1/23/23

Grade Level Assistant Principal Meeting for January

You are invited to join your Grade Level Assistant Principal on Zoom for our first Family Meetings in 2023. These meetings are an opportunity to hear updates and information relevant to your student and their families.   The schedules are as follows:

 

8th Grade:  Jan. 24th,  6:00 PM  

Zoom info:  https://zoom.us/j/89540458340?pwd=bTBXRDMwaDZFTHp0Y0JyMTJtT0Jadz09

Meeting ID:  895 4045 8340

Passcode:  631630

 

Submit any questions you would like Ms. Buck to address here:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftioCIQHilDIfxRXwwHzapzZtuj0bC_6OOYQdP4V3SopMkxw/viewform

 

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iReady Schedule

Our second round of Math iReady diagnostic assessments will be administered next week on the following dates.  Students are welcome to bring headphones on the day that their class is scheduled to test.

 

Please know that these assessments are not factored into JumpRope or report card grades.  Families will receive their individual student reports.

 

Thursday 1/26:  All 7th Grade Classes

Friday 1/27:   621, 622, 631, 632, 633, 812, 822, 823, 831, 832, 833

Tuesday 2/1:  611, 612, 613, 614, 623, 811, 813, 814, 821, 824, 834

 

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6th Grade PEEC Trip

There will be a brief PEEC information session in the auditorium following the Hot Chocolate Social on Monday, January 23rd at 8:30pm.  More information session dates to come.

 

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ARISTA Service Reminders

All students interested in applying for ARISTA must complete a combination of in-school service hours and community service hours.  For this year, service completed virtually or remotely is acceptable.   All service hours for the 2022-2023 school year must be completed by FRIDAY APRIL 28, 2023.

 

School service is any service done in the school building that does not occur during instructional time. Students can help a staff member before school, during lunch, or after school or com-plete a class job etc.  Students should ask teachers or staff members if they need assistance with any tasks. 

 

Community service is service done outside of the school building. It must be unpaid, and should be completed through a non-profit organization. If it is not completed through a non-profit organization, the service completed must clearly provide assistance or benefits to underserved members of the community.  Possible volunteer opportunities can be found in the ARISTA Google Classroom.   

 

 

Questions can be asked in the ARISTA google classroom (join code:knbgrfw)

 

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“What the Tech?”

A very big thank you to our very own Ms. Elias for her informational presentation on our students and technology.  If you were unable to attend, you are in luck - you can still view “What the Tech?” here.   

https://www.mselias.com/what-the-tech.html        Link To Presentation 

 

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Parents’ Association Announcements

 

Yoga Class Fundraiser - Saturday, January 28th

Namaste! Please join us for our first Wagner community yoga class, led by one of our very own Wagner parents. Practice your tree pose while helping raise money for Wagner. $20 per person, which will be donated to the PA. Please bring your own mat and look for the email to register next week.

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Parents’ Night Out - Tuesday, January 31st at 6pm

Please join the Wagner PA on Tuesday, January 31st from 6-8pm at Playa Betty's (320 Amsterdam Avenue at 75th Street) for a night out with parents and guardians from all grades. Come hang out with old friends and meet new ones! Admission is free and we will serve some appetizers. Drinks and additional food will be available for purchase. Any questions? Contact Elle (wagnerpa.elle@gmail.com) or Val (val@nyclearn.com). See flyer for details.

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Auction Donations

Please save the date for our annual auction, which will be held in person on Friday, March 31, 2023. We need you to get involved! Please click here to let us know what you can do to help: https://forms.gle/u4fn1WnYM1RLLEnL8

We are looking for donations of all kinds, including items to auction, food and beverage to serve at the event, decor and tableware, and planning help. The donation form is attached to this email and you can email or print it out and distribute it to businesses you know and where you're shopping. The form is also available on the school website. If you have any questions, please email Auction Co-Chairs Elle Erickson and Val Marsden Fitzhugh at wagnerauction167@mail.wagner167.org.

*donation/sponsorship form

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Better Together for Wagner! 

Family Appeal - Corporate Matches

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Family Appeal - we appreciate your generosity! To make your donation even more impactful, please check with your employer for company match opportunities. For families that have not yet donated, we hope to have 100% participation, so please consider donating. The Wagner PA raises money each year to support our school in providing the best academic and social-emotional education possible. Any amount you can donate is helpful and appreciated. Please make your donation now via check made out to the Wagner Parents' Association, or here: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1421942

 

If you have any questions, please email Family Appeal Co-Chairs Diana and Marty Gasper at appeal@mail.wagner167.org

 

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Amazon Smile

Support the Wagner PA when you shop on Amazon!  Go to smile.amazon.com and choose Wagner Middle School 167 Parents Association as your beneficiary.  Then any time you shop on Amazon, start at smile.amazon.com and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to the PA.  Thank you for your support and happy shopping!

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Opportunities

Yondr Presents Webinar

Yondr is excited to extend an invitation to their upcoming Yondr Presents* webinar on February 7th!  It will feature Dr. Anna Lembke, the author of the New York Times Best Seller: Dopamine Nation.  Dr. Lembke is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stanford University.

 

Dr. Lembke will share her research and practical solutions to finding the balance between teens and their phone use. 

 

Details of the webinar can be found below. 

 

The first 200 people to register will also receive a free copy of Dr. Lembke’s Dopamine Nation.

 

You can register yourself and others here. 

 

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Celebrate Lunar New Year At the Queens Botanical Garden

Miffy Presents Lunar New Year - Saturday, January 28, 12 to 4pm

FREE EVENT for all ages

Advance registration recommended; walk-ins welcome

 

Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with Miffy, the globally beloved bunny! Come for lion dance performances, zodiac crafts, demonstrations, story time, lucky plant sale, and more! See here for additional information: https://queensbotanical.org/lunarnewyear/

 

Winter registration is also now open for our kids programs. There is a Garden STEAM Team, Snowing & Growing program, and a Children’s Garden Family Day. You can find out more at https://queensbotanical.org/kidsprograms/.

 

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Upcoming Dates

 

• 6th Grade Hot Chocolate Social - January 23th - 8:00-8:30 am

• AP Family Meeting for 8th Grade via Zoom - January 24th - 6:00 pm

• 7th Grade Hot Chocolate Social - January 30th - 8:00-8:30 am

• 8th Grade Hot Chocolate Social - February 6th - 8:00-8:30 am

• Midwinter Concert - February 8th - 6:00pm

• 8th Grade Game Night - February 10th

• Midwinter Recess - schools closed - February 20th-24th

• 6th Grade Dance/Social - March 3rd

• 7th Grade Dance/Social - March 10th

 

 

Reminders From Previous Newsletters

Reporting a Positive Covid Case

All positive Covid cases should be reported by email to Ms. Kristen Oberlander at KMueller10@schools.nyc.gov.  Please include the following details:

 

1. Student’s name

2. Student’s class number

3. Student’s last day in school

4. The date of your student’s Covid test

5. Type of test taken - rapid or PCR

 

If you have any questions, email Ms. Oberlander.

 

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New Attendance Policy

 

The Department of Education is implementing a new system to alert families when their students are absent from school.  When a student is marked absent from school, the family will receive a text message.  Please note that attendance is taken at 8:40 am.  This means that if your child arrives to school late, you will still receive a text stating they are absent. 

 

Students who arrive after 8:40am will be marked absent for the morning and present for the afternoon.  Please encourage your student to be at morning arrival by 8:35 each day. 

 

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To Report an Absence

If your child is absent, please email your their advisory teacher and their guidance counselor.  Once your student returns to school, have them bring a note into the main office stating the reason for the absence.  The guidance counselors’ emails are as follows:

6th Grade - Ms. Block - ABlock6@schools.nyc.gov

7th Grade - Ms. Onwudiwe - DOnwudiwe@schools.nyc.gov

8th Grade - Ms. Ibishaj - YIbishaj@schools.nyc.gov

 

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Reminder

Please do not drop off items for your child during the school day. We will not accept homework, lunches, gym clothes, etc. We cannot disrupt class learning and we strongly urge middle school students to be responsible and independent.

 

School hours are 8:40am - 3:00pm.  Students may not leave the school building by themselves before the end of the school day. If they need to leave early, they must be checked out by an adult on their Emergency Blue Card.

 

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Nominate a Teacher!!

The Big Apple Awards nomination process for the upcoming cohort of Fellows for the 2023–24 school year is now open through February 28. You and all members of the school community are invited to nominate a teacher for the Big Apple Award.    

 

Nominations can be made by submitting the teacher’s name and school to the DOE All Stars website. Note that you do not need a DOE login to nominate a teacher through this portal, as individuals without a DOE login may sign in as a guest). Alternatively, you can email the teacher’s name and school name to bigappleteachers@schools.nyc.gov.  Please see the flyer for details.