This Thursday is Virtual Curriculum Night! The night is split into three sections from 5:30-8:00PM, all of which will take place on Zoom.

First, you can join an all-school meeting at 5:30 to hear from Principal Honoroff and our leadership team. This will be followed by a meeting with your student’s grade team to discuss expectations and curriculum for the year. Lastly, you will have a chance to meet one on one with any of your student’s teachers. Additionally, at 6:30PM there will be a high school application workshop in the 8th Grade Team Zoom.

Additional instructions as well as links to all of the Zoom meetings are available at ms50.org/ptc.

In this Issue:

• Free Internet Hotspot
• 50 Fest/ELT Fair
• Dads High Five Line
• Classroom Spotlight: ELA
• Tryout and Audition Schedule
• Operoo and Jupiter
• Upcoming Events

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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.

Students and families are invited to join us for the 50 Fest and Expanded Learning Time Fair after school this week Wednesday, September 18. This will be the kickoff for ELT Club sign-ups and is a chance to meet the teachers of many ELT clubs and learn about each class. The Fair will be from 2:40-4:00PM in the Yard (rain location: cafeteria). We hope to see you there!

All fathers, father-figures, and parents or guardians are welcome to join our high five line in celebration of the national Dads Take Your Child to School Day! Meet at school at 7:45AM on Friday, September 20 to greet and celebrate our students as they come to school. Coffee and pastries will be provided. We hope to see you there!

We had a great first week of tryouts for Football, Soccer, and Mathletes! We love to see so many of our students excited to participate in everything MS 50 has to offer. This week we have our Art Portfolio interest meetings, Boys and Girls Basketball tryouts, and Theatre auditions! Check Operoo for a permission slip for all tryouts and auditions. All tryouts will be from 2:40-4:00PM. Check out the important dates below:

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.

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