Friday, May 13, 2011

May 16-May 21

Monday,

May 16

Tuesday,

May 17

Wednesday,

May 18

Thursday,

May 19

Friday,

May 20

Saturday,

May 21

NYSESLAT Testing Continues

10th Period Begins

4th Period:

Instructional Cabinet Meeting

8:00 – 3:00:

Co-Interpretation Meeting

3:00 – 4:00:

Theater Club

Art & Mural Club

3:00 – 4:00:

Attendance Team Meeting

PNA College Fair

4th Period:

Parent Involvement Team Meeting

Student Government

Movie Club

3:00 – 4:00:

Theater Club

Video Game Club

School Culture & Activities Team Meeting

4th Marking Period Ends

3:00 – 4:00:

Video Game Club

8:30 – 12:30

Saturday Academy

Staff Retreat Sign-up

A Staff Retreat will take place on Saturday, June 4th at the LaGuardia Marriott. PNA staff will engage in planning for the 2011-2012 school year. All PNA staff members are invited to attend this planning session. Space is limited, so if you are interested in attending, please sign-up no later than Friday, May 27th. The sign-up can be found at the following link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MCJNB6V.

The retreat is scheduled to take place from 9:00 to 2:00. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Additional details will be communicated shortly.

Senior Prom, Senior Trip, and Summer Bridge Postings

Postings for the Senior Prom, the Senior Trip, and Summer Bridge were emailed to all teachers. The Senior Prom is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 8th. The Senior Trip will be on June 3rd and 4th. Summer Bridge will take place between July 18th and August 12th. Interested teachers are encouraged to apply by Friday, May 20th. Contact Mr. Liu (dliu2@schools.nyc.gov) if you have any questions.

Co-Interpretation Meeting

The last phase of the Curriculum Audit that is being conducted by the state is a Co-Interpretation meeting. This meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 17th in the library. Staff members who are participating have been contacted.

NYSESLAT Testing Continues

NYSESLAT testing continues this week for our ELL students. This week Ms. Linares, Ms. Agosta, and Mr. Caldeira will be administering the listening portion on Monday and the reading portion on Thursday. These are group tests which will be administered to 25-30 students throughout the day. Individual make-ups will also take place this week. The testing schedule is attached to this week’s Weekly Update email. Contact Ms. Heller (aheller7@schools.nyc.gov) if you have any questions.

PNA College Fair

The PNA College Fair is scheduled to take place in the Stevenson Campus library this Thursday, May 19th. All 9th, 10th, and 11th grade classes have been scheduled to attend the fair. Please bring your students down to the library during your assigned period:

6th period – 9th grade

7th period – 10th grade

8th period – 11th grade

Also, in preparation for the fair, we have an Advisory activity for the 9th and 10th grades to work on prior to attending the fair on Thursday. Please pick up these Advisory materials on Monday in the AP office. See Ms. Petrone (riarea1219@aol.com) if you have any questions.

Mock Regents and Field Day

Mock Regents and Field Day was a huge success. Student attendance was good for both the testing and for Field Day activities. Thank you to everyone for participating in this successful day!

Save Your Boxes! (REMINDER)

All teachers will be moving to a different classroom next year and this summer all rooms will be thoroughly cleaned. In addition to removing everything from walls and bulletin boards, all teachers will be required to pack all items in their rooms and label the boxes (so they can be moved to new rooms this summer). All personal belongings should either be packed in boxes or taken home (this includes the Teacher’s Lounge (room 407A) and the Science Prep area (room 465). More details will be communicated in the coming weeks. Please begin to save your boxes!

Open Market Hiring System for Transfers (REMINDER)

The New York City Open Market Hiring System opened on Friday, April 15th and will be available through August 8th. This system is used by teachers and other staff to view and apply for opportunities across the city. The system can be accessed by clicking on the following link:

https://www.nycenet.edu/offices/dhr/transferplane/default.aspx