On December 14, 2010, our Fifth Grade Ballroom Dance Team took home the silver medal at the Queens Quarter Finals at PS 144.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Ballroom Dance Team
On December 14, 2010, our Fifth Grade Ballroom Dance Team took home the silver medal at the Queens Quarter Finals at PS 144.
Doreen Rappaport's Visit
On Tuesday, December 7, 2010, Holliswood School graduate and acclaimed author, Doreen Rappaport, volunteered to visit our school to conduct a Writing Workshop with our third and fourth graders. During the visit, Ms. Rappaport discussed the writing process behind many of her books, including Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Lady Liberty: A Biography, Eleanor: Quiet No More: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt, and Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln. She inspired our students to never give up on pursuing their dreams and passions. She also discussed the arduous process of editing and revision. Our students asked insightful questions about her books, such as third grader, Gaby Pesantez, who asked, “Why did you choose to write about history?” Other questions focused on how Ms. Rappaport generates ideas for her specific books and how long it takes to conduct research. In addition, Ms. Rappaport provided special autographs to all the students who asked. Third grade teacher, Lauren Kienle, remarked how much the students enjoyed the visit. One of our school-wide goals this year is to add voice and descriptive details to make our writing more interesting. Through Ms. Rappaport’s visit, she provided the students with ideas and strategies on how to make that happen. As a Holliswood School graduate, Ms. Rappaport’s visit motivated our students to reach their full potential. Our students know that they may some day be able to become an author just like her with hard work and dedication.
UPDATES
UPDATES
December 16, 2010
Dear Parents/Guardians,
As we approach the new calendar year, we hope that all of you have a terrific Winter vacation. Looking ahead, we would like to keep you up-to-date with structures that are currently in place and continuing in 2011.
New Staff/Additional Roles
• Rafael Argudo, Library Substitute Teacher
• Charles Caputo, returning Music Teacher
• Jason Chin, Assistant Principal
• Annette Giardina, Dean (new role)
• Mary Hubert, Substitute Secretary
• Jennifer Hunsberger, new Reading/Writing Intervention Teacher
• Diana LoPiccolo, new ESL Teacher
• Pamela Paisley, returning SAPIS Worker
• Cristina Peters, full time Guidance Counselor
• Ilene Rivera, Secretary
• Denise Taylor, Nutritionist
• Jenny Torres, returning Paraprofessional, Class 5-205
• Emma Brondolo, Teaching Artist, Young People’s Chorus of NYC (Grades 3-8)
• Dr. Ron Petrides, Band Director, Grades 7-8, 144 Music and Arts
• Jonathan Kruk, Teaching Artist, Early Stages Storytelling (Grade 4)
Continuing Programs
• Young People’s Chorus of New York City (Grades 3-8)
• Peer Mediation Training by NYC Commission on Human Rights (Grades 6-8)
• SAPIS Classes – Grades 2 & 5 (beginning 12/14), Grades 3 & 4 have completed program
• Student Advisory Classes (Grades 6-8)
• Title III After School Program will continue with Mrs. Carter on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
• CHAMPS Rugby and CHAMPS Volleyball (TBA)
• After School Math Program (begins March 1, 2011)
• Saturday ELA Program (begins March 5, 2011)
Reminders
• Students who want to participate in the Breakfast Program should arrive between 7:30-7:45 AM
• School yard will remain locked during the Winter season due to ongoing construction
• Lines will be painted and bumps will be re-created as per communication from the NYCDOT
• Please remember to drive safely (i.e.no U-turns and no double parking).
We would like to take this opportunity to again wish you an enjoyable holiday season.
Thank you for your support and cooperation.
Sincerely,
Jennifer C. Ambert
Jason Chin
Phyllis Corley
December 16, 2010
Dear Parents/Guardians,
As we approach the new calendar year, we hope that all of you have a terrific Winter vacation. Looking ahead, we would like to keep you up-to-date with structures that are currently in place and continuing in 2011.
New Staff/Additional Roles
• Rafael Argudo, Library Substitute Teacher
• Charles Caputo, returning Music Teacher
• Jason Chin, Assistant Principal
• Annette Giardina, Dean (new role)
• Mary Hubert, Substitute Secretary
• Jennifer Hunsberger, new Reading/Writing Intervention Teacher
• Diana LoPiccolo, new ESL Teacher
• Pamela Paisley, returning SAPIS Worker
• Cristina Peters, full time Guidance Counselor
• Ilene Rivera, Secretary
• Denise Taylor, Nutritionist
• Jenny Torres, returning Paraprofessional, Class 5-205
• Emma Brondolo, Teaching Artist, Young People’s Chorus of NYC (Grades 3-8)
• Dr. Ron Petrides, Band Director, Grades 7-8, 144 Music and Arts
• Jonathan Kruk, Teaching Artist, Early Stages Storytelling (Grade 4)
Continuing Programs
• Young People’s Chorus of New York City (Grades 3-8)
• Peer Mediation Training by NYC Commission on Human Rights (Grades 6-8)
• SAPIS Classes – Grades 2 & 5 (beginning 12/14), Grades 3 & 4 have completed program
• Student Advisory Classes (Grades 6-8)
• Title III After School Program will continue with Mrs. Carter on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
• CHAMPS Rugby and CHAMPS Volleyball (TBA)
• After School Math Program (begins March 1, 2011)
• Saturday ELA Program (begins March 5, 2011)
Reminders
• Students who want to participate in the Breakfast Program should arrive between 7:30-7:45 AM
• School yard will remain locked during the Winter season due to ongoing construction
• Lines will be painted and bumps will be re-created as per communication from the NYCDOT
• Please remember to drive safely (i.e.no U-turns and no double parking).
We would like to take this opportunity to again wish you an enjoyable holiday season.
Thank you for your support and cooperation.
Sincerely,
Jennifer C. Ambert
Jason Chin
Phyllis Corley
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Article regarding PS/IS 178's art program
Article regarding PS/IS 178's art program:
http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2010/12/09/queens/qns_ps_178_20101209.txt
http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2010/12/09/queens/qns_ps_178_20101209.txt
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
New Phone System
Dear Parents/Guardians:
We have installed a new phone system. Therefore, when you call the school at 718-464-5763, following the greeting, you will have the ability to select any extension to be transferred to. The following extensions are the options available:
For School Safety, press 1
For the guidance office, press 2
For the school based support team, press 3
For the school nurse, press 4
For the Parent Coordinator, press 5
For the PTA, press 6
For the Assistant Principal, press 7
For immediate assistance, dial 0 at any time
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Thank you.
We have installed a new phone system. Therefore, when you call the school at 718-464-5763, following the greeting, you will have the ability to select any extension to be transferred to. The following extensions are the options available:
For School Safety, press 1
For the guidance office, press 2
For the school based support team, press 3
For the school nurse, press 4
For the Parent Coordinator, press 5
For the PTA, press 6
For the Assistant Principal, press 7
For immediate assistance, dial 0 at any time
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Thank you.
Monday, December 6, 2010
ELA Parent Workshop
Parent Workshop for Parents/Guardians of Students in Grades 3 – 8.
TOPIC: Components of the New NYS ELA Assessments
DATE: December 14, 2010
TIME: 8:30 AM
PLACE: Room 201
PRESENTERS: Julia Kucharski, Literacy Coach and Phyllis Corley, Parent Coordinator
Familiarize yourself with the components of the new ELA
Learn strategies that will be helpful to your child on the multiple choice section of the assessment
Obtain listening activities that you can use at home
Light refreshments will be served
TOPIC: Components of the New NYS ELA Assessments
DATE: December 14, 2010
TIME: 8:30 AM
PLACE: Room 201
PRESENTERS: Julia Kucharski, Literacy Coach and Phyllis Corley, Parent Coordinator
Familiarize yourself with the components of the new ELA
Learn strategies that will be helpful to your child on the multiple choice section of the assessment
Obtain listening activities that you can use at home
Light refreshments will be served
Barnes and Noble Bookfair
Details
What? Barnes and Noble Bookfair
When? The staff read aloud will be tonight, 12/6/10, at 6 PM. However, the book fair will continue through 12/11.
What? A percentage of the net sale will be contributed to the school to purchase future books.
Where? Barnes & Noble Fresh Meadows 176-60 Union Turnpike
Who? All Families and Students are invited to attend
Parents can also make a purchase online at BN.COM/bookfairs and use the Bookfair ID: 10353530.
What? Barnes and Noble Bookfair
When? The staff read aloud will be tonight, 12/6/10, at 6 PM. However, the book fair will continue through 12/11.
What? A percentage of the net sale will be contributed to the school to purchase future books.
Where? Barnes & Noble Fresh Meadows 176-60 Union Turnpike
Who? All Families and Students are invited to attend
Parents can also make a purchase online at BN.COM/bookfairs and use the Bookfair ID: 10353530.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
STUDENT SAFETY
STUDENT SAFETY
November 22, 2010
Dear Parents/Guardians,
P.S./I.S. 178Q continues to promote pedestrian and traffic safety. We can save lives and prevent accidents by promoting the safety of young people on our streets, whether they are walking or riding in cars. We have to work together.
As you recall, the Queens Borough Traffic Commissioner, Maura McCarthy, met with our school community during a January 2010 PTA meeting to discuss how the Department of Transportation (DOT) would research the traffic patterns around our school and identify ways that the DOT could support us. We have sent Ms. McCarthy a follow up correspondence to find out when the DOT will be able to create new speed bumps on Avon Road, add stop signs, as well as paint new traffic lines. We have also contacted the NYPD in order to add police presence in the mornings.
Recent observations of our morning arrival and afternoon dismissal procedures tell us that we need to continue to do more as a community. We do not want to wait until a person is critically injured. We have a responsibility to ensure that this does not happen. We need your active involvement.
Parents/guardians need to talk with other parents and with their children. Teachers need to talk with their students and all of us need to follow the basic safety rules that have been put in place at P.S./I.S. 178Q, as well as use our common sense. Our best defense against injury is to work together to promote safety for our students and our community.
Please Remember To:
Drive slowly
Park at the curb and let your child out on the sidewalk side (school side of the street)
GET OUT OF YOUR CAR and walk your child across the street – there are no crosswalks in the middle of the block either on Avon Rd. or Radnor Rd.
[The only legal crosswalk is at 188th Street and Avon Road where the Crossing Guard is stationed]. The speed bump is not a crosswalk!
Do Not Double Park
Do not make U-turns
Do not pass the school bus when lights are flashing
Use seat belts and child safety seats
Encourage students to travel with a buddy and be aware of their surroundings
when traveling to and from school
There is ongoing construction after school. The playground is locked after school and students should leave the school upon dismissal.
We would also like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Holliswood School Safety Committee
November 22, 2010
Dear Parents/Guardians,
P.S./I.S. 178Q continues to promote pedestrian and traffic safety. We can save lives and prevent accidents by promoting the safety of young people on our streets, whether they are walking or riding in cars. We have to work together.
As you recall, the Queens Borough Traffic Commissioner, Maura McCarthy, met with our school community during a January 2010 PTA meeting to discuss how the Department of Transportation (DOT) would research the traffic patterns around our school and identify ways that the DOT could support us. We have sent Ms. McCarthy a follow up correspondence to find out when the DOT will be able to create new speed bumps on Avon Road, add stop signs, as well as paint new traffic lines. We have also contacted the NYPD in order to add police presence in the mornings.
Recent observations of our morning arrival and afternoon dismissal procedures tell us that we need to continue to do more as a community. We do not want to wait until a person is critically injured. We have a responsibility to ensure that this does not happen. We need your active involvement.
Parents/guardians need to talk with other parents and with their children. Teachers need to talk with their students and all of us need to follow the basic safety rules that have been put in place at P.S./I.S. 178Q, as well as use our common sense. Our best defense against injury is to work together to promote safety for our students and our community.
Please Remember To:
Drive slowly
Park at the curb and let your child out on the sidewalk side (school side of the street)
GET OUT OF YOUR CAR and walk your child across the street – there are no crosswalks in the middle of the block either on Avon Rd. or Radnor Rd.
[The only legal crosswalk is at 188th Street and Avon Road where the Crossing Guard is stationed]. The speed bump is not a crosswalk!
Do Not Double Park
Do not make U-turns
Do not pass the school bus when lights are flashing
Use seat belts and child safety seats
Encourage students to travel with a buddy and be aware of their surroundings
when traveling to and from school
There is ongoing construction after school. The playground is locked after school and students should leave the school upon dismissal.
We would also like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Holliswood School Safety Committee
INTERNET SAFETY
INTERNET SAFETY
November 29, 2010
Dear Parents/Guardians,
The Internet is perhaps the single most important invention to impact on elementary, secondary, and higher education in today's world. At P.S. /I.S. 178Q, our focus is to have students use this tool in the safest possible manner, both in school and at home.
In school, students practice internet safety and become familiar with educational websites in their computer classes with Mr. Masi. For parents, during the last two years, we have conducted a series of workshops on internet safety.
• In November 2009, we facilitated an I-Parent workshop presented by David Solano. This workshop informed participants of the types of information children are sharing online and what parent supervision should look like when students are using sites, such as Facebook.
• On May 26, 2010, Donna Brailsford, Director of Safety, Suspension, and Youth Development presented an Internet Safety/CyberBullying workshop.
• At a CyberBullying Parent Workshop on October 26, 2010, Ms. Brailsford made parents aware of potentially dangerous common social networking websites that are accessible to children.
• During Parent-Teacher Conferences on November 9, 2010, Ms. Brailsford presented a “Respect for All” parent workshop, along with Katie Bracken, Director of NYC Commission on Human Rights in Queens, addressing human rights at school and over the internet. The NYC Discipline Code was also explained during these sessions.
As a parent, you can safeguard the content your children view on the internet by calling your internet provider and asking for help desk support. You will be able to protect your children from accessing inappropriate websites. If you use Internet Explorer, you can set privacy settings by clicking on Tools, Internet Options, Security and lastly, clicking on Privacy. Similarly, on other portals and websites, there are security features.
As a reminder, all electronic communication devices, such as cell phones and beepers etc., are prohibited from city school buildings as per Chancellor’s Regulation A-412. Please view this regulation online at www.nyc.gov/schools for further information.
On the back of this letter, please find some educational websites, as well as the address to our School Portaportal Page, where you will continue to find resourceful websites.
Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and support.
Sincerely,
Jennifer C. Ambert
Principal
November 29, 2010
Dear Parents/Guardians,
The Internet is perhaps the single most important invention to impact on elementary, secondary, and higher education in today's world. At P.S. /I.S. 178Q, our focus is to have students use this tool in the safest possible manner, both in school and at home.
In school, students practice internet safety and become familiar with educational websites in their computer classes with Mr. Masi. For parents, during the last two years, we have conducted a series of workshops on internet safety.
• In November 2009, we facilitated an I-Parent workshop presented by David Solano. This workshop informed participants of the types of information children are sharing online and what parent supervision should look like when students are using sites, such as Facebook.
• On May 26, 2010, Donna Brailsford, Director of Safety, Suspension, and Youth Development presented an Internet Safety/CyberBullying workshop.
• At a CyberBullying Parent Workshop on October 26, 2010, Ms. Brailsford made parents aware of potentially dangerous common social networking websites that are accessible to children.
• During Parent-Teacher Conferences on November 9, 2010, Ms. Brailsford presented a “Respect for All” parent workshop, along with Katie Bracken, Director of NYC Commission on Human Rights in Queens, addressing human rights at school and over the internet. The NYC Discipline Code was also explained during these sessions.
As a parent, you can safeguard the content your children view on the internet by calling your internet provider and asking for help desk support. You will be able to protect your children from accessing inappropriate websites. If you use Internet Explorer, you can set privacy settings by clicking on Tools, Internet Options, Security and lastly, clicking on Privacy. Similarly, on other portals and websites, there are security features.
As a reminder, all electronic communication devices, such as cell phones and beepers etc., are prohibited from city school buildings as per Chancellor’s Regulation A-412. Please view this regulation online at www.nyc.gov/schools for further information.
On the back of this letter, please find some educational websites, as well as the address to our School Portaportal Page, where you will continue to find resourceful websites.
Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and support.
Sincerely,
Jennifer C. Ambert
Principal
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Parents and Staff turn out for Corley's Ladies' Night at Strike Long Island (November 2008)
Mrs. Corley gets ready to read at the Barnes and Noble Fundraiser Event
Parents and Staff participate in Corley's Cupcake Creations Parent Workshop
Our Student Council Gives Back!
2009 Student Council President Chrysalis Terrado and her cabinet pose in front of dozens of toys donated by Holliswood families for our annual toy drive (December 2008)
