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Apply for G&T Test by November 9th!

Posted onAuthorLarry Castellanos

To apply for the New York City Department of Education’s Gifted & Talented Program, your child must be a current NYC resident entering kindergarten through third grade in September 2019. You must apply for your child to take the G&T test.

Schedule your child’s test by the November 9 deadline one of two ways:

  • Online at MySchools.nyc in English, Spanish, Chinese, Bengali, Russian, Arabic, Urdu, Haitian Creole, Korean, or French:
  • In person at a Family Welcome Center—find locations and hours here

When and where your child takes the G&T test depends on their current grade level and whether they attend a public school.

  • Current public school students in grades K-2 will take the test during a regular school day in January—get your child’s testing date from their school.
  • Current pre-K, charter school, and non-public school students will take the test on a weekend date—choose a test date and location when you schedule the test.

For more information on the NYCDOE’s G&T Program, please visit their site.

Participatory Budget Voting Deadline, Sunday, April 15

Posted onAuthorJonathan Dascal

Dear TAG Parents,

 

TAG needs you to vote online by Sunday, April 15 to help the school get $100,000 for technology upgrades. 

 

TAG submitted a technology upgrade project proposal for funding to the District 8 City Council and it was chosen for participatory budgeting. This means that it is 1 of 10 project proposals that the community can vote on to get funded. Projects that receive the most votes get funded.

 

Last year, TAG received $100,000 for technology through this voting process, so I know we can do it again this year!

 

Voting is simpler this year (takes less than 2 minutes) and here is how you do it.

·        Click  here or go to https://vote.d21.me/vote/VkrzoKAIV?locale=en

·         Enter your phone number to get an access code to vote, then follow instructions.

·        Select the 6th project, “Technology Upgrades for Three East Harlem Schools”. TAG will split $350,000 with two other schools if the project is funded.

·        After selecting, scroll down and press “Continue”

·        Make sure you complete the process until your vote is submitted.

 

For more information about participatory budgeting click here, https://council.nyc.gov/pb/

 

To vote, you must be at least 11 years old or at least in 6th Grade and live in district 8.

 

Thanks,

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Updated! Parent/Teacher Conferences: Fifth – Eighth Grade Procedures

Posted onAuthorLarry Castellanos

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday, March 15th.  This will be a half day of school for all students, with dismissal at 11:05am. Afternoon conferences will be held from 12:00pm and end at 3:00pm.  Evening conferences will begin at 5:30pm and end at 7:30pm.

Fifth – Eighth Grade Procedures

All Fifth through Eighth Grade conferences, as well as conferences for all cluster teachers will be on a “first come, first served,” basis.

Fifth and Sixth Grade conferences will be held in the gymnasium.

Seventh and Eighth Grade Conferences will be held in the library.

In addition to the Thursday, March 15th date, teachers will be hosting after-school conferences, on Tuesday, March 20th and Tuesday, March 27th. Please contact your child’s teacher to schedule an appointment for these dates/times.

 

Deadline for Parent/Teacher Conferences

Posted onAuthorLarry Castellanos

Dear TAG Families,

All conferences for Kindergarten through Fourth Grade must be scheduled via the online appointment booking calendar.  Please note that the deadline to sign up for an appointment for Parent/Teacher Conferences is tomorrow, Tuesday, March 13th, at 9:00pm.  If you have not scheduled your appointment by this time, the calendar will be locked and no further appointments may be scheduled online.  If you do not schedule an appointment, your child’s teacher will reach out to you to schedule an appointment.

To sign up for an appointment, go to tagscholars.com and click on the tab labelled, “Parent/Teacher Conferences.”

If you have any further questions, please contact parent coordinator, Ms. Powell at LPowell15@schools.nyc.gov.

Coffee and Tea with Ms. C

Posted onAuthorJonathan Dascal

On behalf of Ms. Cesar, we would like to invite you to our next “Coffee and Tea with Ms. C.”  It will be held on Tuesday, January 30th, at 8:15am, in the Tito Puente Library, room 204.  Our special guest presenter will be Danielle Martin from the Great Books Foundation.  Danielle will be discussing how Shared Inquiry helps to develop listening, speaking, and critical thinking skills.  As part of the session, our parents will participate in a Shared Inquiry discussion, just like our TAG scholars do.

Please see the attached flyer for all of the details.

In addition, please click on the link below to RSVP for the event.  Please respond by 8:00pm, Friday, January 26th, 2018.

https://goo.gl/forms/woO93ZRXc8lBuyiR2

We look forward to seeing you there.

2017 Manhattan Spelling Bee

Posted onAuthorLarry Castellanos

Yesterday, approximately 70 students representing 25 schools participated in the 2017 Manhattan Spelling Bee at PS 59 – Beekman Hill International. The top eleven spellers will go on to participate in the Citywide Spelling Bee, hosted by the Daily News, will be held at the New York Public Library in March.

Congratulations to our TAG students, Cruz Warshaw and Tasnim Sumaita for placing within the top twelve places.

Tasnim Sumaita (740)

Cruz Warshaw (740)

School Closed, Thursday, January 4th, 2018

Posted onAuthorJonathan Dascal

Due to a winter storm, school will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 4th, 2018.

1st Marking Period Awards Assemblies

Posted onAuthorJonathan Dascal

Happy New Year!  We hope you had a joyful Winter Break.

We will be celebrating the accomplishments of our scholars with 1st Marking Period awards assemblies.  All assemblies will begin at 8:15am and will take place in the auditorium.  After the assemblies, parents will be invited to visit their child’s classroom for approximately 15 minutes.

The assembly schedule is as follows:

Kindergarten                                       Friday, January 12th, 2018

First and Second Grades                   Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

Third and Fourth Grades                   Wednesday, January 17th, 2018

Fifth and Sixth Grades                       Thursday, January 18th, 2018

7th and 8th Grades                            Friday, January 19th, 2018