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Principal's Weekly Message (The Week of March 24)

The Petrides School

PRINCIPAL’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

The Week of March 24, 2025 
 
 

Dear Petrides Families,  

 

PTA Annual Scholarship

The Michael J Petrides School PTA is proud to offer our Annual Scholarship. Four graduating High School Seniors from the class of 2025 will receive a $1,000 scholarship award. Check out the PTA Senior Essay link for additional details.

 

Special Notice from the Community Education Counsel

New York City Public Schools is responsible for conducting evaluations, developing Individualized Education Services Plans (IESPs) and Services Plans (SPs), and providing special education services to students with disabilities who are parentally placed in private or religious non-public schools located in New York City. If you would like your child to receive special education services while enrolled in a New York City non-public school next school year, you must sign and mail or email this form to the Committee on Special Education (CSE) by June 1.

Please reach out to your students Assistant Principal or click here to access the NYCDOE website for more information.

 

Atrium Art

 

On behalf of our middle school program, we are proud to announce a short-term partnership with The Atrium, where student projects from Superheroes In Action are being displayed inside their lobby on 680 Arthur Kill Road, Staten Island, NY 10308. The exhibit will be available to the public from today until Monday, March 24th. 

 

A special thank you to Mr. Ucelli for getting our students artwork out to the public.

 

 

Here is to another great week at Panther Nation!!

 

MONDAY 3/24

 

TUESDAY 3/25

 

WEDNESDAY 3/26

2nd Grade Museum Trip

11th Grade Visit to College of Staten Island

2:30 – 4:00 – Grades 3 – 8 - ELA & Math Tutoring Program

4:00 pm – 9:00 pm - District 31 Staten Island Civics Bee @ Petrides Auditorium

 

THURSDAY 3/27

 

FRIDAY 3/28

5th – 12th Grade - End of Term 3

MBK “Clean & Classy” District Meeting

1st Grade Zoo Trip

2nd Grade Cookie Decorating

3rd Grade Movie

 

LOOKING AHEAD:

March 31 – Eid-al-Fitr – Schools Closed

April 2- National Honor Society – Anti Vaping Conference

April 3 – Blood Drive

April 3 – Spring Musical Preview – invited elementary schools – Petrides Theater

April 4 – Spring Musical – Petrides Theater – 7:00 pm

April 5 – Spring Musical – Petrides Theater – 7:00 pm

April 6 – Spring Musical – Petrides Theater – 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm

April 10 – 5th – 12th Grade Report Card Distribution

April 10 – School Leadership Team & PTA Meetings

April 14 – April 18 – Spring Recess

April 23 – National Honor Society Induction Ceremony – Petrides Theater

April 24 – Coffee House Jazz Night – Petrides Theater

April 27 – Illanki Tamil Sangam – Petrides Theater & Cafeteria

May 1 – 12th Grade Decision Day & Celebration Breakfast

May 2 – PTA Night of Chances – Petrides Cafeteria

May 3 – May 5 – 12th Grade Senior Trip to Virginia

 

Testing Calendar

 

Grades 3 – 8 ELA & Math

 

NYS Regents Exams

 

Petrides Celebratory Events

*All Dates are Preliminary and will be Finalized March 31, 2025*

 

There are a lot of events that happen in our Pre-K – 12 school. Check out the link below as we continue to finalize the dates.