MS 50 Weekly News: 11/25/24
November 25, 2024
Our 1st Marking Period Honor Roll Ceremony is next week Monday, December 2nd! We have our largest honor roll ever with more than 240 students on the honor roll! Invitations were sent home last week and also distributed via Operoo for the ceremony. Each student will be recognized with a certificate and will have their picture taken on stage.
The ceremony will run from 3:00-4:30PM in the auditorium and a live stream will be available at ms50.org/honorroll. Enter the password "honor" to view the page. Contact us with any questions.
We are so proud of our debate students' hard work and performance at the first NYC Reads Debate Tournament of the year! It was our largest team to ever attend a citywide tournament with over 115 debaters! We had multiple students win top speaker awards and 11 teams go undefeated. Our students showed academic excellence and represented the MS 50 Community well. We are already hard at work beginning preparations for our next tournament in January. Pictures from the tournament will be up on the website soon!
School Picture Day is coming up on Wednesday, December 11th! All students will get a picture taken with their homeroom and are asked to wear their MS 50 uniform on that day. Additionally, all 8th grade students will have their picture taken in a cap and gown for the yearbook. Any families who wish to receive individual portraits of their student must return their order form to school by Friday, December 6th. See the form attached below for details.
To celebrate the day before Thanksgiving Break our 8th grade students will face off against the teachers in our annual Turkey Bowl! The touch football game at McCarren Park is a decades-long tradition which we can't wait to continue this year. 8th graders will walk to McCarren Park after lunch and the game will take place during 8th period and after school. All ELTs will be cancelled Wednesday for the game. 8th Grade families, please check Operoo to complete the Turkey Bowl permission slip.
The MS 50 Theatre Department invites you to join us for our Fall play, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow! With a cast of 50 students and a student-led crew, this exciting show is a great experience for the whole family! Performances are at 5:00PM on Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th. The show is about 30 minutes long and admission is FREE, no tickets are required. We look forward to seeing you there!
We have partnered "PRACTICE" to offer free, on-demand, virtual tutoring and homework assistance for MS 50 students! Tutoring is available in English, Spanish, or Mandarin, Monday to Friday, 4-8pm, starting NOW! You can book a session at the link below up to 24 hours in advance. Booking a session is simple; click on this video link to see how to sign up. Once you've submitted the form, you will receive an email confirmation with the Google meeting link for the session. Please note: student DOE emails are not compatible for session scheduling.
All MS 50 students are eligible for a FREE internet hotspot through T-Mobile's Project 10Million. This provides 100GB of yearly data for 5 years in addition to low-cost laptops and tablets for your student. When you apply online, use "NYC Chancellor's Office" for the school district and "Jhs 50 John D Wells" for school name.