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No After School:

Friday April 19th

No School: Please note there is no school and no afterschool on

Monday, April 22nd through Tuesday, April 30th - Spring Recess

Spring Fling: Join us on Sunday, May 5th from 11am - 3pm as we celebrate our wonderful school with a neighborhood block party! We're closing down 63rd Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues for a great day of fun! Tickets are now on sale for $50 in advance. Please click here to purchase and learn more! We need lots of help for this event to be a success: Please sign up to volunteer! All families and community members are welcome to enjoy this special event. Questions, email Ritika Jain, Lauren Hubbert, Lonni Picca at springfling@ps267.org

Learning Express Raffle: Try your luck for a chance to win one of these incredible gift baskets generously donated by Learning Express. Both baskets include a variety of thoughtfully selected age appropriate toys and games from Learning Express. Squishmallows, Fidget Toys, Stickers, Slime, Small Games, and more could be yours! All proceeds will directly benefit the 5th grade Moving On Ceremony, party and related events! Purchase tickets now (1 for $5, 6 for $20) through May 5th, 2024. Winners will be notified by email no later than May 8th, 2024. Questions, email Dina Deutsch & Willa Goldfeder, willagoldfeder@gmail.com

Staff Appreciation Week: Every year, we celebrate our wonderful teachers & staff during National Teacher Appreciation Week. This year, between May 6th-10th, we have lots of surprises planned for our amazing staff. Please review the flyer here. Questions, email Willa Goldfeder & Elizabeth Herzog, willagoldfeder@gmail.com

Snack Friday & Spirit Day: Join us in celebrating our wonderful school on Friday, May 10th by wearing your spirit wear! Don't have any? Not to worry - you can wear any colors found in our school logo! Support PS 267 by purchasing a yummy snack after school. Popcorn will be sold for $3 per bag and $5 for 2 bags! Cash only and don't forget to send kids in after school with cash, we sell to them too! Questions, email ps267pta@gmail.com

School Survey: Please take a few minutes to complete the 2024 DOE school survey. If you need help accessing your child's OSIS number, feel free to reach out to the main office. Click here to complete until April 5th. (EXTENDED: THROUGH APRIL 19TH - we are at less than 30% completion rate so every voice helps our school!)

PTA Executive Board Nominations: Please consider running for a position on the 2024-2025 PS 267 PTA Executive Board. Nominations will be received at the general PTA meeting on Tuesday, May 14th at 8:45am. An election will be held at our final general PTA meeting of the year, on Tuesday, June 18th at 8:45am. All Executive Board positions are open to all parents & guardians at PS 267. Click here to learn more about what each position entails and click here to submit your nomination form. You may nominate yourself or be nominated by another parent or guardian at PS 267. Nominations will be accepted via email until Tuesday, May 14th at 8:45am and at the PTA Meeting! Questions, email elections@ps267.org

May PTA Meeting: Save the date for our May PTA Meeting on Tuesday, May 14th at 8:45am in the school cafeteria. At this important PTA Meeting, Ms. McEvoy will present the state of the school, and we will discuss upcoming fundraisers and PTA events!

Please note that we will be taking nominations for our 2024-2025 Executive Board team.

Save the Zoom link below if you want to tune in remotely. Have a question you'd like answered at the PTA Meeting? Share it here! Use the below Zoom link if you want to tune in remotely. Questions, email ps267pta@gmail.com.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82697280566
Meeting ID: 826 9728 0566

End of Year Picnics: Dates for the end of year class picnics at Central Park have been emailed out. Teachers will be working with parent class liaisons on details but save the dates below:

Kindergarten: Friday, June 14th

1st Grade: Friday, June 24th

2nd Grade: Friday, June 21st

3rd Grade: Friday, June 14th

4th Grade: Tuesday, June 11th

5th Grade: Friday, June 21st

Class Liaisons: Please see the list below of our 2023-2024 class liaisons!

K-101: Blair Aires (Chloe) & Jamie Schwartz (Mason)

K-106: Allison Aspis (Remi) & Celeste Pandhi (Maya, Carter)

K-109: Jordana Kline (Mallory) & Melissa Allen (Brody)

1-201: Jessica Conn (Ava Vesco) & Dena Brody (Mia Wimpfheimer)

1-214: Deanna DeFrancesco (Lilia DeFrancesco Gorman) & Jackie Ramkumar (Layla)

2-303: Jessica Kerner (Paxton Hahn) & Steven Zimmer (Arlo)

2-305: Yiyan Zhu (George Guo) & Jane Rho (Isabelle Kim)

3-301: Jen Zaslansky (Charlotte) & Lavinia Barrientos (Aleczander)

3-306: Ritika Jain (Dhruv Ghai) & Elizabeth Herzog (Ross)

4-401: Angeline Garcia Tobias (Chloe) & Michal Kuperstein (Jordyn, Berkley, Rafi)

4-403: Kimberly Vardi (Kendall) & Maria Galvez (Isabella Velasco)

5-501: Willa Goldfeder (Sadie, Leo) & Dina Deutsch (Millie)

5-503: Ericka Manfe (Giulia Manfe Palma) & Priyanka Kothari (Amaliya Baxter)

2023-2024 DOE & PTA Calendar

Did you know you can subscribe to the PS 267 & DOE calendar and have it sync to your personal calendar through the ps267 website. Click MY ACCOUNT > CALENDAR SUBSCRIPTIONS > ADD CALENDAR and easily sync our calendar to your phone or computer! Questions, please email news@ps267.org.

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SCHOOL NEWS & UPDATES

Digital Citizenship & Electronic Use/Cell Phone Policy: Information was sent regarding our cell phone policy and ways to engage your family in successfully navigating in the digital age. If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to review the email sent to you on Nov. 14th, please take the time to do so as it will be helpful for our community to develop a common language around this topic. For your convenience, we are attaching the links to the original email in this correspondence. All classes engage in lessons already, and we kindly ask each family to complete the Reflection Form as a way to share your family’s experience with us. It is important that we have a shared common language to build a strong home-school connection around this topic. Please use the links below to learn more!

Common Sense Family Engagement Toolkit

Family Tips & Activities

Free Homework Help: Families in NYC public schools can call the Dial-a-Teacher phone number to speak with a NYC public school teacher who can guide the child through any homework task. See here for more details.

Report Cards: Students receive written report cards that will be accessible to you via your child's New York City Schools Account. Instructions for report cards are here.

Forms to Be Returned to School to Your Child's Teacher:
All forms are attached and should be printed, filled out, and returned via your child's backpack.

If your child has any allergy and/or requires medication administration during the school day, please email this Allergy-Medication Administration Form to Maria Villalta, our school nurse at mvillalta2@schools.nyc.gov.
Complete the Online Lunch Form even if you plan on sending your child to school with their own lunch. It is required to have one on file for every child.
Create an NYCSA account if you have not already done so. (New families will be sent instructions to set up their account)

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES

ALL GRADES: The school day begins promptly at 8:30am. In order to have all students in their classrooms on time, the doors open at 8:25 am.
Kindergarten: Students in K-106 and K-101 enter through the main doors at 8:30am. Students in K-109 enter through the side door at 8:30am. Staff members will greet the students as they arrive and will supervise their walk to the classroom.
1st and 2nd Grade: Students in grades 1 and 2 enter through the side entrance at 8:25 am. Staff members will be there to greet the students as they arrive and will supervise their walk to the classroom.
3rd to 5th Grade: Students in grades 3-5 enter through the main double doors at 8:25 am. Staff members will be there to greet the students as they arrive and supervise their walk to the classroom.

DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

Kindergarten: Kindergarteners will be dismissed at 2:40 pm. K-101 and K-106 exit through the main doors and dismiss on the east side of the street towards 2nd Avenue. K-109 exits through the side door and dismisses on the west side of the street towards 3rd Avenue. Teachers will be focused on dismissing students safely, so please do not engage in conversation with your child’s teacher at this time.
1st and 2nd Grade: Students will be dismissed at 2:42pm from the side entrance of the school (facing the building, west, towards 3rd Avenue).
3rd, 4th and 5th Grade: Students will be dismissed from the main double doors (facing the building, east, toward 2nd Avenue) from 2:42-2:45pm. Please note, if there is congestion, a class may be asked to exit the main door and turn right towards 3rd Avenue to ensure a safe dismissal process for your child.
Parents/guardians/caregivers should wait on the sidewalk nearest the street to create a pathway for classes and pedestrians. Please wait until your child’s class is lined up against the wall in their designated spot. They will say goodbye to their teachers and then parents/guardians/caregivers may take them. This will ensure the safety of all students. Please be prompt.

Families as Learning Partners (FALP)

FALP is an opportunity for parents/guardians to visit classes and experience the learning process at East Side Elementary, PS 267. Please remember to bring your ID for entry. No food, beverage, or technology use please!

Future Families as Learning Partners Dates (8.45am-9.10am):

Dates for 2024/35 school year to be announced.

Chess Classes
Through our partnerships with Chess NYC, each class engages in an 8-week cycle to build their knowledge in the game of chess. We recommend you dust off your chess board and get ready for some chess games at home! Here’s the schedule:
September-November: 3rd and 5th grade
November-January: 2nd and 4th grade
January-March: 1st grade
March-May: Kindergarten

Comfort Dog Program
As many of you may know, our school participates in the Comfort Dog Program. We have a comfort dog on site, and his name is Jackson! Jackson is a trained therapy dog who works at the school. He has a schedule and visits classrooms. He also supports students in times of need. Jackson joined our school community on September 18, 2017. He has learned so much, just like our students and staff who make learning new things a priority! Be sure to sign and return the Comfort Dog Permission Slip so that Jackson can begin visiting your child’s class.

Walking Class Field Trips
In addition to the field trips that are planned for students throughout the year, there may be times when classes engage in a field trip that doesn’t require a bus. When we stay in the neighborhood, a walking class field trip permission slip is required. Be sure to sign and return the Walking Field Trip Permission Slip.

Family Handbook 2023-2024
Our school’s Family Handbook serves as an information tool to help you become acclimated with school routines, policies, and procedures. We encourage you to read through the document so that you can familiarize yourself with our school.

Discipline & School Rules
The NYC Department of Education expects all students to follow rules so that students remain safe in school. Please read through the NYCDOE Discipline Code so that you can have healthy conversations with your child about what is considered appropriate school behavior. Teachers will work with their classes to engage in a shared set of agreements during the first days of school as well. In order to strengthen our partnership, we kindly ask that your family read through the document no later than September 23rd.

Media Release Forms
On occasion, there may be special moments that want to be memorialized via photo and/or video. Please fill out this media release form which grants permission to have your child included in these photos/videos and return back to your child’s teacher via the orange folder. This form can also be found in your NYC Schools Account. If you are new to the NYC public schools, then you will need to set up your account in September after your child’s first day of school.

FUNDRAISING REMINDERS

Family Giving - Soar With Us: The Family Giving Campaign is the PTA’s most important annual fundraiser. Tax deductible charitable donations made by families directly support critical enrichment programs, supplies, equipment, and training, as well as our PTA operating budget. Family Giving is vital to our efforts to supplement and boost our children’s education at PS 267. Please check with your employer to see if they offer matching donations! Questions, please email treasurer@ps267.org.

Amazon Wish List: Please consider purchasing a large or small item off your teacher's Amazon Wish List. All items are shipped directly to the school for your ease. Don't forget to check out the wish list for Jackson and our school specialty teachers. All lists are linked here.

Minted: If you plan on ordering gifts or cards through Minted, please use code FUNDRAISEPS267. Enjoy 20% off Minted stationery + custom gifts and Minted donate 15% of each purchase back to our school. Shop here and use our code.

*NEW* Rowan x PS 267: Shop at Rowan (1227 3rd Ave & 71st Street) through April 30th and when you mention "PS 267", Rowan will donate 10% of all its proceeds back to the school. Appointments can be booked here or stop by the store to browse their jewelry selection!

PTA MEETING INFORMATION

All PTA meetings will meet in person on Tuesdays at 8:45am once a month in the school cafeteria. Please mark your calendars and make every effort to join if you can! A Zoom option will be available for those who want to tune in remotely.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82697280566
Meeting ID: 826 9728 0566