MS 50 Weekly News: 2/5/24
February 5, 2024
Next week is SPIRIT WEEK! We are excited to celebrate with our students the week before Midwinter Recess. The dress up days are:
- Monday, 2/12: Dress Like a Teacher Day
- Tuesday, 2/13: Dress for Success Day
- Wednesday, 2/14: Red, White, and Pink Day
- Thursday, 2/15: Dress Down Day
- Friday, 2/16: Heritage Day
On Thursday, we will have our Valentines Dance from 3:00-5:00PM and we are looking for donations of drinks and snacks during the dance! Please email Edda, our Parent Coordinator, if you are able to donate.
In this Issue:
- Saturday School Continues!
- Classroom Spotlight: Science
- PTA Updates
- Free Spring Break Camps
- 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:
- February 10
- 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 Science- Human Impact on Earth’s Climate
7th Grade Science-Changing Properties of Matter
8th Grade Living Environment- Adaptations
Unit Essential Question: Why do species change over time and should we intervene?
In this unit, students will be exploring how species change over time, as well as the various pieces of evidence that exist to document this change over time. Students will learn that many more species are also being affected by changes in their environment as a result of human activity.
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.
This spring break, STEM Matters NYC is offering a variety of exciting, hands-on, experiential science and STEM programs for students in kindergarten through grade 8. Programs run from Monday, April 22 through Friday, April 26, from 9:00am-3:00pm. If you are interested in animal science or aviation, marine biology or mechanics, ecology or engineering, or so much more, come discover, investigate, design, and create! You can find out more information on their website and apply online by February 12th!
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.