Stephen A. Halsey JHS 157

Apply Now for Exciting STEM Enrichment Programs for Spring Break!

Kindergarten through grade 12 students can apply now to attend exciting spring break STEM enrichment and experiential learning programs. A wide range of programs are offered at the NYC Department of Education’s Genovesi Environmental Study Center and NYC Center for Aerospace and Applied Mathematics, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Museum of the City of New York, New York Aquarium, New-York Historical Society, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Botanical Garden, Queens County Farm Museum, Queens Zoo, Staten Island MakerSpace, Staten Island Zoo, and Wave Hill. Student will meet and work with field experts in programs that feature real life, hands-on learning experiences.

Explore, tinker, discover, and design with us! Don’t miss out, spots are limited and the application deadline is Friday, February 15. Preference is given to students who attend Title I schools. Download our flyer,learn more, and apply now! For questions, contact Camps@schools.nyc.gov.

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Mrs. Gruet has been working tirelessly with our Special Education students on a wonderful dance performance. Each class learned a dance based off a story they learned. Here we have Mrs. Ador’s class 794 doing a performance about Grasshoppers and Ants which brought tears to my eyes.

The sense of accomplishment the students feel, the pride they see in their parents faces, the happiness they showed as they hugged each other at the end was priceless.

Please enjoy class 794’s performance.

Each year Halsey JHS 157 takes on a very important challenge – raising money to help support children with cancer. With the St. Jude Math-a-Thon, organized by Assistant Principal Mrs. Schiano, students have fun and earn prizes with a fundraiser that improves students’ math skills and teaches the importance of helping others.

All the students now have the St. Jude Math-A-Thon packets and should be doing their best to help the cause. Any questions or concerns you can contact your math teachers through pupil path. Please consider supporting your children and helping this tremendous cause. With your support, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.

February 2nd – Halsey Hack-a-Thon
February 5th – Lunar New Year – Schools Closed
February 6th – Boys Basketball at JHS 217
February 7th – Girls Basketball vs IS 61
February 11th through February 15 –  Respect for All Week
February 12th – Girls Basketball – at MS 706
February 13th – SLT Meeting 7:15 am
February 13th and 14th – PTA Bake Sale
February 13th – Girls Basketball at IS 61
February 14th – Boys Basketball Home Game vs. MS 8
February 15th – No One Eats Alone Day
February 15th – Last Day of School Before Winter Recess
February 16th – February 24th – Winter Recess
February 25th – Back to School 
February 26th – Boys Basketball at MS 321
February 27th – PTA Meeting 7:00 pm
February 28th – Girls Basketball vs MS 230

Dear Parents,

Halsey JHS 157 takes great pride in our fine arts productions. Every year, under the guidance of our amazing Drama teacher Ms. Schwarz, the kids put on a musical production. We believe that students learn more than just lines when preparing for a performance, they learn teamwork, patience, dedication and commitment.

As you may have heard this year’s School Musical is the very family friendly MARY POPPINS and we are hoping all students will come out to watch their friends perform.
There will be two performances this year, on Tuesday April 16th and Wednesday April 17th both at 7:00pm. Of course students, parents, families in the neighborhood are encouraged to attend!

Even if your child is not participating in this activity, the school as a whole benefits from the event as a community. Of course, funding to support the production is limited and we rely on support to make sure that the show is as amazing as it can be.

We URGE you all to PLEASE DONATE what you can ($5, $10, $50, $100!) to fund costumes, microphone rentals, props and set to support the show. IF you are able to volunteer to help in any way, please email us at Halseypta@gmail.com

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO DONATE!

Donate to Halsey’s Musical Mary Poppins

Thank you in advance for your support!
Halsey PTA
halseypta@gmail.com

Halsey will be hosting their first Hackathon for the year.

You may ask, “What is a Hackathon,”  well “a hackathon is an event, usually hosted by a tech company or organization (our school), where programmers (or learners in our case) get together for a short period of time to collaborate on a project or solve a problem through programming.  Our topic will be, “How Can We Use Technology to Solve a Problem in our Community?”

Hackathons are a lot of fun and are a great learning experience.  If you wish for your child to attend, pleas return the attached consent form to Ms. Elfers in Room 301 ASAP.  We will be serving Pizza for Lunch.  If you child has dietary restrictions, they are advised to bring their own lunch.

Halsey Hackathon Permission Form

1. 8TH GRADE PROM will be held on Thursday, June 6th, 2019 at Douglaston Manor. Prom will run from 6:00pm until 10:00pm

2. AWARDS NIGHT will be held on Thursday, June 13th, 2019 at 7:00pm in our school auditorium. Invitations and more information will follow in May.

3. GRADUATION will be held on Friday, June 21st, 2019. Students must arrive at St. John’s University Lou Carnesecca Arena by 7:30am. Guests should arrive at St. John’s University Lou Carnesecca Arena between 8:00am and 8:30am. There will be no one permitted in the auditorium without a ticket. Tickets will be distributed to students in June with their caps and gowns. Each graduate will receive 4 tickets. After tickets have been distributed, if someone needs more tickets, parents should send in a written request to Ms. Shriki. The ceremony will begin at 9:00am.

4. 8TH GRADE TRIP will be held on Tuesday, June 25th, 2019. More detailed information will follow in the Spring.

5. UPCOMING TEST DATES

ELA State Exam – April 2nd 2019 & April 3rd 2019

Math State Exam – May 1st 2019 & May 2nd 2019 (Non Regents Classes Only)

Science Performance Exam – May 22nd 2019 though May 31st 2019 (Students will be scheduled. Non Regents Classes Only)

Science Written Exam – June 3rd 2019 (Non Regents Classes Only)

U.S. History & Government – June 18th 2019 (Morning)

Living Enviroment Regents – June 18th 2019 (Afternoon)

Algebra 1 Regents – June 19th 2019 (Afternoon)

Language Proficiency Exam – June 24th 2019 (Morning)

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Ms. Shriki at SShriki@schools.nyc.gov or 718-830-4910 ext. 2103

8th Grade Team:

Mr. Dechongkit
Ms. Gonzalez
Ms. Shriki

Mrs. Gruet brought in professional Break Dancer B-Boy Jiggz to run a workshop with the students. We had 20 students sign up and they had an amazing time learning the history of break dancing and some moves too!