Attention All Parents/Guardians:

• Please take our online Parent Engagement Survey 2010.  Click here and take the survey today!
• Also, please read this important letter from the Chancellor about recently-released State test results in 3rd-8th grade English Language Arts and math. This letter is available in 10 languages Click here for the letter. 

 

Our first week of summer school was a complete success.  Despite the record high, sweltering heat and initial adjustments we made it through without incident.  Summer school started this Tuesday, July 6th, hours are 8:30am to 12:30pm and the last day of class is on Thursday, August 5th.  However, important testing dates will take place on Monday, August 9th for Math and Tuesday, August 10th for Reading.  Please make sure that your child reports to school on these important testing dates.

If you need additional information and/or assistance, please contact the Parent Coordinator, Ivie Bien-Aime at (718) 241-4800 ext. 1400 and/or via cell (347) 563-4672.  Our 1st Summer School Parent Workshop, "How to Help Your Child Succeed in School",  will take place on Thursday, July 15th at 10:00am to 11:30am and also in the evening from 6:00pm to 7:30pm.

Wow, what a year!  Another year of challenge, growth and success has come to a close and parting is met with both relief and sorrow.  We bid adieu to the Class of 2010.  Congratulations to Class of 2010, you will all be missed.  The last day of school is Monday, June 28th (half day-school ends at 12:00pm) and Summer School begin on Tuesday, July 6th.  To view a short graduation film, please click here.  Promotion dance photos will be coming soon!

The countdown to the end of the 2009-2010 school year has officially begun!  PTA Elections will take place on Tuesday, June 15, immediately following our End of Year Awards Night Celebration.   Please join us as we celebrate our children achievements.  We’ve had a full calendar of activities here at the school and there is still a lot going on leading up to the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, Monday, June 28 ~ Student dismissal is at 12:00pm. 

Check out our New Photos!

• Career Day 2010
• Academy I Trip to Washington, D.C.
• Academy Field Days
• The Natural Classroom

 The PTA Meeting is Thursday, May 27th @ 7:00pm.  Regrettably, Saturday’s PTA Meeting was rendered null and void.  In order to do business as a Parent Teacher’s Association at IS 68, a quorum of nine (9) members is absolutely necessary.  On Saturday we only had six (6) members.  We will be calling Parents to encourage attendance of this meeting, please join us.

  “Quote of the Week”

Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment, and especially on their children, than the unlived lives of the parents.  ~ Carl Jung

Check out Career Day 2010 Photos (CLICK HERE).  Also, the final letters containing information for the Parents of IS 68 Seniors were already sent home on back pack, please click on the following links FINAL NOTICE & TESTING for information about graduation, half days and 8th grade testing dates for the month of June, 2010. 

Bildersee is celebrating National Teacher Appreciation Week from Monday, May 3, 2010 to Friday, May 7, 2010.   Parents, students & friends can share their gratitude and appreciation to all teachers by remembering to say a simple THANK YOU.   Teachers are valued members of our society who sometimes work tirelessly to provide us with the knowledge we need to make "it" in the world.   Teaching is not a ordinary job, it is a "calling" to help shape the minds & hearts of civilization.  Teaching is not merely a profession, it is a path that only a courageous, dedicated and loyal few have taken.  At Bildersee we are proud of our teachers and would like to offer many thanks for all of their hard work.

The past two weeks were chock-full of activities including Rita Williams-Garcia, Famous Author visit on April 12th, Bildersee 3rd Quarter Honor Roll Ceremony on April 21st, Girls Night Out on April 22nd & the Toussaint L'Overture Symposium on April 23rd.   Monday & Tuesday, April 26th & 27th, Bildersee 6, 7 & 8 grade students will take the New York State English Language Arts (ELA) Exam.  Six graders will have an extra day of examinations on April 28th.    The New York State Mathematics Exam is scheduled for Wednesday & Thursday, May 5th & 6th.

IS 68 PTA President, Ms. Sonia Riley announced last month that she would move the PTA Meeting to a Saturday in order to boost parent attendance. April's PTA Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 17th at 11:00am to 12:30pm. Special Guest: Mr. Alex Fralin, Principal on Sabbatical. The meeting will immediately follow a Family Math Workshop, which is scheduled at 10:00am.

On Thursday, March 25th, IS 68 host the 1st Annual Multicultural Night Celebration. The event was organized by our very own, Academy II, 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Ms. Christina Hristodoulou. Over 500 attended this event which showcased the cultural diversity of IS 68 school community. Produced by IS 68 students, teachers & parents, the evening was a wonderful kick-off to spring recess. Here's a link for family events in the NYC area: http://www.is68.org/node/112. Also, ELA assignments were sent home on back pack and here's the link for Math Spring Recess Assignments: http://www.is68.org/node/105

On Thursday, March 18th students received the "yellow" personalized invitation to log in to ARIS Parent Link (https://www.arisparentlink.org). This invitation contains your child's Student ID#. For security purposes, we will be sending home a separate "pink" letter that includes your temporary password to log in to ARIS Parent Link. Please be sure ask your child for the "yellow" personalized invite.