Sunday, October 18, 2015

Week of October 19, 2015 Announcements



Interim Assessment Week
Students in Grades Kindergarten-8 will be administered Interim Assessments in Mathematics and English Language Arts this week.Students in Grades K-2 will be administered the assessment in paper and pencil mode. Students in grades 3-8 will be administered the assessment on line.
These assessments assist the faculty in understanding the strengths and weakness of each student at this mid point before the first report card. Teachers will have the results of the Interim Assessment by the time report cards are distributed on November 20th.

Picture Day- Friday October 23rd
Individual picture day is Friday October 23rd. Students may wear dress up clothes or their school uniform for picture day. Picture money envelopes are due to the tuition office.

PreK Parent Meetings
As listed on the monthly calendar there will be PreK Parent Meetings during October. These meetings will enable the teachers to explain the curriculum and other topics.
The meetings will be held in the Parent Conference Room on the first floor near the main office.
The meetings are:
Tuesday October 20th - PreK - 1 Mrs. Fundora's class 8:30 AM
Wednesday October 21st - 8:30 AM - PreK 2 Ms.Rodriguez's Class

Tuesday October 27th 8:30 AM - PreK 3 Ms. Sanchez's class
Wednesday October 28th 8:30 AM -PreK 4 - Ms. McGarry's class
Thursday October 29th 8:30 AM - PreK 5 - Mrs. Reyes class

Parents are urged to attend if possible.

Progress Reports- Thursday October 22nd
Progress Reports will be sent home with students on Thursday October 22nd.
The progress report is a half way mark indicator of how well a student is progressing. Progress Reports are a wake up call as to student's progress before marks become final on the report card.
Parents are reminded that the best way to keep a day to day monitoring of their child's work is by the parent portal of the Student Information System where you can view your child's grades every day of the week - if need be.

Tuition and Cornerstone Information System
Parents are reminded that Alan is in the office from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM to assist parents with Smart Tuition issues or Cornerstone (Student Information System) issues.
Parents are reminded that no child will receive a report card on November 20th unless the tuition is paid and up to date.

Candy Bars- Fund Raising
A new order of candy bars was delivered this last week to assist parents in their fund raising requirements. Please see Mrs. Resto in the tuition office if you have questions regarding the candy bars.

Monday October 19, 2015
CCSS Module 1 Week 6

Tuesday October 20, 2015
8:30 AM - PreK-1 - Mrs. Fundora's Class Parent Meeting - Parent Conference Room - Office Area
Interim Assessment in Mathematics
Town Hall meeting with Sr. June Clare Tracy, OP Regional Superintendent - Parents of Jayden Eddings and Mia Espinal will represent OLQM at this meeting 6:30 PM - St. Joseph of Yorkville School.

Wednesday October 21, 2015
8:30 AM PreK-2 - Ms. Rodriguez's class Parent Meeting
Interim Assessment in ELA

Thursday October 22, 2015
Article 43 NYC Health Department Inspection - PreK and Kindergarten Classrooms
Progress Reports will be distributed by Fr. Antonio to students

Friday October 23, 2015
Individual Picture Day

Sunday October 25, 2015
Biology Class 9:00 AM
Reconciliation Class 12:00 noon.
Mass for all students 1:00 PM