• School Hours: 8:15am-2:35pm

• Dismissal Begins at 2:25pm

• Breakfast 

  • The door will open at 7:45 and your child will be able to have the school breakfast in the lunchroom. 

• If you need to contact the school, the number is 718-284-2330

• Homework Policy

  • Kindergarten is expected to receive 20 minutes + Reading Time/Reading Log. If your child completes all their homework during the week, they will not receive homework on Friday.

• Testing

  • Your child will be given assessments throughout the year for reading, phonics, phonemic awareness, math and writing units. 

• Specials Schedule

  • Monday: Art

  • Tuesday: Music

  • Wednesday: Art

  • Thursday: P.E.

  • Friday: P.E.

  • Please make sure your child wears sneakers and sweatpants on P.E. days.

• Reminders

  • Make sure your child brings to school their book baggie, blue homework folder, and math folder/book each day.  

  • If you haven’t already done so, please send in a change of clothes.  It doesn’t have to be a uniform.  

  • Please LABEL ALL sweaters, jackets, hats and other articles of clothing.

• Birthdays

  • Your child can wear regular clothes on their birthday

  • Birthday celebrations will take place in the classroom on the student’s birthday. If a parent wishes to celebrate their child’s birthday at school, they are welcome to do so. Please let me know!

Over the course of the year we will have three marking periods.  We use number grades to assess the students; to receive a 4 your child must have 92% or higher for their overall grades, a 3 is 80%-91%, a 2 is 65%-79%, and a 1 is 64% or below.  This is the district wide grading criteria.  Additionally, the students must be on-grade in reading in order to receive a 3, and above-reading level to receive a 4; anything lower is either a 1 or 2. Lastly, each student will also be graded based on individual effort, participation and compliance of the rules as well as regular class work, and homework.

Promotion Policy:

To be promoted to Grade 1,  by June, your child must meet the following criteria:

• Have an average of Level 2 or higher on math, ELA and writing assessments

• Have 90% or higher attendance rate