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Principal's Weekly Message (The Week of February 10)

The Petrides School

PRINCIPAL’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

The Week of February 10, 2025 
 
 

Dear Petrides Families, 

 

Here is to another week at Panther Nation!!

 

 

Respect for All Week

 

Respect for All Week is February 10 -14, 2025. Feel free to have your student participate in the school wide events and show support to kindness, anti-bullying, diversity, encouragement and togetherness.

Your input is very important to us!

 

Beginning February 10th, 2025 the NYCDOE survey is available. Click Here to fill out the NYCDOE Family Survey

 

The access code is the letter "f"(lowercase) and your child's OSIS number. ex. f123456789

OSIS numbers can be found on your child's program/ID card or recent report card. 

 

 

Summer Rising Applications Open on March 4

 

All City students in grades K–8 during the 2024–25 school year are eligible to apply, including multilingual learners, immigrant students, and students with disabilities.

 

Summer Rising runs from:

 • July 2 through August 15 for students in grades K–5

• July 2 through August 8 for students in grades 6–8

 

Click Here to Access Information on how to apply to Summer Rising 2025

 

 

Events happening this week . . .    

MONDAY 2/10

Kindness – Random Acts of Kindness & Kindness Cards – Wear Blue to show support

2nd Grade Movie Trip

 

TUESDAY 2/11

Anti-Bullying – with Anti Bully Pledges – Wear Orange to show support

11th Grade Broadway Trip

7:30 am – Tenure Support – Petrides Teacher Center

 

WEDNESDAY 2/12

Diversity Awareness – Show Pride in your Culture and Acceptance of others

Wellness Council Trip @ SI Tech HS

 

THURSDAY 2/13

Encouragement – Heart of Encouragement Distribution – Wear Pink to show support

9:00 am – 11:00 am – School Leadership Team Meeting @ UFT Office

District 31 MBK / MSK Meeting @ Petrides Auditorium

6:00 pm – FAFSA Night – B104

 

FRIDAY 2/14

National “No One Eats Alone”–CFU and Student Govt supports in Lunch pds–Wear Red

 

LOOKING AHEAD:

February 17 – 21 – Midwinter Recess

February 26 – K Fashion Show – Petrides Auditorium

February 28 – Spring Picture Day

March 6- School Leadership Meeting

March 6 – PTA Meeting

March 6 – Petrides Teacher Center Grand Opening Celebration – Closed to the Public

March 7 – ES End of Marking Period 2

March 14 – PTA Pi Day

March 19 – ES Report Card Distribution

March 19 – 9th Grade Movie & 12th Grade Bowling Trip

March 19 – PSAT & SAT Day – 11th & 12th Grade Students

March 20 – Parent Teacher Virtual Conferences

March 21 – Parent Teacher Virtual Conferences

March 26 – 2nd Grade Museum Trip

March 26 – District 31 Staten Island Civics Bee @ Petrides Auditorium

March 28 – MS & HS End of Term 3

March 31 – Eid-al-Fitr – Schools Closed

April 4 – Spring Musical

April 5 – Spring Musical

April 6 – Spring Musical

April 10 – School Leadership Team Meeting

April 10 – PTA Meeting

April 14 – April 18 – Spring Recess

 

 

Good News at Petrides:

Click Here to Access the Staten Island Parent Article titled: Lidl Showcases Young Petrides Artists