At Home
Weekly Updates - 1/11/2025
Hello Harbor View School Families,
We hope everyone is keeping warm and staying healthy! You can view our Winter 2025 Newsletter online here, and paper copies are being sent home in your child’s Blue Harbor View folder. This quarterly newsletter includes essential information and important dates for January, February, and March.
Here are a few highlights and updates from this week:
- PTA / Title I PAC meeting was held on Thursday, January 9th via zoom. During the meeting we had a very interactive conversation with our guest speaker, Heather Butts. Ms. Butts is a very active member of the Staten Island North Shore Community and an advocate for our school community. During this meeting we discussed the North Shore Esplanade, our learning garden, importance of children reading highlighting the benefits of visiting libraries and book stores. She also introduced her new book Discovering Staten Island Treasures and Untold Stories . We look forward to working closely with her over the next few months.
- Congratulations to Ms. Mattarelliano for winning the HESS Truck STEM Grant! We are looking forward to this program being brought into our school community.
After-school Workshops and Programs:
- NYCID: check out their Spring After-school Program flyer, offering Mormando Martial Arts, Video Game Development and Sips & Kicks Soccer.
- Project Boost funded by Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton - Robotics after-school workshop series for students in grades 2nd through 5th. Details will be backpacked home later this month to apply for this FREE program beginning in February.
- National Lighthouse Museum CASA After-school workshop series for grades 3rd to 5th. Details will be backpacked home later this month to apply for this FREE program beginning in April.
Family Math Game Night! - Thursday, January 23rd at 5:30pm. RSVP here. A fun night of snacks and learning how to incorporate MATH into old favorites and new games.
Smile Dental: Our school is partnering with Smile New York Outreach to provide in-school dental care for children.
Services include:
- Dental exams
- Cleanings
- Sealants to prevent cavities
- Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) treatment for decay
Children will receive a dental report card and toothbrush. Insurance information is required for submission, but there will be no bills or payment requests. All children can be treated, regardless of insurance status.
In-school dental visits save time and offer quality care from licensed professionals in a familiar environment. A signed consent form is valid for the child's time at the school, and parents will be notified in advance of the clinic.
Register online at: https://www.myschooldentist.com, Zip code 10301.
All families who have previously registered will automatically been seen again. If you do not want your child to be seen any longer, please email ps59@theharborviewschool.org.
Staying warm and healthy: We encourage students to maintain their well-being by enjoying nutritious meals, getting some exercise, and dressing warmly when heading outdoors. With the current chilly weather, we've been having indoor recess. If you have any old board/card games, old legos, or art supplies that you’d like to contribute for our indoor activities, please contact Ms. Meggin (mjuraska@theharborviewviewschool.org).
Additionally, our classrooms could benefit from some extra supplies, such as tissues, Clorox wipes, hand sanitizers, and paper towels during the winter season - any donations would be incredibly helpful.
If you or someone you know is in need of a winter coat, please reach out to Ms. Kristen (kdruda@theharborviewschool.org).
Upcoming Important Dates:
- Martin Luther King Day, School Closed - 1/20/2025
- SLT Meeting - 1/22/2025 at 2:45pm
- Family Math Game Night - 1/23/2025 at 5:30pm
- Lunar New Year, School Closed - 1/29/2025
Upcoming Learning Shares and Family Events:
- Kindergarten - Learning Share, Communities - 2/14/2025 at 12:45pm
- 1st Grade & Rm 209 - Learning Share, Communities - 3/4/2025 at 12:45pm
- 2nd Grade - Learning Share, Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities - 3/7/2025 at 12:45pm
- 3rd Grade - Learning Share, Peru - 1/17/2025 at 12:45pm
- 4th Grade & Rm 304- Learning Share, Colonial Revolution - 2/4/2025 at 12:45pm
- 5th Grade - Learning Share, Western Hemisphere, 4/4/2025 at 12:45pm
Field Experiences: Field experiences are an important part of our curriculum and your child’s education. The experiences are used to enhance the units of study. We will plan many experiences for the calendar year. Some experiences are planned well in advance and other trips have a shorter information turn around period.
Upcoming Experiences for January:
- 3K & 4K - St. George Library & Staten island Museum (in-school)
- Kindergarten - Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Crunch Fitness
- 1st Grade - Staten Island Zoo
- 2nd Grade - Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
- 3rd Grade - Staten Island Playhouse at Empire Outlets
- 4th Grade - Fraunces Tavern
- 5th Grade - Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Hudson River Park
Please remember:
- All students are to wear their PS 59 School Shirt on every experience.
- Our Field Experiences are a mandatory part of our curriculum.
- Family chaperones will be selected by lottery for each experience. Please complete this form (https://forms.gle/XCgCtf5XVuSrPwGo9to be entered into the lottery.
- Our school requests a traveling NYC DOE school nurse to attend every experience, but unfortunately, they cannot always accommodate our requests. If your child has a 504 please see the main office for further information on our policy for when a school nurse cannot attend.
- Regardless of the type of experience, it is not permissible for students to meet at or be dismissed from a site other than the school..
- Please see our Family Handbook for more details regarding field experience expectations and chaperone requirements.
School Spirit - Every Friday is School Spirit Day! Remember to wear your PS 59 School Shirt.
Class of 2025 Families:
- Senior Activities: A message was emailed, texted and backpacked home to our Class of 2025 families with information regarding student activities and fee schedule. Please visit our graduation page for latest information, www.theharborviewschool.org/graduation.
Have a great weekend!
Community Events (shared by school partnerships and families):
** If you have a community event you would like us to share, please email message and flyer to Ms. Kristen, KDruda@theharborviewschool.org)
School Calendar
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Smile Dental
Great News! Our school is partnering with Smile New York Outreach to offer in-school dental care!
Register online: https://www.myschooldentist.com, Zip code 10301
Safety First!
Children will be treated by our highly trained, fully vaccinated staff in our portable clinic that meets all CDC and Department of Health guidelines.
Children will receive a:
- Dental exam
- Cleaning
- Sealants, as needed, to prevent cavities
- Silver diamine fluoride (SDF), as needed to treat decay and make teeth less sensitive. (It is normal for SDF to turn brown decay darker as it is working. Healthy areas of teeth will not change color)
- All children will leave with a dental report card and a toothbrush
No Cost to You
IMPORTANT – We are required to submit to insurance for care, so please provide a number if you have it. But, you will never receive a bill or request for any payment from Smile NY. All children are seen, even if they don’t have insurance.
Safe, Easy & Convenient
Having your child seen by the in-school dentist saves you valuable time. Top quality care is provided by local, New York licensed professionals right in the familiar surroundings of your child’s school.
Once your child returns a signed consent, it is good for as long as your child attends this school. We will call and text you in advance of an in-school dental clinic.
Register online: https://www.myschooldentist.com, Zip code 10301
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First day of Spring Semester
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Lunar New Year, schools closed
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Midwinter Recess, schools closed
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Field Experiences!
Field experiences are an important part of our curriculum and your child’s education. The experiences are used to enhance the units of study. We will plan many experiences for the calendar year. Some experiences are planned well in advance and other trips have a shorter information turn around period.
- Our Field Experiences are a mandatory part of our curriculum.
- Family chaperones will be selected by lottery for each experience. Please complete this form (https://forms.gle/XCgCtf5XVuSrPwGo9) to be entered into the lottery.
- Our school requests a traveling NYC DOE school nurse to attend every experience, but unfortunately, they cannot always accommodate our requests. If your child has a 504 please see the main office for further information on our policy for when a school nurse cannot attend.
- Regardless of the type of experience, it is not permissible for students to meet at or be dismissed from a site other than the school..
- Please see our Family Handbook for more details regarding field experience expectations and chaperone requirements.
Health, Safety & Wellness Corner
Here are a few updates, resources and reminders now that the colder weather is approaching!
- Schoolyard: For the safety of our students and families please refrain from driving into the school yard during arrival and dismissal times.
- Clothing: What to wear? Now that the colder weather is here, we recommend that students come to school dressed in layers. Some of our classrooms are warmer than others, then once the students go outside it becomes much colder. In addition, many students like to run around outside during recess, please keep this in mind and have your child wear comfortable closed toes show to prevent them from falling or scrapping their toes.
- School Bus Lane and crosswalks: please refrain from parking in front of the school building or in crosswalks during arrival and dismissal. When cars are stopped or parked in these locations it creates a safety hazard for our students as they are trying to arrive and leave from our school building.
- Flu: The flu spreads easily. You can spread it to others before you know you're sick. It can cause serious illness in infants and young children. Getting the flu vaccine is the best way to prevent flu and its complications. The vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months and older every year. Here is information from New York City health Department on how to fight the flu and stay healthy: Flu Family Letter english.pdf Flu Family Letter spanish.pdf
- Lice: The presence of head lice in institutions such as schools is an uncomfortable fact of life. Together we can help ensure these occurrences do not become a greater problem. We encourage families to notify the main office if they detect head lice in their child's hair. When a student is found to have lice, notes are sent home to members of the child's class.
- What are head lice?
- Head lice are small insects with six legs usually the size of a sesame seed (the seeds on burger buns).
- They live on or very close to the scalp and don’t wander far down the hair shafts for very long.
- They can only live on human beings; you can’t catch them from animals.
- Nits are not the same thing as lice. Lice are the insects which move around the head. Nits are egg cases laid by lice, stuck on to hair shafts; they are smaller than a pin head and are pearly white.
- If you have nits it doesn’t always mean that you have head lice. When you have got rid of all the lice, the nits will stay stuck to the hair until it grows out.
- You only have head lice if you can find a living, moving louse (not a nit) on the scalp.
- Anybody can get head lice.
- Head lice infections are caught from close family and friends in the home and community, not from the school.
- Spread of head lice requires direct head to head contact. They can’t swim, fly, hop or jump.
- Here are a few tips to help prevent the spread of head lice:
- Check your child's hair on a regular basis.
- Because head lice need close head-to-head contact to spread from one person to another, to reduce the spread of head lice, teachers will discourage students from activities which may involve head to head contact.
- To reduce your child’s risk of getting head lice, make sure that long hair is tied up and discourage children from sharing their brushes and combs and having head to head contact with others.
- Remember - Anyone can get head lice – they have no preferences for cleanliness, hair color, hair type, ethnicity or age.
- Here are some resources to learn more about lice and treatments:
- What are head lice?
NYCID After-Care
NYCID: Serving grades 4K to 5th. Registration for 2024-2025 in NOW Open!
The After Care program will begin on the 1st full day of school and will follow a school calendar operating from 2:20PM-6:00PM (closing promptly at 6:00pm).
*New Monthly After-Care Fees
Kinder to 5th Grade: 1st Child $275 2nd Child $225 3rd Child $200
Pre-K - Monthly After-Care Fees for $325 ($75 Discount if sibling enrolled in K-5 After Care)
Registration: If you already have access to the NYCID Parent Portal please log in and click the “Enroll” tab. If you are new to NYCID’s Online Registration system, go to www.nycid.org click What We Do then select Youth Development and then After School and Summer Programs- scroll down to forms and resources and click New Parent Registration. Fill out form. After you submit your registration, please log into the Parent Portal. Our (Free) NYCID Advantage After School Program funding has ended. If you are in need of After Care for the upcoming school year, you may be eligible for a Voucher that would pay for the program at no cost to you. In order to see if you are eligible you must apply ASAP. It can take up to 4 weeks to receive your voucher so you must act quickly to begin After Care in the Fall. The application is online only. The steps to apply are below or you can come to the school on July 29th or July 30th from 10am- 1pm to get assistance with the online application.
- Please copy and paste the below link into your browser: http://mycity.nyc.gov/
- Click on Check eligibility and apply for child care assistance under Child care, then click on Apply now under Apply for child Care.
- Select Child Care Voucher under New Child Care Voucher, then create an account, Once an account is created you can start the process to see if you are eligible for a voucher.
Goodhue After Care
Goodhue: Serving grades Kindergarten to 5th, LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE - Registration is now. Call 718-447-2630 or email avindigni@childrensaid.nyc.org
