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PreK applications will be open from Feb 4 - Mar 15! If you have a child born in 2015, you are eligible to apply. Click here to find out more about the application process Please note that our PreK tours are currently full. We are exploring adding an additional tour in March, so please check back soon!  What an amazing afternoon of phenomenal food, a fantastic demonstration of activities from across the globe, and great friendships. Thank you to all the families, 217 staff and community members who attended, cooked, volunteered, and supported the International Dinner! Over 21 countries showcased their delicious regional cuisine in this annual buffet. Guests also enjoyed many activities like learning how to break boards with Tiger J Tae Kwon Do, competing in a paper airplane contest, learning dance moves from around the world, and more. A Special thanks must go to all our cooks (there were around 100!!) who gave their time and mouth-watering recipes to make this event a HUGE success. A big thank you to Tiger J Tae Kwon Do, Main Street Theater & Dance Alliance And Hope Church for participating in our event! It looked like PS/IS 217 had a fun night learning new coding skills at Cornell Tech! Click through to see the Cornell Tech photos! https://flic.kr/s/aHskNKG2CL A lot of families enjoyed making use of the photo booth too - photos here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TKHLqZgFzWpxcwcx8  Check out these photos of our first graders participating in their pre-ballet enrichment class - it looks like they are having a fantastic time! We believe that offering enrichment programming at PS/IS 217 offers students additional opportunities to develop into well-rounded children. Each year the PTA fully funds enrichment programming in the school - thanks to contributions of our families, and fundraising throughout the year. It's not too late to make your donation! Click here to learn more!  Orion Skopek Class K004 Orion is a brilliant young artist who demonstrates an attention to detail in his artwork that is far beyond his years. A sweet and kind student who always enters the art room ready and happy to express his creativity, Orion helps other students with their work and is always a ray of sunshine in art class. Keep up the great work Orion!  Alexander Lyashchenko Class 101 Since getting to know Alexander in art class, I have come to see how much of a sweet, helpful, and hardworking student he is. Every day, Alexander comes to art class prepared to work his hardest and show his amazing creativity. In addition to being a great artist, Alexander is also passionate about helping other students in the class and myself. Keep up the great work Alexander!  Tinabora Tauati Class 202 Tinabora is a remarkable artist who always works her hardest to achieve her goals. Tinabora shows striking attention to detail in her artwork and takes her time in perfecting her craft. She always enters the art room with a great attitude and a smile on her face that is contagious. Keep up the great work Tinabora!  Savana Arthur Class 302 Savana is always a joy to have in the art room. She is a social butterfly, always thinking out of the box and exercising an amazing level of creativity. It is obvious that Savana absolutely loves art class, and her super energy always rubs off on her fellow classmates as well as myself. Savana finds fun in everything, and always has thoughtful questions. Keep up the great work Savana!  Kyle Thomas Class 404 Kyle is a super creative intellect who possesses such an astounding joy in creating. The second Kyle enters the art room, he gets straight to work and always has so much fun expressing himself. He shows so much attention to his artwork and takes so much pride in what he creates. Keep up the great work Kyle!  Angel Adoba
Class 501 Since the beginning of the year, Angel has shown me such an amazing level of improvement and such maturity in the art class room. Angel is such a creative and talented young artist with a true passion for the arts. Angel shows so much excitement while working on her projects and cannot wait to show off her beautiful work to everybody. Keep up the great work Angel! As part of 217’s Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) program, 217 is excited to announce December's PBIS award recipients! The PBIS awards for December go to elementary students in each class who exemplified a GROWTH MINDSET. Each month, as the PBIS curriculum highlights different core values - and awards will be presented to students who best embody and exemplify these traits. K001: Elena Durovic and Avighna Thapa K002: Mohammed Alshames and Minh Kue Nguyen K003: Atsuto Fukanuma and Aubrey Morgan K004: Giorgia Donato and Olivia Ting 101: Celeste Yockey and Gui Simioni 102: Ramona King and Ady Zheng 104: Sammy Healy and Alma Itkin 201: Joshua Atuana and Aimee Chamla 202: Mizuki Ogawa and Haruka Matsumura 204: Samantha Messerschmidt and Dahlia Kranich 301: Julie De Koop and Thomson Warsing 302: Maria de las Heras Ruiz and Heam Grad 304: Vivian Zast and Madeline Escobar 401: Zuri Barber and Roman Chard 402: Sianna Figueroa and Tsumugi Tomioka 404: Shai Golan and Miklos Dvorak 501: Adlai Jenkins and Gael Curutchet-Ziv 502: Mathew Leoni and Chi Nguyen 504: Ella Fasbender and Rafin Kabir 505: Gus Hurwitz and Sonia Kranich 601: Victoria Bonet and Aleylah Dickens 701: Safiatou Balde and Kostia Ilnystskyi 801: Taatike Koura and Kaniel Molina   Saturday, January 26th from 4-6pm at PS/IS 217 Get your tickets today! Tickets for the International Dinner are available now ONLINE HERE! SAVE MONEY: PURCHASE IN ADVANCE! Online tickets are available at a discounted rate until January 23rd! Get your tickets today - save money and avoid waiting in line on the day! Discounted Online Tickets (ONLY until January 23rd!):
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We look forward to our annual celebration of the amazing diversity at 217! If you would like to get involved by cooking a dish from your country or helping us organize this event, please email team217info@gmail.com.   In New York City, all children are eligible to attend free Pre-K in the calendar year they turn 4! If your child is turning 4 in 2019, take a tour at PS/IS 217!
Tours for perspective Pre-K parents will be held on: * 8:40 am, January 15th 2019 * 8:40 am, February 12th 2019 Click here to sign up for a tour!  The date for photo re-takes has changed!
If you signed up to have your child's school picture re-taken, please note that the re-takes will now happen on Friday the 18th January (not 15th). |
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