Posts from Principal Phillips

From Principal Phillips: April 7, 2021 Dear Families with Children in Grades 3, 4, and 5, As you know from a previous letter, the federal government is requiring states to administer standardized ELA and Math exams for grades 3-8. New York State has mandated that exams must be given in person, not remotely.  Because of […]

Dear PS 321 Families,  I know that many of you are wondering about the implications of the changes in the CDC social distancing guidelines for schools.  At this point we have some information, but there are still many unknowns. We do know that PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE ALL-REMOTE WILL HAVE ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO OPT […]

Dear PS 321 Families,  It is hard to believe that we have only one more week of school before spring vacation!  I want to share a few updates and reminders with you. Early Dismissal TodayAs you know from previous letters, today, Friday, dismissal is at 11:20 for grades 3-5; 11:30 for grades K-2 and our […]

Letters from our Principal and District Superintendent Speaking Out Against Racism and Bias and Supporting our Community Members of Asian Descent    March 18, 2021 Dear PS 321 Families:  If you haven’t had a chance to look at our “Wall of Hope,” the tags on the fence on 2nd Street, I strongly encourage you to. It is […]

March 8, 2021 Dear PS 321 Families:   As you know, March is the time we complete report cards and hold parent-teacher conferences. Parents will have access to report cards on March 17, through their child’s NYC Schools Accounts (email Deb Orr if you have not activated your account).  Zoom parent teacher conferences will be held on the evening […]

March 1, 2021 Dear PS 321 Families:   It is hard to believe that we are approaching the one year anniversary of when schools stopped our regular ways of teaching. This has been a long and challenging year.  Most tragic of course is the number of deaths worldwide due to the Pandemic. Within our own PS […]

Families, please review this letter from Principal Liz Phillips on quarantine mandates for students who have traveled or who have had possible exposure to covid: Quarantining If You TravelIf you travel out of the country or for more than 24 hours to a state other than Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, or Connecticut, the quarantine […]