Week of January 29, 2018

Report Card Distribution 

Report Cards will be distributed on Thursday February 1, 2018

Parent Teacher Conference will be Friday February 2, 2018 

from 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM 

a reminder that Tuition must be up to date for students to receive their report card -- please contact Smart Tuition before Thursday.

Open House 

January 29, 2018 

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM 

Parents are welcome to visit the classrooms during this time and sit in and watch the teaching and learning that is part and parcel of your child's learning.

Religion Fair 

Wednesday January 31, 2018 

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

School auditorium 

Parents welcome 

Monday - January 29, 2018 

Open House 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Tuesday - January 30, 2018 

Touring Tuesday

Wednesday - January 31, 2018 

Feast of St. John Bosco 

There will be a total lunar eclipse, when the Earth crosses in front of the sun and makes the moon glow a reddish-brownish color, visible in North America before dawn. It will also be the second supermoon in a month. When there are two full moons within one calendar month, the second is colloquially known as a blue moon. Read more about the moon here: http://nyti.ms/2hLW602

Thursday February 1, 2018 

Report Card & Honors Assemblies

Grades 1, 2 & 3 ---1:30 PM 

Grades 4-8 ---2:00 PM 

Friday February 2, 2018  -----Candlemas Day 

Early Dismissal Day - 12:00 noon

FOR ALL CLASSES including PreK For All

After School Program will be in session

Parent Teacher Conferences:

Grades 2-8 -- Biology Room

Grade 1 - Science Room 

All PreK classes and Kindergarten in their classrooms  

Saturday February 3, 2018 - Feast of St. Blase

Sunday February 4, 2018

Regents Class 9:00 AM 

Mass for all students in sacramental classes 1:00 PM 

ENROLLMENT REGISTRATION

We will be using the TADS system for enrollment registration again this year.  If you complete the enrollment registration process for each student, and pay the fee, your student will be guaranteed placement for the 2018-2019 school year.

·         A separate email (sent from support@tads.com) will be issued for eachstudent who will be attending our school

Use the link in each email and log in with the account information you used for 2017-2018 school year to view the correct info for the 2018-2019 school year

·         Payments will be required to re-register each student for September 2018

·         A reduced rate is being offered for those who are registered on or before March 31, 2018

You must complete this process no later than March 31 to receive the reduced rate.

Please note that after March 31, 2018 the rate will be  $200.00 for re-registration. 

Week of January 22, 2017 Announcments

 

  

                                         ENROLLMENT REGISTRATION

We will be using the TADS system for enrollment registration again this year.  If you complete the enrollment registration process for each student, and pay the fee, your student will be guaranteed placement for the 2018-2019 school year.

·         A separate email (sent from support@tads.com) will be issued for each student who will be attending our school

Use the link in each email and log in with the account information you used for 2017-2018 school year to view the correct info for the 2018-2019 school year

·         Payments will be required to re-register each student for September 2018

·         A reduced rate is being offered for those who are registered on or before March 31, 2018

You must complete this process no later than March 31 to receive the reduced rate.

Please note that after March 31, 2018 the rate will be                        $200.00 for re-registration. 

OPEN HOUSE
January 29, 2018

Parents may visit classrooms for Catholic Schools Week on 

MONDAY January 29th 

from 9:00 AM -11:15 AM to see the teaching/learning that goes on in their child's class.

                                               

 Winter MAP Testing Begins

MAP testing will begin this week for students in 

Grades 3-8 in Mathematics and Reading 

Please check the monthly calendar for dates of testing for all grades.

Parent reports will be available after February 5th.

Parents may want to view a short video on Growth Mindset which is part of the MAP testing program.  Click the link below.

Carol Dweck in an animated presentation on mindsets – In this animation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl9TVbAal5s, 

Carol Dweck gives a brief and compelling synopsis of the theory of fixed and growth mindset.

“How to Help Every Child Fulfill Their Potential” 

Registration facts for the 2018-2019 School Year 

January 19, 2018:

Registrations for NEW and RETURNING families open

Re-Qualification for Financial Assistance opens for RETURNING families

Tuition & Fee rate sheets  will be available on January 12, 2018.

February 1, 2018: 

Pertains to PreK For All Students

and the students in Ms. Rodriguez's Class

Deadline for NEW families to submit complete Admissions & Financial Assistance applications, including all required documentation, in order to receive a decision regarding Financial Assistance by March 15.

March 15, 2018:

Families who have submitted complete Admissions & Financial Assistance applications (including all required documentation) and who have been accepted by the school of interest by February 1, will receive email notices informing them of the results of their Financial Assistance applications by this date.

Registration for students born in 2014
February 5, 2018-March 30, 2018
online - schools.nyc.org
Program Code for OLQM: 06MAFQ
if you have questions please see Mr. Guzman in the office.

Monday January 22, 2018 - Early Dismissal Day 

12:00 noon - Faculty Meeting

PreK For All Dismisses at 3:15 PM 

Religion Mid- Term Grades 3-8 

Tuesday January 23, 2018

MAP Testing Mathematics Grades 3-8

NYC Department of Health Vision screening grades 

K & 1  

Wednesday January 24, 2018 - 
Feast of St. Francis de Sales

MAP Testing Reading Grades 3, 4, & 5

PreK For All Coach will work with students and teachers

Thursday January 25, 2018 
Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul

MAP Testing Reading Grades 6-8

Mathematics coach will work with students in grades 5-8

Friday  January 26, 2018

MAP testing make ups Grades K-8

Anti-bullying curriculum covered today.

Reminder tuition must be up to date for child to receive their report card on February 1, 2018

 

 

Tuiton 2018-2019

  2018-2019

Tuition Policy

 

The Manhattan Catholic School Regional Board recently released the tuition for the 2018-2019 school year.

 

There are some things that need to be understood before looking at the numbers below:

1. There is NO LONGER a separate General Fee payment.

2. There is NO LONGER a separate Technology Fee Payment.

3. All the above was COMBINED into one monthly Fee.

4.  Fund Raising is done ONLY for family - there is no longer a Fund Raising Fee per child.

Tuition beginning September 2018

 

Grades Kindergarten through 8th grade

$ 490.00 per month per child

Family Fund Raising Fee - $175.00 or you may sell candy bars (parent option) 

For two or more children there will be a $675.00 Family Grant Tuition Reduction .

 

Pre- K Tuition  (Mrs. Fundora & Ms. Rodriguez)

$ 520.00 per month 

 

Graduation Fees

PreK - $100.00

Kindergarten - $100.00

8th grade - $270.00

(includes TACHS exams, Class Ring etc.)

 

Should you have any questions please see Mr. Woods. 

If parents would like a meeting to discuss the changes please e-mail Mr. Woods that you are interested in a meeting. 

The meeting would need to be at 8:15 AM in library Wednesday January 24th.

 

Letters will be sent home at the end of the week by the regional board to each family. 

All parents should have received an e-mail reminding them that re- registration has opened for next September.

 

 

 

 

Week oj January 16, 2018

Winter MAP Testing Begins

MAP testing will begin this week for students in 

Grades K-2 in Mathematics and Reading 

Please check the monthly calendar for dates of testing for all grades.

Parent reports will be available after February 5th.

Parents may want to view a short video on Growth Mindset which is part of the MAP testing program.  Click the link below.

Carol Dweck in an animated presentation on mindsets – In this animation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl9TVbAal5s, 

Carol Dweck gives a brief and compelling synopsis of the theory of fixed and growth mindset.

“How to Help Every Child Fulfill Their Potential” 

Whose the Boss? Workshop for Parents 

All PreK Parents Welcome 

Annette Pastor - NYCDOE Social Worker

Wednesday January 17, 2018

School Library 

8:30 AM 

Children’s Lying

            In this New York Times article, author Alex Stone reports on the surprising outcomes of a study of young people’s dishonesty. Researchers told children not to look at a hidden toy and then made an excuse to leave the room. Within seconds of being left alone, the vast majority of children peeked at the toy. When the researcher returned, a significant number who had looked said they hadn’t. “At least a third of 2-year-olds, half of 3-year-olds, and 80 percent or more of children 4 and older will deny their transgression,” says Stone, “regardless of their gender, race, or family’s religion.” What’s more, none of the adults who spoke with children afterward, even their parents, were able to consistently tell who was lying and who was telling the truth.

            A number of studies conducted by developmental psychologist Michael Lewis and others have reached these conclusions:

-    Toddlers who lie have higher verbal I.Q.s than those who tell the truth (as much as 10 points higher).

-    Children who don’t peek at the toy have the highest I.Q.s of all – but there are very few of them.

-    Children who lie have better executive functioning skills (the ability to control impulses and stay focused on a task) and theory of mind (the ability to see the world through other people’s eyes) than those who don’t.

-    Children with autism and ADHD have trouble lying.

Interestingly, teaching children executive functioning skills and theory of mind makes them more likely to lie.

            All this is intriguing, but parents and teachers want children to be honest – which can be crucial in cases involving maltreatment or abuse – and to grow up to be reliable and decent people. What makes children more likely to tell the truth? Here’s what researchers have found:

            • Carrots work better than sticks. Harsh punishments like spanking do little to deter lying and may be counterproductive. In one study in Africa, children in a school practicing corporal punishment were more likely to lie and were far better at it than those attending a school that used gentler methods.

            • Witnessing other children being praised for honesty tends to produce more honest behavior. So do non-punitive appeals – “If you tell the truth, I will be really pleased with you.”

            • Eliciting an up-front promise to tell the truth has been shown to work. Getting children to make a verbal commitment not to lie was even effective in the toy-peeking experiment.

            • Positive stories work better than negative and scary ones. Reading about George Washington telling the truth about cutting down the cherry tree is more effective than reading “Pinocchio” and “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” It’s about positive messaging – emphasizing the benefits of honesty rather than the problems caused by dishonesty.

            • Bribery can work – as long as the financial reward for honesty is considerably bigger than the perceived benefit of lying. Psychologist Kang Lee, who conducted an experiment in which children got different rewards for each kind of behavior, found there was a sharp increase in honest behavior when the reward reached a certain point. “Their decision to lie is very tactical,” he said. “Children are thinking in terms of the ratio.”

“Is Your Child Lying to You? That’s Good” by Alex Stone in The New York Times, January 7, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/opinion/sunday/children-lying-intelligence.html

Sacrament of Reconciliation Classes

As mentioned by Mr. Woods after Mass. 

Students in the Sacrament of Reconciliation Class will have class on Fridays from 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM. 

These are required classes for students who are in the program.

Classes will begin Friday January 19, 2018. 

Tuesday January 16, 2018

Mid Terms - ELA Grades 3-8

Wednesday January 17, 2018 - Feast of St. Anthony

Mid Terms - Mathematics Grades 3-8

MAP Testing Mathematics Grades K-2

PreK For All Coach will be working with students and teachers.

Whose The Boss? - Workshop in Library 8:30 AM. 

All PreK Parents  -   Annette Pastor, NYCDOE - Social Worker.

Thursday January 18, 2018 

MID-Term Science Grades 3-8 

MAP Testing Grades K-2 Reading 

Friday January 19, 2018 

MAP make up testing

PreK For All Building Blocks Coach will be working with students and teachers today.

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation Class -

Ms. Coello and Mr. Woods 

Sunday January 21, 2018 

Mass for all students in sacramental classes 1:00 PM 

Week of January 8, 2018

Winter MAP Testing Begins

MAP testing will begin this week for students in 

Grades 3-8 in ELA

Please check the monthly calendar for dates of testing for all grades.

Parent reports will be available after February 5th.

Parents may want to view a short video on Growth Mindset which is part of the MAP testing program.  Click the link below.

Carol Dweck in an animated presentation on mindsets – In this animation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl9TVbAal5s, 

Carol Dweck gives a brief and compelling synopsis of the theory of fixed and growth mindset.

“How to Help Every Child Fulfill Their Potential” 

School will be open:

 Friday March 16, 2018

&

 Friday June 15, 2018

to make up the snow day and the day we closed because of a broken boiler. This is to keep in alignment of the NYS Education Law requiring 175 school days and  5 conference days  for a total of 180 days.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Classes

As mentioned by Mr. Woods after Mass on Sunday. 

Students in the Sacrament of Reconciliation Class will have class on Fridays from 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM. 

These are required classes for students who are in the program.

Classes will begin Friday January 19, 2018. 

Progress Reports/ Report Cards  Tuition

Progress Reports were sent home on Friday January 5, 2018.

These reports give a glimpse of how a child is doing to date and should be wake up call for some students before 

Mid-Terms and MAP testing begins.

Report Cards will be distributed on February 1, 2018.

Parents are reminded that tuition must be up to date for children to receive their report card. Please call Smart Tuition if you have any questions regarding your tuition and/or see Mr. Guzman in the school office.

Registration facts for the 2018-2019 School Year 

December 1, 2017 :

Admissions open for NEW families

January 19, 2018:

Registrations for NEW and RETURNING families open

Re-Qualification for Financial Assistance opens for RETURNING families

Tuition & Fee rate sheets  will be available on January 12, 2018.

February 1, 2018:

Deadline for NEW families to submit complete Admissions & Financial Assistance applications, including all required documentation, in order to receive a decision regarding Financial Assistance by March 15.

March 15, 2018:

Families who have submitted complete Admissions & Financial Assistance applications (including all required documentation) and who have been accepted by the school of interest by February 1, will receive email notices informing them of the results of their Financial Assistance applications by this date.

Registration for students born in 2014
February 5, 2018-March 30, 2018
online - schools.nyc.org
Program Code for OLQM: 06MAFQ
if you have questions please see Mr. Guzman in the office.

Monday January 8, 2018 - 

School Closed for Boiler Repair

Tuesday January 9, 2018 - 

Mid Year Exam Material will be posted on teacher's blog for students in Grades 3-8

PreK For All Coach will be working with students in the PreK For All Program

Wednesday January 10, 2018 

PreK-1 Parent Meeting - Mrs. Fundora's class 8:30 AM in library regarding registration for 2018-2019

MAP Testing Grades 3-8 - ELA 

Math Coach will work with students in Grades 5-8

Thursday January 11, 2018 

PreK-2 Parent Meeting - Ms. Rodriguez's class 8:30 AM in library regarding registration for the 2018-2019 school year.

MAP Testing Grades 6-8 - ELA

Friday January 12, 2018

Principal Cohort Meeting here at OLQM 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 

PreK For All Coach will be working with students 

Sunday January 14, 2018

Students attend Mass with their parents - holiday weekend.

School office closed.

Monday January 15, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - School Closed

Mr. Woods will be in office 9:?00 AM - 4:00 PM if parents wish to see him.