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Locust Curriculum Committee Summary May 2010
-May 6th was Arbor Day where kindergarteners went to the Village Hall to
plant a tree with Mr. Mike Didick, the town's arborist. -Earth Day was celebrated in the courtyard where everyone wore green for
the day. -On May 25th there is "Funancial" show for arts in education for all
Kindergarten and first grade class from all the primary schools at Stratford. -Kindergarten orientation took place Thursday May 20th. There will be 4
incoming kindergarten classes and 4 first grade classes in September. -Read Aloud Day was on April 22nd where Dr. Feirsten, Dr. Solerno and Ms.
Norton came in to read to the children. -There was a Lock down on April 20th where Steve Jacobs came in from
BOCES to teach safety. -The theme for this year's yearbook is "Kindness Counts". -Smart board is mounted in Mrs. Justino's class and is used along with the
clickers by the first grade students. -A new report card format will be used in the upcoming school year 2010-
2011. It will reflect a more to date curriculum.
February 2010 Curriculum Update
- Carol Kolsaar will speak to all kindergarten and first grade classes about financial literacy. What money really means and where it comes from.
-Site based; High school students from Garden City High will be coming in to interact with the children. -Report Card; Ms. Ricotta and committee are hopeful by June there will be a finalized draft to turn in and possibly implemented for the upcoming school year 2010-2011. This has been a two year work in progress. -5 grants were won: $500 won by Mrs. Joyce from the Queens Zoo, Target Field trip. Naussau teacher grants: Mrs. Hayes won 2, $427 & $484; Mrs. Crofton won $240 and Mrs. Polant won $267. -100th day t-shirts were donated to the children by the PTA. -Andy Greene will be coming in February 24th to discuss math topics on behalf of the balanced literacy program, Understanding by Design. -At the last PTA meeting at Locust, there were two speakers Cheryl Arbitelli and Michelle Green from Adelphi University, part of the Institute for Parenting who spoke about parents helphing children develop empathy and kindness.
Locust School Curriculum Committee Update December 2009
The Locust School Curriculum Committee met on November 20 to discuss the events at Locust School. Miss Ricotta is very enthusiastic about the continued emphasis on Balanced Literacy. Teachers have also been introduced to UbD – Understanding by Design; a concept in which teachers look at the “big picture” and then decide how to best break it down to the grade level they teach. Miss Ricotta won a raffle prize at a recent workshop she attended. The raffle prize was 32 smart board clickers that enable teachers to “poll” students for answers and have those answers shown on the smart board. Locust School has submitted 8 grants thus far! Please support our school by registering your Stop & Shop card. Locust school can earn points every time you shop! Finally, a parent representative is needed for the Report Card committee. The committee’s main goal is to have a piece to submit by June that accurately reflects the current curriculum.
LOCUST SCHOOL OCTOBER 2009 SUMMARY
Committee members met with Miss Ricotta and Mrs. Huntington on October 5th. *Mrs. Pecorale will continue to work with teachers to implement the writing workshops in the classrooms. *There is currently a committee working to revise the present report card to better reflect the work being done in the classroom. The committee hopes to have a piece to propose to the Board of Education for review by the end of the school year. *A Target grant has been submitted as a supplementary source of funding for educational programs throughout the school. *Kindergarten students receive OT every Wednesday with Corinne Dunn. *Miss Ricotta has added school wide physical education time each morning utilizing the intercom system to get the whole school active for 10 extra minutes each day. *Officer Matarazzo will be speaking to the students about railroad safety. implement the writing workshops in the classrooms. *There is currently a committee working to revise the present report card to better reflect the work being done in the classroom. The committee hopes to have a piece to propose to the Board of Education for review by the end of the school year. *A Target grant has been submitted as a supplementary source of funding for educational programs throughout the school. *Kindergarten students receive OT every Wednesday with Corinne Dunn. *Miss Ricotta has added school wide physical education time each morning utilizing the intercom system to get the whole school active for 10 extra minutes each day. *Officer Matarazzo will be speaking to the students about railroad safety.
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