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General Information

We love your children; especially,

when they come to school and are

on time.

School begins at 8:20 (Students are considered late after 8:25am)

Absences

Absent notes are required. Absences are recorded on HS applications, report cards, etc.
High Schools look at 6th & 7^th grade report card grades and attendance for the year.

Notices

Most, will be sent out to parents/guardians through Operoo and Google Forms.

Grades

All student grades can be found by accessing DOE Grades.

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The Core Four

Respect staff, students, and each other's property.

Take ownership of your own learning and contribute to a positive learning

environment.

Follow class expectations.

Keep all interactions positive

Cell phones are to be turned

off and remain in book bags until

the Yond’r bags are distributed.

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Cell Phone Policy- Yond’r

POLICY FOR USE OF CELL PHONES, COMPUTING DEVICES, AND PORTABLE MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY

2024-2025

As a school we strive to provide the best learning environment for your child. Students are permitted to bring the following electronic items to school: cell phones and school issued laptops and iPads.

Students are not permitted to bring the following electronic items to school:

“Smart” watches, and other similar computing devices (“computing devices”); and
Portable music and entertainment systems, such as iPods, MP3 players, PSP, and Nintendo DS.
Home devices stay at home.

The use of cell phones at school is subject to the conditions below.

Cell phones may not be turned on or used during the school day, class trips or during before/afterschool programs. This ban includes the use of cell phones for photography or videoing purposes.
Each student will be provided a Yondr pouch in September. If they lose it they will have to purchase a new one or turn in the cell phone daily to the Dean, Ms. Bucolo.
All Cell phones must remain turned off and stored in the student's Yondr ( 5^th – 8^th grade) pouch during the school day and after school. Students will be able to unlock the Yondr pouch at dismissal. If they need to contact you, we will provide them access to a phone. We will never deny your child access to you.
Students who use cell phones, in violation of any provision of the DOE’s Discipline Code, the school’s policy, Chancellor’s regulation A-413, and/or the DOE’s Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy (“IAUSP”) will be subject to discipline in accordance with the guidance interventions and disciplinary responses set forth in the Discipline Code.

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Cell Phone Policy (con’t)

Confiscation and return of cell phones

Students who use their cell phones during the school day or during self-sustaining after school will meet with the following disciplinary consequences:

First Infraction- Confiscation of cell phone by teacher. Cell phones will be sent to the Dean’s office. The Dean will notify parents. The phone will be returned to a parent or guardian only. .
Second Infraction - Confiscation of cell phone by teacher. Cell phones will be sent to the Principal’s office. The cell phone will be returned to a parent or guardian only.
Third Infraction - Confiscation of cell phone by teacher. Cell phones will be sent to the Principal’s office. Parents will be notified by the Principal. The cell phone will be returned to a parent or guardian. There will be a revocation of cell phone privilege for students for a period of one month (in consultation with parent). Students will receive in-school disciplinary consequences according to the New York City Discipline Code. Consequences may include a removal from class by the teacher or a Principal’s Suspension.

Confiscation and return of electronic items (other than cell phones):

Students who bring prohibited electronic devices to school or to self-sustaining after school will meet with the following disciplinary consequences. This includes using school issued devices inappropriately:

First Infraction - Confiscation of electronic device by teacher. Electronic device will be sent to the Principal’s office. Parents will be notified by the Principal. The electronic device will be returned to the student at end of school day.
Second Infraction - Confiscation of electronic device by teacher. Electronic device will be sent to the Principal’s office. Parents will be notified by the Principal. The electronic device will be returned to a parent at end of school day.
Third Infraction - Confiscation of electronic device by teacher. Electronic device will be sent to the Principal’s office. Parents will be notified by the Principal. The electronic device will be returned to a parent at end of school day. Student will receive in-school disciplinary consequence according to the New York City Discipline Code. Consequences may include a removal from class by the teacher or a Principal’s Suspension.

PLEASE NOTE: PS 19 and school personnel are not responsible for lost, stolen, or broken cell phones, computing devices, portable music devices, “Smart” watches or any other entertainment systems. Students who bring these items to school assume all risks.

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Where should my updated emergency contact information be?

Please make sure your most up to date phone numbers, emails, and addresses are reflected on Operoo!

Teachers will send out mass emails to the grade through this website. If you do not have your most up to date email, you may miss out on the important information!

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Grade 7 Teachers

ELA	Ms. Roman Mrs. Mulvihill Mr. Semper
Math	Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Patafio
Science	Mr. Keefe (702 & 703) & Mr. McCalla (701)
Social Studies	Dr. Westcott
Spanish	Ms. Nunez
Physical Education (7^th grade Health)	Mr. Yarusso
Technology	Mrs. Baker
Art	Mrs. Quinn
Music	Ms. Devaney
ENL	Mr. Semper

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Support Staff

Danielle Bucolo, Culture Coach

Amanda McAllister, Guidance Counselor

Jose Morales, SAPIS Worker

Terry Reginella, Parent Coordinator

Ayse Ustares, Social Worker

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702 Schedule

Period	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1	MATH	ELA	SOC. STUDIES	MUSIC	MATH
2	MATH	ELA	SCIENCE	ELA	SPANISH
3	SPANISH	HEALTH	ELA	ELA	SOC. STUDIES
4	TECH	SOC. STUDIES	PE	SOC. STUDIES	SCIENCE
5	ELA	SCIENCE	MATH	MATH	PE
6	SCIENCE	MATH	MATH	DEBATE	ELA
7	L	U	N	C	H
8	ADVISORY	MATH	MATH OLYM	SCIENCE	ELA

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701 Schedule

Period	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1	MATH	ELA	SOC. STUDIES	MATH	SPANISH
2	MATH	ELA	PE	SOC. STUDIES	ELA
3	PE	SCIENCE	ELA	SPANISH	SOC. STUDIES
4	SCIENCE	HEALTH	ELA	SCIENCE	SCIENCE
5	ELA	SOC. STUDIES	SCIENCE	MATH	MATH
6	ELA	MATH	MATH	ELA	MATH
7	L	U	N	C	H
8	TECH	ADVISORY	MATH	CLUBS	ART

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703 Schedule

Period	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1	SOC. STUDIES	SPANISH	SCIENCE	SOC. STUDIES	SCIENCE
2	SCIENCE	MATH	SPANISH	MATH	MATH
3	ELA	HEALTH	MATH	MATH	MATH
4	TECH	ELA	SOC. STUDIES	ELA	SOC. STUDIES
5	MATH	MATH	ELA	ELA	PE
6	MATH	SCIENCE	ELA	SCIENCE	ELA
7	L	U	N	C	H
8	PE	ART	ADVISORY	CLUBS	ELA

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Report Card Schedule

P.S. 19 MarkingPeriods	Dates	Report Card Due Date	P/T Conference Date	# of school days
Marking Period 1	9/72023-10/28/2024	10/31/2022	9/15/22; 11/3/22	33
Marking Period 2	10/31/2022-1/6/2023	1/9/2023		40
Marking Period 3	1/9/2023-3/3/2023	3/6/2023	3/9/2023	34
Middle School Midterm Exams 2/13/2023-2/17/2023
Marking Period 4	3/6/2023-6/7/2023	6/21/2023	5/4/2023	59
NYS ELA 4/19-4/20; NYS Math 5/2-5/3; Middle School Finals 5/30-6/2; Grade 8 Science 6/5
Final Grades	6/16/2023	6/20/2023

Marking Periods	Dates	P/T Conference Date
1	09/07/24-10/31/24	11/07
2	11/1/24-01/03/25
3	01/04/25-02/28/25	03/06
Middle School Midterms Exams 02/10/25 - 02/14/25
4	03/01/25-06/05/25	05/1/25

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Grading Policy/Honor Roll

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Grading Policy/Honor Roll

Grading Policy 70% - Assessments 20% - Classwork (Assignments, group work, preparedness, participation) 10% - Homework Grades 6-8 All Marking Periods Numeric Course Grades: 95 – 100 High Honors 94 - 85 Honors 84- 75 74- 65 64 - Below (Fail) Remember the DOE GradeApp!	Honor Roll Criteria 6 - 8 High Honors 95-100 Cumulative Average in the following subjects: ELA Math Social Studies Science No failing grades in any other subject area Honors 94-85 Cumulative Average in the following subjects: ELA Math Social Studies Science No failing grades in any other subject area

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MAP Testing

Students will be MAP tested 3 times a year. Fall, Winter, and Spring.

Why do we MAP test?

MAP testing is designed to measure students achievement and growth throughout the school year. It informs the teacher where the student exceeds and where they need additional support.

Students see their MAP data and make goals with their teachers.
Parents see their child’s data

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Parent, Student, School Agreement

P.S. 19 is a partnership between parents, students, teachers and staff to provide the best possible education for our students. Children succeed when parents work closely with teachers and principals to develop strong relationships and have open communication.
As a parent/guardian, I will: ● Send my child ready to learn with all necessary tools and materials. ● Ensure that my child/children attend school regularly and arrive on time. ● Be aware of their children’s progress and struggles. ● Respond to communications from the school. ● Attend important meetings and conferences. ● Show respect and support for my child, the teachers and the school. ● Support the school’s discipline policy. ● Read with my child or make sure they are reading daily for a minimum of 15 minutes. ● Get involved in PTA and take part in school and community programs.	As a student, I will: ● Always try to do my best work. ● Follow the schools core values by commitment to being DRIVEN. ● Come to school prepared with my homework and supplies. ● Believe that I can and will learn. ● Spend at least 15 minutes reading and studying at home for my classes. ● Talk to my parents about school and my activities. ● Show respect for my fellow classmates and welcome new friendships. ● Be open minded and willing to explore new experiences.
As a member of the school staff, I will: ● Provide a safe and comfortable environment that is conducive to learning. ● Help each child to obtain and excel to the fullest potential. ● Provide relevant, meaningful activities and homework. ● Show respect for each child and the family. ● Acknowledge and celebrate the unique identity of each child. ● Clearly communicate information about your child’s performance and the educational programs. ● Communicate regularly with parents about their child’s progress.

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Grades, PBIS & Bathroom Policy

Grades: Teachers input grades into the DOE Grading system

PBIS: Positive behavior is encouraged in all grades. Teachers reward students with points each day for their behavior. Once students reach a certain amount of points, they get to participate in an activity that the class and/or grade chooses!

Bathroom Policy: In order to optimize learning, students are not allowed out of the classroom the first 10 minutes of the period and 10 minutes before the end of the period.

DOE PowerPoint - discipline-code-for-parents-.pdf

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PBIS & Points

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Google Classroom

Google Classroom is a great place for students to keep up to date with assignments and review class material. In addition, several resources are posted to support students’ learning.

Parents can link their emails to their child’s google classroom pages to stay up to date with class updates and assignments.

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Math�Mr. Anderson & Mrs. Patafio

	7^th Grade
Topics	Integers - +, -, x, / Ratio Proportionality Unit Rates Percent Expressions & Equations Inequalities Geometric Figures
Materials Required	Notebook Folder Pencil Device & Charger

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ELA

Ms. Roman & Mrs. Mulvihill

	7^th Grade
Topics	A Long Walk to Water Patient Zero One Last Word Plastic Pollution
Materials Required	Notebook Folder Pencil Device & Charger

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ELA�Ms. Roman & Mrs. Mulvihill

Expectations

We ask that the children work hard and try their best. They are encouraged to ask questions

and work with their peers

Absences: students are responsible for getting their assignments and missing notes and HW
Supplies: Students are required to have a marble notebook and 2 folders
Typical Day …

Classwork – Learning targets are written in notebooks. Notes are modeled with

responses for reading done in class. Writing on different topics and utilizing different

formats will be done mostly in class with some assignments completed at home. For student comfort, Google Docs will be utilized.

Homework – Homework is given most nights. It will consists of nightly reading responses and writing assignments that are given to reinforce the day’s lesson. Students are to read their independent reading books for at least 30 minutes each night.

Curriculum

We will be studying various units this school year from the Expeditionary Learning curriculum. Short response writing pieces and extended response essays will relate to the various works of literature that we read. Additional books may be added based on the needs and interests of our students.

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U.S. History - Dr. Westcott

7th Grade

Pre-Columbian American to the Civil War and Reconstruction

1ST HALF OF 11th Grade

Grading Policy

70% - Assessments - (Tests, Essays, DBQs)

20% - Classwork (Assignments, group work, preparedness, participation)

10% - Homework

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Science�Mr. Keefe Mr. McCalla

Quizzes – after each section of

a chapter.

Chapter Tests – after each chapter

Projects – from time to time

projects may be assigned.

8^th Grade – Regents Exam

HW, participation, preparation

– count towards Science

grade.

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Spanish

Ms. Nunez

Spanish 1A, Edmentum: online learning program

Materials:

device, earbuds/headphones, and notebook (optional)

Course Overview:
SWB introduced to

several common situations in which people communicate, such as exchanging names and greetings, describing people by physical and personality traits, and describing family members and aspects of their social life.
basic sentence structures and grammatical tools, students will learn to communicate by listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish, while internalizing new vocabulary and grammar.
regions of the Spanish speaking world that the central characters of each unit are visiting.

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MS Teacher Emails

Ms. Roman - 7th Gr. ELA - aroman5@schools.nyc.gov

Mrs. Patafio - 7th & 8th Grade Math - mpatafi@schools.nyc.gov

Dr. Westcott -7th & 8th Grade S.S, - fwestco@schools.nyc.gov

Mr. Keefe - 702 & 703 Science - jkeefe3@schools.nyc.gov

Mrs. Mulvihill - 7th & 8th Grade ELA - bmulvihill2@schools.nyc.gov

Mr. Anderson - 7th Gr. Math - preardonanderson@schools.nyc.gov

Ms. Nunez - Spanish- Knunez11@schools.nyc.gov

Mr. Yarusso - Phys. Ed. - jyarruso@schools.nyc.gov

Ms. Baker - Technology - Lbaker@schools.nyc.gov

Mr. McCalla - 701 Grade Science - rmccalla@schools.nyc.gov

Ms. Devaney - Theater & Music - sdevaney@schools.nyc.gov

Ms. Quinn - Art - mquinn7@schools.nyc.gov