Principal's Message_English

September 1, 2023                     

Welcome Back To School 2023-2024

Dear Parents and Guardians:

Welcome to the 2022-3 school year!  The first day of our upcoming school year will take place on Thursday September 7.  Our continued commitment to fostering resilience, perseverance, hard work, empathy, and the ability to effectively prepare our students will undoubtedly help our students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

 

Our staff at PS 306 will continue to develop better readers and academic scholars across all content areas.  We will also continue working diligently to meet the diverse needs of our students through small group instruction across all grade levels, and targeted instruction.

 

Covid Safety precautions will be in place with guidelines and all students will provided with a face mask if they choose to wear one while at school. We will continue to ensure that students stay safe in our school.

 

As we are planning to re-open in September, we also would like to share that our After-School programs will start in October. Our partner, New York Edge will provide After-school opportunities for students in Grades K-5 from 2:20- 5:30 pm (Monday through Friday). This program combines a focus on fun activities with literacy development, in a setting that emphasizes social –emotional growth.  Students will rotate from homework assistance, to literacy, to sports and art activities. Additionally, character development & emotional wellness will be taught through fun activities by teachers and tutors. More information on registration will be shared on the First week of school.

 

As a reminder, start time for all students will be 8:00 am and dismissal is at 2:20 pm, Monday to Friday.  Your child’s daily program will consist of the following:

Instructional Programming- All students will receive instruction in Reading/Writing, Math, Social Studies and Science.

Enrichment Programming- All students in Kindergarten through 5th grade will receive Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education & Health, and Technology.

 

We thank you for your support and look forward to meeting you on September 7, 2023. Parent handbooks will be available in September. Please continue to visit our website for our uniform form policy & updated announcements- www.ps306bronx.org. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

 

Mr. Harrington- Principal