REMINDER FROM THE NURSE

L INDEN AVENUE SCIENCE TEACHERS HOST ANNUAL ENGINEER’ S DAY!

SPORTS PHYSICALS ARE JUNE 1 & 4

Sports physicals will be done in the health office by Dr. Sullivan on June 1 and 4. Stu-dents will have the opportunity to sign up for a sports physical at school during the month of May. Your child will receive the Athletic Health History form when they sign up. The par-ent completes this form and the student returns the form to the health office in or-der to have a physical scheduled. This sports physical is in effect for the entire next school year. Please read the Athletic Director’s Information Sheet that is

sent to you annually in the April report card envelope for a full explanation of the modified sports program.

Dear Parents,

Now that spring is upon us, we have noticed an increased level of excite-ment and activity among the students. You are probably seeing the same at home! Please continue to help your child stay focused on his/her academic work so that they will finish out the year well. In addition to their usual homework assignments, beginning in May, students will be reviewing their subjects for final exams.

Please remind your child to continue doing his/her best work through the last marking period. Please don’t hesitate to call with concerns: teachers, guidance counselors or principals, as we are all available to work closely with you to support your child’s education. Through good home/school communication we will be able to improve our support and foster the growth and achievements of our students.

All the best.

A MESSAGE FROM MRS. BERARDI & MICHELLE KAPRINSKI 2014-2015

MAY/JUNE NEWSLETTER

Please pick up your child’s medication in the Health Office at the end of the school year. We are supposed

to dispose of any medication that is not picked up by the last day of school. Thank you!

Thanks to a crew of local engineers volunteering their time, Engineer’s Day has become an annual event at

Linden Avenue Middle School. This year’s event will be on May 8th and the entire 8th grade class will partici-

pate. Under the direction of the engineers, students will develop, design and execute plans to build a raft.

They will also have the opportunity to write code that will allow a fellow teammate to effectively navigate a

matrix. The morning long event will open with the engineers highlighting the skills needed to work in the

field of engineering and end with a question and answer session.

LINDEN AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Dutchess Community College

is offering ESL Classes for

Adults in Red Hook. It will be a

structured program with an

entry test to assess the individ-

ual level. The following infor-

ma%on is what is currently

planned.

BEGIN: Monday, April 27th

WHERE AND WHEN: Mondays

and Wednesdays from 6:00pm

-9:00pm at Red Hook High

School.

OTHER INFORMATION:

The semester will be 15 weeks

for a total of 90 hours.

The registra%on tui%on is $25

plus $35 for books per semes-

ter.

(Scholarship may be available if

qualified.)

There will be 4 different levels:

Beginner

Intermediate Low

Intermediate High

Transi%on to College Level

CONTACT: Mrs. Tambini

mtambini@rhcsd.org

(845) 853-4748

ADULT ESL CLASSES IN RED HOOK

AVOID

NON-EMERGENCY

APPOINTMENTS

DURING

TESTING DATES

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6th Grade Trip to Medieval

Times, Lyndhurst, NJ………….

5/1

Sci. Assess. Performance Sci. Assess. Written………..

5/20 6/1

7th Grade Field Trip to

Great Escape……………………..

6/12

Sports Physicals…………… 6/1-6/4

NJHS Induction Ceremony.. 5/12

End of Year Dance………... 6/19

Final Exams (1/2 days) 6/17-6/23

8th Grade Recognition 6/23

Field Day (1/2 day/last day

of school for students)

6/24

School Closes 6/25

Memorial Day Parade……………….. 5/26—Meet in LAMS Band

Room/9:00

7-8 Band and Chorus Concert…

6/1—Bard/7:30 PM

6-7 Band and Chorus Concert… 6/2—Bard/7:30

District Jazz Concert— Jazz Ensemble…………………...

6/11—Olin Hall/7:30

IMPORTANT DATES IMPORTANT CONCERT DATES

Girls PE classes have been busy climbing the rock wall and the ele-ments in the gym. This "challenge by choice" activity does just that. It challenges each girl to get a little out of their comfort zone and see just how high they can go. Some choose

to just get a few feet off the ground, some are making it to the top of each element. No matter what level they reach, the key to every-one's success is team-work. Each student is part of the relay team and responsible for the safety of their climber.

The girls are doing an OUTSTANDING job and will continue to climb for the next few weeks. Next up will be the Fit-ness Assessments!

A reminder to all stu-dents and parents: All items should be locked in the gym locker at all times.

Shakespeare is telling us to be nice to our families. He's also tell-ing us that family dra-ma is universal and timeless. After seeing King Lear, It probably left you wanting to give your annoying little sis-ter a hug instead of try-ing to steal her evil boyfriend. It also made you rethink your plan to poison your sibling and throw your aging father out onto the streets after he gives you your own kingdom. Congrat-ulations on another great production!

KING LEAR BY GEOFF BAMBER PERFORMED AT LAMS

On April 10 and 11, Mrs. Bucksch’s Drama Club did two wonderful performances of King Lear. One might have thought it’s about a se-nile old man who makes a series of bad political decisions until just about everyone winds up dead. The truth is that King Lear is about a whole lot more than Lear's political cri-sis. When it comes down to it, family rela-tionships (not just poli-tics) are at the heart of this play.

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SUCCESS IN THE P.E. CLIMBING UNIT...NOW ON TO FITNESS ASSESSMENTS

The ice cream social will be held on Tuesday, May 19 from

6-8 pm at Mill Road in the K-2 Cafeteria. Take advantage

of $1.00 make your own Ice Cream Sundaes! Where the

teachers scoop and you get all the fun!

RHFA ICE CREAM SOCIAL TO BE HELD MAY 19TH

There were 91 partici-

pants from Mrs. Zduniak’s

English classes for the

"What the Flag of the

United States of America

Means to Me" essay con-

test sponsored by the

Daughters of the Ameri-

can Revolution - Chancel-

lor Livingston Chapter.

Abigail Urbin’s essay was

submitted to the NYS

level.

The winners are:

1st-Abigail Urbin $100.00—LAMS

2nd-Emma Siedsma $50.00—LAMS

3rd-Tessa Husted

$30.00—LAMS

Honorable Mention-

Christienne Torres

$20.00—LAMS

WINNERS OF LOCAL ESSAY CONTEST CCC

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NYSSMA SOLO FESTIVAL Performing at NYSSMA Solo Festival at Chatham High School on May 8 and May 9 are 57 band students. On April 24th and 25th, 13 vo-calists performed. This is an enormous responsibility and they have been at school many days to work on their solos after school and in the evening. Congratulations to our vocalists who received either outstanding or excel-lent!

These NYSSMA vocalists will

perform on Tuesday, May

5th for the Senior Citizen

Dinner (detailed information

located in this newsletter).

They will be performing

from 4:30 p.m.—5 p.m.

On April 23, Mrs. Agate's

and Mrs. Stoddard's

eighth graders par%cipat-

ed in a Science Fair at

LAMS. The fair was an

op%onal component of

their independent scien-

%fic study. Bard College

professor, Christopher

LaFraGa, and many of his

students mentored these

8th graders as they devel-

oped and experimented

with authen%c ques%ons

and hypotheses. Through

this unique experience,

these students learned

first-hand some of the

challenges and rewards

that real scien%sts enjoy

when conduc%ng their

own experiments.

Many thanks to all the

students who took part,

as well as Professor

LaFraGa, Bard College

science students, Mrs.

Beam and her stu-

dent teacher, Mrs. Budd,

Mr. Brown, Mrs. Trabuc-

co, Mr. Wood, and

Mrs. Mosher in evalu-

a%ng these 8th graders.

Please call Elena Maskell at 758-2241 ext. 55010 or Kay Gilbert at 758-2241 Ext. 55210 by April 29th to reserve your seat at the fiesta! We look forward to seeing you!

8TH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR

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RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT’S 2nd ANNUAL SENIOR CITIZEN SPRING S0CIAL

On Tuesday, May 5 from 4-6 p.m., Red Hook Central School District senior resi-dents are invited to join us for a “Cinco de Mayo Fiesta” of delicious foods and en-tertainment by some of our fabulous student musicians.

Admission is FREE but res-ervations are required.

Lydia Costakis, a 6th grade

student, made a surprise

aJerschool visit on Friday,

April 24 to show off her

newest pet goats, LiGle

Miss Sassy is the white

one and is three weeks

old. Kisses is mul% colored

goat and she is one week

old. Thank you Lydia for

this special visit!

LYDIA COSTAKIS BRINGS SOME FLUFFY FUN TO LINDEN AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL