June 1

Events: Graduation Ceremony To Be Held At Telecommunications

A sneak peak inside Telecommunications High School auditorium, the site of PS 102’s Fifth Grade Moving Up Ceremony.

by Zameen

Ms. Sichenze recently met with the Journalism Stars club. When asked why she was willing to talk to them about the upcoming 5th grade graduation, she confessed that her major was in journalism and that she loved to see such budding young writers.

One of the things that the club learned was that 5th grade graduation isn’t really a graduation at all – it’s a Moving Up Ceremony. “You get your first actual graduation in 8th grade,” she explained. But that doesn’t mean that the 5th graders can’t treat it like one!

This year, for the first time ever, 5th grade students won’t graduate in P.S. 102. They’ll graduate at Telecommunications High School. P.S. 102’s auditorium just isn’t big enough anymore to fit all 240 or so students as well as 2 guests for each student. But Ms. Sichenze is positive that this year’ graduation will be good.

The important thing, anyway, is not the room, but the graduates in it. Ms. Sichenze is extremely proud of all the diversity in our school. “There are at least 22 languages spoken under this roof,” she says. “It’s amazing how it’s so multicultural.”

This graduation is sure to be a special one.

 

 

Photo Credit: http://archinect.com/stv1/project/high-school-of-telecommunication-arts-technology-brooklyn-ny

May 3

On My Mind: An Interview with a Book Fair Volunteer

by Maissaa

The Scholastic Book Fair was back at P.S. 102 last week! This was the second fair we had this year . There were a lot of interesting books. I interviewed Rana Abu-Sbaih, who is volunteer for the school Book Fair, as well as a P.S. 102 parent.

I asked Rana if Book Fairs are held in other schools . She said yes. She went or volunteered at the book fairs at I.S 30, P.S 170, and McKinley JHS. She really enjoys working at the book fairs because she loves reading, books, and children. She loves and enjoys working with Scholastic. She has been working with them for 10 YEARS !!! She must be an expert on how the Book Fair runs .

I didn’t have any money to buy any books, but Rana allowed my friends and I to take any book from their mini library. We even got to keep the books if we wanted!! We also got small key chains just for coming. The Book Fair was really interesting this year.

What are your thoughts on the Book Fair? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.

April 8

Fifth Grade Events

 

by Stella and Sara

There are many upcoming events for the fifth grade including Arista Archon, the dance, the senior trip, and graduation!

Arista Archon will be held on May 18 in the auditorium. There are two parts of the program, the Arista program, and the Archon program. To get into Arista, you have to achieve Honor Roll. In order to get into Archon you have to do community service. You have to do at least 2 hours per month. If you get over 50 hours you will get a pin and special recognition.

There is also the dance which will be on May 19, and which many fifth graders are excited for. Sara and I
both are also very excited, considering music is rarely ever played during school hours, we get to be with our friends, and we get to eat pizza and other delicious treats! Also, each fifth grader will be getting their own yearbook, in which will hold many memories throughout their time at PS102.

 

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April 6

On My Mind: State Tests

by Liam

For 3-5th graders March 28-30 were very important. These were the dates of the ELA state test.The ELA is an assessment that measures a students understanding of a text.

There is a lot of backlash against the tests. Some parents think that too much pressure is put on kids with the tests. I agree that there is too much pressure on kids with the tests. The entire school year is about one moment and if you fail at that one moment you’re done. No matter how well you did on practices, if you fail that 1 time your grades are ruined, and then you’re in trouble and because you failed you may not get into the middle school you wanted to go to.

In the comments below, please tell me how you feel about the tests.

 

April 6

Events: The Talent Show at P.S.102

by Nico and Sophia

The school talent show was a big school event with a night show and an assembly  In the assembly there was dancing,  singing, and instruments.

The talent show theme was “Can’t Stop The Feeling”. The date for the dress rehearsal seen by the kindergarten and first grade was on March 23, along with the night show. The following day was the date for the assembly, seen by grades 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Farida in Ms. Hoffman and Ms. Gavilanes’ class said, “The best thing that I liked about the talent show was the singing, dancing, and acting.”

There are children who did sound and light effects. The spotlight crew was Camilo, and Geraldo. The sound and lights crew were Nico, and Ivan. Special thanks to Ms.Duffy, Ms. Speith, and Ms. Atanasio.

The talent show was a success Ms. Hoffman said, “It’s always nice to see the students performing in the talent show.”

March 28

School Event: Grade 5 Mayan Mask Residency

These are some of the finished masks completed by students in Mr. Silverman’s class.

by Ryan

All the 5th graders have been making masks for the past 6 weeks with the help of a lady named Nora from the Staten Island Children’s Museum. I had a lot of fun and anybody could do it. Here’s the process that we followed to reach our final product. First we had to take newspaper and make it into any shape we wanted by wrapping a bundle of newspaper. Second we did the same thing for the nose, mouth, and eyebrows and glued it on the mask. After that, things start to get messy. We then took mod-podge and mixed it with a tablespoon of water. We spread it on newspapers and covered it on the mask. We were careful not to cover the back. After it dried, it was hard. Finally we glued little pieces of paper on the mask for color. Soon it looked like a Mayan mask. I honestly really liked making the mask. If you were to try it you could have fun. No, you cant wear it, but it could be used for display.

March 28

School Event: 2017 Pi Day

by Kameron

After interviewing Ms. Sheri, she took a picture of me with a Pi day poster created by a fourth grader named Verna. I got a mini blueberry cheesecake pie. Thanks Ms. Sheri!

Over the years, I haven’t really cared for Pi Day. But ever since I tried a chocolate cream pie, I have not stopped thinking about Pi Day, being held in the library of my own school. Pi Day is celebrated to represent a math symbol- a constant which is approximately 3.14159. Pi’s nature is a fun challenge to remember and computationally calculate more and more digits

Pi Day is coordinated by Ms. Sheri, our school’s parent coordinator. According to Ms. Sheri about 15-20 pies were sold this year on March 15 because of the snow day on the actual Pi Day. There were a variety sold. Some pies included chocolate, smores, and strawberry. Most pies were homemade, but some were Entenmann’s. Mostly staff purchased pies, and some parents and students did as well.

 

 

March 28

School Event: The Mathiew Johnson Memorial Blood Drive

by Liam 

June Johnson takes a moment to pose with the Journalism Stars reporters at the recent blood drive held each year in memory of her son.

On March 16, 2017 P.S. 102 sponsored the The Mathiew Johnson Memorial Blood Drive. This event was started in 2013 by Mathiew’s mother, June. Mathiew was a custodian at P.S. 102. One day he wasn’t feeling well and decided to rest in a classroom. He ended up passing away as a result of a heart attack. This event is important to the Johnson family because it is held annually to remember Mathiew.

The goal of the blood drive was to raise 100 pints of blood. This blood drive ended up raising more than 80 pints of blood. Blood drives save lots of lives each year.

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January 27

On My Mind: Chinese Lunar New Year

Mid-Autumn Festival

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by Irene

Chinese Lunar New Year is a celebration when Asian families celebrate the new year. Families gather together and eat together. They usually eat treats. My mom puts treats on a plate with 4 sections in it. There is some Chinese candy, mini moon cakes with red bean paste in it, and some pecans, pistachios, almonds ad peanuts. Some families like to eat outside in Chinese dining restaurants. Chinese children wear the Chinese dresses or a Chinese suit. Every year the children receive a red envelope with 100 dollars inside.