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Parents & Students!

2013-2014 School Year

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P.S. 48 PTA Webpage
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on what is happening in our school.

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National Blue Ribbon

We are so proud to announce:

P.S. 48 has been honored as one of the recipients of the 2011

"National Blue Ribbon Award"!

Congratulations to Ms. Mammolito & the entire phenomenal staff here at P.S. 48!

Please go to the "P.S. 48 in the News" page to view the news clip from NY1

& the article from The Staten Island Advance.

PS 48 School Wide Uniform Policy

This policy will be implemented for all grades.

The school attire should be worn Monday-Thursday;

Friday’s will be Dress Down or School Spirit Days.

Students may wear Gym Uniforms or sweat pants

on days that their class is scheduled for Physical Education.

The School Uniform will consist of:

For grades PreK-5: white or light blue shirt with dark blue bottoms (pants/skirts/shorts/skorts/jumper).

Options may include a blue or white sweater/vest/tie (please lable all items).

For grades 6-8: white shirt with beige bottoms (pants/skirts/shorts/skorts/jumper).

Options may include a beige or white sweater/vest/tie (please lable all items).

There is no specified attire for shoes.

Parents may select any brand/style of clothing that they prefer.

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PS 48 Gym Uniform

The students must wear sneakers and the sweats for Physical Education.

The recommeded attire is the PS 48 Gym Uniform.

School Hours:

8:00 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Extended Day Program:

2:20 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

(Monday & Tuesday)

Free Breakfast Program Begins at 7:30 a.m.

NYCID 
After School Program 
from 2:20 - 6:00
medical for nycid.pdf
NEW NYCID REGISTRATION FORM.doc
PS 48 after care program policy letter.doc
PS 48 introduction letter for nycid.doc

The New York City Department

of Education:

The New York City Department of Education is the largest system of

public schools

in the United States,

serving about 1.1 million students

in nearly 1,700 schools.

The NYC Public School's Chancellor is

Dennis M. Walcott.

Please visit their website

for valuable information:

http://schools.nyc.gov/default.

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CEC Meetings:

All meetings take place on the 1st Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated

(Buisness Meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m.)

Meetings are held at

Petrides Complex, Building A - Room 118A

http://cec31.org

Common Core Standards:

Over the next few years,

New York State will be adapting

the National Common

Core Learning Standards.

The new state assessments,

expected to be operational

in 2014-15,

will focus on measuring deeper

levels of thinking,

and will therefore be

more predictive of

college and career readiness.

Please click on the links

below for information and introductions

to these standards.

Introduction to Common Core Standards.pdf

http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCoreLibrary/Why/NYSStandards/default.htm

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/

Aris:

Check out your child's

academic record on

https://arisparentlink.org/parentlink

Acuity:

Support your child's progress

(in grades 3 and up) on

http://nyc-acuity.mcgraw-hill.com

Pearson

SuccessNet:

PS 48 is excited to offer an

on line Math program to support the

new enVision Math Curriculum

https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp

Dial-A-Teacher:

Free homework help is available

in all subject area to students,

in grades K-12,

from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Monday - Thursday.

Call 1 (212) 777-3380

Great Expectations:

The DOE has a publication

called Great Expectations,

outlining the Learning Standards.

It describes the foundation

of what students should

know and be able

to do in each grade.

Please click on the link

to view each grade:

http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/3F3C6CA1-A474-43A6-B7F2-EE52D00B1EE2/0/NYC_preKAug16.pdf

NYS Education Department:

The New York State Education

Department is part of the

University of the State of New York,

one of the most complete,

interconnected systems of

educational services in

the United States.

Information and Sample Tests

for the NYS tests

can be found on their website.

Please click on the link below

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/apda/

Important Dates:

EVENT:	DATE:	TIME:
Pennies for Patients (Ends March 21st)	Feb 24th
Atlas Basketball Game @ PS 48	Feb 27th	4:00/4:45 p.m.
Office of the Attorney General - SI Community Forum @ PS48	Feb 27th	6:00 p.m.
Family Night	Feb 28th	7:00 p.m.
Saturday Academy	March 1st	9:00-12:00 p.m.
Parent Meeting	March 5th	8:30 a.m.
Atlas Basketball Game @ PS 48	March 6th	4:00/4:45 p.m.
Saturday Academy	March 8th	9:00-12:00 p.m.
Atlas Basketball Game @ PS 48	March 12th	4:00/4:45 p.m.
SLT Meeting	March 12th	6:00 p.m.
PTA Meeting	March 12th	7:30 p.m.
Saturday Academy	March 15th	9:00-12:00 p.m.
Atlas Basketball Game @ PS 48	March 19th	4:00/4:45 p.m.
Saturday Academy	March 22nd	9:00-12:00 p.m.
Atlas Basketball Game @ PS 48	March 26th	4:00/4:45 p.m.
Family Fun Night	March 28th	7:00 p.m.
Saturday Academy	March 29th	9:00-12:00 p.m.
ELA Exams (grades 3-6)	April 1-3
State Math Exams (grades 3-6)	April 30 - May 2
Spring Fling at the Vanderbilt	April 3rd	7:00-11:00 p.m.

Please click on the link to view the 2013-2014 School Year Calendar:

2013-2014 School Calendar and Meeting Schedule.doc