PUBLIC SCHOOL 32
Staten Island, New York
NANCY SPATARO
PRINCIPAL
JODI ROSENBERG EVY SCHULTZ JENNIFER DOREN
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
APRIL MASTRANGELO & TRISHA ALTUNA-BYRNES
PTA CO - PRESIDENTS
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STUDENT NAME
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“INDIVIDUALLY WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE.”
Dear Parents/Guardians and Students:
It is a pleasure to welcome you to P.S. 32. The faculty and staff join me in saying we are happy to have you as part of the P.S. 32 family. We hope that this will be a successful and satisfying year for you.
The pages of the handbook are filled with important information regarding school policy and procedures. It is suggested that parents and students review the contents together. If you have questions that remain unanswered after reading the handbook, please call the school office. Open and clear communication between school and home is important to the success of the educational program.
The P.S. 32 planner was designed to assist in organizing students’ daily, weekly, and long-term assignments. The handbook will serve as a helpful resource for parents as they seek to provide academic support at home. Parents are partners in the important job of educating their children.
Your participation and support are appreciated during the school year, as is your membership in the P.T.A. Working together, we will be able to reach our collective and individual goals and celebrate the achievements of the students!
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of P.S. 32 is to provide our youngsters with an exemplary educational programin a safe, nurturing environment.
PRINCIPAL’S STATEMENT
We, at P.S. 32, tap into the abilities and talents of our students so that they can reach their highest potential in an atmosphere that promotes learning through: multi-sensory techniques, hands on experiences, positive reinforcements, acts of kindness/good citizenship, the arts, and a balanced math and literacy approach. We can only accomplish our goals of excellent achievement by fostering growth in each child’s physical, emotional, social and intellectual well-being. We take pride in our great tradition of excellence and involvement in our children’s success. Our students will reach for the stars and they will have an environment that supports that very process.
SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Our school has many wonderful academic programs. These programs enhance our students’ talents as well as their academic needs.
ETAS
ETAS, “Enrichment Through The Arts Program”, is enjoyed by ourthird, fourth and fifth graders. The students participate in three specialized programs throughout the year, such as: literacy games, poetry, logic programs/Sudoku, author study, scrapbooking, art, science expo, yoga, needle point, dance,
and other programs. Grade 3 meets once a week and Grades 4 & 5 meet twice a week.
Band
The 2nd and 3rd gradestudents learn the recorder. The students learn to readmusic and rhythms. In the 4th grade, students are selected from the 3rd grade recorder classes. Acceptance is for students who have shown interest and have excelled during 3rd grade. In the 5th grade the students are selected from the 4th grade band.
P.S. 32’s instructional programs that enhance academic achievement are:Journeys,Balanced Literacy & Go Math; Science Labs & the Weather Station; Contests/Academic Fairs & Bees: Read Aloud Day; Buehler Space Program; Literacythrough the Arts, Social Studies & Technology; Enrichment Through the Arts & Sciences & School Wide Updated State-of-the-Art Computers/Software & Internet/Intranet access.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Main Office……………………..(718) 984-1688
Main Office Fax Number…...…..(718) 227-5736
School Nurse………………… .(718) 227-9786
PTA Office……………………...(718) 605-1241
Parent Coordinator……………...(718) 984-1688ext 2191
School Assessment Team….……(718) 948-8010
ASSEMBLY DRESS
White shirt and dark skirt/pants.
TENTATIVE ASSEMBLIES / 2018-2019
September 2018Grades 1-5Summer Reading & Writing October 2018 Grades Pre-K-5March of Dimes Assembly
November 2018Grades K - 5Awards Assembly
December 2018Grades K-54th & 5th Grade Bands Concerts
December 2018Parents 4th & 5th Grade Band Concert
December 2018 Parents Student/Citizen/Attendance award
January 2019Parents3rd Grade Recorder Concert
January 2019 Parents 4th Grade Violin Concert
January 2019K-5Anti-Bullying Assembly
February 2019Grades K-5Awards Assembly
April 2019Grades K-5Safety Assembly
May 2019Grades K - 5Awards Assembly
May 2019Parents2ndGrade Dramaperformance
May 2019 Parents 2nd Grade Recorder Concert
May 2019 Parents 3rd Grade Recorder Concert
May 2019 Parents 3rd Grade Violin Concert
May 2019Parents4th & 5th Grade Band Concert
May 2019Parents4th & 5th Grade Band Concert
May 2018 Parents Student/Citizen/Attendance
Awards Assembly
May 2019Grades Pre-K-5Laser Show
TENTATIVE SCHOOL CALENDAR
2018
Thursday September 5First Day of School for all students
Staggered hours for Pre- K Early dismissal Kindergarten students
Friday September 6 First Full Day for Kindergarten
Partial School Time for Pre-K
Monday September 10 School Closed-Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday September 11 School Closed-Rosh Hashanah
Thursday September 13 Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday September 19 School Closed-Yom Kipper
Monday October 8 School Closed—Columbus Day
Tuesday November 6 School Closed for Students-Election Day
Monday November 12 School Closed- Veterans Day
Thursday November 15½ Day of school -11:20 Dismissal-
Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday November 22 School Closed-Thanksgiving Recess
Friday November23School Closed –Thanksgiving Recess
Wednesday November 28 Non-Attendance Day for Pre-K
Mon-Tues Dec. 24-Jan 1, 2017 School Closed – Winter recess
2019
Wednesday January 2Return to school
Monday January 21School Closed – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tuesday February 5 School Closed-Lunar New Year
Mon-Fri February 18-22School Closed – Midwinter Recess
Monday February 25Return to school
Thursday March 14 ½ Day of School-11:20am Dismissal-
Parent Teacher Conferences
Tuesday March 26Non-Attendance Day for Pre-K
Fri-Fri Apr19-Apr 26 School Closed – Spring Recess
Monday April 29Return to school
Wednesday May 15 Parent Teacher Conferences evening
Monday May 27School Closed – Memorial Day
Tuesday June 4 School Closed-Eid-al-Fitr
Thursday June 6School Closed for students-
Chancellor’s Conference Day
Monday June 11 School closed for students-Clerical Day
Tuesday June 26Last day of school for all students –
11:20 AM Dismissal
ASSESSMENT CALENDAR
2018 - 2019
NYS ELA TestApril2, 2019-April4, 2019
Grades 3, 4 & 5
NYS Math Test May 1, 2019-May 3, 2019
Grades 3, 4 & 5
NYS Science Performance Test
Grade 4 May 22, 2019 – May31, 2019
NYS Science Written Section
Grade 4June 3, 2019
*See the appendix for Workshop/Events Calendar
P.T.A CALENDAR
* Subject to change
Executive Board Meetings
All meetings are at 8:30 am unless noted otherwise. Consult the Monthly P.T.A Newsletter.
Sept18, 2018Feb 8, 2019
Oct8, 2018Mar 9, 2019
Nov 9, 2018April 19, 2019
Dec 7, 2018 May 10, 2019
Jan11, 2019 June - TBA
General Meetings
AM meetings are at 8:30AM
PM meetings are at 7:30PM
Consult the Monthly P.T.A Newsletter.
September 13(PM) February 8(AM)
October 16(PM) 6:30 pm March 14(PM)
November 9 (AM) April 23(PM) 6:30
December 7(AM) May 15(PM)
January 11(AM) June (TBA)
2018-2019 PTA Dates of Events
Candy SaleSeptember 2018
CarnivalSeptember 2018
PicturesOctober 2018
Book Fair November 2018
AuctionTo Be Announced
Book Fair March 2019
Plant SaleMay 2019
ElectionsMay 2019
Installation June 2019
LOST AND FOUND
Your child’s name should be on all articles of outer clothing. Identification should also appear on book bags, books and lunch boxes. The Lost and Found is located in the cafeteria. Lunch time is a good time for your child to look for a lost item. If your child leaves an item in school, he/she should pick it up the next school day. Items may not be retrieved after school hours due to safety and security purposes.
USEFUL INFORMATION
ARRIVAL:
School begins at 8:00 AM. Students who participate in the breakfast program will begin eating breakfast at 7:45 AM. Teachers will pick up students from their specified locations at 8:00 AMpromptly to begin the instructional days. Those students who arrive after 8:00 AM will be marked late, unless they are bus students. Pre-kindergarten students will be admitted by the teacher andescorted to their class from the Elverton Avenue entrance promptly at 8:00AM. For safety reasons,parents are not permitted to enter the building.
In order to afford maximum monitoring and safety for the children we will continue to have indoor lineup. This routine continues to serve our children well.
All walkers in Grades 1 – 5, will enter the building through the gym doors and go directly to their assigned holding areas. These doors will remain open until 8:05 to accommodate any student who may be running late. Students who come in through the Main Entrance will receive late passes.If you know your child will be late for school, please send in note or accompany your child into the school building through the Main Entrance.
Grade 1Auditorium
Grade 2 -3Gymnasium
Grade 4 -5Cafeteria
Kindergarten students enter the building using the side entrance on Barlow Avenue (Kindergarten playground) and line up in the Kindergarten wing.
When dropping your child off for school please be aware that:
The School Safety Agent is positioned on the sidewalk at the topof the stairs by the school yard on Stieg Avenue.
A School Aide will be by the bottom of the stairs, near the gym door entrance/school yard.An Assistant Principal is on Elverton Avenue where the bus children get off the bus.
The school personnel will be available at all entrances to the building where children come into school.
Breakfast begins at 7:45 AM for Grades 2 – 5, in the cafeteria. Pre-k, K &1st Grade eat in the classroom.
All bus children will enter the building through the Elverton Avenue doors. Adult supervision is provided outside, as the children are disembarking the bus and as they move inside to the holding areas.
All latecomers must enter the building through the Barlow Avenue main entrance and obtain a late pass from the security guard. A pattern of lateness will be addressed by the administration. If you know your child will be late, please send them with a note so we know you are aware of this lateness.
DISMISSAL: 2:20
Walkers
Children will be met outside of the school building. Parents may not come into the lobby to pick up their children. If you have a last minute emergency situation and your child needs to be picked up early, please report to the general office so an arrangement can be made prior to dismissal.
Your cooperation is gratefully appreciated.
Once again, for the safety of your children the following routines will be enforced:
Pre-K-144 & Pre-K-146 Outside Individual Classroom Door
(Elverton Avenue)
Pre-K 145 & K-143 Exit 6 (Barlow Ave)
Classes K-140 & K-142Outside Individual Classroom
Doors - (Elverton Avenue)
Classes K-242 & K-141Exit 4/5 ( Next to Kindergarten
Playground )
Grade 1Exit 7 - (Main Entrance – Stieg Avenue)
Grade 2Exit 7 – (Main Entrance – Barlow Avenue)
Grade 3 Exit 2/3 - (Stieg Avenue)
Grade 4Exit 1- Bottom of Stairs - (Stieg Avenue)
Grade 5 Exit 1-Top of Stairs - (Stieg Avenue)
Classes K/1/2-240, 3/4-210, 4-340, &5-341
Gym Door Exit (Next to the Schoolyard)
Bus Children
Bus service begins the first day of school. Please use bus service as soon as possible. We need to know the number of children who will be using bus service. For safety purposes, it is not recommended that children switch from bus to walker for a day. As a safety precaution, in the event that there is a change in your child’s bus routine, you must notify the school in writing. In addition, you may not pick up another child without written permission from his/her parent. Students are not permitted to take a different bus from the one they are assigned. Children are eligible for the bus, if they meet the following requirements:
- Grades K-2 are entitled to bus if they live ½ mile or more from the school.
- Grades 3-5-must live over one mile from the school or have a medical variance (obtained from the Office of Pupil Transportation and filled out by the child’s doctor).
Bus children will be dismissed from the gym and exit 4/5 to board their bus on Elverton Avenue.
Cautions: Children are not to be dropped off between cars or buses. Parents should not doublepark, pass a school bus with flashing red lights, or park in bus stop areas. Please use the crosswalks.
The school works in partnership with the 122ndPrecinct in enforcing traffic safety laws. To protect our children, no one is permitted to return to the building to retrieve forgotten items after dismissal. Parents may write a note to the teacher explaining the dilemma. We appreciate your cooperation in abiding by these most important safety rules established for the welfare of your children.
For the safety of the children we ask to follow the Parking/No Parking rules on Elverton and Stieg Avenue (signs posted by the Police Department). Please remain outside the building. Allow room at each exit so all designated classes can leave the building in a safe and orderly manner. Teachers will escort the pupils outside the building. Discuss with your child the importance of safety and any special arrangements you will have to meet them. Please avoid using Elverton Avenue during arrival and dismissal as the buses are dropping off students. The buses must have clear access in order for the children to arrive safely and on time.
SAFEGUARDING YOUR CHILD
Please do not have pets or lit cigarettes around the perimeter of the school.
CROSS ONLY AT CORNERS:Observance of this rule eliminates the dangerous practice of “jay walking.” If the intersection is controlled, drivers look for and expect walkers to cross only at the corner and with the traffic light.
WATCH FOR TURNING CARS: This guards against children “walking into the side” of cars as they turn corners. Too many children are injured when they forget they must be extra alert at corners.
KEEP FROM BETWEEN PARKED CARS:This rule is probably the most often violated and bears the most serious consequences of all. It takes time and distance to stop a vehicle even if it is moving slowly. It is difficult for the driver to stop if a child darts suddenly into his path from between two parked cars.
WALK ON LEFT FACING TRAFFIC:
This applies to sections where there are no sidewalks. While walking to the left, the child can observe oncoming traffic and step off the roadway in plenty of time to avoid an approaching vehicle.
PLAY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC:
Playing on the street, including “hitching” on vehicles is one of the largest causes of child accidents. Street games in traffic are dangerous. Playgrounds and backyards in the neighborhood are the best guarantee that no boy or girl will be deprived of a happy childhood because of a traffic injury.
BE DOUBLY ALERT ON RAINY DAYS:Special care is necessary to counteract the difficulty of seeing clearly on rainy days. Visibility is hampered by umbrellas and rainfall and may hide a vehicle from view. In addition, it is more difficult for the driver to see and vehicles may be unable to stop quickly or may skid.
OBEY POLICE OFFICERS, ADULT CROSSING GUARDS, AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS: Your child’s safety to and from school will depend to a great degree upon obedience to these “safety guardians.”
ITEMS NOT TO BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL:Toys, toy guns, cars, radios, electronic games, etc. are not to be brought to school unless specifically requested by the teacher.
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS ARE FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS.
*All students mustsubmit a completed lunch form, to provide the kitchen staff with a head count. You may go online to:
MILK IS ALSO FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS.
LUNCH PROCEDURES
Students have a 50 minute lunch period which includes eating time and recreation time. Parents or guardians wishing to take their children home for lunch must meet in the main office. There must be advance notice on file with your child’s teacher.
1st Lunch 10:24-11:14
Grades Pre -K, 1, 3, 5 & Class 5-341
2nd Lunch 11:50-12:40
Grades 1, 2,4 Classes K/1/2-240, 2/3- 210, 3/4-340
Good housekeeping is very important for a safe and orderly environment for our children. Please encourage your children to clean up their garbage during breakfast/lunch and cooperate with school rules and regulations. Children may not bring drinks in glass containers or cans.
LUNCHROOM PROCEDURES
- You must sit at your assigned table.
- Always wait to be called for hot lunch and drinks.
- Use a soft voice at all times.
- Remember we only walk in the lunchroom.
- It is expected that the cafeteria is to be kept clean and neat.
- Food is not to leave the lunchroom.
- Listen to the adults in charge.
PLAYGROUND RULES
- Think safety first. Hitting, kicking, pushing, punching, tackling, and running are not permitted.
- No one is to return to the building unless permission is given by the adult on duty.
- Students are expected to line up quietly and move through the building in the same manner.
- Use of bad language is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
- Throwing of stones, sticks, snowballs, or any other objects is not permitted.
- NEVER go beyond the schoolyard gates!
- Listen to the adults in charge.
FIELD TRIPS
Prior to any field trip, a note is sent home with each student describing the trip and explaining any fees involved. This note includes a permission slip that must be signed by the parent/guardian and returned to the teacher.
Please be advised that only parents selected by the teacher will attend a class trip. To maintain safety and order on trips, parents who have not been selected are not to impose his/her presence at the trip site. Siblings are not invited to accompany parent chaperones. A Board of Health nurse will accompany designated children on trips. In the event a nurse is not available, students with a 504 on file must have a parent and/or guardian attend the trip.
ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS
If your child is going to be absent please call the Parent Coordinator in the main office at
(718) 984-1688
Children ages 6-17 are mandated by law to be in school. Attendance is taken daily. Children are expected to be on time. If your child wasabsent,a note from the parent or a doctor must be given to the teacher when he/she returns to school. If a child is absent for two consecutive days, a call to the parent will be made by the school. Absence for family vacation is not an excusable absence. Family holidays should be taken during school holidays.