Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Learn the rules of the school bus road.
With the academic year well underway, Port parents by now have hopefully adjusted to the staggared school start times and fewer buses. These buses transport more than 2,400 passengers. Here's how to make the experience a smooth ride: Eligibility: Under the Port Washington transportation eligibility requirement busing is provided if you live more than .5 miles for K-5, farther than three-quarters of a mile for middle school and more than 1.25 miles for high school. Is it a Right?: Busing is revocable. Port Washington School District Assistant Superintendent Mary Callahan noted that “once provided with transportation, it is a privilege which must be maintained by proper behavior or risk suspension." No Monitor: A monitor is not required …
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Helping kids stay a few steps ahead this school year.
As families adjust to the new school year, here are some tips to get back in gear. Brain Booster: To adjust back into the flow of homework, Ronni Margolis, director of the recently opened Port Tutoring, recommends kids “start journaling to get back into the swing of things. Any age appropriate writing, freestyle, creative or ordered like lists for sequencing, recipes or listing out your summer days will help their minds get back on track.” Set Goals: Margolis encourages sitting with your children and “setting goals for the upcoming year and chart a game plan by asking what areas they want to focus on – social, academic, athletic, musical, join more clubs and discuss how they will achieve their goals and chart the steps.” Homework Chart: …
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Which one terrifies your child?
Have your kids started having those back-to-school dreams yet, the ones in which they go to school in their underwear, get lost in the hallways, are late to class and everyone laughs at them? Parents have them, too, and so do teachers, it may help to know. But what is specifically haunting your children’s dreams and how can you help? Riverhead resident Margaret Sagarese, author of “The Roller Coaster Years” and numerous other parenting books, offers a breakdown of typical trouble areas and strategies to diminish them. The School Bus The school bus is anything but a joyride. Some worries, such as wobbling down the aisle to find an empty seat or handling the awkwardness of sitting next to someone who seems unfriendly, tend to be …
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
How to get the kids ready for school.
Are you and your child starting to feel the first signs of back-to-school pains that come when summer days are soon to turn into school days?Here’s a back-to-school planner that can help everyone transition from the lazy days of summer to the structure of school days. This Week: For families who have been cramming the maximum amount of fun into the summer, there’s a need to downshift activities as you approach the start of school. Tim Jahn, a parent educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension in Riverhead, says parents should allow at least two weeks to re-establish and settle into regular routines to wind down from the entertaining, vacationing and summer camp schedules. Next Week: Besides adjusting the summer schedule and routines, …
Monday, August 22, 2011
Preparing for the start of a new school year.
Hard to believe the kids are coming home from camp and preparing to go back to school, but the time is upon us. Here’s some check points for your back to school to do list. School Forms: Submit your school registration and required medical and emergency forms before the first day of school. New York Public Health Law requires all students be immunized before entering school. Make the necessary appointments with your doctor, dentist and other specialists. Clear out: Children bring home tons of “artwork” throughout the school year. Go through last year's projects, and either toss or recycle them into book covers or wrapping paper. Keep some of their more distinguished creations, and prepare for their upcoming masterpieces. Inventory: Check …
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John J. Daly Elementary School
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John Philip Sousa Elementary School
101 Sands Point Rd, Port Washington, NY
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Manorhaven Elementary School
1 Morewood Oaks, Port Washington, NY
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Guggenheim Elementary School
38 Poplar Pl, Port Washington, NY
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South Salem Elementary School
10 Newbury Rd, Port Washington, NY
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Port Washington Public Schools
100 Campus Dr, Port Washington, NY
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
There is a choice to make, the writer says.
The proposed school budget is expected to produce an average school tax increase of about 4 percent. If the budget is defeated, the School Board has said it will pull back $1.4 million of reserves from the budget and the as a result, the contingency budget will also produce an average school tax increase of about 4 percent. So why bother to go to the polls this year? There is no choice to make. The taxes won’t change and Board candidates are running unopposed. In fact, there is a choice to make. We have spent the last several years cutting staff, largely through attrition, because expenses, mostly staff compensation of one sort or another, have been running well ahead of a tax rate that is “passable” to the public. The problem is that …
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Port Washington Public Schools
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Seniority should not figure in the equation, the writer says.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
[Editor's note: The following was written by Joseph Mirzoeff, and send to the Port Washington Board of Education.] New York Times Week In Review page 12: "Now that 12 of the 50 states have laws that allow school administrators to consider effectiveness in making layoff decisions..." If there are to be teacher layoffs this year, please release those that have consistently high absenteeism, not those with least seniority. Shoot it out in court if necessary (in spite of the potential cost, please fight for the students here and elsewhere). Consistently high absenteeism in a teaching position is incompetence; incompetence is a legally valid reason to breech tenure in New York State. Joseph Mirzoeff is a former BOE member (July 1995 - Jun 1998…
Friday, June 25, 2010
The Class of 2010 has its graduation ceremony this morning and Gambol tonight, and everyone is filled with excitement.
The Class of 2010 will soon be yet another group of former Schreiber High School students. After graduation, the class will attend its Gambol for the final school-related function of these students' high school careers. Though the time leading up to graduation and Gambol is amazing and fun, a lot of stress is involved in the process as well. It seems that the girls usually have a few more issues than the boys, but everyone has to deal with something, including the parents. It all starts in the morning when the seniors arrive at Schreiber in their caps and gowns at 9:30 a.m. The ceremony starts on the track at 10:30 a.m. and usually lasts about two hours. The students line up with their friends and are seated in rows as they wait for their …
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Schreiber High School
101 Campus Dr, Port Washington, NY
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Guggenheim HSA sponsors end of the year celebration on elementary school field.
Despite the cloudy weather, the Guggenheim Elementary School Family Picnic was the perfect end of the year celebration for the families and kids who attend the elementary school. The picnic, which is sponsored and run by the Guggenheim HSA, is an annual event that brings local families together on the elementary school field to enjoy a delicious dinner and tons of fun. "It's a wonderful event for the kids of the elementary school and their parents," said Stefanie Roth, an HSA board member and the head chairperson of the picnic, who has been running the event since 2006. "The HSA raises money all year at various events to pay for the picnic because this event is what all the kids look forward to. It's so much fun." Along with the families …
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Guggenheim Elementary School
38 Poplar Pl, Port Washington, NY
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Friday, June 11, 2010
More than 100 students had the opportunity to canoe down the Long Island Sound.
After days of cold, dreary weather, Schreiber High School had the luck of the Irish when it came to choosing the day to go on its annual canoeing field trip. The weather, much to my surprise (as I had never heard of a fun gym field trip, or any gym field trip for that matter), was only one of the contributing factors that made the trip one of the best excuses to miss class I've ever experienced. Our adventure started when a multitude of kids signed up for Outdoor Gym, an exciting alternative to "regular" gym that provides activities such as rock climbing, archery and biking. The students were herded into the gym at 8:30 a.m. and then put onto three separate buses. We were then taken to Smithtown and put into three-person canoes with the …
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Schreiber High School
101 Campus Dr, Port Washington, NY
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Soup Nazi
9:20 pm on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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