
Casmir Pulaski PTA
Annual Family Picnic
Friday June 7, 2013
6 PM to 8:30 PM
$2.00 per person
Tickets must be purchased before event. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Junior Achievement
May 13, 2013
Junior Achievement (JA) empowers young people to own their economic success. Our volunteer-delivered, kindergarten-12th grade programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use experiential learning to inspire students to dream big and reach their potential.
On May 13, KPMG Accounting Firm visited The Casimir Pulaski School and spent the day with them teaching them a wide range of topics from Kindergarten through 8th grade. All of the students had a lot of fun and learned a lot during the day and they very thankful to KPMG for taking time out of their busy schedules to spend the day with us.

Middle School NYC Trip
May 20, 2013
Students are to arrive at Pulaski at 6:15. The buses will be on the road at 6:45 the latest.
We will be leaving Times Square at 4:00 and returning to the Casimir Pulaski School at 5:00.
COMMON CORE TESTING INFORMATION
Please view this video about the Common Core Standards and the upcoming Grade 3-8 state assessments in English language arts and math.
NYS ELA Assessment 4/16-4/18
NYS Math Assessment 4/24-4/26
Common Core Video

Important Graduation Upcoming Dates
May 10th--------Ring Ceremony
May 17th--------8th Grade Picnic
June 11----------Living Env. Regents
June 12----------Algebra Regents
June 14----------8th Grade Dinner Dance
June 25----------Graduation

Black History Month Celebration 2013
February 14, 2013
12:45-2:30
Our celebration will begin with a scrumptious meal from Sweet Potato Restaurant. Our program will consist of poetry readings, songs of freedom and speeches that will inspire greatness!
Our distinguished guests are:
Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Mike Spano - Mayor of Yonkers
Mr. Paresh Patel- School Board President
Nader J. Sayegh- P.C. Attorneys at Law

COPING WITH BULLYING
Most often associated with helping adults improve physical assets, “The Biggest Loser” trainer Brett Hoebel visited Casmir Pulaski School to encourage students to develop their inner strength. The celebrity’s appearance supported the District’s ongoing anti-bullying initiatives and the school’s International Baccalaureate Primary Years fifth grade project, which invites students to research, reflect and act.
“This is such a great program,” explained Pulaski Principal Brian Curtis. “Bullying is such a confidence issue, and being confident about who are you is part of Mr. Hoebel’s message.”
http://vimeo.com/55229634
http://www.yonkerspublicschools.org/1213news-Pulaski-Anti-Bullying.php

Study Island
Click the link above to take yourself away to study island. Here you can practice Math and ELA at your pace. Use it as much as you can so you be as successful as possible this year.
teacher log-in: jdoe.pulaski
student log-in: jdoe-pulaski
Remember your password.
Attention Casimir Pulaski Community:
UPDATE 9/14/12: Our program was funded and the books are on the way. Thank you so much for everyone who supported us along the way.
Our 8th grade students are looking forward to reading the book called THE WAR HORSE. Mrs. Oliveira posted a project proposal on the website called Donorschoose.org. The title of the project is MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE: THE WAR HORSE. Anyone interested in making a donation to help our students get copies of this great book is greatly appreciated.
THANK YOU!

FIRST IN MATH
The Casimir Pulaski School has started a weekly team competition on the First in Math Website (link above). Each week the team that earns the most stickers per player will be crowned the Official Team of the Week and will get a chance to house the trophy in the classroom for the week. The team that earns the trophy the most times will be named the Team of the Year. There will also be a grand prize at the end of the year for the Player of the Year.
Parents please remind your children to get on First in Math every night to sharpen their math skills and earn prizes along the way. Click on the link above.