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  • A sister and two brothers are wearing their patriotic tee-shirts
  • a smiling girl wearing a striped top
  • a family of brothers and a sister in red, white and blue
  • this teacher is wishing you a Happy Memorial Day!
  • A smiling patriotic girl
  • This boy has a thumbs up for his American flag tee shirt
  • This girl and her lawn are dressed for Memorial Day
  • This girl is looking at a Thank You sign wearing red, white and blue
  • This is a mother and daughter in red tees with an American flag star
  • This girl in red is holding a Memorial Day sign
  • This patriotic teacher is wearing red, white and blue to match the sign she is holding up
  • These two children are wearing the stars and stripes while holding up a flag
  • These 2 girls are all dressed up for the holiday
  • Here are 2 girls wearing their best patriotic colors
  • This teacher is wearing her red tee hugging her dog
  • This brother and sister are wearing flags on their chests
  • This teacher is wearing a flag in the shape of the United States.

This week's Spirit Day was to show that red, white and blue feeling!

What a great way to celebrate Memorial Day!

For this week's Spirit Day we honor all the workers that keep our community safe! Thank you to our hometown heroes!

  • This child looks like Super Community Hero in a tee shirt showing our flag
  • this girl is dressed as a firefighter and made a firetruck to wear. It looks like she is driving it!
  • This boy is wearing a fireman's helmet
  • This girl is dressed in a nurses uniform
  • This girl is a smiling postal worker
  • These little brothers are dressed as policemen
  • this teacher is dressed as a NYC firefighter
  • this family of sisters are dressed as community workers.
  • This boy is wearing a red hoodie is jumping near a rainbow on the sidewalk
  • This boy is saying hello before he jumps
  • This is a shy blond haired girl who is going to jump
  • This little girl has the biggest smile
  • Mr. V is getting ready to workout
  • This boy is going to jump on a pogo stick
  • this girl is jumping in her kitchen
  • This boy is in the air from jumping so high
  • This child is jumping on a trampoline
  • Here is a family of five jumping on their trampoline together and having fun!
  • This boy is jumping with a rope in his backyard
  • This boy is outside jumping with his rope
  • This girl's hair is flying in the air as she jumps
  • Mrs. G is floating up as she jumps
  • this girl is happy to jump in front of her house
  • this boy is so high up from his jump
  • Here is a teacher jumping very high

 

We had fun jumping our way through the week!

 

 

P.S.55's Jump-a-thon 2020!

  • Mrs. Saccammano leads the event for us!
  • girl in a blue tee jumping in a yard
  • This boy is ready to jump next to a graduation sign on the lawn
  • This cutie is jumping without a rope
  • a little girl trying to jump rope in her kitchen
  • this girl in a red tee looks like a color cloud is behind her
  • here are 3 children in their PS33 tees
  • this girl is eager to start her jumping outside
  • this little girl is jumping in front of her house
  • This girl is wearing her PS55 sweatshirt ready to jump
  • Here's another girl doing her jumping outside
  • She is ready to jump her rope
  • This para is joining in the Jump-a-thon
  • This is another girl in a blue tee shirt jumping
  • Here's a boy and girl jumping on their trampoline
  • This is one of the teachers jumping in front of her swimming pool
  • This little boy is eager to start jumping
  • This adorable child is jumping on the bed.
  • This girl is wearing her school tee
  • This girl is wearing her blue school tee
  • The teacher is saying Hello before she starts jumping
  • This boy is ready to jump
  • boy wearing sunglasses and looking cool!
  • teacher dressed with a 80's hairstyle, a side ponytail
  • a brother and sister in a tee shirt and she is wearing a Madonna tutu
  • a teacher wearing love beads
  • 2 teachers looking like bike chicks
  • 3 childrens dressed in their neon colors
  • this boy is dress in a black jacket with shades on
  • 2 sisters wearing 80's hairstyles
  • This little girl is wearing a tee that says "I love the 80's"

Our Spirit Day theme this week was a Neon Party Rewind!

Everyone dressed up in their coolest acid wash jeans, leg warmers, teased hair, and of course NEON!

For Spirit Day this week, we took a step back in time and dressed up in our favorite Halloween costumes.  

Boo!

  • 2 sisters and their brother in costume
  • 3 superheroes arm in arm
  • two smiling girls in their costumes
  • here's Spiderman!
  • This Spiderman is at the top of a city
  • this girl is dressed like a queen
  • This is Superman and a pirate.
  • These 2 teachers are dressed like M&Ms
  • This is a vampire
  • this is a boy whose face is hidden under his hood
  • These two sisters are dressed like Elsa and Anna from Frozen
  • This is a scary caped girl
  • This girl is a baseball player right out of the movie A League of Their Own!
  • Here is a teacher dressed like a pink pig
  • This girl is dressed like a princess
  • He looks like another super hero
  • this girl is wearing a dramatic outfit in purple and black
  • These 4 teachers are dressed like emojis
  • This adorable girl is wearing a one piece costume with a hood
  • these are the 5th grade teachers in tutus
  • here's a girl in a tutu with her hair swept to one side
  • this girl looks like a venus flytrap plant
  • these two sisters are in costume
  • this is a picture of a little ballerina
  • this para looks like a spiderwoman
  • Here is a witch with her dog
  • Here is a boy and his little sister dressed like superheroes
  • This is a picture of a witch
  • this is a boy in a red costume
  • these teachers are dressed like rock and rollers
  • This para is dressed like a bum
  • this teacher is dressed like a chef and in his pot is his baby daughter

 

This week's spirit theme was Dreams Come True Friday.

With a bright future ahead what do you aspire to be when you grow up?

  • Boy who wants to be a soccer player
  • This boy wants to be a landscaper
  • this girl want to be a rock star
  • This boy wants to be an artist
  • This boy wants to be a journalist
  • This girl wants to be a teacher
  • This future teacher has her classroom set up!
  • This girl want to be a zookeeper
  • This girl wants to be a cook!
  • Here we have a teacher and a doctor
  • This boy is ready to join the Yankees!
  • This young lady wants to be a reporter
  • Here is a future pilot
  • She wants to be a teacher
  • a girl dressed in a red and blue tee
  • a girl in a hero tee shirt
  • two boys wearing spiderman outfits
  • a girl showing a book she made
  • a para wearing a FDNY tee shirt
  • a boy wearing a Superman tee shirt
  • a boy wearing a hero tee
  • a teacher dressed as a communications worker
  • a young boy dressed as a policeman
  • a boy dressed in a Superman shirt
  • a girl showing the hero book she made
  • a girl and her brother dressed as superheroes
  • a group of kindergarteners in their hero shirts
  • a boy with his younger brother wearing their hero tee shirts
  • a boy in a hero shirt
  • a boy dressed as Spiderman holding a Spiderman doll
  • a boy dressed as a fireman
  • a child showing pages of a story they wrote
  • a masked girl with her caped sister
  • 2 girls that look like girls are their heroes
  • a group of kindergarten children dressed as superheroes
  • a girl dressed as Wonder Woman
  • a boy wearing a muscle shirt
  • a little boy wearing a superhero shirt holding his teddy
  • a girl wearing her super hero shirt
  • a boy holding up a story he wrote
  • a masked girl holding her story
  • a girl in a Supergirl shirt
  • a boy holding a picture of his heroes the people on the front line against the virus
  • a teacher and 2 children wearing super hero tees
  • a boy in a spiderman costume
  • a boy in a batman tee with his brother
  • This little boy is wearing a red head mask
  • This girl is dabbing while wearing a Superman shirt
  • The Kindergarten teacher is wearing her Superman shirt
  • two boys are holding up pictures of their aunt and uncle who are 1st responders
  • this little boy is holding us his work, wearing a Spiderman tee
  • Our music teacher and his daughter are dressed as superheroes
  • two more children dressed in their superhero shirts on a computer screen
  • this young lady has a star on her head that says her daddy is her superhero
  • two paras, mother and daughter, wear their superhero tees
  • a girl in a batman tee holding her story
  • a girl and her brother dressed as a doctor and a policeman!
  • this little lady is dressed as a nurse
  • a girl dressed as Wonder Woman
  • This teacher's tee say "Super Teacher"

This week's Spirit Theme was heroes!

Whether they are Super or Frontline they are all heroes worth celebrating!

 

Today was School Spirit Day at PS55 and we worked at home with our "spirit" on!

  • Here's a smiling boy in his PS 55 tee shirt
  • Her shirt says "a class with vision"
  • this little girl's bow in her hair matches her shirt
  • This girl is wearing her blue school tee
  • Here' s the kindergarten wearing her school sweatshirt
  • This girl is wearing her blue tee in front of her laptop
  • Here's a boy wearing his school hoodie
  • Here's 3 children holding up a sign that says," P.S.55 we miss you!"
  • Here's a gir with a happy face
  • This child looks like she's ready to dance
  • Here's a smiling boy drawing
  • Here's a young lady working on her laptop
  • here is a para and her little girl
  • Here's a 5th grade teacher in her school shirt
  • Here's a girl in her school blue tee
  • This girl is wearing her school tee
  • Here's a little boy in his school shirt
  • This girl is stretching in her school tee
  • This young man is doing his schoolwork in his tee shirt
  • Her bow matches her shirt
  • This para has her dog nose and ears on
  • Here's a teacher smiling at you
  • this boy has a picture of a heart in his hand - sweet!
  • a boy in his PS55 shirt with his laptop
  • here's a brother and sister in their school outfits
  • Here's our school secretary and her daughter
  • here's a girl in her pj's
  • Here's a para and her child, dressed in their PS 55 clothes
  • This little girl is wearing her red school shirt
  • Here's a boy in his hat and shirt
  • This boy looks like he is still dressing
  • This boy looks like he is flexing his muscles
  • Our school secretary wearing her red school tee shirt
  • This boy is dressed in blue
  • This teacher is wearing her navy school tee
  • These 2 brothers are busy doing their schoolwork
  • Here's a brother and sister in their school shirts
  • Here's another boy dressed in school his tee
  • This boy is making muscles
  • This boy is working hard
  • Here's a teacher teaching her class online
  • Here's a girl in red
  • This girl is wearing a bow to match her shirt
  • Here's two children in their school shirts
  • Here's a boy and his dog
  • Here's a teacher with her dog
  • Here's the gym teacher with her dog
  • This is the other gym teacher with her dog
  • A brother and sister with messy hair
  • a girl with long unbrushed hair
  • A girl holding her picture
  • the whole family with their son, holding his picture
  • A smiling boy
  • a boy with morning hair
  • a boy in his pj's
  • two children in their pj's
  • a boy with a thing in his hair
  • a teacher with morning hair
  • a girl with messy curls holding a pciture
  • a boy with a gelled hair
  • a girl with bed head
  • 3 children with messy heads
  • this boy looks like he is still sleeping
  • a brother and sister doing their work right out of bed
  • a para and her little baby
  • This boy has bed head today
  • here's a smiling face!
  • This little girl's hair can use a brush!
  • Here's a teacher with bed head
  • This cutie looks like he just got out of bed
  • here's a para with an updo
  • This bead head isn't so bad
  • This little girl still has rollers in her hair
  • Here's a messy head with her baby brother
  • This boy's hair could use some gel
  • Here's a sweet bed head
  • This girl's eyes are closed. Guess she doesn't want to see her hair
  • Her hair is all piled on top of her head.
  • 3 smiling faces straight out of bed
  • this girl has a plate of different colored cookies
  • Here's another updoor. Guess it helps with not getting knots!
  • This looks like an authentic bead head
  • This girl is still in bed!
  • Here's another girl still in bed.
  • Here's a boy in his pj"s
  • Here's a teacher and her 2 children

 

Our Spirit Day's theme this week was Bed Heads! We left the brushes and the gel in the drawer and we continued to show how P.S. 55 works hard through the toughest time!

  • a drawing of a brown dog
  • 4 cartoon-like drawings
  • a girl with her picture of Spong Bob
  • a drawing of a girl
  • This drawing resembles Frankenstein
  • Here's another drawing of Sponge Bob

In Mrs. Argenziano's Grade 2 - Grade 5 classes the students began a unit on Cartooning and Animation. They watched an inspiring video interview with Rebecca Sugar, the creator of the cartoon Steven Universe.  Then they were to practice creating cartoon characters by following how-to videos. They concluded by coloring their piece in the medium of their choice.

Mrs. Argenziano's PreK -& Grade 1 wanted to share their Visual Arts Remote Learning. The students practiced their geometric shapes and in this drawing lesson created robots from these shapes.  The students added details in lines and shapes to create buttons and extra features on their creations.  They concluded with coloring in the medium of their choice.

  • a very colorful geometric robot
  • a silver robot drawing
  • a girl hold her robot picture
  • this is a colorful picture of a robot
  • Here's a girl holding her colorful robot
  • This is a picture of a red robot
  • A 1st grader holding her picture of a rainbow
  • 4 different pictures of rainbows
  • 3 children holding signs that say "This too shall pass"
  • teacher in a baseball cap showing her rainbow
  • sign in a window that says This Too Shall Pass!
  • a young boy drawing a rainbow
  • a sign that says Be a rainbow in someone's day!
  • mother next to her daughter as she draws a rainbow
  • a rainbow drawn with markers
  • a brother and sister drawing rainbows with chalk outside on a driveway
  • a girl with braids showing her rainbow
  • a boy holding up his rainbow
  • a young girl holding up her rainbow
  • a baby in a walker helping her brother hold up his rainbow drawing
  • a child sitting in a bay window decorated with a paper chain of different colored links
  • a boy standing next to his rainboy on a door
  • a mom is holding up a rainbow made using crepe paper and her baby

 

We joined the Rainbow Challenge to spread the message "everything will be okay", hoping to brighten everyone's day!

  • a mom holding her baby next to a rainbow on the floor
  • a mom with her older daughter showning a rainbow on a wall outside their home
  • a mom with a son on each side of her and they're all holding up their rainbow
  • a teacher with her 2 children and they're all holding up their rainbows
  • a rainbox is in the window of a home.
  • 3 cuties holding up the rainbows they made
  • a teacher holding a dog is standing next to her rainbow hanging on a door
  • a mom sitting on her couch with a son on each side holding their rainboy
  • a drawing of a rainbow with birds in the sky
  • a child outside in a red hoodie with their rainbow
  • a boy peeking over the rainbow he is holding covering most of his face
  • a boy proudly holding up his rainbow
  • a girl in front of her house where her rainbow is hanging on the door
  • Teacher holding her rainbow picture in front of her house
  • a girl is holding up two of her pictures

 

 

February's Most Improved Attendance Winners!

  • children who won the most improved attendance in February
  • children trying the sensory pictures on the wall
  • on the wall there are hands that say push and there are footprints on the floor
  • a girl is hopping down the hall following the frog picture trail
  • the wall says," Give yourself a hug!"
  • smiling faces on the children's faces as they try the wall signs

 

 P.S. 55’s new sensory hallway thanks to Mrs. Berman. 

Thank you!

 

 

Our Striders K-1 bike program created life-changing moments today!

  • 2 children on bikes trying to balance
  • the children are riding or trying to!
  • a group of children practicing on their bikes
  • a teacher is helping student learn to ride
  • Here's a boy ready to ride across the gym
  • a trio of girls ready to dance
  • a group of boys in front of a mannequin
  • a group of students performing a dance dressed in lights
  • a girl playing a keyboard
  • a large group of 5th grade students singing
  • a. trio of dancers dressed in LCD lights as costumes

 

Our talent show this year was a feast for the eyes and ears!

Thank you Mrs. Pascale for an outstanding performance of our 3rd, 4th & 5th graders!

  • a girl is doing a handstand
  • a boy dressed as a hockey player pretending to play
  • a gymnast getting ready to perform.
  • a boy playing a tuba
  • a girl singing
  • a boy playing a full set of drums
  • a girl student singing
  • Mrs.Anastasiou leading a group of parents
  • A mom working with her son
  • A mother assisting her son
  • a mom working with two children
  • mom and son learning together
  • A mom and her two daughters
  • A mom working with her child

 

 

Another successful phonics workshop with Mrs. Anastasiou!

 

We celebrated the special people in our lives at  our

My Hero Brunch!

  • A banner say, "Love you to the moon and back"
  • Love you to the Moon and back decoration
  • Mother dancing with daughter
  • The lunchroom was decorated with balloons in gold, white and black
  • Group of boys posing for the camera
  • group of smiling girls
  • a dad dancing with his daughter
  • A view of the crowded room of people and food displays.
  • decorative balloon displaying the slogan, "Love you to the moon and back!"
  • Class teacher enjoying The Grouchy Ladybug book
  • A father reading a book to a class
  • A mother is reading to the class
  • A father and the class posing for a group shot with their book
  • A mom with her child next to her as she reads to the class
  • Mother is reading a colorful book as the class is gathered in front of her
  • A group of children wearing their I Love Reading headbands that they colored

 

 

Children, teachers and parents gathered to enjoy World Read Aloud Day together!

 

 

 

The cold weather couldn't keep the 4th and 5th graders away from the Winter Wonderland Dance! 

What a fun evening!

  • group of boys and girls posing for the camera
  • a group of boys smiling together
  • a class group posing for the camera
  • another group picture of a class
  • two boys smiling
  • group of children posing together for the camera
  • Mrs. Clark and the knitting club!
  • Another view of the knitters hard at work with Mrs.Clark

 

Many thanks to all of the students, parents, UAU staff, and PS55 staff who helped knit or donated materials for our efforts to knit nests for the Australian animals impacted by the wildfires. The nests have been sent along with the items made by Staten Island Arts and Dance Center.

 

We had another great turnout this morning by our parents for the Phonological Awareness workshop - Part 2, led by our coach Mrs. Anastasiou. Parents and students were working together for academic success!

  • Several students working with adults
  • two parents working with their children
  • Mrs.Anastasiou and parents and their children working together
  • A mother working with her daughter
  • two moms working with their children
  • two students and a mom busy at work
  • The coach working with a father and his son
  • Mrs.Anastasiou leading a group of parents
  • Group of students who earned the most improved attendance award

 

We celebrated our students who attended December's Most Improved Attendance breakfast today! Way to go!

The Staten Island Spelling Bee was today! We were represented by Andrew LaPointe, Madison Lenza, and Ronan Roth.

Win or lose you are our champions!

  • The stage of the spelling bee with children seated on the stage
  • Our student Andrew is spelling a word
  • child working with her da
  • Mrs. Anastasiou working with a mom and her daughter
  • Two mom's working with their children
  • A mother working with some children
  • A mom working with her son

 

Today's Phonological Awareness Workshop Part I was another exciting morning of parents and their children learning together. Can't wait for Part 2!

 

  • The group at differ tables engaged in the activities
  • Mother working with her son
  • Mother working with her daughter
  • Mrs. Anastasiou at the smartboard making a point
  • Parents engaged in the presentation
  • stage filled with the 3rd graders
  • another view of the stage filled with the 3rd graders

    more 3rd graders on stage

  • some 3rd grade students singing
  • group of 3rd grade singers
  • other 3rd grade students singing

    a small group of students singing

  • the stage is filled with the 3rd graders

    The entire 3rd grades on stage

 What a wonderful way to spend the evening being entertained at the 3rd grade holiday concert. Congratulations on an awesome performance!

  • group of 3rd graders on the stage
  • small group og 3rd graders performing
  • a girl student singing a solo
  • a trio of students singing
  • group of 3rd graders on a different part of the stage
  • a boy student singing a solo
  • a display of Italian heritage and an Italian dish with cherries and mozzarella
  • a girl deciding what food to taste from a table full of dishes
  • A display and food. Looks delicious!
  • A student by hid display from Ireland
  • A view of the crowded room of people and food displays.

 

All Around the World in P.S.55!
Our 5th graders shared their cultural heritage at their Cultural Feast. What a delicious way to start the day!

  • a student with her cultural display and food
  • a father and son with his Italian display
  • 2 students enjoying the food
  • A mother and her son by an Irish display
  • Our UAU students created holiday houses in the school lobby!

 

We are certainly feeling the holiday spirit thanks to our UAU students' festive houses!

Thank you for our winter wonderland!

Computer Science For All at PS 55!

In our new media center, two of our first-grade classes, teachers, parents, and some of our fourth grade Tech Team members are engaged in an exciting adventure using Scratch to complete a math activity.

  • group of students engaged in computer activity
  • Mrs. Crabbe helping students
  • two students working together on the computer
  • Teacher and parent helping the students in the media center
  • A father and his son working with cards
  • A mother helper her child with a project
  • A mother assisting her child
  • A father working with his daughter
  • Several members of the group working on various projects

Our PS 55 Literacy Reading Coach, Mrs. Anastasiou, led our first language workshop in our new media center. Parents worked with their children to learn strategies to help their children.

 Reading Coach Newsletter Oral Language

 Grocery Store Literacy  

 Oral Language_ Expanding Your Childs Vocabulary _ Reading Rockets 

 

  • Parents listening to the speaker
  • Parents listening to the coach
  • Parents and children busily working
  • A mother demonstrating to her son
  • a father and daughter reading
  • getting food ready to serve
  • Ms.Fishman, Mr.Giordano and Mrs.DiPadova ready to greet the guests
  • A mom and her son ready to eat
  • A dad and his daughter at the table
  • Mrs. Roman and family
  • friends and family eating dinner
  • a table of families eating dinner
  • Parents eating dinner and talking together
  • a large family eating dinner
  • Girls posing for the camera
  • Boys posing for the camera
  • Grownups eating dinner
  • A mother and her two children eating dinner
  • Mrs.Gill and her older daughter

 

We had a wonderful evening at our 4th annual Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration!

  • Our aides are ready to serve the food!
  • Families eating dinner
  • A mom and her two children at the table
  • Mrs.Pascale and her family and friends
  • a group of families eating dinner
  • a different mom and her children ready to eat
  • Mrs.Harkins and her daughter
  • view of the lunchroom with the families attending
  • a mom and her three children at the table
  • people being served dinner
  • a full house of families enjoying our Thanksgiving dinner
  • A family eating dinner and smiling for the camera
  • Mrs.Harkins, Mrs.Peragine, and Mrs.Ragusa smiling for the camera
  • 2 boy students in costume
  • a boy and girl student in costume
  • a boy is being wrapped in toilet paper to look like a mummy
  • group of students posing for the camera
  • large group of costumed students
  • a group of costumed students

 

4th and 5th grade Halloween Party

  • a boy and a girl in costume
  • a large group of students in costume
  • a group of smiling boys in costume
  • a few boys dressed in costume
  • a large group of costumed children
  • 2 children wearing the same mask. So cute!
  • The MC is introducing the game.
  • A line of students are getting ready to play the game
  • The students are trying to answer the questions first to win points
  • Four teachers are competing the game for their team

 

Students, teachers, and even the principal had a great time at the Brain Challenge assembly today!

  • Mrs. Pascale and a student in costume
  • Three children in costumes
  • group of smiling pupils
  • two girls in costume
  • Several boys in costumes
  • Two girls in costume posing for the camera
  • Two adults sitting at a table full of pumpkins

 

 

Trick or Treat

Night!

  • Door decorated for Halloween
  • a pupil in costume posing for the camera
  • a Halloween image on the wall of the hall
  • Our UAU is ready for the pupils trick or treating
  • a spooky decoration in the hall
  • three of the teachers in the lobby
  • a witch decoration in front of a classroom
  • Anthony wore a costume too!
  • The gardeners group
  • The instructor telling us how to get started.
  • Students working with the soil
  • Students planting the seedlings
  • Finishing the planting

 Our school was chosen by Council Member Joseph Borelli, the Greener NYC Initiative, and http://thehort.org to take part in a Herb Garden Project at P.S.55. Today our students and staff of the UAU planted the garden. The UAU will maintain the garden and use it as a learning space for its afterschool program.

  • building the planter boxes
  • Instructor showing the plants
  • Getting the soil ready
  • Planting the seedlings
  • Our plants are ready to grow

 

Thanks to all who came to our Barnes and Nobles Book Fair today to support PS55 and hear Mrs.Harkins and Ms. Sacarro read!

  • Mr.Giordano and students
  • Mrs.Harkins and our students
  • Mrs.Saccaro and students
  • man in disguise
  • man talking to students
  • two men on stage
  • man talking to student about empathy

 

We had a fun time watching and learning at the  "Box Out Bullying" assembly today!

We welcome our new kindergarten students on Buddy Day!

What a fun day for the new kindergarten students to meet their 5th-grade buddies!

  • face painting activity
  • two girls playing a ball through the hole game
  • children sand painting
  • children gathering by a table
  • children preparing tatoos
  • two girls hosting the Guess How Many Pretzel jar
  • children doing an art activity
  • two children painting

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