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elementary school andChoir Academy MiddleSchool; however KIPP NYCCollege Prep will have themajority of the space forour kids. While the buildingwill require some renova-tions, we believe that with

some construction and lotsof KIPP love, this will be agreat space for generationsto come.

In order for us to securethe space, we will have togo through two hearings,which will determine if weare able to move into thespace. The first hearingwill be held at the pro-posed school site (2005

Madison Avenue) onTuesday, April 13th at6 p.m. This meeting will bea chance for us to speakpositively about the workthat KIPP has done and letthe DOE know that we areexcited about our potentialnew space.

Hello! Welcome to thefirst edition of our monthlynewsletter. We are excitedto share with you the greatevents and happenings eachmonth, so that you have allthe information needed tosupport your child in our

school. You will hear fromteachers about their classes,learn about upcomingevents, and find out howyou can get involved in ourschool. As always, if thereare issues and events thatyou would like to readmore about, please let usknow. We want this news-letter to work for you!

We hope you have re-

viewed your childs pro-gress report. As we near theend of the year, your sup-port is as important as ever.

As we have mentionedbefore, we have tutoringavailable before school,during lunch, and after-school. Additionally, manyof our teachers are here on

Saturdays providing enrich-ment work and extra help.Please reach out to us if youwant more information.

One of most importantupcoming events is the fi-nalization of our permanentspace. As you know, we

have spent the past threeyears working with theDOE to find a building thatmeets the needs of our kids.We have spent many hoursin meetings working out thedetails and now have founda location that we feel willbe a great space for us tobuild a world class highschool. Before the space isours, we will need to go

through a series of publichearings and will need yoursupport to ensure the votegoes our way.

The building that hasbeen selected is located at2005 Madison Avenue(and 127th Street). Thespace will be shared withHarlem Childrens Zone

NOTEFROM MS . WEBB

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KIPP NYC

INTHIS NEWSLETTER.. .

Note from Ms. Webb

March and April Calendars

Scholar Shout-Outs

KIPP Online

In the Classroom

School Trip Updates

Summer Opportunities

From the Field

The final vote will takeplace the following weekon Tuesday, April 20th ina yet to be determined loca-tion. This night will be a longonebut at the end of theevening, the PEP board willvote to determine if this

school site becomes our per-manent space. We will besending home more informa-tion as the hearing dates near,but I want to make sure youhave the most up to date in-formation.

If you have further ques-tions about space, your childsprogress, or our school,please do not hesitate to askyour childs advisor or myself.

We look forward to continu-ing this exciting and positiveyear! Thank you for yourcontinued faith and support.

Best wishes,Ms. Natalie WebbPrincipal (571-214-8277)

Congratulations to our 2nd quarter award winners!

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MARCHSCHEDULEOF EVENTS

Mar. 15: Spring KIPP Block Starts Mar. 16: Slam Poetry Trip

Mar. 18: China Decisions Announced

Mar. 19: No School for Students

Mar. 20: School Open (Optional)

Mar. 24: Puerto Rico ApplicationsDue in Advisory

Mar. 29 - Apr. 6: Spring Break

MARCH 2010Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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8 9 10 11 12 13

15 SpringKIPP BlockStarts

16 17 18 ChinaDecisionsAnnounced

19 NoSchool forStudents

20SchoolOpen

22 23 24 P.R.Applica-

tions Due

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APRILSCHEDULEOF EVENTS

Mar. 29 - Apr. 6: Spring Break

Apr 7: School Starts

Apr. 10: School Open (Optional)

Apr. 13: Advocacy Night: Rally for Per-manent Space at 6 p.m. at 2005 MadisonAvenue and 127th St.

Apr. 14: Puerto Rico Trip Early Admis-sions. A select group of students willreceive early admission to the PuertoRico trip based on character and academ-ics.

Apr. 16: End of 3rd Quarter

Apr. 20: Advocacy Night: Rally for Per-manent Space. Time and Location TBD

Apr. 23: Puerto Rico Trip Regular Ad-missions. All students will learn if ac-cepted to the Puerto Rico trip.

Apr. 24: School Open (Optional)

Apr. 27:Report Card Night 3-7p.m.Early Dismissal for Students1:35 p.m.(after 6th period)

APRIL 2010Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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5 6 7 SchoolStarts

8 9 10 SchoolOpen

12 13AdvocacyNight

14 EarlyAdmissionsfor P.R.

15 16 End of3rdQuarter

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19 20AdvocacyNight

21 22 23 RegularAdmissionsfor P.R.

24 SchoolOpen

26 27 ReportCard NightEarly Dis-missal

28 29 30

Spring BreakSchool Closed

Spring BreakSchool Closed

Spring Break

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From Ms. Myers

Sebastian Nartey is a natu-

ral born writer. Each one ofhis essays is engaging. Henails his claims with convinc-ing evidence.

Rai Thomas is beginning tobecome a great writer and ananalytical thinker.

Json Robinsons photoessay was so witty and inter-esting. I had to share it withfriends and family.

Hannatu Otoos poetryabout identity has been ex-tremely profound. Her class-mates enjoy listening to herpowerful spoken word.

Claudia Almazo is becom-ing one of my most improvedstudents. Through focus,grit, and determination, she ismaintaining an A- . She isalso a great example of theKIPPismWork Hard. Be

Nice.

Cheryl Liburd is the defini-tion of sweet. She is a pleas-ure to have in class.

Jeremy Nesbitt is such agentleman. He exhibits greatcharacter daily by being help-

ful and positive. He hasturned his English gradesaround by working diligently.

Inaely Turbis is making meso proud of her because she isreally working hard on chang-ing her attitude in my class.Not to mention, she is be-coming an amazing literaryessay writer.

From Ms. Godwin

Tanyka AlexanderGreatjob staying on top of assign-ments!

Anahjae AllenI love thesincerity and desire to learnyou bring to class every day!

Aboubaker DiakiteGreat improvement in turn-ing in homework!

William James, Jr.Awe-

some improvement in com-pleting your homework!

Darnell D-Ms MooreFantastic improvement in

completing yourhomework!

SophiaRichardsonYour focus anddeterminationare fabulosa!

SabrinaSultanaYouhave an amazingwork ethic andincredible maturity that I ad-mire so much!

David DennisI am so

proud of your improved par-ticipation and homeworkcompletion!

Khalil HendricksYourengagement in class has beenfantastic and your ability tostay on top of your work loadhas improved tremendously!

Jhon ThomasGreat im-provement in homeworkcompletion! I can tell youwork every day at being abetter student!

Online Classrooms:www.moodlekippnyccp.orgGet updates from teachers and homework

assignments.

Online Grades:https://kippacademyny.powerschool.com/public

Check your students gradesto stay updated on their at-tendance and academic pro-gress.

Weve gone virtual and wantto share some helpful onlineresources with you.

KIPP NYC CP Website:www.kippnyc.orgLook online to find updatedinformation about our school(including acopy of thisnewsletter).

SCHOLAR SHOUT-OUTS

KIPP ONLINE

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From Mr. Powell

I am proud ofJerichoNesbitt and Akeele Mor-gan for taking personal re-sponsibility for their educa-tion and doing what it takesto make sure their gradesimprove.

Shanice Richards andCleirys Perez have shownmaturity by adjusting theirbehavior and attitudes. Theyhave disciplined their behav-ior to become better mem-bers of our schoolcommunity.

Congratulations to our founding KIPPRobotics Team who came in 10th

out of 23 teams in their first competi-

Newsletter Feedback:

We are excited to bring youthis monthly newsletter to

share updates about academ-ics, sports, summer oppor-tunities, and general KIPPNYC College Prep news. Ifthere is information that youwould like to see, or havesuggestions for this newslet-ter, e-mail Ms. DeSario atldesario@kippnyc.org.

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As adolescents, my studentsare discovering who they aredaily. Our next thematic unit

is entitled Identity. Thestudents will read poetry andwrite poetry that requiresthem to analyze and evaluatethe factors that shape people.They will also read the mem-oir, The Color of Water, byJames McBride. This is a wellcrafted account of an African-American mans tribute to hiswhite, Jewish mother. It is atrue story about a young man

and his struggles to create hisown identity and to learn thetruth about his mothers. The

students will be writingweekly literary essays thatcritique characters, justifyconclusions, recommend so-lutions, and argue factors thatinfluence ones identity. I amlooking forward to hearingawesome discussions andreading amazing essays, po-ems, and self-reflections.

Students in Spanish for Native and Heritage speak-

ers just turned in their Anuncio Publicitario pro-jects. The projects were a huge success! We havesome very creative students who did an amazing jobselling their projects.

INTHE CLASSROOMWITH MS . MYERS

INTHE CLASSROOMWITH MR . IMWOLD

INTHE CLASSROOMWITH MS . GODWIN/MR . IMWOLDhave been curious to learnthat some of their Phoenicianpeers: own a horse, drivethemselves to school, onlytake four classes each day anddont have a school cafeteria!

Upon returning from Spring

Break, students will be paint-ing a mural to leave their ar-tistic mark as founders ofKIPP NYC College Prep.Our murals theme is unity

and will show how studentscame together from our fourmiddle schools to form onehigh school. The generosity ofanonymous donors whofunded this project viaDonors Choose made it pos-sible for us to acquire a large,

portable canvas that will en-able us to take our mural withus when we relocate nextyear.

Students in Spanish I just be-gan their pen pal exchangewith students at MetropolitanArts Institute in Phoenix, AZ.Students are using the Spanishlanguage skills they have ac-quired this year to exchangeinformation about them-

selves, their school, theirfriends, and their lives in NewYork with other high schoolstudents who live in the landof eternal summer. Students

UPCOMING DATES

FOR NATIVE

SPANISH:

UNIT 3 EXAM ANDEXPOSITION DUE

MARCH 24 (PD 3)AND

MARCH 25 (PDS 1/8)

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KIPP NYC College PrepFounders thank Donor'sChoose, Oz Capital, andRobin Hood for bringing

bestsellers to Room 368.

UPCOMING PROJECTS

1. CD PROJECTFIND TEN SONGSTHATREPRESENTAMAJOR

CHARACTER INTHE COLOROFWATERAND WRITEESSAYCONNECTING

SONGSTOTHE CHARACTER

2. THE COLOROFWATERPLAYWRITING.

INGROUPS, WRITEASCRIPTBASEDONONE

CHAPTER AND ACT OUT .

UPCOMING

DATESFOR

SPANISH I :

CAPTULO 1EXAM

MARCH 18

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Our visual arts students arecurrently showcasing theirwork in our Surrendering

Symmetry Project. Studentsbegan this project by askingthemselves the followingquestion: can balance beachieved in the absence ofsymmetry? The search foranswers to this question ledus to the cosmos. Throughresearch and the use of visualaids, each student observedthe constellation that corre-sponds to the month in which

they were born. Studentsthen brainstormed and hashedout numerous sketches in

attempt to conjure up a famil-iar image that would fit intothe frame of the stars thatmade up their constellations.Upon achieving this, studentscreated background outerspace scenes and overlappedthem with that their manipu-lated constellations. Finally,students used translucentpigment to apply all of theseefforts onto Plexiglas. The

results show that studentsmade a major breakthroughby reaching out side of the

confines of their back groundsand give life to their art bysurrendering symmetry.

INSIDETHE CLASSROOMWITH MR . CROSBY

SCHOOL TRIP UPDATES

Los Angeles, CAWe have selected our 9 students thatwill be travelling to the National

Slam Poetry Competition(tentatively July 19-25)! Once wefind out if our team has been se-lected to perform at the competi-tion, we will finalize the 6 studentswho will be competing and our 3alternates. Good luck Slam Team!

Puerto Rico

Applications are due on March 24th andour trip will take place from Monday,June 21st through Friday, June 25th.There will be an early admissions roundand a regular admissions round. Studentsnot selected in these rounds can thenappeal to be part of the trip. To be se-lected, our staff will review student ap-plications, teacher recommendations,and in some cases, an interview perform-ance.

It is that time of year againtime toplan for our end of the year trips! Asyou know, this year students have theopportunity to apply for three differenttripsto Puerto Rico, to Los Angeles,and to China. Students who have dem-onstrated strength in character andacademics will be selected to attend.

ChinaWe are excited that so many studentsapplied for the China trip. After re-viewing applications and interviewperformance, we will announce theselected students on March 18th. Thetrip will take place from June 22-30.Thank you Mr. Chen for planning agreat trip!

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Display of the Surren-dering Symmetry

Project.

http://nationalpoetryslam.com/

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Summer opportunities for students are on display at school.

Financial Assistance:1. We are looking for free or affordable summer programs for students. Forthose that do cost money, financial aid is available.

2. To apply for financial aid, families need to submit their 2009 income taxreturn form.

3. Please have this information ready to submit with an application.

Ms. DeSario is holding office hours during study hall, lunch periods, and after

Advisory on Mondays and Wednesdays for students to learn more about summer

options.

Ms. DeSario is busy searching forsummer opportunities for students.These programs can include camps,internships, community service, or jobs

in July.

To prepare for programs, familiescan get the following documentsready for applications.

Employment Certification(Working Papers):

1. All students must have anemployment certificate in order towork in New York (also called workingpapers).

2. To apply, students must submitcompleted application, a note from thedoctor, and proof of identification(social security card and birthcertificate).

3. Working papers will be given at theschool when all paperwork is complete.

On Saturday March 6th,Boys Basketball partici-pated in the Hoops for Haitibasketball tournament atKIPP Academy. We com-mend our team for givingback on the court!

Also, on Saturday March 6thour Indoor Track Teamran a great race. This was

their final event of the seasonand all of our athletes arenow school record holdersfor their respective events.We had a great season andlook forward to the 2010-11season to set even betterrecords.

Winter Sports Wrap-up

Girls Basketball Teamended their season on Satur-day in a heartbreaking cham-pionship game against Prom-ise Academy. The girls lost20-19 in double overtime;this was the Bulldogs onlyloss in league play this sea-son, and they came in secondoverall in the JV League.

School Records forIndoor Track:

Akeele Morgan (800 m): 3min 07 sec

Rai Thomas (55 m): 8.42 sec

Sebastian Nartey (400 m): 1min 06 sec

Mat Ruiz (200 m): 33.52 sec

FROMTHE F IELD

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES UPDATE

Spring Sports Updates

Our inaugural Baseball,Softball, and OutdoorTrack Teams kicked off onMarch 15th! Track will bepracticing at Riverbank StatePark and Softball and Base-ball will be on field # 41 onRandalls Island.

We will send out the final-

ized schedule when it is avail-able.

We hope you will comeout and support theKIPP Bulldogs thisSpring!