School begins September 8th.
We have just added our school supply list.
Please click on link below regarding first day of school
2010-2011%20Back-to-School%20Flyer%20English.pdf
Alice Austen School
Bonnie Ferretti, Principal
55 Merrill Avenue
Staten Island, New York 10314
718-761-3325 Fax: 718-983-8534
Jane Caputo, Assistant Principal JoAnn Richardson, Assistant Principal
September 2010
Dear Parents,
I hope you are enjoying your summer.
School will begin on Wednesday, September 8th. Our hours are 8:00 a.m.-2:20 p.m., Monday-Friday with extended day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:20 pm-2:57 p.m. A separate letter is enclosed only if your child has been selected as a mandated extended day student. On Mondays and Fridays, all children will be dismissed at 2:20 p.m. We have planned an exciting year for your child and we look forward to meeting with you during Curriculum Conferences.
Our A.M. Latchkey program will begin for all prepaid students on Wednesday, September 8th at 7:00 a.m. (front entrance). Some space is still available. The cost is $45 per month (money orders only). The After School Club will begin on Monday, September 13th. The cost is $350 every two months (money orders only). AM and PM applications are enclosed.
The start of the school day will be at 8:00 a.m. The cafeteria doors will open at 7:40 a.m. for breakfast and 7:50 a.m. for all other students. Enclosed is a tag indicating your child’s class code. We request that all of our students wear this tag for the first two weeks of school. Please indicate your child’s bus stop on the tag. Also any bus information (including p.m. bus stop) must be written on a card or in a notebook for the first two weeks. We have created a school calendar available at our website www.ps60.org to let you know important dates. Dates are subject to change but we hope you find this helpful with your planning. Teachers will no longer be able to have a conversation (positive or negative) with any parent in the school yard. We wish to respect each student’s privacy. Appointments can be made by a written request.
Two Emergency Home Contact sheets are enclosed. Please complete both sheets and return them to your child’s teacher on the first day of school.
Curriculum Conferences – Each teacher will explain the requirements for the class as well as any new curriculum changes. Parents will not have the opportunity to speak individually to the teacher. This can be arranged at another time. All conferences will be 8:15 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. The schedule is as follows:
Monday, September 20th – Kindergarten
Tuesday, September 21st – Grade 1
Wednesday, September 22nd – Grade 2
Thursday, September 23rd –Grade 3
Friday, September 24th– Grade 4
Monday, September 27th – Grade 5
Breakfast and Lunch – P.S. 60 is fortunate to be designated as a Universal Meal School. All students are eligible for FREE breakfast and/or lunch daily.
Staff Announcements – We congratulate Mrs. Alba on the birth of her baby. We also congratulate Ms. Constantinou on her wedding.
Arrival Schedule 7:00 (A.M. Latchkey only) – begins September 8th
7:40 (breakfast in cafeteria) – children must take breakfast.
7:50 Doors will open for students. All general education students will enter through the cafeteria or auditorium.
K & 1st grade – cafeteria entrance to gym
2nd & 3rd grade – auditorium entrance to auditorium
4th & 5th grade – cafeteria entrance to cafeteria
Pre-K – entrance #3
12:1 or 12:1:1 – entrance #1 to cafeteria
8:00 School begins.
Our Kindergarten bus students are escorted through the main door. No other child or parent may enter through this door. The cafeteria door will remain open until 8:05 a.m. for late arrivals. After this time, all children and parents will enter through the main entrance where you will sign the late book. The children will receive a late pass.
Afternoon Dismissals – All bus students will be held in the auditorium.
After-School Club students will be brought to the cafeteria.
Pre-Kindergarten will be dismissed at exit 3.
The 12:1 or 12:1:1 walkers dismiss at exit 1 and exit 2.
To make the dismissal more convenient for our parents, all kindergarten through grade 5 students will be dismissed through the cafeteria exit to the backyard. Please stay behind the red line during dismissal. The 4th and 5th grades and kindergarten will be dismissed first. The students will be led into the backyard by the dismissing teacher. No child will be allowed to be taken off the line before they reach the designated space in the school yard. The breezeway exits will remain closed during the dismissal.
Students not picked up at the designated time will be brought to the main office. Parents must sign out their child.
*For safety reasons, no early dismissal will be allowed between the hours of 2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. or 2:40 p.m. – 2:57 p.m. If you know that your child will be leaving early (before 2:00 p.m.), please write a note to the teacher so that the child will be packed up and ready when you arrive.
Best wishes for a successful year!
Bonnie Ferretti
Principal
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Round 2 Pre-Kindergarten Admissions
If you are interested in applying for pre-kindergarten in the Round 2 process, please check this website on July 19 for an electronic copy of the Pre-Kindergarten Round 2 Directory and the online application link. Directories which include the paper application will also be available at Borough Enrollment Offices.
Round 1 Appeals
The appeals form is available, please click onto link below; please print a copy and follow all directions upon submission.
Key DatesJuly 19: Round 2 Directories and Applications Available Online and at Borough Enrollment Offices (715 Ocean Terrace, SI, NY 10301)
July 19: Round 2 Application Period Begins
July 30: Round 2 Application Submission Deadline
Late August: Round 2 Offer Letters Sent to Families
September 8:
First Day of School**** Contact the individual school you have an offer for to confirm that particular school's first day of pre-kindergarten
September 8 - September 17: Families Pre-Register at Schools
http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/PreK/default.htm
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NYC
Department Of Education
Joel I. Klein
Chancellor |
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Dear Parent or Guardian,
As you are no doubt aware, the current schedule for school to start in the fall has students returning to class on Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
But over the past few weeks, we heard directly from many parents and school communities concerned about the impact of Labor Day and the Jewish holidays on the first week of school. They asked us to consider moving the first day of school to Monday, September 13, 2010.
Recognizing the importance of not losing an instructional school day, the parents who wrote us further proposed that our teachers and staff use that Wednesday, September 8, 2010, as a professional development day, and instead use what is known as Brooklyn-Queens day—a professional development day that falls on Thursday, June 9, 2011 as an instructional school day.
Both the Mayor and I thought this proposal made sense for all involved and, in fact, would save parents the hassle of finding child-care for a one-day, mid-week holiday in June.
But in order to move forward with this plan, we needed the agreement of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT).
Unfortunately, the UFT refused our proposal and therefore we are left with no choice but to keep the calendar unchanged.
I also want to briefly address UFT’s statements in the press that we should allow different schools to start classes on different days. That idea is simply not feasible.
We cannot have a chaotic system where different schools start classes on different days, which would require different bus schedules as well as different food schedules. It would be confusing to parents, a further strain on our budget, and disruptive to the overall school calendar.
We understand and are sympathetic to the stress some families may feel because of the schedule during the first week of school, and regret that we were unable to make a change we saw as straightforward and fair to all.
But given our inability to reach an agreement with the UFT, we will proceed with starting school on Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
I wish you and your families an enjoyable, relaxing summer, and look forward to seeing everyone in the fall.
Sincerely,
Joel I. Klein
