MS 50 Weekly News: 4/15/24
April 15, 2024
Our final middle school debate tournament of the year is on Saturday, May 4th! We are so excited for our students to engage with students from around the city on the topic of investment in renewable energy. Debaters should be at school by 7:30AM to leave on the busses that morning, please check Operoo soon for a permission slip.
We are in need of volunteer parent judges to help at the tournament! Please sign up at ms50.org/judge.
In this Issue:
- ELA State Exams Thursday and Friday
- The Lion King Jr. Photos
- Complete your School Survey!
- Classroom Spotlight: Social Studies
- PTA Updates
- Upcoming Events
- Senior Dues - EXTENSION to MAY 17th
- i-Ready Homework Reminder
Congratulations to the cast and crew of The Lion King Jr. for their show-stopping performances on April 5 and 6 and their encore performance this morning for almost 500 elementary school students from 9 schools across District 14! Check out photos from the show on our website and check back at that page soon for a recording of the performance!
The 2024 NYC Public School survey is available until Friday, April 19! 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.
6th Grade: Ancient Egypt
In this unit, students learn about Ancient Egypt and the Near East including the geography of Ancient Egypt and why the Egyptians settled near the Nile River and Mediterranean Sea, the importance of the pharaohs to Ancient Egyptian culture, life in Ancient Egypt including their social hierarchy, and the creation of the first monotheistic religion in the world. Students will learn how the Ancient Egyptians lived and how this led to further development of other cultures in the world. Students will create models of cultural artifacts from the period of the ancient Egyptians
7th Grade: American Life in the pre-Civil War Era
We learned about the importance of newspapers as the most important medium of the time and students had the opportunity to create and write their own newsletter based on that time frame. Students created the name of their newspaper and created a catchy headline. They then had to write about the topic using Ethos, Pathos, Logos, which we revisited since we last used it for our Soap Box project. After Spring Break we are kicking off Unit 5 and we will be creating dioramas of Civil War battles while writing about key event(s).
8th Grade: Great Depression and the New Deal
April PTA Meeting Summary
We had a great PTA meeting this past Thursday discussing the many upcoming actives, future fundraising opportunities, and more. If you are interested in joining the executive board for the 2024-25 school year, nominations will occur at the May meeting. The May meeting will take place at the Champions Dinner on May 16th. More information forthcoming.
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.
Upcoming Athletic Calendar
Baseball
- Wednesday, April 17: Windsor Terrace Charter @ Parade Grounds Field 3
- Wednesday, May 1: MS 582 @ P.O. Gilroy Field
Softball
- Monday, April 15: MS 126 @ Roberto Clemente Field
Volleyball
- Tuesday, April 16: Home vs. PS 84
- Thursday, May 2: Home vs. PS 84
- Friday, May 3: at East Side Community School
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.