September - October 2005 - Olean City School District

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First Carnival is a Success: North Hill Elementary heldtheir first ever Spring Carnival. Over 200 people attendedthe community event in June, 2005. Games, food, and prizeswere enjoyed by all in our North Hill Neighborhood. Seephotos above and at left.North HillElementary SchoolFALL CALENDAR OF EVENTSSeptember 2005Tues., Sept. 6Olean Schools OpenMon., Sept. 26Open House, 6:45 p.m.October 2005Mon., Oct. 10Tues., Oct. 11Fri., Oct. 14November 2005Thurs., Nov. 10Fri., Nov. 11Mon., Nov. 21Tues., Nov. 22Wed., Nov. 23-27Columbus DayStaff Development DaySchool PicturesEnd of 1 st Marking PeriodVeterans DayParent Conferences- Dismissal @ 11:40 a.m..Parent Conferences- Dismissal @ 11:40 a.m.Thanksgiving Recess14Olean City School District Newsletter
By John White,BoardmanvilleElementary PrincipalGreetings fromBoardmanville ElementarySchool! It’s been a great, hotsummer, and I hope parentsand students have enjoyed ourfew weeks in “the tropics”.Very soon we will all be backin school ready to start anexciting new year.Our new custodial personnel,Mr. Larry Abbott and Mr.Terry Sullivan, have been verybusy cleaning the school andtaking care of various projects,including painting hallways tobetter match the new flooringinstalled last summer. I trulyappreciate the gentlemen’s hard work anddedication in preparing the school for thenew year. I know the teachers have alsobeen working in and out of school toprepare for their new students, and willsoon be spending a lot of time in theirclassrooms to make sure everything isready when the children arrive the firstday.OPEN HOUSE for BoardmanvilleElementary will be held on Wednesday,September 28, starting at 6:45 p.m.Please mark your calendars for thisinformative and enjoyable event.I anticipate a terrific school year atBoardmanville, and am anxious to renewrelationships with returning students andfamilies, and to establishing and developingrelationships with new members of theBoardmanville Family.Parents often ask for ways they canhelp their children be successful readersand students. Here are a few ideas parentsmay want to try. Some of the ideas belowmay be ones parents are already using, andsome may be new. I hope the informationis helpful. (This list and other ideas can befound at www.parenting.ivillage.com.)Following are some practical tips forparents to help their children learn to read:! Cook together: The next time youcook, ask your child to read the recipeBoardmanvilleElementarySchoolwhile you prepare a dish together. Together,write down meal plans or a grocerylist. Have your child write out a favoritefamily recipe.! Go for a walk: Take advantage ofyour child’s natural love of the outdoors.Write about what you see on a walk,keeping lists of the plants, animals, insectsand birds you come across. Observe themoon and stars above and keep a log ofyour observations.! Share a meal: The next time youpass the mashed potatoes, think of thevaluable learning opportunity dinnertimeposes for your child. Research shows thatthe longer a family sits around the dinnertable, giving everyone a chance to talkabout their day or what they’lldo tomorrow, the more exposuretheir children will have tovocabulary words and the morelikely they will do well inreading, says Morrow.! Go shopping: Beforeyou go, make a list. Then,scavenger-hunt style, have yourchild find those items in thestore, reading and comparinglabels and selecting items thatfit your needs. Read and talkabout the signs you see in thestore.! Check out the news: Thenewspaper presents an opportunityto practice reading skillsevery day. Visually stimulatingsections such as the comics or the travelsection will catch even a young child’seye. Discuss what you’ve read, or keep afile of favorite clips.! Read and write routinely: Readaloud to your child, and have your childread to you. Read silently sitting side-byside.Talk about reading. Discuss books ormagazine articles you enjoyed reading.Write little notes. Keep and share dailyjournals.! Don’t be a couch potato: Watch TVtogether and make TV viewing an activepastime by discussing critically what yousee on the screen. Be a movie critic bydiscussing characters or ideas presented.Compare your review to others you find innewspapers or magazines. Write your ownmovie script together.! Talk to the teacher: Find out whatyour school’s reading curriculum is, how itis being taught and what you can do tosupport your child’s teachers.! Be supportive: When your childadvances to topics you don’t rememberanymore, or don’t understand yourself,continue to show interest by helping themfind resources in the library or on theInternet. Sometimes just sitting besideyour child and listening as he or shestruggles with an academic problem,letting them know that you care, can makea big difference in their progress.September-October 200515
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