Welcome Back to School- SEPTEMBER Update
Welcome back to another year of learning at Brooklyn Landmark! I hope that your summer was filled with many opportunities to rest, relax and enjoy your loved ones! After a very successful 23-24 school year, we are all very excited to get the ball rolling.
This month marks the beginning of our 12th year and the theme is “D.E.L.V.E. into 12.” Our teaching staff will be doing a very careful study of various topics throughout the year including D- discourse, differentiation, E-equity, L- learning centers, language acquisition, V- vocabulary instruction and E- enrichment. These are not new topics for teachers but the overall consensus is that a deeper dive into these areas will result in higher numbers of students reaching their goals and meeting grade level expectations.
We will begin assessing the scholars right away in Reading and math. The IReady and/or Acadience assessment data will help us determine what steps need to be taken to ensure that your children make adequate growth by the end of the school year. This data will be shared with you as soon as possible.
Safety is our number one priority. We will begin training and drilling all staff and students in the General Response Protocol, which describes what to do in an Evacuation, Shelter-In, or Lockdown. This training is tailored for different grade levels so that students aren’t upset by the information.
We will send home a copy of the General Response Protocol, to help you talk to your children about emergency readiness in school. The General Response Protocol gives all schools instructions to follow if an emergency happens. Please look out for this in your child’s homework folder.
Attendance matters! We want your child to have the best chance at success. Please ensure that they come to school every day and on time. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s attendance, please email attendance@brooklynlandmark.
Here are some important dates, information and events that you should be aware of:
- Thursday 9/5- First Day of School and Friday 9/6- K-5 arrival- meet in the schoolyard at 8:00 am.
- 3K & Pre-K- Enter through the main entrance on MacDougal Street every day at 8:00 am. 9/5 and 9/6 are early dismissal dates. 3K and Pre-K will dismiss at 10:30.
- Starting on Monday 9/9- ALL scholars will enter the building through the main entrance on MacDougal Street.
- Breakfast begins at 7:30. Doors will open at 7:30.
- The instructional day begins at 8:00 am and ends at 2:20 pm. Dismissal for K-5 is in the Sumpter Street schoolyard or in the auditorium (K-3) and cafeteria (4-5) during inclement weather. 3K & Pre-K dismiss daily from the main entrance.
- We have one afterschool program provider this year. ( Brooklyn United Music & Art) If you are interested in after school for your child, please reach out to Ms. D (aquaviad@brooklynlandmark.org
) or Ms. Edwards (jasminee@brooklynlandmark.org ) - Our first Parent Teacher Conference will take place on Thursday 9/12 from 4:30-7:30 at the school. This is a great opportunity to meet staff, ask questions and get information about curriculum, homework, assessments and more.
I look forward to seeing you all! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at joycek@brooklynlandmark.org if you have any questions, suggestions or concerns.
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