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meetings and ultimatelyhave decided to build ourown high school! We arefinalizing plans for the spacenow and will truly have aworld class building whereour kids will not onlycomplete high school, butalso be able to come back tofor college and career adviceand support. While ourbuilding is being construct-

ed, we will be in a tempo-rary location. The DOE hasdetermined that M.S. 195(our location last year andwhere KIPP Infinity isbased) is the best buildingfor our kids during thistime. That being said, westill have to get through aseries of hearings, before thelocation is finalized. In thispacket, you will find more

detailed information aboutthe dates and what supportwe need from you. Weknow that moving is notideal, but we have managedto have great success andresults over the past twoyears and know that this willcontinue wherever we go as

Dear Parents/Guardians,Hello! We are halfway

through the year and alreadystarting to plan for Finals,Regents, end of the year trips,and more! Before we knowit, we will have juniors

beginning the college processand a whole new group offreshmen joining our team andfamily.

In this packet, you will findyour childs report card alongwith other importantInformation. As we nearRegents and Finals time, it isvital for you to stay on top ofyour childs grades andcontinue to push them to seek

the support they need to besuccessful in their classes. Asour sophomores know, thesecond half of the year is soimportant as it determinesplacement for next year,eligibility for Fall sports, andso much more. Pleaseencourage your child to getthe help they need and makesure they attend our Saturdayreview sessions throughout

the spring. As we havementioned before, we havetutoring available beforeschool, during lunch, and after-school. Please reach out tous if you want more infor-mation.

Secondly, it is that time ofthe year againtime to planfor our end of the year trips!

This yearstudents have theopportunity to apply forend of the year trips.Freshmen will be returningto Puerto Rico and sopho-mores will begin the votingprocess soon to determinetheir location. Applicationsfor both the trips will beavailable after break tostudents and will be dueFriday, March 25th. Weare still finalizing dates andlocations for the trips as weneed to plan around theRegents (whose dates havenot yet been released by theDOE), but plan to go at theend of June for both trips.We are thrilled to be ableto offer these opportuni-ties!

One of most important

upcoming events is thefinalization of ourpermanent space. As youknow, we have spent thepast five years workingwith the DOE to find aH.S. building that meetsthe needs of our kids. Wehave spent many hours in

NOTEFROM MS . WEBB

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KIPP NYC

INTHIS NEWSLETTER .. .

Note from Ms. Webb

February and March Calendars

Scholar Shout-Outs

KIPP Online

In the Classroom

Safety Tips from the Deans

Spring Athletics Note

long as we have the continuedsupport of our families. Wethank you for sticking with usand welcome any questionsor concerns you may haveabout the move.

If you have furtherquestions about space, ourend of the year trips, or ourschool, please do not hesitate

to ask your childs advisor ormyself. We look forward tocontinuing this exciting andpositive year!

Thank you for your con-tinued faith and support,

Ms. Natalie WebbPrincipal917.687.0052

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FEBRUARY

SCHEDULEOF EVENTS

February 9: Report Card NightStudents dismissed at 12

February 18: Rewards Trip for Q2Award Winners

February 21 - 25: NO SCHOOL.Mid-Winter Recess

February 28: School Begins

MARCH

SCHEDULEOF EVENTS

March 3: Joint Public Hearing atKIPP Infinity, 6 p.m.

March 4: Progress Reports andFourth Newsletter Sent Home

March 4: Mandatory Meeting for allSpring Athletes

March 5: Mandatory Saturday Schoolfor Students and Parents, Summer

Opportunities FairMarch 5: Girls BasketballSemi-Finals, at Home

March 7: Spring KIPP Block Begins

March 7 - 10: Tryouts for Softballand Outdoor Track

March 7 - 18: Tryouts for Baseball

March 9: Joint Public Hearing atMott Having Campus, 6 p.m.

March 12: Girls Basketball Finals, atHome

March 18: No School for Students

March 23: Panel Educational PolicyMeeting at Brooklyn Tech, 6 p.m.

March 26: KIPP NYC Show

March 31: End of Q3

MARCH 2011Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3JointPublicHearing atInfinity

4 ProgressReports andNewsletter SentHome

MandatoryMeeting for SpringAthletes

5 MandatorySaturday School forStudents and Parents

Girls BasketballSemi-Finals

7SpringKIPP Block

begins

8 9JointPublicHearing

at MottHaven

10 11 12 Girls BasketballFinals

14 15 16 17 18 No School forStudents

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21 22 23 24 25 26 KIPP NYC Show

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14 15 16 17 18 RewardsTrip

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NO SCHOOLMID-WINTER RECESS

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From Mr. Routhier:

Shout-out to AP World Historystudents for pushing themselves

on a tough imperialism projectand giving their own voice topresentations. Especially strongand independent voices werePaola Munoz, HaroldMercedes, Leah Collazo,Shakeema Blanco, YosmaryMarte, and DelaneySampson.

Shout-out to Brian Acevedo,Edelin Fernandez, andDaquan Davis for some above-and-beyond history essays.

Shout-out to Raquel Warner,Tracey Bonsu, BrianPeguero, Dionel Jaime,Amber-Lee Brown, and Ash-ley Myers for their leadershipn class participation.

Shout-out to Pamela Negrinand Ivan Martinez for beinggreat self-starters.

Shout-out toJanuary Harrietfor the improved consistency on

homework completion.

From Ms. Woda:

Shout-out to InaelyTurbis for embodying what itmeans to be a KIPP student-athlete.

From Mrs. Greendyke:Shout-out to Troi Chalmersand Haile Rice for a greatSpanish review conference call.

Shout-out to Adam Paisley forseeking assistance with yourSpanish work. Keep it up!

Shout-out toJuan Donado fordemonstrating an increased com-mitment to your Spanish!

Shout-out to SastehBennerson, AmmenabBennerson, Yasmine Wills,

in Ms. Niewalds biology class.

From Ms. Richardson:Shout-out to Luiggy Vidal forthe consistent grit to see theresults he wanted in

English I Honors.Shout-out to MillisenPeguero for improving herhomework grades in English I.

Shout-out to Brittany De LaCruz for a markedimprovement in testpreparation for English I.

Shout-out to DykwuanWilliams for bringing theright attitude to period 1.

From Ms. DeSario:Shout-out to KevinHidalgo, Daniel De Jesus,and Ammenab Bennersonfor being proactive about theirsummer plans! I am happy towork with you to help youattain the summer you want.

From Ms. Godwin:Shout-out to Shadai AlbaFor being a total participationrockstar in third period!

Shout-out to TanykaAlexanderGreat job onyour midterm interviewthatpractice really paid off!!!

Shout-out to Tracey BonsuFor an incredible midterminterviewyou amazed me!

Shout-out to Ericka BookerYour positivity and energy atthe end of the day are inspir-ing! Thank you for making

eighth period fun for me!

Shout-out to QuiaraCapellanEven withouttrying to, your maturity andpositive attitude set an examplefor those around yougracias!

Shout-out to MaiaColtes-PierceThank you

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for all the little things you doin eighth period that helpthings run smoothlyfromhanding out class notes torunning downstairs to get the

besos I left in my desk.

Shout-out to Nikia CorleyWow! You have made suchhuge strides this year! I am soproud of your determinationkeep it up!!!

Shout-out toJasmine CruzI know class can be a challengefor you and I shout you out foryour gritkeep on pushing!

Shout-out to KarinaDelgadoI know

sometimes quiet students areoverlooked, but know that Isee all the hard work and ef-fort you put into everythingyou do. Thank you for havingsuch incredible integrity.

Shout-out to Star DennyThank you for being you.Your kindness and helpfulnessto myself and others makesyou a real KIPPster.

Shout-out toJulisa Esparza

Queen of participation!Thank you for your positivityand genuine love of learningthat you show every day!

Shout-out toJasmineFrancisYou inspired mewith your goal for Spanishclasskeep at it and make ithappen cause I know you can!

Shout-out to Briya GreeneYou are without a doubt oneof the hardest workers I know.Thank you for always givingyour best.

Shout-out toJanuaryHarrietYou stop by andsay Hi Ms. Godwin everymorning. Its little, but ittotally makes my day brighter.

and Tiana Herrera for your crea-tivity on your Sala de Clases pro-

jects. It was very fun to read about

flying squirrels, baseball fields, andother crazy things in theclassrooms that you designed.

Shout-out to Devella Freemanfor continued growth this quarter.Keep asking great questions!

Shout-out to MarkRobinson for working hard andfor being open to feedback aboutyour Spanish.

Shout-out to Hector

Gonzalez and Malik Lewis forseeking help and for a productivetutoring session Friday afternoon.

From Ms. Woods:

Shout-out to Marilyn Garcia forconsistently being a standoutstudent in global history.

Shout-out to Luiggy Vidal forconsistently working hard to im-prove his grade in global history.

Shout-out to Sasteh

Bennerson for greatlyimproving his attitude towardschool and his overall performancein global history.

Ms. Woods would like torecognize Avian Bailey for theimprovement in behavior he hasshown through the last markingperiod, thank you and please keepit up.

From Ms. Niewald:

Shout-out to Troy Ramadin,Christopher Rosario, andTianna Berrios for getting thetop three scores in the school onthe January 2011 LivingEnvironment Regents Exam.

Shout-out to AmmenabBennerson, Charisse King,Pamela Munoz, and YasmineWills for getting As this quarter

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It is a busy time for studentsin algebra because semesterone just ended and thestudents took their midterms.As we wrap up the firstsemester, many students andparents should be very proudof their improvements.There were many difficultconcepts this semester such

as, inequalities, factoring, andfinding area of variousshapesand studentsdemonstrated theirunderstanding with a 14-pagemidterm. As we moveforward we will continue tobe challenged with newmaterial, but we are ready!

WITH MS . POLLOCK , INTEGRATED ALGEBRA

WITH MS . WOODS , GLOBAL HISTORY 9

WITH MS . R ICHARDSON , 9TH GRADE ENGLISH

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As a last word of advice,please encourage yourchild to get help as thematerial gets more difficult,do not wait until they arebehind to seek help fromteachers.

Global 9 students will bemoving across the globe tobegin their study of Centraland East Asia. This is usual-ly a very challenging unit forthe ninth graders; as theyhave very littlebackground knowledge topull from and they tend tohave some difficulty withthe vocabulary.

Please encourage your child tostudy vocabulary and seek extrahelp as needed.

Students in English I will begintheir fourth unit, The UnlikelyPlaces One Finds Friendshipthrough study of The Boy in theStriped Pajamas by John Boyne.With the start of the secondsemester, the department iskeeping the momentum we built

towards midterm week forstudents to retake the CollegePrep path by practicing realreading that leaves evidence in their

annotations, writing withurgencyto express theirpowerful ideas aboutliterature, anddemonstrating theirpositive character duringthis journey. In addition,English I will also be

incorporating a typedweekly written responseto the assessments for thissemester.

Heres to a fabulouslyproductive second semester!

Ms. Richardson is availablefor tutoring each day at 7:30a.m. or at 4:40 p.m. Stu-dents should always remem-ber to complete reading and

attempt to complete home-work in order to make thetime in class most effective.

In The Classroom...

Getting Extra HelpRemember that

Ms. Pollock is availableevery morning at 7 a.m.,

fifth period every day,and after school until 6p.m. every night except

Wednesday.

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In Spanish II, students reached a hugemilestone in January when they began stud-ying the past tense. With the tools now

available to them to talk about currentevents, future events, and past events, stu-dents will begin the second semester with afocus on describing not just their daily lives,but the world at large. Our biggest pushright now is to encourage each other to askand answer questions in Spanish and speakin Spanish as much as possible. So dont beafraid to askQu pas en la clase de es-paol hoy?

WITH MS . GODWIN , SPANISH II

WITH MR . CROSBY, V ISUAL ART

mental success of the embryo.Please take note there will be quiz-zes on February 16 and March 3and the unit exam will span twodays (March 9 and 10). Tutoring isALWAYS available before schoolin room 285 and on Friday after-noons.

Ms. Niewalds ninth grade biologyclass will start off semester two withUnit 6: Reproduction. Well belearning about lots of exciting thingssuch as in vitro fertilization, the pla-centa, estrogen, and more. The labfor the unit should also be very ex-citing. Students will be dissecting achicken egg to investigate the struc-tures that contribute to the develop-

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Students in the visual artsprogram demonstratedproficiency in oils throughIslamic carpet designs. Stu-dents studied the relationshipbetween Islamic design andVictorian design to show the

difference in styles duringthese periods. The paintingsare now on display in thehigh school. Additionally, thevisual arts students will beworking on an in-housemural and scene design forthe March 26 KIPP NYCEvent.

WITH MS . NIEWALD, B IOLOGY

Weve gone virtual and want toshare some helpful online resourceswith you.

KIPP NYC CP Website:

www.kippnyc.orgFind updated information about ourschool (including a copy of thisnewsletter).

Power Parent:https://powerschool.kippnyc.org/public/

Check your childs grades to stayupdated on their attendance and aca-demic progress.

KIPP ONLINE

Students and parents areencouraged to use our textbookswebsite, www.realidades.com as a

review and enrichment tool in thelanguage for Spanish 1, 2, and 3.Click on the TextbookCompanion Website for extrahelp.

These works were created bystudents in Mr. Crosby's art class by

using oil paints on butcher paper.

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The Deans of Students at KIPPNYC College Prep, would like to thank all parents and students who have been responsive toour safety expectations. Safety is an integral part of our daily success. As parents make sure you are on your children aboutgoing straight home after school. As students it is important to make sure to communicate with your parents if there is achange of plan in the schedule. If you have any concerns never hesitate to call and ask for help. Knowing what times the

students are dismissed is an important part of the process. Here are the weekly dismissal times.

We thank you very much for your support and faith in keeping everyone emotionallyand physically safe and look forward to hearing from you.

Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something youhold in your hands.

The athletic commitment at KIPP isMonday through Friday and someSaturdays. Please talk to your child

about whether or not they are willingand able to make this commitmentprior to signing up to tryout.

If you have any questions please feelfree to call Ms. Woda any time at508.954.0545.

Let's play ball!

SAFETY T IPSFROM THE DEANS

Before we know it spring trainingwill be upon us. This spring we areproud to offer baseball, softball, andoutdoor track.

Tryouts will begin on Monday,March 7 for our spring sports. Therewill be also be a mandatory meetingfor all students that want to be on aspring sports team on Friday, March4 at 3 p.m. Students that sign up forone of our three teams must comeprepared on Monday, March 7 with

NOTE FROM MS . WODA , ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

sneakers and KIPP athletic apparel to tryoutfor the team. Practices will take place oncampus and across the street at Franz Sigal

Park.

Teams will be announced by Friday, March11 (with the exception of baseball, whichwill be announced on March 18). Studentsmay drop out of tryouts on Friday, March11. Once they have been selected for one ofour three teams, the expectation is that theystay with their team for the entire season aslong as they remain academically eligible.

ADVANCED MUSICWITH MR . GIVLER

The Advanced Music Class is learning to use Sibelius, music notation software. With a solidfoundation in harmony and written notation, these students are beginning to compose and perform their own works. Look

for a KIPPster composition coming soon to a theater near you!

Day Time

Monday 4:40 p.m.

Tuesday 4:40 p.m.

Wednesday 3:30 p.m.

Thursday 4:40 p.m.

Friday 3:00 p.m.