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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   Minh Khue Nguyen Class K002 Minh Khue is a brilliant young artist who demonstrates an attention to detail in her artwork that is far beyond her years. A sweet and kind student who always enters my art room ready and happy to express her creativity, Minh Khue helps other students with their work and is always a ray of sunshine in art class. Keep up the great work Minh Khue!  Jayden Kristoph Ortaliza Class 104 The very first day I met Jayden, I was absolutely astonished by his amazing attitude. As a student new to PS/IS 217, Jayden always exhibits a deep love for school, zest for life, and is a social butterfly; making instant friends with everybody he meets. Every day in art class, he comes into my room excited to express his creativity, and always asks if there is anything he could do to help me during class. Keep up the great work Jayden!  Aisultan Temenov Class 201 Aisultan is a remarkable artist and student. Every day he shows me such a great and positive attitude, he is always kinds to others, and always has the biggest smile on his face. Aisultan has a great passion for drawing and is constantly working his hardest to improve his skills and knowledge in art class. Aisultan’s super attitude and dedication he demonstrates with everything he does will take him so far, and the sky’s the limit for this young and bright artist. Keep up the great work Aisultan!  Walker Hurwitz Class 304 Walker is one of the most creative kids I have ever met! He is always thinking out of the box and is wise beyond his years. Walker is always showing me and his fellow classmates new ideas and new ways of doing things. He has a super special outlook on life and is always looking at things from a unique point of view. Walker is never afraid to be himself and accomplish tasks in an unconventional manner. Walker has the makings of a brilliant artist, intellectual, or whatever he puts his mind to. Keep up the great work Walker!  David Oche Class 402 Every time David is in my classroom, he demonstrates such kindness to others, unsurpassed determination in is art projects, and is always asking what he could do to help. David is a very independent and hard worker, but never hesitates to ask for help. He enters my room with the biggest smile on his face, and with such great energy; even though it’s 8:20 in the morning! David shows enthusiasm, excitement, and such amazing creativity in the art room, and is always such a joy to be around. Keep up the great work David!  Gemma Bongiorni
Class 502 Gemma is such a sweet, kind, and thoughtful young artist. She is meticulous in following any steps in an art project and takes great care and attention to detail in her work. Gemma always has a bright smile on her face and happy to help others in the classroom and share her wonderful knowledge and ideas. She shows me so much maturity and confidence in everything she does and always brightens up my day. Keep up the great work Gemma!  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). 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.     Enjoy the update from Coach Xavier afrom the MIghty Hawks' recent championship meet! By all accounts everyone did an amazing job - we are proud of you all! Recently our very own Mighty Hawks competed at the final competition of the season, the City Championships. The city championships is the best tournament in the city for middle schoolers because it has every middle school student athlete under one roof fighting for gold. Our flying Mighty Hawks participated in the NOVICE division. As a team, we were able to take 2nd place out of 23 total schools! Our best finish on the year! Coach Jeff and I were extremely impressed at the toughness our mighty hawks showed in the face of even tougher competition. DeAngelo Hunt is in his first year of wrestling, but has showed tremendous growth; in his first competition of the year, he took 1st place, and carried that momentum into the city championships, where he went 3-0 and took home first place! Winning a total of two novice divisions, DeAngelo is now undefeated (6-0) in tournament play! Taking home 2nd place was the Dynamic duo of Gemma Bongiorni and Timur Seliger; each of these students went 2-1 on the day. Also, special congrats to Gemma for being able to earn her first victory in a dominant fashion by beating her opponent 10-4 in the opening round! Another huge highlight of the day came from Jacob August; like Gemma, he too was able to get his first taste of victory by edging his opponent 7-5 in the first round. Persya Perez, in a field of all boys, was able to leave her opponent SCORELESS in the opening round, beating him 3-0, and went on to earn a 3rd place finish in the competition. Although he had a very tough opening round, Eddie Perez, the younger of the siblings, battled hard and showed resilience by securing a victory by fall in the last round. This helped to ultimately earn him a 3rd place finish! Christian Coleman, the lone 4th grader, was able to wrestle through 2 matches and earn 3rd place. Laila Cox, one of the only 3 girls on the team, was able to wrestle hard through 3 matches. Her performance earned her a 4th place finish. Like Laila, Isaiah Hunt also was able to earn a 4th place finish, by wrestling 3 matches in one day, the most he has ever completed in a single competition. Overall, I am very happy and proud of every Mighty Flying Hawk who helped lift us to a second place, including the 3rd graders Aiden, Dashiell, Allessandro and Serge, who have been sharpening their skills to prepare for competition in the not so distant future!  For this year's Hour of Code, older grades took on the task of mentoring younger grades work through several coding puzzles and a Tynker Candy Quest! We love seeing our students not only learning more about the basics of computer science and coding, but also having the chance to practise emerging leadership skills! Enjoy some photos of our classes taking part in their Hour of Code! With winter now upon us, we want to remind all parents that children should be coming to school with warm winter coats and hats. Please make sure that all your child's clothing items are labeled!! DOE Guidelines for Outdoor Play in Cold Weather: The Department of Education believes children benefit from vigorous exercise and should be given the opportunity to play outside whenever possible. Unless it is snowing, there is ice on the playground, or the wind chill factor creates an effective temperature below zero degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius), students will have outdoor recess.  |
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