May 4th, 2025
Dear Families,
Thank you to all of the families that participated in our Multiculture Night this past week. It was wonderful to see all of our families enjoying the great projects that students worked on, participating in making crafts from around the world, watching some special presentations, learning games from the around the world and participating in the popular multiculture fashion show! Our week ended with our third annual Multiculture Parade where all students were able to show off their culture!
Unfortunately, once again we were unable to have an evacuation drill this past week due to testing and the many events. This coming week we will try for both an evacuation drill and lock down drill.
Upcoming events:
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Wednesday, May 14 – Welcoming Wednesday – Grades 3-5 – Come visit your child’s classroom and participate in a MindUp lesson.
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Friday, May 23 – Field Day fro grades 3,4 and 5. schedule will follow.
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Monday, May 26 School will be closed in observance of Memorial Day!
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Tuesday, May 27 – May PTA meeting. Zoom link will be shared on Class dojo.
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Thursday, May 29 – Field Day for Prek
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Friday, May 30th – Field Day for Kindergarten, 1 and 2 grade.
Important Announcements:
Remaining State Exams
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Math
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Grade 3 – May 7 & 8
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Grade 4 & 5 – May 6 & 7
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Science – Grade 5 – May 13
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NYSESLAT – Window begins 4/14 – 5/23
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Click HERE for more information regarding the State exams.-In case of remote instruction – In case schools are called to remote instruction due to circumstances such as extreme weather (ex. Snow storm), please be aware of the following:
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Students should have a device at home to access Google classroom and virtual meeting platforms like Zoom or Google Meet, etc.
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New! Students in grades K-5 will be required to be online for 5 hours with their teachers
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Students should all know how to log into their student accounts such as Teachhub.
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Outdoor recess – As the weather gets warmer students will be going out to recess more often and enjoy the new and fun recess equipment. For safety, please be sure to send your children with closed toe shoes, (no crocs, slides ) Consider labeling your child’s items so that it can be returned to them if lost.
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School iPads – If you would like your child to be able to bring their school issued iPad back and forth from home, you must contact Ms. Agro and set up a time to fill out a DOE device loan agreement. Please note that this is different than the school loan agreement. Families will be responsible for any damage to the ipad and/or keyboard covers.
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Traffic Safety – Keep Our Children Safe– PLEASE adhere to all traffic and safety laws. Do not double park. Do not triple park. Do not let your child let your child out in the middle of the street. Please respect our neighbors and do not block driveways.
In partnership,
Grace Lee-Sim
Principal