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Dear Friends,

Welcome Back! What a wonderful first day of school!! I had so much fun visiting classrooms and listening to exciting summer stories! It sounds like we all had a fantastic summer. A special thanks to Ms. Finkelstein and Class 1-208 for helping me create a "Self-Portrait" during Writing Workshop!

Just a reminder: School will be closed Thursday, September 9th and Friday, September 10th for Rosh Hashanah.

Educationally Yours,
Ms. Lubeck

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Dear Friends,

It is hard to believe the school year has already come to an end. On behalf on my administrative team, I would like to thank each of you for all you did to help make this school year so successful. I am proud to report that our upper grade students performed beautifully on the ELA and Math State Exams! Student enrollment for September remains strong. I am committed to working hand in hand with our PTA to continue to bring amazing Enrichment Programs to the students of our school. I look forward to September, as I am excited to watch P.S. 132 and our students Shine!!
Enjoy the summer with your children. Take time to slow down and enjoy the simple pleasures of summer fun! See you in September!


With warm summer regards!
Ms. Lubeck

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Dear Friends,

P.S. 132’s Playground Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Thanks to incredible public and private donations by local Councilwoman, Diana Reyna, and The Cindy Lynn Sherwin Memorial Foundation, P.S. 132 was fortunate enough to have a new playground created by Out2Play. Diana Reyna shows strong leadership on issues which are vitally important to the Williamsburg community, such as youth services and education. The Cindy Lynn Sherwin Memorial Foundation was established to promote health and wellness programs with the objective of enhancing physical health, personal satisfaction and emotional well-being among various segments of the US population. Cindy Lynn Sherwin was a personal trainer, nutritionist and educator. She was passionate about physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. At the young age of 33, she tragically died of an aneurism while training for her first Ironman Competition.
The ribbon cutting ceremony at P.S. 132 included live entertainment, by The Hungry March Band, a student musical presentation led by TADA’s musical director, Stephanie Wells, yummy refreshments and a day filled with fun outdoor activities! Each student of P.S. 132 had an opportunity to participate in the day’s festivities.
A wonderful day was shared by all as the school community celebrated the heroes that transformed the dream of an amazing new schoolyard into a reality!

Educationally Yours!
Ms. Lubeck

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Dear Friends,

Wishing our 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade students the best of luck on this year's State Exams. Please note the dates of this year's ELA and Mathematics State Assessments.

ELA Exam - Grades 3 & 5 - April 26th - April 27th
ELA Exam - Grade 4 - April 26th, April 27th and April 28th

Mathematics Exam - Grades 3 & 5 - May 5th - May 6th
Mathematics Exam - Grade 4 - May 5th, May 6th and May 7th

I have been very pleased to see so many 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade students attending our Saturday Academy. Two Saturdays left and it is not too late to join us! Ask your child's teacher for an application!

Educationally Yours!
Ms. Lubeck

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Dear Friends,

An incredible and inspirational evening was shared by all when the 5th Grade students of P.S. 132 presented "Everyday Heroes" in our school auditorium.

Under the guidance of professional TADA! teaching artists and the amazing 5th Grade teachers, 5th Grade students wrote and performed an original musical based upon heroes, a unit of study in their character education program. It was decided by the 5th Grade students to use their performance as a venue to honor Everyday Heroes from the Greenpoint/Williamsburg Community. Their show was dedicated to a local fallen hero, Daniel F. Pudjak.

For 18 weeks, our students became fully emersed in all aspects of writing and performing a musical. Many long hours were dedicated to practice, set, costume and prop design. The end result was simply magnificant!

On the night of the performance, our auditorium was crowded with proud parents, staff members, teachers, community friends, and of course, Local Everyday Heroes. Students presented our everyday local heroes with honorary awards on behalf of our school community. Local precincts, firehouses, councilmembers and our community superintendent were honored. The students did an incredible job and dazzled the audience with their star studded performance! As their principal, I was simply amazed! Kudos to my 5th Grade teachers and students on a job well done! BRAVO!!!

With Warm Regards!
Ms. Lubeck

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Dear Friends,

Reading certainly Rocked at P.S. 132 as we celebrated Read Across America! The Cat in The Hat led our Literacy Parade and special guest readers were wowed by our amazing literacy students. A very special thank you to all our special guest readers, including community friends from the NYPD, FDNY, local businesses and incredible local politicians! Check us out tonight at 5:00 PM on Eyewitness News, as our dear friend Art McFarland was one of our special guest readers! Way to Go TEAM 132!!

Educationally Yours!
Ms. Lubeck

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Dear Friends,

Wow! We certainly had an exciting day today! Despite the rain, we did our best to "Get Up and Move on the 100th Day of School!" A very special thank you to our Community Friends that cheered us on and graciously welcomed us into their businesses. Their excitement helped us feel the warmth of our strong Williamsburg family. The Crazy Hats this year were creative and innovative...simply amazing. A warm thanks to all our families, students and staff members that obviously spent countless hours creating awe inspiring hats! After a fun filled day of counting steps, counting items on our hats and items in our Hundreds Museum, I am sure we all feel 100 Days Smarter!!

Educationally Yours!
Mrs. Lubeck-Ceffalia