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MATH TEAM TRYOUTS
MONDAY, APRiL 28TH
BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD - 20 MiNUTES ONLY
A TEAM OF 5 STUDENTS WILL BE CHOSEN TO REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL IN A STATEN ISLAND TOURNAMENT
Period 5 - Grades 5 & 6
Period 6 - Grades 7 & 8
QUESTIONS?
Ask Mrs. lacoviello or Mrs. Palumbo!
Please join us on Friday, May 16th for Take Flight, our exciting Dance Festival! You will be amazed by the incredible dance performances of our students. The event will be held in the school yard, and we encourage you to bring a lawn chair, a bottle of water, and a sun hat or umbrella. Students will be sitting with their classmates, while parents will be seated in the designated area behind the children. We kindly ask that you send an extra bottle of water with your child and apply sunscreen before sending them to school that morning.
Parents are welcome to enter the school yard on the driveway side of the yard. Parents will not be allowed into the school yard until 8:25 am for Group 1 and 9:10 am for Group 2. Only parents that have children in multiple grades will be permitted to stay in the yard for both performances. Please wait by the driveway entrance and sit in the designated area once entering the yard. Students are expected to stay in school until the end of the day. We appreciate your cooperation.
The children will be wearing their matching t-shirts for the Dance Festival this year. We will be collecting $8.24 per child through ParentSquare to purchase a t-shirt that the children will wear for the performance. To ensure we receive the shirts before the performance, payment is due April 30th. Please use the ParentSquare Link to order your shirt
Rain Date TBD.
We look forward to a fun morning of smiles and dancing.
Sincerely,
Ms. Bergen, PreK, Kindergarten, Grade 1, 2 and 3 Teachers
Hello Families! Here is our schedule of events for the school wide FAMILY OPEN HOUSE STEAM EVENT next Thursday. We are excited to be hosting so many activities and performances. Students need to be accompanied by an adult and all are welcome to visit any of the events you are interested in. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
FAMILY STEAM NIGHT
THURSDAY, MAY 1
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Scheduled Events:
* 5:00 Beginning & Intermediate Band Performance - Lobby
* 5:00/5:45/6:30 5th Grade Ballroom Performance - Gymnasium
* 5:45 4th Grade Dance Elective Performance - Gymatorium
* 6:15 Intermediate Band Performance - Room 405
* 7:00 pm "Internet Safety" D.A. Office Speaker - Gymatorium
In Cafeteria:
* Monarch Manor & Butterfly Life Cycle Craft
* S.I Zoo Animal Exhibit
* Shark Tooth Fossil Hunting
* Visual Arts Grades K, 1, 2 Exhibit Cafeteria
Throughout The Evening Please Visit:* Pre - Kindergarten Water Color Painting
* Kindergarten Spring Into Math Games
* 1st Grade Digital Dive
* 2nd Grade Chromatogrophy Flowers
* 3rd Grade Guggenheim Exhibits
* Visual Arts 4th Grade Exhibit Gymatorium
* Spaghetti/Marshmallow Engineering room 319
* Battle of the Beaks room 313
* Wax Museum room 317
* 6th Grade Meet the Greeks in homerooms
* Author Study 7th Grade ELA rooms
* Are You Smarter Than a 7th Grader S.S rooms
* Popsicle Bridge Emgineering Challenge room 416
* Refugee Project Exhibits 8th Grade ELA rooms
* Are You Smarter Than an 8th Grader S.S rooms
* How Much Sugar Do You Drink Investigation room 408
* Visual Arts 8th Grade Exhibit Fourth Floor
Please send in your donatins for our 2025 Bread of Life Food Drive:
FoOd Items Needed for Our School By April 11, 2025
• Pasta : PRe K & Kindergarten
• Rice: 1st & 2nd Grade
• Peanut Butter: 3rd Grade
• cereal: 4th Grade
• Canned soups: 5th Grade
• Canned vegetables: 6th Grade
• Canned fruits: 7th & 8th Grade
If you haven't already, please take a moment to complete the 2025 NYC School Survey.
To date only 350 P.S./I.S. 48 families have completed the school survey.
Let's get those numbers up!
The easiest and fastest way to complete the survey is to Visit Here!
We appreciate your participation and partnership.
Trip Date: May 15, 2025
Trip Cost: $35.00
Trip Attire: T-shirt, shorts & Sneakers Only
Destination: Nansen's Lodge
Departure Time: 9:00 am
Return Time: Approximately 1:00pm
This trip includes Breakfast, Lunch and Ice cream.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
As we continue to ensure the safety of all our students, we kindly remind you of the following important safety protocols.
1. School Bus Safety: In the mornings, please be mindful of the buses that pull up along PS 9. When bus stop signs are visible, it is important that all drivers come to a complete stop in all lanes of traffic. This is a crucial safety measure to ensure the safety of students who are boarding or disembarking from the buses. We ask all drivers to slow down in the areas around the school and be especially cautious during drop-off and dismissal times.
2. Safe Crossing Practices: Please remind your children of the importance of following crossing rules and using designated crosswalks when traveling to and from school. Pedestrian safety is a shared responsibility, and it’s essential that our students cross streets at appropriate locations and obey traffic signals.
3. Parking and Traffic Concerns: We also want to highlight the safety concerns related to double and triple parking, as well as blocking driveways or crosswalks. These actions create unsafe conditions for our students and other pedestrians. We ask all drivers to respect parking regulations and help ensure that traffic flows smoothly and safely around the school.
4. After-School Safety: As the weather becomes nicer, many students will be heading to the park after school. Middle school parents are especially urged to monitor their children’s whereabouts after school and ensure they are following safety rules while at the park. Remind your children to be aware of their surroundings and to always play responsibly.
Thank you for your continued cooperation in making our school and surrounding areas safer for everyone. Your attention to these safety measures is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Allison O'Donnell
Principal
Any middle school student that donates a food item to the food drive tomorrow, 4/10 and Friday 4/11 will receive PBIS points. Drop off your items to Mrs,. Corson in Room 321.
Thank you for supporting this important cause.
NOTRE DAME ACADEMY STATEN ISLAND
Spring in is the air! Please share the below 7th Grade Spring Open House information with your 7th grade students and their parents via all communication platforms. This is an excellent opportunity for your students to learn more about NDA!
Please contact Jessica Vulpis, High School Admissions Coordinator, with any admissions questions at jvulpis@notredameacademy.org
We look forward to meeting your students!
Sincerely,
Mrs. O'Brien
Principal
PS/IS 48 is honored to have been recognized as a Kindness Certified School in 2025; Kindness Grows Here!
Principal: Ms. O'Donnell
Middle School AP: Ms. Corson
Elementary School AP: Ms. Iacoviello
Guidance Councilor & RFA Liaison: Ms. Reese
Parent Coordinator: Ms. Hionas
School Phone Number: (718) 447-8323
Fax: (718) 815-3956
Address: 1050 Targee Street, Staten Island, NY 10304
To contact individual staff members, please use the ParentSquare Staff Directory Page
Welcome to Middle School!
Please view the presentation from our
"Welcome to Middle School Transition- Family Workshop".
Communication
Parent/Guardian Communication will be using:
ParentSquare
Email Blast from our PTA
Operoo - an online system for communicating forms and information to our families. All documents will be sent out digitally through this system. Operoo will make it easy for you to receive forms and notices and keep your emergency cards up to date!
Contact Information:
Principal Allison O’Donnell
Assistant Principal IA PreK - 4 Ms. Iacoviello
Assistant Principal 5-8 Marilyn Corson
Parent Coordinator Maria Hionas
Guidance Counselor Christine Reese
Pupil Accounting Secretary Donna Cusick
Attendance Coordinator Diane Barone
My Student Account:
If you have not created an account on mystudent.nyc. Please contact Parent Coordinator, Maria Hionas for the creation code. On this site you can view attendance, grades, and more. This is where you will see your child’s report card in November.
Student Email Addresses:
All students will receive a NYC DOE email address this year
Important Student Information
Official School Hours - 8:00am-2:00pm
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