We have our annual grade-level field days starting this week! Students have been preparing for a variety of games and competitions to compete against their grades at McCarren Park! 6th Grade's trip is Wednesday, June 4th, 7th Grade's trip is Wednesday, June 11th, and 8th Grade's trip is Friday, June 20th. Make sure to return your paper permission slip or turn it in on Operoo!

In this Issue:

• MS 50 Lit Mag
• Magnet Grant Survey
• Classroom Spotlight: Photo Galleries
• Senior Events
• PTA Updates
  
• District 14 & NYCPS Updates
  
• Upcoming Events
  
• Free Virtual Tutoring
• Free Internet Hotspot

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The 2024-25 MS 50 Literary Magazine is now published online! Check out the incredible pieces that our students worked on throughout this school year. The Lit Mag team designed and created the whole website from scratch, take some time to read our students' work!

We are proud to be the Magnet School for Debate and Youth Leadership! This federal grant helps us to ensure our students have access to all of the incredible programs and supports our students use every day. This survey provides you with an opportunity to share your feedback and satisfaction with our Magnet program. The survey is brief and should take only a few minutes to complete. Please note, the initial page of the survey has a dropdown in the upper right corner which gives choice of preferred language. Complete the survey online today!

Click on the photos below to check out exciting photos from some of the many events we've had in the last few weeks!

MS 50 is excited to host Repertorio Español again this year for a presentation of La Breve y Maravillosa Vida de Oscar Wao. This FREE showing is at the MS 50 Auditorium on June 17th at 6:30PM presented in Spanish with English supertitles. This performance is sponsored by The Office of New York City Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez and the Cultural Immigrant Initiative.This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the New York City Council.

Prom

• June 4th, 5-9PM
• Princess Manor

Senior Trip

• June 13th, 7:30AM-7PM
• Six Flags, New Jersey

Senior Awards

• June 16th, 5PM
• MS 50 Auditorium
• Invitations forthcoming

Graduation

• June 25th, 9AM
• Grand Street Campus Auditorium
• Five tickets per graduate
• Doors open at 8AM, all guests need to walk through metal detector

Our final PTA Meeting of the year is on June 10 at 6:00PM! Join us in person to celebrate another great year and to begin planning for the upcoming school year.

• Thursday, June 5: Eid al-Adha/Anniversary Day
  
• Friday, June 6: Clerical Day
• Thursday, June 19: Juneteenth

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We have partnered "PRACTICE" to offer free, on-demand, virtual tutoring and homework assistance for MS 50 students! Tutoring is available in English, Spanish, or Mandarin, Monday to Friday, 4-8pm, starting NOW! You can book a session at the link below up to 24 hours in advance. Booking a session is simple; click on this video link to see how to sign up. Once you've submitted the form, you will receive an email confirmation with the Google meeting link for the session. Please note: student DOE emails are not compatible for session scheduling.

All MS 50 students are eligible for a FREE internet hotspot through T-Mobile's Project 10Million. This provides 100GB of yearly data for 5 years in addition to low-cost laptops and tablets for your student. When you apply online, use "NYC Chancellor's Office" for the school district and "Jhs 50 John D Wells" for school name.