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Recently, 6th grade finished reading The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, a book that follows two rival groups, the Greasers and the Socs, who are divided by their socioeconomic status. To celebrate the end of the unit, students got into the theme, dressing up as either Greasers or Socs, and enjoyed an ice cream Sunday party before watching the The Outsiders movie.     Middle School Families: Save the Dates!!
 701: Tues, Dec 18 Open Class 8:35-8:55am (Rm. 308) Grade gab with 217 administration in the cafeteria 8:55-9:25am.  801: Thurs, Dec 20 Open Class 8:35-8:55am (Rm. 405) Grade gab with 217 administration in the cafeteria 8:55-9:25am  The following students have made the trimester 1 Honor Roll by achieving an overall average of 90 or above! 6th Grade: Anita Boniface Isabella Torres Elizabeth Miranda Maziko Kandulu Zhara Thomas Persya Perez Neriah Umeh  7th Grade: Virginia Lima Shah Rahman Sean Ramirez Deyan Reza Ivan Drojic  8th Grade:
Hooriya Aamir Buraid Ahmad Ksenia Ibatullina Abdul Hadi Tahrim Ahmed Isabella Velloso Nirjhor Nath Nam Nguyen Gautam Soni Sohail Nfati Tung Le Congratulations to all these students - keep up the great work! This past Wednesday, the 8th grade class was lucky enough to attend WE Day - an annual celebration that brings together over 200,000 people across Canada, the US and the UK, and features an amazing lineup of world-renowned speakers and performers. This years line-up included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Martin Luther King III, Yuan Manuel Santos, Nas, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among many, many others. The WE movement is all about young people learning to develop good citizenship skills, and enabling and empowering them to take action and be change-makers both locally and globally - we are sure that our 8th grade class left WE Day full of inspiration to make a positive impact and make a difference!  Last years test results for Grades 3-8 have been released.
Notices with instructions on setting up your mystudent.nyc account were sent home this week - please contact Ms Lauraine if you need further help! The Middle School team at PS/IS 217 will be holding tours for prospective Middle School students and families on the following dates:
Email Kim Eldridge to signup: KEldridge@schools.nyc.gov  Learning to be organized is a process - a skill that needs to be taught, practiced, and honed. Teachers will be reinforcing these skills with their students throughout the year and request that all students have a planner ready to use by October 1st. Families can purchase the 217 school agenda by returning the form below with $7 cash (correct amounts only) or a check payable to PS/IS 217 PTA. Note: If you ordered the school supply kit last June, your child has already received a 217 agenda and bag tag as part of their kit.  Parents, relatives, and family friends were thoroughly entertained tonight by the music performances from Grades 2-8! Students really shone in their performances - the culmination of a years hard work in music classes. Grade 2 students gave their best choral performance, Grade 3 harmonized on the recorder, and Grades 4-8 gave some terrific band performances. Congratulations to our students on a job well done, and a big thank you to Mr Ladalia and our teachers for putting on such a tremendous show! If you would like to share your photos, please email them to psis217info@gmail.com. Grades 3-8 has started Circuit Training this week! Students will participate in circuit training for the next 6 weeks.
Kindergarten - Grade 2 have begun working with parachutes. This is a 6 week physical education unit.
 The following students have made the trimester 1 Honor Rolll by achieving an overall average of 90 or above! 6th Grade: Saaim Ahmad Benedicte Hounton Shuyon Jo Virginia Lima Sean Ramirez Deyan Reza Shah Rahman Crystal Ureña Burgos  7th Grade Ananya Singhal Isabella Velloso Nam Nguyen Michelle Cruz Ksenia Ibatullina Maram Kurer Hooriya Aamir Buraid Ahmad Abdul Hadi Gautam Soni  8th Grade Ana Macedo Reet Narang Abdelbast Elakrmi Samantha Miranda Hien Le Etel Tumysh Olivia Schaefer Quinn Sielaff Taabwaua Tito Congratulations to all these students - keep up the great work!
Our November Food Drive to help the Hour Children organization in Queens came to a close this week. Thank you to our school community for coming together toin the spirit of supporting and helping others. Understanding, sharing, and giving are all important qualities that we want our students to learn - thank you for having conversations with your children at home about why they were bringing cans and dry goods to school! Thank you to the Middle School students for sorting and tallying up all the donations ready to be delivered to Hour Children.    PS/IS 217 Middle School students visited Cornell Tech today for the 4th Annual Let's Code Roosevelt Island! Over sixty Cornell Tech graduate students were there to work with them as they learn to use Javascript to edit news videos they recorded.
 In November, parents and guardians of our students are invited to classrooms to see student learning in action! Parents and guardians of Grades K, 1 & 2 are also invited to an Open Music Class in the auditorium prior to visiting classrooms! As we anticipate big crowds, and want to accommodate all attendees, we request that only parents/guardians attend. Please see the schedule below.
NOTE: to ensure the safety and security of all students, video or photography is not permitted in the classroom. Open School Days Schedule: November 14 -17, 2017 Grade K: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 8:35 Grade K Open Music Class - Auditorium 9:15 Set Up Feast 10:00-10:45 Grade K Thanksgiving Feast Cafeteria Grade 1: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 8:35 Grade 1 Open Music Class - Auditorium 9:15 - 10:00 Visit Classrooms 101: Homeroom Rm 221 102: Homeroom Rm 209 104: Art Rm 170 Grade 2: Thursday, November 16, 2017 8:35 Grade 2 Open Music Class - Auditorium 9:15 - 10:00 Visit Classrooms 201: Homeroom Rm 205 202: Homeroom Rm 208 204: Homeroom Rm 305 123: Homeroom Rm 222 Grade 3: Friday, November 17, 2017 8:35 Grade 3 Open Music Class - Auditorium 9:15 -10:00 Visit Classrooms 301: Homeroom Rm 304 302: Homeroom Rm 321 304: Homeroom Rm 314 Grade 4 Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 8:35 - 9:15 Open Classes 401 Math: Cantor Rm 421 402 Science: Murphy Rm 313 404 Math: O’Connor Rm 414 405 ELA: Rubenstein Rm 413 Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 8:35-9:15 Open Classes 401 ELA: Sanchez Rm 418 402 Lib: O’Hagan Rm 260 404 Art: Follansbee Rm 170 405 Tech: Collazo Rm 404 Grade 5 Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 8:35 - 9:15 Open Classes 501 ELA: Chan Rm 419; 504 Math: Ditaranto Rm 314 Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 8:35-9:15 Open Classes 501 Math: Ditaranto Rm 314; 504 ELA: Chan Rm 419 Grade 6/7/8 Thursday, November 16, 2017, 8:35 - 9:15 Open Classes 601 SS: Buttermilch Rm 408 701 Math: Sorokurs Rm 409 801 ELA : Andrade Rm 405 Friday, November 17, 2017, 8:35 - 9:15 Open Classes 601 Math: Sorokurs Rm 409 701 Science: Wong Rm 308 801 SS: Buttermilch Rm 408 We look forward to seeing you at Open School Days! |
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