Saturday, October 30, 2021

 



November is Canned Food Drive Month to assist the food pantry of 
Notre Dame Church

Values Infusion Program
Value- Justice
Justice is respecting the rights of others and giving them what is rightfully theirs.
Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression. Isaiah 1:17

November 1st - Feast of All Saints
Mass at 9:00 AM led by the students of the sixth grade.
November 2nd - All Souls Day 
School is Open 
Mr. Biscione, the Manhattan Regional Superintendent, 
will be visiting OLQM and classrooms.
November 3rd - Feast of St. Martin de Porres
Grade Level Meetings for teachers in Grades 6-8
November 4th - Feast of St. Charles Borromeo
Grade Level meetings for 3rd and 5th grade teachers.
November 5th - End of First Quarter
TACHS test for students in grade 8 
Tuition Due to Smart Tuition 
Instructional Coach for PreK For All Program will be working 
with teachers and students 
November 6th - Turn clocks back one hour before going to bed.
Daylight Savings Time Ends 
November 7th - Sunday 
Students in sacramental Program attend Mass with Mr. Woods 1:00 PM 

November 8th - PreK For All Work Sampling will be completed. 
Educate System will be turned off today until November 22nd.
November 9th - PreK For All Work Sampling will be completed.
November 10th - Feast of St. Leo the Great
November 11th - Veteran's Day -
 School Closed -all grades, all classes 
November 12th - Manhattan Conference Day 
School Closed - all grades, all classes

November 14th - Sunday - Holiday Weekend - 
students attend Mass with their parents.

November 15th - Feast of St. Albert the Great
November 16th - Feast of St. Margaret of Scotland
November 17th - Feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary'
November 18th - Minnie & Mickey Mouse Day
Students may dress up like their favorite character for the day.
Report cards will be sent home at dismissal 
November 19th 12:00 noon dismissal for ALL students.
9:00 AM - Honors Assembly 
Parent Teacher Conferences via Zoom.
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Please check your child's homeroom teacher for an allotted time slot.
November 21st - Feast of Christ the King
Students in sacramental program attend Mass with Mr. Woods 1:00 PM

November 22nd - Feast of St. Cecilia
November 23rd - Feast of St. Clement I, Pope
November 24th - School Thanksgiving Mass 9:00 AM 
Canned Foods delivered to Notre Dame Food Pantry 
November 25th - Thanksgiving - School Closed
November 26th - Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend School Closed
November 28th - First Sunday of Advent
Students in sacramental program attend Mass with Mr. Woods at 1:00 PM

November 29th -Remember that Flu shot is required for attendance in school for all students in PreK and Kindergarten under New York Health Code Article 43

November 30th- Feast of St. Andrew 
TADS portal opens for new students. 



Flu Vaccine Required for all students in PreK and Kindergarten
Under New York State and City Health codes all PreK and Kindergarten students are required to have an annual Flu shot by December 1st.
Students will be required to remain at home until proof is provided that your child has received the Flu vaccine.


Fund Raising Candy Bars
Candy bars are available to assist parents in their required fund raising.
Only parents may pick up boxes of candy bars at the school office.
Parents in the PreK For All Program are not required to sell candy bars but are welcome to assist the school. Monies raised by the PreK For All parents will be used to purchase added supplies for the classrooms.


Smart Tuition
Fees listed for students in Grades 4-8 in Smart Tuition are to cover 
Scholastic Magazine subscriptions for Math and Science magazines for those grades.
Students in Grades 4-8 - Science magazines
Students ion Grades 6-8 - Math magazines

PreK For All Program 
Parents are reminded that the SeeSaw program is an
 educational tool for family engagement with their child at home.
Recently, there has been a number of submissions to the 
program during the school day which must be voided as the child is 
attending school during the day.


Friday November 19th
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Report Cards will be sent home on Thursday November 18th
for students in Grades K-8.

Title I Extended Day Program Schedule 

Mondays and Wednesdays 3:15 - 5:00 PM 

Grades 1, 3, 6, 7 and 8 

Tuesdays and Thursdays

Grades Kindergarten, Grades 2,  4 and 5

If your child did not do well on NWEA MAP or the recently published Progress Report the Title I program is offered free to reinforce classroom standards.


Office Hours with Mr. Woods
A reminder that Mr. Woods meets with parents on Sundays
from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
No appointment is necessary for these appointments.


Teacher's e-mail Addresses

Mrs. Rodriguez – PK-1            msrodriguez@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Gonzalez – PK-2            mrsgonzalez@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Serbones – PK-3             xiomaraserbones@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Schiller – PK-4               mrsschiller@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Sanchez – PK-5               misssanchez@olqmnyc.org

Mr. Taraza – PK-6                 mrtaraza@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Wasseem PK-7               mswaseem@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Ocasio - Kindergarten     msocasio@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Saville – Grade 1            mssaville@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Toscano – Grade 2         mstoscano@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Wong – Grade 3             mswong@olqmnyc.org

Mr. Bonilla -Grade 4             MrBonilla@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Micic- Grade 5               missalma@olqmnyc.org

Mr. Montas – Grade 6           mrmontas@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Slocum- Grade 7            msslocum@olqmnyc.org


Mr. Placido – Grade 8           mrplacido@olqmnyc.org 




















Saturday, October 23, 2021

Week of October 25, 2021 Announcements


 October 24th - Students in sacramental program attend Mass with                          Mr. Woods at 1:00 PM 

October 25th - Reminder to check with your child's teacher regarding Halloween.
Menus for November will be sent home today.

October 26th - Grade Level Meetings K-2
Teachers will be out of their classrooms for one hour today and classroom aides will be in their classrooms during this time.
CPMC - Old World Hip Hop - Grades 4 and 5 

October 27th - Grade Level Meetings Grades 3-6
CPMC - Old World Hip Hop - Grades 4 and 5 
Instructional Coach Miss Sheila will be working with teachers and students today.

October 28th - Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude
Grade Level Meetings Grades 6-8 
CPMC - Old World Hip Hop - Grades 4 and 5 
Picture Day -- see note below

October 29th - classroom Halloween celebration.

October 31st - Students in sacramental Program attend Mass with                        Mr. Woods at 1:00 PM 



Progress Report/
NWEA Map Parent Report/
NYSESLAT Report
On Friday October 22nd Mr. Woods distributed Progress Reports to students in Grades 1-8 along with the Parent Report on MAP Testing and for some students their scores on the NYSESLAT test administered last Spring.
Students in Kindergarten received just their MAP testing results.
If children scored below the 50th percentile in any of their subjects on the NWEA MAP test parents should think about registering their child for the Title I after school program. Students who also did not score that well in either Mathematics or ELA on the Progress Report should also be registered for the Title I program.
Registration for the Title I program will close in November and parents should take advantage of the free program.
Please call the office at 212-567-3190 and tell Alba or 
Mr. Guzman that you wish your child to be registered in the program and it will be coordinated for you.


Picture Day October 28th
Picture Day is Thursday October 28th
Picture money envelopes have been sent home.
Each child's picture will be taken separately and then a class composite 
will be made to maintain social distancing.  
Students may wear DRESS UP Clothes -       no jeans.


Halloween 2021
Friday October 29, 2021
Please check with your child's teacher about guidelines for classroom Halloween celebrations.
Classroom party will begin at 1:00 PM. 
Each class will remain in their classroom - no interclass movement will occur.

Title I Extended Day Program Schedule 

Mondays and Wednesdays 3:15 - 5:00 PM 

Grades 1, 3, 6, 7 and 8 

Tuesdays and Thursdays

Grades Kindergarten, Grades 2,  4 and 5

If your child did not do well on NWEA MAP or the recently published Progress Report the Title I program is offered free to reinforce classroom standards.


Office Hours with Mr. Woods
A reminder that Mr. Woods meets with parents on Sundays
from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
No appointment is necessary for these appointments.


Teacher's e-mail Addresses

Mrs. Rodriguez – PK-1            msrodriguez@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Gonzalez – PK-2            mrsgonzalez@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Serbones – PK-3             xiomaraserbones@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Schiller – PK-4               mrsschiller@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Sanchez – PK-5               misssanchez@olqmnyc.org

Mr. Taraza – PK-6                 mrtaraza@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Wasseem PK-7               mswaseem@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Ocasio - Kindergarten     msocasio@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Saville – Grade 1            mssaville@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Toscano – Grade 2         mstoscano@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Wong – Grade 3             mswong@olqmnyc.org

Mr. Bonilla -Grade 4             MrBonilla@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Micic- Grade 5               missalma@olqmnyc.org

Mr. Montas – Grade 6           mrmontas@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Slocum- Grade 7            msslocum@olqmnyc.org

Mr. Placido – Grade 8           mrplacido@olqmnyc.org

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Week of October 18, 2021 Announcements

 

October 17th - Students in sacramental program attend 
Mass with Mr. Woods at 1:00PM  
October 18th - Feast of St. Luke, the evangelist 
Reminder Health forms due
Also all children in all PreK Programs and Kindergarten will be required 
to have the  FLU shot before December 31st.
October 19th - Feast of Sts. John de Brebeuf and Isaac Joques 
October 20th - Full Moon
Data Day - School Closed
NO EARLY DROP OFF PROGRAM Wednesday
PreK For All Program Open 
After School Program in session for PreK For All Students 

October 21st - Reminder to bring in Picture money envelopes to your child's teacher.
October 22nd - Feast of St. John Paul II
 Progress Reports sent home with students in Grades 1-8

Parents should e-mail teachers with concerns or request to schedule a Zoom call.  There are no in person meetings with teachers this year as per CDC. Outside the building at dismissal is not the proper environment to talk to your child's teacher regarding the Progress report as they are busy dismissing the whole class.
Should you want to see Mr. Woods regarding your child's 
Progress Report - Mr. Woods will see parents on
 Sundays from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM after Mass with the sacramental students. 

October 24th - Students in sacramental program attend Mass with Mr. Woods at 1:00 PM 
October 25th - Reminder to check with your child's teacher regarding Halloween.
October 26th - Grade Level Meetings K-2
Teachers will be out of their classrooms for one hour today and classroom aides will be in their classrooms during this time.
October 27th - Grade Level Meetings Grades 3-6
October 28th - Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude
Grade Level Meetings Grades 6-8 
October 29th - classroom Halloween celebration.
October 31st - Students in sacramental Program attend Mass with Mr. Woods at 
1:00 PM 


Picture Day October 28th
Picture Day is Thursday October 28th
Picture money envelopes have been sent home.
Each child's picture will be taken separately and then a class composite 
will be made to maintain social distancing.  

Title I Extended Day Program Schedule 

Mondays and Wednesdays 3:15 - 5:00 PM 

Grades 1, 3, 6, 7 and 8 

Tuesdays and Thursdays

Grades Kindergarten, Grades 2,  4 and 5


Office Hours with Mr. Woods
A reminder that Mr. Woods meets with parents on Sundays
from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
No appointment is necessary for these appointments.




Parents of students in Grades K-8 who would like their password to their child's Educate account should e-mail Mr. Woods at olqm1@aol.com. You will receive an Educate generated response on your account login and to change the password when you first login.

A very important part of keeping up with your child's academic progress is by the weekly monitoring of their work in Educate. 

Parents should also accept the invitation by the classroom teacher to join their child's Google Classroom account.

Teacher's e-mail Addresses

Mrs. Rodriguez – PK-1            msrodriguez@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Gonzalez – PK-2            mrsgonzalez@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Serbones – PK-3             xiomaraserbones@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Schiller – PK-4               mrsschiller@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Sanchez – PK-5               misssanchez@olqmnyc.org

Mr. Taraza – PK-6                 mrtaraza@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Wasseem PK-7               mswaseem@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Ocasio - Kindergarten     msocasio@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Saville – Grade 1            mssaville@olqmnyc.org

Mrs. Toscano – Grade 2         mstoscano@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Wong – Grade 3             mswong@olqmnyc.org

Mr. Bonilla -Grade 4             MrBonilla@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Micic- Grade 5               missalma@olqmnyc.org

Mr. Montas – Grade 6           mrmontas@olqmnyc.org

Ms. Slocum- Grade 7            msslocum@olqmnyc.org

Mr. Placido – Grade 8           mrplacido@olqmnyc.org