Parent Involvement      Thanks for all that you do!!!
Parent involvement is crucial to the health and well-being of a child. As a parent, you are the most important influence in your child's success in school and in life. In this role, you have a fresh opportunity every day to get involved with your child. Parent involvement in children’s education allows kids to perform better in school, and navigate more easily some of the challenges of growing up, such as bullying.  For more valuable information such as this and other related article please click on the following link to the National PTA website.        http://www.pta.org/Index.asp

Physical Activity
Research shows that when children are fit and receive the proper amount of exercise, they perform better in school and are able to learn at a higher level. Children must be given opportunities to be physically active throughout the day. http://www.pta.org/topic_physical_activity.asp

Dear Parent (s),
As the year progresses, I cannot stress enough the importance of attendance on both full and half days.  Students cannot afford to miss valuable instructional time by being tardy or absent from school.  I understand situations arise due to illness.  School begins promptly at 8:45 am and ends at 2:45 pm. In addition, please refrain from signing your child out early.  Listed below are dates for the 2011-2012 New York State Tests.  Thank you for all that you do!! 

Mr. Hamilton

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 – Friday, April 20, 2012        New York State English Language Arts Assessment

Monday, April 23. 2012 – Thursday, April 26, 2012   New York State Mathematics Assessment