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8/15/2019 Moriches Newsletter

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The 2015 -2016 school year is nearing the end. It feels like it has just begun. Time de nitelyies when you're having fun! We have many exci ng end of the year ac vi es happening

during the month of June. Grade level eld days are being held in the beginning of June,many classes will be going on fun eld trips and our 5th grade Moving -up Ceremony will beheld on June 20th. We hope you will be able to come and enjoy these events with your child.

At this me we would like to thank all of our parents who have helped us through volunteer-ing their me at our school. It is greatly appreciated. Collabora on is the key to success. Welook forward to seeing you at the Volunteer Breakfast on June 3rd.

Many of our school events are sponsored by our Moriches PTO. The execu ve board consistsof: Elizabeth Dingman, Diana Klein, Lisa Almonte, Jennifer Savnik, Chris na Glauber, SteveGlauber, Debra Guercio, Kathy Ferriolo, Erin Luhrs and Stephenie Sco . They are a group ofhighly mo vated and dedicated individuals that have been very helpful and suppor ve of the

programs at Moriches Elementary School. On behalf of the students and the sta we thankthem for their countless hours of work and commitment to our school community!

We would like to take this opportunity to honor and give thanks to one of our extra -ordinaryteachers at Moriches Elementary School who is re ring at the end of this school year, Mr.Dave Pia. He is such a dedicated and commi ed professional that will be missed dearly by hiscolleagues, students and families at Moriches Elementary School. We wish him the best ofluck in his future endeavors.

We would like to wish everyone a safe and fun summer vaca on! May everyday be lled withsunshine and enjoyment. Remember to read plenty of books throughout the en re summerand keep learning wherever you go! Make sure to visit the public library periodically through-out the summer. Thank you for vo ng and approving the 2016 -2017 school budget!

MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHO

2015 -2016 Parent Newsle er (3rd Edi on)

Principals’ Message


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Ranger Eric visitedall the Kindergartenclasses to talkabout insects.He introducedthe students to

an insect called a“Walking S ck.”


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The Kindergarten Classes a ended a Wiggly Worm assembly.The Mari me Explorium located in Port Je erson came toMoriches to introduce the students to Earth Worms. By perform-ing di erent experiments, the students learned whether theworms preferred wet or dry condi ons, whether they preferredlight or dark condi ons and whether they preferred a certain soil

type. A fun learning experience was had by all!


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In prepara on for the upcoming summer months,the Kindergarten and First Grade Classes a endeda Water Safety Assembly. They were treated to a

puppet show and then visits from the water safetycharacters. They were taught many waysto be safe around any type of water this summer.


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Kindergarten Summer Tips

With summer just around the corner, many parents are star ng to makeplans. This is a great me to start planning how you can con nue what

your child has learned in Kindergarten. The local public library has a fan-tas c reading program that encourages reading and o ers prize incen-

ves. First grade involves increased responsibili es. Your child needs tobe able to follow two and three step direc ons. Children need to be ableto focus their a en on on a task independently for 15 minutes or more.Parents can help their child by giving verbal two and three step direc-

ons. “Please put your toys away, wash your hands, and then sit for din-

ner.” Allow your child me to cra independently and provide opportu-ni es for him/her to sit down and prac ce paper/pencil work at a tableor desk area for 15 minutes or more. Your child could make lists for thegrocery store, write le ers to rela ves, and even write in a journal daily.Reading together as o en as you can is a great way to bond and maintainreading strategies. Ask your child to take turns reading with you. Pointout sight words as you read. Predict and take a guess what might hap-

pen next in the story. Play rhyming games! See how many rhymes yourchild can make. This is o en silly and full of giggles, but a great way toprac ce le ers, sounds, and word families! Keep math alive during thesummer! Help your child maintain and build on their understanding ofwhat the numbers 0 -20 represent. Have your child count the number ofsteps it takes to get to the second oor. Make a number line out of chalkon your sidewalk and have them jump the addi on or subtrac on math

problems. Talk to your child about numbers as o en as you can. Goingto the beach? Great! You can draw numbers in the sand, collect andcount shells, and group the shells by color or size. Clocks and stores withprice labels for merchandise are great ways to naturally let math intoyour daily life. The key is to have fun and keep the learning rolling!


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The rst grade students have been hard at work learning about adjec ves so thattheir wri ng will burst with avor! While working with adjec ves, it’s always fun toget a li le crazy. Each child dressed up in something fancy, tacky or wacky for an“Adjec ve Runway Show.” The children stru ed down the red carpet to show otheir a re. As each student walked the red carpet, the other children wrote a listof adjec ves to describe his/her ou it. The event was a huge success and thechildren had a blast learning!


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Our rst graders have grown up and learned a lot this year. We are

now gearing up for the end of the year! We have many things planned

as we will be celebra ng the end of the year by coun ng down with

the ABC’s to the last day. Make sure to check your calendars at home

and come to school ready to celebrate!


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The second grade classes welcomed The Departmentof Environmental Conserva on on March 8th.Students learned about insects and all theircharacteris cs. TheD.E.C. presenta on wasa wonderful hands -onlearning experienceand ed into ourcurricular learning.Students had awonderful me!

Mrs. Dunbar’s students dressed upas insects and learned about theladybug.


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Mrs. Megna’s 2nd grade class gets up closeand personal with a grasshopper. Below:Rosary, Chelsie and Jack dressed up as theirfavorite insects.


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Mrs. Megna’s 2nd Grade Class had lots of fun while experimen ng in the sciencelab for St. Patrick’s Day. The students turned pennies green with a chemicalreac on!

They also experimentedin the science labcrea ng rainbows withski les and reac ons.


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The 3rd grade classes

a ended a DEC presenta-on called “What’s Wild?”

Mr. Gelardi, the presenter,discussed the importance ofknowing the di erence be-tween a domes cated and anon– domes cated animal.He also talked about ani-mals in our area and whattheir habitats might be.


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Mr. Gelardi showed thestudents a box turtle and a

chinchilla and they had to

decide if they weredomes cated or non -

domes cated animals. Doyou know the answer?


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On March 23rd two of our h grade classes had a unique opportunity in theMoriches Science Lab. Scien sts and students from the Bioengineering programat Stony Brook University came in and provided an exci ng authen c hands -onscience ac vity called Genes In a Bo le. The main focus of the program was aDNA extrac on experiment. Students collected DNA from their own cheek cellsand created a DNA necklace that will last a life me.


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On March 22nd some of the 5th grade students par cipated in the Li le Doctor’s Program .Students took turns at various one hour shi s to volunteer their me to help out at the BloodDrive.

Pictured fromle to right:

Jaden Lopez

Aaron Nelson

Kamilla Montoya

Kaylee FlemingFernandez

Le to right:

Alyssa Dingman

Emily Murtha

Paul Abba sta

Philip Ve er

Front row le to right:

Dante Scalice

Emily Coleman

Andrew Rea

Back row:

Dasha Kravchuk

Eddie Motl

Kelly Rodriguez

Taylor Benede o


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At the end of March the Box Tops were collected andcounted. The following students were the top winnersof the contest: Larissa Kidney, Owen Aylward, AislingAylward and Kevin Destefano (missing from the

picture).

The following students were the top collectors from each grade:

FRONT ROW: Kathleen Gielarowski, Hayley Leiva, Mia Glauber,

BACK ROW: Alyssa Dingman, Larissa Kidney, Owen Aylward, Aisling

Aylward, Stephen Harned, and Jason Gielarowski


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In April Ranger Eric Powers came to Moriches Elementary School and met withseven classes to discuss various topics dealing with nature. Each of the classes areinvolved in his Quail Project (quail eggs are brought into the classrooms and thestudents oversee the hatching and care of the baby quails. When the quails areold enough they are released into the wild to help combat the growing ck popu-la on). Ranger Eric is a biologist, educator, naturalist, photographer, birder, out-doorsman and overall nature -lover. He was able to connect students to natureand wildlife in a meaningful way which le students with a deep understandingand apprecia on for our environment. Ranger Eric speci cally discussed his QuailProject, shared his ck collec on and feather collec on with students. Studentslearned an abundance of knowledge about quails and are applying what they

learned to their own brood of quails, in their classrooms.


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The fourth grade went on a eld trip to Sweetbriar Nature Center. The studentslearned all about the web of life. They learned how the most common livingthings have some of the most amazing connec ons. Each class walked a naturetrail, found homes for wildlife, met live animals, and played games to learn aboutthe inter -dependency of all life by crea ng food chains and food webs.


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SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS Kindergarten thru Third Grade

First Place: Amiyah Gumbs ( Kindergarten) —How Does Climate Change the

Browning of BananasSecond Place: Ethan Walker (1st grade) - What Happens to Gummy Bears When

Placed in Di erent Liquids

Third Place: Joseph Clay (1st grade) - The Popcorn Project

Fourth Grade

First Place: Devin Cataldo - My Robo c Illustrator

Second Place: Giavanna Moscardino—Areodynamics

Third Place: Kate Samlihan—Bird Feeders

Fi h Grade

First Place: Connor Nocher—Diaper Duty

Second Place: Jonathan Serres—How to Get More From a Solar Panel

Third Place: Nicholas Tarry—Will Lima Beans Grow In Di erent Condi ons


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The Science Fair Winners! Pictured from le to right: Amiyah Gumbs, JonathanSerres, Connor Nocher, Giavanna Moscardino, Devin Cataldo, Ethan Walker andJoseph Clay. (Missing from photo: Kate Samlihan and Nicholas Tarry)


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For Earth Day, Mrs. Megna’s 2ndgrade class celebrated by makingsomething crea ve from only recy-cled items.


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The Moriches Third Grade Recycle Fair. Pictured above are all the di erent

things made out of recycled materials. Pictured below is Drew Wiegand from

Ms. Robertson’s class who made a whole drum set!


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Moriches DEC School Seedling Program On Earth Day, seedlings from the DEC School Seedling Program were planted on theMoriches School grounds. Diana White is a great science resource and shared theinforma on with teachers. Moriches Kindergarten teacher, Melissa Connolly, thoughtthis was a great way to involve students in fun hands -on science learning. Plan ng an

caring for a tree seedling can help young people learn about the natural world and thevalue of trees in it. DEC's School Seedling Program provides New York State studentswith this experience. Students learned about what plants need in order to grow. Thseedlings planted were from the Wildlife Packet which consists of Highbush Cranberryshrub, Silky Dogwood hedge, and a Pine shrub. These seedlings will grow to bea rac ve to songbirds as well as a variety of other wildlife. Students had anopportunity to get their hands dirty and help these seedlings take root. As seedlingsmature, the young trees can be a con nuing, personalized way of rela ng what they've

learned in class to visible, living examples. Students become aware that they can playa role in protec ng the environment.


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CLASSROOM DOOR CONTEST


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Mrs. Churilla’s class welcomed Mrs. Schoefer, Lincoln Schoefer’s mother. Shecame in to talk to the class about photography. She explained to the studentshow all of her equipment works. She also showed them how you can edit apicture a er it is taken by using a computer so ware program.


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Mrs. Jonai s‘ classwelcomed Mrs.Jonai s’ daughter,Cassie. She spoketo the class aboutbecoming aRegistered Nurse.


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Dr. Amy Meyer visitedMrs. Megna’s 2ndgrade class. Dr. Meyertaught the class allabout STEM! Each

child became anengineer and builttheir own Bristlebot.Shown to the le , isDr. Meyer’s son, Jack,assis ng his mom.

In the picture below,some of the 2nd grad-ers in Mrs. Megna’sclass dressed up for

career day.


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Mrs. Dunbar’s 2nd Grade Classwelcomed many people forCareer Week. Pictured to the leis Mr. Schoefer, Evan Schoefer’sfather. Mr. Schoefer, is a Physicistat Brookhaven Na onal Labs.

Pictured to the le is Ms.Nicole Felice Cruz, who is anAssistant District A orney.

Pictured above is Ms. AshleyAppice, who works for the NewYork City Police Department.


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Students from Mrs. Kadletz’s 1st grade class and Ms. Robertson’s 3rd grade classwelcomed Mr. Blankenship (Dwight and Gavin’s father) into their class duringcareer week. He is a member of the Nassau County SWAT Division.


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Ms. Robertson’s class also had a visit from Mr. Speruta; a re red NYPD o cer. Heshared many stories of his me on the force and brought in some awesomeequipment for the students to examine.


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Pictured above are the many Career Week visitors for Mrs. Haskins, Mrs. Fassinoand Mrs. Pantke’s classes. Some of the careers that the students were introducedto were: Police O cer, Librarian, Hair Dresser, Fire ghter, UPS Driver, SpeechPathologist and a Tax & Financial Consultant.


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Mr. Klein, father of Luke and KyleKlein, is a police o cer with the NewYork City Police Department. He isshown here sketching some of thestudents in the classes he visited.


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Members of the Shirley Ambulance Company visited several classes during CareerWeek. Above is Taylor Beltramini, who volunteered to help show how the equip-ment they carry on board the ambulance works and how it can help to save a life.Pictured below is Mr. Megna and Mrs. Johnson’s class.


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Every year the Su olk Zone New York State Associa on for

Health, Physical Educa on, Recrea on and Dance (NYSAHPERD) recognizes one boy and one girl from each elemen-tary (Grade 5) and middle school (Grade 8) in Su olk County forhis/her outstanding performance, leadership and excellence inthe Physical Educa on. On May 4th at Longwood High School,Nicholas Tarry from Ms. Haskins class and Lilly Savnik from Mr.Megna’s class received this award. They were selected by theirphysical educa on teachers. These students have performedwell in the areas of tness, ci zenship and leadership.

Congratula ons to Nick and Lilly!


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Moriches Elementary June 2016 Calendar Of Events

06/01 Field Day – 3 rd Grade – 8:45a.m.-10:45a.m.06/01 Field Day – Kindergarten – 11:45a.m.-1:45p.m.06/01 Moriches PTO Mtg., 4:30p.m.; Moriches Library06/02 Field Day – 5 th Grade – 8:45a.m.-10:45a.m.06/02 Field Day – 2 nd Grade – 11:45a.m.-1:45p.m.06/02 4 th Grade Orchestra Full Rehearsal; 2:10-3:10p.m.06/03 5 th Grade PACA trip re. transition (PACA students); 9:00a.m.-12:00noon06/06 Grade 4 NYS Science Written Test06/07 Field Day – 4 th Grade – 8:45a.m.-10:45a.m.06/07 5 th Grade WFMS Trip re. transition; 9:40a.m.-11:50a.m.06/07 Field Day – 1 st Grade – 11:45a.m.-1:45p.m.06/07 2 nd Grade Field Trip to LI Game Farm; 10:00a.m.-1:30p.m.06/08 4 th Grade – Vanderbilt Museum Van @ Moriches06/08 4 th Grade Band Full Rehearsal; 2:10-3:10p.m.06/08 4 th Grade Band/Orchestra Concert; 2:10-3:10p.m.; Moriches Cafeteria06/09 3 rd Grade Trip to Vanderbilt Museum; 8:30a.m.-1:30p.m.; Centerport06/09 4 th Grade – Vanderbilt Museum Van @ Moriches06/10 Kindergarten Field Trip to BayWay Theater; 8:30-11:15a.m., East Islip06/10 2 nd Grade Picnic (per schedule)06/10 5 th Grade Dance; 5:30-7:00p.m.; Moriches Gym06/13 3 rd Grade – Vanderbilt Museum Van @ Moriches06/14 3 rd Grade – Vanderbilt Museum Van @ Moriches06/15 3 rd Grade Picnic (per schedule)06/15 4 th Grade Picnic (per schedule)06/17 5 th Grade Picnic (per schedule)06/19 HAPPY FATHER’S DAY 06/20 5 th Grade Moving Up Ceremony; 9:00a.m.

06/22 EARLY DISMISSAL @ 11:10A.M.06/23 EARLY DISMISSAL @ 11:10A.M – LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

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