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Kindergarten Application Period is opened! Children born in 2016 can apply to kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year. The application deadline is Tuesday, January 19, 2021. All families who apply by the deadline will receive a kindergarten offer in April. Our Pre-K 4 families do have to fill out the application. www.MySchools.nyc includes an online directory tool that allows families to explore program choices, save programs of interest and submit their application, all on the same site. Families can apply to Kindergarten in two ways, online at MySchools and over the phone by calling 718-935-2009.

Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the New York State Department of Health, and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), the quarantine period for individuals exposed to confirmed COVID-19 cases has changed from 14 days to 10 days. Individuals with confirmed COVID-19 cases can end their quarantine after 10 days without a testing requirement, as long as no symptoms have been reported during the quarantine period. Current DOE heath policy will be updated, and families will be informed of this change in the coming days. Please note that effective January 3, 2021, the timeframe for individuals exposed to confirmed COVID-19 cases and the resulting interventions, such as classroom closures and building closures, have also changed from 14 days to 10 days. Individuals, classrooms, and school building closures that were subject to a 14-day quarantine period prior to January 3, must complete the duration of their 14-day quarantine.

For all 5th grade families, welcome letters for middle school have been mailed to your houses. If you do not receive a welcome letter by Friday please email Terri Lombardo, [email protected]. Just to be clear this letter just explains how to set up the Myschools account, we still have not been given an actual application process start date.

Fully remote families now have the option to opt-in to blended learning, meaning that students will learn in the school building for part of the week, and remotely at home the rest of the week. From Monday, November 2 through Sunday, November 15, families will be able to fill out the form above indicating their wish to change learning preferences. Students who change from remote to blended will begin in-person between the weeks of November 30 and December 7.

All students participating in Blended Learning are REQUIRED to have consent for COVID testing on file.  A non response is considered as not giving consent.  The consent form has changed and must be resubmitted. We are asking that all students resubmit by Friday, November 13th. To fill out the form please click the title above. If you have any questions, please reach out to our parent coordinator Jen Strange at [email protected]

Student Photos for 5th grade will be taken on November 4th, 5th and 6th. Full remote 5th grade students can take their pictures at the Yearbook Innovation Studio location at 4038 Victory Blvd. A letter will be sent to the 5th grade full remote families with an assigned date and time to take the photos at the studio. You will be able to cancel or reschedule your appointment. School pictures for all other grades will be taken at a later date.