The Mighty Dragon
Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School
January 2018
Contact Us:
1 Spur Drive South, Islip Terrace, NY 11752
Telephone: (631) 581-1862 Absentee Line: (631) 581-0969
Principal's Message
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year! I hope all of you enjoyed time spent with your family and friends.
I must take this opportunity to congratulate all of our students who performed in our Winter Concert. They all did a fantastic job. Thank you, Mrs. Stewart, Ms. Maniscalco and Mrs. Strzelecka, for all that you do! Thank you to all the parents for staying for the entire performance, it is appreciated by our students. The concert was a great success and I look forward to the spring concert in May.
We have our annual Student Appreciation Day set for January 26th, which all of our students are looking forward to! Our Pick A Reading Partner (PARP) program begins on January 29th! More information will follow. Happy Reading!
As always, I look forward to seeing you throughout the month of January.
Sincerely,
Hillary Bromberg Ed.D.
East Islip Board of Education
President…………...........Jessica Carney
Vice President…….........Philip Montuori, Sr.
Trustee………...…............Steven Behan
Trustee……………….........William Carpluk
Trustee..........................Christopher Zachry
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Kindergarten Registration
East Islip Middle School Holiday Ensemble
Orchestra Tri-M-Honors Society
Holiday Sing Along
Check out Ms. Macher's and Mrs. Ash's European Explorer project
PTA Happenings
2017-2018 RCK PTA BOARD MEMBERS:
President: Tiffany Williams tifwilliams35@yahoo.com 631-431-5045
1st Vice President: Karen Quintero kaquint8@gmail.com 631-839-1164
2nd Vice President: Anjie Lewis lewny1@optonline.net
Treasurer: Penny Barbato 917-767-3141
Recording Secretary: Melissa Smith sunflowerchick7@yahoo.com
Corresponding Sec.: Cheryl Rigogliosi abijazz@verizon.net
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The PTA Membership Application is now available online. The online address is:
Chris Poulos and his Bicycle Tricks
January's Patriotic Song
Please take the time to look over the words and join us each morning as we sing and celebrate the great country that we live in!
This Land Is Your Land
This land is your land, this land is my land
From the California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
Saw below me the golden valley
This land was made for you and me
This land is your land, this land is my land
From the California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
Box Tops for Education!
The Box Tops for Education program has been very successful. Through the Box Tops for Education program, an everyday trip to the grocery store can make a difference for the students at Ruth C. Kinney Elementary. This program allows families to clip the Box Tops coupons, found on hundreds of common grocery items, and send them into school where they will be combined with coupons from other families. Each coupon is worth 10 cents for your school. The dollars add up quickly! The average family purchases more than 100 Box Tops products each year, and 100 Box Tops totals $10 in earnings for our school. Ruth C. Kinney Elementary can earn up to $20,000 per year with your help.
We look forward to another successful year for Ruth C. Kinney and your children! Thank you in advance for your participation.
DELAYED OPENINGS AND EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSINGS DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
In the event of inclement weather, which might cause hazardous road conditions, the closing of school will be announced as follows:
WALK (1370 AM, 97.5 FM)
WGBB (1240 AM)
WCTO (94.3 FM)
WHLI (1100 AM)
WBAB (102.3 FM)
WLIX (540 AM)
WBLI (106.1 FM)
TV Channel 12
If it is determined that a One-Hour Delayed Opening is needed, the starting time for RCK will be 10:12 AM The starting time for RCK in the event of a two-hour delay will be 11:12 AM. Please plan accordingly for morning pupil pick-up time, (i.e., buses will be one or two hours later than usual). Dismissal time will remain 3:12 PM. as usual.
Please be reminded, in accordance with East Islip School District Policy, once school is open, it will remain open until all children are picked up or dismissed at 3:12 PM. This policy also pertains to snowstorms and blizzards.
Now that the temperatures are low, please send your child in with a coat for recess as well as dismissal.
Character Education Virtue of the Month - Friendship
The school wide book of the month to illustrate our focus on Friendship will be the story, Freedom Summer, by Deborah Wiles. This book is is about two best friends who have a lot in common. Unfortunately they have one big difference for the South in the year 1964. A new law is passed about segregation being illegal, however the boys learn that it may take more than a law to change people's hearts.
Student Showcase
The students in Mrs. Cardillo's fourth grade class recently learned about figurative language. The students learned about similes and metaphors. They learned how each word or groups of words are exaggerated to change meaning. Focusing on the time of year and the cold weather, the students brainstormed winter words. Using these words and knowledge of figurative language, snow globes were created by each student.