Friday, November 18, 2011

November 21 - November 25

Monday,

November 21

Tuesday,

November 22

Wednesday,

November 23

Thursday,

November 24

Friday,

November 25

5th Period:

Green PNA Meeting

3:00 – 3:50:

Video Game Club

3:00 – 3:45:

PNA Leadership Team Meeting

PNA Youth Service Club Monthly Project: St. Peter’s Soup Kitchen

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3:00 – 3:50:

Theater Club

3:00 – 3:45:

PNA Instructional Cabinet Meeting

4th Period:

Art & Mural Club

5th Period:

Attendance Team Meeting

Thanksgiving Recess

(School Closed)

Thanksgiving Recess

(School Closed)

IMPACT Visit

On Tuesday, November 29th the Stevenson Campus will have an IMPACT visit. This comprehensive assessment will involve members from various offices of the NYC Department of Education. Similar to last year’s visit, they will observe scanning, conduct a thorough walkthrough of the building, and visit classrooms. Please ensure that your lesson plan is easily accessible on this day. In addition to instruction, the visitors will be looking at the tone and culture of the classrooms (i.e. systems such as bathroom and late logs and hallway passes) and the physical space (i.e. graffiti free, organization, and cleanliness). A report will be generated and PNA will receive feedback. Please complete a Maintenance Request form if there is graffiti in your classroom and a Supply Request Form if you need notebooks for bathroom and/or late logs. See Ms. Cook (scook6@schools.nyc.gov) if you have any questions.

Maintenance Request Form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dEdVX2dOdG5GRHRPanJIZk5sMGtvbnc6MQ#gid=0

Supply Request Form:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dDFwUmwzVS1mLW83dU9lbjBYVk41M0E6MQ#gid=0

11/18 PD Survey

Please take a moment and fill out a brief survey about the PD sessions held on November 18th. Surveys should be completed by Monday, November 28th. The survey can be found at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGVxbFVQbGQzNldlQWswbmljZ2hONXc6MQ#gid=0

PNA Youth Service Club Sponsors a Coat Drive!

The PNA Youth Service Club is sponsoring a Coat Drive. Coats are currently being collected through December 31st. The collection boxes will be placed in PNA’s main office and at scanning. Please support our Youth Service Club by donating coats.

Welcome Mary Sayers

This year Ms. Mary Sayers will be working with PNA as a literacy coach. Mary will be working with individual and teams of teachers. She is an expert at reading and writing strategies across content areas and will be an excellent resource for the school. She will be visiting classrooms, facilitating meetings, and leading professional development sessions. She is also available to work with individual teachers on the days she is here. Currently, Mary is here on Tuesdays. Please contact Ms. Cook (scook6@schools.nyc.gov) if you would like to schedule a time to meet with her.

Afterschool and Saturday Academy Regents Preparation Postings

There are two per session postings available for PNA teachers. One is for 9th period Regents prep, and the other is for Saturday Academy Regents prep. Both afterschool and Saturday Regents prep classes will take place in January 2012. The postings can be found on the PNA Posting Site (located at the following link):

https://sites.google.com/site/pnapostings/home

ELL Professional Development

The UFT is holding a conference entitled “Shifting to Informational Text for English Language Learners”. The conference will take place Sunday, December 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at UFT headquarters in Lower Manhattan. Registration is required. Participants will receive professional resources for classroom use and a certificate of participation. For additional information and to register, click the link below:

http://registration.ufttc.org/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=ELL.FA11.HS