Wish List
Upcoming Events
JUNE
3rd- Senior Trip, Sharpe
4th- Talent Show
6th- Field Trip City Growers
7th- Field Day with Mr. Alex, 412 is wearing GREEN!
9th- NO SCHOOL, 5th Grade Party
10th- Grandparents Day, Dance Performance 9:15-10:15am, and Final Day of Art Residency
13th- Poetry Celebration 9:00-10:00am, Room 412, Pot luck style, please bring a treat that you love or that connects with your poetry anthology/your personal identity
16th- Class 5-412 End-of-Year Celebration, Pier 6 10:00am-1:00pm. Pizza lunch, but please feel free to bring any other treats to celebrate our year together. Bring: Change of clothing (and underwear), squirt guns, sunblock, hat, and sunglasses. Wear a swimsuit under your clothes!
20-24th- 5th Grade Spirit Week
23rd- Moving Up Ceremony, 8:30-9:30 am
28th- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, 1/2 day
4th- Talent Show
6th- Field Trip City Growers
7th- Field Day with Mr. Alex, 412 is wearing GREEN!
9th- NO SCHOOL, 5th Grade Party
10th- Grandparents Day, Dance Performance 9:15-10:15am, and Final Day of Art Residency
13th- Poetry Celebration 9:00-10:00am, Room 412, Pot luck style, please bring a treat that you love or that connects with your poetry anthology/your personal identity
16th- Class 5-412 End-of-Year Celebration, Pier 6 10:00am-1:00pm. Pizza lunch, but please feel free to bring any other treats to celebrate our year together. Bring: Change of clothing (and underwear), squirt guns, sunblock, hat, and sunglasses. Wear a swimsuit under your clothes!
20-24th- 5th Grade Spirit Week
23rd- Moving Up Ceremony, 8:30-9:30 am
28th- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, 1/2 day
May
5th- Art Residency Kicked Off
12th- Open School Night 5:00-7:30 (Middle School Forum 6-7 in the auditorium, current 5th grade families)
13-15th- After School Musical
16th- Senior Trip Meeting, 8:20am, Room 409
23rd- Field Trip Rooftop Farm, 9:00 departure
26th- Chorus Spring Performance 6-8pm
30th- NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day
12th- Open School Night 5:00-7:30 (Middle School Forum 6-7 in the auditorium, current 5th grade families)
13-15th- After School Musical
16th- Senior Trip Meeting, 8:20am, Room 409
23rd- Field Trip Rooftop Farm, 9:00 departure
26th- Chorus Spring Performance 6-8pm
30th- NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day
March
3rd- Family-Student-Teacher conferences, 1pm-3pm, 4pm-7pm
4th- Independent Writing Project #3 Due
9th- New York Historical Society coding field trip
10th- PS 261 Forum on State Tests, 6:15pm in the auditorium. Childcare provided.
25th- NO SCHOOL
4th- Independent Writing Project #3 Due
9th- New York Historical Society coding field trip
10th- PS 261 Forum on State Tests, 6:15pm in the auditorium. Childcare provided.
25th- NO SCHOOL
FEBRUARY
3rd- Field Trip MCNY, please be here ON TIME, we're leaving at 8:45am
5th- Science Fair Projects are Due and Yearbook Photos
8th- NO SCHOOL
10-12- Post Office (Send Valentines through the Post Office or hand deliver them, but remember to send them to the WHOLE CLASS)
12th- Pajama Day
15-19- NO SCHOOL
24th- Graduation Photos with Irvin Smith
25th- Published Commentary DUE
29th- Speak Up & Out event (Commentary Celebration), 9:00am
5th- Science Fair Projects are Due and Yearbook Photos
8th- NO SCHOOL
10-12- Post Office (Send Valentines through the Post Office or hand deliver them, but remember to send them to the WHOLE CLASS)
12th- Pajama Day
15-19- NO SCHOOL
24th- Graduation Photos with Irvin Smith
25th- Published Commentary DUE
29th- Speak Up & Out event (Commentary Celebration), 9:00am
JANUARY
15th- 9:00am, Historical Fiction Celebration in the classroom.
*Please bring in a food from the late 1800’s- ask you child what food people ate at that time!
*Your child can dress up as a character from their text.
15th- Arts Assembly
18th- NO SCHOOL, MLK Day of Service at PS 261 from 1-4.
22nd- March to Borough Hall
*Please bring in a food from the late 1800’s- ask you child what food people ate at that time!
*Your child can dress up as a character from their text.
15th- Arts Assembly
18th- NO SCHOOL, MLK Day of Service at PS 261 from 1-4.
22nd- March to Borough Hall
DECEMBER
7th- Book Fair Class 5-412, 11:30am (Bring in $ to buy a special book.)
23rd- Gingerbread House Celebration (Please feel free to bring something tasty to eat that is not a sugary sweet! We'll keep the savory snacks out in the hall to cut down on our sugar intake.)
24th-Jan. 3rd- Holiday Break, NO SCHOOL
23rd- Gingerbread House Celebration (Please feel free to bring something tasty to eat that is not a sugary sweet! We'll keep the savory snacks out in the hall to cut down on our sugar intake.)
24th-Jan. 3rd- Holiday Break, NO SCHOOL
November
3rd- Election Day, NO SCHOOL
11th- Veterans Day, NO SCHOOL
24th- Student-led Conferences, 1-3pm and 4-7pm (Students must attend)
25th- Cultural Celebration, Bring in a dish that captures your family traditions or favorite food (Bring enough for the whole class- 31 students.)
26-27th- THANKSGIVING, NO SCHOOL
11th- Veterans Day, NO SCHOOL
24th- Student-led Conferences, 1-3pm and 4-7pm (Students must attend)
25th- Cultural Celebration, Bring in a dish that captures your family traditions or favorite food (Bring enough for the whole class- 31 students.)
26-27th- THANKSGIVING, NO SCHOOL
OCTOBEr
1st- Districtwide Middle School informational, 5:30pm as MS 88
12th- NO SCHOOL
13th- Opera Field Trip
23rd- Identity Museum Celebration, 8:45 am, Class 5-412
28th- Picture Day, 9:30am Class 5-412
30th- Character Parade, 9:00am
12th- NO SCHOOL
13th- Opera Field Trip
23rd- Identity Museum Celebration, 8:45 am, Class 5-412
28th- Picture Day, 9:30am Class 5-412
30th- Character Parade, 9:00am
September
9th- First day of school
14-15th NO SCHOOL, Rosh Hashanah
17th- Curriculum Night, 5:00-7:30pm, 5:00-5:30 Specialist, 5:45-6:30 Teacher Session 1, 6:45-7:30 Teacher Session 2
18th- at 8:30am, Back to School Breakfast in class 5-412. Families, we'd love to have you join us!
18th- at 9:30-11:30 am, Middle School Meeting with Heather, the parent coordinator
23-24th- NO SCHOOL
27th- Atlantic Antic
14-15th NO SCHOOL, Rosh Hashanah
17th- Curriculum Night, 5:00-7:30pm, 5:00-5:30 Specialist, 5:45-6:30 Teacher Session 1, 6:45-7:30 Teacher Session 2
18th- at 8:30am, Back to School Breakfast in class 5-412. Families, we'd love to have you join us!
18th- at 9:30-11:30 am, Middle School Meeting with Heather, the parent coordinator
23-24th- NO SCHOOL
27th- Atlantic Antic