The National Association of Elementary School  Principals (NAESP), released an important article entitled, Protecting Your Child: Safeguarding Kid's Online Activities pertaining to the safety precautions to monitor your child's online behavior. Please click on the link http://www.naesp.org/sites/default/files/RtP_Online%20Safety.pdf to access the article. Also, you can click on the image to visit NetSmartzKids.org.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

 

Summer weather seems to be arriving earlier each year!! Please make sure your children are dressed comfortably in light, loose fitting clothes. Shorts and skirts should be an appropriate length (finger tip rule) and girls should not be wearing tank tops, halter tops or blouses with spaghetti straps; bare midriffs are not permitted.

 

Also, I respectfully request that you adhere to the following safety procedures:

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you so much for your anticipated cooperation.

 

Sincerely,

Marianela Martin

Principal

 

Dr. Sharon Amato                                             

Acting Superintendent of Schools            

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Marianela Martin

Principal

School Two

2047 Jones Road

Fort Lee, NJ 07024

April 2013

 

Dear Parents and Guardians,

 

Following this letter, please find a summary overview of the New Jersey Department of Education Performance Report for your child’s school.

 

The new School Performance Reports build upon and replace the previous annual School Report Cards and provide schools and the public with information about school performance in the 2011-2012 school year. These reports, as outlined in New Jersey's NCLB flexibility request, were developed with the input of stakeholders across the state in both informal conversations and through a workgroup that included representatives from the NJEA, New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association (NJPSA), New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA), New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) and the New Jersey Parent Teacher Association (NJPTA). As compared to the former School Report Cards, these reports provide a significant amount of new data in order to present a more complete picture of school performance, with the ultimate aim of helping schools and stakeholders engage in local goal setting and improvement. Among others, this includes metrics at all grade levels to identify the extent to which students are demonstrating skills and behaviors indicative of college and career readiness.

 

In addition, the reports include for the first time a "peer school comparison" for each school in the state. This tool replaces the outdated and often inaccurate District Factor Group (DFG), and compares schools with similar grade configurations that are educating students with similar demographic characteristics such as free/reduced lunch eligibility, limited English proficiency or special education program participation. This data provides information about how similar schools are performing to help identify strengths and areas for improvement. Together with additional data available in NJSMART, we hope that this publication provides the opportunity to have meaningful conversations around goal setting at the school and district level for the coming year.

 

For the first time, the Performance Reports include data on whether students are on track for college and career including the percentage of students chronically absent, students taking at least one AP test, and the percentage of students taking the SAT and PSAT.   Measures of student growth are also included for the first time, utilizing the Student Growth Percentile (SGP) methodology. SGP creates a measure of how students progressed in grades 4 through 8 on the NJASK language arts literacy and math assessments when compared to other students with a similar NJASK test score history. A short video explaining the SGP methodology can be found here: http://www.state.nj.us/education/njsmart/performance.

 

As educators have long stated, looking at proficiency levels alone do not provide a complete picture of school performance because students and schools all begin at different starting points. By partnering that proficiency data with growth information, these new reports can help educators identify where, for example, students are demonstrating low proficiency but high growth, or, conversely, high proficiency but low growth.

 

The school performance reports will be released to the public in the coming weeks.

 

 

 

 

 

“…This school’s student growth performance is high when compared to schools across the state. Additionally, its student growth performance is high when compared to its [DFG] peers.”

 

 

 

·        School 2 outperformed 60% of schools statewide in the area of Student Growth.

·        School 2 has met 100% of its performance targets in the area of Student Growth.

·        Advance Proficiency in Mathematics has gradually increased over four years.

·        81% of students are Proficient/Advanced Proficient in Mathematics.

·        71% of students are Proficient/Advanced Proficient in Language Arts Literacy. 

 

 

 

Respectfully,

 

Marianela Martin

Parents:

As you know, we are living in very trying times in which we must always be mindful of our children’s safety. The School 2 Safety Committee has met to discuss some revisions to our safety procedures. One of the most noticeable changes will be the implementation of our new “SAFETY ZONE” at dismissal and at arrivals. This new procedure will begin this Thursday, March 14^th.

 

The “safety zone” will be a designated area by the main doors and side exit doors that will be established by yellow cones. The purpose of the safety zone is to keep outsiders away from the doorways. This will help prevent anyone from entering the building while students are being dismissed. It will also help with the flow of dismissal. Parents will go up to the safety zone but no one is allowed to ENTER the zone. As the teachers see the parent approach, they will send the child out to meet the parent. 

 

If, for any reason, a parent needs to speak to a teacher, he or she will need to stay outside the zone area until all the students are dismissed. The teacher will then invite the parent into the building to speak.

 

It may take some time to adjust to this new procedure, but please keep in mind that the safety and security of our children is our priority.

 

As always, I thank you for your support and cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

On Friday, March 1st, 2013, we will celebrate National Read Across America Day
(Theodore Seuss Geisel's birthday). 

·        Mar. 06                          3^rd Grade Showcase (3B)/Talent Show Rehearsal – 3:30 pm

NO NAME CALLING WEEK

January 21- 25 

 

Monday -
NO SCHOOL

 

Tuesday

Be a friend, not a bully! Wear blue (anti bully color) to kick off no name calling week, sign the no name calling pledge

 

Wednesday

Wear different color socks to promote that we are unique and accept each other for who we are

 

Thursday

We are all "tied" together-as friends! Wear a tie to school!

 

Friday

Team Spirit Day! Let's show team spirit and wear your favorite sports teams’ shirts!

 

 

Happy New Year!! Welcome back!!
May 2013 be filled with good times, good heatlth, and special moments for you and your families!

 

 

 

 

November 27, 2012

 

Dear Parents/Guardians,

 

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your families.

 

 

You have received your child’s first marking period report card. Please review the report card carefully. This is a measure of how your child is performing in the classroom. During your conference with your child’s teacher you will have the opportunity to discuss the specifics of your child’s progress as well as any struggles your child may be experiencing. 

 

Please note that teachers will be meeting with all the parents and it is imperative that you attend your conference and arrive promptly at your designated time. If, after meeting with your child’s teacher, you feel the need for a more detailed discussion, the teacher will gladly set up a follow up appointment.

  

I look forward to seeing you and, as always, if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Sincerely, 

Marianela Martin

Principal