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And this will allow you to join our school REMIND account
P.S. 212 Principal’s Message
Dear Families,
As you know the NYC Department of Education school system has temporarily transitioned to fully remote classes. We want students to continue to receive high quality lessons and engage with great curriculum that continues to support learning in all subject areas.
Please visit the teacher’s Google Classroom and follow the daily schedule of live instruction and independent work time. I strongly urge you to establish good home routines such as:
- A quiet work space or provide your child with headphones
- Reduce distractions
- Try to have your child keep the camera on so the teacher knows they are listening and focusing on the lesson.
- Encourage your child to join class discussions and talk to others so they can develop their speaking/language and social skills.
- Your child must submit their work. Videos are posted here (in English, Chinese, and Spanish versions) on our ps212brooklyn.org website to help you understand how to submit work.
- All exams should be done independently by the child without an adult providing answers.
- Parents should set an alarm so children sign-in to their meets on time.
Teachers need to plan for small group or additional tutoring support. They cannot do this without knowing how children are doing on tests and classwork. If work or exams are not submitted, a zero will be given as a grade. I encourage you to meet with your child’s teacher during their office hours 2:00pm – 2:20pm by sending them a message or email.
Report Cards grades will be given through “mystudent” on Nov. 30th. If your child has not submitted work they will receive a grade of N or NL. Please encourage them to make up the work or to begin submitting work that can be graded. In order to view your child’s report card, and other important information about your child, you will need to create an account at https://mystudent.nyc. If you have never accessed this account, you will receive an account creation code by clicking “create an account”. Your creation code is unique to your child. If you need help logging in to your account, please reach out to our Parent Coordinator, Ilia Liff iliff@schools.nyc.gov.
If you have already accessed this account, please log-in with your email and password. You can click “forgot your password” if you cannot remember it.
Does Your Child Need a Device for Blended or Remote Learning?
Use the Remote Learning Device Request form to let us know you need a device.
Getting Started with Your iPad
If you have received your iPad, and need help getting it set up, see the Getting Started with Your iPad page.
Technical Support for Families
Support for the iPads is available through our Technical Support Ticket or call the Help desk at 718-935-5100 and select option 5 or Contact PS 212 Tech Assistance Mr Hanna @ Google Phone # 1-646-738-9658.
Please feel free to email me at 21K212@schools.nyc.gov or via our Parent Coordinator, Ilia Liff Iliff@schools.nyc.gov. We thank you for your cooperation in helping us maintain consistency and good learning expectations for all of the children of Public School 212.
Sincerely,
Rina Horne
Principal
This January we have a couple of events that you should know about!
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No School On Monday January 18th For Martin Luther King Day!
As part of New York City’s ongoing effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, and ensure the health and safety of our community, COVID-19 testing of staff and students will be conducted in our school once a month from now through the end of the school year. We have been notified that the testing provider will be at our school this week. Please note that only New York City public school students from grades 1-12 are eligible to be tested.
Click on the link below for more information!
January 12, 2021
Dear Parent or Guardian,
We are very excited to announce that our school is participating in the NYC Department of Education’s comfort dog initiative. Ryder, a friendly Labrador Retriever, will be a part of our school community for this school year. Ryder will visit PS 212 on Wednesdays beginning January 20, 2021. Ryder is a trained and certified comfort dog. Ryder works with Ms. Eckert, who is his handler. She will visit certain classrooms and conduct lessons on social-emotional learning, resiliency, and human-animal interaction. Due to strict Co-Vid regulations, Ryder is not permitted to interact with students or for students to pet him. Students and staff can only “observe” Ryder during the classroom visit.
Click on link below to read more! ---> Comfort Dog Ryder!
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If you have ongoing issues with technology to support learning at home, even after visiting our support pages (such as Getting Started with Your iPad, TeachHub, Getting Started with Google Classroom, Getting Started with Teams) please fill out the Technical Support for Families form. The form uses Google Translate in the top right corner.
You can use the form to let us know what issues you are having with NYCDOE iPads or other devices including:
Click Here To Submit A Ticket For Technical Support For Families.
The DOE has loaned iPads to students across the city for remote learning. Here you will find information on how to get started with your iPad. School staff and community members can also use this information to help students with connectivity and other troubleshooting issues.
For anyone who has a DOE-loaned ipad, we have some important updates for you. It is essential that you take the actions below to ensure your child’s ipad is ready for use for return to school. The first day of school is only a few weeks away, and all students will be working remotely for at least a few days a week. Your child will need their ipad to be ready for learning for the fall. Please note that when we have other updates, we will send messages to you and your iPad on Thursdays, and we will let your schools know about the updates.
To prepare, you MUST
Some iPads have not been turned on all summer. We need you to charge and power up the ipad.
This will reset your internet connection
To ensure your child is using the internet with all the safety the DOE requires to protect your child. You will need to sign into the content filter application, Zscaler. Follow these directions, or see the instructions on our Zscaler page:
To get ready for the first day of school, make connecting to learning and support much easier for your child (and you, too!), and allow you to get notifications on the iPad:
That allows you to connect other devices used for remote learning to the internet. It is easy:
You can also reach the administrative team or receive important notifications daily by joining our Family Remind App. The information can be found on this website under "Important Announcements."
Principal, Rina Horne, rhorne@schools.nyc.gov
Assistant Principal, Helen Stern, hstern3@schools.nyc.gov
Assistant Principal, Sharon Dror, sdror2@schools.nyc.gov
Setting up a basic account will allow you to get emergency notifications from the DOE.
You can create a basic account online from any computer, phone, or tablet. All you need to do is:
· Go to https://mystudent.nyc/saa/signup
· Set up the account by:
o Entering your name and email address,
o creating a password, and
o answering a few brief security questions so you can reset the password if you forget it.
After you create your account, you will need to verify your identity and your relationship to that student. You can do that at the upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences on 3/5/2020. Once you do that you will be able to see your child’s grades, test scores, and attendance.
Statement on Accessibility: We are working to make this website easier to access for people with disabilities, and will follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 . If you need assistance with a particular page or document on our current site, please contact Mrs. Stern to request assistance via: email hstern3@schools.nyc.gov ; by telephone (718) 266-4841; or by mailing address, 87 Bay 49th street, Brooklyn NY 11214.