African Road Elementary School April 2018 600 S Benita Boulevard Vestal NY 13850 607-757-2311

ARE Newsletter

PRINCIPALrsquoS NEWS

Dear African Road Families

As your Interim ARE Elementary Principal I thank you for welcoming me as together we celebrate Spring The building IS blossoming with many new friendships as I get to know you our ARE families our delightful ARE children and our talented dedicated ARE staff

It has been a busy month of March which included ARErsquos Open House and Book Fair Science Fair BCMEA musicians performing at the Anderson Center third grade recorder players sharing their talent at Open House OM competition (local and state) and even the Carle Irish Dancers

Thank you to everyone who attended the Open House It was wonderful to see so many families together learning about their childrenrsquos education I know our students were very proud to have their families here in their classrooms sharing in their love for learning

April brings us to our third book of the season Same Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw This book is about two children that are learning about each other through a pen pal exchange writing program Their worlds may look different but they are actually similar Even though it may seem that we are different we are all people living in the same big world and seeking to expand what we know about ourselves and those around us

Our HIVE topic month is the word ldquoknowledgeablerdquo ldquoI can remember what I find out I use this information in my life for global and local issues I am always trying to learn morerdquo

Upcoming ARE Events

April 11 ARE PTA 630 pm (rescheduled from March due to snow) ldquoDigital Citizenshiprdquo presentation by Keliann Jones

April 11-12 Grades 3-5 NYS ELA Assessments April 17 Talent Show Auditions ndash 330 pm April 18 ldquoSeussicalrdquo the 2018 VMS Musical performing excerpts for ARE

students 245 pm April 19 ldquoCubs Night Outrdquo 530 pm (please pre-register) April 21 ldquoRunning of the Bearsrdquo 9 am April 23 Parent Orientation for Kindergarten 2019 May 1-2 NYS Grades 3-5 Math Assessments

Sincerely

Donna Halbert Interim ARE Principal

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Principalrsquos Newshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip2

Counselorrsquos Cornerhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip3

Musichelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip5

4th Grade Newshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip6

From the Reading Cornerhelliphelliphelliphellip6

Science Fairhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip7

Cubrsquos Night Outhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip9

PTA Minuteshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip10

Math Momentshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip12

Calendarhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip15

Learning Today Leading Tomorrow

We ARE African Road Elementary

PRINCIPALrsquoS NEWS CONTrsquoD

Student placement for the 2018-2019 school year

I very much appreciate your awareness of and cooperation with the Vestal Central School Districtrsquos practices regarding parent requests for student placement for the 2018-2019 school year

The establishment of classroom rosters is a complex process It involves professional dialogue between African Road staff on a wide variety of factors including achievement data collected over the course of the previous year(s) These factors include but are not limited to (in no particular order) the

balancing of gender in any one classroom

balancing of studentsrsquo abilities and needs across multiple developmental social and academic areas

design of student groupings to maximize effective instructional practices being implemented by staff (balanced literacy cooperative learning technology integration assessment structures etc)

design of student groupings to maximize the use of support staff including academic intervention service providers special education providers and paraprofessionals

Given these considerations we are unable to accept parent requests for a specific teacher It is the principalrsquos responsibility to finalize all classroom rosters If there are extenuating circumstances that would be necessary to know in placing your child please submit this information in writing to me by May 11 2018 Written information will be reviewed and shared with relevant staff members during the placement process

Classroom assignments will be mailed home in mid-August Please understand that factors such as an enrollment shift in the summer or staff changes could result in a change in your childrsquos class assignment prior to the opening of school

Please accept my sincere thanks for all your feedback and support this year Irsquom honored to be a part of the tradition of excellence here in Vestal and I am looking forward to the start of another great school year

Sincerely Meghan Stenta ARE Principal

2

COUNSELORrsquoS CORNER

Happy April

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month Child Abuse

Prevention promotes awareness about the dangers of child

abuse and steps that can be taken to prevent it in our

community It spreads the message of protecting children

focusing on positive parenting and keeping kids safe A blue

pinwheel is a symbol for child abuse prevention During the

months of April and May I will be in all the classrooms talking

about child abuse prevention focusing on okay and not okay

touching

Student Council

The Family Dance is coming up on Friday April 13 If your child is in student council they may have already signed up for a station at the dance It will be a fun night of dancing games raffles and food It should be a fun night

The Running of the Bears is coming up on Saturday April 21 The run is to raise awareness for Prader-Willi Syndrome It is a 5K walkrun and lots of fun In the past we

have had a good amount of people from ARE attendhellip letrsquos get more this year Come join in the fun and

have a good time walking or running the neighborhood of Vestal Check out wwwbears5kcom for

more details and to register

International Baccalaureate (IB) Learner Profile

Our IB Learner Profile for the month of April is

Knowledgeable When you are knowledgeable you

remember what you find out You use the information in

your life for global and local issues You are always trying to

learn more Our last Book of the Season is ldquoSame Same but

Differentrdquo by Jenny Sue Kistecki-Shaw We will be reading

it and going over its meaning in the classrooms when we

return from break For more information on IB Learner

Profiles or for IB information in general visit wwwiboorg

Safety Patrol

On April 19 we will be having our second annual Cubs Night Out program where we invite our 3- and 4-year-olds to come and experience African Road for a fun night of activities For the March and April Safety Patrol meeting

the information was given to safety patrol about Cubs Night Out because we need their help If you are in safety

patrol and would like to help out with our Cubs Night Out donrsquot forget to bring in your signed permission slip

If you lost it I have extras Itrsquos from 5 - 7 pm on April 19

3

PRINCIPALrsquoS NEWS CONTrsquoD

Student placement for the 2018-2019 school year

I very much appreciate your awareness of and cooperation with the Vestal Central School Districtrsquos practices regarding parent requests for student placement for the 2018-2019 school year

The establishment of classroom rosters is a complex process It involves professional dialogue between African Road staff on a wide variety of factors including achievement data collected over the course of the previous year(s) These factors include but are not limited to (in no particular order) the

balancing of gender in any one classroom

balancing of studentsrsquo abilities and needs across multiple developmental social and academic areas

design of student groupings to maximize effective instructional practices being implemented by staff (balanced literacy cooperative learning technology integration assessment structures etc)

design of student groupings to maximize the use of support staff including academic intervention service providers special education providers and paraprofessionals

Given these considerations we are unable to accept parent requests for a specific teacher It is the principalrsquos responsibility to finalize all classroom rosters If there are extenuating circumstances that would be necessary to know in placing your child please submit this information in writing to me by May 11 2018 Written information will be reviewed and shared with relevant staff members during the placement process

Classroom assignments will be mailed home in mid-August Please understand that factors such as an enrollment shift in the summer or staff changes could result in a change in your childrsquos class assignment prior to the opening of school

Please accept my sincere thanks for all your feedback and support this year Irsquom honored to be a part of the tradition of excellence here in Vestal and I am looking forward to the start of another great school year

Sincerely Meghan Stenta ARE Principal

2

COUNSELORrsquoS CORNER

Happy April

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month Child Abuse

Prevention promotes awareness about the dangers of child

abuse and steps that can be taken to prevent it in our

community It spreads the message of protecting children

focusing on positive parenting and keeping kids safe A blue

pinwheel is a symbol for child abuse prevention During the

months of April and May I will be in all the classrooms talking

about child abuse prevention focusing on okay and not okay

touching

Student Council

The Family Dance is coming up on Friday April 13 If your child is in student council they may have already signed up for a station at the dance It will be a fun night of dancing games raffles and food It should be a fun night

The Running of the Bears is coming up on Saturday April 21 The run is to raise awareness for Prader-Willi Syndrome It is a 5K walkrun and lots of fun In the past we

have had a good amount of people from ARE attendhellip letrsquos get more this year Come join in the fun and

have a good time walking or running the neighborhood of Vestal Check out wwwbears5kcom for

more details and to register

International Baccalaureate (IB) Learner Profile

Our IB Learner Profile for the month of April is

Knowledgeable When you are knowledgeable you

remember what you find out You use the information in

your life for global and local issues You are always trying to

learn more Our last Book of the Season is ldquoSame Same but

Differentrdquo by Jenny Sue Kistecki-Shaw We will be reading

it and going over its meaning in the classrooms when we

return from break For more information on IB Learner

Profiles or for IB information in general visit wwwiboorg

Safety Patrol

On April 19 we will be having our second annual Cubs Night Out program where we invite our 3- and 4-year-olds to come and experience African Road for a fun night of activities For the March and April Safety Patrol meeting

the information was given to safety patrol about Cubs Night Out because we need their help If you are in safety

patrol and would like to help out with our Cubs Night Out donrsquot forget to bring in your signed permission slip

If you lost it I have extras Itrsquos from 5 - 7 pm on April 19

3

COUNSELORrsquoS CORNER

Happy April

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month Child Abuse

Prevention promotes awareness about the dangers of child

abuse and steps that can be taken to prevent it in our

community It spreads the message of protecting children

focusing on positive parenting and keeping kids safe A blue

pinwheel is a symbol for child abuse prevention During the

months of April and May I will be in all the classrooms talking

about child abuse prevention focusing on okay and not okay

touching

Student Council

The Family Dance is coming up on Friday April 13 If your child is in student council they may have already signed up for a station at the dance It will be a fun night of dancing games raffles and food It should be a fun night

The Running of the Bears is coming up on Saturday April 21 The run is to raise awareness for Prader-Willi Syndrome It is a 5K walkrun and lots of fun In the past we

have had a good amount of people from ARE attendhellip letrsquos get more this year Come join in the fun and

have a good time walking or running the neighborhood of Vestal Check out wwwbears5kcom for

more details and to register

International Baccalaureate (IB) Learner Profile

Our IB Learner Profile for the month of April is

Knowledgeable When you are knowledgeable you

remember what you find out You use the information in

your life for global and local issues You are always trying to

learn more Our last Book of the Season is ldquoSame Same but

Differentrdquo by Jenny Sue Kistecki-Shaw We will be reading

it and going over its meaning in the classrooms when we

return from break For more information on IB Learner

Profiles or for IB information in general visit wwwiboorg

Safety Patrol

On April 19 we will be having our second annual Cubs Night Out program where we invite our 3- and 4-year-olds to come and experience African Road for a fun night of activities For the March and April Safety Patrol meeting

the information was given to safety patrol about Cubs Night Out because we need their help If you are in safety

patrol and would like to help out with our Cubs Night Out donrsquot forget to bring in your signed permission slip

If you lost it I have extras Itrsquos from 5 - 7 pm on April 19

3

COUNSELORrsquoS CORNER CONTrsquoD

Classroom Lessons

This year thanks to a Vestal

School Foundation grant

our Kindergarten First- and Second-grade students will be learning about a self-

regulation program called

The Zones of Regulation

This program is a framework to foster self-regulation and emotional control The curriculum is geared toward

helping students gain skills in consciously regulating their actions which in turn leads to increased control and

problem solving skills The program helps kids recognize and learn when they are in different states called zones

which are represented by different colors that represent road signs My goal by the end of the school year is that all

kids in these grades will be able to identify what zone they are in use strategies to help regulate their emotions and

use these strategies to get them back to a zone where they are able to learn

We have been working on strategies for students for when they get triggered We have learned about sensory

strategies calming strategies and now are learning about thinking strategies These strategies are ways in which to

help students self-regulate their emotions so they are better able to learn Our emphasis has been on deep breathing

exercises with just taking three deep breaths If you see your child practicing deep breathing at home join in Deep

breathing is a strategy and skill that everyone can use We also learned about how big is our problem and how do we react to those problems Ask your Kindergartner first- or second-grader about these lessons These strategies apply to triggers at home as well as at school They are universal And by teaching these lessons I have learned how to

better regulate my own emotions Itrsquos great for everyone

Fifth-grade Parents

Important upcoming dates for fifth-graders and their families

May 16 at 930 am - Vestal Middle School tours May 31 at 6 pm - Parent and Student Night in the auditorium

Happy Spring

Ms Steele

School Counselor

4

MUSIC

March was Music in Our Schools Month

During the month of March students at ARE participated in concerts live performances and even Open House

On March fifth-grade students performed in the Broome County Music Educators Association All-County Festival II Our ARE students worked with Mrs Rafferty and hundreds of other fifth- and sixth-grade students to put on an amazing performance at Binghamton Universityrsquos Anderson Center Thank you to Abhiram Kandanati Sua Choi and Laurel French

Later on in the month our third-grade students performed on their recorders for families at Open House During our Recorder Unit students had the opportunity to test for different colored ldquobeltsrdquo by

playing increasingly difficult songs on the recorder Before our Open House event one student Heyan Chung received all of his Recorder Karate belts Congratulations

Most recently the Fourth- and Fifth-grade Chorus performed at the Binghamton Devils Hockey game along with Mrs Warneck and the Vestal Glee Club Students started the game by singing the National Anthem They were invited to watch the game and even high five the mascot A HUGE thank you to all of the parents that brought their students to the game

Whatrsquos Up Next

April 17 2018 ndash ARErsquos Talent Show Auditions

May 8 2018 ndash ARE Talent Show

May 17 2018 ndash Fourth- amp Fifth-grade Chorus and Fifth-grade Band Concert

May 22 2018 ndash Second-grade Musical Instrumentally Speaking

Ms Jernigan

Music

5

4TH GRADE NEWS

In March the fourth-graders presented their annual Historical Talk Show In this show each fourth-grader took on the role of a famous figure from our past or present They each created an interview to perform in front of the audience This interview discusses the life of their historical figure including accomplishments and hardships The interview spotlights how these historical figures inspired change in the world in which heshe lived It is a fun project and both the presenters and the audience learn a lot

Mrs Keough and Mrs Wood

6

FROM THE READING CORNER

The ARE PTA is sponsoring our Second Annual Cubrsquos Night Out event for preschoolers and their families on Thursday

April 19 One of the goals of this program is to introduce

little ones to our school community a year to two before they

enter kindergarten These positive early childhood

experiences can have a lasting impact on students and their

attitudes about school and learning You as parents are your

childrsquos first teachers and there are things that you can be

doing with your preschooler to help develop a love of

learning and lay the ground work for success in school

Literacy Activities That Help Build Pre-reading Skills

1 Help your child make hisher name using magneticletters Say the names of each letter together

2 Use magnetic letters to make the names of friends or family Begin with simple words like mom or dad You may need to make the word first then have your child make the same word by matching each letter below your word

3 Ask your child to find five things in your home thatbegin with the same letter as hisher name Repeat withother letter sounds

4 Play a game of Letter I Spy Say ldquoI spy something that begins with the letter Brdquo Then your child has to guess the object you chose Once your child has guessed the correct object you trade places and heshe gives the I Spy clue

5 Play a word game together Say ldquoIrsquom going to the park and Irsquom taking a _____rdquo Invite your child to think of a word to complete the sentence that begins with B such as Ball Repeat the game with other locations and sounds such as ldquoIrsquom going to the store and Irsquom going to bring a _____rdquo

6 Play the Alphabet Train Game with your child Help your child arrange magnetic letters in the order of the alphabet Ask himher to point to them as heshe sings the alphabet song

7 Play a rhyming word game together To play you say a word such as hop and your child thinks of a word that rhymes such as top or mop Then let your child think of words for you to rhyme

These activities are intended to be fun Please donrsquot force your child to participate if heshe is not interested Wait a few weeks and try again

Happy ReadingWendi EamesARE Reading Teacher

Activities from Leveled Literacy Intervention by IreneFountas and Gay Su Pinnell

SCIENCE FAIR

The African Road Elementary Science Fair took place on March 8 2018

We had 63 students participating All the students put a lot of hard work

into their projects and it showed Great job Thank you all for

participating and everyonersquos support

Kindergarten Participants

Taylor Bayne

Willow Boyce

Matthew Herceg

Robert Zhou

Kaitlyn Lozada

First-grade Participants

Maira Alvi

Alexa Lozada

Marco Montalbano

Shrisan Shanmugamurthy

Shaurya Shrivastava

Ashiana Uppal

Second-grade Participants

Amran Abdullrahman

Nur Elnour

Colin Fimbres

Calla French

Erin Gowe

Madeline Herceg

Evan Hopkins

Ezra Leeson-Schatz

Violet Orland

Jasmin Wiesner Rosales

Hellen Zhang

Third-grade Participants

Ananta Banerjee

Heyan Chung

Erica Colon

Isabelle Gindi

Sean Han

Aashrita Kandanati

Vicky Menard

Celina Menard

David Scarangella

Parker Terrell

Devan Uppal

Henry Zhou

7

SCIENCE FAIR CONTrsquoD

Fourth-grade Participants

Sam Ciaravino

Jack Godleski

Hakeem Hardi

Andrew Herceg

Gurleen Kaur

Seralina Lesson-Schatz

Dominick Montalbano

Natalie Ryan

Gurshan Singh

Alex Zur

Fifth-grade Participants

Cammi Behonick

Alessandra Carter

Sua Choi

Laurel French

Nathan Hopkins

Abhiram Kandanati

Logan Kim

Solomon Kim

Peterson Kressly

Yasmin Malik

Jia Parikh

Yukti Punjabi

Ahmed Saideen

Ryan Scarangella

Milana Smirnoff

Hannah Smyk

Maya Vidal-Laramee

Zev Wiesner Rosales

8

Please join us for African Road Elementarys Second Annual

Cubs bulltg

Out Under the Sea

Is your child 3- or 4-yeors old and a future ARE student Then come and join other families and ARE staff for an evening of fun and exploration During this event you will tour our school

get creative in music and art rooms have a healthy snack in cafeteria enjoy storytime in our library play in the gym and more

Thursday Aprill9 2018 fr

ARE Auditorium Lohhy FREE for ARE families (pre-registration required)

For more information on how to pre-register contact Monika Fridrich via email

mfridrichvestalk12nyus or call at 607-757-2311

MUSIC

March was Music in Our Schools Month

During the month of March students at ARE participated in concerts live performances and even Open House

On March fifth-grade students performed in the Broome County Music Educators Association All-County Festival II Our ARE students worked with Mrs Rafferty and hundreds of other fifth- and sixth-grade students to put on an amazing performance at Binghamton Universityrsquos Anderson Center Thank you to Abhiram Kandanati Sua Choi and Laurel French

Later on in the month our third-grade students performed on their recorders for families at Open House During our Recorder Unit students had the opportunity to test for different colored ldquobeltsrdquo by

playing increasingly difficult songs on the recorder Before our Open House event one student Heyan Chung received all of his Recorder Karate belts Congratulations

Most recently the Fourth- and Fifth-grade Chorus performed at the Binghamton Devils Hockey game along with Mrs Warneck and the Vestal Glee Club Students started the game by singing the National Anthem They were invited to watch the game and even high five the mascot A HUGE thank you to all of the parents that brought their students to the game

Whatrsquos Up Next

April 17 2018 ndash ARErsquos Talent Show Auditions

May 8 2018 ndash ARE Talent Show

May 17 2018 ndash Fourth- amp Fifth-grade Chorus and Fifth-grade Band Concert

May 22 2018 ndash Second-grade Musical Instrumentally Speaking

Ms Jernigan

Music

5

4TH GRADE NEWS

In March the fourth-graders presented their annual Historical Talk Show In this show each fourth-grader took on the role of a famous figure from our past or present They each created an interview to perform in front of the audience This interview discusses the life of their historical figure including accomplishments and hardships The interview spotlights how these historical figures inspired change in the world in which heshe lived It is a fun project and both the presenters and the audience learn a lot

Mrs Keough and Mrs Wood

6

FROM THE READING CORNER

The ARE PTA is sponsoring our Second Annual Cubrsquos Night Out event for preschoolers and their families on Thursday

April 19 One of the goals of this program is to introduce

little ones to our school community a year to two before they

enter kindergarten These positive early childhood

experiences can have a lasting impact on students and their

attitudes about school and learning You as parents are your

childrsquos first teachers and there are things that you can be

doing with your preschooler to help develop a love of

learning and lay the ground work for success in school

Literacy Activities That Help Build Pre-reading Skills

1 Help your child make hisher name using magneticletters Say the names of each letter together

2 Use magnetic letters to make the names of friends or family Begin with simple words like mom or dad You may need to make the word first then have your child make the same word by matching each letter below your word

3 Ask your child to find five things in your home thatbegin with the same letter as hisher name Repeat withother letter sounds

4 Play a game of Letter I Spy Say ldquoI spy something that begins with the letter Brdquo Then your child has to guess the object you chose Once your child has guessed the correct object you trade places and heshe gives the I Spy clue

5 Play a word game together Say ldquoIrsquom going to the park and Irsquom taking a _____rdquo Invite your child to think of a word to complete the sentence that begins with B such as Ball Repeat the game with other locations and sounds such as ldquoIrsquom going to the store and Irsquom going to bring a _____rdquo

6 Play the Alphabet Train Game with your child Help your child arrange magnetic letters in the order of the alphabet Ask himher to point to them as heshe sings the alphabet song

7 Play a rhyming word game together To play you say a word such as hop and your child thinks of a word that rhymes such as top or mop Then let your child think of words for you to rhyme

These activities are intended to be fun Please donrsquot force your child to participate if heshe is not interested Wait a few weeks and try again

Happy ReadingWendi EamesARE Reading Teacher

Activities from Leveled Literacy Intervention by IreneFountas and Gay Su Pinnell

SCIENCE FAIR

The African Road Elementary Science Fair took place on March 8 2018

We had 63 students participating All the students put a lot of hard work

into their projects and it showed Great job Thank you all for

participating and everyonersquos support

Kindergarten Participants

Taylor Bayne

Willow Boyce

Matthew Herceg

Robert Zhou

Kaitlyn Lozada

First-grade Participants

Maira Alvi

Alexa Lozada

Marco Montalbano

Shrisan Shanmugamurthy

Shaurya Shrivastava

Ashiana Uppal

Second-grade Participants

Amran Abdullrahman

Nur Elnour

Colin Fimbres

Calla French

Erin Gowe

Madeline Herceg

Evan Hopkins

Ezra Leeson-Schatz

Violet Orland

Jasmin Wiesner Rosales

Hellen Zhang

Third-grade Participants

Ananta Banerjee

Heyan Chung

Erica Colon

Isabelle Gindi

Sean Han

Aashrita Kandanati

Vicky Menard

Celina Menard

David Scarangella

Parker Terrell

Devan Uppal

Henry Zhou

7

SCIENCE FAIR CONTrsquoD

Fourth-grade Participants

Sam Ciaravino

Jack Godleski

Hakeem Hardi

Andrew Herceg

Gurleen Kaur

Seralina Lesson-Schatz

Dominick Montalbano

Natalie Ryan

Gurshan Singh

Alex Zur

Fifth-grade Participants

Cammi Behonick

Alessandra Carter

Sua Choi

Laurel French

Nathan Hopkins

Abhiram Kandanati

Logan Kim

Solomon Kim

Peterson Kressly

Yasmin Malik

Jia Parikh

Yukti Punjabi

Ahmed Saideen

Ryan Scarangella

Milana Smirnoff

Hannah Smyk

Maya Vidal-Laramee

Zev Wiesner Rosales

8

Please join us for African Road Elementarys Second Annual

Cubs bulltg

Out Under the Sea

Is your child 3- or 4-yeors old and a future ARE student Then come and join other families and ARE staff for an evening of fun and exploration During this event you will tour our school

get creative in music and art rooms have a healthy snack in cafeteria enjoy storytime in our library play in the gym and more

Thursday Aprill9 2018 fr

ARE Auditorium Lohhy FREE for ARE families (pre-registration required)

For more information on how to pre-register contact Monika Fridrich via email

mfridrichvestalk12nyus or call at 607-757-2311

4TH GRADE NEWS

In March the fourth-graders presented their annual Historical Talk Show In this show each fourth-grader took on the role of a famous figure from our past or present They each created an interview to perform in front of the audience This interview discusses the life of their historical figure including accomplishments and hardships The interview spotlights how these historical figures inspired change in the world in which heshe lived It is a fun project and both the presenters and the audience learn a lot

Mrs Keough and Mrs Wood

6

FROM THE READING CORNER

The ARE PTA is sponsoring our Second Annual Cubrsquos Night Out event for preschoolers and their families on Thursday

April 19 One of the goals of this program is to introduce

little ones to our school community a year to two before they

enter kindergarten These positive early childhood

experiences can have a lasting impact on students and their

attitudes about school and learning You as parents are your

childrsquos first teachers and there are things that you can be

doing with your preschooler to help develop a love of

learning and lay the ground work for success in school

Literacy Activities That Help Build Pre-reading Skills

1 Help your child make hisher name using magneticletters Say the names of each letter together

2 Use magnetic letters to make the names of friends or family Begin with simple words like mom or dad You may need to make the word first then have your child make the same word by matching each letter below your word

3 Ask your child to find five things in your home thatbegin with the same letter as hisher name Repeat withother letter sounds

4 Play a game of Letter I Spy Say ldquoI spy something that begins with the letter Brdquo Then your child has to guess the object you chose Once your child has guessed the correct object you trade places and heshe gives the I Spy clue

5 Play a word game together Say ldquoIrsquom going to the park and Irsquom taking a _____rdquo Invite your child to think of a word to complete the sentence that begins with B such as Ball Repeat the game with other locations and sounds such as ldquoIrsquom going to the store and Irsquom going to bring a _____rdquo

6 Play the Alphabet Train Game with your child Help your child arrange magnetic letters in the order of the alphabet Ask himher to point to them as heshe sings the alphabet song

7 Play a rhyming word game together To play you say a word such as hop and your child thinks of a word that rhymes such as top or mop Then let your child think of words for you to rhyme

These activities are intended to be fun Please donrsquot force your child to participate if heshe is not interested Wait a few weeks and try again

Happy ReadingWendi EamesARE Reading Teacher

Activities from Leveled Literacy Intervention by IreneFountas and Gay Su Pinnell

SCIENCE FAIR

The African Road Elementary Science Fair took place on March 8 2018

We had 63 students participating All the students put a lot of hard work

into their projects and it showed Great job Thank you all for

participating and everyonersquos support

Kindergarten Participants

Taylor Bayne

Willow Boyce

Matthew Herceg

Robert Zhou

Kaitlyn Lozada

First-grade Participants

Maira Alvi

Alexa Lozada

Marco Montalbano

Shrisan Shanmugamurthy

Shaurya Shrivastava

Ashiana Uppal

Second-grade Participants

Amran Abdullrahman

Nur Elnour

Colin Fimbres

Calla French

Erin Gowe

Madeline Herceg

Evan Hopkins

Ezra Leeson-Schatz

Violet Orland

Jasmin Wiesner Rosales

Hellen Zhang

Third-grade Participants

Ananta Banerjee

Heyan Chung

Erica Colon

Isabelle Gindi

Sean Han

Aashrita Kandanati

Vicky Menard

Celina Menard

David Scarangella

Parker Terrell

Devan Uppal

Henry Zhou

7

SCIENCE FAIR CONTrsquoD

Fourth-grade Participants

Sam Ciaravino

Jack Godleski

Hakeem Hardi

Andrew Herceg

Gurleen Kaur

Seralina Lesson-Schatz

Dominick Montalbano

Natalie Ryan

Gurshan Singh

Alex Zur

Fifth-grade Participants

Cammi Behonick

Alessandra Carter

Sua Choi

Laurel French

Nathan Hopkins

Abhiram Kandanati

Logan Kim

Solomon Kim

Peterson Kressly

Yasmin Malik

Jia Parikh

Yukti Punjabi

Ahmed Saideen

Ryan Scarangella

Milana Smirnoff

Hannah Smyk

Maya Vidal-Laramee

Zev Wiesner Rosales

8

Please join us for African Road Elementarys Second Annual

Cubs bulltg

Out Under the Sea

Is your child 3- or 4-yeors old and a future ARE student Then come and join other families and ARE staff for an evening of fun and exploration During this event you will tour our school

get creative in music and art rooms have a healthy snack in cafeteria enjoy storytime in our library play in the gym and more

Thursday Aprill9 2018 fr

ARE Auditorium Lohhy FREE for ARE families (pre-registration required)

For more information on how to pre-register contact Monika Fridrich via email

mfridrichvestalk12nyus or call at 607-757-2311

SCIENCE FAIR

The African Road Elementary Science Fair took place on March 8 2018

We had 63 students participating All the students put a lot of hard work

into their projects and it showed Great job Thank you all for

participating and everyonersquos support

Kindergarten Participants

Taylor Bayne

Willow Boyce

Matthew Herceg

Robert Zhou

Kaitlyn Lozada

First-grade Participants

Maira Alvi

Alexa Lozada

Marco Montalbano

Shrisan Shanmugamurthy

Shaurya Shrivastava

Ashiana Uppal

Second-grade Participants

Amran Abdullrahman

Nur Elnour

Colin Fimbres

Calla French

Erin Gowe

Madeline Herceg

Evan Hopkins

Ezra Leeson-Schatz

Violet Orland

Jasmin Wiesner Rosales

Hellen Zhang

Third-grade Participants

Ananta Banerjee

Heyan Chung

Erica Colon

Isabelle Gindi

Sean Han

Aashrita Kandanati

Vicky Menard

Celina Menard

David Scarangella

Parker Terrell

Devan Uppal

Henry Zhou

7

SCIENCE FAIR CONTrsquoD

Fourth-grade Participants

Sam Ciaravino

Jack Godleski

Hakeem Hardi

Andrew Herceg

Gurleen Kaur

Seralina Lesson-Schatz

Dominick Montalbano

Natalie Ryan

Gurshan Singh

Alex Zur

Fifth-grade Participants

Cammi Behonick

Alessandra Carter

Sua Choi

Laurel French

Nathan Hopkins

Abhiram Kandanati

Logan Kim

Solomon Kim

Peterson Kressly

Yasmin Malik

Jia Parikh

Yukti Punjabi

Ahmed Saideen

Ryan Scarangella

Milana Smirnoff

Hannah Smyk

Maya Vidal-Laramee

Zev Wiesner Rosales

8

Please join us for African Road Elementarys Second Annual

Cubs bulltg

Out Under the Sea

Is your child 3- or 4-yeors old and a future ARE student Then come and join other families and ARE staff for an evening of fun and exploration During this event you will tour our school

get creative in music and art rooms have a healthy snack in cafeteria enjoy storytime in our library play in the gym and more

Thursday Aprill9 2018 fr

ARE Auditorium Lohhy FREE for ARE families (pre-registration required)

For more information on how to pre-register contact Monika Fridrich via email

mfridrichvestalk12nyus or call at 607-757-2311

SCIENCE FAIR CONTrsquoD

Fourth-grade Participants

Sam Ciaravino

Jack Godleski

Hakeem Hardi

Andrew Herceg

Gurleen Kaur

Seralina Lesson-Schatz

Dominick Montalbano

Natalie Ryan

Gurshan Singh

Alex Zur

Fifth-grade Participants

Cammi Behonick

Alessandra Carter

Sua Choi

Laurel French

Nathan Hopkins

Abhiram Kandanati

Logan Kim

Solomon Kim

Peterson Kressly

Yasmin Malik

Jia Parikh

Yukti Punjabi

Ahmed Saideen

Ryan Scarangella

Milana Smirnoff

Hannah Smyk

Maya Vidal-Laramee

Zev Wiesner Rosales

8

Please join us for African Road Elementarys Second Annual

Cubs bulltg

Out Under the Sea

Is your child 3- or 4-yeors old and a future ARE student Then come and join other families and ARE staff for an evening of fun and exploration During this event you will tour our school

get creative in music and art rooms have a healthy snack in cafeteria enjoy storytime in our library play in the gym and more

Thursday Aprill9 2018 fr

ARE Auditorium Lohhy FREE for ARE families (pre-registration required)

For more information on how to pre-register contact Monika Fridrich via email

mfridrichvestalk12nyus or call at 607-757-2311

Please join us for African Road Elementarys Second Annual

Cubs bulltg

Out Under the Sea

Is your child 3- or 4-yeors old and a future ARE student Then come and join other families and ARE staff for an evening of fun and exploration During this event you will tour our school

get creative in music and art rooms have a healthy snack in cafeteria enjoy storytime in our library play in the gym and more

Thursday Aprill9 2018 fr

ARE Auditorium Lohhy FREE for ARE families (pre-registration required)

For more information on how to pre-register contact Monika Fridrich via email

mfridrichvestalk12nyus or call at 607-757-2311

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Joard of Jducatiou Report

The wmiddotelh1ess pcentlilty was dtsussed at de boamiddotd oi ed m~eting t st night This policy is required by NYS n e polilty indud~ infonnation on health and nutrit ion a1d revisio1 iis requlrt-d every bulloup)e of years The tir st reading was dou~ last night and it lc~ks great ntE Pmiddotgtlky stresses physical ilctivitymiddot during the Ct 1y aud eating beakthy Matters disrus~ed included middotvendint machine cou~eot~ and d assroom acth-i ties Curriculum gj)als include health d asses Ov~rall tlti-policy is an olll indu-hmiddotmiddot~ dinbulldUII h lVIrtl gtH)Il lH~Ilt J

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Spr ing Dook Fair Volunteers neede-d the week of t-lard t 19-23

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Koutiuating Coumlittee She-ri Est~ban-Eiie will be reachine out to oonuuittee lthairs to tinct out inter~st tor neAt r ear

Jared C ar1pbell at t rncld Park is schedured for 67-

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3middot Offer a PTA paltkilge as a )gtilrt of bejug a room pareut

4 At night r1eetings~ to offer cbi)dare 5 De l~ss m~etings Off~r ther1ed pres~mations

e-ery few months to appeaJ to tlle meml~-ers

Hold ortk er meetiugs very month~ but allow anyone- to -ome

6 Put up signs iu thE lobby

Ne-1ute-eting )b rch 14 at V)O PM

Met-ting was adj~Ul1tEd at w llti Umiddotl

11

Math Moments I

Math in a 5th grade C s ooml

Studenll bring together their paelleamlng d area capacHy meaeurement unta two and lhrae dimenlionel~ a1 when WOIIIg with voUne and ne ilbullamptilijiado year Volume il acplcnd ltlrough lhe hanciHn used cubic Intieventually laad1~b the fonnula for volumed a rVrt reclangiUr prta111ArH d a I1ICIII~gular ftgn wlh rndo18181de lengtlllllllao ecplored Tti1lllr111ng fills agap bltwlen gradl wort Will twodl illnlianlll igurlland grade 81 work w1t1 vdume n araa

~Lh Grace Math Concept Volume and Area - Volume

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(1ememller 1 U11 1 1 mL)

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Btaker

Area

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20cm

Stor~ceConQiner

To find the area Andrea tiled a rectangle and sketched her answer Sketch Andreas rectangle and find the area Rectangle is 4 V2 units x 2 V2 units

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Joard of Jducatiou Report

The wmiddotelh1ess pcentlilty was dtsussed at de boamiddotd oi ed m~eting t st night This policy is required by NYS n e polilty indud~ infonnation on health and nutrit ion a1d revisio1 iis requlrt-d every bulloup)e of years The tir st reading was dou~ last night and it lc~ks great ntE Pmiddotgtlky stresses physical ilctivitymiddot during the Ct 1y aud eating beakthy Matters disrus~ed included middotvendint machine cou~eot~ and d assroom acth-i ties Curriculum gj)als include health d asses Ov~rall tlti-policy is an olll indu-hmiddotmiddot~ dinbulldUII h lVIrtl gtH)Il lH~Ilt J

Comwillcl Rcpollgt

Sd euce Fatr of middot Appli-atibull) l11S are duE today but will be accepted until 2 2 1 for liltt entrit-s Voluntt-ers needed tbullgt he-lp set up -s 6 around 1_su TutE-dot3ut allow fNmiddot judging the proj ecrs 1 idea during the day wh~n th~shySriur- Fti lthmiddot~ vlv- l Jtbull C UJUUi lkc vr k~ - lJ tlttbull pw jLmiddotc lt Osmiddot w ro1u Llo wlhlt T~middot(l oJ bull utpound d iU unllhtll lh -middot kid~ -ole Il wt~ ouy ~ tut to IJ k p 1 Jmiddot 1l hlc

Spr ing Dook Fair Volunteers neede-d the week of t-lard t 19-23

Ycmmiddotbook Ear ly bird C~tmiddotbook prilaquo middots end FmiddotbruJry ) Ill middotn tbullmumil l~ lttxli1 1~ fo r pillu-_ dud will IIClt-1 linl fo r tcmbull umui Imiddot ~1 Mr~ uu ~middot1-

Koutiuating Coumlittee She-ri Est~ban-Eiie will be reachine out to oonuuittee lthairs to tinct out inter~st tor neAt r ear

Jared C ar1pbell at t rncld Park is schedured for 67-

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A discussion tbullgtOL place on PTA members-hjp and attendance middotgti the mtiugs It Wil suggest~-d to

1 Include in Jl ~mails r-g~rdint events Ju d (u Julri iN~r- lo i l lllu tJ~ VT Spuuxor~L in 111shy~uhj~l l in~ ln iht l il i~ tutclfnlcubulll hm11 mucbullh lh~ liT d o - fu r 11bull Hdi(Jul

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3middot Offer a PTA paltkilge as a )gtilrt of bejug a room pareut

4 At night r1eetings~ to offer cbi)dare 5 De l~ss m~etings Off~r ther1ed pres~mations

e-ery few months to appeaJ to tlle meml~-ers

Hold ortk er meetiugs very month~ but allow anyone- to -ome

6 Put up signs iu thE lobby

Ne-1ute-eting )b rch 14 at V)O PM

Met-ting was adj~Ul1tEd at w llti Umiddotl

11

Math Moments I

Math in a 5th grade C s ooml

Studenll bring together their paelleamlng d area capacHy meaeurement unta two and lhrae dimenlionel~ a1 when WOIIIg with voUne and ne ilbullamptilijiado year Volume il acplcnd ltlrough lhe hanciHn used cubic Intieventually laad1~b the fonnula for volumed a rVrt reclangiUr prta111ArH d a I1ICIII~gular ftgn wlh rndo18181de lengtlllllllao ecplored Tti1lllr111ng fills agap bltwlen gradl wort Will twodl illnlianlll igurlland grade 81 work w1t1 vdume n araa

~Lh Grace Math Concept Volume and Area - Volume

Juliet wantS to know d U1e c~tcken brom In m1s beater w~l fttlnto t~ls remrlaquoular fooa storace container Explatn how you woiAd figure 11 out wttho~1 poumc tne contents ln If Itwol lot now mudl mor broth could til stqrcontllt~r hold If otwll 001 Itt how much bmth won b lfft l)m)

(1ememller 1 U11 1 1 mL)

--H ---=-2L---

Btaker

Area

f-+--~ IS em

~II __ _ ll 1cm

20cm

Stor~ceConQiner

To find the area Andrea tiled a rectangle and sketched her answer Sketch Andreas rectangle and find the area Rectangle is 4 V2 units x 2 V2 units

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Math Moments I

Math in a 5th grade C s ooml

Studenll bring together their paelleamlng d area capacHy meaeurement unta two and lhrae dimenlionel~ a1 when WOIIIg with voUne and ne ilbullamptilijiado year Volume il acplcnd ltlrough lhe hanciHn used cubic Intieventually laad1~b the fonnula for volumed a rVrt reclangiUr prta111ArH d a I1ICIII~gular ftgn wlh rndo18181de lengtlllllllao ecplored Tti1lllr111ng fills agap bltwlen gradl wort Will twodl illnlianlll igurlland grade 81 work w1t1 vdume n araa

~Lh Grace Math Concept Volume and Area - Volume

Juliet wantS to know d U1e c~tcken brom In m1s beater w~l fttlnto t~ls remrlaquoular fooa storace container Explatn how you woiAd figure 11 out wttho~1 poumc tne contents ln If Itwol lot now mudl mor broth could til stqrcontllt~r hold If otwll 001 Itt how much bmth won b lfft l)m)

(1ememller 1 U11 1 1 mL)

--H ---=-2L---

Btaker

Area

f-+--~ IS em

~II __ _ ll 1cm

20cm

Stor~ceConQiner

To find the area Andrea tiled a rectangle and sketched her answer Sketch Andreas rectangle and find the area Rectangle is 4 V2 units x 2 V2 units

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Grade Overview Sample Problem and Answer

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Students compare and analyze lwo-dimenstional figures according to their properties and use grid paper to construct two-dimensional figures given a set of criteria

Students move to amore abstract approach when learning area by using the formula for the area of a rectangle as length times width

Along with this learning is the idea of mixed units and how students can use place value as aguide to assist in these converstions

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Students develop the ability known as spatial structuring Students focus solely on the square and build its three-dimensional counterpart the cube After first creating asquare and naming its attributes students are tasked with building acube with only a picture to guide them From this students see a sqaure as a face of the cube

1S1 Gralle

Understanding area requires seeing how to decompose shapes into parts and how to move and recon1bine the parts to make simpler shapes Such experiences provide only initial development of area concepts but these key foundations are important for later learning

Equal Parts

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Klrdergarten Area is the understanding of the amount of two-dimensional space that is contained within a boundary Covering rectilinear shapes with squares helps to create a foundation for understanding area Similary kindergartners might compare the capacities of containers informally by pouring (water sand etc) from one to the other

Area

Volume

Resourcewwwgreatmjndsorg

2nlt Graae

Students develop the ability known as spatial structuring Students focus solely on the square and build its three-dimensional counterpart the cube After first creating asquare and naming its attributes students are tasked with building acube with only a picture to guide them From this students see a sqaure as a face of the cube

1S1 Gralle

Understanding area requires seeing how to decompose shapes into parts and how to move and recon1bine the parts to make simpler shapes Such experiences provide only initial development of area concepts but these key foundations are important for later learning

Equal Parts

1shy

Non-equa I Parts

Klrdergarten Area is the understanding of the amount of two-dimensional space that is contained within a boundary Covering rectilinear shapes with squares helps to create a foundation for understanding area Similary kindergartners might compare the capacities of containers informally by pouring (water sand etc) from one to the other

Area

Volume

Resourcewwwgreatmjndsorg

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8 9 10 11 PTA Meeting 630 pm

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11 - 12 LA Assessments

13 Family Dance 6 - 8 pm

14

15 16 17 Talent Show

Auditions 330 pm

18 19 Cubrsquos Night Out 530 - 7 pm

20 21 Running

with the

Bears

22 23 Kindergarten Parent Orientation 930 am

24 25 26 27 28

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