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Visit your child’s classroom and teacher and learn about the curriculum, homework, and your child’s daily routines. Curriculum Night is a great opportunity to ask your teacher any questions you have.
 ** THE PTA WILL PROVIDE A LIMITED BABYSITTING SERVICE from 4:30-7pm for $10/child or $15/family. No snacks will be provided, so you may wish to pack a small snack. Email psis217info@gmail.com to reserve your place by September 18th!
Note: the babysitting service is for Pre-K students and older. We are updating our mailing lists and request that ALL 217 families (old and new!) fill out the 2018-19 online form to ensure that we have accurate contact details for you. (Please only fill out one form per family.) 
NYC public schools will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, September 10-11th, for Rosh Hashana.  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.  Beacon After-school Stard Date - Sept 12th: The first day of Beacon will be next Wednesday, Sept 12th, starting at 2:45PM. Students will be picked up by our group leaders from their teachers. ****IMPORTANT: All families MUST put Beacon on the students’ blue card in order to for teachers to allow group leaders to pick them up. Fill it out as: Beacon, 718-577-5751 Mandatory Parent Orientation: Parent Orientations will also be held Wednesday ,Sept 12th at the following times:
Attending parent orientation is required to confirm your child's after-school spot. Please email beacon217@childcenterny.org with any questions.   Welcome back PS/IS 217 Families, and a special welcome to families new to our school! We are excited to have you joining us for the start of the school year! Please read the following information carefully - it is long, but important! Classroom Assignments Your child’s class assignment were posted by mail last week and should be arriving soon! School Opening Times (including the first day)
School Dismissal All dismissal information MUST be listed on emergency contact Blue Cards. This includes after-school care (Beacon, Island Kids, Youth Center), school bus, or siblings (4th grade or older). All Classes are dismissed at 2:45pm PreK: Your Class Assignment letter from school included details regarding dismissal times during the first two days of school. Beginning Friday the 7th, parents must use the school yard gate to pick up their child from classrooms at 2:45pm. Kindergarten-Grade 3: Classes will be dismissed from the enclosed school yard. (Kindergarten classes will be dismissed from their classroom at 11:29am on the first day of school). Grades 4-8: Students will be dismissed from the side door (closer to Gristedes). Students taking a school bus will be met inside by bus drivers and accompanied to their bus.  The First Day of School: September 5 After dropping your child off, parents are welcome to join us at 9am in the Cafeteria for the PTA Welcome-to-School Breakfast with coffee and refreshments. Pre-Kindergarten: The first day of Pre-K is split into two sessions. Your Class Assignment letter mailed by post last week will provide more information specific to your child. The second day is a half day with dismissal from classrooms at 11:29am. The first full day for Pre-K students is Friday, September 7th. Parents may escort children to their classroom each morning. Kindergarten: You can escort your children to their classrooms on the first few days of school. Beginning Wednesday September 12th, you must say goodbye to your children before they enter the school building. We want to teach our students independence and maintain a safe environment. A prolonged goodbye makes the separation and transition to the school day more difficult. Many staff members are stationed around the building to ensure students get to classrooms, and they will assist as needed. The first day of Kindergarten is a half day. You may walk your children to their classrooms and then join the PTA in the Cafeteria for Welcome to School refreshments. On the first day, kindergarteners will be dismissed from their classrooms at 11:29am. The first full day of school for Kindergarten is Thursday, September 6th. Grades 1-3: You can escort your children to their classrooms on the first two days of school. Beginning Friday, September 7th, you must say goodbye to your children before they enter the school building. We want to teach our students independence and maintain a safe environment. A prolonged goodbye makes the separation and transition to the school day more difficult. Many staff members are stationed around the building to ensure students get to classrooms, and they will assist as needed. Grade 4: * 401 reports to Room 418 * 402 reports to Room 414 * 404 reports to Room 408 Grade 5: * 501 reports to Room 419 * 502 reports to Room 314 * 504 reports to Room 413 * 505 reports to Room 321 Middle School: * 601 reports to Room 308 * 701 reports to Room 422 * 801 reports to Room 405  Curriculum Night: September 20th Curriculum Night will be held on Thursday the 20th - save the date! Visit your child’s classroom and teacher and learn about the curriculum, homework, and your child’s daily routines. Curriculum Night is a great opportunity to ask your teacher any questions you have.
*Please note the date change from September 13th to September 20th. PS/IS 217 will be a voting site for the statewide primary elections on the 13th.  Mandatory School Lunch Applications Every student must complete a School Lunch application, even if they do not eat school lunch or qualify. Vistit: www.myschoolapps.com, click the link and select 02M217 -- PS/IS 217 Roosevelt Island on the application -- and complete yours today!  PTA and School Communications The PTA serves as an important source of information and reminders about events, news, last-minute announcements, and programs. So that we can create an accurate 2018-19 mailing list, we ask that ALL families, old and new, fill out the online PTA Info Form (one per family): www.tinyurl.com/217ptaInfoForm
School Supplies
 PTA General Fund Drive As a PS/IS 217 parent, you are automatically part of the PTA. There are no fees and no special membership forms to complete… and ALL members have a voice and voting rights. The PTA helps provide resources and funding that support teacher professional development, supplies, furniture, and equipment to classrooms and school facilities whenever we can. Additionally, the PTA funds all the in-class enrichment programs offered at PS/IS 217, including art programs, a variety of dance classes, and cultural learning and appreciation activities. Our suggested donation is $600 per child, but our ultimate goal is 100% participation,**with every family donating what they are able. We respect that every family’s circumstances are different. Together we can ensure another year of support and funding for our school. Please consider making your annual contribution today either via the 217 PTA website or by sending in a envelope labeled General Fund with cash or a check, in your child’s backpack.   Shop at Amazon & Earn Money for the 217 PTA! Whenever you purchase goods or services by clicking through our Amazon link, you can earn between 3-7% commission for our school - you don't need to do anything except use the link on the PTA homepage - so easy! For your purchases to qualify, please remember to click on the link EVERY TIME you shop! *No information about you, or your purchases are shared with the PTA. PS/IS 217 Spirit Wear Visit the 217 Spirit Store to order your PS/IS 217 school shirts. Long and Short Sleeve shirts are available in youth XS, S, M, L and XL. A limited number of adult sizes may be available. Any questions can be emailed to 217spiritstore@gmail.com. Have a Great School Year!   Curriculum Night will be held on Thursday, September 20th - save the date! Learn more about enrichment activities at the school, visit your child’s classroom, meet their teachers and and learn about the curriculum, homework, and your child’s daily routines.
All parents are strongly encouraged to attend - this is a great opportunity to ask your teacher any questions you have! The schedule will be as follows: 4:30-5:15 pm - Meet the Specials Teachers (in the cafeteria) 5:30-6:00 pm - Welcome and Meet the Staff (in the auditorium) 6:00 pm - Class Room Presentations Please stay up to date with all of 217's events here. Student class assignments and school packets have been mailed out by post - keep an eye out for yours in the next few days! See you Wednesday, September 5th, for the first day of School!   The registration process for the Beacon Afterschool program will begin on August 6, 2018. The link below will direct you to the Child Center of NY (CCNY) INTEREST form via Survey Monkey.
Registration will take place in the P.S./I.S 217 cafeteria. Please bring completed application and medical forms with you (attached below). Registration will be open at the following times:
Official acceptance notices will go out the following week (August 13th). In order for your child(ren) to be fully enrolled, CCNY must have a completed application and a medical form. In order for your child(ren) to maintain a spot in the Beacon program, a Parent/Guardian must attend our mandatory parent orientation on August 20 OR August 21 from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Please email Beacon217@childcenterny.org with any questions. Beacon Participant Application Form (bring to registration): 
Medical Form (bring to registration):
 The Island Kids After School Program runs at PS/IS 217 from September 7th, 2018 through to June 25, 2019. The program is designed for PreK and Kindergarten families who need full afternoon after school care 2-5 days a week during the school year.
Please visit the Island Kids website for more information and to register. www.islandkids.org Please email ikafterschool@gmail.com with any questions and for pricing on 2-5 day options. For families interested in enrolling in the free Beacon After-school program run by Child Center of New York's, stay tuned! Information should be coming out in early August. Today is Prime Day - a day of bargains for Amazon Prime Members! Member of not - don't forget to use the PS/IS 217 Amazon Link at the top of the page or below to support our school while you shop! https://www.amazon.com/?tag=217pta-20   Thank you to everyone who ordered their school supplies through us! Your orders have been submitted to our vendor and will be processed over the summer vacation. In September, kits will be delivered to the school and distributed to your child's classroom. Teachers will store all the supplies for when they're needed.
If you still need to purchase supplies you can find the Supply lists here: 2018-19 Supply Lists - and don't forget to use our Amazon link if you are shopping for school supplies online! (please bring your supplies to your child's teacher within the first week of school)
We anticipate that in the 2017-18 school year, our 217 families will have earned over $2,000 for the school - just by using our school link whenever they shopped at amazon!
Please continue to make your summer Amazon purchases using our link! 
 The year has flown by - and what an amazing year it was!!
To the many families who are packing up and moving away to new homes, jobs, and countries - we wish you all the very best in the next chapter of your journey! Thanks for being a part of the 217 family - we will miss you!! To the rest - have a GREAT summer! We can't wait to see you all back again on September 5th! Throughout the past year, on every school day, dozens of students arrive at PS/IS 217 between 7:45-8:10am to be welcomed with a nutritious breakfast, games, prizes, fun and laughter. We want to thank our dedicated Breakfast Club Coordinators, Ms. Val and Ms. Lauraine and the amazing crew of teachers for helping our children start their school days out right - full of energy and with smiles on their faces! Breakfast Club is free and open to all PS/IS 217 students to attend whenever they need and as often as they like.  L-R: Stephanie, Ms. M, Deborah, Ms. Valerie, Veridiana, Shaunnette (Missing: Ms. Laurraine) Free Summer Meals: Thanks to the DOE School Food: Feed Your Mind program, breakfast and lunch will continue to be served throughout summer at PS/IS 217. No registration, documentation, or ID is required to receive a free breakfast or lunch meal - open to ALL children 18 years old and under. (Students do not have to be students at PS/IS 217!) Meals will be served Monday-Friday from June 27-August 31. Breakfast hours: 8:00am-9:15am Lunch hours: 11:00am-1.15pm   WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 IS THE LAST DAY for Online School Supply Orders for the 2018-19 school year to be submitted!
Visit www.shopttkits.com and use the school account number: 26788. Orders will be processed over the summer holidays and kits will be delivered directly to your child's classroom teacher - one less thing to do in September! LATE ORDERS CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED. It was the perfect weather for the 2nd grade field trip to Roosevelt Island's Four Freedoms Park. With the Manhattan skyline providing a stunning backdrop, students enjoyed walking to the southorn tip of the Islance to visit the Memorial to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.  During their trip they learned about President Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms (freedom of speech & expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear), discussed the importance of distinguishing between wants and needs, and brainstormed how they could act to give back to their community. Not bad for a mornings work!  On Wednesday Morning, the 4th grade classes demonstrated their small group skits that they had planned and written themselves, along with some really polished class musical performances. It was a real pleasure to see the students participating so enthusiastically in this terrific residency sponsored by the PTA - well done 4th Grade!! |
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