Health Department Inspection - Article 43 for PreK and Kindergarten Students
The NYC Department of Health was here on Thursday regarding the annual inspection.
The department found that many students in PreK and Kindergarten did not have an updated medical form for this year. All PreK and Kindergarten students are required to have an updated medical by the end of September each year.
Alba will be sending home letters and calling you. They are due by November 18th - otherwise on their review your child will be required to stay home until the medical form is in place.
If you have questions please call Alba or see Mr. Woods.
Breakfast and Lunch Program
On Friday morning a steam pipe broke in the kitchen of the school which has required us to make alternate plans for food services for this week.
For this week cereal will be available for breakfast and children will be served sandwiches for lunch.
The schedule that has been posted therefore will not be followed and no hot breakfast or lunch will be served this week.
Safe Environment Curriculum
Dear Parents,Our Catholic tradition has always affirmed the dignity of the human person as created in the image and likeness of God. Every person with whom we come
in contact deserves to be seen by us with the eyes of God. We know that ministry with children and youth, in particular, is a sacred trust.
We, at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School are committed to preserve, at all times and in all places, this sacred trust which is rooted in our faith in Jesus Christ.
In 2002, the United States Bishops approved The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in an effort to protect children
and youth from sexual abuse at ;all levels of church life and to restore trust in a Church scarred by the scandal of clergy and sexual abuse.
and youth from sexual abuse at ;all levels of church life and to restore trust in a Church scarred by the scandal of clergy and sexual abuse.
Article 12 of the charter directs all dioceses to create programs and processes to teach children and youth about sexual abuse and prevention.
In the Archdiocese of New York, this training will be integrated this week.
October 17th- October 21st during the religion classes in our school.
October 17th- October 21st during the religion classes in our school.
We thank you for your support and interest as we partner to give our children the safest possible environment to grow in faith, in our parish, school and in our homes.
Progress Reports & New Report Card
Progress reports were sent home with students in grades 1-8 on Friday. They should be signed and returned to the homeroom teacher. Only the academic grades were present on this Progress Report.
As mentioned last week on the blog the report card format has changed this year.
A letter from Dr. McNiff the Superintendent of Schools explains the new report card:
Dear Parents/Guardians:
As we begin
this new school year, our schools
will present to you a new standards-based report card. This letter is in recognition of
your crucial role as your child's primary educator; knowing we serve as partners with you in
your child's education and
pursuit of academic and spiritual excellence. To achieve this, we are committed to communicating with
you in a
specific, clear, and timely manner about your child's progress.
Current educational research continues to demonstrate the power of feedback in improving
student learning. Specific feedback
on what children know and are able to do is one of the most powerful tools
available to us as educators (Hattie, 2012; Coe, 2014). This new report card allows us to communicate with you more clearly about what standards
your child has mastered and the areas in
which they need more practice and support. The standards focus on academic achievement in each subject area. Non academic skills, such as conduct and effort, are reported separately so as to
separate academic content knowledge from work habits and behavior. The new report card is now more closely aligned with
our curriculum.
Just as important, as Catholic educators, our ultimate goal is
to form students in the image
of Jesus Christ. In pursuit of that goal, we provide students with opportunities to develop a deep sense of knowledge, truth, and beauty through a rich path of subjects. This richness of subject matter and student learning and development is
far too complex to be reduced to a single percentage score. This new report card
reveals that
complexity in
a more detailed manner to continuously support
student growth .
We recognize this standards-based report card is
a shift in how we
previously communicated academic
progress. In light of this, we want to provide as much communication
and support as possible as you learn to use this new tool. When you receive your child's first quarter report
card, the standards will appear
under each subject area, but they
will be blank. This will give you
an opportunity
to read and
understand
the standards
and to have conversations with your child and your child's
teacher about
what they mean.
Beginning
in quarter two, your
child
will receive progress
codes in the standards taught
during that quarter.
More information will be shared with you by
your child's principal and
teacher.
Please visit our website (buildboldfutures.org)
under the resources for parents tab to find additional
resources to understand the report card
and standards.
Thank you for all that
you do
to support
your children and our Catholic schools!
Monday October 17th
Safe Environment Curriculum will be covered this week.
PreK For All Coach will be in classrooms working with teachers.
Tuesday October 18th - Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist
Reminder candy bars will only be available until October 30th.
Wednesday October 19th
PreK For All Teacher's Workshop in Library - PreK For All will be in session.
Thursday October 20th - Feast of St. Paul of the Cross
Blended Learning coach will be working with teachers and students of the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.
Green Horizon Trip for Greenhouse students.
Friday October 21st - Dismissal at 12:00 noon
PreK for All Program - dismissal at 3:00 PM
After School Program will be in session
Faculty Meeting
Sunday October 23rd
9:00 AM - Living Environment Class
1:00 PM - Mass for all students in sacramental program
