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Weekly Updates - 4/25/2025

 

We have a few events coming up in May and June and can really use your help in making these events extra special.

Your involvement can transform these occasions into memorable experiences for everyone. Here are some specific ways you can contribute:

  • Event Set-Up and Decoration:
    • Art Show: Help Ms. Chehadi with setting up art displays.
    • Grown Up & Me: Help Ms. Tillery set up the tent and butterfly experience behind the school.
    • Stepping Up, 5th Grade Celebration and Marine STEAM: Decorating the school.
  • Activity Coordination:
    • Grown Up & Me: We will have interactive art and science stations for students to participate in.
  • Refreshments:
    • Assist in organizing, picking up, and serving delicious treats and refreshments for the various events.
  • Photography and Videography:
    • Capture the magic of our events by volunteering to take photos or videos. These memories will be cherished by families and the school community for years to come.
  • Clean-Up Crew:
    • After the fun is over, we need helping hands to ensure everything is tidied up and ready for the next school day. Your assistance in this area is crucial and valued.

Every little bit helps, and your participation not only enhances our events but also strengthens the bonds within our school community. Thank you for considering being a part of something special! To volunteer for any of the above events, please call, text, or email Ms. Kristen at (908) 605-0240 / kdruda@theharborviewschool.org

PTA and Title 1 PAC Annual Elections:

Are you ready to make a difference and have a blast while doing it?

  • The PTA needs YOU!
  • Our School needs YOU!
  • Our Children need YOU!

Our school's foundation is our families and their commitment to our school's culture and activities. Whether you're a master organizer, a creative genius, or just someone who loves to help out, there's a spot for you in our team. Please think about running for a elected seat or leading a committee for next school year! For more information visit, PTA -

Learning Shares & Family Events:

  • 3rd Grade Learning Share - China: TBA
  • Harbor View School Art Night: Thursday, May 29h at 5:30pm
  • Grown Up & Me: Wednesday, June 4th
  • Class of 2025 Celebration: Thursday, June 12th
  • 3K, 4K & Kindergarten Stepping Up Celebrations: Friday, June 13th
  • Marine STEAM Day: Friday, June 20th

May Field Experiences: Remember, all students must wear their PS 59 School Shirt on every field experience. Family chaperones are selected by lottery—sign up here.

  • Kindergarten: Genovesi Environmental Science Center
  • 1st Grade: Historic Richmond town, Garibaldi Meucci Museum
  • 2nd Grade: NY Skyscraper, SI Zoo
  • 3rd Grade: Staten Island Museum
  • 4th Grade: Hudson River Park, Governor’s Island
  • 5th Grade: Urban Ecology

School Offers from www.myschools.nyc: You will be notified by email to log in to your MySchools.nyc account to view the offer and any waitlists your child is on (if applicable), along with information on next steps. To learn how offers are made, visit schools.nyc.gov/MS and schools.nyc.gov/K.

  • Kindergarten Offers were released on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
  • Middle School Offers were released on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
  • Summer Rising Offers will be released on Thursday, April 24, 2025
  • 4K School Offers will be released on Tuesday, May 13, 2025
  • 3K School Offers will be released on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

New York State Exams: Below is our state exam schedule and here are a few key reminders to ensure our students are ready for exam day:

  • Arrival Time: Please ensure you arrive at school on time. The test will begin promptly at 9:00am. Latecomers may not be permitted to enter the testing room.
  • Rest Well: A good night's sleep is essential for optimal performance. Make sure to get at least 8 hours of rest the night before your exam.
  • Healthy Breakfast: Start your day with a nutritious breakfast to fuel your mind and body. Hot Breakfast is served everyday to all students from 7:45am to 8:00am in our school cafeteria.
  • Positive Attitude: Approach the exam with a positive mindset and confidence in your abilities.

English -Language Arts (ELA):

    • 3rd Grade: April 29th & April 30th
    • 4th & 5th Grade: April 23rd & April 24th

Math:

    • 3rd Grade: May 7th & May 8th
    • 4th & 5th Grade: May 6th & May 7th

Science:

    • 5th Grade: May 13th

Have a great weekend!

Community Events (shared by school partnerships and families):

** If you have a community event you would like us to share, please email message and flyer to Ms. Kristen, KDruda@theharborviewschool.org)

School Calendar

  • Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers

    PS 59 (31R059) - The Harbor View School
  • Memorial Day, schools closed

    PS 59 (31R059) - The Harbor View School
  • Eid al-Adha / Anniversary Day; schools closed

    PS 59 (31R059) - The Harbor View School
  • Clerical Day; no classes for students

    PS 59 (31R059) - The Harbor View School
  • Juneteenth, schools closed

    PS 59 (31R059) - The Harbor View School
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Field Experiences!

Field experiences are an important part of our curriculum and your child’s education. The experiences are used to enhance the units of study. We will plan many experiences for the calendar year. Some experiences are planned well in advance and other trips have a shorter information turn around period.  

  • Our Field Experiences are a mandatory part of our curriculum. 
  • Family chaperones will be selected by lottery for each experience. Please complete this form (https://forms.gle/XCgCtf5XVuSrPwGo9) to be entered into the lottery. 
  • Our school requests a traveling NYC DOE school nurse to attend every experience, but unfortunately, they cannot always accommodate our requests. If your child has a 504 please see the main office for further information on our policy for when a school nurse cannot attend.
  • Regardless of the type of experience, it is not permissible for students to meet at or be dismissed from a site other than the school.. 
  • Please see our Family Handbook for more details regarding field experience expectations and chaperone requirements. 

 

Health, Safety & Wellness Corner

Here are a few updates, resources and reminders now that the colder weather is approaching! 

  • Schoolyard: For the safety of our students and families please refrain from driving into the school yard during arrival and dismissal times. 
  • Clothing: With the warmer weather upon us, we want to remind you of our school's dress code and safety guidelines to ensure all students are appropriately attired for school activities. If a child is wearing inappropriate footwear or clothing, parents/caregivers will be called to bring a change of footwear or clothing. An example is flip flops, any open-toe shoes, heels, or heelies, as these items tend to cause safety hazards when students are engaged in activities. As always, your child's safety is of the utmost importance. If there is any question regarding the appropriateness of a student's attire, the principal will make the final determination. Thank you for your cooperation and support in keeping our school safe and conducive to learning.
  • School Bus Lane and crosswalks: please refrain from parking in front of the school building or in crosswalks during arrival and dismissal. When cars are stopped or parked in these locations it creates a safety hazard for our students as they are trying to arrive and leave from our school building. 
  • Lice: The presence of head lice in institutions such as schools is an uncomfortable fact of life. Together we can help ensure these occurrences do not become a greater problem. We encourage families to notify the main office if they detect head lice in their child's hair. When a student is found to have lice, notes are sent home to members of the child's class.
    • What are head lice?
      • Head lice are small insects with six legs usually the size of a sesame seed (the seeds on burger buns).
      • They live on or very close to the scalp and don’t wander far down the hair shafts for very long.
      • They can only live on human beings; you can’t catch them from animals.
      • Nits are not the same thing as lice. Lice are the insects which move around the head. Nits are egg cases laid by lice, stuck on to hair shafts; they are smaller than a pin head and are pearly white.
      • If you have nits it doesn’t always mean that you have head lice. When you have got rid of all the lice, the nits will stay stuck to the hair until it grows out.
      • You only have head lice if you can find a living, moving louse (not a nit) on the scalp.
      • Anybody can get head lice.
      • Head lice infections are caught from close family and friends in the home and community, not from the school.
      • Spread of head lice requires direct head to head contact. They can’t swim, fly, hop or jump.
    • Here are a few tips to help prevent the spread of head lice:
      • Check your child's hair on a regular basis.
      • Because head lice need close head-to-head contact to spread from one person to another, to reduce the spread of head lice, teachers will discourage students from activities which may involve head to head contact.
      • To reduce your child’s risk of getting head lice, make sure that long hair is tied up and discourage children from sharing their brushes and combs and having head to head contact with others.
      • Remember - Anyone can get head lice – they have no preferences for cleanliness, hair color, hair type, ethnicity or age.
    • Here are some resources to learn more about lice and treatments:

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NYCID After-Care

NYCID: Serving grades 4K to 5th. Registration for 2024-2025 in NOW Open!

child playing, books, afterschool registration flyer

The After Care program will begin on the 1st full day of school and will follow a school calendar operating from 2:20PM-6:00PM (closing promptly at 6:00pm).

*New Monthly After-Care Fees
Kinder to 5th Grade: 1st Child $275 2nd Child $225 3rd Child $200

Pre-K - Monthly After-Care Fees for $325 ($75 Discount if sibling enrolled in K-5 After Care)

Registration: If you already have access to the NYCID Parent Portal please log in and click the “Enroll” tab. If you are new to NYCID’s Online Registration system, go to www.nycid.org click What We Do then select Youth Development and then After School and Summer Programs- scroll down to forms and resources and click New Parent Registration. Fill out form. After you submit your registration, please log into the Parent Portal. Our (Free) NYCID Advantage After School Program funding has ended. If you are in need of After Care for the upcoming school year, you may be eligible for a Voucher that would pay for the program at no cost to you.  In order to see if you are eligible you must apply ASAP. It can take up to 4 weeks to receive your voucher so you must act quickly to begin After Care in the Fall. The application is online only. The steps to apply are below or you can come to the school on July 29th or July 30th from 10am- 1pm to get assistance with the online application.

  1. Please copy and paste the below link into your browser: http://mycity.nyc.gov/
  2. Click on Check eligibility and apply for child care assistance under Child care, then click on Apply now under Apply for child Care.  
  3. Select Child Care Voucher under New Child Care Voucher, then create an account,  Once an account is created you can start the process to see if you are eligible for a voucher.  
If you are eligible you will receive a voucher application from the voucher unit that will need to be completed by NYCID. When NYCID completes the forms you will submit them to the Voucher unit to be processed. It may take up to 4 weeks to receive voucher approval.  You will not be able to begin After Care until you have completed this process and are deemed eligible for a voucher and visible in the NYCID voucher portal.  When you receive the voucher application for NYCID to complete please forward to lfazio@nycid.org. If you have any questions please call Lauryn Fazio at 732-861-2134.

Goodhue After Care

Goodhue:  Serving grades Kindergarten to 5th, LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE - Registration is now. Call 718-447-2630 or email avindigni@childrensaid.nyc.org