The Week of December 9, 2024 

Dear Petrides Families, 

 

Here is to another great week at Panther Nation!!

 

The Petrides High School Choir will be performing at the inaugural night (12/13) of this year's Christmas Show!  And the St. George Theatre is offering Petrides staff and families balcony seats for just $20 a ticket!

 

Anyone purchasing tickets must purchase them through the St. George Theatre Box Office (718-442-2900), 35 Hyatt Street, SI NY, 10301. Please mention that you want to sit with the Petrides group to get the special discounted price.

 

Keeping Kids Safe Online

December 16th @7pm

 

The Office of the Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon will present on Keeping Kids Safe Online. Topics that will be covered include social media and mental health, cyber-bullying, online crimes, and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) The workshop is appropriate for parents of children of all ages. 

 

Please Click Here to Join the ZOOM Meeting

Meeting ID: 944 0608 7008

Passcode: 992012

 

 

The Petrides Theater is proud to present our annual winter concert

Tuesday, December 17 at 7:00 pm

All ticket sales will be at the door

 

 

Senior “2025” yearbook

 

Please visit our school website and look for the tab “Pay Online”. Scroll down to options and click “12^th Grade Senior Yearbook”. The cost of the 12^th Grade - Senior yearbook for the Class of 2025 is $125. 

 

Please feel free to contact Ms. Carrara for any questions: cdoyle5@schools.nyc.gov

 

 

 

From the PTA

 

MJPS PTA Holiday Fair is scheduled for Friday, December 13, 2024 – PTA members will be available to support your student purchases.

 

Dave & Buster’s Power Card sale is back!  50% percent of all sales goes to the school. 

 

Events happening this week . . .    

 

MONDAY 12/9

Community Education Council - School Wide Walk Through

 

TUESDAY 12/10

MS & HS Wellness Council Meeting at Port Richmond High School

 

WEDNESDAY 12/11

Vision Screening – Pre-K, K & 1^st Grade

Petrides Project Coffee class hosts SI Tech HS – Petrides Café – Coffee Roast

 

THURSDAY 12/12

Middle School BSAC Meeting @ District 31 Hall of Science

Middle School

 

FRIDAY 12/13

Fall Picture Retakes

PTA Holiday Fair @ The Petrides School

Pre K – Parents as Partners – Gingerbread Building

BRAVO for STEM program and women in science – Interested High School students

 

 

LOOKING AHEAD:

December 15 – Dec 20 – Student Perception Survey Administered – Grades 6 - 12

December 16 – December 20 – Holiday Spirit Wear

            December 16 – Holiday Hat Day

            December 17 – Holiday Character Day

            December 18 – Winter Wonderland Day – wear blue & white

            December 19 – Holiday Sweater Day

            December 20 – Holiday PJ Day

December 17 – Winter Concert – Petrides Theater – 7:00 pm

December 18 – 3^rd Grade Parents as Partners

December 19 – Into Reading PD

December 19 – Santa Visits Petrides

December 20 – Harlem Magic Master Basketball visits Petrides Middle School

December 23 – January 1 – Winter Recess, schools closed

January 2 – MAP MOY Opens

January 8 & 9 – District 31 Spelling Bee – Petrides Auditorium

January 10 – School Leadership Team Meeting – 4:00 pm

January 10 – PTA Meeting

January 20 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Schools Closed

January 21 – January 24 – Regents Exams Administered – High School Classes are not in Session

January 29 – Lunar New Year, Schools Closed

 

Future Testing Dates

Please click here to review, share, and post our future testing date calendar

 

Have a great week!!  

 

Mr. Anthony Tabbitas

Principal