Friday, March 27, 2015

3-30-15

Monday,
March 30
Tuesday,
March 31
Wednesday,
April 1
Thursday,
April 2
Friday,
April 3
Saturday,
April 4
2nd Period:
12th Grade Trip
3:00 – 3:45:
Instructional Cabinet Meeting
PNA Leadership Team Meeting
3:00 – 4:30:
Soccer Club
3:00 – 5:00:
PNA Basketball Club – Gym 1
4th Period:
PNA Girls Assembly - Library
Teen Walk and Talk – 489
Youth Service Trip
3:00 – 4:00:
Attendance Meeting
Cricket Club – Tennis Court/Field
Dance Club – Auditorium
Students Who Code – 467
Video Game Club




Per Session due to Ms. Franqui
4th Period:
Yearbook Club – 446
5th Period:
Book Club – 466
Teen Walk and Talk – 489
3:00 - 400:
Accreditation – 496
3:00 – 5:00:
Civil Air Patrol Cadets – 407A
Youth Court- 450/Library
PNA Movie Night - Divergent
Student and parent surveys due
After School Activities canceled
No School – Spring Recess
No Saturday School – Spring Recess


Staff Hiring
Pablo Neruda Academy will be welcoming a new staff member, Lissette Pacheco.  She will be joining our attendance and safety team.  Lissette has been working at Bronx Guild for the last few years, and will be transferring to Pablo Neruda Academy on Monday.
PD resources and feedback
Thank you for working so well together on the “student task” at the March 13 Staff PD.  As a reminder you may access the resources from the PD from the following link: https://drive.google.com/a/pablonerudaacademy.org/file/d/0B3PxGWud2LygMVdxU0djZ0M0M0k/view?usp=sharing
Please take a look at the feedback written by us, as well as the highlights and recommendations written by your colleagues at the following link:
Spring Recess – Securing of personal belongings and laptop carts
To prepare for the spring recess please ensure all items are safely secured.  As stated in the PNA Staff Handbook “ALWAYS lock your personal belongings and valuables such as purses, laptops, etc.  Lock each classroom door whenever you leave the room.”  Beginning 8th period on Thursday, April 2nd, laptop carts will be removed from classrooms in preparation for spring recess.
Interim Assessment Survey
Please take a few minutes to provide feedback on our interim assessment and data cycle process.  Department heads will be reviewing the data to help improve our last cycle next Monday.  If you have questions, reach out to your department head.  The survey may be found at the following link: https://docs.google.com/a/pablonerudaacademy.org/forms/d/1fcu9ctgS2GxuMqubiYn9HbZV9_D0nWhZgb6w_RxffMU/viewform?c=0&w=1
School Survey - Student
The deadline for the April 2nd NYC School Survey is April 2nd .   Please continue having students complete the surveys in SLC.  As in past years, there will be a pizza party for the grade that has the highest submission rate.  In order to be included in the tally, please submit completed surveys to Ms. Heller.  If you have any questions about the school survey, please contact Ms. Heller.
School Survey – Parent
Students whose parents did not attend conferences will be given their parent survey on Monday.  Please encourage students to have their parents fill out the survey and bring it back to school.  Once they submit the completed survey in the main office, they will be entered into a raffle.  The deadline and drawing is Thursday, April 2nd.
Report Cards
Students whose parents did not attend conferences will get their report cards in the mail next week.  Report card grades may be accessed on Skedula/Pupil Path in the meantime.
PTA Candy Sale
Students are no allowed to sell candy in the school.  If you see a student that is violating this rule please reach out to Ms. Santos (ysantos@pablonerudaacademy.org) or the PTA members.
Attendance Raffle
There will be a daily raffle next week for students in attendance.  There will also be an additional attendance raffle drawing for students that have perfect attendance for the week on Thursday.  Please encourage your students to come to school every day, especially for the last week before spring break.
Overtime Postings
Teacher: NYCDOE Phone Interviewer Position –
All school-level postings can be found at the following link: