Say Hello, Wave Goodbye!

July 20, 2018 mrsfoxe

Gregg Lopez and Richard Marowitz smiling. — Gregg Lopez & Richard Marowitz

We were all sorry to hear our wonderful principal Mr Richard Marowitz made the decision to retire earlier this year. Mr Marowitz has been an integral part of P255Q for over 20 years. During his career he has been an instrumental advocate for students with disabilities in District 75. He has seen our marvelous school grow from its infancy to eight sites. We are excited to be honoring him at a retirement party in October.

Although we are sorry to lose Mr Marowitz, the staff of P255Q was delighted to hear that Gregg Lopez was formally appointed principal of our school on June 21st. Mr Lopez began his career with P255Q as a teacher and has been assistant principal with our school for over 16 years. He has supervised almost every site at one time or another and is very familiar with all our staff and students, making him the perfect leader to continue with the vision and mission of our school. Congratulations, Gregg. We welcome you as our new principal and look forward to working with you.

Ketler Louissaint and Gregg Lopez — District 75 Superintendent Ketler Louissaint formally appoints Gregg Lopez as Principal of Q255

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P255Q Student Recipient of 2018 Samuel Stern Award

May 25, 2018 255Tech

Gary Steven, a 5th grader who is in the P255Q inclusion program at The Renaissance Charter School, was honored on Wednesday May 23, for receiving the M. Samuel Stern Award. Gary was selected out of over one thousand other students as a winner of this award due to his outstanding performance at school, his ability to overcome difficult situations and his perseverance in academic and social situations.

Take a look at his speech during the awards ceremony:

Submitted by:
Allie Weiss
P255Q D75 SETSS Provider
P255Q@ The Renaissance Charter School

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Springtime at a P255Q Garden

May 25, 2018 255Tech

Check out Ms. Mary Ellen Rice’s class garden in full springtime bloom! For more photos and update on the P255Q garden, check out their class website here:

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Spelling Bee Champs!

May 25, 2018 255Tech

Congratulations to Ouazna Benabdellah first place winner and Manny Penin second Place winner at the District 75 Spelling Bee!

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Celebrating Mother’s Day at P255Q

May 9, 2018 255Tech

This week we had a Mother’s Day themed Support Group. One of our own P255Q@P397 paras, Celeste Astudillo, came by and taught our parents how to make colorful paper flowers. Parents enjoyed an opportunity to talk and share their stories while making beautiful flowers. Thank you Celeste!

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May Opportunities at P255Q!

May 2, 2018 255Tech

Happy May! There are so many wonderful events happening this month at P255Q. We hope you are able to take advantage of these opportunities:

On Friday, May 4th, 2018 Ms.Virginia Fusi will be presenting on the best Toileting practices for your child. If you have concerns with your child’s bathroom habits or you really want your child to stop using diapers. Come and join us while we learn all about the best methods to do so. Click the following for more details: Family Learning Series-Toileting.

On Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 the Parent Support group will be dedicated to celebrating Mother’s Day! Come and join other P255Q families as we celebrate together. We’ll have coffee, do an activity and hopefully make new friends. Families from all 8 sites are welcomed! Click here for more information: Parent Support Group 5818B

On Thursday, May 24th, 2018 after the PTA elections, Attorney Maureen Pritchard, Esq. and Vlad Shafir (New York Life Insurance) will be presenting a workshop about “Guardianship and Special Needs Planning”. Please come and vote your new PTA Board for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year and stay for this very informative seminar. Click here for more information: Special Needs Planning workshop-English

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New Classroom Websites @ 397

April 15, 2018 mrsfoxe

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Teachers across all sites have been brainstorming how to improve our communication with parents. At 397Q some teachers began to use their new technology skills and resources to create class websites so parents can see some of the amazing work that their students are doing in their classrooms. Here are links to the first ones to be published. I hope there are more to follow soon. Click through the links to explore the wonderful work our teachers and students are doing.