Parents and students, please be advised that Monday, January 27th is a regularly scheduled school day for staff and students.
Monday 1/27/20
Report Card Distribution
Greetings Parents!
Report cards are being sent home with your child today (1/21/20). Please speak with your child about their grades, celebrate their successes, and talk about plans for improvement. If your child is failing a class, please return the slip at the bottom of the letter attached to your child’s report card. Returning this slip will allow the school to coordinate a convenient time for you to meet with your child’s teachers and partner with us to ensure your child is on track for success.
Important Dates January 2020
Important Dates in January 2020:
- 1/6 – 1/17: DRP Assessment will be conducted
- 1/7: End of Marking Period
- 1/9: Girls’ Varsity Basketball Home Game 4 PM
- 1/10: Student/Teacher Basketball Game 3-5:30 PM
- 1/16: Boys’ Varsity Basketball Home Game
- 1/20: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – SCHOOL CLOSED
- 1/21: Report Card Distribution
- 1/22: SLT 5 PM & PTA 6 PM
- 1/30: Girls’ Varsity Basketball Home Game 4 PM
- Every Tuesday: Parent Engagement 2:40-3:30 PM
For all January events and updates, please see our calendar here.
Free High School Webinar 2/26/20
Free Webinar: “NYC Public High Schools Admissions: What You Need to Know Once Results Come Out”
Wednesday, February 26
7:00 to 8:00 pm
Location: Your Computer!
Capacity is limited, and registration is required: Register Here
If you are a NYC middle school family or school counselor, this webinar is for you.
Agenda will include (subject to change):
– What can you expect when results come out?
– What are the various results scenarios?
– What if you are not happy with your results?
– How will waitlists work?
– How will appeals work?
– What are my chances of success AFTER results come out?
– What can you expect to see in the MySchools system and when?
Moderator:
Maurice Frumkin is President of NYC Admissions Solutions and former Deputy Executive Director of High School Admissions with the NYC Dept. of Ed. Over the past 10+ years, Maurice and his team have trained hundreds of school counselors and counseled hundreds of families on the NYC high school admissions process, as well as K-college admissions. He is a frequent speaker at schools across the city on a variety of admissions topics.
GSA’s Out For Safe Schools Training
MS 88 staff members attended this week’s GSA meeting to hear from LGBTQIA+ students and their allies. Our GSA students told the staff the actions they’d like their allies to take to affirm their identities and make them feel safe in the MS 88 community. At the end of the session, students presented staff members with “Out For Safe Schools Badges” that staff can display to show their allyship. Students, if you see one of these badges and have a question about it, ask the staff member what it means!
High School Applications
High School Applications Due December 6
- Use MySchools to access your personalized application, explore your options and apply as soon as possible.
- The deadline has been extended to Friday, December 6, 2019.
