MS 50 Weekly News: 10/6/25
October 6, 2025
Join us for a celebration of the 10th anniversary of MS 50 becoming a Community School with our partner El Puente! Bring the whole family for games, speakers, food, music, student performances, and more! All attendees will also receive a free gift! We are closing down the street in front of MS 50 in the afternoon and will have a celebration from 3-6PM. We hope to see you there, all are welcome!
Reminder, there is no school next week Monday, October 13 in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’/Italian Heritage Day. There will be no newsletter next Monday.
Our online ELT registration is now closed, thank you to everyone who signed up! If you haven't registered, don't worry, there is still time, see below for details. We are currently programming all courses and will send families a message via Operoo tomorrow that will inform you of what ELTs your student has been assigned to. ELTs will begin on this week Thursday, October 9 (there will be no Wednesday classes this week due to 50 Fest).
Please note, there are several classes which had very high registrations including Design your Drip, Cook Book, and Video Game Club. We were unable to accommodate everyone who had requested these classes in their first choice and students may receive a backup selection. Additionally, Art Portfolio Prep on Tuesdays had high enrollment and we were unable to include 6th graders in order to prioritize students who are preparing their high school portfolios.
To sign up or change courses: If you haven’t signed up yet or would like to change courses, all additions or changes must be done in-person. Students should see Mr. Honoroff, Ms. Gunn, or Mr. Warren during lunch or after school to sign up for their preferred courses. Some ELTs are now closed, to see a list of currently available classes, check ms50.org/elt.
6th Grade
7th Grade
In 7th Grade students are learning to understand and use the terms “scaled copy,” “to scale,” “scale factor,” “scale drawing,” and “scale,” and recognize when two pictures or plane figures are or are not scaled copies of each other. They use tables to reason about measurements in scaled copies, and recognize that angle measures are preserved in scaled copies, but lengths are scaled by a scale factor and areas by the square of the scale factor. They make, interpret, and reason about scale drawings. These include maps and floor plans that have scales with and without units.
8th Grade
PTA WhatsApp Group
We've started a PTA WhatsApp group for announcements and updates throughout the year. Scan the QR or click this link to join!
School tours for prospective MS 50 students are starting soon! Do you know any families of current 5th graders who are interested in joining the MS 50 community? Send them to ms50.org/admissions for dates, registration, and more!
All MS 50 students are eligible for a FREE internet hotspot through T-Mobile's Project 10Million. This provides 100GB of yearly data for 5 years in addition to low-cost laptops and tablets for your student. When you apply online, use "NYC Chancellor's Office" for the school district and "Jhs 50 John D Wells" for school name.