This week is the first Parent Teacher Conference of the school year, our virtual Curriculum Night on Thursday, September 21 from 5:30-8:00PM. Everything you need for the evening will be at ms50.org/ptc. The schedule will be:

• 5:30-6:00PM: All-School Zoom meeting with information and raffles!
• 6:00-6:30PM: Grade Level Zoom meetings to meet all of your student's teachers and learn about the curriculum and plans for the year
• 6:30-8:00PM: Option to meet with your student's teachers in individual Zoom rooms. You can click on the name of the teacher you'd like to meet with and you will be placed in a waiting room to meet with your student's teacher in the order you join.

We are excited for this new format of Parent-Teacher Conferences! If you have any questions or feedback, please email us.

In this Issue:

• Dads High Five Line
• 50 Fest and ELT Fair
• Tryouts and Auditions Schedule
• PTA Updates
• Upcoming Events

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To celebrate Dads Take Your Child to School Day, we invite all fathers and father figures (grandpas, uncles, older brothers, mentors, etc.) to bring your students to school this Friday, September 22nd and to participate in a high five line to provide all our students with a joy-filled start to the morning! We will meet at 7:30am to begin greeting students at 7:45am. Coffee and a light breakfast snack will be provided. We hope to see you there!

ELT sign-ups begin on Wednesday at 50 Fest and ELT Fair! Join us in the school yard from 2:40-4:00PM on Wednesday, 9/20 to learn about the ELT options and sign up for courses. Check out the course catalog now to think about what options you want to choose once the registration form opens on Wednesday. For each day you'd like to participate you can choose a first choice and a back-up if your first choice is full. If you have any questions, reach out to our interim Community School Director Mr. Soto. Find the full course catalog and sign up for courses starting Wednesday at ms50.org/elt.

We have a lot of exciting tryouts and auditions coming up for our ELT clubs in the next few weeks! Additional information about each of these is forthcoming. Check out the important dates below:

• Cheer Tryouts (Gym, 2:40-4:00PM)
• Thursday, September 21
• Friday, September 22
• Boys Basketball Tryouts (Gym, 2:40-4:00PM)
• Wednesday, September 27
• Thursday, September 28
• Soccer Tryouts (Yard, 2:40-4:00PM)

• Wednesday, September 27
• Flag Football Tryouts (Yard, 2:40-4:00PM)
• Wednesday, October 4 - DATE CHANGE
• Musical Auditions (Auditorium, 2:40-4:00PM)
• Tuesday, September 26 (optional audition practice)
• Friday, September 29 (mandatory audition)
• Girls Basketball Tryouts (Gym, 2:40-4:00PM)
• Wednesday, October 4
• Thursday, October 5

We had a very successful first PTA meeting of the year! We began discussing ideas for our upcoming Title I Workshops, invited members to join our fundraising committee and space planning organization and advocacy team, and more! We ended the meeting with a tour of our 3rd floor and the needs we have for additional space in our building for students to thrive. For a full recap of the meeting, check the minutes on our PTA website. Our next meeting will be Thursday, October 5 at 6:00PM at MS 50.