Helendale Road School
Save the Date
03/25 Kindergarten Fire Safety Presentations
03/26 Second Grade Fire Safety Presentations
03/27 First Grade Concert 2:00
03/28 Report Cards Come Home
03/28 Spring Picture Day
03/29 Spring Break starts
04/23 HR PTA Meeting 7:00 (Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/98755842313)
Among the notable figures often spotlighted during Women’s History Month are Sacagawea, a Native American woman who helped make Lewis and Clark's expedition to map parts of the West in the early 19th century a success; Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, who fought for equality for women in the mid-19th century, more than 70 years before the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in the United States in 1920; Harriet Tubman, a spy who led slaves to freedom during the Civil War; Amelia Earhart, one of the world’s first female pilots (she mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937); Madeleine Albright, who became the first female Secretary of State in 1996; and Misty Copeland, the first African-American woman to be named a principal dancer—the highest level—in the 75-year history of the American Ballet Theatre in 2015.
To learn more go to: Women's History Month (nationalgeographic.com)
Concert Time Change
On March 27 Helendale will be holding our first-grade concert. Please note the show for families is now at 2:00. We hope you can join us!
Drop Off and Pick Up Concerns
When picking up PreK students at the end of the day, please remember you must turn left out of the Helendale parking lot onto Westchester Ave. We have many cars turning right and passing buses with lights on, that are loading students. The new county bus patrol cameras can now take pictures of cars passing busses and issue citations. Please make sure you are turning left so you do not receive a citation. They can be avoided!
Also, please note that when the small parking lot by the playground is full, you may not create spots next to the sidewalk and on the grass. It blocks our small bus from dropping off students. Please follow the line of cars on Westchester to pull into the drop off zone, or park on a side street if you would like to walk your child to the front door! Thank you for helping us keep all students safe!
A Look Into Our Learning
PreK: UPK has been learning about the sign of Spring. We made a processed art flower project and will be planting seeds.
Kindergarten: This week in kindergarten we are wrapping up report card assessments and practicing our kindergarten sight words in fun ways with peers! We're working to solve addition and subtraction problems within 10 and are learning to solve story problems. We are writing a silly narrative using complete sentences and have fun celebrating St. Patrick's Day! In science we are learning about weather, weather changes and beginning to understand how weather impacts our lives. The clover we planted in the classroom has sprouted. Here's hoping for some lucky 4 lead clovers!
First Grade: This week first grade started a new math unit on subtracting 2-digit numbers. Students worked hard to learn strategies to help them. In ELA, first graders continued to learn about animals’ unique features and wrote informative paragraphs about them.
Second: This week in math second graders civil rights reading and writing 3 digit numbers in expanded form, standard, and word form. In ELA we are reading and writing an exploded moment from the point of view of civil rights activist, Sylvia Mendez. Exciting day on Thursday, as students participated in the First In Math statewide competition!
Solar Eclipse
New York State will be one of 11 states in the US which falls in the path of totality for the total solar eclipse, happening April 8, 2024. Please remember, students do not have school on that day. Please see the link below for some ways to enjoy the eclipse.
https://www.iloveny.com/events/eclipse-2024/educator-resources/
COVID 19 Updates
The CDC and NYDOH has issued new guidance related to isolation after testing positive for COVID 19. Individuals can go back to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both of the following are true: Symptoms are getting better overall, and they no longer have a fever without the use of fever-reducing medication. Please reach out if you have any questions.
Note From Ms. Zaffuto
Cold and flu season is upon us. Please read the message from Nurse Zaffuto to know when to keep your child home.
Please make sure to call your pediatrician to schedule a yearly physical if you have not done so already.
New York requires all school age children to be up to date on immunizations. Students have 14 days from the first day of school to have immunizations completed. All children who will turn 5 years of age during the school year will also need to follow these guidelines and have 14 days, starting on their 5th birthday, to have updated immunizations completed.
Please see the attached link and flyer for more information.
If your child needs to have emergency or daily medication here at school, contact the health office for further information. Please do not send any medication in with your child, a responsible adult needs to be present for all medication drop-offs/pick-ups.
https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/immunization/schools/school_vaccines/
Infinite Campus parent portal
For information on how to set up your parent portal account please visit here: https://eastironcsd-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/sdabreu_eastiron_org/EW9Q2VGlRp1Oh_pd2MLeaEkBeP-7CJMPj4yc0sntrML15A?e=vDusF6