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2016 - 2017 SCHOOL YEAR JUNE 2017

Principal’s Message Dear P.S. 21 Families,

As I look back on this year, I can say that it has been filled with many wonderful celebrations of learning.

As I passed through the halls, I saw students being respectful, being responsible and being kind. I saw smiles and laughter and a wonderful connection between teachers and students. I saw confident youngsters ready to take on the next grade.

I would like to congratulate our graduating class of 2017. I wish every student success as they move on to middle school! I know they will take with them all of the lessons learned here at P.S.21 and make us and themselves proud.

All of our students have worked hard all year long and I wish everyone a relaxing, memorable and well-deserved summer. Please remember that over the summer, it is important to keep your children's minds engaged and active. We ask that all of our students participate in our summer challenges handed out.

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P.S. 21Q Edward Hart

Hear the Principal’s Message in Mandarin.以普通话听取校长的致辞。

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Hear the Principal’s Message in Spanish. Escuche el Mensaje del Director en Español.

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We have a reading challenge. We ask that your child read independently or be read to for a minimum of twenty times per month. Students are provided word lists which we suggest our students to memorize over the summer in order to build upon their sight word vocabulary.

Incoming students of grades 3-5 are provided with summer challenge notebooks and are encouraged to write a minimum of twenty-five entries over the summer, which can later in the year serve as seed ideas for writing stories.

A calendar is given to students with ideas and activities to support mathematical thinking over the summer. It is suggested that the students complete at least twenty-five activities over the course of the summer.

All students who participate in the summer challenges will be recognized in the fall on our summer challenge super star Bulletin board, be awarded with certificate(s) of achievement and be invited to a yummy ice cream party celebration.

Spend quality time together and create special memories that they can come back and share in September. Please check out our website for any updates.

I wish you all a happy, safe and enjoyable summer break!

See you back in September!!!

Warm regards, Michael Swirsky Principal

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PS 21’S WEBSITE

Dear Parents and Friends,For a list of popular, educational websites for your children to visit over the summer, please visit the P.S. 21Q website listed below and click Links.ps21q.weebly.com Thank you,The Technology Team

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Message From The Assistant Principals Dear P.S. 21 Families,

It has been a terrific rewarding year for all of us! Thank you to all of the staff, students, families, and the community at large for contributing in making P.S. 21 a positive and safe learning environment. Our school is a special place because of all the amazing people who work to put the needs of the children first.

Over the summer break, take time to reflect and celebrate all of the great accomplishments of the school year and make plans to prepare for 2017-2018. July and August are a great time to engage in summer learning activities that will help maintain the learning progress that students have made all year long. The summer break is a wonderful time for students to work on their skills while still having plenty of time for summer fun.

Here is a list of some fantastic fun things to try over the summer months:

1. Make Time for Reading

If your child spends 20-40 minutes per day reading, she or he will start school in September ready to take charge of reading! Take your children to the public library to find books of interest and to participate in literacy events there. If your child is reading below grade level, you should read with them in order to help them with sounding out words they might not be able to say by themselves. Remember to participate in the P.S. 21 Summer Challenge!

2. Develop Math Skills

Working on just three to four math problems per day during the summer can help students maintain their math skills. They can look at it as a daily challenge to complete or as a daily “to-do” to proudly check off their calendar. When going to the grocery store, challenge your child to figure out the amount of change you will get in return. You can also recruit your student to help out in every day real life activities that require measuring and counting.

3. Improve Comprehension

To help our children with comprehension skills, it is important to practice making sense of any content they are viewing. Shows, movies, commercials, art, and poems are all genres kids can use and make sense of. It is important to discuss with your child what you saw to help them continue the practice of critical analysis—ask your child to explain his or her opinion with evidence.

4. Encourage Creative Writing

Your child can write about al the summer fun she or he is having. Whether your child is at camp or playing with friends, it is a great habit to have your child speak and then write about the events of the day. Students

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can also benefit from using a thesaurus and changing several common words to more interesting words. This will make their writing more interesting while learning great new words at the same time.

5. Social Studies: Travel Map

Using a map or globe, pick out places that you have traveled to or would like to visit. Mark them and create an annotated list that describes the highlights of each place. Involve your child in planning a family trip. Ask her to plot the family's itinerary on a map, and find out what type(s) of food, music and art the family will encounter along the way. Summer Activity: Identify a popular summer place. Plan a visit to a baseball stadium, a beach, a park, an amusement park, the boardwalk or another favorite location. Use online mapping tools to plan your route and itinerary.

6. Try New Activities in NYC – One of the World’s Best Learning Playgrounds:

• Have fun with S.T.E.M at New York Hall of Science

On Friday afternoons (2:00-5:00 PM) and Sunday mornings (10:00-11:00 AM), this amazing museum is free. They have many interactive exhibits that link science, math, engineering, and technology. Watch a film in the 3D theater or explore exhibits about robots, light, and outer space.

• Movie Night and Discussion

Watch a historical film together and discuss, then learn more about the event at your local library. Summer Activity: City parks sponsors free outdoor movies all summer at various locations around the city. http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/free_summer_movies

Have a safe, healthy, and happy summer, Families! We are looking forward to welcoming you and your family back in September, ready to have a fantastic 2017-2018 school year!

Yours truly,

Mrs. Nigro & Mrs. Quirindongo Assistant Principal Assistant Principal

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http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/free_summer_movies


Science at P.S. 21

It’s hard to believe that it’s June and the year has come to an end. This school year has truly been a great experience for me. This year began my first year of teaching science to kindergarten and first graders. The students have enjoyed a year of observing and living like scientists! Over the course of the year the students participated in hands on learning, predicting, writing and recording observations. During our last unit of study we learned about the weather and seasons. The students enjoyed making rain clouds, researching and making cloud books and observing the clouds outside. I wish all of the students a wonderful summer full of adventure, wonder and learning!

Mrs. Famiglietti

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STEAM @ P.S. 21

This was our first year implementing STEAM at P.S. 21. Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth graders took part in exploring Science and Technology, through Engineering and the Arts, all based in Math. They MADE things! It was so much fun, and they learned so much. In the last few months the students have been working on CAD (Computer Aided Design), working with a software application called Tinkercad to create 3D models, which we can then print on a 3D printer, MakerBot. The students engineered so many wonderful and amazing objects. The tools they are learning in STEAM will provide them with real world skills to do incredible things after high school. They WILL be ready!

Mr. SchneiderSTEAM Teacher

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Students of the Month

DECEMBER Pre-K Enrico LiuVeronica YangBrandon DonaldsonVincenzo AliceaIrena Weil

Kindergarten Messi GuamanElsa HuangCathalina Urias Daniel Yanez Amy XuSophie WuRayna Diao Vera Tsang

First GradeAiden NamAyshe HuskicAngela CuiGrace Cho Ivan LinMerissa HuangMichael Marcone Edwin Rodriguez

Second GradeStephanie WuMarie YuJD Delgado Campos Michael KodraVirjilio MejiaAaron LiuTiffany Wong Somiya Hadi

Third GradeIris JinNicole Jiang Joshua Morales Thomas YangIvan Lee Edmund TsoAmaiah Benscome Ashely Costanza

Fourth GradeTiffany ChenRyan ZhengErick LinJuliana Herzog Janet Paucar Alyan NasimChen Ni WangRoxane Chavez-Blas Kevin Montoya

Fifth GradeChristopher LeungIsabella WangHaseeb Majid Fernando Avalos VasquezIsabela Lo Destro Kenneth Bruzzo Joseph Centrone Harley Wang

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JANUARY Pre-K Henry Fan Ava QiuAndrew TrzaskaMarcella HeAilee Ng

Kindergarten Talia RoblesAnthony JeffriesWalter LothammerAmy YuanJames ChenEvan SugrimNathaniel LuJennifer Hernandez Justin Montoya

First GradeJesse LinIssac AhnMia QiuCaleb Jeon Vincent LaiAnson LinIvan Soriano

Second GradeCindy Amaya Xianyi SunEdwin Anguiano Kaitlyn Park Aiden RyuSean-Michael Howard Michael SchnepfJayden Santo

Third GradeDylan Sugrim Joey Gim Lewis XiongIris ChenSofia FengAmber ShentuIbrahim Zeyarmal Baoer Huang

Fourth GradeGianluca Toro FURLONGGemma KnowdConnie ChenHarrison ChenJordan Labades Eddu Suxo

Fifth GradeLucy Zhang Justin UbidiaEn Xi GuoEric ForeroDean Kaushal Simon ChengYibao Hu

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FEBRUARY Pre-K Abraham RamosBenjamin BerardiCrystal Tang William Gao Kylie Fong

Kindergarten Anita WeiKathleen LiBienvenido HernandezKaylie Tat Nicholas Ball Vincent HanFelicia WuDaniela Arroyave Teo Torres

First GradeJulian Han Andres BecerraSofia LauSamara FriasElmerson PaucarJayce Rodriguez Diljaan SanhsiJustin Lim

Second GradeJeanniel Jimenez Rodriguez JC Dong Kaden Chang Julio Orozco Aileen GallegoHimandee Liyanage Zainab ZainabRosemery Portillo

Third GradeBrendy Jax Soto Audrina Diaz MolinaMaria GarciaShiza RahmanJudong Wang Ryan LinWessal Tawfik Javier Prieto

Fourth GradeAlan EspinozaEve ZhengKimber Jordan Judy Nam Koong Mohammadullah Popal Kevin LuEdison YuanJuliana Shiwbalak Ashley Flores

Fifth GradeKevin MartinezGianvito GallinaAngeline WuKevin HernandezBryan TeixeiraRiley ChenEmily HuIrving Gonzalez Varilla

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MARCH Pre-K Jessica Lee Thaniel SantosIvan ChenLeena Fariad Jonathan Pastor

Kindergarten Alice Attwal Melanie GarciaChloe TamVivian FangNicolas BermudezVenus ArjumandiJeffrey Ren Durga PrasadAndrew Chen

First GradeArmaan ShahRachael Fang Landon KimMing JiSafa KhanDean Piao Daniela Hernandez Lian Garcia Polanco

Second GradeSelena DingJimmy WangJohn BarkasAlex Gottlieb Alison IpHarrison Wu Kevin LiFranklin Lopez

Third GradeIsabella Rivera Kayla VetterNataly RamirezBryce ChoiKatie ChuDylan Ho Andrew ShiDouglas Anderson

Fourth GradeAustin Toy Tian Ying ChenMarjory VasquezRain LinSantos MartinezAudrey Chen Stacy QuAndy Fernando Loaiza

Fifth GradeEllen Baik Jennifer Diaz Geoffrey Pan Danilsha Dela RosaReem Nasrallah Yumin CuiMing WangJaden Kilo

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APRIL / MAY Pre-K Valentina Bruno Mira SamsonChloe WongJackie ChenAndrew Pamas

Kindergarten Ayana TachikawaKayla ConstanzaYulissa ZamoraIsaac Urrea Alliyah Perea Eilleen Han Angela Xie Daniella Santamaria Edwin Portillo

First GradeKimberly LinJeffery Duran Jayden Lee Iriney ChenCharmaine Sze Crystal Park Ahmadzai Yousafzai

Second GradeKaren Garcia Erina Hu Anna Zheng Yushra Yasmin Camille Chen Olivia Eng Ashley Garcia Hermin Espinoza

Third GradeSean Kim Samantha Ladd Anita Chen Gyuri Bae Violeta Cornea Nathan Yuen Julia Wang Genesis Carpio

Fourth GradeKarla Garcia Melani Gongora Priya Gupta Sara Sierra Ashlee Robledo Jahsh Kaushal Jasper Ye Teddy Koumpoulas Anna Kim

Fifth GradeAshley Gonzalez Eva Wang David Son Eshan Talukder Julia Kim Sara TustinIan LimRay Ortiz

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Have A Great Summer!

See You In September!

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