After their successful year last year, PS 88Q had basketball try-outs earlier in the year. Lasts years team was solely fifth graders, so the roster was empty! With over 40 students at try-outs, it became clear that basketball was something our students wanted ! With that many students, why not start our own league, with four teams. Twice a week these dedicated student athletes arrive at school at 7:00am for a rigorous practice and skills development from their dedicated coaches, Mr. Tripotseris and Mr. Nolan. To kick off the upcoming intra-mural games , our PS 88Q community came out for a pep rally. The entire team started their route in the cafeteria, proceeding to the first floor, second floor, third floor and then ending their tour on the fourth floor. They are definitely in shape for full court games now! How does it feel to get high-fives from almost 800 students? Here’s a look at it! #PS88qstrong
PS 88Q is a proud participant in the Computer Science for All Initiative. During the week of December 9th, our CS Team had so many amazing activities both in school and after school. From Scratch, to Code.org to Coding with Cops (partnering with the 110Pct) , it was a wonderful week. All participants celebrated their excitement and commitment to CS this past week while claiming their certificates !
Our Tab has been updated with the words!! Encourage your child to incorporate these words at home. They love using them all day at school.
We are excited to begin our Word for Success protocol. Beginning Tuesday, November 12, our “Words for Success” initiative will begin. As you walk around on Tuesday, you will see around the building the word ANALYZE, which will kick off the initiative.
Each morning, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will introduce the “Word for Success” for that week, along with information about the word.
On Monday, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will introduce the word and provide a student friendly definition of the word.
On Tuesday, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will share “shades of meaning” or synonyms of the word.
On Wednesday, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will share the part of speech of the word.
On Thursday, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will share the word in a sentence.
On Friday, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will shout out any students observed who used the word and/or share any model sentences the students wrote with the word in it.
Check back every week under the ACADEMICS TAB and the WORDS FOR SUCCESS TAB for the weekly words.
Happy
November! I hope everyone has
transitioned from our warm weather to a more chilly temperature. With the Fall, comes many holidays that we
celebrate. One in particular is
Thanksgiving, which happens to be one of my favorite holidays. What is there not to love about being
surrounded by family, and most of all GRATITUDE. This Thanksgiving, as well as every day, I am
thankful for all the blessings I have in my life. My two daughters, one of which will be home
from college for the first time since August this Thanksgiving, and my oldest
daughter who is even happier to see her sister than anyone. I am thankful for my family and friends who
support me on days I feel like I need help.
I am especially thankful for my PS 88Q family, who I see more than my
family most days. In these short 14
months, I have felt welcome, and part of something I could only dream of. All of your smiling faces, friendly words and
collaboration have ensured me that life surely is good! THANK YOU!!
Our Principal Book of the Month
for November is Giving Thanks by Chief Jake Swamp. The words in this
book are based on the Thanksgiving Address, an ancient message of peace and
appreciation of Mother Earth and all her inhabitants, that are still spoken at
ceremonial and governmental gatherings held by the Six Nations. These words of
thanks come to us from the Native people known as the Haudenosaunee, also known
as the Iroquois or Six Nations–Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca,
Tuscarora. The people of the Six Nations are from upstate New York and Canada.
According to the Canadian and U.S. census there are 74,518 Iroquois in North
America.
The three Mohawk clans–Wolf, Turtle, Bear–in turn
contain three sub-clans; they hail nine Chiefs in all (Chief Swamp is a Chief
of the Wolf Clan) and nine clan mothers. In all the Six Nations, there are 50
Chiefs, each of whom is selected by clan mothers who observe children for
leadership skills. The illustrations contain much symbolism. Two examples are:
water, which symbolizes continuance because life forms depend on it; and the
four winds, which are represented by different animals, i.e., the east by the
moose, the west by the cougar, the south by the (gentle) deer, the north by the
(strong) bear, and are considered to play a role in how crops grow.
The
students will listen to this book during this month, and discussing it. Some of the questions we ask the students
are:
What are some things that
you are thankful for? Where do these things come from and how do you receive
them?
What do you appreciate
about the earth and the environment?
We are excited to begin our Word for Success protocol. Beginning Tuesday, November 12, our “Words for Success” initiative will begin. As you walk around on Tuesday, you will see around the building the word ANALYZE, which will kick off the initiative.
Each morning, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will introduce the “Word for Success” for that week, along with information about the word.
On Monday, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will introduce the word and provide a student friendly definition of the word.
On Tuesday, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will share “shades of meaning” or synonyms of the word.
On Wednesday, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will share the part of speech of the word.
On Thursday, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will share the word in a sentence.
On Friday, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy will shout out any students observed who used the word and/or share any model sentences the students wrote with the word in it.
Check back every week under the ACADEMICS TAB and the WORDS FOR SUCCESS TAB for the weekly words.
For The Second Year: Big Apple College and Career Counselor Ambassador Award!
We are also pleased to recognize individuals whose efforts have gone above and beyond to improve NYC students’ access and success in postsecondary attainment. The Big Apple College and Career Counselor Award will honor counselors who lead postsecondary planning activities in their school that have made significant strides in advancing postsecondary readiness, provided exemplar college and career supports and services at their school, and demonstrated success on critical postsecondary metrics. Award recipients will participate in a fellowship year of executive leadership coaching while exploring the local and national postsecondary landscape and its impact on informing citywide policy.
Applications will be reviewed on competencies listed below:
Impact on student college and career learning
College and career counseling practices
Contributions to school and postsecondary community
