Mrs. Santoro's View

Enriching the Interests and Talents of our Students!

2011-02-01T10:43:00.001-08:00

Our second cycle of Enrichment Clusters for grades 1-5 will focus on our students’ interests and talents. Each student completed an interest inventory in the beginning of the school year. The information from these inventories helped our teachers create their clusters. We launched this new cycle during the week of January 24th. Students are excited to be active participants in learning more about their area of interest. A few examples of our clusters are: Design for Theater Arts, Beginning Origami, Gardening, Art Observation and Recreation, Reader’s Theater, Fitness and Sports, and Green Team. We look forward to another exciting cycle of Enrichment Clusters.

World Explorers Update!

2010-11-10T14:50:00.000-08:00

In October, our World Explorers embarked on their 12 week excursion. With a passport in hand, our first through fifth grade students travel to fabulous destinations. During their trip, our travelers have begun to discover many wonderful aspects of each location. Their tour guides have introduced them to the geography of the land, places of interest and began to discuss the culture of their destination. We look forward to learning about the music, dance, art and rich cuisine along our journey!

Bon Voyage Enrichment Clusters!

2010-06-15T07:44:00.000-07:00

It seems like just yesterday we were boarding our flights with our passports in our hands for an exciting journey to destinations around the world! As our trip comes to an end, we invited our families to join us for a celebration. Each enrichment cluster hosted an International Feast on Monday, June 14, 2010. Each cluster prepared a dish with their students that represented the destination they “traveled” to. Parents were encouraged to bring in a dish as well. It was a wonderful turnout. Students, teachers, and parents had an opportunity to sample the extraordinary ethnic dishes together. Everyone had fun learning about the wonderful culture and tasting the foods from each destination. I wanted to thank the staff and parents for all of their enthusiasm, hard work and commitment to our students and school.

New Pillar of Character Education

2010-02-12T10:25:00.000-08:00

Dear Parents,

We will begin our new theme of Character Education, Responsibility when we return from our Mid Winter Recess. Here are some things you can do to reinforce the message of Responsibility.

• Have a discussion about responsibility in the family. What are your child's responsibilities (other than chores), and what are your responsibilities? Perhaps make a chart. What happens if you or your child are irresponsible? How does taking responsibility make your home a happier place to be?

• Catch your child being responsible. Make sure your child knows he or she has just done something good. Expressing your approval is a powerful way to reinforce good behavior.

• Remember, your child is watching what you do. Be sure to model the kind of responsible behavior you want your child to adopt.

Thank you,
Mrs. Santoro

Enrichment Clusters Feasts

2009-06-12T07:45:00.000-07:00

Dear Parents/Guardians,

It seems like just yesterday we were boarding our flights with our passports in our hands for an exciting journey to destinations around the world! As our trip comes to an end, we would like to invite our families and friends to join us for a celebration. Each enrichment cluster will host an International Feast next week. We would like each cluster and their families to prepare a few dishes that represent the destination they “traveled” to. Students, teachers, and parents will have an opportunity to sample the extraordinary ethnic dishes together. Please see the schedule for the feasts and the room locations below. We would like to make this a rich cultural experience for our students and families. During the feast, students will share what they have learned about their destination. We look forward to learning more about the wonderful culture and foods from each destination. Thank you for all of your support and participation.

Pre-Kindergarten on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 10:25am -11:10am
Ukraine – room 111
Italy – room 112
Greece – room 113
Australia – room 114
Egypt – room 114
Spain – room 113
Switzerland – room 112

Grades 2 & 3 on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 12:50pm -1:35pm
Ireland – room 302
Hawaii – room 303
South Korea – room 306
Spain – room 304
Egypt – room 305
India – room 306
France – room 201
England – room 202
Poland – room 209
Australia – room 210
Denmark – room 304
Germany – Gym

Grades 4 & 5 on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 11:10am -11:55am
Greece – room 211
Ireland – room 212
Puerto Rico – room 213
Israel – room 101
Japan – room 102
Hawaii – room 206
Jamaica – room 301
Spain – room 109
Ecuador – room 307
Italy – room 204

Kindergarten & Grade 1 on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 10:25am -11:10am
Hawaii – room 203
Italy – room 104
England – room 105
Ecuador – room 106
Greece – room 107
Egypt – room 103
France – room 108
Poland – room 204
Fiji – room 205
South Korea – room 205
Czech Republic – room 207
Australia – room 208
Ireland – room 207
Sweden – room 107
Germany – room 214
Mexico – room 214
Indonesia – room 308

Sincerely,
Danielle Santoro
Assistant Principal

Fifth Grade Sock Hop!!

2009-05-21T11:59:00.000-07:00

Get ready to dance your socks off at the fifth grade Sock Hop!!!

The party takes place from 11:15 to 2:15 tomorrow, May 22, 2009 in the P.S. 132 gym.

Take a trip back in time and experience the sights and sounds of the 1950's with our fifth graders! Don't forget to brush up on your limbo, hula hoop, and hand jive skills.

Feel free to dress in 1950's style dress and dance the day away.

We look forward to seeing you there!

It should be a blast!

TADA performances

2009-05-12T07:16:00.000-07:00

We are excited to announce that our Third Grade TADA Performance celebrating the music from the Broadway production, Annie, will be on June 2, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in our school auditorium.

Our Fourth Grade TADA Performance celebrating the music from the Broadway production, Footloose, will be on June 2, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. in our school auditorium.

Our Fifth Grade TADA Performance celebrating the music from the Broadway production, Grease, will be on June 2, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in our school auditorium.

In addition, we are also in need of some assistance in creating a backdrop for our TADA performances. The back drop must display a scene from each of the productions. If you can provide materials (canvas, fabric, paint and paint brushes), or even volunteer your time in creating the backdrop, it will be greatly appreciated. Please contact your child's teacher.

Super Science Day for our Upper Grades

2009-04-30T12:35:00.000-07:00

We are excited to announce 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Super Science Day on May 1, 2009. Currently our 3rd graders are studying energy in their classes. Third grade students will act as “scientists” as they conduct an innovative experiment on light. Currently our 4th graders are studying Properties of Water in their classes. Fourth grade students will act as “scientists” as they conduct an innovative experiment on water. Currently our 5th graders are studying Food and Nutrition in their classes. Fifth grade students will act as “scientists” as they conduct an innovative experiment on nutrition. We would like to extend an invitation to all parents interested in joining their child’s class on May 1st, as we engage in a fun filled scientific experiment in our classrooms.
Educationally,
Danielle Santoro
Assistant Principal

World Explorers Enrichment Clusters

2009-04-23T13:03:00.000-07:00

All students are being asked to get their passports ready and pack their suitcases, as they get ready to explore new and exciting destinations. Each student was sent home with a travel brochure and asked to choose 3 locations they would like to “visit”! The travel slip is due back by Thursday, April 23rd with their three choices. We will begin our voyage on Thursday, April 30, 2009 and will meet weekly to learn more about the fabulous locations. When we return from our eight week excursion, we look forward to celebrating with our families and community with our international feast! Bon voyage!

New Character Theme: Citizenship

2009-04-21T14:52:00.000-07:00

We have just began our last theme of character, Citizenship which encourages children to do their share to make the community a better place, and shows them that even kids their age have the power to make a difference. Here are some things you can do to reinforce the message.

• Have a family discussion about what things you can do together to take more responsibility for Make a plan and do it.
• Participate in a community service project with your children.
• Watch a television program together, and talk about ways in which the characters were either good citizens or bad citizens.
• When you do things that demonstrate good citizenship, be sure to point it out to your child. Your child will learn a lot from watching what you do.

Educationally Yours,
Danielle Santoro
Assistant Principal

Theater and Dance Academy

2009-04-02T07:58:00.000-07:00

P. S. 132 is excited to announce that all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes will begin an eight week musical theater residency with the Theater and Dance Academy (TADA) this month. Together with the classroom teacher, each class will have two artists, a choreographer and a music coordinator. The children will learn theater skills including dance and song. Our culminating activity will be a musical production on June 2, 2009. P.S. 132 is fortunate to have received funding from Project Arts to foster a love for the arts. We hope that this program will be a success!
Please see the schedule below:

Tuesday Schedule Thursday Schedule
3-209 Ms.Mogielnicki 5-301 Ms. Myers
4-212 Ms. Magee 3-210 Ms. Kennedy
4-213 Ms. Caraballo 5-102 Ms. Parsons
3-210 Mr. Bacchi 5-101 Ms. Strauss
3-201 Ms. Conti 4-211 Ms. Shoremas
5-206 Ms. Vazquez

Educationally Yours,
Danielle Santoro

Nutrition and Exercise Program

2009-03-23T09:15:00.000-07:00

“A Kid Grows In Brooklyn:Weaving 5-A-Day and 10,000 steps into our Curriculum and our Lives”

All parents/guardians are invited to attend a new Nutrition and Exercise Assembly Program on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Come learn about the new and exciting Nutrition and Exercise General Mills Grant, “A Kid Grows In Brooklyn: Weaving 5-A-Day and 10,000 steps into our Curriculum and our Lives.” The whole school will be buzzing about nutrition! We look forward to Fridays when mysterious things will be happening in our cafeteria and classrooms! Come learn about the mystery and how you can get involved!
Through this grant, Parent Nutrition and Exercise Workshops will be offered. Our workshops will allow parents to create recipe makeovers, taste delicious food and bring home free ingredients to make healthy recipes at home. Free classes to local fitness centers will be offered and we will discuss how easy it is to get in shape in your own home.

Pre-K and K: 8:55 a.m.
1st Grade: 10:25 a.m.
2nd and 3rd Grade: 11:10 a.m.
4th and 5th Grade: 9:40 a.m

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday and at our future Parent Workshops!

Educationally,
Danielle Santoro
Assistant Principal

Character Education Update!

2009-03-16T06:38:00.000-07:00

Our Character Education Program has truly inspired our students to become better citizens. This year, we have studied the following pillars of character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility and Fairness.

Currently, we are immersed in the theme of Caring. We hope to provide a powerful learning experience that will engage our students in listening, thinking, discussing, analyzing, and applying character education, social and emotional learning, and life skills. Our program is designed to help young people become caring, respectful, responsible people who think critically, solve problems non-violently, and make choices based on right and wrong.

Here are some things you can do to reinforce our current theme, Caring.

*Talk with your children about the importance of doing things for other people. Remind them often that they have the power to brighten another person's day through a simple act of kindness.
*Participate in a community service project with your children.
*Try to find things that you can do together to make a difference.
*Catch your child being caring, that is doing something kind and generous for another person.

Educationally,

Danielle Santoro

Assistant Principal

Super Science Day for our First and Second Graders!

2009-03-11T04:37:00.000-07:00

Our Second Grade Classes will hold a Super Science Day on March 11, 2009 at 11:10 a.m. Students will engage in an experiment focused around their current unit of Science, Forces and Motion. Parents are invited to join our scientists as they discover how far things can move.

Our First Grade Classes will hold a Super Science Day on March 13, 2009 at 10:25 a.m. Students will engage in experiments focused around their current unit of Science, Weather and The Seasons. Parents are invited to join our scientists as they discover different elements of weather and the seasons.

Mr. G Visits P.S. 132 to film Earth Day Public Service Announcement

2009-03-03T10:54:00.000-08:00

Kids Collect Comes to P.S. 132

2009-01-30T09:51:00.000-08:00

Kids Collect closing ceremony
Hosted by
Councilmember Diana Reyna
and the City Reliquary Museum

P.S. 132
Auditorium
February 2, 2009
1:00 p.m.

Fifth Grade Families are welcome to join us

as we celebrate the innovative reliquaries
created by our students.

100 Ways To Show Good Character

2009-01-29T08:44:00.000-08:00

This month, we have launched a school-wide contest to encourage our students to come up with 100 ways to show good character. Each student will be encouraged to engage in acts of kindness and caring for someone else. This project will help raise our students’ awareness of caring, respect and fairness towards others. These acts will be displayed on their classroom door for all to admire. Each door display will be entered into our 100 Ways to Show Good Character Contest. The class with the most creative and authentic display will receive a prize! The contest will take place on our 100th day of school, February 11, 2009.

Kids Collect at City Reliquary

2008-12-15T08:54:00.000-08:00

In the Fall of 2008, the City Reliquary embarked on an ambitious project with our school through a grant from Councilmember Diana Reyna. The City Reliquary's Inspector Collector, Harley Spiller visited our 5th-grade classrooms and worked with the students and their teachers, to build collections of cool stuff mostly related to New York City. Each child turned a cardboard box into a "reliquary" and gathered small objects that told their stories. These student-made mini-museums of objects near and dear to their hearts will be on view to the public for one month at City Reliquary. Opening Reception will be on Wednesday, December 17th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The reliquaries will be on exhibit every Saturday and Sunday until January 11th. The City Reliquary is located at 370 Metropolitan Avenue near Havemeyer Street.

TADA Performances

2008-12-09T10:05:00.000-08:00

Our first and second grade students have completed their residency with Theater and Dance Academy, TADA this week. Our performances will take place on Tuesday, December 16, 2008. First grade will perform at 9:00 a.m. and second grade will perform at 9:45 a.m. Our first graders will perform songs from the musical, Peter Pan. Our second graders will perform songs from the musical, The Sound of Music. We hope to see you there!

Food Drive!

2008-12-02T08:39:00.001-08:00

Just a reminder! This week is Kids Can Help Week. P.S. 132 is holding a week long Food Drive. We are looking for donations of any of the following items: canned fruit, canned vegetables, plastic jars of peanut butter, packaged macaroni and cheese and packaged hot or cold cereal. Please send in your donations to the main office from December 1 - December 5. We look foward to another successful food drive.
Thank you for your continued support.

Update on our One Day Serv-a-thon

2008-11-07T04:53:00.000-08:00

I wanted to provide an update regarding our one day serv-a-thon. We are happy to announce that our packages have been shipped. After researching various delivery options, we located a post office branch that has been a tremendous help to us. A warm thank you goes out to The United States Post Office-Dyker Heights Branch. The incredible staff at the Dyker Heights branch has offered to ship our packages free of charge. The workers organize fundraisers to assist in raising finances necessary to cover shipping charges for packages sent overseas to our soldiers.

I am also thrilled to report that one of the soldiers, Carlos Santos received his care packages. We received a letter from his family expressing his gratitude and joy. It is a wonderful to know that we have made a difference in the life of a soldier serving our country.

Walking for World Peace

2008-10-28T06:16:00.001-07:00

On Sunday, October 26th, P.S. 132 was invited to attend a very inspiring event. Danny Garcia, founder of the Global Walk Foundation, ended his walk for peace from Washington D.C. to New York City at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle. Danny completed 25,000 miles of walking for peace, the length of the circumference of the globe! In partnership with our after school program, Where Peace Lives, Danny walked to let the world know that together we are taking a stand for the children of the world to be able to live in peace, and to be able to create peace within themselves and to build peace with those around them. Gianna Sampogna and Theresa Fevola represented our school at this incredible celebration. Gianna shared her feelings about being a part of the program, Where Peace Lives. We were truly inspired by Danny's words and actions that day. We look forward to working with Where Peace Lives again this year.

Broadway Comes to P.S. 132!

2008-10-17T08:51:00.000-07:00

Our Theater and Drama Academy, TADA has begun their musical theater residency with our first and second grade students. Students will learn the skills necessary to participate as musical theater performers. Each session begins with vocal exercises, acting games, stretching and dance. Our first and second graders will also learn musical numbers from some of our favorite Broadway shows. In December, our first and second graders will perform for their families and friends. We hope to see you then!

Community Service Event - October 6th

2008-09-26T12:25:00.000-07:00

We are excited to announce our first community service event. On October 6th, our school will participate in a “One Day” serve-a-thon to kick off our year of service. Each class will be creating a care package that will be sent to our troops who are serving overseas. We are reaching out to our parents and community to donate items for these special care packages. Please send your donations into school by Friday, October 3rd. Our hope is to send these care packages to P.S. 132 family members and friends who are currently serving in the military. Through this project we know that our children will gain a deep understanding of how community service affects our society and the world.
Thank you in advance for all of your support and donations.
Danielle Santoro
Assistant Principal

Literacy Compacting has Begun!

2008-09-18T12:40:00.000-07:00

Literacy Compacting has begun for our second and third grade students this week. Students were assessed through running records and comprehension assessments. Each child was then placed into the appropriate literacy group based on their reading levels. Students will receive two periods of literacy instruction daily. If you would like to learn more about this incredible program, please join us on Friday, September 19th at 9:00 a.m.

Thank you,
Mrs. Santoro