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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, June 11th
No School - Clerical Day Tuesday, June 12th Algebra Regents 8B & 8C Field Trip to Central Park MY After-School Wednesday, June 13th Open Gym @ 8:00 AM M.Y. After-School Thursday, June 14th Open Gym @ 8:00 AM 7th Grade Field Trip to Playland 6th Grade Field Trip to Bronx Zoo M.Y. After-School Friday, June 15th No School - Eid al-Fitr 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: The 6th graders finished reading Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy and discussed themes. 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: Sixth grade students have started a unit on statistics including examining the mean, median, and mode of data. Science: 6th grade students explored class 1 levers! Mandarin: Students worked on designing and creating menus using what they learned in the food and drink unit. Physical Education: Students are currently working on their basketball lay-ups and are preparing for their lay-up test. Art: 6th grade artists are finishing their invented creatures drawings that combine elements from 2 or more animals. 7th Grade: ELA: In 7th grade ELA, students continued their historical fiction unit, and met with their book clubs to discuss important themes in their novels. Social Studies: In 7th grade Social Studies, students continued to work on their Westward Expansion Expo Night projects! Math: Students solved equations to find angle measures in 7th grade Math. They also constructed triangles by hand. Science: The 7th grade worked on their atomic model project this week. Mandarin: Students worked on designing and creating menus using what they learned in the food and drink unit. Physical Education: Students are currently working on their basketball lay-ups and are preparing for their lay-up test. Art: 7th grade artists are starting their celebrity Pop Art portraits. 8th Grade: ELA: 8th Graders began drafting the scripts for their podcasts this week. It's a fast drafting process because next week we begin recording! Social Studies: In 8th grade Social Studies, students continued to work on their World War Two Expo Night projects! Math: In 8th grade Math, students finished their work on the Pythagorean Theorem. Next, we will preview an Algebra 1 topic, polynomial operations. In Algebra I, students have worked on test prep for the Regents Exam, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 12th at 12:15pm. Science: 8th grade students took the written part of the science state test. Mandarin: Students worked on designing and creating menus using what they learned in the food and drink unit. Physical Education: Students are currently working on their basketball lay-ups and are preparing for their lay-up test. They will get into tournament play soon. Health: Students are currently learning about Myplate. Myplate is an easy to use application where students can input their food and drinks and see how much they should be consuming and if it is healthy. Art: 8th grade artists are continuing to work on their stop motion animations after visiting the Museum of the Moving Image. 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 June 8, 2018 June 1, 2018 May 25, 2018 YEMS iS READING...
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