Queens Explorers

Announcements

• Summer School Information

  May 20, 2020

  Dear Families,

  Earlier this week, we announced our plans for summer learning, to ensure that our students can continue to engage and receive the academic supports they need to be ready for returning to school in the fall. We are writing to you today with an update on the summer calendar, informed by feedback from DOE communities.

  For elementary and middle school students who are required or recommended to attend summer school, the program will start one week earlier and will run from Monday, July 6 – Tuesday, August 11. There is no change to the duration or structure of the program.

  For high school students who are attending summer school, courses will also start one week earlier and will run from Monday, July 6 – Friday, August 14. There is no change to the duration or structure of this program either.

  For students with 12-month Individualized Education Plan (IEPs) services, there will be no change to the calendar. Our teachers start on Wednesday, July 1 and students are expected to participate from Thursday, July 2– Thursday, August 13.

  These changes will help accelerate learning for all students. Beginning summer school earlier—closer to the end of the regular school year—allows for continuous learning for students. Concluding programs earlier also allows more time for continuous rest for your family in the month of August.

  We appreciate your ongoing patience and flexibility as we adapt to this crisis in real time. Nothing is more important than the health, safety, and continued academic success of your child: we thank you for your partnership in this important endeavor now more than ever.

  Sincerely,

   

  Richard A. Carranza Chancellor New York City Department of Education

  • Update for Families_SITC-new dates_May 20 2020.pdf

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• Remote Learning Survey

  Learning at home has created an entirely new approach to education, and we want to hear how it has been working for you and your family. We are asking you to take a short survey to help us collect feedback about your experience with remote learning.

  https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learn-at-home/remote-learning-survey

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• Remote Learning Workshop

  May 19, 2020

  10:00am to 11:00am

  https://sites.google.com/a/strongschools.nyc/qfss/remote-learning-resources/parent-resources

  • QS Parent Workshop 5 19 20.pdf

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• Please Read Update about the Health Condition PMIS

  file:///Users/admin/Desktop/Update%20about%20PMIS.pdf

  PMIS is a rare condition that is not contagious. However, because it is life-threatening, it is important to know the signs. Most children have a persistent, high fever lasting several days, along with other symptoms, including:

   Irritability or sluggishness

   Abdominal pain without another explanation

   Diarrhea

   Vomiting

   Rash

   Conjunctivitis, or red or pink eyes

   Enlarged lymph node (“gland”) on one side of the neck

   Red, cracked lips or red tongue that looks like a strawberry

   Swollen hands and feet, which might also be red

  You should call your doctor if your child becomes ill and has had continued fever. Your doctor will ask about your child’s symptoms and use that information to recommend next steps. If your child is severely ill, you should go to the nearest emergency room or call 911 immediately.

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• Need Help: Translation , Interpretation, Internet Connectivity and/or Remote Learning Services

  Dear parents/guardians, 

   

  A group of public school parents created a volunteer assistance program.  If you need help with translation, interpretation, internet connectivity and/or remote learning platform, you can request free assistance from volunteers.  Please fill out the request form on our website at www.parentvolunteers.nyc/.  A volunteer will be contacting you within two to three days.  

   

  If you have any questions, please email hello@parentvolunteers.nyc.  

   

  Parent Volunteers NYC Team

   

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  Estimados padres/guardianes,

  Un grupo de padres de las escuelas públicas ha creado un programa de asistencia voluntaria.  Si necesita ayuda con la traducción, la interpretación, la conectividad a Internet y/o la plataforma de aprendizaje remoto, puede solicitar asistencia gratuita a los voluntarios.  Por favor llene el formulario de solicitud en nuestro sitio web en www.parentvolunteers.nyc/.  Un voluntario se pondrá en contacto con usted dentro de dos a tres días.    

  Si tiene alguna pregunta, envíe un correo electrónico a hello@parentvolunteers.nyc.    

  Equipo de Proyecto de Los Padres Voluntarios de NYC

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  尊敬的家长：

   

  公立学校的父母制定了一项志愿者援助计划。 如果您需要翻译，口译，互联网连接或远程学习平台方面的帮助，则可以要求志愿者提供免费帮助。 请在我们的网站www.parentvolunteers.nyc/上填写申请表。 志愿者将在两到三天内与您联系。

   

  如有任何疑问，请发送电子邮件至hello@parentvolunteers.nyc。

   

  家长志愿者纽约市项目团队

   

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  학부모님께.

  뉴욕 공립학교 학생을 둔 부모들이 모여 자원봉사자들이 학생들의 온라인학습을 돕는 프로그램을 들었습니다.  번역, 통역, 인터넷 연결 및 온라인학습 플랫폼 관련 지원이 필요하시면, 자원봉사자들에게 무료지원을 요청할 수 있습니다. 저희 웹사이트 www.parentvolunteers.nyc/ 에 요청신청서를 작성해주세요. 자원봉사자가 이삼일내로 연락드릴 것입니다.

  기타 질문있으시면 다음메일주소로 문의해주세요. hello@parentvolunteers.nyc.

  뉴욕시 학부모봉사프로젝트 팀 드림.

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  प्रिय माता - पिता / अभिभावक,

  प्पब्लिक स्कूल के माता-पिता के एक समूह ने एक स्वयंसेवक सहायता कार्यक्रम बनाया। यदि आपको अनुवाद, व्याख्या, इंटरनेट कनेक्टिविटी और / या दूरस्थ शिक्षा मंच के साथ मदद चाहिए, तो आप स्वयंसेवकों से मुफ्त सहायता का अनुरोध कर सकते हैं। कृपया www.parentvolunteers.nyc/ पर हमारी वेबसाइट पर अनुरोध फ़ॉर्म भरें। एक स्वयंसेवक आपसे दो से तीन दिनों के भीतर संपर्क करेगा।

   

  यदि आपके कोई प्रश्न हैं, तो कृपया hello@parentvolunteers.nyc पर ईमेल करें।पैरेंट वॉलंटियर्स 

   

  NYC प्रोजेक्ट टीम

   

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  প্রিয় বাবা-মা / অভিভাবকরা,

   

  একদল পাবলিক স্কুলের অভিভাবকরা একটি স্বেচ্ছাসেবীর সহায়তা প্রোগ্রাম তৈরি করেছেন।  আপনার যদি অনুবাদ, ব্যাখ্যা, ইন্টারনেট সংযোগ এবং / অথবা রিমোট লার্নিং প্ল্যাটফর্মের সাহায্যের প্রয়োজন হয়, তাহলে আপনি স্বেচ্ছাসেবীদের কাছ থেকে বিনামূল্যে সহায়তার জন্য অনুরোধ করতে পারেন।অনুগ্রহ করে, আমাদের ওয়েবসাইটের অনুরোদের ফর্মটি পূরণ করুন https://www.parentvolunteers.nyc/।একজন স্বেচ্ছাসেবক দুই থেকে তিন দিনের মধ্যে আপনার সাথে যোগাযোগ করবে।

   

  আপনার যদি কোনও প্রশ্ন থাকে তাহলে অনুগ্রহ করে ইমেল করুন এই ইমেলে hello@parentvolunteers.nyc 

   

  প্যারেন্ট ভলান্টিয়ার্স NYC প্রজেক্ট টীম

   

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• Uber Eats Vouchers

  Assemblyman Mike Miller (38) has secured and donated 800 uber eats vouchers. He donated them to the Ozone Park Residents Block Association & the Cityline ozone Park Civilian Patrol to distribute. 

   

  The communities involved are Cityline Brooklyn, Howard Beach, Kew Gardens, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Woodhaven, and also for this we are including Glendale and Ridgewood Queens. 

  
  

  We have to keep accurate records to avoid any improprieties of fraud, as part of the contract we signed with Uber Eats. So we are referring everyone to our Facebook page below 

   

   https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ozoneparkvoice/

  for all information regarding these vouchers and how people in need can apply. We are also in talks with a major food drop into our communities. But all of this information is time sensitive so we ask that people get the information from our Facebook group page so we can get the information out in real-time. 

   

  Please send this out to your mail contacts or you can go to our facebook page and share the post about the food vouchers on your timelines, groups, and pages. These vouchers expire May 31 so we need to get the information out to the people. 

   

  This is for the greater good of all our communities. So let's get this information out there and lets help those that are really in need and need us.

  We are also securing roughly 5000 masks to be given out to our residents.  Again all this information will be posted on our facebook group page 

   https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ozoneparkvoice/

   

  We are also sharing these vouchers with our 17 member coalition in order to get maximum results and  help the most people 

   

  Our coalition is 

  Assemblyman Mike Miller (38)

  Community Board # 9-Kenny Wilson 

  Ozone Park Residents Block Association OZPKRBA-Sam Esposito

  Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol COPCP-Iqbal Ali 

  Bangladeshi American Community Development & Youth Services BACDYS-Misba Abdin 

  Ozone Park Kiwanis Club-Victor Rodriquez 

  Lefferts Liberty Kiwanis Club-Carolyn Defalco

  Southwest Queens Rotary Club-Jayne Wadhawan 

  Jamaica Rotary Club-Joe Iaboni

  Richmond Hill South Ozone Park Lions Club-Romeo Hitlall

  Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group BAAG-Engr Kamal Bhuiyan 

  Association of Mutual Help and Solidarity INC AAMUS-Julio Baptista 

  Cityline Eldert Lane Block Association-Khairul Islam Kukon 

  The Living Word Christian Fellowship Church-Pastor Joel Sadalphal 

  United Bangladeshi American Youth Association-UBAYA-Shahel Abdin 

  Five Boro Coalition for A Better NYC-Sam, Esposito 

   

  Sam Esposito                             

  President 

  Ozone Park Residents Block Association OZPKRBA

  President 

  Five Boro Coalition for a Better NYC 

  Vice President

  Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol COPCP

  Member of 

  The Ozone Park Kiwanis

  The Southwest Queens Rotary 

  The Queens Pride Lions Club 

  PO BOX 261 

  Ozone Park NY 11417

  Office-718-641-0405

  Cell-929-233-8107

  Email-ozpkrba@aol.com

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• Teacher Appreciation Week

  Teacher Appreciation Week 

  As we head into the month of May, we are asking families and community members to help us share gratitude for our 150,000 dedicated educators.  Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4-8 this year and we ask that you support us in celebrating our amazing teachers. Here are a few ways you can celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. 

  1. Use and share the “Thank You Tool " to send a customized appreciation email to any DOE teacher. There is no limit to how many teachers you can thank using the tool, and it is open to anyone. Please encourage students, school staff, parents, families, and other community members to use the tool. 

  2. Share your message on social media. Join the celebration online! Use the hashtag #ThankATeacherNYC or #DOEConnected to share your appreciation for teachers across the DOE. 

  3. Send a direct email to teachers that have added meaning to your life. This message may thank teachers for their hard work, or simply for being someone to lean on.   

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• Queens Explorers Remote Learning Grading Policy

  QE Grading Policy - Remote Learning

  April 30, 2020

  Dear Families,

  I hope all of you are at home and feeling healthy. The entire staff at Queens Explorers Magnet School wishes you well. I want to take a moment to explain how the NYC Department of Education Grading Policy requirements connect specifically to Queens Explorers Magnet School. We will be distributing report cards in June as we always do. 

  ●On the report cards, we will be using our existing grading scales of 1-4 for the last marking period of the year - marked as Q3 on the report card.

  ● The Final Cumulative Grade, Q4, will be marked as MT (meeting standards) or N (needs improvement).

  MT - The grade of MT (meeting standards) will be given in Q4 to students who are scoring at levels 3 or 4, cumulatively throughout the school-year.

  N - The grade of N (needs improvement) will be given in Q4 to students who are scoring at levels 1 or 2 cumulatively throughout the school year OR in cases where there is insufficient information to determine whether a student has met standards.

  I want to thank you for your continued support and patience through this Remote Learning period.

  If you have any questions, please reach out to your child’s teacher.

  Best,

  Melissa Compson

  Melissa Compson Founding Principal, Queens Explorers Magnet School

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• Meal Information

  3 meals a day are available to children & families

  *435 sites across boroughs

  *7:30 am - 1:30 pm to children & families

  **11:30 am - 1:30 pm to ADULTS

  TO FIND YOUR SCHOOL TEXT "FOOD" OR "COMIDA" TO 877-877

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• Please fill out your 2020 Census

  https://my2020census.gov/

  Responding to the census is not only your civic duty; it also affects the amount of funding your community receives, how your community plans for the future, and your representation in government. Specifically, data from the 2020 Census are used to:
  •Ensure public services and funding for schools, hospitals, and fire departments.
  •Plan new homes and businesses and improve neighborhoods.
  •Determine how many seats your state is allocated in the House of Representatives.

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