- The Michael J. Petrides School
- Mr. Anthony Tabbitas, Principal (I.A.)
Principal's Weekly Message (The Week of November 13)
The Petrides School
PRINCIPAL’S WEEKLY MESSAGE
Dear Petrides Parents,
It’s Parent Teacher Conference Week! Parent Teacher Conferences will be conducted (virtually) throughout the week. If you haven’t yet heard from your child’s teacher and need help scheduling an appointment, contact assistant principals for help:
Elementary School (grades PreK-4) – Jennifer Ponzi-Caputo, jcaputo9@schools.nyc.gov
Middle School (grades 5-8) – BettyAnn Souffrin, bsouffrin@schools.nyc.gov
High School (grades 9-12) – Sheren Attal, sattal@schools.nyc.gov
Here’s what’s happening this week . . .
MONDAY 11/13
SCHOOL PICTURE DAY for students in grades 5 through 11
TUESDAY 11/14
WEDNESDAY 11/15
7:00 pm In-person PTA General Membership Meeting, including Meet and Greet with Anthony Tabbitas, Interim Acting Principal
SPECIAL ELECTIONS conducted for positions: Early Childhood VP, Elementary School VP, Corresponding Secretary
THURSDAY 11/16
Council for Unity hosts: Thanksgiving Food Drive (Day 1) – Unity students our drop off containers will be available during morning arrival at Circular Drive and in the Quad during pick up. We appreciate donations of non-perishable food and non-perishable items.
FRIDAY 11/17
HALF DAY OF SCHOOL for all students, 11:30 am dismissal
Council for Unity hosts: Thanksgiving Food Drive (Day 2) – Unity students our drop off containers will be available during morning arrival at Circular Drive and in the Quad during pick up. We appreciate donations of non-perishable food and non-perishable items.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
November 28th through 30th will be our Scholastic Book Fair in the school library! We welcome families to join us for this special event. Your child's teacher will let you know when their class is scheduled to attend. We look forward to seeing you at school!
PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We are looking for parent volunteer to assist with the Book Fair. Please complete the Google form (link below) or the QR code if you are interested and available to help. We will select volunteers as needed from this list. Please wait to hear from us as we may not need everyone. We certainly plan on having more events where we will need additional support.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRFezUoKhbIpeLHlTfDslfVWYLSWy5ic15bvnZkwHzpd3xtQ/viewform
Sincerely,
Anthony Tabbitas
Principal, IA