Principal's Weekly letter 9/13/24
Principal's Weekly letter 9/13/24
Emergency Readiness Initiatives Parent Letter
September 13, 2024
Dear Families,
I hope all is well! I hope all is well! We had a very successful first full week of school. The buzz of excitement, anxiousness and an opportunity for a fresh start was carried over from last week.
Today the new OMNY metro cards were handed out to students during homeroom. A few students did not receive their new OMNY metro card as we are waiting for an additional shipment of cards to arrive next week. Next week we will start to hand out student I.D cards
Families please continue to fill out the Family Income Inquiry Form formerly known as the Lunch Form Survey. Although lunch is free for NYC students, to assure the appropriate share of federal Title I funds are given to IS 230 for your child’s education, we still need you to complete a lunch form by September 23, 2024.
It is now online at www.myschoolapps.com
We are aware that some students have not received their official IS230 uniforms. In the meantime, those students may wear a royal blue polo shirt and black pants until their official uniforms arrive.
Starting the week of September 16th, we will start to conduct our Baseline I-Ready ELA, Math and Science Amplify testing. All testing will take place during your child’s regularly scheduled class time. The purpose of the baseline test is to provide students, teachers and families with a complete picture of our students' performance relating to their grade level and national norms. The tests take roughly 2-4 periods to complete. It will be the responsibility of the classroom teachers to ensure students complete the baseline assessment and any make-ups. Families please encourage your students to complete I-Ready or IXL assignments that are assigned for homework and independent practice to help your child’s growth. The testing dates are below:
ELA: 9/16/23-9/20/24
Math: 9/23/23-9/27/24
Science: 9/30/23-10/10/24
Once all baseline testing has been completed by the middle of October families will receive two documents from your child’s ELA and Math teachers. The documents are entitled I-Ready Growth Report and I-Ready Growth Diagnostic for Families. These documents will explain to families how to read and understand your child’s ELA and Math I-Ready Data. There is a QR code on the back of the I-Ready Growth Report that translates the document in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese and Spanish. Please take the time to read and sign the documents with your child.
On September 16th our Arts and Literacy Afterschool program will begin. Families of students who have been accepted into the program have been contacted by the Director Olga Valladares via email.
On September 18th at 5:30 p.m we will be holding our first P.T.A meeting of the year. One of our goals this year is to increase parent involvement at IS 230. At our first P.T.A meeting we will be giving away Back to school supplies/backpacks provided by 115th Precinct, other I.S. 230 swag and we will have a presentation by the administration about the goals, instructional focus and new initatives.
Purpose: To give Parents/ Guardians any opportunity to meet your child’s teacher’s virtually in order to understand the academic expectations for the 2024-2025 School Year. This event is also an opportunity for you and your child(ren) to spend an educational Thursday night together.
How: Parents/Guardians will log on to your child’s Google Classroom by using your child’s N.Y.C.D.O.E email address/ password. No personal or other outside email address will be allowed into the Google Meets. We are doing this as a safety precaution.
Parents/Guardians you will follow your child’s Thursday schedule. Your child has a hard copy of their class schedule, please ask to see it and ask your child to help you navigate the virtual classrooms.
Parents/Guardians please join the Google Meet at the time listed below for each period to meet your child’s teacher.
Schedule:
|
Period |
Time |
|
1st |
5:05-5:24 p.m. |
|
2nd |
5:27-5:46 p.m. |
|
3rd |
5:49- 6:08 p.m. |
|
4th |
6:11- 6:30 p.m. |
|
5th |
6:33- 6:52 p.m. |
|
6th |
6:55-7:14 p.m. |
|
7th |
7:17- 7:36 p.m. |
|
8th |
7:39-7:58 p.m. |
During your child’s lunch period, which is either Period 4, Period 5, Period 6 or Period 7, we ask you to fill out the following Parent Survey and view a Presentation on Restorative Justice Practices (see below). The purpose of the survey is to determine how we at I.S. 230 can best support our school communities Social Emotional Learning needs this year.
S.E.L Survey:
SEL Family Survey 2024-25 (English)
SEL Family Survey 2024-25 (Spanish)
SEL Family Survey 2024-25 (Bengali)
Restorative Justice Practice Presentation.
IS230 RP/SEL 2024-2025 Meet the Teacher Night
Restorative Practices Corner
One of our newest and biggest initiatives this year is rolling out Homeroom. Homeroom will take place from 8:00 to 8:20 a.m. every morning. Homeroom is mandatory and part of your child’s school day. The purpose of Homeroom is to provide a space for our staff and students to take attendance, conduct announcements and most importantly an opportunity to connect with their peers in a meaningful way before starting the day. We are utilizing the MorningSide Cultural Affirming Wheel as our framework. To learn more about Restorative Practices and Morningside, please visit the link below.
https://www.morningsidecenter.org/
Important Upcoming Dates
September 16, 2024 Arts and Literacy After School program will begin.
September 16, 2024: ELA I-Ready Testing Window Opens for Students
September 18 PTA meeting @ 5:30 p.m. in person IS230 Main Auditorium
September 19, 2024 Virtual Meet the Teacher Night from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. via Google Classroom
September 20,, SLT meeting IS230 Main Library @ 7:20 a.m
We look forward to our first full week of school next week and continuing to improve communication and relationships here at IS230.
Please visit our website www.is230.org to get more information and sign up for E-Chalk Notification.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mr. Ajith Satyanarayana
