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Hello,

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families and welcome to our May
parent teacher conference.

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The topic of this conference is
getting ready for fourth grade.

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We are so excited to have your
Children next year with us as

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fourth graders and we hope to
give you all the information on

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what to expect from fourth grade
to begin with.

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We would like to take a minute
for you to get to know a little

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bit about the fourth grade team.

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Ok. So let's get started with
the agenda first,

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we are going to talk to you
about what to expect in reading.

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Then we're gonna talk to you
about what to expect in writing and

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math.

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Then we are going to move on to
tell you how science and social

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studies look like in fourth
grade using the IBL approach.

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And then we are going to talk
about the state exam and the

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homework and uniform policies.

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Let's go over our PS 68 mission
vision and theory of action.

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Our vision,

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all students will learn
regardless of life circumstances.

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Our mission is through our
collective investment.

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Students think creatively engage
in problem solving skills,

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reflect on learning and
communicate powerfully and compellingly

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as effective 21st century
critical thinkers in a state of

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physical mental and social well
being stakeholders are

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comfortable taking intellectual
risk and making contributions to

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the community. As a school
community,

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we celebrate the unique gifts in
each individual and support

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each to become successful,
socially,

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emotionally and academically in
a nurturing environment of trust,

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safety and academic challenge
that will prepare each child for

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the unimagined prospects of
tomorrow.

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Our instructional focus in a
welcoming and affirming environment.

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Student voices amplified as
evidence by student surveys and

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Danielson three B teacher
practice that promotes dynamic student

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led discussions, design of
quality questions, feedback,

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cycles and reflection on
teaching and learning.

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Our theory of action is if
teachers receive quality professional

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development to deliver tier one
el A core instruction,

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than 50% of students including A
LS and students with

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disabilities will demonstrate an
increased proficiency as

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measured by the el A map growth
end of year assessments.

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Now that you learned about our
school's mission and vision,

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let's take a look at what fourth
grade reading looks like.

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Our students will use the H mh
into reading curriculum to learn

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the following skill strategies
and standards.

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Students will learn how to make
inferences.

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They will learn about the
central idea summary in retail

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literary elements, vocabulary,

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text structure and poetry point
of view,

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primary and secondary resources,

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text features authors claim and
they will be able to recognize

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genres and make connections
between texts,

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some unique things about fourth
grade reading is that students

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will engage in book clubs and we
will have several read aloud

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and we even have snack time too.

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Some of these read aloud are the
one and only Ivan number.

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The Stars City of Amber and
Greek myths.

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One of the most important
skills.

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And this is why it's bolded in
fourth grade is for students to

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learn how to write really well
constructed short responses.

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They will answer questions about
the text using multiple choice

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questions and build reading
stamina using close reading.

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All right.

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So as you guys know, reading and
writing, go hand in hand.

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That's why next year we are
going to start using the H MH into

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reading writing workshop.

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We will continue to focus on
teaching New York writing standards,

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but we are going to do it using
the H MH writing workshop.

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This workshop was developed
through years of classroom

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experience and research and this
method puts the writing

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workshop theory into practice.

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It includes explicit modeling
and instruction in in process

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technique and the integration of
grammar. Through this program,

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the students are going to have
the chance to hone their craft

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through daily writing practice
and regular conferences with

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teachers and peers.

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This writing workshop program
encourages the students to grow

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into their own voices and share
the ideas in the world.

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Some of the genres we are going
to be writing about our

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informational opinion,
narrative, poetry and editorial.

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Our students at PS 68 are great
writers.

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So we are hoping that this
program is just going to help them

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become even better in math.

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We will continue using Eureka
Math as a resource to build on the

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New York State math standards.

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Fourth grade math builds on
place value, understanding,

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multiplication and division.

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It extends students
understanding of fractions including

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equivalent fractions and
ordering of fractions. Moreover,

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it builds understanding that
geometric figures can be analyzed

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and classified based on their
properties such as having parallel

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sites, perpendicular sides,
intersecting lines,

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particular angle measures and
lines of symmetry.

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Students will also continue to
apply the eight mathematical

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concepts.

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These are habits of mind that
students need to develop and use

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when they employ math
strategies.

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Talk about the math, they are
learning and solve problems.

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Now that you learned about
fourth grade math,

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let's talk about inquiry based
learning which was formerly known

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as project based learning in
fourth grade.

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We call this period visionary
hour and it is my personal

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favorite.

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Students learn about scientific
and historical topics while

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taking on a hands on approach,

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students will ask and answer
driving questions,

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develop presentations and
project based on these topics.

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We have nine overall units in
visionary hour,

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we have five social studies
units and four science unit in

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social studies.

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Students really explore the
geography of New York State and the

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development of the United States
of America.

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We talk about topics like Native
Americans,

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colonial and revolutionary
periods,

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the federal state and local
government and the Western expansion

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for science.

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Students learn about vision and
light in the lens of animal and

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plant structure and functions in
the energy conversion unit.

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Students actually get to build
circuits using solar panels in

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the earth's features.

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Unit students learn about
weathering deposition and erosion and

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how it changes earth's
geography.

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And last but not least, students
learn about waves,

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energy and information.

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All right. So let's talk about
social emotional learning.

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Our favorite part in fourth
grade,

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we make an effort to begin each
day collaboratively by centering

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ourselves and being aware of the
energy we bring into the

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classroom.

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We begin the day by referring to
our will of emotions to take

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stock of our inner landscape.

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We spend a few minutes
journaling about how we feel.

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Students who want to share their
feelings are invited to do. So,

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we have a question of the day
each morning that we discuss in

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order to learn more about each
other every morning.

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We also go over our class
agreements.

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We spend some time each morning
making sure that everyone is

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ready to learn and we take brain
breaks throughout the day.

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Now that you have learned about
the social and emotional

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learning practices in fourth
grade,

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these strategies that students
learn will be really helpful for

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the state exams. In fourth
grade,

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students take an el A in
mathematics state exam in around April

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and May the dates are usually a
little bit different.

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And we will inform you as we get
closer into the school year.

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The state exam is just a way for
us to know as a school how we

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are doing and we try to make it
as stress free as possible by

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preparing students starting in
September.

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So with your support and with
homework, um students,

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by the time that they begin
taking the state exam, feel very,

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very comfortable in the content
and the format of the test

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because they've been preparing
since September.

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Now that we spoke about the
state exam.

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Let's talk about the homework
policy.

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One way that the students are
going to be successful in fourth

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grade is by engaging in homework
so that they could practice

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everything that they have
learned in the classroom at home and

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they could be successful at ps
68 students are required to

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engage in 20 minutes of
reinforcement of skills plus 10 to 30

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minutes of reading,

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plus 30 to 60 minutes of
engagement in our digital curriculum.

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As of now, our digital
curriculum is I XL.

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If anything changes, we will let
you guys know.

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This is an example of a homework
sheet.

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As you can see in the fourth
grade,

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we have homework Monday through
Thursday, we take Friday off.

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We will post the homework sheet
every Monday afternoon on class

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dojo.

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The homework sheet will tell you
all the assignments that have

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been assigned for that day.

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We will also send home all the
materials needed for each

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assignment.

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As you can see here at the
bottom of our homework sheet.

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We always include any special
announcements or important

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information for you guys to
know.

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Now let's talk about our uniform
policy at PS 68.

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We take great pride in our
students coming to school each and

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every day with their uniform
uniforms can be purchased at kids'

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place at the uniform shop.

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Thank you for joining us today.

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We look forward to having an
amazing fourth grade experience

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with you and your Children.

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If you have any questions and
comments,

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please feel free to reach out to
us through class dojo or by

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simply calling the school. Thank
you.