Our 2nd Marking Period Honor Roll Ceremony is TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 9 from 3:00-4:30PM in the Auditorium. Families of honor roll recipients were sent home physical invitations last week along with invitations via Operoo. If you are unable to attend in person, a live-stream and archived recording of the ceremony will be available at ms50.org/honorroll and can be accessed using the password "honor".

In this Issue:

• ELA State Exams Thursday and Friday
• Complete your School Survey!
• Solar Eclipse Viewing
• Classroom Spotlight: Science
• PTA Updates
• Upcoming Events
• Senior Dues - MAY 3RD
• i-Ready Homework Reminder

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The ELA State Exams are this week Thursday and Friday! We are excited for this opportunity for our students to show their growth and academic skills that they have developed over the course of the last year. Students have been hard at work practicing close reading strategies and evidence based argumentative writing and are well equipped to thrive!

We want to remind students to get a good night's rest and to continue to arrive on time, ready to put forth their best effort!

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.

During our staff meeting this afternoon, our amazing Warrior staff took a voluntary "field trip" to the MS 50 rooftop to view the solar eclipse! Check out this photo of our great staff with the sliver of sun peeking through the glasses above.

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 fundraising committee is excited to announce that we have raised $4,495 in our campaign to raise $10,000 for MS 50, and we invite you to be a vital part of this incredible initiative and help us reach our goal!

Did you know MS 50 has a laundry room for our community members? Reservations can be made at ms50.org/laundry.

Wednesday, April 10: No school for Eid al-Fitr

Monday, April 22 - Tuesday, April 30: No school for Spring Recess and Passover

Baseball

• Wednesday, April 17: Windsor Terrace Charter @ Parade Grounds Field 3

Softball

• Friday, April 12: Brooklyn Prospect MS @ Roberto Clemente Field
• Monday, April 15: MS 126 @ Roberto Clemente Field

Volleyball

• Schedule coming soon!

Information for Senior Dues was sent home last month. 8th grade families please see the attached files for information on payments. Senior Dues are DUE ON MAY 3RD.

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.