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will be dismissed after luncheach day unless they areattending tutoring and extrahelp sessions. A detailedmid-term schedule isavailable in the Januarycalendar on the next page.

If you have further

questions about the pro-gress reports, mid-terms,or our school, please do nothesitate to ask your child‟sadvisor or myself. We lookforward to continuing thisexciting and positive year!

Thank you for yourcontinued faith and support,

Ms. Natalie Webb

Principal

917.687.0052

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Hello! Welcome to theDecember edition of ourmonthly newsletter. We areexcited to share with you thegreat events and happeningseach month, so that you haveall the information needed tosupport your child in ourschool. We are halfwaythrough the second Quarterand quickly moving towardsmid-terms and the New Year.I want to take a moment justto say thank you and wisheveryone a wonderful holidayseason. Hopefully I will seemany of you at our HolidayShow this evening, December16th.

In this packet, you will alsofind your child‟s progressreport. As we near the middleof the year, it is vital for youto stay on top of your child‟sgrades and continue to pushthem to seek the support theyneed to be successful in theirclasses. As our sophomoresknow, mid-terms are very

important in terms of setting the tone for kids‟progress and for giving thestudents, families and staff an idea of where we arestrong and what topics weneed to re-address. Pleaseencourage your child to getthe help they need and

make sure they attend ourSaturday review sessions,on January 22nd. As wehave mentioned before, wehave tutoring available before school, during lunch,and after-school. Pleasereach out to us if you wantmore information.

During the week of January24th through January 28th,we will be running analternative schedule as thestudents take their mid-term exams. Each daystudents will take an examin the morning and havetime for studying, tutoring,and getting extra help in theafternoons. Students must be at school by 8:00, but

KIPP NYC COLLEGE PREP NEWSLETTER YEAR 2, ISSUE 2

KIPP NYC

IN THIS NEWSLETTER. . .

Note from Ms. Webb

December, January, and February Calendars

Scholar Shout-Outs

In the Classroom

Quarter 1 Award Winners

Summer Opportunities

Community Service Program

From the Field

Congratulations to our Quarter 1 Award Winners...

Congratulations to Cleirys Perez, Nelkie Gonell, and RichardRichardson--their consistent academic growth over the last year

earned them laptops from Google.



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DECEMBER SCHEDULE December 16: Progress reports sent home

December 16: Holiday Show

December 23: Early dismissal at 1:15

December 24: School closed

December 24 - 31: Winter Break. NOSCHOOL

FEBRUARY SCHEDULE

January 31: No school for students

February 1: Students receive Semester2 schedule and new lockers

February 9: Report Card Night

February 9: Issue 3 of Newsletter

February 11: Q2 Reward Trip

February 22-25: Winter Recess. NOSCHOOL

JANUARY 2011

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

3 School begins

4 5 6 7 8

10 11 12 GhettoFilm SchoolInfo Session

13 14 15

17 Schoolclosed

18 19 20 21 22

24 25 26 27 28 End of Q2 29

DECEMBER 2010


13 14 15 16 Progress ReportsHoliday Show17 18

20 21 22 23 Early dismissal,1:15

24 No school 25

27 28 29 30 31 1

FEBRUARY 2011


31 NoSchool

1 Semester2 schedule

2 3 4 5

7 8 9 Report CardNightIssue 3 of Newsletter

10 11 Q2RewardTrip

12

JANUARY SCHEDULE

January 3: School begins

January 12: Ghetto Film School InfoSession, 4 p.m. for students

January 17: School closed for MartinLuther King, Jr. Day

Mid-term/Regents Schedule

January 24: English, 8 a.m.*

January 25: Living EnvironmentRegents and Science Mid-terms, 8 a.m.*

January 26: Global History, 8 a.m.*

January 27: Spanish, 8 a.m. and mathtutoring for students not in Spanish*

January 28: Math, 8 a.m.*

January 28: Last day of Quarter 2*

January 31: No school for students

* There will be tutoringsessions from 12:00-4:30 all week.

Winter Break — No School

Mid-term and Regents Week. See Schedule



From Mr. Routhier

Shout-out to Brian

Acevedo for the increased

energy toward giving 100% on

homework and classwork inGlobal 2.

Shout-out to Daquan

Davis for the positive vibes

and hard work in history class.

You‟ve made great progress.

Shout-out to Majestic Grigg

for the discipline and interest

n history class.

Shout-out to EdelinFernandez for her

excellence on homework in

history.

Shout-out to Ivan Martinez for

being a self-starter in history--

maturity and

discipline beyond your years!

Shout-out to Steph Jurado

and Alix Rodriguez for the

ncreased energy in AP World.

We‟re figuring it out!

Shout-out to Ashley Ceron

and Yosmary Marte for the

great grit in AP World--tough

tuff, but you‟ve kept your

heads up and are

getting great.

From Ms. Woda

Shout-out to JerichoNesbitt for always being the

first one changed in second

period PE.

From Mr. Leon

Shout-out to Laseana Camp-

bell and Jericho Nesbitt for

displaying grit and determina-

ion. Your hard work is start-

ng to pay off.

Shout-out to Olvis Peralta for

his joy in class and always

helping with the desks!

From Ms. Nelson

Shout-out to Daquan Davis--

Daquan has been working to hisgreatest potential in math, and

with study and homework

completion, his test scores have

been remarkable…keep up the

good work Daquan!

From Mrs. Greendyke

Shout-out to Rafael Warner,

Raquel Reynoso, Taisha Val-

entin, Roberto Williams, Am-

menab Bennerson, and JamesHarriet for coming to Spanish

tutoring and seeking help. I love it

when students take charge of their

learning. Great job putting in the

necessary effort to be more

successful in Spanish class.

Shout-out to Kevinah

McFarland for being willing to

help your teammates. Great job!

Shout-out to Tiana Herrera and

Tianna Berrios for

proactively making up classwork

and homework after being

absent. Good job being

responsible for your learning!

Shout-out to Terrell Rose,

Richard Richardson, David

Dennis, Genevieve Shorter,

Anthony Lawrence,

Britnney De la Cruz,Marquis Brunson, Chris

Clarke, and Kenneth

Williams for your very active

participation in our TPRS story

days. Your enthusiasm and input

make our stories even more locos

y divertidos!

SCHOLAR SHOUT-OUTS

PAGE 3YEAR 2, ISSUE 2

From Ms. Woods

Shout-out to Maia Coltes-

Pierce for her dedication to her

academic success and her con-

sistentparticipation in Global History.

Shout-out to Kevineh

McFarland for making a

commitment to improving her

performance in Global History.

Shout-out to Jhesset Estrella

for her continued commitment to

putting her best foot forward

every day and working hard in

Global

History.

Shout-out to Maya Bowens for

the great improvements she has

made in Global History.

Shout-out to Ammenab

Bennerson for always

participating in Global History

and his dedication to his educa-

tion.

From Ms. Rosenstein

Shout-out to Zulenny Sanchez

and Mannielly Justo

Hernandez for their dedication

and commitment to dance class.

Shout-out to Erick Salomon for

his positive energy in class.

Shout-out to Cleirys Perez for

her grit and commitment todance class.

Shout-out to Jay Henriquez

and Shanice Richards for never

wanting class to end, thank you

for your passion!

Shout-out to Samaiyah Mason for

staying organized and pushing yourself

to improve in Spanish class.

From Ms. DeSario

Shout-out to Rachel Hutchinson for

her continued support and dedication to

this newsletter!

From Ms. Godwin

Shout-out to Bianca Osorio--fantastic

initiative! You‟ve really demonstrated

what it means to “own” your own edu-

cation.

Shout-out to Nikia Corley--what great

dedication you have shown this year! I

am so impressed with your effort anddaily growth in Spanish!

Shout-out to J’son Robinson--you are

gaining in Spanish by leaps and bounds! I

love your participation and I look for-

ward to more of it!

Shout-out to Brieanna-Lee Harris--

you are truly beginning to shine as a

leader in class. Keep it up!

Shout-out to Tianna Benjamin--youare a goldmine of Spanish talent. Let

that untapped bling shine!

Shout-out to Cheryl Liburd--wow! I

am constantly amazed by your

dedication and desire. You are a true

scholar!

Shout-out to Willis Feliz--

congratulations on a 26%

improvement from the Unit 2 exam to

the Unit 3 exam! (And may you and

your agenda have a long and happyrelationship!)

Shout-out to Star Denny--your

positive attitude and determination

make you sparkle, Estrella! Thank you

for always working hard and being nice!

Shout-out to Kristyan Samuel--I see

great things in your future! Keep up the

consistent effort and focus--you are a

stellar example of both!



In Algebra 2, the studentsrecently completed theirstudy of the complexnumber system. In thatunit, the students wereintroduced to imaginarynumbers. This importantconcept has many real

world applications in areassuch as electricity andengineering. The students arenow deep into their study of parabolas. In this unit, thechildren see how quadraticequations can be used tomodel the path of projectiles

W ITH MR . LEON , ALGEBRA 2

W ITH MRS . LEINGANG

W ITH MS . ROSENSTEIN , DANCE

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in space. They also have theopportunity to see how com-panies use math to maximizeprofits. I am very excited tohave the opportunity to workwith your children and hope toinstill a life-long love of mathematics.

Study Skills, 9th GradeAfter we returned from break, the Study Skillsclass has been taking a closer look at homeworkefficiency. For one week, students kept a“Homework Time Log,” where they recorded howmuch time they devoted to each of theirassignments. Then in class, we looked at which

subjects had the most time consuming assignmentsand the reasons why the assignments were takingso long. This is the beginning of a longerconversation about creating a balance betweenspending enough time on each assignment tounderstand it and complete it accurately, but notsacrificing other subjects‟ assignments or hours of sleep in the process.

Critical Reading, 10th gradeThe Critical Reading class is diving intoliterature analysis this month as wehave begun our ocean themed guidedreading novels: Old Man in the Sea andThe Black Pearl. Each day, studentsare practicing how to identify and ana-

lyze literary elements in fictional text.Getting comfortable with this skill willprepare students for the critical lensessay they will have to write on Half of a Yellow Sun in English at the end of the quarter.

The „Sprinkler,‟ the„Cabbage Patch, and the„Running Man‟ are allexamples of party dancesfrom the 1980s and 1990s.These dances were created by a person having a goodtime at a party and it spreadthroughout America. Indance class, the 9th and 10th

grade students formed small

groups to create their ownoriginal party dance.Students used differentInspirations from city life todevelop the movement,name, and origin of theirparty dance. Each groupperformed and shared theirparty dance to the entireclass. The students were

able to connect all the party

dances into a larger dancecombination. Students createdthe „Delicious,‟ „Bummy Boy,‟„The Sports Play,‟ „The TeenWave,‟ „TT- JJ,‟ and manymore!

Now, students are working onchoreography for the WinterCelebration. They are dancingto “Run Run Rudolph” and

having lots of fun!

In The Classroom...

Power Parent Check your child‟s gradesto stay updated on theirattendance and academic

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„Paso a paso, se va adelante,‟ means „Step by step, one goes far ahead.‟ Spanish 2students have jumped in with both feet and

are steadily working their way toward nextyear‟s Regents Exam. As they build ontheir previous knowledge and skills,Spanish 2 students will gain the ability tocommunicate about themselves and the

world around them with a culminat-ing (and impressive!) final project--a10 page autobiography. As we worktoward this goal, students will takeon greater individual responsibilityfor developing fluency in theirvocabulary by reviewing in short,consistent intervals each night.

W ITH MS . GODWIN , SPANISH 2

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR Q1 AWARD W INNERS

Abdul Diallo, Adam Paisley, AdrianPortela, Adrian Toledo, AlexOlmedo, Amaris Urena, Amber-LeeBrown, Ammenab Bennerson, AquilDixon, Arlene Centeno, AshleyCeron, Ashley Lopez, AslynContreras, Avery Hansen, BrandiGist, Brandon Charlton, BrianAcevedo, Brian Peguero, BrianaMcCall, Brieanna-Lee Harris, BrittneyCampbell, Charisse King, ChrisGonzales, Christopher Clarke,Christopher Gonzalez, ChyanneMennell, Cleirys Perez, DanielleHeadley, David Olea, Destinee Out-law, Emily Montesino, Erick Salo-mon, Ericka Booker, Francina Genao,Gabriel Rodriguez, Genesis De Jesus,Georely Germosen, Guiomar

PAGE 5YEAR 2, ISSUE 2

Ninth Grade English is about to beginthe play Twelve Angry Men by Re-

ginald Rose. We begin by studying theAmerican judicial system and under-standing the integral role of the averagecitizen in the pursuit of justice in acourt of law. Because Twelve AngryMen is set in the 1950s, we are alsostudying the social context of the time,such as the beginning of integration inpublic schools in Little Rock, Arkansas.

MS . DE LA GANDARA , 9TH GRADE ENGLISH

The students will learn to becomethe characters as they will be acting

out the play in the class throughoutthe month. Our KIPPsters willmove from writing the perfectparagraph to writing a strong,supported essay using the perfectparagraph criteria that they have been practicing for the past month.

Students and parentsare encouraged to use

our textbook‟swebsite,

www.realidades.com

as a review andenrichment tool in the

language.

Camano, Harold Mercedes, JaquilleOliver, Jasmine Francis, JasmineGordon, Jeffrey Rodriguez, Jennifer Bravo, Juan Donado, JulisaEsparza, Keeara Smith, Kevin Hi-dalgo, Kevineh McFarland, KiahTate, Kim Heras, Kristyan Samuels,Leah Collazo, Leola Gordon, LesliePerez, Lofatou Paye, Maia ColtesPierce, Majestic Grigg, Malik Lewis-Schooler, Marilyn Garcia, MayaBowens, Melanie Moreaux, MiriamMeza, Nelkie Gonell, Nikia Corley,Olamide Adams, Pamela Munoz,Paola Munoz, Quanece Thompson,Quiara Capellan, Raymond Arias,Richard Richardson, RickyDeLeon, Sabrina Almanzar, SabrinaSultana, Sebastian Nartey,

Shakeema Blanco, Shamaera Campbell,Sharlyne Marte, Shavonte Roberts,Shayla King, Sophia-SymoneRichardson, Stephanie Jurado, TaishaValentin, Tashera Lovelock, TonyTurner, Troy Ramadin, WilsonGuzman, Yael Bermudez, YasmineWills, and Yosmary Marte

Each quarter, award winners

earn a rewards trip. TheQ1 Award Winners went to an

all-you-can eat ChineseBuffet. The Q2 Awards trip will

be on February 11.



Ms. DeSario has met with almost all studentsto talk about summer opportunities. Lastyear, students participated in sports camps,pre-college classes, art programs, danceprograms, internships, jobs, volunteerprograms, outdoor leadership classes, fashion

design programs, music programs, sleep-away camps, and more. This year, we wantmore students to participate in programs sowe are starting early to have students thinkabout their ideal summer program. Studentsare encouraged to talk to friends and familyto get ideas about activities — and to use theinternet to search for different programs.

Ms. DeSario is available to work withstudents on program applications and to shareinformation about summer opportunities.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES

Winter Athletics have begun and we

are happy to share the schedules forGirls Basketball and BoysBasketball.

In addition to these Winter Sports,we are also offering IntenSati (anaerobic workout) and WeightTraining and Conditioning duringKIPP Block. These activities helpKIPPsters stay in shape, even if theychoose not to do a team.

FROM THE F IELD

There will also be information sessions aboutdifferent programs throughout the winter andspring (like the Ghetto Film School InfoSession on 1/12). Students need to beproactive about their summer planningto secure the best opportunities. They

should attend information sessions andschedule times to speak to Ms. DeSarioduring lunch or after school. If you havequestions about summer opportunities, pleasecontact Ms. DeSario at 516.658.4167 [email protected]. Please speak to yourchild about the meeting with Ms.DeSario and hear their thoughts aboutsummer plans. With your support and studentinvestment, I am confident that students canconnect with great summer opportunities.

Save the Date Saturday, March 5 will be aSummer Opportunities Fair.

Students and families are welcometo come to learn about

summer programs.

Boys Basketball Schedule

Date Time Opponent

12/20 5:30 Democracy Prep1/15 10:00 Achievement First1/22 11:00 Democracy Prep1/29 11:00 Hyde2/5 11:00 Believe South2/7 5:30 Believe North2/19 10:00 Achievement First2/26 10:00 Democracy Prep3/5 11:00 Hyde3/7 5:45 Believe South3/14 5:30 Believe North

Date Time Location12/14 5:30 Uncommon

1/13 4:15 New Canaan

Country Day

Girls Basketball Schedule

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM

This year, we have launched a new service learning program. This programwill give our KIPPsters opportunities to go out into the community and serve.So far, we have:• Raised over $400 dollars to go towards an organization that provides healthcare in poor countries;• Attended a middle school program where out KIPPsters helped sixthgraders and their families learn how to use their brand new computers;• Supported middle school students in Washington Heights as they learnedabout the importance of sports and academics;

• Attended a city wide service day where our KIPPsters cleaned up andmulched along the Hudson River;• And we are getting ready to roll out a mentorship program between our bigKIPPsters and the elementary school in the building.

In the coming weeks, we will be holding a food drive, working at a local soupkitchen, and much more. If you have any ideas or would like your student andyourself to attend these events, please reach out to Ms. Wondwossen,917.687.5044.

Alejandro Rosario (2017) participated in theMaysles Institute Summer Film Program.

Students can learn more about a summer filmprogram on January 12.

Additional boys basketball dates to be announced.

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