September 20, 2013

Curriculum Connections...

Happy Friday to everyone as we head into the official start to autumn! I hope everyone had a wonderful week. It was a busy week that featured me getting out of jury duty (thanks to being a full-time student) and our annual trip to the Mets game with Grade 5 and although they didn't actually sit and watch too much of the game, they definitely had a blast. A special thank you to Meryl, Terri, Rosanna, Alex, Katie, Jackie, Rande and Daisy for making sure all our kids got home! Also thanks to Joan, MaryAnn, Clare, Lorraine and Joe for all of their help! 

This upcoming weekend is an exciting one for me as tomorrow I fly down to Washington DC for the Bammy Awards, where I am one of five finalists for Elementary School Principal of the Year. It really is an honor to be nominated because the other four finalists are AMAZING leaders and I have learned so much from all of them. I am looking forward to this black-tie event because even though I have to wear a tux (would rather be in jeans), I get to connect with educators from across the country. I will certainly keep everyone posted on the outcome. Thank you for all of your support because without each of you, I could never be nominated for any award - each of you deserves an award for what you do every day!

This week, as I walked around the building, I spotted these awesome things...

• Karen's class immersed in Writer's Workshop where the children were so focused that literally the only sound that could be heard were the pencils as they moved across the paper - every child was writing. While the children wrote, Karen conferred individually with children and used her iPad for notes- awesome use of tech tools!

• Lisa P. starting her reading groups in her new Tiki Hut/Beach Oasis! The children clearly love huddling under the Tiki Hut or laying out on a beach mat to get comfortable for reading. Not only does Lisa work intensely with each child within the forty minute, she also makes them feel comfortable about reading and when kids feel comfortable, they feel good about themselves and then can avail themselves to learning - BRAVO!

• Risa and Nancy & Carly's kids were all working on identifying Author's Purpose as part of the Shared Reading experience, which is unfolding impressively in both of their classrooms. To see the depth at which the children are being pushed to think using a text that is highly engaging and used for a CLOSE reading over the course of the week is AWESOME! Cantiague really goes above and beyond - Grade 2 kids identifying Author's Purpose in September?? AMAZING!

Please refer to this post (especially for the Schedule of the Week below) for the next couple of weeks! 

Tech Tip of the Week...

As I mentioned last week, you may want to check out EduClipper, which is like a Pinterest for educators. You don't have to actually create an account to check it out! I have found a lot of interesting stuff here that I think you may enjoy - please check it out and let me know what you think!


SCHEDULE OF THE WEEK... 

Monday, September 23

"A" Week
Report Card Committee Meeting at 2:30pm in Library

Tuesday, September 24

NO Faculty Meeting

Wednesday, September 25

Happy Wednesday!

Thursday, September 26

CST at 1:20pm
Photo Day - Please be on time

Friday, September 27

Happy TGIF!
Homecoming Weekend
PTA buys Pizza for Kindergarten
Tony goes to PENN at 10am!

Monday, September 30

"B" Week
Kindergarten Hot Lunch Begins 

Tuesday, October 1

Faculty Meeting for Teachers Only 

Wednesday, October 2

Happy Wednesday!

Thursday, October 3

CST at 1:20pm

Friday, October 4

Happy TGIF!
Guest Author for Gr. 1 - Library CLOSED!
Ralph's Ices Sale

Kids' Korner

Mandy was showing her own children at home pictures from her classroom from the last couple of weeks and there was a picture of me reading a book to her class outside while wearing a suit and sunglasses. After seeing this picture, one of Mandy's sons said, "Mr. Sinanis looks like a Secret Agent for Obama!" LOL! I could never cut being a secret agent but I love that I looked the part! LOL!

Pics of the Week...

Check out Cantiague's Week in Tweets - click on the following link to see our Pics of the Week...

WEEK IN TWEETS - SEPT. 20

September 13, 2013

Curriculum Connections...

Happy Friday to everyone after a hot and awesome first full week of school! I hope we all had a wonderful week and that everyone has some great plans for the weekend. I have a few papers to write but will definitely make some time for some rest and relaxation because we worked so hard this week! BRAVO TO US!

First off, thank you for being the most amazing educators and individuals that I have ever worked with in my career. Thank you for making our school such a fun and positive place no matter what we are dealing with on any given day. Whether it was the intense heat over the last few days or some tech issues or the fact that a few of our classes are at full capacity, there was never an issue because we always kept positive energy flowing through our building and joy consistently filled the space - THANK YOU!! Also, thank you all for making the first seven days of school so successful and powerful for all of our students - new and returning. We started everything off on the right note last week with all specialists and support staff members joining me in front of our school as the munchkins came off the buses - from my vantage point, it was the BEST start of the school year EVER!

Additionally, I want to welcome all the Cantiague newbies one more time... Adam, Anne, Kim C., Lois, Amy, Rachel, Gillian and welcome back to Melissa - our team is now complete! We are so lucky to have each of you on our team because you have all helped make Cantiague an even better place!

In an effort to respect the idea that LESS is MORE, I will try and keep the Fast Friday Focus brief, specific and positive! This week, as I walked around the building, I spotted these awesome things...

• Adam introducing Shared Reading to his students and on the day they practiced ENVISIONING, they drew the most beautiful trees with an incredible amount of detail, which spoke to how closely they read the text - AWESOME!

• Melissa introducing the layers of the earth, which in themselves are not necessarily so interesting, but the way that Melissa described them hooked the children and when it was time for gym, they didn't want the geology discussion to end - awesome example of what engaged learning looks!

• Jill working with her children during writing workshop where they wrote about what makes them special. Jeanne and Linda were in the room at the same time and each adult worked individually with children during some meaningful and powerful conferences - WOW!

Tech Tip of the Week...

I know I have mentioned this before, but if you have not done so yet, you MUST create a Diigo account where you can save your favorite websites to the "cloud" and access them from any and all computers. The best part of Diigo and it's new features is that you can create "GROUPS" and theoretically grade levels can be part of the same group and everyone has access to each other's awesome sites! Here is a Diigo Tutorial to help launch the Diigo experience!


SCHEDULE OF THE WEEK... 

Monday, September 16 

"B" Week

Tuesday, September 17

Faculty Enhancement Opportunity - 3pm 
Constitution Day - click here for some resources!

Wednesday, September 18

Happy Wednesday!

Thursday, September 19 

CST Cancelled
Gr. 5 Trip to the Mets Game - 11:30am departure
Board of Education Meeting!

Friday, September 20

Happy TGIF!
Carvel Sale
PTA MOVIE NIGHT 
Tony goes to DC for the Bammy Awards on Saturday- stay tuned!

Kids' Korner

During recess, one of our new third graders came up to me and said, "I hear you are the guy to talk to about problems in this place!" LOL! Really?!? Who told him that? LOL!

Pics of the Week...

Check out Cantiague's Week in Tweets - click on the following link to see our Pics of the Week...

WEEK IN TWEETS

HAVE AN AWESOME WEEKEND!

Issue 26 - June 14

Curriculum Connections...

Happy Friday to everyone and Happy Father's Day to everyone who is celebrating this weekend! Being a father is definitely the highlight of my life so I cannot wait to kick back and hang out with Kelly and Paul!

Well, it is hard to believe that we have reached the end of another successful school year here at Cantiague - for most of us, our fifth year together as a collective team. The start of the next school year, which will be my sixth year at Cantiague, marks a special time in my career - it will be the longest stretch of time where I have been in the same school! I am so excited that this milestone is happening here at Cantiague because there is no other place that I would rather mark such a highlight in my career. Being the Lead Learner of this school is such a gift for me because literally not a day goes by where I don't learn something new or see something that impresses me or experience something that makes an impression on me. Our school is the model for what every elementary school should look like - forget what Dr. King says or what APPR expects - every school should just model themselves after our school and not only will children be college and career ready but we will begin to close the achievement gap. Thank you all for another incredible year filled with critical thinking, engaged learning and happy kids who genuinely love coming to school!

Of course, we wouldn't be able to do the things we do in our classrooms if it weren't for certain support structures that are in place that help facilitate learning. First and foremost, thank you to Laura and Pam for all of their hard work each and every day. Many people would argue that the tone of the Main Office directly affects the tone of the rest of the building. Well, it is clear to me that our Main Office is a happy place where people feel supported and children/families feel valued, which can be seen in every one of our classrooms too. Additionally, I want to thank Joey, Joe, Lisa, Edwin, Omar and Eduardo (our incredible custodial crew) for keeping our building clean, beautiful and safe. Without this dedicated team, who approach their work with pride and thoroughness, none of us would want to be in this space (trust me, I have seen some dirty schools) and our children wouldn't be as available to learning! Finally, I want to thank our amazing part-time aides who do so much to support the smooth running of our school. Thank you Janet, Debbie, Elaine, Chris, Olga, Diane and Mary for all that you do each day for our staff and kids - your jobs are not easy ones but we appreciate and value your daily efforts in keeping the students safe and supporting different spaces in the building! Cantiague is a special place because every member of the community plays a critical role - THANK YOU!

Finally, although I typically reflect on the things that I have observed while walking around the building, as a way to wrap up the year, I want to spotlight some of our collective successes and accomplishments this year...

• We were named a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School and that is a HUGE accomplishment! 

• We refined both the reading and writing workshops to ensure that they were more closely aligned with the Common Core Standards!

• Book Clubs caught fire in our building and were featured in almost every classroom at Cantiague! Our kids were given the opportunity to take control of their learning as it relates to reading and they were given a chance to independently collaborate and deliberate - the end results were AWESOME!

• We finally got iPads in every classroom - that is a HUGE step forward!

• Seamless technology integration is at its highest levels within different learning experiences (BYOD days, kids using Prezi/Glogster/Edmodo/Animoto/PowerPoint, kids navigating the iPads independently, classes creating their own blogs, enhanced home/school communication, etc.).   

• Shared Reading has been implemented, on some levels, in every classroom! Kudos to our Grades 2 & 3 teams for their thorough and dedicated integration of this sound instructional approach that allowed them to easily address many of the Common Core Standards.

• Successful integration of the Math in Focus resource in Grades K, 1 and 2. Although there were some bumps in the road, especially in Grades 1 & 2, the overall feedback has been positive in regards to our students' development of problem solving skills - get ready Grade 3!

• The successful expansion of our Co-Teaching program from Grades 1 through 5! Thank you to our amazing teams for working so hard to refine and enhance your craft to meet the needs of a diverse group of students! 

• We have active Tweeters - this is AWESOME! Thanks to Allison, Mandy, Ally, Team Sanderly, Lesley, Carolyn, Team Marsen, Team Montonelli, Janine, Lorraine, Jeanne, Kim, Team Leverman, Lisa P. and Rande just to name a few! We are using social media as a way to enhance the home/school connection and that is critical!

• We handled both Hurricane Sandy and the Sandy Hook tragedy with the utmost levels of professionalism and made sure that our kids were fine in the end... we always maintain our primary focus on doing what is best for kids and that means the world to me!

Tech Tip of the Week...

One of the coolest new web tools around is called EduClipper! It is a quickly growing resource for teachers to explore, share and contribute educational resources. Best part is, it was created by a fellow Long Islander - Adam Bellow - who is active on Twitter and is a great resource. Check it out!

Schedule of the Week...

Monday, June 17

"B" Week
Grade 5 Moving Up Ceremony - 9am
VIDEO DAY

Tuesday, June 18

Kindergarten Farewell Celebration!
End of Year Staff Party at Linda Schiffer's House
WATER BALLOON DAY

Wednesday, June 19

11:45am Dismissal
X Marks The Spot Day - Sidewalk Chalk Fun
Faculty Meeting at 1:15pm

Thursday, June 20

11:45am Dismissal
Yearbook Day
Faculty Meeting at 1:15pm

Friday, June 21

Happy End of the Year!
9:45am Dismissal - Tony is out!

Kids' Korner

One of the students asked if I were during the summer and when I said yes, he said, "WOW - you are really dedicated because if I were you, I would take the summer off!" LOL!  

Pics of the Week...

Check out Cantiague's Week in Tweets - click on the following link to see our Pics of the Week...

WEEK IN TWEETS - JUNE 14

Issue 25 - May 31

Curriculum Connections...

Happy FINAL FRIDAY OF MAY to everyone! I am excited that tomorrow is the first day of June - it means the summer is right around the corner! Even though I have to DJ the Spring Dance tonight at Paul's school and have tons of HW to do this weekend, there is something about the month of June and summer that is truly magical! I am happy to share that after next weekend (June 7-9), I will have officially completed my first year of the doctoral program. Once again, I thank you all for your support - I could not have survived this year without you! 

On another note, some of you may have heard that I am a finalist for the Bammy Award for Elementary Principal. As you may recall, I was nominated for this award a couple of months ago with over a dozen other principals but yesterday I found out that I am one of the five finalists, which is such an incredible honor! I am actually up against three of my friends who I have connected with on Twitter and have learned so much from over the last year - it is so awesome to be mentioned in such great company! Of course, as Deborah stated at the retirement party, a leader is only as good as those around them so thank you for making me look like a good principal - it is a gift to lead this building each day because I learn so much!

Thanks again to our amazing Sunshine Committee for throwing such an awesome Retirement Party for our Fab 5! It was a blast - celebrating with many of you was the highlight of my week. The dancing, singing, laughing, incredible skits/videos/presentations and speeches by Ellen, Lesley, Beth, Lois and Deborah made this an unforgettable night!

Additionally thank you to all of our amazing classroom teachers who have been thoroughly prepared for the whole reorganization experience this week. Although the process of creating classes from one year to the next is daunting at times, the thing that impresses me most is how passionately each of you feels about the placement of our children. No one is in a rush to "dump" their kids on next year's teacher - there is so much thought and consideration that goes into this process - THANK YOU!

As you may have already seen, an email went out with the schedule/plan for Field Day, which is slated to take place on Tuesday (weather permitting). Please review it carefully because we are doing some things slightly differently this year (mass preps, all specialists helping with the experience, etc.). Let me know if there any conflicts or issues with the plan. 

Please note that you should keep this Fast Friday Focus because it will cover the next two weeks!

Finally, as I do each week, I devoted as much time as possible to traveling around the building to capture the AMAZINGNESS! During my visits this week, I...

• got to hang with Christine and Donna in the computer lab and was totally blown away by what was happening in regards to the seamless integration of technology! There were groups of kids creating Prezis, others creating Glogsters while others were working on the iPads to create iMotion movies - it was AWESOME! And the whole time, Donna and Christine were floating around the room supporting, watching and trouble shooting! I wish I could have videotaped the whole experience! 

• saw Lisa P. facilitating one of her third grade groups and was so impressed with how much she accomplished in the first five minutes of the period - she reviewed nonfiction text features with one child, set another child up for independent reading and completed a 1:1 conference - all within FIVE minutes! Lisa's implementation of the small group experience is something everyone should watch if you have a free minute!

• got to watch Book Clubs in both Melanie's and Janine's classrooms and was so impressed with the level of discussion and the ownership which the children assumed over the experience! These kids were so proud to be leading their own learning experiences - BRAVO!

• I got to meet with our three Book Plate Contest winners and will be working with them to create their own "Book Trailers" using Animoto! These will then be turned into a QR code that will be pasted in the book for future readers to scan! Thank you Lorraine for this opportunity! 

• Finally, I got to perform with the 5th Grade Band last night (thanks Dale) and it was such a wonderful experience! Our children performed beautifully under the direction of Dale, Diane and Clare last night at the concert and it was really one of the best ones EVER!

Tech Tip of the Week...

As we continue our  iPad implementation and increase in technology integration, I wanted to share this great resource - Appitic that spotlights different apps and this page is specifically for teachers (thank you Jeanne Boyle for sharing). Please try some out and let me know what you think!


SCHEDULE OF THE WEEK... 

Monday, June 3

"B" Week
Gr. 4 Science State Test - Written Portion
Lollipops & Learning Day

Tuesday, June 4

Faculty Meeting for ALL Staff
FIELD DAY!
Picnic Around The World - 5PM- Please join us!
Messy Day

Wednesday, June 5

Gr. 5 Boat Trip 
CST at 1:20pm
New Name Day

Thursday, June 6

Orange Day - Bring an Orange & Wear Orange!
Rain Date for Field Day!

Friday, June 7

Happy TGIF!
Pretzel Day & Wear Purple or Pink!
Tony goes to PENN at 10am!

Monday, June 10

"A" Week
Quiet Day
Gr 4 Teachers Scoring Science State Test 

Tuesday, June 11

Faculty Meeting for all staff
James Bruchac Visits with Gr. 3 & 4 in the Library!!
PTA Meeting at 9:45am 
Rainbow Relay Race Day - Wear your Favorite Color & let's race!

Wednesday, June 12

Jericho Public Library Visits
CST at 1:20pm
Surprise Day - shhhh... We are SWAPPING!

Thursday, June 13

High School Reunion at 7:45am!
Gr. 5 Trip to CitiField
Terrific T-Shirt Day - wear your favorite t-shirt!

Friday, June 14

Happy TGIF!
Unbelievable Us Day - Celebrate ALL we Learned this year!

Kids' Korner

In honor of Joke Day, I had to share my absolute favorite of the day - Why are ghosts such bad liars? Because you can see right through them!! LOL!

Pics of the Week...

Check out Cantiague's Week in Tweets - click on the following link to see our Pics of the Week...

WEEK IN TWEETS MAY 31

Upcoming Board of Education Meetings...

Thursday, June 13th

Issue 24 - May 24

Curriculum Connections...

Happy Friday to everyone and Happy Memorial Day weekend to all - we all deserve this extra day off before we enter the final stretch of the school year with 19 days of school left! Even though there are technically less than 3 weeks of school left, I feel like we are still so incredibly busy and there are still such awesome things happening in our school. Thank you all for your dedicated efforts in continuing to keep our children highly engaged, critically thinking and actively learning - BRAVO! 

Congratulations are in order... Marissa Levine was granted tenure last night at the Board of Education Meeting! We are so lucky to have you on Team Cantiague Marissa - your knowledge base, work ethic and passion for doing what is best for children has made our school an even better place. A special thank you again for your work on the Compact Committee this year as you facilitated the Signature Project fundraising event - BRAVO! Cantiague Elementary is a Blue Ribbon School because of teachers like you, especially as a member of Team Leverman!

On another note, I want to thank all of you for your incredible work at our Faculty Meeting this week. I thought the conversations that filled our Library related to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics were AWESOME, POWERFUL and REFLECTIVE of our growth, development and the direction were are headed. I really enjoyed the perspectives shared from each grade level, the development of ideas from the primary level through the intermediate level. I also value the work that we still have to do - teaching and learning is an ongoing process that never ends and our curriculum (made up of a bunch of different resources) is a living "document" that can be modified, enhanced and enriched. Thank you to Joe P. for keeping us headed in the right direction and ensuring that the math instruction throughout the building was Common Core aligned. 

Furthermore, thank you all for making the kick-off to the Cantiague ABC Countdown such a huge success! From Exercise Day to Pink Shirt Day/Cantiague Cares Day, the school has been buzzing with enthusiasm and excitement - thank you all!

Finally, as I do each week, I devoted as much time as possible to traveling around the building to capture the AMAZINGNESS! During my visits this week, I...

• Have had the pleasure of working with a Book Club in Alex and Rosanna's class. We are reading the book Wonder and the level of conversation has been impressive - the children are so excited to get together and share their thoughts, opinions and perspectives related to the text - thank you for letting me join the group! 

• Hung out in every second grade classroom. The second graders did an AMAZING and INCREDIBLE job during their Fairy Tale Celebration the other day! The fractured fairy tales they performed were adorable and hysterical. They also wrote and published their own fractured fairy tales and the quality of their writing was awesome! Their pieces were filled with details, descriptive language and dialogue - BRAVO!

• Got to spend time with Jeanne while she was working 1:1 with a fourth grader and I was blown away by the growth this boy has made over the course of the year! Jeanne came up with a variety of activities to help the child develop his "Super Sentence" writing skills and his ability to add adjectives and details  to his sentences by the end of the period was really impressive - WOW!

• Visited with Karen's class while they were in the second computer lab. The kids were working on publishing their own fiction pieces and they were really excited about this mini unit of study in writer's workshop. Loved reading their pieces and sharing their enthusiasm! 

• Had a blast with Allison and Mandy's classes during Exercise Day where one of the dads from Mandy's class, who is a personal trainer, came in and worked the children out! It was so cute to watch the children try and follow his directions!

Tech Tip of the Week...

One of the coolest web based resources I have explored of late is Padlet, which basically is like a virtual bulletin board that could be used for a lot of different purposes. Check out this blog post - Using Padlet - for ideas/suggestions for how this app could be used!

Schedule of the Week...

Monday, May 27

"A" Week
Happy Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 28

Reorganization Meetings for Grades 1, 2 & K (that order)!
HAT DAY

Wednesday, May 29

WRAP TESTING
Ices Day
CST at 1:20pm
Hands-On Science State Test- Gr. 4 - Moses, Levermans & Huzarsky in the gym
Cantiague Retirement Party

Thursday, May 30

Hands-On Science State Test - Gr. 4 for Test Mods, ESL, etc.
Gr. 5 Spring Concert!
Jump Rope & Jokes Day

Friday, May 31

Happy TGIF!
Kindness & Kisses Day
Reorganization Meetings for Grades 4 & 3 (that order)!

Kids' Korner

After Allison explained that I was her boss and that Hank was my boss, Abby G. announced that she was HIS boss! LOL! 

Pics of the Week...

Check out Cantiague's Week in Tweets - click on the following link to see our Pics of the Week...

WEEK IN TWEETS - MAY 24

Upcoming Board of Education Meetings...

• Thursday, June 13th

Issue 23 - May 10

Curriculum Connections...

Happy TGIF to everyone! I am excited for the upcoming weekend as we will be celebrating Kelly's birthday (it is next week) and then Mother's Day! I actually booked a Zumba party for Kelly and 30 of her closest friends to dance the afternoon away (not sure if I will Zumba). As for Mother's Day, we haven't exactly finalized a plan but I will make sure we celebrate both our moms and Kelly - I don't know what I would do without them! 

With that being said, I would like to wish everyone who is celebrating a HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY on Sunday! I hope each of our Cantiague moms has an awesome day and weekend because you all deserve to be celebrated and honored for all that you do each and every day—both here at school and at home. I am seriously in awe of each of you because somehow you manage to fill the roles of teacher, parent, psychologist, caregiver and advocate all day at school and then go home to your own children/families and fill these roles (& more) with grace and patience—you are all an incredible inspiration! 

Additionally, I want to take one last chance to wish each of you a HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK! It was an incredibly hectic week so I didn't necessarily get to speak with everyone in person but I want you all to know that it is an incredible honor and gift to be your principal! 


In thinking about the amazing teachers in our building, I want to take a moment to commend our awesome CST/IST Team. This has been an especially busy year because of the fact that Beth was split and because of a high number of referrals to the CSE based on specific student needs, which all came after various appropriate RTI attempts. MaryAnn, Lisa, Deborah, Joe, Beth, Kim and Lois work tirelessly throughout the year to support specific student needs, help with various intervention plans and when necessary, spend hours testing a child. The care and compassion exhibited by every member of this team ensures that the needs of each child will be met and that no matter what is needed, we will find a way to try & make it happen. As we sit through annual reviews, I am reminded of their efforts– thank you CST!

This week also allowed me the opportunity to publish a new blog post inspired by each of you and the amazing things you all do each day - Educators: More Than A Number! Check them if you have time and are interested!

Please note that you should keep this Fast Friday Focus because it will cover the next two weeks!

Luckily, most of the ridiculous state testing is over so I was able to visit more classrooms, listen to more kids and just get reconnected! This is some of the stuff that I got to see this week...

• Ilene serving some delicious quesadillas in honor of Cinco De Mayo! It has been so great to listen to our children's growth in the area of Spanish - from being exposed to Spanish texts to the different activities, our children have grown a LOT!! 

• The kids in Alex and Rosanna's class engaged in the Math Quest experience where they were working in groups to solve some challenging word problems. Their collaborative efforts to tackle problems that forced them to access many strategies and skills was impressive!

• Our 3rd and 4th graders during their Spring Concerts - they were really excellent! The 3rd graders were the best recorder players that I have heard in years and our 4th graders played with such enthusiasm and pride! BRAVO Dale, Diane and Clare!

• I got to visit with Tali and Marissa's class while they were working on their animal research projects and to observe the seamless integration of technology was beyond impressive. There were PowerPoints, Prezis, Glogster and even a Haiku Decks being created to present information they had researched - AWESOME! 

• Finally, I got to read with a little boy in Mandy's class and I was so impressed with his ability to use a bunch of skills to figure out unfamiliar words and then be able to do a retelling that focused on the beginning, middle and end - WOW!

Tech Tip of the Week...

As we continue our slow but study iPad implementation and increase in technology integration, I wanted to share this great resource - Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools - on the left hand side of this website are a bunch of links that spotlight different web based resources that can enhance the learning experiences for kids. Please try some out and let me know what you think!


SCHEDULE OF THE WEEK... 

Monday, May 13

"A" Week
Happy Belated Mother's Day
Dancing Dreams Assembly - Gr. 2 & 3 - 10am @ Auditorium
Dads Do Recess

Tuesday, May 14

Faculty Meeting for ALL Staff
Gr. 3 Trip to Outdoor Ed Center
Guest Author visits with Kindergarten - Library Closed

Wednesday, May 15

Gr. 4 Trip to Outdoor Ed Center
CST at 1:20pm

Thursday, May 16

Happy Thursday!
Cantiague ABC Countdown Kicks Off!
Guys Sports Night - Gr. K-2 @ 6pm; Gr. 3-5 @ 6:50pm!

Friday, May 17

Happy TGIF!
Gr. 4 Planning with Lisa D. - Literacy Lab is closed!
Tony goes to PENN at 10am!

Monday, May 20

"B" Week
PINK SHIRT DAY - Cantiague Says NO to Bullying!
Gr. 3 Math In Focus Training 

Tuesday, May 21

Faculty Meeting for all staff
BUDGET VOTE DAY!!
PTA Meeting at 9:45am 

Wednesday, May 22

Gr. 5 Trip - Blue Man Group
CST Cancelled
Gr. 2 Fairy Tale Celebration!

Thursday, May 23

Happy Thursday!

Friday, May 24

Happy TGIF!
Gr. 1 Open House
Gr. 5 Visits the Middle School

Kids' Korner

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, instead of me sharing anything, just walk around the building and check out the pink sheets that up all over the place (thanks PTA) to see the amazing things our kids have to say about you!

Pics of the Week...

Check out Cantiague's Week in Tweets - click on the following link to see our Pics of the Week...

WEEK IN TWEETS -  MAY 10

Upcoming Board of Education Meetings...

• Thursday, May 23rd
• Thursday, June 13th