MS 50 Weekly News: 4/3/23
April 3, 2023
Televised Morning Announcements
Our videography ELT has been hard at work preparing our new recording studio for a videotaped version of our Morning Announcements. Our talented students now produce and run a weekly news program which debuts in all our classes on Monday mornings. Check out the results at ms50.org/announcements and hear about what is going on each week at MS 50.
In this Issue:
- Recordings
- Classroom Spotlight: ELA Skills
- ¡Repertorio Contigo! Presents "La Gringa"
- Senior Dues
- School Surveys Due April 20
- Upcoming Events
- PTA Updates
- SYEP Applications Due April 14
We've had many exciting events in the past week! Our Spring Arts Showcase was a huge success and you can watch the full performance now on our Youtube page! Stay tuned for more pictures from the event. This afternoon we had our 2nd Marking Period Honor Roll ceremony honoring the hard work and dedication of our students. A recording of that ceremony as well as pictures of the honorees will be available at ms50.org/honorroll in the coming days.
Close Reading
Our ELA classes have been spending the month of March engaging in the close reading of short texts from a variety of genres. Our students are deepening their close reading skills by analyzing texts through a variety of literary lenses. Students engage in multiple reads of a text while questioning, clarifying, summarizing and predicting based on the specific literary lens they are using in class. During this time, students will compare and contrast two or more short texts to make larger connections between the literature that they are reading in class and larger themes that they are seeing in the world around them.
Evidence Based Writing
Our students regularly practice writing evidence based written responses in all of their classes. Students learn how to develop strong, text based claims about the literature that they are reading. Students analyze these texts to look for strong, impactful evidence that they can use to develop and support their claims. Our ELA teachers guide students through careful analysis of this text based evidence to support students as they craft thoughtful connections between the evidence they have chosen and the text based claims that they have made.
MS 50 is excited to welcome ¡Repertorio Contigo! and their presentation of the play "La Gringa" on April 4! The New York Times writes that "La gringa is the story of a young woman from New York who goes to Puerto Rico in search of her extended family. When she finds them, the complicated misperceptions that develop on all sides unfold in comic dialogue that arouses constant shouts of laughter and bursts of applause." This Spanish language play is performed with English supertitles, making it fun for our whole community.
There will be a student performance for our theatre, dual language, and BSE classes at 1:00PM and a FREE performance for our families at 6:00PM. We want to thank our New York City Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez and the Cultural Immigrant Initiative for generously sponsoring this performance! We hope to see you there!
June 8, 2023 - PROM - GIANDO ON THE WATER
- 400 Kent Ave
- Brooklyn, NY 11249
- 5 pm to 9 pm
- $100.00 (Dinner included)
June 16, 2023 - SENIOR TRIP
- Great Adventure/Six Flags
- Need to be in school by 7:30 AM
- $40.00 (lunch is included)
June 26, 2022 - GRADUATION
- 3 pm to 5 pm
- MS 50 Auditorium
- $40.00 (includes Cap and Gown, Yearbook)
TOTAL: $180.00
You can pay in cash, money order or check to MS 50, and make payment installments. You will get a receipt. June 2nd (Friday) is the last day to pay Senior Dues. Please see Ms. Sostre, Guidance Counselor in room 219 and call her with any questions at 917-202-6257.
Is your student 14 years old or older and interested in a paid work and learning opportunity this summer? The Summer Youth Employment Program offers NYC students the chance to learn about career opportunities and make a difference in their communities through paid project-based activities. Applications for SYEP are due April 14. Click below to apply or contact Ms. Sostre for more information.
