HY NEW PARK TY GARDE K R N PA CI E D 2017-2018 SCHOOL CALENDAR New Beginnings Artwork by: Kayla Varghese Grade 2, Garden City Park School
MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT David Del Santo Trustee NEW HYDE PARK-GARDEN CITY PARK BOARD OF EDUCATION Jennifer Kerrane President Jennifer DeRocchis Trustee Tara Notine Vice President Ernest Gentile Trustee James Reddan Trustee Patricia Rudd Trustee Jennifer Morrison Please note: The District Calendar was prepared in July 2017. Dates of some activities, therefore, may be subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please check our web site at www.nhp-gcp.org or scan this QR code: NEW HYDE PARK-GARDEN CITY PARK SCHEDULED MEETINGS 2017-2018 1
NEW HYDE PARK-GARDEN CITY PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Jennifer Morrison, Ed.D. Michael Frank James Svendsen Kim Levy Erik Nakutavicius ADMINISTRATION 2
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This month s Character Theme: Responsibility September 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Superintendent s Conference Day 1Eid al Adha 2 3 4 Labor Day 5 First Day of School for Students 6 7 8 Road PTA Meeting and New Parent Breakfast 9:00am 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Patriot Day all schools Board of Education Mtg. MO 8pm SEPTA Meeting 7:30pm H. Frank Carey Library MO New Parent Mtg 7:00pm MO PTA 7:30 pm Road PTA Outdoor Movie Night 6:45 pm 17 HGS PTA Applebee s Breakfast 18 Board of Education Work Session 7:30pm 19 GCP New Parent Breakfast PTA Meeting 8:30 & 9:00 am Back to School Night 20 Road PTA Movie Night Rain Date 21Rosh Hashanah 22Rosh Hashanah 23 24 25 26 HGS New Parent Mtg 7:00 pm PTA Mtg 7:30 PDP Committee Mtg 3:15pm 27 Health & Safety Mtg 3:15 pm 28 29 HGS PTA Outdoor Movie Night 7:00 pm MO Picture Day 30 Yom Kippur 4
This month s Character Theme: Respect October 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 GCP & Road Picture Day Road PTA Mtg 7:00 pm HGS Buddy Day HGS Movie Rain Date 8 9Columbus Day 10 11 12 13 14 MO Harvest Sale MO PTA Mtg 7:30 pm HGS Buddy Day Rain Date 15 16 17 18 19 Diwali 20 21 Board of Education Mtg. MO 8pm HGS Fall Picture Day HGS PTA Mtg 7:30pm HGS K-3Halloween Party MO Halloween Event 7:00 pm 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TAC Committee Mtg 3:15pm GCP PTA Mtg 7:00pm Road Pumpkin Patch 29 30 Board of Education Work Session 7:30pm 31 GCP Pumpkin Patch Halloween Parade all schools 5
This month s Character Theme: Citizenship November 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 MO International Night 4 5 6 7Election Day 8 9 10 Veteran s Day 11 No School for Students Superintendent s Conference Day HGS Parent Paint Night 7:30 pm Road Wizards @ NHP Memorial 7:00 pm 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Board of Education Mtg. MO 8pm GCP Blood Drive Road & GCP - Photo Retakes SEPTA Meeting 7:30pm H. Frank Carey Library GCP PTA Meeting 8:30 am HGS PTA Mtg 7:30pm GCP Family Fun Night 7:00 pm HGS Family Square Dance 7:00 pm Road Thanksgiving Breakfast 9 am Road PTA Mtg 10:00 am 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MO Photo Retakes Early Dismissal Drill @ 2:45pm All Schools Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Break 26 27 28 29 30 Board of Education Work Session 7:30pm HGS Fall Picture Retake Day MO PTA at 7:30 pm Health & Safety Mtg 3:15 pm MO Book Fair 6
This month s Character Theme: Kindness and Compassion December 2017 3 4 10 11 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat GCP Christmas Concert 7:00pm Board of Education Mtg. MO 8pm 5 17 18 19 HGS PTA Holiday Boutique 12 Report Cards Distributed GCP Holiday Boutique HGS Book Fair Road Christmas Concert 7pm GCP PTA Mtg 7:00 pm HGS PTA Mtg 7:30 pm 6 HGS PTA Holiday Boutique MO Christmas Concert 7:00 PM 13 1st Night of Hanukkah HGS Book Fair 7 HGS Christmas Concert 7:00pm 1MO PTA Book Fair End of 1st Marking Period 8 14 15 Parent/Teacher Conferences HGS Book Fair 1/2 day Dismissal of All Students 11:30am MO PTA Holiday Boutique Road PTA Holiday Boutique 2 9 16 20 21 22 23 1/2 Day Dismissal of All Students and Staff 11:30 am 24 25Christmas 26 27 28 29 30 Christmas Recess Christmas Recess Kwanzaa Christmas Recess Christmas Recess Christmas Recess 31 7
This month s Character Theme: Fairness and Tolerance January 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1New Year s Day Christmas Recess 2 School Opens GCP Kindergarten Registration 3 GCP Kindergarten Registration 4 GCP Kindergarten Registration Road PTA Mtg 7pm 5 GCP Kindergarten Registration 6 7 8 HGS Kindergarten Registration MO PARP Kick-off Road PARP Kick-off Board of Education Mtg. GCP 8pm 9 HGS Kindergarten Registration 10 HGS Kindergarten Registration MO PTA Mtg 7:30 pm SEPTA Meeting 7:30pm H. Frank Carey Library 11 HGS Kindergarten Registration 12 HGS Kindergarten Registration 13 14 15 Martin Luther King, Jr Day 16 MO Kindergarten Registration PDP Committee Mtg 3:15pm HGS PARP Closing Ceremony 17 MO Kindergarten Registration HGS PTA Mtg 7:30 pm 18 MO Kindergarten Registration GCP PTA Mtg 8:30 am 19 MO Kindergarten Registration MO PARP Ends 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Road Kindergarten Registration Board of Education Work Session 7:30pm Road Kindergarten Registration Road Kindergarten Registration Health & Safety Mtg 3:15 pm Road Kindergarten Registration Road Kindergarten Registration GCP PTA Zumba Night HGS Winter Dance Grades 4-6 Road PARP Ends 28 29 30 31 HGS PARP Kick off Odyssey Fair MO 6:00 pm 8
This month s Character Theme: Honesty and Trustworthiness February 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Road PTA Mtg 7:00pm 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MO PTA Valentine s Day Sale MO PTA Mtg 7:30 pm HGS PARP Ends 11 12 Spirit Week all schools Board of Education Mtg. HGS 8pm 13 GCP PTA Valentine s Day Sale GCP PTA Mtg 7:00 pm HGS PTA Mtg 7:30 pm 14 Ash Wednesday Road PTA Valentine s Day Sale 15 16 Chinese New Year HGS Parp Closing Ceremony 17 18 19 President s Day 20 Winter Recess 21 Winter Recess 22 Winter Recess 23 Winter Recess 24 25 26 Board of Education Work Session 7:30pm 27 28 9
This month s Character Theme: Courage March 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Road PTA Mtg 7:00 pm 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Road Applebee's Flapjack Breakfast 8:00-10:00 am MO - PTA Mtg 7:30 pm SEPTA Meeting 7:30pm H. Frank Carey Library 6th Grade Science Fair GCP PTA Spring Boutique Road Book Fair End of 2nd Marking Period GCP Family Fun Night Road Book Fair 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Board of Education Mtg. Road 8pm HGS - PTA Mtg 7:30 pm Math Fair Road School 6:00 pm GCP- PTA Mtg 8:30 am 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Board of Education Work Session 7:30pm Report Cards Distributed GCP PTA Used Book Sale Parent Teacher Conferences 1/2 Day Dismissal all Students 11:30 am 25Palm Sunday 26 27 Wellness Fair at MO 5:00-7:00 pm 28 Health & Safety Mtg 3:15 29Holy Thursday 30Good Friday 31 First Day of Passover 10
This month s Character Theme: Courtesy April 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Easter Sunday Transportation Deadline Request Due 2 Spring Recess 3 Spring Recess 4 Spring Recess 5 Spring Recess 6 Spring Recess 7 8 9 NYSESLAT Speaking Begins Board of Education Budget Presentation 7:30 pm Mtg MO 8:00pm. 10 11 NYS ELA Test Grade 3-6 12 NYS ELA Test Grade 3-6 Road PTA Mtg 7:00 pm 13 NYS ELA Test Grade 3-6 14 15 16 17 BOCES Budget Vote 7:30 am TAC Committee Mtg 3:15pm HGS PTA Mtg 7:30 pm 18 MO PTA Mtg 7:30 pm 19 GCP PTA Mtg 8:30 am HGS Spring Picture Day MO PTA Book Fair 20 MO PTA Book Fair 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Board of Education Work Session 7:30pm ELA Scoring No School for Students MO Kindergarten Graduation Pictures HGS -Supermarket Fun Night MO - Supermarket BINGO 29 30 11
This month s Character Theme: Cooperation May 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 NYS Math Test Gr 3-6 NYS Math Test Gr 3-6 NYS Math Test Gr 3-6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NYSESLAT (all parts) begin Board of Education Budget Hearing & Mtg.MO 8pm NYSESLAT Testing GCP Spring Concert NYSESLAT Testing SEPTA Meeting 7:30pm H. Frank Carey Library NYSESLAT Testing Road Concert 7pm NYSESLAT Testing PTA Plant Sale - All schools 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 NYSESLAT Testing NYSESLAT Testing School Budget Vote/Election Tully Park 6:00 am-9:00 pm NYSESLAT Testing HGS PTA Mtg 7:30pm MO PTA Mtg 7:30pm NYSESLAT Testing GCP PTA Installation and Awards 6:00 pm NYSESLAT Testing Ends HGS PTA Game Show Night 20 21 MO Field Day Grades 3-6 Board of Education Work Session 7:30pm 22 MO Field Day K-2 HGS Spring Concert PDP Committee Mtg 3:15pm 23 Grade 4 Science Performance Testing Begins MO Field Day Rain Date K-2 24 GCP Buddy Day MO Field Day Rain Date 3-6 25 Memorial Day Friday 26 27 28 Memorial Day 29 30 HGS Grade 5 Field Day MO Spring Concert 7pm 31 Kindergarten Orientation 1:00pm (1/2 Day for Kindergarten 11:30am dismissal) HGS Awards & Installation 6:00pm 12
This month s Character Theme: Self-Discipline June 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Grade 4 Science Performance Testing Ends MO PTA Family Picnic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Grade 4 Science Written Test GCP Awards Day Grades 4-6 1:00 pm MO Awards Day Grade 4-5 10:15 am Grade 6 11:30 am Road K Moving Up 9:00 am HGS Grade 3 & 4 Field Day Road Field Day K-2 SEPTA Awards Meeting 7:30pm H. Frank Carey Library Health & Safety Mtg 3:15 GCP PTA Mtg 8:30 am MO K Moving Up 9:00 am Road PTA Awards & Installation 7:00pm GCP K Moving Up 9:00am GCP PTA Family BBQ HGS PTA Family Picnic 10 11 Board of Education Mtg. MO 8pm 12 HGS Awards Day Grades 4-6 1:00 PM HGS PTA Mtg 7:30pm Road Awards Day Grades 4-6 9:00 am 13 HGS K Moving Up 9:00AM MO PTA Awards and Installation 14Flag Day 15 HGS Grade 1 & 2 Field Day HGS Family Picnic Rain Date MO Moving up 6th Grade 9:00 am Road PTA family Picnic 16 17 18 Road Moving up 6th Grade 9:00 am 19 HGS Moving up 6th Grade 9:00 am Road Field Day Grades 3-4 20 GCP Moving up 6th Grade 9:00 am Road Field Day Grades 5-6 21 22 23 Last Day of School 11:30 Dismissal For Students and Staff 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 13
July 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Independence Day 5 6 7 8 9 Board of Education Mtg. MO 8pm 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 14
August 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 15
VISITORS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE EMERGENCY CLOSING ABSENCE/LATENESS ATTENDANCE POLICY SUMMARY 16
All other ALEDs are considered unexcused absences (including but not limited to family vacations and travel to other countries). 17
HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION TRANSPORTATION of the previous school year.all requests for 2018-2019 school bus transportation must be submitted by April 1, 2018. STUDENT VERIFICATION FORM STUDENT REGISTRATION Please call Eileen Bileski at 516-434-2306 to make an appointment. (check website for details) or from January 2-26, 2018 Please call Eileen Bileski at 516-434-2306 to make an appointment. Please note: Student must be age 5 on or before December 1, 2017 18
PARENT/TEACHER ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS/CO-PRESIDENTS PARENT/TEACHER COMMUNICATION SPECIAL PROGRAMS 19
PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES HEALTH SERVICES 20
STANDARDIZED TESTING CHARACTER EDUCATION Responsibility Respect Citizenship Kindness and Compassion Fairness and Tolerance Honesty and Trustworthiness Courage: Courtesy Cooperation Self-discipline patience forgiveness good sportsmanship CODE OF CONDUCT (SUMMARY 21
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DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT (DASA) Bully-Proofing Your School AFTER SCHOOL CHILDCARE PROGRAM SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM ANNUAL ASBESTOS NOTIFICATION INFORMATION ABOUT LEAD TITLE IX AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT 23
HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT GARDEN CITY PARK SCHOOL HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT HILLSIDE GRADE SCHOOL 24
HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT MANOR OAKS - WILLIAM R. BOWIE SCHOOL HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT NEW HYDE PARK ROAD SCHOOL 25
PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING AND RESPONDING TO WRITTEN COMPLAINTS REGARDING HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS ACCESS TO PUPIL RECORDS (FERPA) NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS UNDER FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACTS (FERPA) 26
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOR EDUCATION 27
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