46 The QUEE NS Courier • kids & education • june 26, 2014 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com s kids & education Beat the heat at free outdoor pools in Queens Instead of sitting in air conditioning, try cooling off in one of the borough’s free outdoor pools starting Friday, June 27. All locations are open from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (with a break for cleaning between 3 and 4 p.m.). The season ends September 1. For more information, visit www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/outdoor-pools. Astoria Park 19th Street and 23rd Drive Olympic-sized pool Fisher Pool 99th Street and 32nd Avenue Outdoor intermediate pool, outdoor wading pool Fort Totten 338 Story Avenue Outdoor intermediate pool, outdoor wading pool, outdoor diving pool Liberty Park Pool 173rd Street and 106th Avenue Outdoor intermediate pool, outdoor wading pool Marie Curie Park 211th Street and 46th Avenue Outdoor mini pool P.S. 10 45th Street and 30th Road Outdoor mini pool P.S. 186 Playground Little Neck Parkway and 72nd Avenue Outdoor mini pool Windmuller Park 54th Street and 39th Road Outdoor mini pool Photo courtesy of nycgovparks.org Astoria Park’s Olympic-sized pool OUTDOOR POOLS 6-26 Photo courtesy of nycgovparks.org Astoria Park’s Olympic-sized pool Isabella Taxilaga was the grand prize winner of the Be Kind People Project’s nationals student writing contest. ISABELLA My name is Isabella and I am going into the second grade at P.S. 122 in Astoria. My favorite things to do are reading, writing and drawing. I love to write poems, songs and stories about my family and what I feel. I really love doing this job and I’m very happy and proud to write for everybody. Summer Reading Plans BY ISABELLA TAXILAGA When we are at school teachers send us home with books every day to read. These books are chosen by our reading level (from A-Z). We want to move up in levels and keep going until the next grade. The only way to keep moving up is to Keep Reading! So the best idea is to read in summer; not all days but some days. Read books that you really love or books that make you laugh. Now let me tell you my plans: 1. Sit under a tree and read 2. On an airplane ride/airport 3. In the air-conditioned library 4. The park/Central Park or Astoria Park or a nearby park 5. The beach (under an umbrella of course) 6. In bed/bedroom 7. At night 8. Read to someone (a younger relative or an older relative) 9. Most important read with someone wherever you go! You could also search on the internet “summer reading lists” for books that are just right for you and make your summer reading plans! Now you know all my summer reading plans, what are YOUR reading plans? st of the 2013 THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com Place SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS — NYC is applying to open new public charter schools in Queens. When: August 2015 and August 2016 Where: Community School Districts 27 (August 2015) and 24, 28, and 30 (August 2016) Grades: K and 1st grade for the opening school year and serving K-12th grade at full scale (pre-K, middle school, and high school grades subject to government approval) Success Academy has a proven record of excellence, with our scholars consistently scoring in the top 7% of public schools in New York State for reading, science, and math.* To learn more about Success Academy’s proposed new schools, please visit: SuccessAcademies.org/NewSchools We encourage your input: [email protected] * For source information: SuccessAcademies.org/results
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