tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87537604020906847172024-03-05T10:56:33.387-08:00LP Principal's OfficeWelcome to the LP Principal's Office Blog. Hopefully your visits here will change your idea of a typical principal's office. Check back here for information on Livingston Park Elementary School.Livingston Park Principalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16351308643737449402noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753760402090684717.post-69769851174141506702014-11-17T10:06:00.001-08:002014-11-17T10:06:44.847-08:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.25in; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">During the week of
November 17, Livingston Park School joins the nation in celebrating <b><i>American
Education Week</i></b>. This week is
sponsored by the NEA (National Education Association) and serves to celebrate
public education and educators who help ensure that ALL students receive a
quality education. On behalf of the LP administration,
we recognized the hard work and passion our faculty and staff all put forward
EVERY day for EVERY student at Livingston Park.
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happening as part of our celebration:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">All week</span></b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;"> <b><i>– Get Caught Reading@LP!</i></b> - We celebrate the importance of reading in
helping every student become college and career ready. As such, LP students are working hard to meet
our <b><i>Million
Minute Reading Challenge</i></b>. Help
us show off some of the funny places students may be reading or who they are
reading with: under the covers with a
flashlight, on a swingset, in a playhouse, with your pets or stuffed animals,
etc. <b><i><u>Be creative</u></i></b>. Take a digital picture and attach it to the
“Caught Reading” form. We will be
creating a special display at the front of the school for all to enjoy. We invite you to complete the “Caught
Reading” display on the card attached <b>WITH</b>
your child. Send your completed picture
to school any time during this week or next week. We will display all completed cards in the
lobby and hallways for everyone to enjoy throughout November and December. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Tuesday, November 19<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">The PTO is an
essential part of our school’s success.
Please join us at this meeting to connect with other LP parents and
staff members. <span style="color: red;">If
you are a regular attendee, please <b>bring
a friend</b> who usually doesn’t come to PTO Meetings! </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Wednesday, November 20 <span style="color: #00b0f0;">(1:30
closing – Parent teacher conferences)<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Scholastic Book Fair!</span></b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;"> - Media Center – 3:00-7:30 pm – Come shop for
books before or after your conference! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Open House for
Families who Speak Spanish –</span></b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;"> Room 10- Mrs. Pauley & Ms. Blicharz will share ways
to get the most out of Parent/Teacher conferences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chat</span></b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"> with School Leadership </span><b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">–</span></b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Mrs. Ciarrocca, Mrs.
Cave, & Mrs. Wright (3-4pm) and Mrs. Wright (4-5pm) will be available to
speak with any parent in the media center.
Feel free to discuss any questions you might have about any topics you
are interested in discussing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">School Spirit Day:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;"> LP Student Council Members on the Spirit
committee voted for a Pajama Day! If you
don’t wish to wear PJ’s, then wear Blue and White or your LP logo t-shirts and
sweats! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Thank you for
supporting educational excellence at Livingston Park!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AbcCursive;">Mrs. Janet Ciarrocca<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Livingston Park Principalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16351308643737449402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753760402090684717.post-1210043842556918792014-05-12T12:11:00.005-07:002014-05-12T12:11:52.748-07:00FAQ's about Class Placement Requests<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">May 2014</span></b></div>
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In the spring, as thoughts begin to turn toward the
upcoming school year, parents often send in requests for specific placements
for their children. These requests, though well meaning, often complicate an
already difficult placement process. Please
read below for a full explanation of <i>when</i> and <i>how</i> to make teacher
requests. Importantly, <b><u>note the deadline for making requests</u></b>. Class assignments will be completed before
the end of the school year. This is very
challenging to the effectiveness of the process for everyone. For this reason,
I ask you to understand that <b>requests received after <u>May 30</u> cannot be
considered</b>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q - <i>Is it possible to request a <u>specific </u>classroom
teacher for the next school year?</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A</b> – No</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">requests for <u>specific</u> teachers</span></i><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
will not be taken, but please read on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q <i>– Why do you not accept requests for specific teachers?</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A –</b> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Our teachers and administrators spend a great deal
of time planning classroom assignments for the next year. There are a multitude of factors that go into
placing students, which include creating a balanced classroom, academically,
socially, and demographically. We also
do our best to match teacher personalities in the next grade with students as
well as friendships and students who should not be together. With approximately 750 students, these are a
lot of different factors to consider.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Some parents feel that they aren’t being good
parents unless they request a specific teacher. However, without having
personal experience with an individual teacher, it means that you may be
relying on hearsay to make your decision – which is not always accurate and
certainly not always applicable to </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">your </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">child. For the most part, it is important to
allow the staff’s expertise, knowledge of academic and social factors, and
professional judgment to serve as the guides for the decision. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It is equally important for
us to help our youngsters grow to become resilient and flexible enough to deal
with what might not be a first choice. Over their lifetimes, our children will
live with a good deal of chance and uncertainty. We serve them well while they
are young to allow them prudent opportunities to learn how to cope with change
and make new experiences work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Finally, requesting the same
teacher for a second or third child is not always in your child’s best
interest. Teachers, like all people, have to work hard to see that child as a
unique and individual person rather than a replica of an older sibling’s style.
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q <i>– What types of teacher requests WILL be honored?</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A</b> – Special requests must be made directly to me <i><u>in writing
(not email) on or before May 30th</u></i><u>.</u> Requests received after
this date will not be considered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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child might best work with<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(such as when a parent who has had an older child who was placed with a
specific teacher does not wish their younger child to have the same placement or
if a child is being retained.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q - <i>Are all requests honored?</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A</b> - No. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Logistically,
it is impossible to honor every request. Doing so could result in groupings
that would not be suitable for the students or their teachers. We will consider parent input in the above
forms as part of our larger discussion and work to place students in the best
classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q - <i>When do we find out to which class our child has been
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A -</b> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lists have traditionally been posted on the school’s
lobby doors at 3:30 P.M. on the Friday before Labor Day.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Livingston Park Principalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16351308643737449402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753760402090684717.post-48112800092777706332014-04-21T11:55:00.002-07:002014-04-21T11:57:11.079-07:00Spring has sprung at LP!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Spring really seems to have finally taken hold here at LP. The blooms on the trees outside of the school and in the courtyard really show off the beauty of the season. Inside the school, we are back from our spring vacation and re-focused on instruction. It is our intention to make the most of every instructional minute available to us from now until the last day of school. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next 8 weeks at LP will be very busy. In grades 3-5, students are preparing to take the NJ ASK tests in early May. Teachers will be working with students on specific test taking strategies to help them approach the test more strategically. This also includes looking at the test as an additional measure of their learning this year and putting it in perspective as a "snapshot" of their learning, rather than a high pressure test. Please take a look in your child's backpack today or tomorrow for an NJ ASK information booklet. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have additional questions, </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">plan to attend</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> our </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">LP PAC (Parent Advisory Council) Meeting</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> on </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wednesday evening, April 30th, at 7:00 pm.</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The presentation is </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Everything You Always wanted</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to Know about the NJ ASK, but were Afraid to Ask." </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(ALL parents of students in grades 3-5 are welcome. If your child is NOT in 3rd grade yet, next year will bring a whole new assessment called the PARCC. I suggest you WAIT to attend that next year so as not to get confused!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Outside on the playground, there are many new games now painted on our blacktop. Using money from our Rutgers ISCI (Rutgers Inclusive School Climate) grant, our ISCI committee worked on creating a more collaborative, peaceful playground. There is now a walking path and many different game areas that include hopscotch, four-square, a calculator, around the world in basketball, a peace path and much more. Students are being introduced to these new games by our 5th Grade Peer Mentors. 1st and 2nd grade students enjoyed a "ribbon cutting" ceremony with the Peer Mentors, School Counselor, Mrs. Pauley, and Mrs. Cave this morning. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With Spring in full bloom, our students' brains are also bursting with energy to learn, but also with pent up energy from the winter. LP teachers make regular use of brain breaks, class trips outside, and active learning strategies, to fight off the "spring fever" that often hits this time of year. Help us reinforce with your child the importance of continuing their focus on school these last two months! </span><br />
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<br />Livingston Park Principalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16351308643737449402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753760402090684717.post-78253843805328578432014-01-07T07:14:00.000-08:002014-01-30T03:46:38.090-08:00Happy New Year!<div class="MsoNormal">
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2014</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Dear LP
Families,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><br /> Happy 2014! The school year, as it so
often does, seems to be flying by. As we all know, so many of us make New Year’s
resolutions that we have every intention of keeping, but in the end, lose our
momentum and fail to follow through. However,
here at LP, we are looking at the beginning of 2014 as a time to take stock and
take a fresh look at the resolutions ( ie: goals) our teachers and administrators
set at the start of the year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> <span style="color: blue;">This school
year, each of our teachers has developed an <b>SGO,</b> or <b>Student Growth
Objective, </b>in one or two areas, depending on the grade they teach. (SGO’s are a part of the new teacher
evaluation system in NJ called <a href="http://www.state.nj.us/education/AchieveNJ/teacher/overview.shtml">ACHIEVE NJ</a>.
K-3 teachers and specialists must create two, while 4-5 teachers must
create one.) Unlike resolutions, which
are easily forgotten a few weeks in to the year, our SGO’s or student goals are
continually being re-assessed and adjusted.
Our teachers are looking at data and student learning on a regular basis
to see how our students are progressing towards those goals. We have set checkpoints during the year to
see how we are doing on our goals. This winter
stretch into spring, aside from the occasional snow day and Monday holiday,
allows us a nice long period of uninterrupted instruction. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> One of <b>my</b> goals for LP is to increase
communication and parent involvement.
This “Principal’s Office” blog will be a regular part of my
communication strategy. Please check
back regularly for various blog topics on Livingston Park topics and other important educational topics that you
might be curious to know more about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><span style="color: blue;">I am scheduling the rest of our
monthly </span><b><i>Coffees and Conversation</i></b> <span style="color: blue;">dates. Check our website for a complete list of dates. These are held at </span><b><i>8:15 am</i></b><span style="color: blue;"> in the multi-purpose room and allow for parents to come
in and chat with the Principal and Director on any pressing issues or
concerns before they have to go in to work. It is a time for open
dialogue and a sharing of ideas – no agenda. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">In addition, I am putting together a <b><i>Parent Advisory Council, or PAC.</i></b> The <b>PAC</b>
will be open to any parents interested in participating. We will meet during the day and work together
to find ways to engage more parents and to strengthen our community ties. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><span style="color: blue;">Here’s to a 2014 full of learning and goals achieved for ALL of Livingston Park students!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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