Dear Parents,
January has been a busy month at Point Road School and it looks as if we are off and running into February!!
January has been a busy month at Point Road School and it looks as if we are off and running into February!!
The weather this winter has been a bit unpredictable, will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow so will we get some winter snow or not? Time will tell!
4th Grade Champion: Sasha Perskie
4th Grade 2nd Place: Olivia Narang
4th Grade 3rd Place: Abigail Johnson
3rd Grade Champion: Eric Baeri
3rd Grade 2nd Place: Nate Van De Graff
3rd Grade 3rd Place: Zoe Maki
We wish Sasha best of luck at Monmouth University!
4th Grade 2nd Place: Olivia Narang
4th Grade 3rd Place: Abigail Johnson
3rd Grade Champion: Eric Baeri
3rd Grade 2nd Place: Nate Van De Graff
3rd Grade 3rd Place: Zoe Maki
We wish Sasha best of luck at Monmouth University!
On Thursday, January 18th the 4th grade students played the staff in the annual Point Road School basketball game. Although the 4th graders played well, the staff won! The final score was 64-45!
On Thursday, January 25th from 6:15 PM – 8:30 PM, our 11th Annual Family Fitness Night was held for 250 participants! Families were "put to the test" with activities that our students experience in physical education classes and participated in some of the newest activity trends in lifetime health and fitness!
The 2nd Marking Period closed on Friday, January 26th and Report Cards were available on the Parent Portal on Thursday, February 1st. If you have any questions or concerns; please contact your child’s teacher. Conferences are scheduled for Thursday evening, February 8th. If you would like to request a conference with your child’s teacher, please send a note to the teacher with this request. Otherwise, these conferences are generated via teacher request.
February 5th February 9th!!!!
Monday, February 5th Crazy Hair or Hat Day! Showing Respect goes along with that!
Show your crazy and wild style through your hair or hat! Be crazy today by making a new friend! Work, talk or play with someone you don't know that well!
Tuesday, February 6th Beach and Buckets! Have a ball at the Beach, and fill a bucket! Filling someone's bucket is the same as making someone's day. While sporting your beach gear, think about how you could do something nice for someone else to fill their imaginary bucket and make them feel good about themselves!
Wednesday, February 7th “Work it Out on Global Play Day!” Having a problem with a friend or do you know someone else who is having a problem? There’s no “I” in TEAM! While wearing your team/sports gear, try to create a plan to “work out” or solve that problem!
Thursday, February 8th Unity Day and the Rap Off! Show Respect, affection and pride as you and your classmates show off your creativity, collaboration and “rapping” skills during our whole school RAP off! Students will wear whatever your class/grade level decides you need (or do not need) for your performance or Warrior gear. (Reminder: It’s also a Half Day and Evening Conferences.)
Friday, February 9th Considerate and Comfy Day! It’s cool to wear pajamas to school, but it's even cooler to use manners! Make please, thank you and excuse me your words of the day while you are wearing your pajamas!
Monday, February 5th Crazy Hair or Hat Day! Showing Respect goes along with that!
Show your crazy and wild style through your hair or hat! Be crazy today by making a new friend! Work, talk or play with someone you don't know that well!
Tuesday, February 6th Beach and Buckets! Have a ball at the Beach, and fill a bucket! Filling someone's bucket is the same as making someone's day. While sporting your beach gear, think about how you could do something nice for someone else to fill their imaginary bucket and make them feel good about themselves!
Wednesday, February 7th “Work it Out on Global Play Day!” Having a problem with a friend or do you know someone else who is having a problem? There’s no “I” in TEAM! While wearing your team/sports gear, try to create a plan to “work out” or solve that problem!
Thursday, February 8th Unity Day and the Rap Off! Show Respect, affection and pride as you and your classmates show off your creativity, collaboration and “rapping” skills during our whole school RAP off! Students will wear whatever your class/grade level decides you need (or do not need) for your performance or Warrior gear. (Reminder: It’s also a Half Day and Evening Conferences.)
Friday, February 9th Considerate and Comfy Day! It’s cool to wear pajamas to school, but it's even cooler to use manners! Make please, thank you and excuse me your words of the day while you are wearing your pajamas!
February 1st Scivention Convention
February 1st Report Cards available on the Parent Portal
February 7th Global School Play Day
"Point Road Rap Off"
February 8th Point Road Respect Rap Off – Short Day!!!
Parent Conferences – 7:00 – 9:00
February 9th Pajama Day and Final Collection Day – Out Reach Little Silver
February 13th – 15th 2nd Grade Practice CogAT Test
February 14th Happy 100th Day of School
February 14th Valentine’s Day
February 16th School Closed: Staff Professional Day
February 21st, 22nd and 23rd CogAT Testing – Grade 2
February 23rd Book Lover’s Ball – Start of Book Fair Week
February 24th Strategic Plan Renewal Day
March 1st New Student Registration
March 2nd Progress Reports
March 11th Daylight Savings Time
March 15th 2nd Grade Multicultural Day
BOE Meeting – Student Recognition
BOE Meeting – Student Recognition
March 15th March Madness at Point Road School Begins
March 20th – Spring Begins
March 22nd 4th Grade/Staff Volleyball Game
March 23rd 3rd and 4th Grade PTO Cultural Arts Program Stars to Go
March 28th 3rd and 4th Grade PTO Cultural Arts Program Weather Assembly
March 30th -April 8th Spring Break
Spring Photos April 16th
Learning to write well is one of the most challenging tasks for anyone, regardless of age. It takes time, practice, and lots of encouragement. Parents and teachers can help children develop their skills and, equally important, a love for words and writing. Reading and writing go hand in hand. Please continue reading for some ideas that can help your child become a better writer!
Sincerely,
Pamela Albert Devine
Let's Write!
One of the most important parts of knowing how to write well is to feel comfortable doing it. The magic in writing comes from the ideas you have. Let ideas flow, as they would if you weretalking. The beauty of the written word is that you can always go back and make changes: rearrange the ideas, correct the spelling, add new ideas, and take out ideas that don't fit. The important thing is for all of us to work together to make writing an important part of our daily life.
The Wee Deliver program, the official Point Road Post Office has been very active this year! We are very excited about how much the students are writing! Encourage your child to write letters at home that can be mailed either at our post office or downtown at the Little Silver Post Office.
Writing connects families and friends.
Writing preserves memories.
Writing helps solve problems.
Writing helps children take a stand.
Writing helps children learn responsibility.
Writing should go public.
Writing inspires creativity all year round.
Writing improves reading. Reading improves writing.
Writing improves with teacher and parent help.
In addition to letter writing activities, as a parent, here are some other things you can do to foster a love of writing:
Praise children's writing efforts and respond to the message rather than to the grammar or spelling. Prominently display children's writing and demonstrate that you enjoy and value children's writing.
Resources:
National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy and the Helping Your Child seriesof books for parents. For more information, please contact the National Library of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC20208, telephone 1-800-424-1616.
National Writing Project
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/resources/help_write.csp
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/resources/write_together.csp
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/nwp/ten-ideas.html
Help a Child Write a Story
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/help-child-write-story-a-30593.html
How to Help Your Child Become a Better Writer
http://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/howtohelpenglish
Sincerely,
Pamela Albert Devine
Let's Write!
One of the most important parts of knowing how to write well is to feel comfortable doing it. The magic in writing comes from the ideas you have. Let ideas flow, as they would if you weretalking. The beauty of the written word is that you can always go back and make changes: rearrange the ideas, correct the spelling, add new ideas, and take out ideas that don't fit. The important thing is for all of us to work together to make writing an important part of our daily life.
The Wee Deliver program, the official Point Road Post Office has been very active this year! We are very excited about how much the students are writing! Encourage your child to write letters at home that can be mailed either at our post office or downtown at the Little Silver Post Office.
Writing connects families and friends.
Writing preserves memories.
Writing helps solve problems.
Writing helps children take a stand.
Writing helps children learn responsibility.
Writing should go public.
Writing inspires creativity all year round.
Writing improves reading. Reading improves writing.
Writing improves with teacher and parent help.
In addition to letter writing activities, as a parent, here are some other things you can do to foster a love of writing:
Praise children's writing efforts and respond to the message rather than to the grammar or spelling. Prominently display children's writing and demonstrate that you enjoy and value children's writing.
- Show that you write often to make lists, take down messages, write notes to the school, and write letters to friends.
- Write to your child: put a note in a lunch bag, make a birthday poster, and sendpostcards from your vacations.
- Encourage your young children to get ready to write. They can scribble, draw pictures, and make designs with letters.
- Play writing and spelling games: have family spelling bees, do crossword puzzles, play scrabble, play waiter or waitress.
- Explain that math problems are a form of writing. 2 + 3 = 5 is a sentence.
- Talk about why people write. Are they giving step-by-step instructions, telling a story according to when the events happened, describing how something looks, or trying to convince someone to do something?
- Exchange Post-it® notes with your children. Put the notes on pillowcases or mirrors, or in lunch boxes, books, or any surprise location.
- Start a family diary to record special days, funny sayings, weekend activities and other significant events. Include photos, letters, cards and other mementos relevant to family. Share reading of the journal with family members.
- Talk with children to help them clarify their thinking about their writing.
- Talk with children about what sort of writing they are doing at school. If you are involved in writing for work, show children how you have written and explain why you are writing.
- Encourage children to use the computer for their writing.
- Read children's draft writing and comment on the things you like about it. Encourage children to figure out their own answers, e.g. have-a-go at spelling a new word and then use a dictionary to check. Provide help if children ask for it but leave final decisions about writing to the writer.
- If your children ask you to help them 'fix' their writing for publication or for a project, check with the teacher to see if children are using an editing checklist at school and obtain a copy. Work cooperatively with children using the list.
- Help children assemble photo albums of family events and write captions for the photos.
- Comic Strip Writing -Use comic strips to help with writing. Cut apart the segments of a comic strip and ask your child to arrange them in order. Then ask the child to fill in the words of the characters (orally or in writing).
- Ask children to put their wishes and wants into writing and to suggest how they may work toward or contribute to getting what they want.
Resources:
National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy and the Helping Your Child seriesof books for parents. For more information, please contact the National Library of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC20208, telephone 1-800-424-1616.
National Writing Project
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/resources/help_write.csp
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/resources/write_together.csp
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/nwp/ten-ideas.html
Help a Child Write a Story
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/help-child-write-story-a-30593.html
How to Help Your Child Become a Better Writer
http://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/howtohelpenglish