Principal's Weekly Message (The Week of October 18)

The Petrides School

PRINCIPAL’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

The Week of October 18, 2021

Dear Petrides Parents,

Please see attached invitation to Living Room Chat with Dr. Marion Wilson, Superintendent of District 31.

FROM High School COUNCIL for UNITY

The Petrides Council For Unity and Student Government are holding a “Put the Fright in Cancer” Fundraiser for Halloween this October 29th in honor of breast cancer awareness month. Candy bags will be available for pre order from October 13th to October 26th for the price of $5.00. There are two ways to pay, you can fill out the form below and enclose the money in a sealed envelope OR you can pay online by going to our website Petridesschool.com and hitting the pay online! tab. We will deliver candy bags to the recipients on our Halloween celebration this October 29th. All proceeds will go to support the American Cancer Society and the Grace Hillery Foundation in their fight against cancer. Let’s put the fright in cancer this Halloween and hope for a world free of cancer. Please return form to your teacher or J. Cucuzza in B 313.

Important upcoming dates . . .

PSAT administered to participating high school juniors on October 26th. Students should pre-register by October 22nd to take this exam.

SAT will be administered to participating high school seniors on October 28th.

PARENTS of HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS: Check your answering machine, College Advisor Dave Olah is sending weekly messages to keep you on track with the college application process 🙂

Contact Mr. Olah if you want to schedule an appointment, dolah@schools.nyc.gov.

Get ready! SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK is coming!

October 25th-29th Spirit week

25th- Superhero Day

26th- Jersey Day

27th- Petrides Pep Rally, wear Petrides gear

28th- Pajama Day

29th- Disney Day/Halloween Costume Parade for Elementary School students

School Pictures taken:

November 2^nd – Senior Picture Retakes, appointment necessary

November 8^th – School Picture Day for students in grades PreK through 4

November 10^th – School Picture Day for students in grades 5 through 11

Fall Parent Teacher Conferences will be conducted virtually, during the week of November 8^th. Teachers will be in touch to schedule appointments with parents.

November 12^th is a half day of school; all students will be dismissed at 11:20 am.

Message from DOE:

You may be eligible to receive $50/month off your internet bill!

The Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) is a new federal program that provides eligible households a direct payment of up to $50 per month toward their internet bill, and a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet.

It's quick and easy!

Step 1: Check your eligibility status A household is eligible for EBB if at least one person in the household is a student in NYC public schools! Other qualifications for EBB include… • Income-based federal benefits like SNAP, SSI, federal public housing assistance, or Medicaid; • The federal Pell Grant program for the current school year; or • A substantial loss of income due to job loss or furlough since February 29, 2020

Step 2: Call the EBB Support Center Call the EBB support Center at 833-511-0311 or Visit GetEmergencyBroadband.org to apply for the benefit

Step 3: Contact your internet provider If you already have internet, contact your preferred provider (Optimum, RCN, Spectrum, Verizon, etc.) directly to learn about their application process

To learn more Call 833-511-0311 or Visit FCC.gov/BroadbandBenefit

Sincerely,

Joanne Buckheit

Principal