Principal's weekly letter 3/22/2024
Math Parent Day flier
March 22, 2024
Dear Families,
Tonight, our school is hosting our PTA Family Fun Night from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Please come out and enjoy a night of fun and games. Ticket price includes access to all games, food and drinks.
On Tuesday March 26 our school will be showcasing our Musical production of Finding Nemo Jr. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the play begins at 6:00 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door for $3 dollars.
On Monday, April 15th from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m we are hosting a Math Night. The purpose of the event join us for a night of fun, numbers and walk away with new skills.
In last week’s family letter, I mentioned that we would send a survey to families to receive feedback on the new Parent teacher conference platform we used called PTC Wizard. Our goal is to improve the experience for our future Parent Teacher Conference. Your feedback is very valuable. Please click on the link below or visit our website to fill out the survey.
https://forms.gle/aykZHe5LDLhbpwL69
Reminder The 2024 NYC School Survey is officially open. Every year Students, Parent and Teachers fill out the survey. The survey provides valuable information on what we are doing well at IS230 and what we can do to improve. You can fill out a paper version of the survey or you can do it online. Last year we had 60% of parents complete the 2022-23 survey our hope is to improve that number this year. For more information please see the letter that was sent home and emailed to all families on March 11th and or Contact our Parent Coordinator Mr. Salazar.
This week we continued our March Madness Attendance Initiative. Research shows that students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance.
Every day that a student arrives to school on time will receive a raffle ticket to be eligible to win a prize each week. The weekly prizes range from Dunkin Donut Gift Cards to Family Four Pack of Movie Tickets. The grand prize on each grade level is a $100 Amazon gift card. To be eligible for the grand prize students must be on time 100% and have zero absences for the Month of March.
A PTA donation letter was sent out to the home with the students. We are currently asking for your help in donating time and/or money. There is no monetary amount and parents are free to donate whatever they are able to do so. You can bring your donations to the main office located in the main building and place them in the PTA donation box or you can make a deposit via our PayPal account. The information for the PayPal account is in the school website.
One of our goals this year is to create more shared experiences for our students at IS230. This month we starting to collect dues for the following field trips and dances:
- 6th grade trip to Adventureland. The trip will take place on June 12, 2023 and the cost of the trip is $100. The cost includes charter bus, meal and entrance to the park. Those students who are interested will fill out a permission slip and provide a cash payment of $100. There are 200 spots available. More information will be shared with 6th grade families.
- 7th grade trip to Boundless Adventures. The 7thgrade trip is scheduled for June 14th. We only have a certain number of spaces available. They will be filled on a first come first serve bases. It's $110.00 per child. (cash only) nonrefundable.
- 8th grade Senior Due deadline was January 5th. The Senior due is now $130.
- 8th grade Senior Trip to Lake Compounce. Collection starts 2/2/24 is $115 only 260 spots available on a first come first serve basis.
Restorative Practice March Monthly Focus Corner
Grade
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Mindfulness
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CASEL
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Habit of Mind
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CR-SE
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6th
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Self-Compassion
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Self-Management
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Managing Impulsivity/
Finding
Humor
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Community Activism: Women's History/Gender Issues Awareness Celebration
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7th
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Bias
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Relationship Skills
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Thinking Interdependently and Finding Humor
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Community Activism: Women's History/Gender Issues Awareness Celebration
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8th
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Bias
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Social Awareness
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Striving for Accuracy and Finding Humor
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Community Activism: Women's History/Gender Issues Awareness Celebration
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To learn more about Habits of Mind, CASEL and CR-SE please click on the links below:
https://www.habitsofmindinstitute.org/what-are-habits-of-mind/
https://casel.org/fundamentals-of-sel/what-is-the-casel-framework/
http://www.nysed.gov/crs/framework
Important Upcoming Dates
March 22, 2024: Family Fun Night @ 6:00 p.m.
March 25, 2024: Finding Nemo Musical Performance for P.S 398 @ 12:30 p.m.
March 26, 2024: Finding Nemo Musical Performance @ 5:30 p.m.
March 29, 2024: School Closed for Easter Weekend
April 1, 2024: School Closed for Easter Weekend
April 2, 2024: Board of Elections held @ IS230 6:00 a.m-9:00 p.m.
We look forward to continuing to improve communication and relationships here at IS230.
Please visit our website www.is230.org and Social Media accounts to get more information and sign up for E-Chalk Notification.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mr. Ajith Satyanarayana