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Principal's Weekly Message (The Week of January 6)

The Petrides School

PRINCIPAL’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

The Week of January 6, 2025 

 

Dear Petrides Families, 

 

Here is to another great year “2025” at Panther Nation!!

 

UAU Learn & Earn

United Activities Unlimited is offering our 11th & 12th grade students great opportunities from academic & guidance support, CUNY accredited courses, post-secondary workshops, and internships. Our 11th & 12th grade students can visit the UAU office in E18B any school day.

 

Check it Out:

A new addition to spread highlights and awareness of our 27 high school Public School Athletic League teams & the 8 Staten Island Middle School League athletics is live on Instagram.

 

Give us a follow: @Petridesathletics

Events happening this week . . .    

MONDAY 1/6

Petrides Habitat for Humanity chapter present “Petrides Recycles.”

 

TUESDAY 1/7

 

WEDNESDAY 1/8

District 31 Spelling Bee – Petrides Auditorium

 

THURSDAY 1/9

District 31 Spelling Bee – Petrides Auditorium

4:00 pm - School Leadership Team Meeting

5:30 pm – PTA Meeting

 

FRIDAY 1/10

1-121 Library Trip

 

LOOKING AHEAD:

January 2 – MAP Assessment MOY Opens

January 4 - PTA Presents Ice Skating with the Panthers @ SI Skating Pavilion

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

January 9 – School Leadership Team Meeting – 4:00 pm

January 9 – PTA Meeting

January 17 – MBK Day of Service w/ D31

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

January 20 – 5th – 8th Grade Bowling Fundraiser

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

Click here to view January 2025 Regents Examination Schedule

January 27 – HS Classes Resume

January 28 – Spring Semester begins.

January 29 – Lunar New Year, Schools Closed

February 6 – School Leadership Team Meeting

February 6 – PTA Meeting

February 8 – PTA Sponsored PTA Sweetheart Dance

 

Future Testing Dates

Click here to view our future testing date calendar

 

 

Important Reminders

 

High School Regent Exams

Regents’ week is January 21 – January 24. High school students who are scheduled to take an exam, will receive an invitation the week of January 13. Students may continue to pick up an undistributed Regent invitation from their 3rd period class through January 17.  Any high school student that is not scheduled for a Regent(s) exam will not have class January 21 – January 24.

Regular classes resume on January 27.

Click here to view January 2025 Regents Examination Schedule

*Please see invitations for updated start times*

 

High School Regents Tutoring

Regent tutoring in ELA, Algebra I, Global and U.S. History will be offered January 7 & 9, as well as on January 14 & 16. All sessions from 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm.  

 

Subject

Teacher

Room

ELA

Noto

Brandefine

Matos

D6

B302

B311

Int Alg

O’Hare

B308

US

J Cucuzza

B104

Global

Salem

B304