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Dear Parents/Caregivers,

We are honored to be working with you this year to move your child toward academic, behavioral, and social success. Without you, we cannot do this massive task of educating your child for college and/or career readiness. Please read through this page to get a guide on what we expect from you and your child to make this year as productive as possible! Thank you for partnering with us!

Sincerely,

Mr. Torres
Ms. Santiago
Mr. Martinek
Mr. Nwogu

NYCDOE Calendar

Parents

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New York City Department of Education

The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city’s public school system.

The NYC Schools Account provides families with tools for tracking their children’s progress in public schools, applying to schools, and accessing exclusive digital content from Pre-K through high school.

EngageNY

EngageNY is an online library of open reading and math materials developed by New York state.

Free Resources

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ABCmouse

ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy is a subscription-based digital education program for children ages 2–8, created by Age of Learning, Inc.

ABCya.com, L.L.C. is a website that provides educational games and activities for school-aged children.

Code.org® is an education innovation nonprofit dedicated to the vision that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their core K-12 education.

Newsela

Newsela offers English and Spanish education content. Newsela serves 90% of schools, including over 37 million K-12 students and 2.5 million teachers.

Dance Mat Typing

Dance Mat Typing teaches kids to touch-type using the home-row method. This is a free online game that is a great introduction to keyboarding with high engagement.

The ICDL Foundation promotes tolerance and respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children’s literature from around the world.

PBS Kids

PBS KIDS content helps preschool and school aged children in each of the four key areas of childhood development – cognitive, social, emotional and physical.

Starfall is a children’s website that teaches basic English reading and writing skills. The main demographic is preschoolers, and kindergarteners.

Sumdog

Sumdog provides engaging learning and practice in numeracy for children aged 5-14, and literacy for children aged 5-11.

Tumblebooks

TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children’s e-books, available by subscription to Elementary Schools and Public Libraries around the world.

Common Areas Matrix-C.S. 55 Tigers-Hear Us R.O.A.R.

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The Common Areas Matrix is a source of information for students about how they should behave when they are in common areas throughout the school.

Gym/PlaygroundHallways/StairwaysAuditoriumRestroomsCafeteria
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Respectful		Play nicely with others.
Be kind and polite (say please, thank you and excuse me).
Follow the directions of adults.		Use quiet voices.
Admire work with your eyes.
Follow the directions of adults.		Listen to the speaker/remain quiet.
Applaud appropriately.
Stay in your assigned area.		Wait your turn.
Clean up after yourself & keep floors clean/dry.
Use the appropriate amounts of soap/paper towels.
Respect the privacy of others.		Follow the directions of adults.
Eat your food/ eat from your own plate.
Clean up after yourself/ throw trash away.
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Organized		When signaled, line up in class order.
Use equipment properly.
Always have personal belongings (coat/lunch/bag).		Stay properly in line.
Walk to the right.
Keep the personal space of others.
Wear a uniform EVERY DAY.		Go quietly/quickly to where you need to be.
Bring required materials.
Stay with your class.		Line up quietly.
Go in/out quickly
Throw trash away.		Line up quietly.
Patiently wait in line.
Keep hands/feet and feet to self.
Follow directions.
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Always Safe		Stay away from the fence/keep feet on the ground.
Stay in the gym/playground at all times.
Keep your hands/feet to yourself.		Walk one step at a time.
Keep one hand on the railing
Eyes forward.
Walk quickly & quietly during emergency drills.		Sit properly: hands/feet/ objects to self.
Always walk.
Follow the directions of adults.		Keep hands, feet, & objects to self.
Do your business without playing.
One person per stall/urinal.		Keep the personal space of others.
Always walk.
Follow the directions of adults.
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Responsible		Put play equipment back where it goes.
Be in control of your actions.
Inform a recess monitor if you need to leave the area (restroom, injured, sick).		Keep your hands at your side/one person per step.
Follow the directions of adults during emergency drills.
Walk directly to your destination.		Bring required materials.
Stay in your seat/area.
Keep your feet on the floor.		Flush the toilet/wash your hands.
Use the restroom on your floor (when possible).
Immediately notify adults of an emergency.		Wait your turn.
Clean your area when done eating.
Stay in the assigned area and raise your hand for assistance.

Our Curriculum

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GradeSubjectCurriculumWebsite
3K-Pre-KindergartenPhonics, Reading, Writing, and MathematicsCreative CurriculumClick here for more information
Kindergarten-5th GradeMathematicsenVision Mathematics 2020Click here for more information
Kindergarten-5th GradeReading/WritingHMH Into ReadingClick here for more information
Kindergarten-3rd GradePhonemic AwarenessHeggerty Phonemic AwarenessClick here for more information
Kindergarten-3rd GradePhonicsFundationsClick here for more information
Kindergarten-5th GradeScienceAmplifyClick here for more information
Kindergarten-5th GradeSocial StudiesPassports to Social StudiesClick here for more information

Assessments

GradeELAMathScience# of Times per Year
Kindergarten-2nd GradeAcadience3 Times a School Year
Kindergarten-5th Gradei-Readyi-Ready3 Times a School Year
3rd Grade-5th GradeMAP GrowthNYS Computer-Based Testing1 Time a School Year
5th Grade
NYS Computer-Based Testing1 Time a School Year