News & Announcements

  • Padlet Link: Meet the Staff Night

    Thank you for joining Meet the Staff Night. We appreciate you joining your child's classroom teacher(s) session and our Town Hall Meeting to learn more about the wonderful experiences to come for this upcoming school year. As our school motto says, Our Work Together Matters. 

    Attached is a flyer with a link to access our Meet the Staff Night Padlet. Click on the link (https://psms219.padlet.org/mvellon2/MeetTheStaff2024) to view your child's teacher's slide deck. Learn more about our school community; we are proud to show off!

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  • *Welcome Back/Supply List Information*

    We are excited to welcome back our students on Thursday, September 5th for the first day of the 2024-2025 school year! Great news, we will provide students with a starter kit of school supplies. You will simply provide a backpack and snack/lunch bag (if applicable). Frequently check our School App and School Website for more information. Enjoy the rest of your summer! 

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  • Meet the Staff Night (9/12/24)

    SAVE THE DATE! Our administrative team and staff members have a lot to share about our upcoming school year. We invite you to attend virtual Meet the Staff Night via Zoom on Thursday, September 12, 2024 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. The website with Zoom links are here: https://sites.google.com/schools.nyc.gov/219zoomlinks/home Join Principal Vellon's Town Hall Meeting at 7:00 PM via this Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/85952410313?pwd=VXNLYmRwQlBEdVJSR1dZMlhsMW9Idz09 

    Click here to view the memo that was backpacked home with students with details about the event.  

    Meet The Staff Night | Eagle View Elementary School

    PS/MS219 (25Q219) Paul Klapper

  • First Day of School!

    Dear PS/MS 219 Families, Thursday, September 5th is the big day! We are excited to welcome our students for their first day of the 2024-2025 school year. Our team has been hard at work setting up classrooms and learning spaces.

    As a reminder, our school day begins at 8:10 AM. On the first two days of school, students in grades K-5 will gather and line up in the school yard. Students in grades 6-8 will enter via the school yard entrance and will meet their teachers inside the school building (cafeteria and auditorium). PreK students will enter their classrooms via the Main Street doors. Thank you in advance for your collaboration and partnership.

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  • Spirit Day: College Gear Day

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  • Spirit Day: Jersey Day - Wear a jersey to school to support your favorite sports team.

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  • SLT Meeting at 3:30 PM

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  • Rosh Hashanah, schools closed

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  • Spirit Day: Wear Pink

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  • Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day, schools closed

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  • Spirit Day: 219 Gear

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  • Spirit Day: Twin Day

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  • Diwali, schools closed

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  • Election Day, students do not attend school

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PS/MS 219 Paul Klapper School

144-39 Gravett Road, Flushing, NY 11367 (718) 793-2130

Marlin Vellon, Principal - Sheilah Papa, Martha Xenakis, Michael Tramontana, Assistant Principals

 

Our school has an App! Download now to stay up to date with the latest events. Scan the QR code below or search "Paul Klapper" in the Google Play or Apple Store.

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MindUP

We recently introduced an exciting, evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) program that can help our students better engage in learning, learn to self-regulate their behavior, and improve their attention skills and well-being. MindUP™ is a classroom-based program that teaches children strategies guided by the fields of neuroscience, mindful awareness training, social and emotional learning, and positive psychology to support success in the classroom and life. Learn more via the Family Welcome Letter and visit the Mind Up Website.

* Join us for a Parent Workshop on January 24th during the virtual Parent Association (PA) meeting: Bringing MindUP Home Family Workshop Flyer *

 Mind Up Logo 

Instructional Focus/Mission and Vision

Access our school's Instructional Focus/Mission and Vision for the 2024-2025 School Year. 

  

Messages from the Chancellor

NYCDOE Messages for Families

 Chancellor David C. Banks smiling  

 

Elementary School Afterschool Program (Updates!)

We have great news to share! Our Elementary School Afterschool Program will begin in January. View our NYJTL Welcome Letter to learn about important details and fees, such as registration and orientation dates. (Translated NYJTL Welcome Letter.)

Registration for the PS/MS 219 NYJTL Elementary Afterschool Program has been postponed and will occur during in-person orientation on Friday, January 12th, to ensure that families have an opportunity to ask questions before signing up for the program. To register for the orientation, use our  NYJTL Registration Google Form.  Join in person Friday, January 12th at 4:30 PM (Location, PS/MS 219 Cafeteria) to fully register. Bring ID with you to sign in. The first 50 families that attend in person on Friday, January 12th will have priority in admittance into the program due to the completion of the necessary documentation that will be done at the in-person meeting. After the first 50 slots are allotted, families will be added to a wait list and given a later start date. An information session will also occur virtually on Thursday, January 11th at 4:30 PM via Teams (Join via Meeting ID: 242 585 086 912 Passcode: LEuP8k). Questions? Contact Site Director Nyesha Scott at 631-913-5684. (Translated NYJTL Elementary Afterschool Program Updates)

 Welcome letter for NYJTL 

*ACCESS* New York City School Account (NYCSA)

Parents/Guardians and Students, find directions to access NYCSA.

 NYCSA Home Page

Virtual Family Engagement Night: Thursday, 5/16/24 from 5 - 8 PM on Zoom

Thank you for joining us at our HMH Literacy Workshop series (HMH Family Literacy Workshop January 2024). 

Lexile measures help you find books for your child. 

Lexile Parent Guide (PDF English) 

Lexile Framework (PDF Chinese)  

Lexile Framework (PDF Spanish)  

 

Broadway Jr., Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr. Production Details

Dear Middle School PS/MS 219 Families, our school has been accepted into Broadway Jr., a Shubert Foundation-sponsored program and will be producing a musical production of Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr. The production will include a staff-assigned director, choreographer, and musical director. We are hoping to generate interest and commitment from 30-50 middle school students to participate as actors or ensemble members and a technical crew to work on sets and costumes. This opportunity is open to ALL grade 6-8 students!  Willy Wonka Intro Letter with Sign Up Link

 

National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) New Membership 2024

Attention 6th and 7th Grade Students, if you are interested in becoming a member of our school's National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), access our National Junior Honor Society page to find out more information about our chapter, expectations, and requirements for membership. A parent information meeting will be on Thursday, February 8th at 6:00 PM on Zoom (Meeting ID: 937 7533 5737 Passcode: 123567). New candidate forms will open February 9th and close March 8th.  Contact Christie Mistretta, the chapter adviser, at cmistretta2@schools.nyc.gov if you have any questions.       

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CR-SE in Action: Our Mural!

See our Mural's creation in action, a representation of our PreK - 8 students' journey at PS/MS 219. What We Do Matters. How We Feel Matters. Our Work Together Matters. 

 

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  • School staff wearing blue Embrace the Amazing shirts

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