January 2009 Calendar

The January calendar was distributed today, and the following are the highlights:

Tuesday, Wednesday January 13 and 14: New York State ELA Exam; Grades 3, 4 and 5

Thursday, January 15: New York State ELA Exam: Grade 4

Wednesday, January 14: SLT Meeting; 5:30 pm

Monday, January 19: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, January 20: Presidential Inauguration

Wednesday, Thursday January 21 and 22: New York State ELA Exam; Grades 6, 7 and 8

Friday, January 23: New York State ELA Exam: Grade 6

Thursday, January 22: PTA Meeting; 6:30 pm

Tuesday, January 27: 8th Grade G.A.C. Meeting; 5:30 pm

Friday, January 30: Hearing/Vision Screening begins for Grades K & 1

introducing....

New parent officers: Ms. Leah Cooper joins us as PTA Corresponding Secretary and Ms. Indira DeCastro joins us on the SLT. Please welcome them to the board and we look forward to working with them!

we're baaaaaaaaaaack!

Apologies for staying away for so long - but we are back from our extended maternity leave (it's boy!).

First of all, we wish you all a Happy New Year! 2008 was a year that most of us want would rather forget - so we gladly welcome 2009. Let's hope that we have a healthy and prosperous new year.