The Daniel Mucatel School
P.S. 115 is a school community that measures its success one child at a time. This is accomplished by ongoing, collaborative efforts on the part of our students, parents, staff, supervisors and community.
P. S. 115 is proud to showcase our mathematics classrooms. Visitors will see the workshop model, use of hands on manipulatives, the use of games to enrich and extend learning as well as learning through exploration which is teacher facilitated. Classroom environment is math rich.
In literacy, attention is focused on our units of study and the writing process. Collaborative planning is an essential component on all grades.
Detailed attention has been paid to the classroom environments: class libraries, meeting areas and flow of the day.
The focus in our math and literacy blocks is on the Principles of Learning: accountable talk, organizing for effort, clear expectations, and academic rigor.
From the Parent Coordinator
From the Parent Coordinator
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to P.S. 115. I have scheduled some very wonderful parent and family workshops in the upcoming months. The dates for these workshops can be found in both the monthly Parent Calendar and the P.S. 115 Newsletter. The children will also be bringing home flyers with more information regarding these events. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call me at anytime. I can be reached at school or on my cell phone (347-563-4624). I look forward to seeing you at these special events.
Sincerely,
Jayne Sclavos
Parent Coordinator
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Science News  Students in grades four and five are getting ready for our upcoming Science Fair scheduled for March 8, 2005. Students will be able to place an order for display boards in the upcoming weeks. Parents with any questions regarding their children’s science experiments can contact Miss Jeanniton at Ext. 707.
In February we will host our first Annual Family Science Night for families of lower grade students. In March we will host Family science Night for families of upper grade students. We promise a night of fun and discovery. For more information please contact Ms. Jayne Sclavos our Parent Coordinator or Miss Jeanniton. |
Project Arts
As a winner of the 2004-2006 Center for Arts Education Grant we have worked extensively this past year to integrate arts into our social studies curriculum.
The building showcases an arts rich environment and classroom teachers work in collaboration with our arts specialists to take the arts out of isolation.
A Beaumont Grant for 2005 will utilize laptop computers on the fifth grade to integrate technology into NYS social studies curriculum. This is in partnership with the Brooklyn Public Library. |
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Libray News
From Mrs. Chasworth
RIF is here!
Our Second and Third Grade students have been participating in the RIF program. December was Mystery Month. We put on our detective hats and helped Encyclopedia Brown solve the case. January is devoted to our favorite turtle-Franklin!
RIF distribution will be taking place on January 18th and 19th. We can hardly wait to choose our books! |
 Marking Period Dates
The dates shown below are the start and end dates for the marking periods during this school year. Please keep these dates in mind when planning classroom tests and projects.
There are 3 marking periods for grades 1 - 5.
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Start Dates |
End Dates |
Period 1 - |
9/8/05 |
10/31/05 |
Period 2 - |
11/1/05 |
3/2/06 |
Period 3 - |
3/3/06 |
6/28/06 |
There are only 2 marking periods for Kindergarten.
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Start Dates |
End Dates |
Period 1 - |
9/8/05 |
3/2/06 |
Period 2 - |
3/3/06 |
6/28/06 |
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Fund Raiser
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From the Gym Teacher 
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