Lastly, I encourage you
to visit our PTA homep-
age (http://
www.wappingersschoo
ls.org/Page/21190)
and attend as many as
our upcoming events. I
hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Eric T. Seipp
Message from Mr. Seipp, Principal
First Grade Family Tree’s—Mrs. Moroney, Ms McCree, Mr. Panesa, Mrs. Greco/Mrs. Kimler
Fishkill Plains Elementary School
Dear Parents,
It is hard to believe we are approaching the midway point of the school year! Now that winter has finally ar-rived, please remember you can keep up with school cancellations, delays, or emergency dismissals by pressing 2 when you call school (227-1770). We will record up-to-the mi-nute information as soon as we hear from our Superintendent of these occurrences.
Also, I encourage you to
follow us on Twitter
and Instagram
(@PlainsPanthers) so
you can be at the center
of our daily happen-
ings! I suggest you vis-
it our webpage (http://
www.wappingersschoo
ls.org/Page/1575)
from time to time as
well to stay informed of
the necessary infor-
mation and announce-
ments that are posted.
During Social Studies, our first graders
have been engaged in many lessons
about FAMILY. Students have
been leanring about different fami-
ly members and have been intro-
duced to what a Family Tree is.
Together with their familes they
were given of a project to create a
Family tree.
Wa pp inge r s C en t ra l S ch oo l D i s t r i c t
Piet Mondrian Hybernating
Bears—Mrs. Prongay and
Mr. Kedzielawa’s ART class.
January, 2016
Inside this issue:
Panther Parliment 2
Spelling Bee Winners 2
PBIS News 2
School Store 3
PTA Family Fun Night 3
Important Dates 4
Math Enrichment 4
What’s new with PBIS????
Panther Parliament is our Student Government Association
at Fishkill Plains Elementary School. It is run by a teacher
advisor (Miss Scalzo) , as well as seven students from grade 5-
6.
The 5th and 6th grade students ran a fierce, fair, and
creative campaign in their respective classes. Now it’s time to
get to work.
Our representatives for the 2015-2016 school year are Dante
Mandile, Ciara Elliott, Delaney Mohl, Matthew Krauza,
Gaelen Kelly, Erika Huston, and Finn Sobel.
Throughout the school year, we will be having Pan-
ther Pride Days. We will do our best to give one week
notice for our Panther Pride Days. Each Pride Day is de-
signed to promote unity in our school, as well as raise money
for the community.
Our first goal is to raise $420. This is for foam
footballs, jump ropes, kick balls, and a compact ball locker to
hold all the equipment in. Therefore, on each Pride Day, we
ask that the children, who participate, to send in $1 in cash to
contribute to their playground equipment fund.
Our first Pride Day was a huge success!!!!
We raised well over half our goal and anticipate
being able to buy even more playground equip-
ment then expected!
Our next Spirit Day will be January
29th. It will be "Mustache Day". So, Panthers
prepare your best 'staches and mustache gear!
Our PBIS team has been working
on our final initiative! The Bath-
room Expectations Video will be
presented to all grades in addi-
tion to announcing our Lunch-
room and Panther Payment win-
ners in early February.
PANTHER PARILMENT—News
Fishkill Plains Spelling Bee - Winners!!!
Fishkill Plains had our school wide spelling
Bee on December 7th! The winners were:
Jenna Grossi—Grade 6/Mrs. Sheahan
Sydney Sonnleitner—Grade 5/Mrs. Stowell
Both girls went to the District Spelling Bee at
Myers Corners Elementary school.
After a long evening, it was determined that
Jenna Grossi came in third place for the dis-
trict and will be attending the Regional
Spelling Bee in Schenectady, NY on February
2 at 1:00 pm. We wish her luck and will be
supporting her here at Fishkill Plains !!!
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PARP PAY IT FORWARD LENDING LIBRARY
School Store Open Every Tuesday during Lunch
Students and staff members enjoyed the first
Panther Parliament—”School Spirit Day—”Wear an Ugly Sweater!”
Students and staff members donated $1.00 to the Panther Parliament in their quest for stor-age for our outside Playground Equipment.
It was a huge success and we all enjoyed
participating in this worthwhile cause and had fun doing it.
Looking forward to the next Panther Parliament School Spirit day—Mustache Day !!!!
School Store is Open for Business!!!
Starting Tuesday, November 10th, the
school store will be open every Tuesday during all lunch periods. Items range from
$.05 to $2.50. Gift Certificates are available.
Students will be allowed to shop school store
during their lunch period. Many items will be
priced for a small purchase.
Thanks for supporting Fishkill Plains PTA!!!
PARP is pleased to announce the arrival of the PARP PAY IT FORWARD LENDING LIBRARY.
Need a book? Go to the bookshelf near the front entrance of the school. The books are arranged by K-2, 3-6. Pick up a book and begin a reading adventure!
Once you are done, you can return the book and grab another or if you LOVED it. Pass it on to a friend!!
Questions? Email: [email protected]
Page 3
For the past eight weeks, the Wappingers
Central School District has been running a
special program by the Math & Physics Ex-
ploration at the Fishkill Plains Elementary
School for selected students from the 5th and
6th Grades. The program was developed by
Dr. Irwin Miller and previously tested in the
Poughkeepsie and Arlington school districts.
The program is run under the philosophy of
Common Core with an emphasis on learning
and studying techniques. The level of work is
at that of eleventh grade students, but they
are taught material that is well beyond what
eleventh grade students are learning.
Some examples would include: how to do 18 x
18 multiplications, how to solve magic
squares from 3x3 to 9x9, how to perform
mind reading tricks using number structure,
how to prove the rules for multiplying and
dividing fractions, how to do binomial expan-
sion and how to use it to prove trigonometric
formula.
Students Pictured:
Antonio Buccolo, Andrew Check
Kenneth Parker, Scott McStay
Michael Wisker, Kathryn Erich
Jeffrey Shaw, Brandon Cheung
Ryan Heraty, Sydney O’Connor
Sydney Sonnleitner, Ashley Qui,
Erika Huston,Matthew Krauza
& Finn Sobel
Math Enrichment with Dr. Irwin Miller
January/February Dates to Remember:
January 18—NO SCHOOL
January 20- - Family fun PARP Book
swap 6-8 pm
January 25—Start of Mystery Readers
January 29—Panther Parliament Day ―Wear your mus-
tache‖
February 5—WCT -‖Parents Night Out‖
February 11– Family Fun Night—6:00-8:30 pm
February 12—Half day of school—11:45 am dismissal
February 15—NO SCHOOL
February 16—PTA Talent Show
February 17—PTA Meeting @ 7:00 pm
February 23—PTA Talent Showdate
Contact information:
Main Office: (845)227-1770
School Nurse: (845)227-1770 X 13011
School Social Worker: (845)227-1770X13004
School Psychologist: (845)227-1770 X 13012
Wa pp inge r s C en t ra l S ch oo l D i s t r i c t
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