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Manhattan Youth After-School
Families can sign up for After-School Programming beginning Wednesday, August 30th. If you haven’t registered to participate in after-school, you can find an online form at www.manhattanyouth.org and paper copies are available in the Main Office. PRINCIPAL'S CORNER
Dear Yorkville East Families,
As we enter the second month of school, there are already so many things to celebrate! Our students are wrapping up their first units of study in many of their classes and are engaging in debates, high-level academic discussions, and delving deeply into complex topics about everything from characterization in ELA to which mathematical strategies are best applied when tackling tough topics. Students are challenging one another by ensuring peers stay on topic, pointing out gaps in their arguments, and providing targeted feedback to help one another grow. For example, in 8th grade ELA, Ashley Stena thoughtfully pointed out that her group mate had answered her second question but overlooked her first, bringing her group back to the challenging task at hand and pushing them to take on a new perspective of the character from their Book Club book. Her group mate rose to the challenge and tackled the question with the support of the other students in the Book Club, illustrating a commitment and shared ownership over the learning process. October is also an exciting month as we elect our Student Council, prepare for Student-Led Parent Teacher Conferences, begin Out-Lunch in 7th and 8th grade, invite 5th grade families in for school tours, and end the month with a Chess Breakfast and Halloween celebration. As our students continue to settle in to the school year, I am looking forward to seeing their continued growth as well as their smiling faces each day. Warm Regards, Christina Riggio, Principal Supplies needed
Paper Drive
We are in need of paper donations! We appreciate any amount of plain 8.5x11 inch copy paper you can donate! Amazon Wish Lists and School Rewards Program
Please support MS177 classrooms by donating school supplies through the teacher's Amazon Wish lists or participation in our Amazon School Rewards program. By using the provided Amazon link you will give .5% on your purchase back to MS177. Simply follow the link before you log into your personal account. You can bookmark the link and conveniently use every time you shop at amazon. Please let family and friends know. Click here for more information. |
Monday, May 21st
Open Gym @ 8:00 AM 603 Field Trip to Met M.Y. After-School Tuesday, May 22nd M.Y. After-School 801 & 802 Field Trip to Museum of the Moving Image Wednesday, May 23rd Open Gym @ 8:00 AM Science Performance Test 7th Grade Field Trip to Central Park M.Y. After-School Thursday, May 24th Open Gym @ 8:00 AM 6th Grade Field Trip to AMNH M.Y. After-School Friday, May 25th Open Gym @ 8:00 AM Career Day M.Y. After-School Class Corner
Students were very busy this week! Over dinner or while walking to the subway, be sure to ask your child about what they are learning in school! In the future, this space will include a summary of events for each grade.
6th Grade: ELA: 6th graders worked hard this week! Remember to keep reading! Social Studies:In sixth grade Social Studies, students prepared for and engaged in a debate about whether Ancient Athens or Sparta had a superior infrastructure as a city-state. Math: 6th grade has completed studying percentages and will be reviewing all concepts related to ratios and proportions next week. Science: Students continued working on their climate change project. Mandarin: Students reviewed breakfast vocabulary and sentences by doing a class breakfast survey. Physical Education: Students recently finished their basketball dribbling and passing tests. They will begin lay-up and gameplay next week. Art: 6th grade artists are creating creatures that combine elements from 2 or more different animals. 7th Grade: ELA: This week in 7th grade ELA, students continued to work on their poetry anthologies. Specifically, students revised for message and structure. Social Studies: In 7th grade Social Studies, students created and presented drama skits depicting what it was like to travel on the Oregon Trail. They also explored how Texas became part of the United States. Math: In 7th Grade Math, students learned about transversals, parallel lines, and angle relationships. Students also completed their City Design projects. Science: The 7th grade worked on their atomic model project this week. Mandarin: Students talked about favorite breakfast food and drinks in Mandarin. Physical Education: Students recently finished their basketball dribbling and passing tests. They will begin lay-up and gameplay next week. Art: 7th grade artists are continuing to work on their Pop Art reduction prints. 8th Grade: ELA: In ELA, 8th graders spent the week quickly publishing a newscast like beat journalists, then began to explore the craft moves that differentiate short form written journalism from long form podcast journalism. Social Studies: In 8th grade Social Studies, students grappled with the United States' experiences during World War II, including Pearl Harbor, Japanese Internment, and the decision to drop the atomic bomb. Math: In 8th grade math, students have connected their study of areas of unusual squares to the Pythagorean Theorem. They can now calculate the length of the sides of different sides of a right triangle. Ask them if they know what a "hypotenuse" is. (hi -pot- en-oos) In Algebra I, students have been taking their final unit test of the year. They are experts on all sorts of strategies to solve quadratic equations! Science: The 8th graders selected and are researching a scientific topic of interest for their Expo projects. Mandarin: Students reviewed breakfast vocabulary and sentences by doing a class breakfast survey. Physical Education: Students recently finished their basketball dribbling and passing tests. They will begin lay-up and gameplay next week. Health: Students are working on nutrition and the essential nutrients needed for a healthy body. Art: 8th grade artists are creating characters and backgrounds for stop motion animation. Important Reminders
Complete Lunch Forms Online! Complete your Lunch Form online by following this link. Sugar/Snack Policy: As a reminder, our new “Sugar and Snack Policy” is in effect. Sugary foods such as candy and soda are no longer allowed during school breakfast and snack. Students are encouraged to eat a healthful breakfast so they remain focused and energized throughout the school day. To support our students, we have instituted a snack time during the first 10 minutes of 3rd period each day. It is the student’s choice to bring snack, as the school will not be providing one. Thank you for your support in creating a healthy Yorkville East community! "Consent to Walk" Form Please click here for the "Consent to Walk" form. Students should bring the completed form the first day of school. Weekly Newsletter May 18, 2018 May 11, 2018 May 4, 2018 YEMS iS READING...
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