If you missed Orientation, please review this Orientation newsletter with the topics and links we discussed.
Please contact our Parent Coordinator, Helen Reed, if you have any questions.
New York State is providing Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) food benefits to all households with children who receive free school lunch under the National School Lunch Act and whose school was closed or operating with reduced in-school attendance due to COVID-19 during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The food benefit distribution has commenced and will continue through June, and into July due to the large number of eligible children and schools participating in the National School Lunch Program across the state. Information about New York State's distribution of P-EBT food benefits will be posted to our website once it is available.
P-EBT Frequently Asked Questions
There will be 2 Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) webinars this week.
In English - Wednesday, June 16th at 4:30 PM bit.ly/CFAPEBTenglish and
In Spanish - Thursday, June 17th at 4:30 PM bit.ly/CFAPEBTespanol
You may qualify for a temporary discount on your broadband internet service.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that provides a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills for qualifying low-income households. If your household is eligible, you can receive:
Only one monthly service discount and one device discount is allowed per household.
The FCC has announced that consumers can begin applying for and enrolling in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program on May 12, 2021. The program will end when the fund runs out of money, or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner.
Please complete the DOE Parent Survey.
Your access code is your child's OSIS # with a small letter in front - f
Like this: f987654321
Please visit the Department of Education's website to learn more about the Summer Rising program (opens external link)
The NYC Department of Education (DOE) and Wide Open School (WOS) share a belief that online learning resources are an essential component of student learning in the modern classroom and complement teacher instruction. Online resources also support educational equity, which is critical to transforming the lives of all students, especially those with disabilities and who are multilingual learners. This exciting DOE and WOS partnership provides a distance learning site where families and students may access a variety of high-quality, academic enrichment and support resources.
Wide Open School began as a way to meet the change in learning needs of students, teachers, and families due to the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has highlighted the invaluable role that teachers play in students' lives. It has also made the connection between schools and families more essential than ever.
Through the site, students are able to complete free self-guided learning activities, and parents, caregivers, and teachers can find the advice and support they seek about distance and hybrid learning. With content curated by Common Sense and an easy-to-use experience designed and built by Amplify, students and families can find resources all in one place.
Parent University seeks to educate and empower families as partners, advocates, and lifelong educators in their student's education through free courses, resources, events, and activities.
Parent University serves all families, from early childhood through adulthood. Even if you are not a parent, we encourage you to become involved with Parent University. With an expanding course list Parent University is ready to support you.
Our partner, Move the World, has provided some short videos to help us practice relaxation and calming strategies.
Once you get to the website, please enter with the password "togetherwecan"
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 webmaster Helen Reed to request assistance,
by email at helen.reed@wjps.org, by telephone at 718-461-2219 or mail to 34-65 192nd Street, Flushing, NY 11358
