Author: Jonathan Dascal
URGENT! 8th Grade Parent Meeting moved to Tuesday, October 10th
TAG will be hosting 8th Grade parent meetings, on Tuesday, October 10th. There will be one session that begins at 8:30am and a repeat of the morning session beginning at 5:45pm. Both sessions will be held in the library. You only need to attend one session.
We will be discussing the High School Application Process, Senior Activities, Graduation Requirements, and other relevant information.
Ms. Yrigoyen and Ms. Arias-Vidal will be at both meetings.
If you previously sent an RSVP to the Tuesday, October 3rd meeting, which has been changed, please send another RSVP for the new meeting date.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Transportation Meeting, Wednesday, September 20 at 8:30am
Ms. Cesar has arranged to have representatives from the Office of Pupil Transportation to come to TAG to answer your questions and address your concerns about bus/transportation requests.
The meeting will be held in the TAG library on Wednesday, September 20th, at 8:30am.
Please RSVP for the event, by clicking on the following link and filling out the form.
Meet The Teacher/Curriculum Conferences
On Wednesday, September 13, 2017, TAG will be hosting our annual Meet The Teacher/Curriculum Conferences for Kindergarten through Eighth grade families.
There will be two separate sessions:
Afternoon: 3:00pm to 4:50pm
Evening: 5:05pm-6:20pm
* You only need to attend one session, as the information from the afternoon session will be repeated in the evening session.
School-aged children will be supervised in the auditorium during each of the sessions.
Please see the attached documents for specific details on the procedures for Kindergarten-Fourth Grades, Fifth – Sixth Grades, and 7th-8th Grades.
School Supply Drop of will begin on Monday, September 11!
We will begin accepting bulk school supplies on Monday, September 11. We are unable to accommodate supply drop-off tomorrow, Thursday, September 7th or Friday, September 8th.
Kindergarten parents will be allowed to bring school supplies with them on the first day, since they are invited into the building with their children on Thursday, September 7th.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding.
Transportation for the 2017-2018 School Year
DOE-Provided Yellow Bus
- Department of Education yellow bus service is provided to qualifying students in grades Kindergarten through 6th grade only
- If your child was provided yellow bus transportation by the Department of Education last year, service will continue starting the first day of school, Thursday, September 7, 2017
- 7th and 8th grade students are not permitted on Department of Education yellow buses
- If your child has never been offered Department of Education yellow bus service, they will not receive busing services until they have been approved by the Office of Pupil Transportation
- If you have already completed a request for Department of Education yellow bus services at registration, you will receive notification of your request within 10 school days
- Please do not complete another request
- If you need to fill out a transportation request, please email Ms. Bruno, at MBruno3@schools.nyc.gov for the proper paperwork
Metrocards
- If your child received a Metrocard last school year, they will receive one by Monday, September 11
- If you completed an application for a Metrocard at registration, please do not complete another request
- You will receive notification regarding your Metrocard request within 10 school days
- If you need to fill out an application for a Metrocard, please email Ms. Bruno, at MBruno3@schools.nyc.gov
No one will be available in the main office to answer transportation related questions until after 9:30am.
6th Grade Orientation Rescheduled!
We will be holding an orientation workshop for all incoming 6th grade students on Tuesday, August 22nd, from 8:45am to approximately 12:30pm. We will begin the program in the auditorium. Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria at 8:30am, for those interested. The purpose of the orientation is to help provide a smooth transition to the middle school and to familiarize all incoming 6th grade students with the social and academic expectations of the TAG middle school.
Please RSVP to the orientation by clicking on the link below, no later than Friday, August 11th, 2017:
https://goo.gl/forms/6ZFDPjNw6kZ6Lud43
Thank you very much and we look forward to seeing all of the incoming 6th grade students.
Urgent: Parent Survey Deadline Extended
The 2017 New York City Department of Education School Survey deadline has been extended. The absolute last day to complete the survey is Friday, April 7th.
To those who have already completed the survey, we thank you. For those who have not, please take a few minutes to complete the survey. You can return the hard-copy of the survey to Ms. Bruno, or you can complete it online. Just go to the following link:
http://schools.nyc.gov/Accountability/tools/survey/default.htm
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Ms. Bruno.
Thank you for your continued support.
Last Chance! Online Participatory Budget voting deadline Sunday, April 2nd, 11:59PM
The deadline for online Participatory Budget voting is this Sunday, April 2nd, at 11:59pm.
TAG has a project which is included in City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s Participatory Budgeting ballot. TAG’s project is part of a group project entitled, “Technology Upgrade for Three East Harlem Schools.”
If funded, our project will provide up to 5 new, full laptop carts for our classrooms. Residents of the following zip codes are eligible to vote for the project:
10029
10035
10451
10452
10454
10455
If you have not already voted in person or online, please do so before the deadline. In addition, encourage all of your family, friends, and neighbors to vote for the project, as well.
As always, thank you for your support.