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LMC Family and Community Newsletter
April 12th -  April 16th, 2021
 
  • Throughout the year, look here for shout-outs and appreciations for our community members!  Or even better, send a shout-out of your own to be published in the weekly newsletter. Submit your shout out by emailing it to Shanna Douglas - sdouglas@lmc896.org
    • Shout out to Carlyn, Rachelle, Maggie, Brenda, and Shannon for helping us with school photos! We truly appreciate you dedicating your time!
This Week at LMC!
Check out some of the great things that happened at LMC this week!
  • 8th-grader Greta Sanchez Guss' artwork has been selected to be part of PS Art 2021. It will be posted online through The Office of Arts and Special Projects, and The Met will be posting it in their virtual exhibition This is a huge deal, and we are so proud! See the winning photo "Subway" below.
  • 7th-grade students play in the gym while waiting to have their picture taken!
  • 6th-grade scientists took their weather journals outside!
  • 6th-grade Visual Artists took photos of themselves in Keith Herring-inspired poses!
  • The most recent edition of the  LMC Podium is hot off the presses!

Testing Corner

This year NY State is requiring that all families OPT-IN to take the ELA, Math, and Science State Exams. If you choose not to opt-in your student, they will not take the exam. This is for both remote and blended students.

***Students must opt-in to the ELA State Exam by Friday, April 16th.*** NYS Testing 2020-2021- Opt-In SurveyChinese Version: NYS Testing 2020-2021 Opt-In Survey

“Community building must become the heart of any school improvement effort” -Thomas Sergiovanni

Dear Families:

In the last few weeks, I’ve received emails about testing and Blended Learning and would like to use this space to address common questions about these two topics.

 

Blended Learning

  • Based on Friday’s data, we have less than twenty-five students who have opted into Blended.  Once we are given the green light from the DOE, we will allow students to enter the building as early as Wednesday.  We will send families an email with additional details. 

  • There are still no final details or next steps about the change to 3-feet.   I fear that this change will impact our current program, but our community’s safety is still a priority, and we do want to minimize the impact on students and their current teachers.  I hope to have more details at our upcoming PTA meeting.  

 

NYS Exams

  • As of Friday, approximately 80 students will participate in state examinations this year.  Many are taking the exams for different reasons.  Some kids are curious and want to wrap up the year the usual way, 6th-grade parents would like their children to experience the middle school testing format, and 7th grade still weigh the pros and cons of testing and HS admission. You have until the 16th to decide about ELA.  If you want to read Mr. Krtizman’s email to 7th-grade families, please visit the Testing Corner and click on the Testing Information link. 

  • We are beginning to create proctor schedules for testing.  The state testing days might become fully remote for students not testing to adhere to social distancing guidelines and ensure testing accommodations are met for those who opted into testing.  Doing so will also provide students at home with live classes.  If these are regular blended days, we will have to cover students in the building, proctor students testing, and still teach kids at home. We do not have enough staff to do so!

 

PTA Meeting

  • I hope to see you all at Wednesday’s PTA meeting at 5pm.  Our guest speaker will be Dr. Robin Goodman.  We sought Dr. Goodman out because we wanted to provide families with the tools to help their children cope during this challenging time and with the transition back to school in September.   Join Zoom Meeting     Meeting ID: 781 2576 6157  Passcode: Y59H90

  

Shanna Douglas, Principal

sdouglas@lmc896.org
C: 347-232-6130 (Text first)
O: 646-826-6100



AND ALSO:
  • Access your child’s report card at https://mystudent.nyc/.  
  • April 21st at 5pm- High School information session for Asian-speaking 7th-grade families only.  Join Zoom Meeting  ID: 89739951049  Passcode: 886904

FROM PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS:

  • The LMC Student Dress Code: Shorts/skirts/dresses should fully cover a child's bottom.  Shirts/tops/dresses should appropriately cover the torso.  No clothing depicting drugs, alcohol, profanity/violence is permitted

  • Text FOOD to 726879 to find a food pantry pickup location near you. It takes 2 minutes to sign up via chat-bot, and you can make a reservation to pick up food at a pantry within walking distance of your home, no questions asked. The app is in 9 languages and includes 170 pantries across all 5 boroughs.
  • Clubs at LMC
  • Jumprope Reminders for LMC Families and LINK on our school’s website.  
Blended Learning Calendar
 
 
  • April 12th - Week 3
  • April 16th - LMC Got Talent
  • April 16th - Last Day to Opt-In to the ELA State Exam
  • April 21st - 6th grade ELA state exam
  • April 22nd - 7th grade ELA state exam
  • April 23rd - 8th grade ELA state exam
DOE Calendar for the school year HERE
If you are planning on shopping on Amazon, please remember to use the Amazon Smile program and designate Lower Manhattan Community Middle School PTA as your charitable organization. A percentage of every purchase you make through the Smile program goes to the PTA fund to support LMC. The link for shopping on Amazon Smile is: https://smile.amazon.com/.
 
Our mailing address is:
Lower Manhattan Community Middle School
26 Broadway Room 613
NY, NY 10004
PHONE:  646-826-8100
FAX:  646-826-8101
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