P.S. 127 The McKinley Park School

• BK Public Library- Homeschool Resources
• Audible Elementary Books
• MoMath for Students
•  UnderstandingTheCoronavirus.pdf 
• Reading Assistant
• Brain Pop
• PBS Kids
• Brooklyn Public Library
• IXL
• Go Noodle
• Learn at Home
• Study Island
• Edmentrum -Free Printables
• Brooklyn Reads- Access to Digital Books
  ▪ Go to www.myon.com
  ▪ Click on “myON Login”
  ▪ Type in “Brooklyn Reads” under school name
  ▪ Click on “Brooklyn Reads Elementary”
  ▪ Username: brooklyn (not case sensitive)
  ▪ Password: read (case sensitive)
• Growing Book by Book
• Scholastic.com
• Pebblego.com

• Physical Education At Home
• Math Field Trips
• GoNoodle helps get kids moving with short interactive activities. Help keep your kids engaged and motivated throughout the day. 
• Go Noodle
• 20 Virtual Field Trips to Take with Kids!
• Kids Activities Blog - things for Students to do while they are home!
• The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour! https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
  
  ✅Tour Yellowstone National Park!
  https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
  
  ✅Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
  https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
  
  ✅This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs.  https://www.farmfood360.ca/
  
  ✅Play games and learn all about animals
  https://switchzoo.com/
  
  ✅Travel to Paris, France to see amazing works of art at The Louvre with this virtual field trip.  https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
  
  ✅This Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China is beautiful and makes history come to life.
  https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china

• Speech Buddy
• Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students & Special Needs
• Everyone Can Learn

•  Visit nyc.gov/coronavirus at any time for general information, and if you have any questions or concerns.
• News from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https/www.cdc.gov/
• Germ Prevention Ltr to Parents
• Frequently Asked Questions  
• • Video from State Senator Andrew Gounardes Coronavirus Message for Students
  • NYC Schools Account: Parents may view their child’s scores via their NYC Schools Account; more information on NYC Schools accounts registration is found here. If assistance is needed, please see the Parent Coordinator.
  • NYC DOE at here
  •  School Website Home Page - listed under announcements on the home page of the School Website
  •  Class Pages on the website for any updates under the "Class Pages" at the top of the homepage.
  •  Remind App messages set up by teachers.
  •  School Messenger - a Robo call or voice message is left on the Main Phone Number on the students' blue card. Please make sure your number on the Blue Card is updated. 
  •  NYC Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene
  • Procedures on Days with Citywide Emergency Conditions or on Major Snow Days - Besides NYC Media outlets and the official schools.nyc.gov website, P.S. 127 other means of communicating City and school wide messages.
  •  PTA Updates -  Use this link to download the app: https://www.remind.com/join/ps127t Or use without the app by texting #81010 to: @ps127t
  • Parent Corner   - Click for the Parent Coordinator Page
  • Flu Information Fight Flu at Home and School 1.docx ,
  •  View the Next Gen Learning  Standards Parent Resource link Link

This suspension for the remainder of the school year applies to the following New York State testing programs:

• New York State Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Test;
• New York State Grades 3-8 Mathematics Test;
• New York State Grade 4 Elementary-Level Science Test;
• New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) in Grades K-12; and
• New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) for students with severe cognitive disabilities in Grades 3-8 and high school.

Text 81010 to Join Your Child’s Class Remind App.  Codes are listed by class below:

Kindergarten

• K-102 =@mnerim
• K-105 = @k10520192
• K-106 = @k10620
• K-107 = @bea89cc
• K-108 = @mrsjackk

1^st Grade

• 1-101 = 110120
• 1-103 = @1-103
• 1-202 = @fc4bdc

2nd Grade  

• 2-201 =@acares
• 2-208 =@ayeu
• 2-209 = @class22092
• 2-210 =@lwilson12

Grade 3

• 3-203 = @room3203
• 3-204 = @class32042
• 3-207 = @69ba3g

Grade 4

• 4-301 =@f3h8ac
• 4-302 =@migibi
• 4-306 = 4306ed

Grade 5

• Mrs. Pantazis & Mrs. Gangi /Reading, Writing, & SS= @msgangiw
• Ms. Miller = @msmiller53
• Ms. Bilz/Math = @msbilzmat
• 3/4/5-206 = @345206

Service Providers

• ENL K/1=@enlmsme 
• ENL 2/3=
• ENL 4/5= @49g9bh
• Clusters-Art/Dance/Physical Education/Science=@danceartp

• Getting Started in Google Classrooms
• How to Get Started in Microsoft Teams
• Supporting Parents of Children with Autism Through COVID-19 Click here to register here
• Family Technology Support
• Access the Google Classroom on either your Xbox or PS4
• Video Google Classroom for Parents
• Video for Google Hang Outs
• Tutorial for Students & Parents

• Audible.com - Elementary Books
• Boomlearning
• Flocabulary.com
• TeachHUB
• Teach from Home
• Zoom
• Zoom Tips for Educators
• OTIS -Online Technology and Instructional Sessions
• At Home Learning Support from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Video to Help Link Pearsons Resources
• Video for Google Classroom Teachers
• Teachers Pay Teachers

Apps for Dyslexic Learners

• Sounds Literacy
• What is Dyslexia
• Dyslexia Quest
• Happy Math Multiplications Rhymes
• Rhymes
• Read 2 Me
• Phonics with Phonogram
• Dyseggxia
• DD's Dictionary: A Dyslexic Dictionary

Apps for Autistic Learners

• Sight Words
• Sequences for Autism
• See.Touch.Learn
• Words on Wheels
• Verbal Me
• Autism iHelp
• Autism DDT Shapes
• Autism DDT Letters
• Speech with Milo

Apps for the Visually Impaired

• Via
• Dragon Dictation
• Color ID
• TapTapSee
• Talking Calculator
• SayText
• AccessNote

Apps with Learners with Writing Difficulties

• The Writing Machine
• iWrite Words
• Letter School
• Alpha Writer
• ABC Pocket Phonics
• Word Magic

Students Can Apply Now for Exciting Summer STEM Enrichment Programs!

Succeed with STEM this summer! Students entering kindergarten through grade 12 in September 2020 can apply now to attend exciting enrichment and experiential learning programs with STEM Matters NYC. A wide range of programs are offered and vary by grade level.

The 5-week STEM Academy is offered to students entering grades 3 through 11 in September and is located at schools throughout the city. Our 1-week camps are offered to students entering kindergarten through grade 9 in September and are located at museums and zoos in all five boroughs. Courses and internships are offered to students entering grades 10 through 12 at museums and experiential learning centers around the city.

Program partners include the NYC Department of Education’s Genovesi Environmental Study Center and NYC Center for Aerospace and Applied Mathematics; Audubon New York; Bronx Zoo; Central Park Zoo; Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum; MakerSpace NYC Futureworks; Museum of the City of New York; New-York Historical Society; New York Aquarium; Prospect Park Zoo; Queens Botanical Garden; Queens County Farm Museum; Queens Zoo; Rubin Museum of Art; Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden; Staten Island Museum; Staten Island Zoo; SUNY College at Old Westbury; The Morgan Library & Museum and Wave Hill.

All programs involve the opportunity to gain real-world, hands-on learning experiences this summer! Don’t miss out, spots are limited and the application deadline is Friday, April 10. Preference is given to students who attend Title I schools. Download our flyer, learn more, and apply now. For questions, contact STEMMattersNYC@schools.nyc.gov.

-Peer Assistance Learning (PAL) - selected students from grades 3,4 & 5 will provide individual tutoring for Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade  students during their lunch periods.

P.S. 127 Respect For All Liaison

Click Here for Counselors Corner    

Click here for more PTA Info! http://www.mckinleypark127.org/pta

As a part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), all schools must identify students with a parent or guardian who is a member of the armed forces on active duty to help understand the best ways to support these students. Please click on the below notice/form (English, Arabic, Chinese & Spanish versions are available).  The notice asks families to sign and return the form letter if at least one of the student’s parents or guardians is on active duty in the armed forces and return the form to your student’s school by May 24, 2019.   

https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/doe-employees-only/acpolicy-militaryparentletter_English.pdf

https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/doe-employees-only/acpolicy-militaryparentletter_arabic.pdf

https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/doe-employees-only/acpolicy-militaryparentletter_chinese.pdf

https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/doe-employees-only/acpolicy-militaryparentletter_spanish.pdf

Water testing Results 2018 -  Water testing 2018.docx 

• 7:45 AM - Doors open for the Free Breakfast Program on the 79th street side of the school building (Hot Lunchroom)

• 7:45 AM - Doors open for Early Drop Off on the 78th street side of the school building (Cold Lunchroom)

• 8:15 AM - Breakfast ends

• 8:20 AM - All students report to their classroom where their teacher(s) will welcome them

-   ALL adults must show their Picture I.D. and sign-in with our School Safety Agent when entering our school building.  All visitors should then proceed directly to the Main Office.

- Procedures on Days with Citywide Emergency Conditions/ Major Storm Days - In the case of a day with citywide emergency conditions or a major storm day, the Chancellor will make an announcement to all public schools in the city on whether to close schools or delay their opening. This announcement is made in consultation with other City officials. By 6:00 a.m. the decision is announced on the 311 Information Line, on the Department of Education website Home Page (which can be accessed at https://www.nycenet.edu/) and on the following radio stations in the city: WINS (1010 AM), WCBS (880 AM), WLIB (1190 AM), WBLS (107.5 FM), WNYE (91.5 FM), as well as the following television stations: WCBS (Channel 2), WNBC (Channel 4), WNYW (Fox Channel 5), WABC (Channel 7), WNYE (Channel 25), and "NY 1" (Channel 1 on cable television).

- Statement on Accessibility: We are working to make this website easier to access for people with disabilities, and will follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. If you need assistance with a particular page or document on our current site, please contact Stephanie Bonomolo to request assistance.  Thank You.

Our newsletter is full of interesting information about what’s going on in school and includes upcoming events, and useful dates.

 Feb 2020 Newsletter.docx  

 Jan 2020 Newsletter.docx 

 DEC 2019 Newsletter.docx