Monday, February 6, 2012

RESPECT FOR ALL (RFA)WEEK

RESPECT FOR ALL (RFA)WEEK

February 6, 2012

Dear Parents/Guardians:

The NYC Department of Education has designated February 13-17 as Respect For All Week in all NYC public schools. During this week, schools will have opportunities to highlight and build upon ongoing diversity programs and curriculum-based instruction. Schools will also have opportunities to embark upon new initiatives that promote respect for diversity and engage students in meaningful lessons and/or other activities that focus on preventing bias-based harassment, intimidation and/or bullying.

For the week of February 13th, we have coordinated the following activities:

• 2/13 – NYPD Safety Assembly (grades 5-8) – Respect for All
• 2/13 – School Safety Committee – Mid-year Meeting/Reflection
• 2/14 @ 7:30 AM – Staff Breakfast – Mid-year Reflection
• 2/14 @ 8:30 AM – Parent Workshop with Parent Coordinator Corley
• 2/14 - 100th Day of School Activities (in every classroom) in connection with RFA
• 2/16 @ 6 PM – The Middle School Red Carpet Dance
• 2/16 @ 9:00 AM (PK-4); 12:50 PM (GRADES 5-8) - Respect for All - Student of the Month Assemblies
• 2/17 – Class 3-105 China Celebration
• All Week – Advisory Lessons regarding diversity and Respect & Public Address Announcements regarding the Virtue of the Week - RESPECT

We hope you will be able to participate in the parent activities named above.

Speech and Language Parent Workshop

Ms. Simon, Ms. Newman and Ms. Corley had a terrific turnout at their parent workshop last Friday on speech and language. The workshop focused on phonemic awareness, voice strategies, language development, and other components of language and literacy, and the teachers offered parents with ideas for practicing at home. The teachers also introduced the thinking maps and four square graphic organizer to parents as tools for organizing students’ thoughts during prewriting.

If you would like materials from that parent workshop, please contact Ms. Corley.

MARCH PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

MARCH PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

January 31, 2012

Dear Parents/Guardians:

You are cordially invited to our Parent-Teacher Conferences. Both afternoon and evening conferences will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Conferences are scheduled for 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM in the afternoon and 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM in the evening. During these times, you will have the opportunity to confer with your child’s teacher about his/her academic and social progress. Please feel free to bring an English Language translator with you to the conference. We will also have translators available.

Elementary Families will receive scheduled appointment times. Please complete the tear-off (distributed) to indicate your availability. The teachers will send you a reply. Middle School Families will meet with individual teachers through a sign-up sheet, which will be posted outside classrooms during conference hours. This will enable you to meet with the various teachers who instruct your child in a timely manner.

Reminder: Due to Parent-Teacher Conference on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 13, 2012, students will be dismissed at 11:30 AM. Please make sure to make arrangements to have your child picked up at 11:30 AM that day. Pre-K and Kindergarten students will be dismissed at 11:15 AM. If your child rides a bus home from school, please arrange that there is a responsible adult at the bus stop. Please sign the tear-off and return it to your child’s teacher by February 16, 2012.

All PS/IS 178 After-School Programs will be cancelled on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The Samuel Field Y and Kuei Luck Programs will also be cancelled.

• Elementary report cards (Grades K-5 only) will be distributed on March 8, 2012 via backpack.
• Middle School report cards will be distributed on February 3, 2012 via backpack.

Thank you for your cooperation. I look forward to seeing you.

About Parent Coordinator Phyllis Corley

My name is Phyllis Louise Lattimer-Corley. I am married and have one son.

I was the educational director of a day care center in Nassau County for sixteen years prior to the birth of my son. I planned to be a stay-at- home mom for five years until my son went to kindergarten. Well, that didn’t happen! I got involved in his elementary school, PS 178, first as a class parent, then in the library, and later became PTA president for three years.

When my son moved on to middle school at MS 74, I again took on the role of PTA president for two years. Gee, I guess I wasn’t really staying at home. My son, James is now a freshman at Binghamton University. I am fortunate to be writing this blog, as I enter my sixth year as parent coordinator of my son’s wonderful alma mater.

Welcome to our school family. I am looking forward to an exciting school year. There are so many fantastic activities that have been planned for both you and your child. I encourage all parents to be partners in your child’s school.
Ø Attend Parent Teacher Conferences
Ø Go to PTA Meetings
Ø Participate in Parent Workshops
Ø Volunteer to help at school events.

I am here to assist you in any way that I can. Please feel free to contact me with any concerns or just stop by for a cup of coffee.

Phyllis Corley,
Parent Coordinator

Corley's Corner

Corley's Corner
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!

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)

Upcoming School Closings and Half Days


To view the official NYC Dept. of Education 2013-2014 School Calendar, visit


http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/D45BBFC5-BB4E-4C6B-ACE7-F7E15D8AA1BE/0/20132014SchoolYearCalendar.pdf

It is also anticipated that we will add half days for professional development for our faculty during the 2013-2014 school year (subject to UFT and PTA approval). An announcement will be made.



In the event of an emergency closing or delayed opening due to weather, please call 311 or watch your local news channels. When NYC public schools are closed, our school will be closed.















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