This Week @ PS 88Q

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. If you like Spring, then you had some of that Friday and Saturday. For our winter fans, mother nature didn't disappoint, and Sunday was a winter wonderland. This past weekend sums up how we feel at PS 88Q, ready for anything!

This week is a packed week! It is Respect For All Week, Valentines Day, 100th day of school, the week before mid-winter break, the fourth grade is taking the NAEP exam, just to name a few! PS 88Q has been celebrating Black History Month in many ways. Our hallways are filled with images and stories of influential people. Our morning announcements feature famous quotes, read by student government, and the students make guesses on the speaker. Classes are featuring read alouds as well as projects. This week, various staff members will be recording some of their favorite and most influential poems, that will be shared. For more resources, click here https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/subjects/civics-for-all/black-history-month

3K and Pre K application is now open! click here to apply https://www.myschools.nyc/en/

All families will receive a take home Covid 19 test kit on Friday, February 18th. This is in hope to be proactive of the mid winter break. Se guidance below.

Our Chess Kids is heating up! We have so many students racing up the leaderboard! This week we will be highlighting our top chess players.

Families will all receive the results from their child's Acadience, MAP and I-Ready Screening this week. Parent Teacher conferences will be held the week we return from break (March 3) I will be sharing some resources in next weeks newsletter.

Here is some dates to remember:

RESPECT FOR ALL WEEK

Monday: Spread Love and Kindness: Wear Red or Hearts

Tuesday: Be Someones Hero and Stand Up to Bullying: Wear your favorite Superhero gear

Wednesday: Be Someones Champion: Wear you sports gear

Thursday: It's no Sweat to Be a Friend: Wear your favorite sweats

Friday: Shade out Bullying: Wear neon and sunglasses

Upcoming dates:

Mid-Winter Recess: February 21-25th

Parent Teacher Conference: Thursday March 3: 11:30am dismissal

During Respect for All Week on Monday, February 14 to Friday, February 18, 2022, schools across the city will have the opportunity to highlight and build upon ongoing programs to help students, staff and communities gain a better understanding of diversity. Schools may also start new initiatives that promote respect for diversity and focus on preventing bullying, intimidation, and bias-based harassment. Your child’s school is also encouraged to promote acceptance and understanding through theme-based lessons and activities. Suggested themes include:

• Celebrating Kindness/Be an Ally
• Anti-Bullying/ Cyberbullying
• Respect for Diversity, Disability, Religious Acceptance and Racial Diversity
• Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation and LGBTQ Pride and Acceptance
• Friday, February 18, 2022 -National No One Eats Alone Day

For more information, check out the DOE website for Respect For All

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/school-environment/respect-for-all

I am so excited to begin this journey with you! I have opened a class for all of my higher vocabulary seekers! I love to learn new words, and use them everyday. Increasing your vocabulary does so much for you! Your writing is more detailed, your reading comprehension increases, your ability to have discussions and explain more clearly increases. All my students who want to join me and your schoolmates, click on the link below to join my class!! And who doesn't like a little competition. Join and lets start the competition!

https://vocab.com/join/1CSKX91

Our Amazing PE teachers have organized this great event! The first class to have every student register online will receive a PIZZA PARTY!

​The registration code can be a bit tricky as you must include the spaces shown below:

ps 088 Seneca

Please see the parent letter below, some information, and one of our ALL STARS Jumping her way to healt!

Hello PS88Q Families!

Just a reminder to sign up for the Assertive Discipline/ Anger Management Workshop this Friday, February 18th, 2022 at 5:30pm!

There will be a raffle for one lucky winner, which will include a copy of “I’m Happy Sad Today,” by Lory Britain. Lory Britain, Ph.D., has more than forty years of experience working with children, teachers, and families. Dr. Britain has written many children’s books that help kids stay safe and express their feelings and ideas.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/.../19amICos.../edit

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3046244176...

#WeArePS88Q #togetherwecanachievetheextraordinary #ps88q #ps88q_PAC #ps88q_workshops

Our “Stay Safe, Stay Open” plan has succeeded in allowing us to keep our schools open and remain among the safest places for young people to be during the COVID-19 pandemic, including during the Omicron surge. To keep our school communities safe after the midwinter recess, we strongly encourage all students to get tested for COVID-19 before returning to school on February 28, regardless of vaccination status. Your child can test through a PCR, lab-based rapid test, or a home test kit. Your child will come home with two COVID-19 home tests, which may be packaged in one box or two.

When should my child take the tests?

• First test on February 26: Please help your child take one of the COVID tests provided on the evening of Saturday, February 26.
• Second test on February 27: Please help your child take the second test 24 hours later, on the evening of February 27.
• If your child tests negative and feels well, they should come to school on Monday, February 28.
• Please note, if your child has recovered from a confirmed case of COVID-19 within the last 90 days, they do not need to take a test and should attend school on Monday, February 28, if they are feeling well.

What should I do if my child tests positive on one of the tests?

• Kindergarten and older: Please inform your school and isolate your child for five days. Your child may return to school on the sixth day if they have no symptoms or their symptoms are improving (including being fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication) and your child can wear a well-fitting mask while at school through the tenth day after their positive test.
• Pre-K and younger: please inform your school/program school and isolate your child for ten days. Your child may return to school/program after the tenth day.
• For all ages:
  • Please remember that if your child tests positive, your child is entitled to asynchronous learning and Office Hours for the duration of your child’s isolation period.
  • Please refer to our COVID-19 Guidance Charts, available at: schools.nyc.gov/2022Health, for additional steps to take if your child tests positive.

Where can I find instructions about the test kit?

• The test kits come with printed instructions that you should follow when administering the test. You can also watch videos in multiple languages on how to use your test kit at schools.nyc.gov/HomeRapidTestKits.

Thank you for doing your part to keep COVID-19 out of our schools! When your child returns to school after the break, please make sure they complete the daily health screening form every day, available at healthscreening.schools.nyc(Open external link).

As a reminder, vaccination is the best tool we have to fight COVID-19 and to keep our schools safe for all our students. Children ages 5 and older are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If your child is eligible but not yet vaccinated against COVID-19, please take the opportunity during the Midwinter Recess to make an appointment for vaccination at vaccinefinder.nyc.gov(Open external link) or call 311 to find a vaccine site near you. The vaccine is free to all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration or insurance status.

Vaccine booster shots are also now available for all fully vaccinated people ages 12 and older. For more information about booster shots, see www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines.page#boost.

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