Parent Newsletter
MAY and JUNE 2015
Saturday Academy
Dates
A few words from your Parent
April: 18, 25
May: 2, 9, 16, 30
June: 6, 13, 20
Coordinators:
Hello Parents!!
Period 1:
9:00-10:15
Period 2:
10:18-11:33
Period 3:
11:36-12:51
Period 4:
12:54-2:09
--------------------------------------FREE SALSA & ZUMBA classes
for parents on the above
Saturday Academy Dates from
9:00am - 10:30am in the dance
studio, room 294.
Parent Association Meetings & Workshops
With spring underway and the school
year almost at an end, we’re certain
everyone is looking forward to a summer
getaway! We wish all our parents and
students a wonderful sunshine-filled
break! To our seniors, we wish you much
success in all your future endeavors!
Please remember that we are located in
room 125 and are here to help you
between the hours of 7:30am – 5:00pm.
Come on by to see us, no appointment is
needed. Also, we can be reached at (718)
545-7095 ext: 1251 or 1253.
Any questions, comments or concerns
that you may have we will be glad to help
you with.
-Michelle Perez & Crisa Ignatiadis
Please join us for our parent meetings!
(718)545-7095 EXT: 1251 OR 1253
Remember, an involved parent equals a successful child.
We have our PA meetings monthly and would love for you
REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION
to come and participate.
Our dates are as follows:
th
May, 11
- 6:00pm – JOB SEARCH
Report Cards will be distributed on
Friday, May 15th and on Friday, June
26th.
June, 9th - 6:00pm – RESUME WRITING
Summer School Programs
Summer School programs will be
distributed on Friday, June 26th.
Summer School begins July 1, 2015.
Newsletter 1
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER IN
DATE
May 4th, 2015
May 5th, 2015
May 6th,, 2015
May 7th, 2015
May 8yh, 2015
May 11th, 2015
May 12th, 2015
May 13th,2015
May 14th, 2015
May 25th, 2015
May 28, & 29, 2015
June 2nd, 2015
June 3rd, 2015
June 4th, 2015
June 8 -12, 2015
June 8th, 2015
June 10th, 2015
June 16 – 24, 2015
June 26th, 2015
June 26th, 2015
June 29, 2015
TIME
6:30 pm
6:30-11:30 pm
12:30 pm
ACTIVITY
AP EXAMS – Chemistry/Living Env/Science
AP EXAMS – Calc AB/Calc BC/Chinese Lang
AP EXAMS – English Literature
AP EXAMS – Spanish Lang/Art History
AP EXAMS – US History/European History
AP EXAMS - Biology
AP EXAMS – US Gvt & Politics/French Lang
AP EXAMS – English Lang/Statistics
AP EXAMS – World History/ Italian Lang
Memorial Day – Schools Closed
Spring Concert
COMMON CORE EXAMS – ELA/ Geometry
Senior Prom
Chancellor’s Conference Day – Students Do
Not Attend School
FINAL EXAMS
Physical Education Awards Ceremony
Senior Awards Ceremony
REGENTS EXAMS
Graduation – Queens College
LAST DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS
Diploma Distribution
News from our Academies
New Explorers Academy-NEA – Many of our 9th grade students are participating in the Socrates Sculpture
Park Education Expansion Program where they will have hands-on experience creating art about the Cold
War.
Academy of Humanities & Urban Culture – HUC – Students have been receiving their college acceptance
letters. Students will be attending NYU, Columbia, Bowdoin, St. John’s, Brandeis, Hunter, Manhattan and
many other prestigious colleges. We have winners of the Gates Millennium Fellowship, Dell Scholars,
Questbridge Fellows and POSSE Fellows. Our marching band was featured in a documentary that screened
in over 70 countries.
Global Languages Academy – LANG – We are inviting, with parent notification, for our seniors to take
additional tutoring during period 9 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for regents examination support.
Academy of Wellness & Education –AWE - We offer our students additional tutoring on Wednesdays for
regents examination support. Our teachers are using the WITSI (Writing Is Thinking For Strategic Inquiry)
sentence expansion strategy to help the students with their ability to write developed sentences with rich
details. In May, we will have our first trivia competition, open to students who consistently attend classes
and have passing grades. The top team will win a prize.
Culinary Arts Academy – CUL – Four of our seniors were awarded culinary scholarships and internships
from the Careers Through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP). The winners were, Emily Tepoz, 4 year full
tuition, Daniel Goodridge, 2 year full tuition, Leon Joshua Delos Reyes and Giovanni Angel Torres paid
apprenticeship. Congratulations!
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