CPE 1-After School Update
CPE1 Updates - Week of August 28th
First Day of School
When does school start?
All students will begin school on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 8:30AM.
Pre K and Kindergarten students will have early dismissals on Thursday 9/8 and Friday 9/9. All other students in grades 1 - 5 will have full days.
Where do students go?
- This year, the cafeteria will be open for breakfast at 8:00 a.m.
- All students are welcome to a free breakfast from 8:00 - 8:20 a.m.
Where are students dismissed from?
On Thursday and Friday Pre K and Kindergarteners will be dismissed at 12:00 from the courtyard. Dismissal will be from the courtyard on regular school days as well.
Elementary Students are dismissed from the courtyard each day.
Supplies and School Forms
Every child gets a class folder. This is a home/school communication folder that is carried back and forth every day.
Students do need a back pack (no wheels please).
Most supplies are shared, with students having independent access to them as they are needed. The parents association does collect a supply fee on the first day of school. Look for an supply fee envelope as well a few forms that need to be filled out.
What about uniforms? No, we don't have them.
Have Questions?
Transportation
Class Placement for Elementary School Students
Lice - It happens Every Year
Every year in every school a child or two comes to school not realizing they have lice. Within a few months it spreads. Lack of cleanliness does not cause head lice. Lice can land on anybody. Based on past experience, we are posting some tips about lice.
EVERYONE should take a few moments to check your child's hair for lice and nits.
Yes, EVERYONE.
Who gets lice?
We have had black, white, Asian, Hispanic, bi-racial, multi-racial children with long, short, straight, wavy, thick, curly hair, clean hair, relaxed hair and hair with hair grease get lice and nits. Don't assume it's the other kids who get lice and not yours.
How to check
A good, thorough check only takes a few minutes - let's say 5 minutes. Set a timer and check your child's head for 5 minutes - even short hair.
Start at the nape of the neck, make sure you check behind the ears, start at the roots and work your way along the strands of hair, work your way to the crown of the head. Check the entire head.
Ask your child if they have any itchy areas and give that area special attention.
Lice are fairly easy to see, but they run into thicker parts of the head as you are looking through the hair.
The nits are hard to see. They might look like flakes of dandruff or lint, BUT if you are not able to wipe it off of the strand of hair, it is probably a nit.
How to treat
The nits need to be combed off of the hair with a lice comb.
DO NOT think that just because you use a lice shampoo or oil, that you got rid of all of the lice and nits. Those products are a good start. But you will still need to give the hair a thorough combing with a lice comb. Not just once, but every day, for 1-2 weeks.
The nits are the eggs, and if you do not get rid of the eggs they will hatch into bugs, which will lay more eggs, and they will hatch into more bugs and so on…
Even if you cut off the hair, you should still check the hair.
If you need a lice comb, I have plenty in the office. Send me an email and I will be happy to send one home with your child.
Notification/DOE Lice Policy
It isn't necessary, but as a courtesy, if you let me know that your child has lice, I can let the other families know, so that they will be sure to check their children's hair. We will not broadcast your child's name.
The truth is, even if the parents don't tell the teachers, in most cases, the kids tell us, or it is obvious because the child scratches their head so much.
DOE policy says a child with lice CAN NOT attend school.
If your child has nits, the DOE says your child CAN attend school.
Prevention
There really isn't a sure way to prevent getting lice, but there are effective ways to cut down on new cases of lice:
1. treat the hair thoroughly and properly for at least 2 weeks. That means coming the hair every day with a metal lice comb until you are able to wipe the comb with a tissue and the tissue is clean (no nits, no eggs, no bugs).
2. check the hair thoroughly and properly every week or every bath time as a parent expert suggests.
3. keep hair up, braided, etc. Remind kids not to share hats.
Some additional information can be found at:
After School Options
ACT
ACT after school at St. John the Divine on 110th and Amsterdam has been an option for CPE for years. For our students 5 years and older: we put kids on the yellow bus which drops off in front of ACT. They are met by a chaperone from ACT and escorted inside. ACT is not a free program, but may offer scholarships.
ACT: (212)316-7530
92nd Street Y
92y picks up from the school all five days, takes them to 92y, where kids select a class, and can stay there until 6pm pick up. Kids can be picked up one to five days a week.
The best person to contact about this would be: Julian Levine <JLevine@92y.org>
CPE II After-school
CPE II afterschool, open to CPE I and CPE II families, will begin on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 and is open to all students grades pre K through 7th grade. The program will run from 2:40 PM to 5:30PM on all full days of school. It also operates on days with early dismissal for PD (based on CPE II calendar. It does not operate on early dismissal days for parents conferences. Parents may choose a full week option ($70 a week) or a 1, ($20) 2 ($38) or 3 ($54) days option. (Four days a week is considered full time.) Students will have free indoor and outdoor play and time for reading and homework daily. Three times a week they will have Spanish through art and three times a week they will have Spanish through music (different days, but we don't know which yet.) We may offer other activities as well. To secure your space, please complete this form. We will need a deposit to secure your space, as follows: $250 for full time, $200 for 3 days a week, and $150 for less than 3 days or for the early session. Payments will be based on ten months attendance, deducting no afterschool days. You will receive your first bill, along with credit for your deposit, at the end of September. We are also offering a shorter program, 2:40 to 4:00, based on parent request, for $35 a week.
After school Sign up Sheet (2016-2017)
Other programs that CPE1 children attend.
Free or low cost.
- Rising Stars Program at Union Settlement Ages 6 to 12 in year-round activities, including homework assistance, tutoring, computer instruction, visual and performing arts projects & recreational activities. Washington Community Center 1775 Third Avenue (98th Street). The contact person for intake is: Kinnisha Simpson, Program Directorksimpson@unionsettlement.org (212) 828-6132
- Children’s Aid Society The Children’s Aid Society East Harlem Center (East Harlem Center 130 East 101st Street) after-school program provides school-age children (ages 5-10) with a diverse range of activities and services focused on the social, academic, physical, emotional and cognitive development of children. Contact: Shameek Cunningham (shameekc@childrensaidsociety.org) Center Phone: (212) 348-2343
- Boys’ and Girls’ Harbor - Harbor has after school for students from Pre k - 5. Please contact Ms. Tiffany at 212-427-2244 x475 for space or tdewese@theharbor.org. Located on 104th and 5th, provides recreational and academic programs. Its after-school programs run five days a week until-6:00 p.m. Pickup is provided. Last year this program cost $75 a week. All students who participated in the after-school program were eligible for free summer camp.
- Boys Club of East Harlem 321 E 111th St New York, NY 10029-3003 (212) 534-2661 PICKUP MUST BE ARRANGED.
- RBI has established a new afterschool program in collaboration with PS 171. The after school program will be open to grades K-5 and operate from 2:40 to 5:30 from October through May. This is a free program. We will send out information when it becomes available.
Breakfast and Lunch
You can find the breakfast menu here:
http://www.schoolfoodnyc.org/public/PDF_Handler.ashx?t=m&id=4043&name=K-8+Breakfast+Menu
find the lunch menu here:
http://www.schoolfoodnyc.org/public/PDF_Handler.ashx?t=m&id=4049&name=K-8+Alternative+Lunch+Menu
If you want to send a home lunch, please be mindful of our healthy food policy which does not allow sweets (cookies, candy, cake, pudding, jello, sugary cereal etc) and chips. Fresh fruit, pretzels, crackers are ok. Only 100% juice, plain milk or non-dairy alternative or water. Please label containers and lunch bag.
Get a head start and complete your lunch form online. All families must complete a lunch form regardless of your status. Please click the link below to complete your lunch form.
https://www.applyforlunch.com/Home/DistrictRedirect/NEWYORKCITY
2016-17 School Year Calendar
September at a glance:
- First day of school: September 8, 2016
(Full day for students in grade 1 - 5, early dismissal for PreK and K)
- Second day of school: September 9, 2016
(Full day for students in grade 1 - 5, early dismissal for PreK and K)
- Monday September 12th Eid al-Adha School Closed
- Tuesday September 13th Full day of school for all students.
- Tuesday September 13th First day of Taller Latino afterschool
- Tuesday September 13th First day of Boys and Girl Harbor afterschool
CPE1's Curriculum Night will be on the evening of Tuesday, September 20th. This is an adult event to familiarize parents and guardians with the routines and plans for the school year.
For a full 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR