Principal - Alicia Konecny (email)
Associate Principal - Deborah Gurney (email)
2nd Grade Moving Up Ceremony
On June 17th, 2010 our second grade students celebrated their accomplishments at our Annual Moving Up Ceremony! We couldn't be prouder of their academic growth over the past three years! You are all exceptional students filled with potential, personality and an all access pass to be center stage in the future! Thanks for making this year a number one hit. Don't stop believing in yourself! Your journey is just beginning! Best wishes for a bright future!
Pop Open A Good Book
To kick-off to our Parents As Reading Partners month long celebration of literacy, May Moore students were treated to an amazing assembly by Patricia Shih! To date, Ms. Shih has written over 250 songs, and starred for a year on Cablevision's "Tell Me a Story" on the Extra Help Channel where she wrote and performed the show's theme song. She has appeared in concert with such luminaries as Pete Seeger, Bonnie Raitt, Richie Havens, David Bromberg, Tom Chapin, Livingston Taylor, and Peter Yarrow. The students loved her songs especially Speak Another Language, Eating is Fun, Eating is Serious and The Color Song.
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
May Moore students celebrated the Year of the Tiger with our Annual Chinese New Year Parade. The parade is our culminating activity after learning about the cultural heritage and traditions behind this holiday. We enjoyed reading the book Lion Dancer – Ernie Wan’s Chinese New Year. The book follows Ernie Wan through his preparation to his first lion dance one Chinese New Year's day in New York's Chinatown. Many thanks to Mr. Lin and our class parents for supplying the first grade with delicious food after this event and fortune cookies too!
Groundhog’s Day – February 2, 2010
We read all about Groundhog’s, made our predictions, and researched this famous superstition! At 7:25 AM EST on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 the world discovered that Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow - predicting six more weeks of winter! Brrrr!
Stuffed Animal Drive for Haiti
After reading The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling, Mrs. Steinman’s Second Graders realized the importance of thinking about others more than ourselves. A discussion came up about ways to comfort children in need and what would make them happy. The stuffed animal drive came about as a result of the class brainstorming ways to comfort these children. The Cozy Collection drive was held January 11 - January 22, 2010. Over 2000 stuffed animals were collected and are en route to the children of Haiti! You can follow this wonderful project at the class website... http://cozycollection.deerparkschools.org Way to go Mrs. Steinman’s class!
No Bullies Allowed!
National
No Name Calling Week was celebrated at May Moore during the week of January 25-29th. Some activities included......Students created posters in Art class which are displayed throughout the building, the Art Club designed a banner to be hung in the lobby! The Library displayed books chosen from the “No Name Calling Week” bibliography and Mrs. Libretti read about this topic during our Library classes. Our morning announcements focused on positive messages discouraging teasing and encouraging kind words. Mrs. Gurney also visited each lunch period to share the book “Don’t Laugh at Me” and play the recorded song.
Meet Mrs. Gurney
Students at May Moore were treated to a special visit from Mrs. Gurney, our new Associate Principal. Mrs. Gurney went into each classroom to read the story Thomas’ Snowsuit by, Robert Munsch. Students also had the opportunity to ask Mrs. Gurney questions to learn more about her. The children were excited to get to know our new Associate Principal!
Deck the Halls! We're Learning In a Winter Wonderland!
Ho! Ho! Ho! The second grade music club under the direction of our fabulous music teacher (Ms. Lubrano), treated all of us to a performance of Crazy Carols! Songs included: The First Snowfall, They Test You Merry Gentlemen, Joy to the World: My Shoppings Done; and of course the grand finale - Santa's Rap on the Rooftop!
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Check out our Snowflake Pancake Breakfast!
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival! Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general! May Moore students learned about this important holiday and the traditional "first Thanksgiving" celebration that occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation in 1621. We are "thankful" for all of our wonderful students and families! Gobble! Gobble!
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Halloween Highlights 
May Moore students had a spooktacular time at our Annual Costume Parade. Our faculty did too! Do you recognize any of these boys and ghouls?
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Pumpkin Patch Poetry
5 Little Pumpkins:
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate
The first one said, "Oh, my! Its getting late!"
The second one said, "There are witches in the air!"
The third one said, "But we don't care!"
The fourth one said, "Let's run, let's run!"
The fifth one said, "Its only Halloween fun."
Then woooooo went the wind, and out went the light,
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.
Family Fun Night Under the Big Top Carnival
Come one, come all! Step right up and have a ball! With our tickets – on our way! It's Family Fun Night sponsored by our PTA (October 2, 2009)! Games, activities, food and more! Popcorn, cotton candy, and treats galore! We all had so much fun! Thanks to all of our May Moore families and staff in attendance!
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Batter Up for a Great Opening Day!
Our First Day of School was a home-run hit! Our newest teammates arrived ready to get in the game and hit the books! On the mound - new teachers and a triple play of reading, writing and math on deck. Students passed home plate ready to do their best work! The line-up includes a strong foundation of learning and let's not forget - homework too! Bases loaded. Game on!
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Lights! Camera! Action! Learning!
Welcome Back! Coming soon to a classroom near you – A Blockbuster Year of Learning Ahead!
180 days...
New Students....
New Supplies...
STUDENT SUCCESS our SHARED FOCUS!
Hopefully our students are refreshed, renewed, and ready to hit the classroom back from summer hiatus! The busses will be arriving on September 8th delivering our learners into the spotlight of a great education! See you on the "red carpet" at 9:30 a.m. on September 8th!
Here are copies of our Supply Lists:
Kindergarten Supplies
1st Grade Supplies
2nd Grade Supplies