Dear EVCS Families,

If you haven’t had a chance to do so yet, please take a moment to fill out
the Fall 2020 School Experience Survey. More information is here.

A shout out to everyone that made it to the PA meeting Wednesday to help approve the budget and support our 2021 author series! For details and more information about the visits, please see the flyer. Our appreciation goes out to Melanie Kletter and Nicole Robson for helping to set this up and to the PA for funding these events.

A PA Bookswap is happening today from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. in Sauer Park if you are in the area and want to stop by to check it out.

Let’s see what is happening next week…

Next Week

Gates open for K-5 students at 8:20 a.m. & for PreK students at 8:45 a.m.

Monday, February 8
Cohort A
Visiting Author Oge Mora (for PreK & K)

Tuesday, February 9
Cohort A

Wednesday, February 10
Cohort B

Cohort D: Leveled Lending Library 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
All fully-remote students encouraged to pick up books each and every week!
In front of the schoolyard (on the sidewalk). Reminder: Cohort D 3rd & 4th Graders – stop by to pick up your Poetry Publications from last year!

Thursday, February 11
Cohort A

Mid-Year Reports will be sent to families

Friday, February 12
No School – Lunar New Year

Dear EVCS Families,

We hope everyone had another great week of school!

Thank you to those who made it out to the Monthly PA meeting this past week! A timely request was sent out from the PA about a vote needed to approve author visits for all of our kids this year. You should have received the meeting link from the papresident@evcsnyc.org – please attend to vote on this updated budget line. This PA Meeting will be on Wednesday, February 3 at 5 p.m at this link. For details and more information about the author visits, check out the flyer here. Thank you to Melanie Kletter and Nicole Robson for helping make this happen – and to all of you, in advance, as part of our wonderful PA.

February is Black History Month and it will kick it off next week with Black Lives Matter Week of Action. We will be endorsing the national Black Lives Matter at School Week February 1-5. The books we will be reading this year are Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, illustrations by Vashti Harrison, Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes, illustrations by Laura Freeman, and Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights written by Rob Sanders and illustrated by Jared Andrew Schorr.

If you have not done so already, please take the Fall 2020 School Experience Survey. You can find more information about the survey here. To find EVCS in the drop-down, look for THE East Village Community School.

Let’s see what next week looks like…

Next Week

Gates open for K-5 students at 8:20 a.m. & for PreK students at 8:45 a.m.

Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action

Monday, February 1
Cohort B

Tuesday, February 2
Cohort A

Wednesday, February 3
Cohort B

Cohort D: Leveled Lending Library 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
All fully-remote students encouraged to pick up books each and every week!
In front of the schoolyard (on the sidewalk).

PA Meeting Wednesday, February 3 at 5 p.m at this link

Thursday, February 4
Cohort A

Friday, February 5
Cohort B

EVCS Family Book Swap! Joseph C. Sauer Park (E. 12th Street between Ave A & B) Everyone is welcome. After School between 2:15 and 3:00 p.m.
See flyer for details!

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Dear EVCS Families,

We had another great week at EVCS – remote and blended learners are going strong! Keep up the great work families, you are doing an amazing job. Even though temperatures have dropped we still encourage kids to get outside. Please be sure to layer up this time of year.

And if you have a child born in 2016, the application for Kindergarten is now open! If you’re currently enrolled in our PreK program, you need to apply for Kindergarten as well. The application deadline is January 29, 2021.

Remember to catch the EVCS Speech Festival today at 5:00!
Join this Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTg0Nzc3ODEyMzA1?cjc=uucga4m

Let’s see what’s coming up…

Next Week

Gate opens for K-5 students at 8:20 a.m. & for PreK students at 8:45 a.m.

Monday, December 14
Cohort A
Kick off for The EVCS Winter Coat Drive! Start bringing any gently used items!
For Blended Learners, drop off at the yard during arrival and dismissal. For Remote Learners, there is a labeled bin in the Lobby from 9:00 a.m – 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 15
Cohort A

Wednesday, December 16
Cohort B
Cohort D: Leveled Lending Library 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
All fully-remote students encouraged to pick up books each and every week!
In front of the school yard (on the sidewalk)

General Monthly Parent Association Meeting – 5:00 p.m.
please look for meeting details from papresident@evcsnyc.org and send along any questions you have before the meeting.
• Meeting Calendar Dates • Minutes are posted on the EVCS website.

Thursday, December 17
Cohort A

School Leadership Team Meeting
2:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Friday, December 18
Cohort B

Winter Coat Drive

Holiday Online Market

Calling all creative makers, artists, jewelers, ornament/candlestick makers
as our PA Fundraising Committee is working on – a Virtual Holiday Market. Interested participants can SIGN UP to contribute items. All proceeds will go to the EVCS PA and every donor and buyer will be entered in our next raffle!

Please email fundraising@evcsnyc.org with any questions.

NYC DOE School Calendar

Fall EVCS Schedules

Cohort A

Cohort B

Cohort D

Winter & Spring Schedules

Cohort A

Cohort B

Cohort D

What’s For Lunch?

Breakfast (Express Cold)
Lunch (Express Cold)

Parent Resources

Helpful technical links:
How to fix the internet on NYC DOE iPads / Cómo arreglar Internet

Report Issues you’re having with NYCDOE iPads/devices, access to applications, or other technical problems here.

Link for families to submit a device request:
https://coronavirus.schools.nyc/remotelearningdevices

Translating Google Docs
Traducción de documentos de Google

Learning Bridges After School Sites – Explore the options by borough:
You can apply anytime to find out if there is a space for your child.
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enrollment-help/learning-bridges

UFT Saturday Student Enrichment
UFT’s free three-part enrichment classes will be held over the first three Saturdays in December. For more information visit this link.
To Register or Ask a question click here.

DOE 2020-2021 Family Guide

The guide provides information and resources that families can use to support learning at home. Use the link above to access and explore the website and find resources to support your child, and view or print the Family Guide available in the 9 DOE languages

If you would like to request to view the monthly minutes from the EVCS School Leadership Team (SLT), please enter your request here.

Stay up to date via 311 or other news outlets.

MANHATTAN COVID TESTING SITES

Find a complete list of COVID testing sites here.

ADDITIONAL FOOD SUPPORT/RESOURCES

http://www.sixthstreetcenter.org/
food fridge for all! located in the side yard of 638 E 6th Street!

https://www.foodbanknyc.org/ they offer groceries, meals and SNAP support

https://www.invisiblehandsdeliver.com/ Volunteers are delivering groceries, medications $ other necessities to elderly & otherwise at risk residents for free

Feel free to reply to this email with any needs or questions that come up.

As always,
James

—
James Bromberg, Parent Coordinator
East Village Community School610 East 12th Street, Room 205
New York, NY 10009(212) 982-0682 x 2053 / (605) 646-EVCS (3827)
evcsnyc.org

And remember to check the DOE’s website regularly at schools.nyc.gov/returntoschool2020