Daily Announcements

Box Tops! We need your help!
Box Tops December 2012.pdf
Friday's at the GAGA Center - Mr. Goodman's Schedule Attached.
Please see letter for class times.
gaga center scheulde for fridays
Gifted & Talented Admissions Update
Welcome to Gifted & Talented (G&T) admissions for the 2013-2014 school year!
Information Sessions and Handbooks available on the DOE WEBSITE
NYC DOE SITE

School Tours will be available for the Lower Lab School Talented and Gifted Program on
April 8th and April 15th 2013  (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM)
The "Sign Up" for these tours will go LIVE once the DOE Talented and Gifted qualifying letters have been mailed to perspective families.
Please do not call the main office regarding signing up for a tour.

Once families recieve a letter of qualification and Lower Lab is listed as one of the T & G options for that child.   
( You MUST live in District 2 )

Then families may log on to our website homepage and sign up info will be managed strictly via the website.


Gifted & Talented Admissions Update The G&T Information Session originally scheduled for November 7 in Queens has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 14 at Francis Lewis High School. Visit our Calendar page for the full schedule.

The deadline to submit the Request for Testing (RFT) form has been extended to November 16.


Read more...

Another OPEN HOUSE has been scheduled for families who were informed this weekend that they have now qualified for our talented and gifted program.

 The DOE will release all new scores by April 28th.
We will offer one more OPEN HOUSE
and this tour has been moved to
May 6th due to this change


Please do not call the Main Office.
SEE BELOW and sign up for a tour.

This tour is for those families who were recently notified that due to the scoring errors their child has now become eligible for our program.


Thank You for your patience and support.

The Lower Lab School Tours 


Parents must register online in order to attend.
Confirmations will be sent back within 3-4 days. Check your spam mailbox if you do not hear from us with a confirmation.


DATE/TIME:
April 8th full

April 15th full

May 6th 2013

We will be able to accomodate 400 bodies at this tour.

Thus far we have toured 750 parents and over 400 families.


Parents of qualifying children, please arrive between 5:45-6:00 for your visit. Tours begin promptly at 6:00 PM and will conclude by 7:30 PM.  This is an OPEN HOUSE setting where families will have the opportunity to meet our Principal Dr. Mara Koetke, a few teachers and several parents. We will also show a video about our school which give everyone a glimpse of our school in action! The OPEN HOUSE will begin in the Auditorium with opening remarks our video and then families will be able to walk the halls and visit a few classrooms where current parents and students and teachers will be on hand to answer question.

All Doe Schools will be conducting mandatory New York State ELA/Math testing between April 16th-26th, making daytime tours impossible. PS 77 will be offering TWO evening OPEN HOUSE tours of the facilities. Only District Two families with Qualifying Scores are asked to sign up for this evening visit. If you received a letter from the department of education stating your child is eligible to apply to a Talented and Gifted Program you may request a tour.


We will accommodate at least 400 parents or guardians during our OPEN HOUSE sessions.
Please note this OPEN HOUSE is for adults only! PLEASE arrange for childcare.

What you will need when you come to visit PS 77.
 
If you are confirmed for a tour date please enter the building via the Third Avenue Doors between 5:45-6:00 PM All adults must bring photo ID when entering our school. If you do not have an ID you will be unable to enter the building.

Please have the following items ready when entering the building for your tour: 
  1. Photo ID, (School policy is that all individuals entering the building MUST have a photo ID. 
  2. COPY (not your original) of your Testing / Score Qualifying Letter.  We will be collecting these letters as data documenting how many families have visited our school. We would appreciate your providing us with a copy for our records to confirm you qualifying status.
During the tour you will have a chance to meet the Administration, PTA members, and tour the building visiting a few classrooms followed by a brief Q and A session with our Administration/Office Staff. The tour will last approximately 1 hour. We recommend that parents take a closer look at our website pages before touring to gain more knowledge about our school.

See you there....




2012-2013 school year calendar
20122013SchoolYearCalendar.pdf
Enrichment Opportunities for Students via the DOE Website
Click Here
Within the New York City/Metropolitan Area:

Hunter College Summer Enrichment Program for the Gifted
Hollingworth Science Camp

Outside the New York City/Metropolitan Area:
New York State Summer School of the Arts
Summer Institute for the Gifted


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Thu, May 23 - Fri, May 24
5th Grade Olympic Day
Thursday is the "athletic portion" and Friday is the "academic portion".

rain dates: May 30 and 31st
Thursday, May 23
Science Performance Test - Grade 4
This test will be administered to a few students at a time throughout this period in the Science Lab. Only 4th graders participate in this test.
Friday, May 24
Science Performance Test - Grade 4
This test will be administered to a few students at a time throughout this period in the Science Lab. Only 4th graders participate in this test.
Monday, May 27
NO SCHOOL
Students will not be in attendance

Weather

Today, 5/23/2013
High: 78 Low: 68
Slight chance thunderstorms
24% chance of precipitation.
Tomorrow, 5/24/2013
High: 68 Low: 61
Rain showers
84% chance of precipitation.