Sunday, October 19th, 2025

Hello families,

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• Welcome to Week 8 in Grade 5!
• Thank you for all of your help supporting your child to be on time and dressed in

full uniform. As a friendly reminder, crocs are not allowed. In addition, navy and

khaki bottoms are allowed only. Black leggings, grey sweatpants, white pants, etc. are not permitted. I will send emails daily to families when students are not in compliance with the school uniform. Thank you for your cooperation. I have seen an improvement in school uniform compliance, and I thank you for your commitment.

• Thank you to the families who attended Back To School Night on Monday, 9/29/25.

It was a pleasure to meet with you, and I appreciate your dedication to your child’s education. I

have included a link for all families to view from Back To School Night

in this newsletter.

• We participated in Fire Prevention/Fire Safety last week with the Perth Amboy Fire Department.

Hats were distributed to each child. The students were eager to ask questions to our firefighters.

• Congratulations to our Peer Mediators selected for October!
• Clarissa Frometa
• Arlene Guzman
• Aura Lantigua
• Santiago Liz
• Jeanlu Olortegui
• Lhiana Rodriguez
• Jadiel Tejada
• Henry Welchez Solis
• Melanie Rodriguez
• Looking ahead: Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for 10/20 and 10/21. Please sign up for

a conference on my ClassDojo. Conferences are 10 minutes each. If you need a translator, please

email me. I am so excited to meet with you! The fifth graders have been working so very hard!

Please be on time, and please be courteous of the families who have conferences scheduled before

you and after you.

• Looking ahead: Trunk or Treat will take place on Wednesday, 10/29 from 5PM-6PM.
• Please email me with any questions, comments or concerns: LisaTambini@paps.net
• Thank you for ALL of YOUR support! :) :) :)

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Sincerely, Miss Tambini :)

Sunday, October 19th, 2025

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1. Please join my ClassDojo if you have not already done so: LINK
2. Please read the Back To School Letter here: LINK
3. Arrival/Dismissal Procedures: LINK
4. Student Pick Up/Dismissal Form: LINK
5. Perth Amboy Public Schools Calendar: LINK
6. Our October breakfast schedule at EJP: LINK
7. Our October lunch schedule at EJP: LINK
8. Edward J. Patten Elementary School Website: LINK
9. Miss Tambini’s School Website: LINK
10. Back To School Night Presentation: LINK

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Sunday, October 19th, 2025

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UPCOMING EVENTS AT EDWARD J. PATTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Parent Teacher Conferences are 10 minutes each. I have created sign ups on ClassDojo on 10/20 and 10/21. If you need a translator, I will please need to request one during our conference. The conferences are for parents. Children will be asked to please wait in the hallway during our conference. There are 18 conferences available, and I have 22 students. The conference sign ups will be made on a first come, first serve basis. Thank you.

MONDAY – Art

TUESDAY – Physical Education

TUESDAY – Media or Technology

WEDNESDAY – Health

THURSDAY – Music

FRIDAY – Physical Education

For Miss Tambini’s Homeroom Roster in Room 226

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• Following our daily schedule with specials, lunch, etc.
• Classroom procedures
• Classroom rules
• School rules
• Transitioning in the hallways
• Arrival procedures
• Dismissal procedures
• Time management
• Classroom jobs

Assessments: 60%

Classwork: 35%

Homework: 5%

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This is how your child’s grade is calculated for each subject.

• Our school days take place from 8:35AM-3:00PM.
• I complete your child’s attendance every day online in the morning. If a child enters my classroom after 8:45AM, this is considered a tardy/late.
• Each child has his/her own desk in the classroom.
• All class supplies are provided.
• We rotate Science and Social Studies every marking period. We will learn Social Studies in MP1.
• Our special is Period 1 from 8:50AM-9:35AM.
• Homeroom takes place from 8:35AM-8:50AM. This provides us 15 minutes only to unpack, eat breakfast, and complete morning meeting. It is very important that your child arrives to school on time please.
• On Tuesdays and Fridays, please ensure your child wears sneakers for Physical Education.
• On Tuesdays, our special rotates during Period 2 between Media and Technology.
• On Tuesdays, we have two specials: Physical Education and Media (or Technology)

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2025-2026 District Calendar

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Edward J. Patten

Elementary School Website

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Miss Tambini's School Website

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• Happy Birthday, Jayrisbell on 10/21!
• Happy Birthday, Jeanlu on 10/29!
• Happy Birthday, Jadiel on 10/30!

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• Trunk or Treat will take place on Wednesday, 10/29 from 5PM-6PM. Tickets cost $1 for each Edward J. Patten student. Please return your RSVP forms (sent home on 10/17) with your money attached. Thank you!

This week, we are learning:

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• Math: Students decompose whole numbers into parts to match equal-sharing problems. They move from using concrete objects to drawing models to represent each sharing situation, and write division equations to match. As they study each division equation, students notice the pattern that the dividend matches the numerator and the divisor matches the denominator. They determine that division equations can be represented with fractions. This lesson introduces the academic verb conclude.

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• Reading: Students will analyze a character’s feelings so they can explain how or what that character has changed. They know they have it when they can use the character’s feelings in the text to explain how and why the character has changed.

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• Science: Science will take place in Marking Periods 2 and 3.

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• Social Studies: Social Studies will take place in Marking Periods 1 and 4. Hispanic Heritage Month takes place from 9/15 to 10/15. This week, we will identify, organize, and analyze key facts about eight early European explorers who led expeditions to the Americas.

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• Writing: Students will examine ways that authors end their stories so they can add an effective ending to their personal narrative. They know they have it when they can rewrite their ending with a strategy that they learned.