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Message from Mrs. Tillman, AMD Principal

Thank you to the AMD families that attended the Parent Information Night on Substance Abuse this Tuesday, November 15. We hope to have more information sessions on important topics like this in the future.

Celebrating Our School-Related Professionals

On November 15, we recognized our hard-working School-Related Professionals. Each day, our SRPs help educate, feed and transport students, monitor their health, administer school offices, and maintain school facilities — providing a safe and nurturing environment for our scholars to learn and grow.

Thank you to all Ossining SRPs!

Culture of Care

social-emotional learning • equity • positive school environment • family/community partnerships

November 14th marked the beginning of 2nd quarter. On Monday, the AMD admin staff met with each grade and celebrated the highlights of quarter 1 and reviewed expectations for quarter 2. The focus word for this quarter is Be ACCOUNTABLE.

Relevant Learning

collaboration • student voice and choice • student leadership • real-world experiences

"Last week the 6th graders participated in a Regional SUMDOG math contest for Northern Westchester/Putnam. Within a week, 306 students answered 34,314 questions correctly — which is an impressive amount of math practice! The winning class was Ms Fonte's Period 8 class. The top individual scholar - with 908 out of 1000 questions correct -was Katherine Martinez Velasquez from Ms. Fonte's Period 9 class. Congratulations to all the scholars that participated in this contest. Our next contest will be a National SUMDOG contest starting on December 9th. Congratulations Katherine and Ms. Fonte!

Multiple Literacies

reading • writing • financial • digital • civic • multicultural • scientific • historical

Ms. Ghazal's class writing about "Arthur Meets the President"

READ time with Ms. Pimentel

Coding with Mr. Sherman

AMD Hosts Poverty Simulation Experience

Educators from Orange, Rockland and Westchester counties gathered on Saturday, November 5th for a poverty simulation hosted by the Ossining Staff Development Center in collaboration with the Lower Hudson Teacher Center Network.

The annual simulation event provided powerful insight into the experience of families living in poverty and/or Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed (ALICE).

During the event, participants were able to experience the barriers to services, food security, housing, transportation, and childcare.

The result of the simulation was greater empathy for the struggles families face and how barriers to services affect family school involvement and their children’s attendance and participation.

Chromebooks

Please remind your students to be kind to their Chromebook. Please use the case provided, charge it regularly and to keep their Chromebook secured at all times.

Reminder:

Please be mindful of your speed and to follow all the rules of the road as you drop off your students each day to ensure the safety of all pedestrians.