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March 2020 Lisa Farina, Principal
Dear Vollmer Families,
This spring, Rush-Henrietta students in grades 3-8 will join with many others throughout New York state in
taking the English Language Arts (ELA) assessment online using their Chromebooks. Students in grades 3-5
are scheduled to take the assessment Tuesday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 25. Students in grades 6-8
will take the assessment Thursday, March 26, and Friday, March 27. Our students are well prepared for the
online testing as they have been engaged in meaningful online learning experiences and assessments for quite
some time. We are excited about this opportunity for our students. Below are some facts about computer-based
testing (CBT). You will also find links from the state that give sample questions and show you tools that the
Facts About Computer-Based Testing in ELA
General Overview
ELA CBT is administered over two days. It is a combination of multiple-choice, short-response, and extended-response questions just like the paper/pencil test.
No time limits. According to NYS, most students should take around 90 minutes to complete the test but they can have the full day if they do not finish in the time set aside for testing.
The test will be taken on their Chromebooks. Students are not logged in, instead they log in to a locked appli-cation. This means the students have no access to other sites or resources while logged into the test. This is similar to NWEA MAPs.
Each student has their own login username and password. The passages and questions are sent to each student in random order.
No more bubble sheets for multiple choice. Students just click on the correct answer.
Short answers are typed. There is not a spell-check option.
Students are given scrap paper to take notes or plan as they read and write.
Students are prompted to review unanswered questions twice before submitting.
Tools Available on the NYS Computer-based ELA Assessment
Highlighter
Note-taking tool
Bookmark
Answer Eliminator
Ways to Support Students at Home
Keep students reading at home. We encourage at least 20 minutes per night.
Offer time for students to engage in digital reading at home (wonderopolis.org, Desti-ny digital books on the library website, library links to online databases).
Allow opportunities for students to type as a form of communication.
Resources
Visit nysed.gov and click on the “Assessments” tab to view the state information about computer-based testing.
Preview the online sample test by visiting: ny.nextera.questarai.com/tds/#practice. The sample tests are also linked to the assessment tab on nysed.gov.
I hope this information has been helpful. If you have questions about testing programs,
policies, and procedures as they pertain to any of the upcoming assessments, please con-
tact me.
Sincerely,
Lisa M. Farina
Principal
We’ve had an amazing start to the month of March. Students at Vollmer continue to exhibit the
Vollmer values and strive to be responsible, respectful, trustworthy, caring and ready to learn.
Throughout the month of March we will be focused on the character trait of kindness. Kindness
means you are concerned about other people. Kind people think about another person's
feelings and not just their own, they help someone who is in need, and they are kind even
when others are not.
On March 20th we will have our PBIS assembly! At this assembly we will share an exciting plan
to cultivate kindness here at Vollmer. Students will participate in creating a school wide
kindness link that connects every classroom throughout the building. Students can earn a link
by being kind and showing kindness. Each class will connect their links and then hopefully earn
so many links that they connect between classrooms and then connect around the entire
school!
Join me in congratulating our Students of the Month and Bus Riders of the Month! These
wonderful students have earned this acknowledgement by exhibiting the PBIS character traits
here at Vollmer and on the school bus.
FEBRUARY
Bus Rider Student of the Month
Zoe Villone Mr. Montgomery Alisa Monds Miss Potter
Arianne Castelletti Mr. Babcock Avery Taylor Mr. Babcock
Sam Wolford Ms. Harder Brody Orr Mr. Babcock
Ryan Thilavanh Mrs. DiLorenzo Caden Farrington Mr. Montgomery
Salina Rai Mrs. Taylor Cariah Bowden Mr. Musick
Annabel Nudds Mrs. DiLorenzo Marquise King Mr. Spite
Emeree Johnson Mrs. Stanton Nirusma Tamang Mr. Spite
Roman Chandler Mrs. Bortle Garrett Bills Mrs. Baker
Ayan Dar Ms. Harder Alaina Grebner Mrs. Baker
Wyatt Flannery Mr. Titus Jason Nguyen Mrs. Bleileer
Jade Schwarz Mrs. Pixley Joendrick Infante Mrs. Bortle
Emma DeWald Mr. Gottko Kaitlyn Bartoo Mrs. Collins
Christian Englert Mrs. Bleiler Noah Buholtz Mrs. Creary
Kory Baum Mrs. Tyler Brendan Mangone Mrs. DiLorenzo
Emily Whitehouse Mr. Titus Reed Ober Mrs. Genest/Mrs. Akers
Jamare Johnson Ms. Ripley Kaia Kwok Mrs. Genest/Mrs. Akers
Bentley Fink Ms. Ripley Sophia Harold Mrs. Gurell
Elena Athoe Mr. Babcock Quinn Johnson Mrs. Hoover
Jaxon Monson Mrs. Stanton Kara Eaton Mrs. Langlois/Mrs. Shearer
Jackson Rowlands Mrs. Langlois Danielle Meddaugh Mrs. Langlois/Mrs. Shearer
Johnbrandon Lu Ms. Dexter Vedika Shenoy Mrs. Lincoln
Christopher Dibble Miss Piper Jyotsana Rai Mrs. Pixley
Gianna Cimino Mrs. Creary Anna Brennan Mrs. Rubin
Fiona Gilroy Mrs. Sands
Emaan Aleem Mrs. Shearer/Mrs. Langlois
Leilani Gonzalez Mrs. Shearer/Mrs. Langlois
Lillian Knope Mrs. Stanton
Teagan Duge Mrs. Stanton
Anya Gupta Mrs. Tyler
Isiah McDonald Mrs. Tyler
Emily Oshiotsse Ms. Dexter
Ryan Harding Ms. Flood
Evelyn Buttaccio Ms. Taylor
Gwen Giardina Mrs. Zink’s Class
Reese Forty Mrs. Zink’s Class
MARCH SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 D 3 A 4 B 5 C 6 D 7
8 9 A 10 B 11 C
BOOK FAIR
12 D 13 A 14
15 16 B 17 C
18 D 19 A 20 B 21
22 23 C 24 D 25 A 26 B 27 C 28
29
30 D
31 A
Vollmer Health Office News from Mrs. Gerbino
A large number of students have been experiencing Flu A or Flu B, stomach bug, upper
respiratory infections, and strep throat. The school district recommends that a child remains fever
free for 24 hours without fever reducing medications before they return to school. Many children
feel better after they vomit, but they are still contagious for a full 24 hours, and still susceptible
for picking up other illnesses. With strep throat, a child must be on an antibiotic for a FULL 24
hours (usually 2 doses) before they return to school.
Please help us keep Vollmer a healthy place to be, so if your child has any of the following
symptoms, your child is too sick for school and should stay home:
• If they have a fever of 100.0 or more right now
• If they have had a fever above 100.0 in the past 24 hours
• If they have vomited in the past 24 hours
• If the management of a runny nose takes a lot of time
• If a persistent cough interferes with concentration
• If they have honey colored crusted sores around their nose or mouth
• If they have a rash accompanied by a fever
• If they are too tired to play at their usual activities
• If their interest in eating has significantly declined
• If one or both eyes are red, watery, itchy or draining
• If they have been on medication for an infection for less than 24 hours
Generally, students need 24 hours of recovery after these symptoms go away. If you are in doubt,
please call the Health Office at 359-5560. If your child has a persistent cough, high fever, a very
sore throat or a worrisome rash, you should contact your physician.
Mrs. Mary Gerbino Mrs. Karen Miller School Nurse Teacher Health Aide 359-5560 359-5561
VOLLMER READING MONTH: MARCH 2-29
BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS AS
WE READ AROUND THE WORLD!
Check Out These Other Fun Reading Activities Coming in March:
● Book Fair: Shop for some exciting new books throughout the week of March 9-13
● March Book Madness: Vote weekly & see what book wins the Championship and becomes Top Book in the Vollmer Library!
● Book Talk Tuesdays: Chat with others about the great books you are reading every Tuesday in March
● Word Shirt Wednesdays: Wear a shirt with words of wisdom on it for others to read every Wednesday in March
● PARP Night: Come celebrate Parents as Reading Partners at Vollmer on March 10th from 6:30-7:30
● Culture Fair: Learn about different cultures at Vollmer on March 18: 6:30-8:00
● Drop Everything and Read Day: Join in as all of Vollmer drops everything and reads on Thursday, March 19th
● NYS ELA Assessment: Show your Reading Strength on the NYS ELA Test March 24-27
● Track Your At-Home Reading: Meet your Reading Goal of 20 minutes/5 days per week and enter the prize drawing!
Track Your Minutes in March
Monday
March 2
Tuesday
March 3
Wednesday
March 4
Thursday
March 5
Friday
March 6
Saturday
March 7
Sunday
March 8
RAFFLE TICKET:
Student Name:
______________________
Teacher:
______________________
Parent or
Guardian
Signature:
Here’s
what I
read this
week:
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Monday
March 9
Tuesday
March 10
Wednesday
March 11
Thursday
March 12
Friday
March 13
Saturday
March 14
Sunday
March 15
RAFFLE TICKET:
Student Name:
______________________
Teacher:
______________________
Parent or
Guardian
Signature:
Here’s
what I
read this
week:
STUDENT DIRECTIONS:
● Place a ☑ in the box under any day when you met the goal of Reading at Home for 20 minutes.
● Have a parent or guardian sign after you complete your weekly Reading Goal on Sunday night.
● Record the names of the texts you read during that week.
● Bring in the Weekly Tracking Strip and show your Teacher on Monday morning each week.
● After showing your teacher, fill in the raffle ticket, cut it off and drop it in the Library baskets.
● Each ticket enters you in the drawing to WIN prizes at the end of the month!
Track Your Minutes in March
Monday
March 16
Tuesday
March 17
Wednesday
March 18
Thursday
March 19
Friday
March 20
Saturday
March 21
Sunday
March 22
RAFFLE TICKET:
Student Name:
______________________
Teacher:
______________________
Parent or
Guardian
Signature:
Here’s
what I
read this
week:
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Monday
March 23
Tuesday
March 24
Wednesday
March 25
Thursday
March 26
Friday
March 27
Saturday
March 28
Sunday
March 29
RAFFLE TICKET:
Student Name:
______________________
Teacher:
______________________
Parent or
Guardian
Signature:
Here’s
what I
read this
week:
STUDENT DIRECTIONS:
● Place a ☑ in the box under any day when you met the goal of Reading at Home for 20 minutes.
● Have a parent or guardian sign after you complete your weekly Reading Goal on Sunday night.
● Record the names of the texts you read during that week.
● Bring in the Weekly Tracking Strip and show your Teacher on Monday morning each week.
● After showing your teacher, fill in the raffle ticket, cut it off and drop it in the Library baskets.
● Each ticket enters you in the drawing to WIN prizes at the end of the month!
Vollmer Physical Education News You may have heard from your child about an exciting activity they have been doing in physical education class at Vollmer. The TRX System, also known as Total Resistance Exercises, was developed by former U.S. Navy SEAL Randy Hetrick. TRX is a form of suspension training that uses body weight exercises to develop strength, balance, flexibility and core stability simultaneously. At Vollmer, we have 24 TRX Suspension Trainer straps anchored to the walls. A TRX strap is a performance training tool that leverages gravity and the user’s body weight to complete exercises. This form of exercise allows each child to challenge him/herself to an individually appropriate work out. We have taught students about safety with the bands, repetitions and sets. We will have students continuing to use the TRX bands during our upcoming gymnastics unit. You may want to view TRX videos on Youtube to get a better idea and understanding of the capabilities with the bands.
Coaches Finewood, Hatch and Brandes
Art at Vollmer in March
Arts 2020
Both Music and Visual Arts share NYS Standards shape our Vollmer students artistic voice.
Four Artistic Processes; CREATE, RESPOND, PRESENT /PRODUCE and CONNECT
build a language and creative experience that are shared in the Arts .
Presenting in Visual ARTS Visual Art classes shared their work with the community at the Marketplace Mall in the month of February. Presenting emphasizes the creative experiences that help students refine artwork through exhibition.
Intermediate Annual Art Show - Grades 4-6
Students in grades 4-6 had visual art works on display at the Marketplace Mall in the month of
February. In case you missed the exhibit, images below highlight our themes and final works from
many of the students. A complete list of students and works are listed below.
Mr. Pisaturo’s students:
Student Name Grade Title of Work Media Gabriella Lopez 6 Monochromatic tints and shades Tempra/Oil Pastel Ava Buggs-Morehouse 6 Monochromatic tints and shades Tempra/Oil Pastel Cecelia Zoller 6 Monochromatic tints and shades Tempra/Oil Pastel Violet Rodibaugh 6 Monochromatic tints and shades Tempra/Oil Pastel Jillian Williams 6 Monochromatic tints and shades Tempra/Oil Pastel Emma Godown 6 Monochromatic tints and shades Tempra/Oil Pastel Claire Phillips 6 Monochromatic tints and shades Tempra/Oil Pastel Leyla Tsyapura 6 Monochromatic tints and shades Tempra/Oil Pastel Alex Sheasley 6 Birds Eye View Color Pencil/Sharpie Jackson Rowlands 6 Birds Eye View Color Pencil/Sharpie Caden Farrington 6 Birds Eye View Color Pencil/Sharpie Lilliana Werner 6 Birds Eye View Color Pencil/Sharpie Emily Whitehouse 4 Cave Art Mixed Media Jennifer Nguyen 4 Cave Art Mixed Media Jonas Nelson 4 Cave Art Mixed Media Brynn O'Connell 4 Cave Art Mixed Media Ezoza Abdurakhmanova 4 Cave Art Mixed Media Maribel Guaman Caguana 4 Warm and Cool Color Initial Project Color Pencil/Sharpie Nicholas Sihto 4 Warm and Cool Color Initial Project Color Pencil/Sharpie Adit Lamgade 4 Op Art Sharpie/Water Color Katelyn Dupont 4 Op Art Sharpie/Water Color West McConky 4 Op Art Sharpie/Water Color Maggie Oberright 4 Op Art Sharpie/Water Color Bryce Pitt 4 Op Art Sharpie/Water Color Caiden Noble 5 Modified Contour Hand Drawings Mixed Media Trent Buttles 5 Modified Contour Hand Drawings Mixed Media Trace Osterhout 5 Modified Contour Hand Drawings Mixed Media Morgan Buchanan 5 Modified Contour Hand Drawings Mixed Media Emma Tinling 5 Modified Contour Hand Drawings Mixed Media Jackson Paladino 5 Modified Contour Hand Drawings Mixed Media Emeree Johnson 5 Modified Contour Hand Drawings Mixed Media Lillian Knope 5 Leaves Mixed Media Alaina Grebner 5 Leaves Mixed Media Teagan Duge 5 Leaves Mixed Media Addison Rowlands 5 Leaves Mixed Media Daniel Kiljan 5 Leaves Mixed Media Jacob Militello 5 Group Radial Design Dot Project Color Pencil/Sharpie Lauren Prusak 5 Group Radial Design Dot Project Color Pencil/Sharpie Cayden Disch 5 Group Radial Design Dot Project Color Pencil/Sharpie Olivia Barclift 5 Group Radial Design Dot Project Color Pencil/Sharpie
Mrs. Ryerson’s students:
Student Name Grade Title of Work Media Guanjuna Regmi 4 Native American Inspired Weaving Mixed Media Daniel LaPlaca 4 Native American Inspired Weaving Mixed Media Callie Stappenbeck 4 Native American Inspired Weaving Mixed Media Xenji Hournbuckle 4 Native American Inspired Weaving Mixed Media Mikana Gebru 4 Native American Inspired Weaving Mixed Media Kwabena Essah 4 Native American Inspired Weaving Mixed Media Zuhal Haidari 4 Native American Inspired Weaving Mixed Media Nathan Meisenzahl 4 Native American Inspired Weaving Mixed Media Anya Gupta 4 Native American Inspired Weaving Mixed Media Tory Arthmann-Martin 4 Native American Inspired Weaving Mixed Media Isobel Heffernan 4 Native American Inspired Weaving Mixed Media Bezawit Teshome 5 Pumpkin Mixed Media Rinjula Magar 5 Pumpkins Mixed Media Tong Wu 5 Sunflower Mixed Media Bennett Conley 5 Sunflower Mixed Media Emma DeWald 5 Pumpkins Mixed Media Samantha Rowlands 5 Pumpkin Mixed Media Gage Hampton 5 Sunflower Mixed Media Max Do 5 Sunflower Mixed Media Mahlet Alemu 5 Sunflower Mixed Media Fiona Gilroy 5 Sunflower Mixed Media Leila Kyle 5 Pumpkins Mixed Media Brady Pham 5 Sunflower Mixed Media Isabella Granger 5 Mixed Media Kayla Tran 6 Nightscape Mixed Media Aarya Paul 6 Nightscape Mixed Media Jaelyn Eve 6 Nightscape Mixed Media Riley Brown 6 Color Kaleidoscope Tempra Paint Ally Arthmann-Martin 6 Color Kaleidoscope Tempra Paint Kayla Tran 6 Color Kaleidoscope Tempra Paint Will Klossner 6 Color Kaleidoscope Tempra Paint Gwen Giardina 6 Color Kaleidoscope Tempra Paint Carson Issacs 6 Color Kaleidoscope Tempra Paint Bridget Gates 6 Color Kaleidoscope Tempra Paint Kylie Mapes 6 Color Kaleidoscope Tempra Paint James Cote' 6 Color Kaleidoscope Tempra Paint Madeline Ingraham 6 Color Kaleidoscope Tempra Paint 6 The Dot Mural Multi Media
Music Teacher Contact Information Visual Art Contact Information
Mrs. Lamica, General Music Mrs. Ryerson, Visual Art 4-6
[email protected] [email protected]
Ms Crasta, General Music Mr. Pisaturo, Visual Art 4-6
[email protected] [email protected]
Mrs. Muller, Band 4,5
Mrs. Rubin, Band 6
Ms.Santoro, Orchestra 4-6
Mr, Wing, Strings
Visual Art & Musical Event Dates to Remember
April 2 - District Band Festival, 7 PM, Senior High School Gym
June 4 & 5th - District Art Show (K-12 Gr., all schools) , Location TBD
June 4 - District Art Show Opening & Superintendent Art Awards Presentation 4-5:30 PM
A NOTE TO SCHOOL
Date: ________________________________________
Student’s Name: _______________________________
Teacher:________________________________________
NEEDS BUS PASS
Address: _____________________________________ *Please write complete address.
Date: ____________
*All requests must be submitted by Wednesday prior to the week of the request.
needs dismissal at ___________ on ____________ (time) (date)
picked up by _______________________________
reason ____________________________________
*ID is required for all student pick-ups.
A NOTE TO SCHOOL
Date: __________________________________________
Student’s Name: _______________________________
Teacher:________________________________________
NEEDS BUS PASS
Address: _____________________________________ *Please write complete address.
Date: _____________
*All requests must be submitted by Wednesday prior to the week of the request.
needs dismissal at ___________ on ___________ (time) (date)
picked up by ________________________________
reason ____________________________________
*ID is required for all student pick-ups.
VOICE MAIL NUMBERS -- Dial 359-5183, enter the voice mailbox number below, followed by the # key.
Name Position Mailbox # Mrs. D. Akers Grade 6 Teacher 2567 Mr. B. Babcock Grade 5 Teacher 1347 Ms. C. Backus Reading Teacher 1344 Mrs. K. Baker Grade 5 Teacher 1378 Mrs. M. A. Bleiler Grade 5 Teacher 1375 Mrs. L. Bortle Grade 5 Teacher 1465 Mr. C. Brandes PE coach 359-5579 Mrs. A. Canino-Fluit Librarian 359-5581 Mrs. L. Cleveland Literacy Coach 1470 Mrs. L. Collins Grade 4 Teacher 1383 Mrs. J. Cooper ELL Teacher 1474 Mrs. L. Creary Grade 4 Teacher 1251 Ms. B. Dexter Grade 4 Teacher 1311 Mrs. N. DiLorenzo Grade 5 Teacher 2668 Ms. L. Farina Principal 359-5558 Mrs. P. Keating Speech 1538 Ms. D. Finewood PE Coach 359-5584 Ms. J. Flood Grade 6 Teacher 1594 Ms. M. Gehman Counselor 359-5572 Mrs. S. Genest Grade 6 Teacher 1397 Mrs. M. Gerbino School Nurse 359-5560 Mrs. L. Gifford Special Ed Teacher 1638 Mr. M. Gottko Grade 5 Teacher 1655 Mrs. C. Gurell Grade 4 Teacher 1265 Mrs. S. Harder Grade 4-6 Teacher 1742 Mrs. K. Hatch PE Coach 359-5584 Mrs. K. Hoover Grade 4 Teacher 1266 Ms. Y. Joseph Special Ed Teacher 1769 Mrs. D. Kessler Reading Teacher 1798 Mrs. J. Keyser Psychologist 359-5576 Mrs. C. Lamica Music Teacher 1842 Mrs. L. Langlois Grade 6 Teacher 2360 Mrs. T. Lincoln Grade 6 Teacher 1327 Mrs. S. Maxim Assistant Principal 359-5557 Mr. B. Montgomery Grade 6 Teacher 1960 Mrs. A. Muller Band Teacher 2471 Mr. R. Murphy Math Specialist 1977 Mr. B. Musick Grade 6 Teacher 1978 Miss S. Piper Grade 4 Teacher 2363 Mr. J. Pisaturo Art Teacher 1314 Mrs. D. Pixley Grade 4 Teacher 2369 Miss Brayla Potter Grade 5 Teacher 1314 Ms. C. Ripley Grade 4 Teacher 1366 Mrs. L. Rubin Band Teacher 2693 Mrs. L. Ryerson Art Teacher 1343 Mrs. R. Sands Grade 5 Teacher 2464 Miss D. Santoro Orchestra Teacher 1382 Mrs. C. Shearer Grade 6 Teacher 1353 Mr. M. Spite Grade 5 Teacher 2508 Mrs. E. Stanton Grade 5 Teacher 2516 Mrs. L. Swartz ELL Teacher 2542 Mrs. S. Taylor Grade 6 Teacher 1260 Ms. L. Titus Behavior Specialist 5574 Mr. N. Titus Grade 4 Teacher 2569 Ms. T. Tran Math Coach 359-5573 Mrs. S. Tyler Grade 4 Teacher 1598 Mrs. A. Wetzel Reading Teacher 2447 Mr. A. Wing Orchestra Teacher 7573 Mrs. R. Zinkievich Grade 6 Teacher 2442
Vollmer staff also can be reached by e-mail
first initial last name @ rhnet.org (e.g. [email protected])
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