PS 188  will be hosting a Math-A-Thon for students in grade 1-5 from April 6 – April 13!

Students will learn more about the Math-A-Thon in school.  Their booklets will go home on April 5!

Read below for more information!

We will be hosting a St. Jude Math-A-Thon fundraising event to raise money that will help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital find new treatments for cancer and other catastrophic diseases. You too can help St. Jude continue its life-saving work against pediatric diseases with your donation.

Parents can make donations directly online here!  Just click on the map within the state of New York and search for P.S. 188 Kingsbury.  Then, follow the prompts to make a donation.

Thanks for helping us reach our goal for the kids of St. Jude!  Students can complete their math work in the booklet they will receive in April or online here. Parents can select the grade level they want their child to complete. 

Thank you for your support!

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Janet Caraisco, Ed.D., Principal                                                                                Kathleen Levine, Asst. Principal

RESPECT FOR ALL WEEK ACTIVITIES

FEBRUARY 13 – 17, 2012

PHYLLIS BERK Grade PK

Monday: Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday: Interactive read aloud of Billy Bully by Alvaro & Ana Galan. We will compare and contrast it to How Full is Your Bucket? , and introduce Anti-Bullying song.

Wednesday: Interactive read aloud of Alexander & the Horrible No Good Very Bad Day. Additionally, we will do the Happy Faces lesson.

Thursday: Interactive read aloud of  I Love My Hair. Additionally, we will graph the color of hair; the children have in Pre-K.

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

MONICA DIAZ  Grade PK

Monday: Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday: Interactive read aloud of Billy Bully by Alvaro & Ana Galan. We will compare and contrast it to How Full is Your Bucket? , and introduce Anti-Bullying song.

Wednesday: Interactive read aloud of Alexander & the Horrible No Good Very Bad Day. Additionally, we will do the Happy Faces lesson.

Thursday: Interactive read aloud of  I Love My Hair. Additionally, we will graph the color of hair; the children have in Pre-K.

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

CYNTHIA BARBER Grade K

Monday:  Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday:  Happy Faces lesson
Wednesday:  Friendship Pizza lesson
Thursday:  A Song For Anti-Bullying activity – Thinking Map

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

LISA KIM Grade K

Monday:  Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday:  Happy Faces lesson
Wednesday:  Friendship Pizza lesson
Thursday:  A Song For Anti-Bullying activity – Thinking Map

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

MELISSA SHELLEY Grade K

Monday:  Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday:  Happy Faces lesson
Wednesday:  Friendship Pizza lesson
Thursday:  A Song For Anti-Bullying activity – Thinking Map

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

BETSY JANG Grade K

Monday:  Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday:  Happy Faces lesson
Wednesday:  Friendship Pizza lesson
Thursday:  A Song For Anti-Bullying activity – Thinking Map

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

COLLEEN BRELLAS Grade 1

Monday: Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday:  "I am special" activity Read aloud Fish is Fish

Wednesday:  "Kindness activity" 

Thursday:  Read aloud Somebody Loves you Mr. Hatch

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

VICKI GEORGIOU Grade 1

Monday: Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday:  "I am special" activity Read aloud Fish is Fish

Wednesday:  "Kindness activity" 

Thursday:  Read aloud Somebody Loves you Mr. Hatch

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

ANN MARIE ZOVICH Grade 1

Monday: Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday:  "I am special" activity Read aloud Fish is Fish

Wednesday:  "Kindness activity" 

Thursday:  Read aloud Somebody Loves you Mr. Hatch

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

JENNIFER RADIGAN Grade 1

Monday:  Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday:  "I am special" activity Read aloud Fish is Fish

Wednesday:  Me and We: A Mix it Up Activity

Thursday:  Antiracism Activity: The Sneetches

Friday:  ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

STACY GANGI Grade 2

Monday - Interactive read aloud - Old Henry

Tuesday – Interactive read aloud – Armadillo Tattletale

Wednesday – Interactive read aloud - The Land of Many Colors

Thursday – Interactive read aloud – The Crayon Box that Talked

Friday – Culminating art activity and poem

TINA SICILIANO Grade 2

Monday: Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday:  Bullying Survey

Wednesday:  Bullying Survey Part II – There is a line plot that goes along with it.

Thursday:  Reflection

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

MICHELLE ALEXIOU Grade 2

Monday: Bullying Survey

Tuesday:  Interactive read aloud

Wednesday:  Discussion of story

Thursday:  Creating posters showing how they show respect for themselves, each other and their environment

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

ABBY JACKNOWITZ Grade 2/3

Monday:  Interactive read aloud of Kid Ethics and daily role playing

Poster and daily discussions of intentions 1) I will try my hardest

Tuesday: 2) I will push my thinking in ______
Wednesday: 3) I will be kind to others and myself
Thursday:  4) I will respect my class and teachers 

Friday:  5) I will be positive today 6) I will use my words to help/not hurt

JESSICA WINGENFELD Grade 3

Monday:  Part 1 – Recognizing and accepting Our Differences

Part 2 – Introduction to Empathy Lessons – Chart words we could use to describe our feelings

Tuesday: Read the four How Would You Feel? scenarios. Class Discussion and answer questions – How would you feel if it happened to you?

Wednesday: Rewrite one story so it illustrates being understanding of someone else’s feelings.

Thursday: Turn the stories into skits.

Friday: Acrostic poem – RESPECT

THERESA LOTTI Grade 3

Monday:  Part 1 – Recognizing and accepting Our Differences

Part 2 – Introduction to Empathy Lessons – Chart words we could use to describe our feelings

Tuesday: Read the four How Would You Feel? scenarios. Class Discussion and answer questions – How would you feel if it happened to you?

Wednesday: Rewrite one story so it illustrates being understanding of someone else’s feelings.

Thursday: Turn the stories into skits.

Friday: Acrostic poem – RESPECT

ALEXANDRIA ZIRASCHI Grade 3

Monday:  Part 1 – Recognizing and accepting Our Differences

Part 2 – Introduction to Empathy Lessons – Chart words we could use to describe our feelings

Tuesday: Read the four How Would You Feel? scenarios. Class Discussion and answer questions – How would you feel if it happened to you?

Wednesday: Rewrite one story so it illustrates being understanding of someone else’s feelings.

Thursday: Turn the stories into skits.

Friday: Acrostic poem – RESPECT

JAMIE CANNATA Grade 4

Monday: Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tues- Bullying:  Tips for Students

Wed- A Bullying Survey/Reflection

Thurs- A Bullying Quiz (students will incorporate role-playing)

Friday: ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

STEPHANIE KHANIJA Grade 4

Monday: Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tues- Bullying:  Tips for Students

Wed- A Bullying Survey/Reflection

Thurs- A Bullying Quiz (students will incorporate role-playing)

Friday:  ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

JANET STRUNK Grade 4

Monday: Interactive read aloud of How Full is Your Bucket?

Tuesday:   Bullying:  Tips for Students

Wednesday:  A Bullying Survey/Reflection

Thursday:  A Bullying Quiz (students will incorporate role-playing)

Friday:   ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

MATTHEW BRUNO Grade 5

Monday:  Read the Bucket book; discuss ways we are a bucket "dipper" and bucket "filler"

Tuesday:   A Bullying Survey

Wednesday:  Bullying: Tips for Students (rather quick, so we’re combining it with…) and Playing the Bullying Card 

Thursday:  A Bullying Quiz

Friday:  ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

MANETTE CINCOTTA Grade 5

Monday:  Read the Bucket book; discuss ways we are a bucket "dipper" and bucket "filler"

Tuesday:   A Bullying Survey

Wednesday:  Bullying: Tips for Students (rather quick, so we’re combining it with…) and Playing the Bullying Card 

Thursday:  A Bullying Quiz

Friday:  ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT

CHRISTINE HOOK/IRENE SIMONE Grade 5

Monday:  Students discuss what it means to have respect for others. Given scenarios, the students will write a skit acting out the solution to a social issue.

Tuesday:  Students will actively show respect to other students in the class. They will choose another student’s name out of a basket. They will each create a poem, collage or cartoon depicting what they respect about their fellow classmate and then give it to them.

Wednesday: Students learn what it means to have self-respect. Students will create a chart depicting behaviors that you engage in or don’t engage in when you have respect for yourself.

Thursday:  Read aloud: “How Full is Your Bucket.” Students will be broken up into small groups. They will each create encouraging comments for other students in the class.   

Friday:  Male  students read the short story “Testing Testing” and female students read the short story “Promise Promises.” They met in small groups to discuss how they relate to these situations and how the characters can solve their problems.

JENNIFER BOTTE Grade 5

Monday:  Read the Bucket book; discuss ways we are a bucket "dipper" and bucket "filler"

Tuesday:   A Bullying Survey

Wednesday:  Bullying: Tips for Students (rather quick, so we’re combining it with…) and Playing the Bullying Card 

Thursday:  A Bullying Quiz

Friday:  ACROSTIC of the word RESPECT – Activity that ties in 100th day, Valentine’s Day, and Respect for All…100 ways to show you care.