WELCOME BACK

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WELCOME BACK!

• The beginning is the most important part of any
  work, especially in the case of a young and
  tender thing for that is the time at which the
  character is being formed and the desired
  impression more readily taken.
• Plato (The Republic)

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Whos New?

• Pre Kindergarten Maureen Mancuso and Jingya
  Metha
• Kindergarten
• Alyce Grossman and Komal Kalsi in Mrs.
  Monaghans
• Joy Benevento and Christine Ahern in Kim
  DeMarias
• Grade One Welcome back Dara Conte!
• Grade Two Congratulations Mrs. Evelyn
  Finelli-Monteiro
• Welcome to Kristen Stanczak in Mrs.
  OJohns
• Grade Three Welcome Pat Grusczynski
• Grade Five Welcome to Judy DiVito

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Whats New?

• Freshly Painted Classrooms
• Peaceful Playgrounds
• Health and Language Arts - Curriculum Guides
• Genesis Grade Book/Electronic Report Cards
• Study Island NJ ASK Prep
• Honeywell Instant Alert for Schools

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District Goals

• To fully implement and maintain a Balanced
  Literacy Program
• To produce an Electronic Report Card via Genesis
• To sustain a safe and child-friendly learning
  environment free from harassment, intimidation,
  and bullying
• To develop and implement a Special Education Plan
  with emphasis on Inclusion
• To infuse the use of technology into professional
  practice
• To promote communication between community and
  school.

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School Goals

• To increase reading fluency students in Grades K
  2 will learn to recognize and spell correctly
  grade level Dolch sight words.
• To increase and sustain independent reading and
  comprehension students in Grades 3 5 will earn
  a score of 3 or better on the Independent Reading
  Response Journal Rubric (Curriculum Guide).

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Important Dates

• Report Card Distribution
• 1st 11/16/07
• 2nd 2/1/08
• 3rd 4/16/08
• 4th 6/19/08
• Conferences
• Fall 11/12/07 (Afternoon), 11/13/07, 11/14/07
  (Evening)
• Spring 4/16/08 (Evening), 4/17/08, 4/18/08
  (Afternoon)

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School and PTA Calendars

• Activities planned to date are listed in your PTA
  Handbook.
• Your participation is welcomed and appreciated by
  our families and students.

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Logistics

• Children must arrive by 820.
• Students who are late must be signed in by a
  parent.
• Children leaving early must bring a note to their
  teacher.
• Never pick up a youngster from a school/bus line
  without informing the teacher.
• Please encourage children to follow all
  school/bus rules.

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Support Staff

• School Nurse Mrs. Barmore
• Guidance Counselor Mr. Spector
• Child Study Team Mrs. Ricciardi, Mrs. Stryker
  and Mrs. Pandolfo

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Web DesignMr. Saunders

• Please visit our award winning web page
• to access
• Classroom/school events
• Staff e-mail addresses
• Internet safety tips and educational links

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The End?

• Just when you think youve graduated from the
  school of experience, someone thinks up a new
  course.
• Mary H. Waldrip