9/21/2021 11:54 AM

Dear P.S. 008 Isaac Varian at 3010 BRIGGS AVENUE Community:

I hope you are staying healthy and safe. Today I am writing to inform you of a potential case of COVID-19 in our school community, and to let you know what will happen now.

Next steps

We are working in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health) to confirm test results. At this time there are no plans for classroom or school closure, and students should continue to attend as regularly scheduled unless they are feeling ill. If a positive test result is confirmed, you will receive another update.

What if the case is confirmed?

In partnership with NYC Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and the NYC Test + Trace Corps, we will take all appropriate action, including:

● Ensuring that any individual who tests positive for COVID-19 quarantines until they are no longer infectious, and it is safe for them to return to the school building.

● Work to trace close contacts in our school.

● Instruct close contacts to quarantine for 10 days since their last contact with the individual who tested positive (unless they are fully vaccinated).

Please be assured that we are taking every precaution to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including ensuring that anyone who feels sick in the school building isolates. Our school has an isolation room where a student with symptoms associated with COVID-19 can be safely isolated and evaluated by a healthcare professional until they are picked up by a guardian.

It’s up to all of us to help keep our school community safe and healthy. Please continue to stay home if sick, stay at least 6 feet away from people who are not members of your household, wear a face covering, and practice healthy hand hygiene.

All New Yorkers age 12 or older are eligible to be vaccinated for COVID-19. If someone is fully vaccinated they do not have to miss school, sports or work if there is a case in their classroom. People who are between 12 and 17 years old are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine only; all older ages are eligible for all three vaccines. Find a vaccine site today at https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov/. There is no cost to be vaccinated.

We will continue to closely follow directions from public health experts, and proactively update you on any measures we are taking. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions. For additional information on COVID-19, visit schools.nyc.gov/coronavirus or call 311. Finally, to ensure we can rapidly reach you via text and email, please set up a New York City Schools Account (NYCSA) as soon as possible by visiting schools.nyc.gov/nycsa.

Thank you for your cooperation. Health and safety will always come first in New York City public schools, no matter what.

Sincerely,

CLAUDIA TAHIRAJ-SADRIJA

9/21/2021 

Dear Families,

It was so exciting to welcome students back in our classrooms last week, seeing the joy on their faces as they all could finally return to learn in-person with their teachers and classmates! This is a very special time, and we are doing everything possible to make sure everyone in our schools remains safe and healthy.

I invite you to share the amazing experience of that first week of school with me through this video (vimeo.com/609642752/70f8506d67) capturing our homecoming experience across the city. 

In addition to the extensive health and safety measures summarized on our school year 2021-22 webpage (schools.nyc.gov/homecoming), we are making two important adjustments to COVID-19 protocols in our schools:

Weekly testing. Starting Monday, September 27, the DOE will increase random COVID-19 testing in all elementary, middle, and high schools for students in grades 1-12 from biweekly to weekly. We can only test students whose parents have provided an updated testing consent form to their school. You are encouraged to provide this consent for your child if you have not done so. If you have already submitted a testing consent form for the 2021-22 school year, that consent form remains in effect. If you have not yet submitted your consent, you can do so one of two ways:  o Fill out the form using your NYC Schools Account (NYCSA): schoolsaccount.nyc or  Download the form online at schools.nyc.gov/covidtesting and bring the completed form to your child’s school.

Updated quarantine policy. Also starting Monday, September 27, in accordance with the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we will no longer close an entire classroom when there is a positive case in the classroom. Unvaccinated students who are masked and at least three feet distanced from a student who tests positive are not considered close contacts under CDC guidelines and will not have to quarantine. This new policy applies to all students in any grade.

Vaccination is the most important step that we can take to protect our families and our communities against COVID-19. To protect your children and school communities, we have mandated that all DOE school staff be vaccinated against COVID-19—by September 27, all employees will have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. To schedule a vaccination appointment for yourself or your eligible student aged 12 and older, please visit vaccinefinder.nyc.gov.

We will continue to share everything we are doing to keep your children safe. Our school year back together again is already off to a fantastic start, and I look forward to seeing your students thrive and grow this year as they learn alongside their peers.

In partnership,

Meisha Porter

New York City Schools Chancellor

 PS 8 PA Election Flyer 1.docx 

Positions:

• President
• Recording Secretary Treasurer
• Three (3) SLT Parent Positions

Date: 9/27/2021

Time: 05:30PM

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Family Letter from Meisha Porter New York City Schools Chancellor

 Family Letter September 13 2021.pdf  

NYC DOE Family Update :What's Happening in NYC Public Schools

NYC DOE Family Update September 10 2021.pdf 

NYCDOE Health and Safety Guide for 2021-2022 School Year:

doe-homecoming-health-and-safety-guide.pdf  

2021-2022 School Calendar :

parent-facing-calendar-2021-22-ac.pdf

Parent Consent Form for Student Testing:

 fall-21student-testing-consent.pdf 

New E- Parent Enrollment Packets for the new school year.

Click below to easily fill them out in the language of your choice.

• English E-Parent Enrollment Packet.pdf       
• Spanish E-Parent Enrollment Packet.pdf 

Dear P.S. 8 Families,

We are happy to announce a virtual and in-person open house tour of P.S. 8. This tour will help you learn more about the return to in-person learning in September 2021. If you are interested in taking advantage of the in-person open house at P.S. 8, please fill in this Google Form-In-Person Open House Form

Those dates are Wednesday June 16th and Thursday June 24th. The timeframe is from 3:00- 3:30. 

Please note anyone entering the building will have to complete the nYCDOE daily health screening and adhere to 6ft social distancing during the visit. NYCDOE Health Screener

Here is the virtual tour narrated by Ms. Sofia- P.S. 008 Virtual Tour

 KINDERGARTEN SUPPLY LIST 2021-2022.pdf 

1ST GRADE SUPPLY LIST 2021-2022.pdf  

2ND GRADE SUPPLY LIST 2021-2022.pdf  

3RD GRADE SUPPLY LIST 2021-2022.pdf

 4TH GRADE SUPPLY LIST 2021-2022.pdf  

5TH GRADE SUPPLY LIST 2021-2022.pdf