ALL NYC SCHOOLS ARE OPEN TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015!
Due to the snowstorm and school closing on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, the following calendar changes have been made:
PICTURE DAY FOR K-7 - Wednesday, February 4, 2015
FIRST GRADE ASSEMBLY - Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
TALENT SHOW AUDITIONS - Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:25 - 4:30 p.m. with permission slip signed
MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDTERMS
ELA - Thursday, January 29th
SOCIAL STUDIES - Friday, January 30th
Spirit Month begins
on Monday, February 2, 2015. Spirit Month has always been fun for ALL
students
and staff and has always given them an opportunity to show their school spirit!
Instead of celebrating throughout one whole week, we will recognize our spirit
on Mondays and Fridays during the entire month of February. The schedule is as
follows:
Monday,
February 2nd – Crazy Hat Day
Thursday,
February 5th – Talent Show for Middle School, 6:00 p.m.
Friday, February
6th – Red, White, and Blue
Day
Monday, February
9th – Celebrate Your Culture Day
Friday, February
13th – PEP Rally for Middle School
Monday, February
23rd – Twin Day
Friday, February
27th – Career Day – Dress Up!
Our
school will begin to teach your child about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) starting the month of March. The New York State Education Department and
the New York City Department of Education have mandated that HIV/AIDS education
be provided for all students in Kindergarten through Grade 12. This mandate
states that HIV/AIDS instruction must be age-appropriate and address the nature
of the disease, the methods of transmission, and methods of prevention. Lessons
focus on developing an understanding of communicable diseases, ways to live a
healthy life, and how to identify community resources that can help enhance the
quality of life.
The
five lessons will be taught during the months of March and April. State
regulations require that all students attend lessons on the nature of the
disease and methods of transmission. However, parents or legal guardians have
the right to ask that their child not participate in the lessons dealing with
methods of prevention. Parents or legal guardians who do make such a request
must file a written request with the principal. Ms. DiBenedetto,
our parent coordinator, Ms. Falcone, and Ms. Black will hold a parent workshop at
the Principal’s Breakfast on Monday, February 9, 2015 entitled, “HIV/AIDS
Curriculum for Parents”. Whether you attend or not, I want you to be informed.
The parent website is as follows:
http://schools.nyc.gov/HealthED. You will access a full text of the
updated HIV/AIDS curriculum which includes all the lessons for kindergarten
through 12th grades. The lessons for the grade of your child will be available
at the workshop.
Our
sixth, seventh, and eighth graders will begin their midterm exams this
month. The schedule is as follows:
Science on
January 23, 2015
Mathematics on
January 26, 2015
English Language
Arts on January 27, 2015
Social Studies
on January 28, 2015
Progress
reports will be distributed to our middle school students on February 4, 2015.
It is important for all middle school students to begin studying for their
midterms a little each night, not the week of midterms!
This
year, beginning on February 2nd, an entire month of events and
lessons are planned honoring the history and contributions of African Americans.
The theme for Black History Month this year is "Civil Rights in
America" chronicling the important milestones by African-Americans and
others in the battle for civil rights and equal treatment under the law. One
hundred fifty-one years ago, on January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation
set the United States on the path of ending slavery. A century later, on August
27, 1963, hundreds of thousands of Americans, blacks and whites, joined the
March on Washington to the memorial of Abraham Lincoln, the author of the
Emancipation Proclamation, in pursuit of the ideal of equality of citizenship.
It was also on this occasion that Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous
speech, "I Have a Dream".
These
and other momentous historical events that led up to the Civil Rights Era will
be discussed in all classrooms. Activities will be integrated in both literacy
and social studies, and as a result, student work will be evident. Teachers
will choose rigorous literature carefully so that students have the opportunity
to learn the importance of “Civil Rights for All”, and that they are able to
find evidence to support answers to teacher’s questions. This is another
opportunity for our teachers to be able to teach important subject matter, yet
also prepare our students for the upcoming state exams. The following events have
been planned:
Movie – “Harriet Tubman” for 2nd and
3rd Graders on Tues., February 24th
Movie – “The Rosa Parks Story” for
6th and 7th Graders on Wed., February 11th
Movie – “Harriet Tubman and Her
Escape to Freedom” for 4th and 5th Graders on Wed., Feb. 25th
School Stamp Design Contest – Design
a Postage Stamp for Black History Month that exemplifies what you learned about
the Civil Rights Movement. Write an essay that explains your design for the
stamp, and explain why you chose this event. More information will follow. Ms.
D’Andrea will collect all entries by Wednesday, February 25th. Winners will be announced
on Friday, February 27th. A template for the stamp will be made available.
Prizes will be given to top three winners in K-2, 3-5, and 6-8.
ABENY Black History Month Writing
Contest
Happy New Year to our entire PS 232Q school community! We are looking forward to returning to school on Monday, January 5, 2015! Please note that Ms. DiBenedetto, our parent coordinator, will be sponsoring a math workshop for our K-2 parents this month. The workshop will follow this month's Principal's Breakfast on Monday, January 12, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in our school cafeteria. We are proud to have one of our outstanding 2nd grade teachers, Ms. Meisel, facilitate this parent workshop which will focus on parent activities and tips to help children at home with base 10 math. She will also share other strategies that parents can use at home, and student packets will be sent home with all parents that attend the workshop. Breakfast will be served first! Please remember to RSVP by calling Ms. DiBenedetto after January 5th by calling or emailing our school. We look forward to seeing you there!
We would like to extend our thanks to our PTA parents who are always there to provide special events for our students. This year's Holiday Boutique was a huge success! Thank you, PTA, for always being there!
P.S. 232 IS A MANDATED UNIFORM SCHOOL. THE BELOW UNIFORM ITEMS CAN BE PURCHASED AT FLYNN & O'HARA AT THE ATLAS MALL OR ITEMS CAN BE PURCHASED AT COOKIES, SEARS, OR WALMART.
BOYS
Khaki beige or blue pants or shorts (in warmer weather)
Navy blue or light blue polo (golf) shirt (short or long-sleeved)
Comfortable shoes or sneakers (not carried by Flynn & O’Hara)
GIRLS
Khaki beige or blue pants, skirts, skorts, capris, shorts (in warmer weather)
Navy blue or light blue polo (golf) shirt (short or long-sleeved)
Comfortable shoes or sneakers (no flip flops)