Dear Parents,
Please remember there is NO SCHOOL Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November 29. School is closed for Thanksgiving Recess.
We hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday and long weekend. See you back at school at 8:00 AM on Monday, December 2!
November Dragon Press
Happy Thanksgiving everyone
Here is this month's issue of Dragon Press.
Parent Weekly Bulletin 11/25/24
Dear P.S. 120 Families,
It was wonderful to see so many parents at Wednesday morning's Parent Participation Day event! Parents who attended, please remember to take our brief survey to give feedback about the event. Additionally, please see the resources for today's follow-up workshop (K-2 Literacy) in the Auditorium:
Workshop Slides Workshop Packet
We will continue to offer Parent Participation Day one morning each month, with a different workshop topic to share additional parent resources to help you support your child at home.
Sincerely,
Robert Marino
Principal
P.S. 120’s Mission
At P.S. 120, we are committed to preparing our different types of learners to compete in the ever-changing 21st Century workforce by guiding them to recognize the importance of finding the balance between doing what they love, and what the world will need them to do. The faculty at PS 120 will:
Commit to the use of data-driven instruction and decision-making to provide equity-based instruction in all classrooms.
Provide opportunities for students to take responsibility for their own learning by participating in classroom discussion and be able to predict how they can use what they are learning in their everyday lives and goals
Engage students in problem-solving and critical thinking activities
Foster leadership opportunities for students in and out of the classroom
Expose and engage students in the cultural arts
Enable digital literacy by teaching students to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills
Empower students to apply their talents to the service of others
As a result, students at P.S. 120:
Field Trips: Our second grade classes enjoyed visiting Bee’s Arts & Crafts Studio in Queens! Our Dragons had a wonderful time engaging in art exploration and crafting activities.
Student of the Month: Congratulations to all of our Students of the Month who were honored last Friday in an assembly. Our special Dragons were celebrated for their appreciation of Diversity! Way to go Dragons!
November Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Assemblies: This week, students in grades 2 and 5 attended assemblies around the themes of Diversity, Stereotypes, Bias.
Announcements
Virtual i-Ready Parent Workshops - November 26th: If you were not able to join us in person last week for the i-Ready parent workshops, please consider joining us virtually as experts from i-Ready share about how the i-Ready program works, and how you can support your child to use it at home. No registration required - Just click the links below to join at your preferred time on Tuesday, 11/26!
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
5:30-6:15 - English/Chinese - Virtual Meeting Link - Click to Join
6:15-7:00 - English/Spanish - Virtual Meeting Link - Click to Join
Chancellor’s 5 Borough Listening Tour: This fall, Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos will be embarking upon a Five-Borough Listening Tour to open dialogue with school communities across New York City. Parents are invited to share their perspectives on key educational issues affecting our city's public school families and students, such as special education, curriculum development, and mental health resources, culminating in a Q&A session with Chancellor Aviles-Ramos and NYCPS leaders. Please complete this form to register to attend and request language interpretation if needed—you may register up until the day of the event!
Queens event: December 3, 2024 from 6:00–8:00 PM
Queens location: Academy of American Studies High School
40-11 28 Street, Queens, NY 11101
SEL Corner
Announcements
Respect For All (RFA) Student-to-Student Discrimination, Sexual and Other Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying FAQ:
Code of Conduct Letter:
Local Events for this week:
NY Family Queens To Do Events Calendar click here
If you would like to recommend students for Student Success counseling groups (formerly known as At Risk Counseling), please click here. This is not a special education evaluation form.
SEL Resources
Middle School Enrollment Corner
The deadline to apply to high school is less than a month away. Please make sure you are registered on MySchools and have a couple schools in mind!
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Yuqi or Mr. Woodburn at 718-359-3390.
MindUp/Brain Power Wellness
Managing Screen Time
Why - Academics?
Middle school children who watched more television, movies and video games did worse in school than those who watched less.
Third graders with a bedroom TV scored seven to nine points lower on standardized tests than those without a bedroom TV.
Screen Time and Sleep
Television viewing among infants and children is associated with irregular sleep schedules.
Teens watching more than three hours of TV per day are more likely to have sleep problems in early adulthood.
Celebrations
New York City Public Schools Calendar 2024-2025: Please bookmark this year’s school calendar, which includes information on school events and vacations throughout the year! Scroll down to view and/or print translations in your preferred language.
Please mark your calendar with upcoming holidays:
Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November 29 - Schools closed, Thanksgiving Recess
Reminder: P.S. 120 November PTA & PAC Meeting - Friday, November 15 at 8:30 AM
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Please join our November PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) Meeting on Friday, November 15 at 8:30 AM followed by our Title I PAC meeting which will be held in person at P.S. 120's Auditorium.
PTA meetings are an excellent opportunity for parents/guardians and school staff to exchange their thoughts, opinions and suggestions regarding school initiatives, improvement and future events for P.S. 120 students. ALL parents/guardians are welcome to attend, to get to know one another and communicate ideas in a warm and welcoming setting.
Please RSVP on parentsquare at your earliest convenience to confirm your attendance.
November Parent Participation
Dear P.S. 120 Families,
We are excited to continue our monthly Parent Participation Days for the 2024-2025 school year!
These monthly events allow parents the opportunity to visit your child’s classroom during a morning period of instruction, and to not only observe the lesson but to participate in the curriculum with your child.
As a new addition this year, we will also offer a follow-up workshop in the Auditorium, to help parents gain a deeper understanding of the activities they experienced in the classroom, and how they can reinforce their child’s learning at home.
On each Parent Participation day, parents will be invited to sign in at the main desk after students arrive (8:10 AM) and gather in the auditorium for a brief opportunity to socialize and review the morning’s schedule. Parents will then be invited to visit their child's class for Period 1* between 8:25 AM - 9:10 AM. Parents who are not attending the workshop will exit the school building using the main entrance at 9:10 AM.
For each month's scheduled Parent Participation Day, we will vary the day of the week so that parents can see their child in multiple instructional blocks/with different teachers. Your child's homeroom teacher will send a message on ParentSquare in advance, to let you know the class subject and room number for your visit on November 20.
Please RSVP to indicate whether you can join us on November 20. We look forward to seeing you then! Please remember to bring photo identification to enter the building.
November’s Schedule/Workshop Topic
8:10-8:25 AM: Parent sign-in and welcome in the auditorium
Period 1, 8:25-9:10 AM: K-5 Parents visit classrooms (*PreK parents with siblings attend older child’s/children's classrooms)
Period 2, 9:10 AM:
PreK parents visit PreK classrooms
Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade parents are invited to the Auditorium for a workshop on K-2 Literacy
PreK parents
PreK parents with an older sibling should sign-in at 8:10 AM and visit the classroom(s) of their older child/children during Period 1; transition to PreK classroom at 9:10 AM
Parents with only a PreK child, sign-in at 9:00 AM and transition to PreK classroom at 9:10 AM
Parent Workshop: i-READY
Parent Workshop: i-Ready
Join us for a parent workshop to learn about i-Ready, how the program works, and how your can support your child to use it at home.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
8:15-9:15 AM - English/Spanish
9:30 - 10:30 AM - English/Chinese
1:00 - 2:00 PM - English
Please bring your child's computer or iPad with you to this workshop.
Dragon Press
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PTA & Student of the Month Meetings
Below you will find the dates for the 2024-2025 PTA and Student of the Month meetings. Meetings will be held at 8:30am in the auditorium.
Friday, October 25
Friday, November 15
Friday, December 6
Friday, January 17
Friday, February 7
Friday, March 21
Friday, April 4
Friday, May 2
Friday, June 20