a-copters and fi nding ways to modify the design to improve performance. third grade students began by using four out of fi ve senses to identify mystery objects. Kindergarten students learned what science is and how we use our fi ve senses to understand the world around us. We learned that communicating our thoughts and ideas with clarity is more diffi cult than we thought it would be. We will apply our skills

of thinking, observing and commu-nicating like scientists to our future studies. Moving forward we will create a model of an ecosystem in fi fth grade. fourth grade students are learning about plant and animal adaptations. In the third grade, our focus is on Matter. our little ones in Kindergarten are learn-ing the difference between living and non-living things. We look forward to sharing our work with you during open school week and parent-teacher conferences.Ms. Green

sPeCIAL MessAge froM the PA: thank YoU

the Parents Association of P.s. 175Q would like to thank all the students, their families, Principal Cooper and the staff of P.s. 175Q for their continuous support and generous donations. special thanks to the volunteers on the halloween committee, halloween setup and D.J. Jacques for donating his time and DJ equipment! the Parents Association of P.s. 175Q is deeply grateful



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Greetings to all parents and students! As you know, Parents Association holds several fundraisers during the school year to fund additional programs and

activities for our kids. My name is Julia Veksenfeld and I have a privilege to be a coordinator of Cherrydale Candy sale and Plant sale fundraisers, I am also an offi cial Box tops Coordinator. I have been doing this for last several years, however, my son will be graduating at the end of this school year. In order to continue both these very successful fundraisers and Box tops program, Parents Association is looking to fi ll 3 following positions:

Cherrydale “Candy sale” chairperson(s)Mother’s Day “plant sale” chairperson(s)

Box tops Coordinator(s)

If you are interested in helping to fund our kids future programs in P.s. 175Q and could dedicate some of your daytime, please contact [email protected] or come to the next PA meeting on tuesday, November 10 @ 7 PM. thank you for your consideration.

A MessAge froM oUr fUNDrAIser CoorDINAtor:cALLinG ALL PARentS

to the donors, volunteers, and businesses whose thoughtful contributions have supported the 2015 halloween Party fundraiser! Compliment and support these businesses; let them know that we value their support. We urge you to look up future events and volunteer your time; We Are Parents Like You and we look forward to seeing you at our next fundraising event. THANK YOU!

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PEN and INK A D V E R T I S I N G R A T E S

PEN and INK bimonthly publication of P.S. 175Q, is a collaborative effort between the parents and staff of our school. It is published five times a year from September to June and reaches over 750 families in the Rego Park and Forest Hills area. If you would like to submit an ad for future publication, please see the table below for our reasonable advertising rates and fill out the form below. Please remember that in addition to the advertising you are purchasing, you are also helping to support your local elementary school.

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2015-2016 PRODUCTION SCHEDULE:

October Issue All ads are due Oct. 16, 2015 Distribution: Oct. 30, 2015

March Issue All ads are due Feb. 12, 2016 Distribution: Feb. 26, 2016

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Documents

P.S. 175Q - The Lynn Gross Discovery School Parents ...ps175pa.org/penandink/PEN_and_INK_2015_09-10.pdf · P.S. 175Q - The Lynn Gross Discovery School Parents Association NewsletterPEN