I.S. 131 - The Albert Einstein School

 Family Letter March 19 2021.pdf 

Welcome to March!

This month we are celebrating Women’s History Month.  The students will be introduced to Women who have made a difference in our lives through the different content areas.

Second Quarter Report cards were distributed to Families via NYCSA accounts and Promotion In Doubt letters were mailed to the home address on record by February 11^th .  Please contact me if you have not received this important information.

Selected students are participating in person at the building while the rest of the grade is participating remotely.  All students are being held to the same criteria and share the same responsibilities.  If I state that school is dismissed at 11:30 am, that means that in person students will be dismissed from the building at that time while the students participating in remote learning will be turning off their computers.  When I state that students will be returning to the building on April 5^th, this meaning in person students will arrive at the school by 8:40 am while remote learning will turn on their computers at 8:40 am and log into their period 1 class.

Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.   Students will be dismissed at 11:30 am.    The afternoon session will be held from 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm, while the evening session will be held from 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm.  Remember, this is a wonderful opportunity to discuss their academic progress as well as to voice any concerns.  During this time please contact the teachers via email or by phone due to the concerns regarding coronavirus.

We will be administering our second round of IREADY Assessments. The ELA IREADY Assessment will be administered on Thursday, March 11^th  and the Math IREADY Assessment will be administered on Monday, March 15^th.  We offer the follow advice so that your child will do their best!

We have been holding Town Hall Meetings each week with our students where we share concerns and inform our students about upcoming events.

Remember, we are here to assist your child to achieve and grow educationally, emotionally, and socially.  Our goal at IS 131 is for all of our students to be College and Career ready and when we work together this goal can be achieved.

Our staff is always available through our ILEARN communication system. If you would like to set up an appointment to meet and discuss your child, contact me at emorosu@schools.nyc.gov to set up a date and time.

Ms. E. MORO SULLIVAN

Assistant Principle

Welcome to March!

During the month of March, we will be celebrating Women’s History Month.  The students will be introduced to Women who have made a difference in our lives through the different content areas.  Students were asked to choose a historical woman to research and provide a two-minute presentation in their classes. 

Marking Period 2 Report cards are visible to Families via the NYC School Accounts. All Promotion In Doubt letters were mailed to students’ home address on record by February 11, 2021.  Please contact the school if you have not received this important information at (718) 991-7490.

Beginning on Thursday, February 25, 2021, our school building reopened to welcomed back our selected in-person learners from the blended cohorts while the remainder of school community continues to participate and learn remotely at home.  Whether our students are in-person or fully remote, all of our students are being held to the same criteria and share the same responsibilities.  When our school community makes important announcements, such as early dismissal at 11:30 am, it means our in-person learners will be dismissed from the school building at 11:30 am and our remote learners will log off their computers/devices.  Another example is when our students will be returning to the building after Spring break on April 5, 2021, this means our in-person students will report back to the school building at 8:40 am while our fully remote learners will return from home by turning on their computers/devices at 8:40 am and logging into their period 1 class.

Our virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.   Students will be dismissed at 11:30 am.    The afternoon session will be held from 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm, while the evening session will be held from 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm.  Parent-Teacher Conferences are conducted via phone/email, as we are adhering to the CDC and social distancing guidelines at this time.  PTC provides a wonderful opportunity for all parents/guardians to discuss your child’s academic progress, as well as to voice any concerns.  If you have an updated contact number and/or email address, please email Ms. Kenny (Ckenny6@schools.nyc) and our Parent Coordinator, Ms. Natalie Rodriguez (Nrodriguez38@schools.nyc.gov) so that we may update our contact list and share your number/email with the teachers to contact you.

Our school community will be administering our second round of the iReady Digital Diagnostic Assessments. The ELA iReady Digital Assessment will be administered on Thursday, March 11, 2021 and the Math iReady Digital Assessment will be administered on Monday, March 15, 2021.  A schedule will be posted for our remote students on which class to report too.  We offer the following advice so that your child will do their very best!

TESTING TIPS FOR STUDENTS

1. Come to school prepared:

• Get a good night sleep
• Eat a healthy breakfast (but not too much!)
• Arrive on time

2. Read the directions.
3. Read the passages/problem. Note any key ideas.
4. Read the questions carefully.
5. Figure out what the question is asking you. Try to restate the question in your own words.
6. Go back into the passage/problem to check the answer.
7. Check to make sure you bubbled in correctly. Do NOT “double-bubble.”
8. Plan your time well.
9. Do not leave any answer blank.
10. If you need to reset, take deep breaths, close your eyes and count to 5. You got this!
11.   Relax! Do your best!

TESTING TIPS FOR PARENTS

1. First and most importantly, talk to your child’s teacher often to monitor your child’s progress and find out what activities you can do at home to help your child.
2. Make sure your child is well rested the day of the test.
3. Make sure your child eats a well-balanced breakfast the morning of the test.
4. Make sure that your child is not late or absent the day of the test.
5. Don’t be overly anxious about the test scores, but encourage your child to take the test seriously.  This is a diagnostic assessment to see how much progress your child has made so far this year.
6. Tell your child to “Relax! Do your best!”

We have been preparing our scholars to be College & Career Ready and the iReady Assessments provides another venue to assess your child’s progress.  Remember, we believe in your children and we will continue to emphasize to them to utilize the skills and strategies that they have been taught this year to do their best.  Please join with us in emphasizing this belief to your children.

Other News:

 We have been holding our weekly Town Hall Meetings with with our students where we share concerns and inform our students about upcoming events. Each week our Town Halls focus on Socio-Emotional Learning.  This month, we are focusing on Women in History, as well as continuing to support our students with self-care and goal setting. 

Remember, we are here to assist your child to achieve and grow educationally, emotionally, and socially.  Our goal at IS 131 is for all of our students to be College and Career ready, and when we work together, this goal can be achieved!!

 Our staff is always available through our iLearnNYC Digital Platform.  If you need to contact me to discuss your child, please feel free to email me at Ckenny6@schools.nyc.gov .  You can always call the school at (718) 991-7490 with any concerns and speak to our Parent Coordinator, Ms. Natalie or Principal Mason.  If you need any tech support, our Tech Team is available at the school building Monday through Friday, between 9 am and 1:30 pm.   Please stop by for in-person help.

 Dates to Remember! 

Feel free to contact me anytime at Ckenny6@schools.nyc.gov if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you for your support!

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