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Cecil H. Parker School rewards students for good behavior

Parker bikes and scooters
Cecil H. Parker School rewards students for good behavior

Cecil H. Parker School students have been rewarded for positive behavior throughout the school year. Points are awarded to students who consistently follow the P.A.W.S. expectations: Practicing respect, Acting responsibly, Working together, and Staying safe. Students used their P.A.W.S. points to enter a raffle, and six students received prizes on Thursday, March 21, 2024.  

Parker School utilizes the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) school-wide model of improving student behavior. They are also tracking its data, looking for trends, and recognizing and rewarding positive student behavior.

First prize was a bike, second prize was a scooter and third prize was a $25 Target gift card. Three students in the younger grades and three students in the upper grades received one of the prizes each.

Staff at Parker School donated towards the purchase of the prizes.  

 

Pre-K students posing with welder in classroom.
Professional welder visits Cecil H. Parker School pre-K classes

On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, as part of their unit on community, pre-K classes at Cecil H. Parker School were visited by Juan Almonte, welding instructor and supervisor with the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Mr. Almonte has been welding with the MTA for 25 years. He brought in parts of his safety equipment for scholars to engage with, including his welding helmet, gloves, jacket and apron. Scholars were excited to learn that welders use fire as hot as lightning to melt and repair train tracks for the community.

The Greenburgh Nature Center brings critters to Cecil H. Parker kindergarten class
The Greenburgh Nature Center brings critters to Cecil H. Parker kindergarten class

On Friday, October 25, 2024, students in Ms. Cioffi’s kindergarten class at Cecil H. Parker School were introduced to a variety of different critters from the Greenburgh Nature Center. The center visited Parker to give students an unforgettable hands-on experience. Students interacted with animals such as ferrets, bearded dragons and snakes!

Class with teacher smiling at the camera.
Parker preschoolers wrap up Hispanic Heritage Month with art show

17, 2024 to commemorate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month. Throughout the month, students created various pieces of art to learn more about Latin American culture. Some of these creations included Dominican faceless dolls, Mexican folk art, Peruvian pan pipes, fancy foliages and maracas.

Student reading her speech.
Cecil H. Parker School students hear from student council candidates

The democratic process is alive at Cecil H. Parker School, as class representatives of grades three to eight have been elected to represent their class on the Parker School Student Council. On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, a "Meet the Candidates" discussion was held for the positions of treasurer, secretary, vice president and president of the Parker School Student Council. Each candidate gave a speech and explained why they would like the position, described their leadership skills, and explained what they would like to do for an improved Cecil H. Parker School. Students also made signs to promote their candidacies around the school.

Presenter in front of students.
Cecil H. Parker students participate in vaping assembly

Paul Bratcher, a former student of Cecil H. Parker School (then named Nathan Hale School) and member of the New Rochelle-White Plains Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., facilitated an interactive presentation, "Tar Wars: Tobacco and Vaping Prevention" at the school. This assembly was provided to the fifth through eighth grade scholars of Cecil H. Parker School on Monday, September 23, 2024. 

Class of students and teachers
Cecil H. Parker School celebrates schoolwide PBIS winners

Cecil H. Parker School announced the winners of their Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program for the 2023-2024 school year last week. Students have been rewarded throughout the year through PBIS for adhering to the school’s P.A.W.S. expectations: Practicing respect, Acting responsibly, Working together and Staying safe.