December 2022
What a Month of Energy and Excitement!
Celebrating Holidays Around the World
During December, we celebrated Holidays Around the World. As part of our celebration, many parents came to school on December 16th to share their culture and tradition with our students.
TraditionNadia's mom came in to share her family's holiday tradition with Mr. Joe's class. | CelebrationKurt's mom visited Ms. Wagner's room to share some holiday crafts with the students. | FamilyKyle's family sent in a poster highlighting Christmas in Jamaica. |
SharingNoor's father came in to tell the class about how they celebrate Christmas in Pakistan. | LearningHere we see Keshav explaining to his classmates the Hindu Holiday, Diwali. | LoveFallon's mom came by and shared some Reggae styled Christmas music with the class. |
Hall of Fame Moments From the Teacher Winter Celebration
The Tree of Kindness
If a student is seen doing an act of kindness, their name, plus what they did, is submitted into our kindness box. The following day, the student is presented with a kindness sticker during breakfast. Their name is also added as a new branch to the Tree of Kindness.
New York State Mentoring Program

The mentoring program provides students with the knowledge and skills to be a successful leader, role model, and mentor to younger students. The student council will be going into classrooms, leading students in fun activities that promote leadership and social and emotional learning skills.
Reading Unlocks a World of Opportunities

After FUNdations, students get a chance to select something to read from the digital library.
Student Council Hands Out Books
And speaking of reading, each student at P224Q was given a book to take home. Looks like a lot of joy and excitement.
Level III Celebration
All students who received their level III achievement were given a special celebration in the gym. To obtain Level III status, a student must earn 67 points or more for three straight weeks.

Noah explains to our assistance principal, Ms. Podolsky, what it means to be a Level III student.