Friday, March 30, 2012

April 2 - April 6

Monday,

April 2

Tuesday,

April 3

Wednesday,

April 4

Thursday,

April 5

Friday,

April 6

3:00 – 3:50:

Video Game Club

3:00 – 3:45:

PNA Leadership Team Meeting

3:00 – 4:30:

Theater Club

3:00 – 3:50:

Youth Court Training

3:00 – 3:45:

iLearnNYC Team Meeting

4th Period:

Senior Committee Meeting

4th Period:

Accreditation Committee meeting

3:00 – 3:50:

Youth Court

3:00 – 3:45:

School Culture & Activities Team Meeting

Student Attendance & Parent Survey Raffle

10th Grade Field Trip

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4th Period:

Student Government

Spring Break Begins

(No School)

Student Raffle!!

Next Thursday, PNA will raffle several $50 gift cards for students. There are two ways for students to enter. Students who have 100% attendance next week and students who bring in their completed Parent Surveys will be eligible. Parents completed surveys during conferences. Students whose parents did not attend conferences will receive their survey on Monday. Students must be present 8th period on Thursday to collect the prize. Please ensure you share this information with your students.

Student Surveys (REMINDER)

The NYC School Surveys for students have arrived. The surveys must be done online this year, and the deadline for students to complete the survey is April 5th. Please work with your students during SLC time beginning next week to complete the surveys. Because surveys are administered online, students will need to use either laptops or the computer lab to complete them. Ms. Lebron will be available to help as well during SLC time. Ms. Heller emailed additional details and a schedule to all SLC teachers. See Ms. Heller (aheller7@schools.nyc.gov) if you have questions.

Afterschool Regents Prep Posting (REMINDER)

There is a per session posting available for PNA teachers for afterschool Regents prep. The classes will take place May 7th through June 12th. The posting can be found on the PNA Posting Site (located at the following link):

https://sites.google.com/site/pnapostings/after-school-regents-prep-spring-2012

The application deadline is Wednesday, April 4th.

Preparing for Spring Break

Thursday, April 5th is the last day of school before Spring Break. Before you leave, ensure personal items are locked-up. Equipment (such as laptop carts, projectors, etc.) will be removed from classrooms for storage in a secure location. Please remove all personal items from the carts. Student chairs should be placed on desks so classroom floors can be cleaned. All classroom windows should be closed. Exterminators will be coming in during the break. Please ensure all food is put away (including in the teacher’s lounge).

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Network Regents Preparation PD

Our network has partnered with Teacher’s College to offer support around preparing students for Regents exams. Please see the fliers found at the links below for information regarding these sessions.

ELA: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6WHFcu0bs1kbHpkMlR6U1lSQXlNdHdVWGlVajM1dw/edit

Global Studies: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6WHFcu0bs1kRWpQTFNIb19RN0NFSVFnZ0pERjdOdw/edit

Integrated Algebra: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6WHFcu0bs1kaldvZGJpOWJRZUd4dDBROGF3Q1pHQQ/edit

If you are interested in attending, please register at the following link:

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=qotbe4fab&oeidk=a07e5q5r66le22c85de

After you register, please fill out a Request to Attend Outside Professional Development Form (found at the following link):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dHpGVjFWUmxzY1NtNzJVaGpSQkJjR3c6MQ#gid=0

Spring Break P-Credit Courses About Common Core

Two P-Credit courses about the NYC DOE’s Citywide Expectations are being offered over Spring Break. One course will focus on aligning a mathematics task to the Common Core Learning Standards, and the other will focus on aligning a literacy task to the Common Core Learning Standards. Participants will earn 1 p-credit towards a salary differential. The courses will take place from April 10-13 and 28-11 in Queens. The registration deadline is April 7th. Contact Ms. Cook (scook6@schools.nyc.gov) if you are interested in attending.

Graffiti on Student Desks and Classroom Walls

There has been an increase in graffiti on student desks and classroom walls. Please ensure that you check desks and walls daily and either immediately remove the graffiti or request to have it removed.