Friday, December 4, 2015

12-7-15

Monday,
December 7
Tuesday,
December 8
Wednesday,
December 9
Thursday,
December 10
Friday,
December 11
10th Grade PBIS Trip
4th Period:
Teen Walk & Talk – Café 160
5th Period:
Transition Team (Career Plans) – AP Office
3:00 – 3:45:
Instructional Cabinet
COMBINED
Leadership Team Meeting – AP Office
3:15 – 4:15:
Running Club – 491 then Field
SUNY College Trip
4th Period:
Book Club/Study Lounge
3:00 – 4:50:
Spirit Squad – Auditorium
3:15 – 4:15:
Basketball Club – 462
4:00 – 5:00
Video Game Club – 494
SUNY College Trip Returns
5th Period:
Teen Walk & Talk – Café 160
NHS Student Mtg - 462
3:00 – 4:50:
Dance Club – Auditorium
3:45 – 4:45:
Aviation Club – 407A
3:00 – 4:00:
Yearbook Club
3:00 – 4:00:
Culture Team Meeting


3:00 – 4:50:
Spirit Squad – Auditorium
3:00 – 4:00:
Youth Court – 450
4:30 – 5:30:
National Honor Society Induction
2nd Period:
Attendance Team Meeting
12:12 – 12:52:
Parent outreach
12:52 – 1:37:
Safety Meeting
12:52 – 2:22:
Grade Team Meeting
1:37 – 2:22:
Paraprofessional Meeting - 491
2:22 – 3:07:
Department Meeting (Staff Meeting)
After School:
Holiday Party – Split Rock  
PD Survey
Please help inform our future PD’s by completing our PD Survey for the six facets of understanding/clarifying purpose PD.  
A copy of the lesson plan for the PD is available at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wbGop_2GUXnaQcDrhm2JODK3k8iwSut9kRV4CKmAHKA/edit
Mercy College Graduate Coursework Opportunity
Mercy College is partnering with APPA to offer a graduate program in School Leadership.  Classes will be held at Stevenson Campus after school in January.  For all those that went to the informational, the applications for the program are due at the end of the month.  Classes will be starting in January.   If you need additional information, please email Mr. Liu.
Opportunity for TESOL & Bilingual Certification
Hunter College has been awarded a grant from the NYS Education Department that will allow the TESOL program to provide an accelerated course of study leading to an Additional Certificate in ESL for content and classroom teachers who currently hold certification in an area other than ESL.  The program cost to teachers will be substantially subsidized by the funding.  Hunter is beginning recruitment, with courses beginning in June 2016.  Join the information session on Tuesday, December 15th from 5-7pm at Hunter College Main Campus West Building, room W1007.
RSVP and find additional information at the following link: https://ww3.hunter.cuny.edu/school-of-education/view.php?id=32503

St. John’s University is offering Distance Learning where teachers may be eligible for a 50% tuition reduction.  Accelerated programs offer the opportunity to complete ONLINE or face to face the 15 credit coursework for the Advance Certificate in TESOL or Bilingual Extension.
For program selection and admission criteria, please send an email request for SOE Scholarship information to Dr. Taylor DeKay at TESOLprojects1@gmail.com
Food Drive/Coat Drive
The Youth Service Club will be starting their holiday coat drive.  If you would like to donate coats, please see Ms. Reyes-Luciano, Mr. Canales, Mr. Talay, Ms. Hain.  Concurrently, Ms. Santos is collecting cans for City Harvest’s holiday food drive.  If you would like to donate canned foods, please see Ms. Santos.
Holiday Displays
Please be aware of and be sensitive to the significance of seasonal observances and religious holidays as we work to foster mutual understanding and respect for our school’s diverse religious, racial, ethnic and cultural heritages. The Constitution prohibits a school system from endorsing or promoting a particular religion or belief system.
School Communication Team Announcement
The School Communication team will be managing PNA’s first Twitter account.  The account is meant to be updated regularly so our parents and school community can stay informed of events happening in our school.  If you have a Twitter, you can follow the team @PNA_INFO. If you do not have a Twitter account, you can access the tweets at the following link: https://twitter.com/PNA_INFO. #PNA
Paper Requests
Our school has inherited a lot of legal size paper in all different colors.  Using these supplies will allow us to save funds in our year of fiscal crisis.  If you are able to use legal in lieu of letter size paper, please indicate it on your supply request submission.
Per Session Postings
All postings can be found at the following link: