MS 50 Weekly News: 2/26/24
February 26, 2024
The 2024 NYC Public School survey is now live! We want to thank all of the families who have already completed the survey, your feedback is valuable to help improve the learning environment for all our families.
To access the family survey, please go the NYC School Survey website or access the survey through your NYC Schools Account. To complete the survey, you will type lowercase "f" followed by your student's OSIS number–for example, f123456789. If you have any difficulty completing the survey, please contact Edda our Parent Coordinator.
In this Issue:
- Saturday School Continues!
- Classroom Spotlight: Social Studies
- PTA Updates
- Senior Dues and Rings
- Upcoming Events
- i-Ready Homework Reminder
We are excited to invite all our students to MS 50 ELA/Math/ENL Saturday School. We have prepared small group, intensive ELA, Math and ENL practice in preparation for the New York State Common Core exam. Saturday School will be held from 9:00AM– 12:30PM on the following Saturdays:
- March 2, 9, 16, 23
- April 6, 13
Your child will work with MS 50 teachers who will supplement our current ELA and Math curriculum with targeted skill practice. All students will receive a metro card, pizza and snacks. Please complete the permission slip on Operoo to register your student.
6th Grade: Comparative World Religions
7th Grade: The United States Constitution
8th Grade: Expansionism and Imperialism
Our 8th Graders are beginning a unit on U.S. westward and global expansion and the treatment of Indigenous peoples both in the United States and abroad in countries like Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Students will explain how the events and outcomes of the Spanish-American War contributed to the shift to imperialism in United States foreign policy.
February PTA Meeting Summary
At our February PTA meeting we discussed updates to our new fundraising platform, exciting plans for our BSE classroom, and opportunities to grow and expand the ways we can help our school community. We ended with a presentation from Ms. Cameron, the RAPP Coordinator at MS 50, who shared statistics about teen dating violence and strategies for discussing these issues with our teens.
MS 50 Laundry Room
Did you know MS 50 has a laundry room for our community members? Reservations can be made at ms50.org/laundry. Please complete the survey below to help us make the laundry room work for you!
One of our goals this year is for every student at MS 50 to complete 30 minutes of i-Ready ELA lessons and 30 minutes of i-Ready math lessons as part of their homework every week. Teachers will check the previous week’s work every Monday. Students can use their @nycstudents account to log into i-Ready by visiting clever.com.
If logging in on an iPad, you must first download and login to the Clever app. You can then launch i-Ready from Clever and students will be logged in. Download this information sheet for more detailed instructions.