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In this Issue:

• Message from the Principal
• Tryout and Audition Schedule
• Operoo and Jupiter
• 8th Grade SHSAT Prep
• Upcoming Events

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Hello MS 50 Families,

We had a great first week of school at MS 50! From the moment the first bell rang, our halls were filled with joy as old friends reunited, and new friendships took root. The positive energy in the classrooms was palpable. Your children rock! Check out some pictures of our first day on our website! I look forward to an awesome school year filled with rigorous academics and dynamic enrichment activities and providing opportunities to build leaders for peace and justice in the world.

We have a lot of exciting tryouts and auditions coming up for our ELT clubs in the next few weeks! Additional information about each of these is forthcoming. All tryouts will be from 2:40-4:00PM. Check out the important dates below:

Flag Football Tryouts (Yard)

• Wednesday, September 11

Soccer Tryouts (Yard)

• Thursday, September 12

Mathletes (Room 311)

• Friday, September 13

Art Interest Meeting (Room 102): For 8th grade students interested in developing an art portfolio for high school

• Tuesday, September 17
  
• Thursday, September 19

Boys Basketball Tryouts (Gym)

• Mandatory Tryout: Wednesday, September 18
• Optional Morning Tryout Practice 7:30-8:15AM
• 6th Grade, Monday 9/16
• 7th Grade, Tuesday 9/17
• 8th Grade, Wednesday 9/18

Girls Basketball Tryouts (Gym)

• Thursday, September 19

Theatre Auditions (Auditorium)

• Friday, September 20
• Friday, September 27 (Callbacks)

Cheer Tryouts (Gym)

• Wednesday, September 25
• Thursday, September 26

This year, we are once again using Operoo as a digital form service and Jupiter as a digital grade book and messaging platform. You can use Operoo to fill out your student's Blue Card, permission slips, and more. Jupiter can be used to view your student's assignments and to message their teachers. If you need help getting connected to either platform, please complete the forms at ms50.org/operoo and ms50.org/jupiter.

We are excited to announce our intensive 8th grade after-school Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) preparation class. This class will run on Wednesdays from 2:40 - 5:00PM starting on September 18 and will be taught by both our teachers and a team of high school tutors from Brooklyn Latin. The Brooklyn Latin students bring recent expertise on the SHSAT and allow us to run our class using a small group tutoring model.

The SHSAT is on October 30, so we don't have much time. There will be six classes:

• September 18, 25
• October 2, 9, 16 and 23

We ask that your child commits to attending all six classes and for the entire 2:40 - 5:00PM time period. To sign up, please fill in the following form: www.ms50.org/shsat. Please note, these classes are for 8th Grade Students only. We will host SHSAT prep classes for current 7th Grade Students this Spring.

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