From the
Parent Council Excecutive Committee
SA families Bensonhurst
August 2016 Newsletter
What’s Inside 1 Opening Letter 2 Uniform Solution
Team Teaching
3 Morning Routine
After School
Gathering Support
4 Start Dates + Half Days
Flashback CMU-Harvard is ready for action September 17, 2015
On your mark... Get set! It’s a new school year. From new shoes to new school hours, we’re off on quite an adventure this year. Whatever you or your scholar is feeling, you are probably not alone.
sa-bh PCEC Madeline Vega President
Michael Curcio Vice President
Yuri Nazarov Secretary sabhfamilies.com pcec@sabhfamilies.com https://www.facebook.com/ groups/sabhparents/
Dismissal is a good time to get to know more of the adults in our community, but the Parent Council also gathers for breakfasts and school-wide playdates. Keep an eye out for opportunities in the school’s ACTION flyer or join the closed Facebook group. And be sure to visit sabhfamilies.com. It’s your job to be an emotion coach for your scholar, but other parents in our community can do the same for you. What’s an “emotion coach”? Someone who will help you identify, label, and validate your feelings. And if you have a scholar who is screaming on the sidewalk outside the school, “anxiety” is probably a good label. Don’t tell your scholar to relax, though. Help your scholar get excited! The brain can’t tell the difference between anxiety and excitement, so spin all that energy in a positive direction. Our school is fun—scholars can enter the building with lots of energy. (They have to walk up four flights...) And remember you should be positive, too. It’s going to be a good year! —MV
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1st-4th Grade UNIFORM CHECK UNIFORM CHECK 1st-4th BOYS Grade
uniform solution What to Wear
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GIRLS
tieLong or short sleeve ergarten-4th Grade Long short sleeve blueoroxford orange polo shirt Orange tie rdigan r eeve Long or short sleeve rt Blue cardigan blue oxford sweater
Orange tie
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Blue elastic-waist pants
Blue cardigan sweater
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1 small or large L.L. Bean backpack with school Not logo pictured: Not pictured: 1 small or large L.L. belt 1 small L.L. Bean S triped webbed Bean backpack with backpack with school logo school logo Blue cardigan sweater Notbelt pictured: S triped webbed
Not pictured: 1 small L.L. Bean backpack with school logo Long or short sleeve
Long or short sleeve blue oxford
Blue orange cardiganpolo sweater shirt Not pictured: 1 small or large L.L. Bean backpack with school logo
Orange tie
Blue cardigan sweater
Lycra shorts
Long or short sleeve 1 small or large L.L. blue oxford Bean backpack with
schooltie logo Orange
Not pictured: 1 small L.L. Bean backpack with school logo S triped webbed belt Blue cardigan sweater
Blue cardigan sweater
B lue cardigan sweater
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L.L. bean backpack shoes SSA tripedbranded webbed belt blue cardigan sweater OPTIONAl
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Navy blue socks
Blue pants
Plain black shoes without laces
Navy blue socks Plain black shoes without laces
Navy blue socks
Girls
Blue pants
Navy blue socks
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boys
Plain black shoes without laces
Plain black shoes
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kindergarten
Grades 1 - 3
Orange polo shirt
Flat front pants
Orange polo shirt
blue Oxford shirt
Plaid jumper
elastic waist pants
Orange SA tie
navy blue tights or knee-high socks and cartwheel shorts
navy blue socks
belt SA twill pants navy blue socks
accident packs All elementary school scholars must have an accident pack at school at all times. These extra clothes will help them feel more comfortable in case of an accident (spills, getting sick, bathroom accident, etc.). Pack a pair of underwear, a pair of uniform socks (or tights), a uniform shirt, and a jumper or pair of uniform pants.
team teaching tell me and I forget. teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. —Benjamin Franklin
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individualized education Plans (iePs) are created to improve educational results for children with disabilities. not all children with iePs require a specific ratio of teachers to students. integrated Co-Teaching class structures (a new version of Collaborative Team Teaching) offers support for children who need it while still challenging children who don’t. Learn more at UFT.org.
After School Below is a list of local after school programs. Inform the Main Office to add the program and the approved individual to your scholar’s Pick-Up List. Chermonomets Soccer chernomorets.org (718) 419-9765 After School
Morning Routine We’ve lucked out with track work on the N making stops at Bay Parkway in both directions, plus the B6, B82, and B4 stopping nearby with a crossing guard to help at the W 12th Street and Ave. P intersection. But to top it all off, SA-BH introduced the Kiss and Ride option for drivers. Pull up at curbside, an SA-BH staff member will pull your scholar from the car, and you drive away. That easy!
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Uniform on Backpack ready Say good-bye Don’t stop to talk with staff or check your phone • No U-turns!
Green Apron Kitchen greenapronkitchen.com 7122 Bay Parkway (718)-676-4792 Wednesday Half-Days Kings Bay YMCA kingsbayy.org 3495 Nostrand Avenue (718)-648-7730 After School, Wednesday Half-Days, Mini Camps JCH of Brooklyn http://www.jchb.org/ 7802 Bay Parkway (718)-331-6800 After School, Wednesday Half-Days Federation of Italian-American Organizations - BEACON http://www.fiaobrooklyn.org 718-232-2266 After School, Summer Programs
Gathering Support Get to know the other members of our community online and in person for help with carpooling, after school, homework, and more. Visit the Parent Council Executive Committee’s website www.sabhfamilies.com Join the family-only Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/sabhparents/ Join the Facebook group that includes staff https://www.facebook.com/groups/572960372823715/ Email the PCEC anytime at pcec@sabhfamilies.com
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