November 25, 2020

Our Harvest & Homecoming Festival premiere's today at 12:30!

Click the link below to join us for a celebration of art, music, dance, and storytelling as we explore our students' experiences in family, community, and school!

https://youtu.be/q6RcUpdcMmg

Election Day

November 3, Election Day, is a fully remote instructional day for all students. School buildings across the city will be used as polling sites and to support health and safety measures, all DOE students and school-based staff will work remotely on Election Day. Blended students will meet remotely with their in person teacher on this day. Fully remote students will meet with their remote teacher. DOE meal hubs will remain open.

GRADING POLICY

The DOE has announced the GRADING POLICY for the 2020-2021 school year. You can learn more about it on the DOE website, https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/news/chancellor-s-message-for-families.

Blended Learning Opt-In Period: November 2- 15, 2020

The Chancellor has announced that there will be only one opt-in window for fully remote students to return to Blended Learning. Families who have previously chosen remote only learning will have the opportunity to opt into blended in-person learning for the remainder of the school year between November 2 and November 15 by completing the Learning Preference Survey form during this period. The survey is not open yet for this purpose and we have been told to expect additional information by the end of this week and we will keep you posted. We want to provide information and resources that may help families come to a decision about whether their children should attend school remotely or in a blended learning model. Please visit the Family Guide.

Families may choose 100% remote learning at any point during the school year by completing the Learning Preference Survey form. This means they would learn 100% remotely (all online, from home) https://www.nycenet.edu/surveys/learningpreference

COVID Testing Consent

The State of New York has determined that our school is located in a geographic zone, the “yellow zone,” that requires weekly testing due to elevated rates of transmission of COVID-19 in the area. Weekly testing of students and staff is mandatory for schools in the yellow zone, and will continue until the State modifies or lifts the zone requirements. In order to test your child, we need your consent. There are two easy ways to provide consent. Please note that even if you previously provided consent, as a parent at a state-designated Yellow Zone school, we ask you to resubmit the consent form for your child, as the consent form accounts for the newly-established mandate from the State requiring weekly testing in our school. Whether you have filled out a form previously, or if you have not yet filled out a form, please use these easy methods to provide consent:

1. Online: Fill out the form online using a New York City Schools Account (NYCSA). Go to mystudent.nyc

2. Paper Form: Fill out and return the paper form to school. A printable PDF file is available in ten languages at schools.nyc.gov/covidtesting.

Daily Health Screenings

As always, the health and safety of our students, families, and school staff remain our top priority. Staff and students will be required to complete a health screening every day prior to entering school buildings, and are encouraged to use the Online Health Screening Tool. Please share these helpful videos created by our Queens North Exec. Sup. and the Office of MLLs:

Health Screening Video (English)

Health Screening Video (Spanish)

Health Screening Video (Chinese)

COVID Testing

It’s up to all of us to keep our school communities and families safe by wearing face coverings, keeping our distance, washing hands frequently, and getting tested!

Students in 3K through twelfth grade can get priority testing at 22 Health + Hospitals testing sites throughout the school year. Find a location near you.

Attention 5th Graders!

You can sign up for the DOE middle school admissions email list.

Explore school options online in the MySchools middle school directory.

Visit the website, where they can find the latest updates for 5th graders.

P-EBT CARDS

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 authorized the payment of P-EBT food benefits to households with children who would have received free school lunches under the National School Lunch Act, if not for a school closure. If you are eligible and have not received a P-EBT food benefit for your child, please contact the State using P-EBT contact form or by calling 1-833-452-0096 (8:30am – 5:00pm, Monday – Friday).

IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, THOUSANDS OF NYC FAMILIES RECEIVED $420 IN P-EBT CARDS, REGARDLESS OF INCOME. All NYC public school families were automatically entered in the State's P-EBT system, a program that covers the cost of missed school meals while students were learning from home due to COVID-19. Questions about how or when you will receive your benefits? Call (833) 452-0096 or find resources and FAQs online.

Interested in how to share your P-EBT funds with families who are experiencing food insecurity? Learn more via the P-EBT Redistribution Network