Week of  November 18^th – November 22^nd :   

 

Dear Members of the MHA PS 65x Community:

 

Thank you very much for making our Parent-Teacher Conference and Book Fair a success.

 

This week is Open School Week:  Our first grade teachers and students will have a Literacy Celebration and Social Studies event with their parents from 8:50-10:30 a.m.  Please stop by and enjoy this community event if you have a chance.  Additionally, the Book Fair is scheduled to continue through Tuesday, November 19th.

Please note that there is a revised MASS PREP Schedule.  Please check the office to receive an updated copy.

 

Additionally, we encourage all MHA staff members to check their NYCDOE and MHA email accounts daily for up to date information and deadline notices. 

 

Thank you for your continued support.

 

Reminders:

·         Teachers attending workshops out of the building are to email the grade facilitator, Ms. Gonzalez and Me their lesson plan for the substitute teacher, by 3 p.m. the day before the date of the workshop.  Additionally, log on to Sub Central and order a sub-teacher ASAP.

·         Students will be allowed into the auditorium approximately 7:55 a.m. 

·         Teachers are to meet their students in the auditorium by 8:00 a.m.

·         Please continue to discuss the PBIS matrix in all of the classes (including Enrichment classes) to ensure the safety of all MHA members

·         Technology Prep periods and Music (Mr. Chen) Prep periods will be conducted in the classrooms (Push-In) for the month of November 2013. 

·         Administrative class walk-throughs will continue this month; as to not interrupt the lesson, please have your lesson plan available for our review.  Please refer to the Teacher Resource Page at the MHA website for Lesson Plan Template created with the Common Core and Danielson Framework components/expectations.

·         Teachers that have Breakfast in the Classroom and Fresh Fruit:  Please do not return or throw out any of the food.  Instead, please send the extra food to Ms. Jackie in the main office (ext 2053).  The carry bag and tray must stay inside the classroom until the Cafeteria Designee arrives and requests the bag or tray.

·         Please be sure to notify both Ms. T. Rivera and Mr. Adler of any students that are on your roster but have not attended school or with more than two (2) days of absences.  Additionally, please ensure that you are in possession of the cumulative folder of each child that is present in your classroom.

 

 

Monday, November 18, 2013: 

•  Ms. Presto at the CFN ICT meeting

·         Classroom Teachers, please be sure to review the PBIS Matrix prior to taking your students to all of the enrichment programs.

·         Common Planning in room 501

o   Fourth Grade:  will commence at 8:50 a.m.

·         Swim4Life: Class 2-409 1:00 p.m.

·         Attendance Committee Meeting at 2:00 p.m. in room 207

·         Staff PD 2:20-3:00 p.m.

·         Bronx Ensemble Theater Arts After-School Program:  2:20 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Teachers:  Please escort the selected students from your class into the auditorium as you are dismissing your students for the day.

·         Reader’s Café Afterschool Program: 2:20 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.  Please escort your students from your classroom into the cafeteria as you are dismissing your students for the day.

 

Tuesday, November 19, 2013: 

 

·         Classroom Teachers, please be sure to review the PBIS Matrix prior to taking your students to all of the enrichment programs.

·         Ms. Hunt at CFN AP Meeting

·         UFT Pension Workshop. Both lunch periods in the Library.

·         Common Planning Sessions:

o   Third Grade Teachers:  8:00 a.m.

o   Special Ed Articulation:  9:35 a.m. in room 508.

     PBIS:  10:15 a.m.

     First Grade Teachers:  12:00 p.m.

·         2:20 p.m. prompt dismissal for students in PreK-2 grades.

o   Extended Day for students in grades 3-5:

• PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st Grade, 2^nd Grade and Enrichment Teachers please be prompt to your class – 2:25 p.m. if there is an unforeseen delay, please contact Ms. Gonzalez, Ms. Hunt or Mr. Adler immediately.
• All Teachers are to dismiss the third, fourth and fifth grade students in the school yard at 3:15 p.m. together.
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• o   Basketball Practice in the Power’s side gymnasium: 3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

  Teachers:  Please escort the selected students from your class into the gymnasium as you are dismissing your students for the day.

   

Wednesday, November 20, 2013:

 

·         Ms. Santiago at CFN SpEd Liaison Meeting

·         Classroom Teachers, please be sure to review the PBIS Matrix prior to taking your students to all of the enrichment programs.

·         TST Workshop in Gymnasium

• Winter Holiday Concert Rehearsal with Mr. Sefa in the Auditorium:
• 8:50 – 9:40 a.m. classes 2-408, PreK 212 & PreK 213
• Common Planning:
• Enrichment Teachers:  8:00 a.m. in room 502
• Fifth Grade Teachers:  9:30 a.m. in room 501
• Kindergarten Teachers: 12:00 p.m. in room 501 (to be continued into room 204.)

·         Students meet Swim4Life: Class 2-408 12:00 p.m.

·         2:20 p.m. prompt dismissal for students in PreK-2 grades.

o   Extended Day for students in grades 3-5:

• PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st Grade, 2^nd Grade and Enrichment Teachers please be prompt to your class – 2:25 p.m.  if there is an unforeseen delay, please contact Ms. Gonzalez, Ms. Hunt or Mr. Adler immediately.
• All Teachers are to dismiss the third, fourth and fifth grade students in the school yard at 3:15 p.m.

·         SLT meeting 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. in room 207

 

Thursday, November 21, 2013:

 

·         Classroom Teachers, please be sure to review the PBIS Matrix prior to taking your students to all of the enrichment programs.

·         Ms. Rodriguez at NYSAA meeting at CFN

·         TST Workshop in Gymnasium

·         Grade Facilitators Common Planning:  12:00 p.m. in room Library.  Please bring all pertinent student data.  See MOSL committee member or Ms. Gonzalez for more details.

·         2:20 p.m. prompt dismissal for all students.

·         Cheer leading and Basketball Practice in the Power’s side gymnasium: 2:20 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.

Teachers:  Please escort the selected students from your class into the gymnasium as you are dismissing your students for the day.

 

Friday, November 22, 2013:

• Ms. Presto at the CFN Math Coach meeting

·         Classroom Teachers, please be sure to review the PBIS Matrix prior to taking your students to all of the enrichment programs.

• Winter Holiday Concert Rehearsal with Mr. Sefa in the Auditorium:
• 11:20 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. classes K-204, K-209 & 2 /3 -413

·         Common Planning:

o   Second Grade Teachers:  8:50 a.m. room 501

o   PPT/SBST Members:  8:50 a.m. in the Library

·         Swim4Life: Classes 2-411 & 2-413 12:00 p.m.

·         Safety Meeting at 2:00 p.m. in room 207

·         2:20 p.m. prompt dismissal for all students.

·         Bronx Ensemble Theater Arts After-School Program:  2:20 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Teachers:  Please escort the selected students from your class into the auditorium as you are dismissing your students for the day.

·         Reading Café After-School Program with Ms. Santiago, Ms. Joseph and Ms. S. Rivera: 2:20 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.  Teachers:  Please escort the select students from your classroom to the cafeteria as you are dismissing your students for the day.

o   Cheerleading Practice in the Power’s side gymnasium: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Teachers:  Please escort the selected students from your class into the gymnasium as you are dismissing your students for the day.

 

Looking Ahead:

 

• November 25^th –
• STARS training for select teachers

o   MS 223 presentation for the Fifth Graders in the auditorium at 12:00 p.m. with Mr. Adler, Ms. Ross & Mr. Morales

• November 26^th - Annual Pre-K Thanksgiving Feast from 11:00-1:00 P.M. at the Powers Avenue Gym.
• November 28^th & 29^th:  School Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving
• Monday, December 2^nd:  Staff PD and Faculty Conference 2:20 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Wednesday, December 4th:  Picture Day!  See Ms. T. Rivera for more details.
• Friday, December 6^th:
• Wear Stripes Day
• Bulletin Boards Due: Literacy – Social Studies Unit
• Thursday, December 12^th:  Pre-K Non-Attendance Day
• Friday December 13^th: Favorite Cap Day
• Thursday, December 19^th:
• Bronx Ensemble Student Show:  See Schedule/Prep Changes
• CEC Meeting at 6 p.m. hosted by MHA 65x – Student Show

• Friday December 20^th: Red And Green
• December 23^rd – January 1^st:  School Closed – Winter Holiday
• Thursday, January 2, 2014:  School Commences
• Friday, January 10^th: Mismatched socks
• Friday, January 17^th:
• Purple Day
• Basketball game: P.S. 385 at P.S. 65
• Friday, January 24^th: Number Shirt day
• Friday, January 31^st:
• Super Hero Shirt  
• Basketball game: P.S. 65 at PS. 385  
• Monday, February 3^rd:Basketball game: P.S. 65 at P.S. 49
• Friday, February 7^th: Favorite Musical Group
• Friday, February 14^th: Red Day
• Friday, February 28^th:
•  Inside-Out Day
• Basketball game: P.S. 49 at P.S. 65
• Friday, March 7^th:
• Twin Day
• Basketball game: P.S.65 at P.S. 5
• Friday, March 14^th: Green Day
• Monday, March 17^th: P.S. 65 at P.S. 161
• Friday, March 21^st: Cartoon T-Shirt
• Friday, March 28^th:  
• Favorite Basketball Team
• Basketball game: P.S. 5 at P.S. 65
• Monday, March 31^st:  Basketball Game: P.S. 161 at P.S.65
• Friday, April 4^th: 
• Favorite Baseball Team
• Basketball Game:  P.S. 1 at P.S. 65