PDF MARCH 24, 2016: WEEKLY PARENT UPDATE #14

MARCH 24, 2016: WEEKLY PARENT UPDATE #14

Now that the Parent/Teacher conferences have taken place, please remember that you should always feel free to follow up with any school personnel as questions and concerns may arise. You can email all of your child's teachers (and guidance counselor), all Assistant Principals, and Principal Zhang via the PARENTS link on stuy.edu ? just click on CONTACT TEACHERS, which will bring you to this link: You may bookmark & save this handy reference. Individual teachers may provide students with alternate email addresses. Teachers usually do not have school phone numbers, but telephone messages may be left at the general school switchboard, 212-312-4800. Or you may leave a message for a teacher with the appropriate Assistant Principal, whose department extensions are:

Biology/GeoScience- Ms. Fong: x7011 or efong@schools. Chemistry/Physics-Mr. Thomas: x9010 or sthomas24@schools. English- Mr.Grossman: x6011 or egrossm@schools. Guidance- Ms. Pedrick: x2222 or cpedrick@schools. Mathematics- Ms. Ferrara: x4020 or mferrar10@schools. Music/ Fine Arts/Technology- Dr. Wheeler: x1321or rwheele@schools. Physical Education/Health- Mr. Moran: x5010 or bmoran@schools. Social Studies- Ms. Suri: x3021 or jsuri@schools. World Languages- Ms. Ubieta: x5021or aubieta@schools.

Always feel free to contact your child's guidance counselor for assistance. Links to available tutoring and review resources at Stuyvesant may be found on the school homepage, under ACADEMICS. Just scroll down and click on TUTORING & REVIEW to access this information.

CALENDAR

School Calendar for Next Year: The 2016-2017 school calendar may be accessed at the following link. Classes begin on Tuesday, September 8, 2016. More details are available at this link:



Monday, March 28 (& Weds., 3/30 & Friday, 4/1): International Women's Day Run ? all students, parents, & staff are welcome to meet in the lobby after school for a relaxing run along the Hudson River in support of Girls Learn, which provides educational support to female students around the world. Thanks to Dr. Anna Markova & the many involved student groups for coordinating this event. Free T-shirts will be provided ? sign up at: stuyiwd@

Tuesday, March 29: Chinese Parents Outreach Meeting, at 6:00pm in the school cafeteria.

Wednesday, March 30: Information meeting about the Cooper Union pre-college summer art program, after 10th period in Room 1024. For more information, contact art/technology teacher Leslie Bernstein at: lbernstein5@schools.

Tuesday, April 5: School Leadership Team (SLT) monthly meeting at 3:45pm in Room 107. The SLT consists of Principal Zhang & other administrators, teachers, students, and parents. Current issues and school policies are discussed, and all members of the Stuyvesant community are welcome to attend.

Friday, April 8: PA Spring Feast at 6:30pm at Jing Fong Restaurant in downtown Manhattan ? a few seats are left for this enjoyable & delicious event:

Friday, April 15: Spring Concert & Art Show @ 6:00pm in the Murray Kahn Theater. Come hear the scintillating sounds of our student musicians and choruses as they perform a variety of classical and popular works. You can hear part of their recent Carnegie Hall performance of Mozart's Requiem, along with the premiere of several original student compositions. And be sure to enjoy the always-impressive art & technology exhibit of student creativity throughout the lobby ? we invite any museum in town to match the breadth of talent of our artists, sculptors, photographers, architects, & engineers!

Here are a few significant dates to keep in mind for the Spring term.

-April 20: End of Marking Period Two: Report cards for this period will be distributed on Tuesday, May 10. - April 21: `Hidden Ivies' College Admissions Panel Discussion: Parents & students can hear from college representatives from Boston College, Bates College, the University of Rochester, and other top colleges at 7:00pm in the school theater. -April 22: Earth Day Celebration in the student cafeteria after 10th period. -April 25 ? 29: Spring Recess - May 5: College Night (for 11th-grade families)

- May 10: Pre-College Information Presentation (6:00pm) for 9th & 10th grade parents/guardians in the theater ? How to Navigate the College Admissions Process.

- May 30: Memorial Day Holiday ? Schools closed -Senior Prom: Saturday, June 6 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel -Graduation: Wednesday, June 22 (1:00 pm) at Carnegie Hall

STUYVESANT NEWS & VIEWS

NYC Public School Surveys: Hard copies of the learning environment survey were either sent to your home (in a green envelope) last week or given out in class for your student to bring home. You may mail the hard copy of the survey back in the enclosed envelope for receipt by April 1.

You may also complete the survey online by using the 8-digit serial # printed on your copy. If you did not receive it, or need your serial number, or for more

information, call the Survey Hotline at 1-800-690-8603. You can complete the survey online via this site: Please take this opportunity to provide public feedback about our school. Let us (and the Department of Education) know how well we are communicating with you with our newsletters, website, and outreach. Returning the survey helps Stuyvesant! Receiving a survey from every family is our goal, and increasing the number of returned surveys is one of the only ways that a high-achieving school like ours can affect the DOE grade we receive each year.

Advanced Placement Exams at Stuyvesant: Assistant Principal/Operations Saida Rodriguez-Tabone reminds students & parents that she recently emailed individualized AP test schedules for the May testing period to all students enrolled in AP courses. Students who do not take a scheduled exam will pay a penalty fee of $20 for each missed exam ? questions or problems may be addressed to srodrig6@schools.

The online Programming Process for next September has begun ? students may request AP classes for the fall. Learn more and submit course requests until April 11 at:

Last week's Open House for newly-admitted middle school students and their parents went extremely well. More than 1,500 people were treated to student-led

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