A.W. Becker Buzz

2/1 Staff Development Day; Early Dismissal, 12:30 pm

2/7 BOE Meeting, 6:00 pm

2/8 PTA Meeting, 6:45 pm

2/17 - 2/25 February Recess

2/26 School Resumes

Students will be dismissed early on Thursday, February 1st for Staff Development. The following schedule will be in place on 2/1:

• Buses depart at 12:30 p.m.
• Parent pick-up will begin at 12:20 p.m.

• Students will eat lunch prior to dismissal.

• After School childcare programs will be held.

• Parents/guardians should be prepared for their students to be home 3 hours earlier.

As we enter the month of February, our teachers begin the second period of "benchmark testing" to assess the progress our students have made this school year. For this testing, we utilize FastBridge as our assessment tool in both reading and math. The window of testing runs through the month of February. Results of testing will be available from your child's teacher at parent-teacher conferences in March or upon request once complete. The building wide results will be shared out at the end of the trimester once we have all data for our Targets.

It's never too young to make a difference! In connection to their current ELA/SS unit, the first grade developed a PBL to organize a donation drive for the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society. This PBL serves as an act of service to help meet the needs of our community.

Please see the flyer below and spread the word! The drive ends this Friday. Please consider sending in a contribution with your child. Thank you in advance.

Congratulations to Brandon Herwick who was recently named the Teacher of the Year for the New York State Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Capital Zone! The Capital Zone recognizes excellence among our dedicated professionals with this prestigious award.

The Teacher of the Year Award honors individuals for excellence in teaching and overall performance in the disciplines of physical education at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels, adapted physical education, health education, and dance education.

How lucky are we to have him at AWB!!! Please join me in congratulating Mr. Herwick for this well deserved award!

See below for more information on (hardcopy of flyer to be sent home in February):

March Madness Tournament of Books competition
Read for Ronald McDonald House Charities program

SAVE THE DATE!

March 7 Family Night 6:00-7:00

TOURNAMENT OF BOOKS

Here’s how it works!

• 16 picture books will compete, tournament-style for two titles - Primary (Pre-K - 2nd Grade) and Intermediate (3rd - 5th Grade) Champions.

• Each class reads and votes on two picture books per round.

• Brackets will be updated each round to show AWB’s favorite books.

• The theme for March Reading Madness 2024 is Fairy and Other Tales!

READ FOR RONALD McDONALD HOUSE

We are encouraging families to Read for Ronald McDonald House.

Information will be sent home about how you can help!

Check out the March Reading website for more!

https://sites.google.com/rcscsd.org/marchreading/home

Toys and equipment, such as playground balls, are discouraged from being brought into school unless there is a special day and permission from a classroom teacher. The school provides sufficient equipment for all students at recess time, and we don't want to see any personal items lost or students unable to use items not available to all.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

I'm re-sharing this list for some learning activities over the upcoming break. Below, you will find a fun reading challenge. You can also challenge your child to practice some math skills daily at www.mathplayground.com.