Adelle's Announcements

Dear Dewey Family,

For this month, we should commit ourselves to action, through love, in the words of Marin Luther King, Jr. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

In our continued work and commitment to our monthly 212 challenges and our Love not Hate campaign, for the month of March, Love will be the attribute that we reflect.

Choose to learn through your love language. Words of affirmation by commenting on peers' work or self-affirmation using words to say "great job" or "I am proud of you." The love language of affirmation can be quiet or spoken. Acts of sense are another love language to simply hold a door or help a teacher, peer, or yourself in the day. Or you may choose to focus on quality time. This doesn't need to be a ton of time, but actively spend time with yourself, family, or friends and be fully present when engaging.

Invest an extra hour of study each week in the course that interests you know that parts of it may become a piece of your life’s work. By the end of the year, you’ll have

added the equivalent of one full workweek of dedicated study in your area of interest. This activity alone will put you far in front of the pack of those who only do what’s

required of them.

Be sure to look out for the QR codes around the building and in your classes to share these affirmations and become a part of Love Not Hate. As always, I’m looking forward

In gratitude,

Heather Adelle

Principal

Reminder: Thursday, March 2nd & Thursday, March 16th are Shortened Days with 34-minute periods. See Shortened Day Bell Schedule.

As previously communicated, SAT School Day will take place next week, Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023.

We have a special schedule for SAT School Day, which is as follows:

- All students in grade 10 will take the PSAT, and all students in grade 11 will take the SAT.

• Your child must arrive no later than 8AM, so we can begin testing as soon as possible.
• If your child arrives late, your child will not be admitted to the exam.

- All students in grades 9 and 12 will be scheduled for a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Day.

• The day begins at 11:45 AM.
• Lunch will be served at 11 AM. Do not send your child before 11 AM on Wednesday if your child is in grade 9 or grade 12.

ALL STUDENTS TAKING THE PSAT OR SAT MUST ARRIVE BY 8AM.

We anticipate beginning the exam no later than 8:20 AM.

Your child MUST arrive on time for the exam. If your child does not arrive on time, they will not be eligible to take the exam.

Again, once the exam begins, no one can be admitted to an exam room.

Exam room assignments will be posted in the lobby on March 22nd.

Exams are scheduled to end at approximately 12:30.

In accordance with the Department of Education, High School Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 from 12:50 PM to 2:50 PM and 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM.

Parent Teacher Conference meetings will be done via telephone, and there will be no in person conferences.

Please click this link to register for appointments:

https://forms.gle/BQniz5cWddZV9Lsw6

Please follow the instructions on the form.

Please take the time to fill out all information in the form. Make sure all personal information, especially email address and phone number, is entered correctly when submitting the form.

You will receive phone calls in the time frame in which you will be available. Teachers will call you using a Google Voice phone number, or as an unknown number (using *67 to block their personal phone number). We ask that you provide an accurate phone number.

Please double check the phone number that you enter is correct before submitting the form.

Finally, make sure to answer your phone when you see an unfamiliar phone number during the time you have selected on March 23rd.

We are working hard to make the Parent Teacher Conference process as smooth as possible. Once again, there will be NO IN-PERSON Parent Teacher Conferences, as per NYCDOE policy.

There will be a special schedule on Thursday, March 23rd. Students will follow the schedule below:

A grab and go lunch will be provided as students exit the building.

It is important that we work together to support your child through their high school experience and meet to discuss their successes, their challenges and to continue working together to support their needs.

The form will close on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, at 11:59 PM, so that we can ensure scheduled conferences with your child's teachers. Our teachers look forward to speaking with you.

Every year, we ask all families, teachers, and staff in grades 3-K through 12, and students in grades 6-12 to take the NYC School Survey. The survey gives school leaders a better understanding of what members of their school community think about their school. The information collected by the survey is designed to support a dialogue among all members of the school community about how to make the school a better place to learn.

The 2023 NYC School Survey will close on March 31, 2023.

Moving forward all students will use their johndeweyhighschool.org email for all Google Classrooms and for communication. An email has been sent out from our JDHSNo-Reply@schools.nyc.gov email address with log-in information. If you need your account reset, please click the link below.

Your johndeweyhighschool.org email address will also be needed to access SyncGrades, our new on-line platform. Information on how to log in will be provided soon. We look forward to an exciting Spring Semester!!

Join us for our Spoken Word Workshop. Email Mr. Butler for more information.

PTA Meeting

Wednesday, March 8th · 6:00 – 7:00pm

Join Zoom Meeting

https://nycdoe.zoom.us/j/94087156763?pwd=dkhwQnlOc3k4czdzNkRyV2JsRk5oUT09

Meeting ID: 940 8715 6763

Passcode: 968868

Thursday, March 9th at 6:00 pm

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/97747214717?pwd=dHBBTHV3bzVHVXhpM3ZHRFVFUUx2UT09#success

Parent Workshop

Vision Board

Thursday, March 24th 5:00pm

Location: JDHS Cafeteria

We received a grant from AP FOR ALL for Elevate to come into our school and run a workshop on various study skills. Elevate will run the following workshops for our students: Time Management, Home Study Hacks, Managing Stress, and Ace Your Exams.

We want to encourage students to attend at least one session of each workshop. For students' access and convenience, they have two different dates to attend the same workshop. The workshop will be in room 348. See poster attached and link below to sign up!

Senior Dues Package A - $250.00

Senior Dues does NOT cover Senior Ring, Senior Photos, Senior Trip, and Senior Prom.

Payments for Senior Rings go directly to the company, NOT to John Dewey HS!

Senior Prom:

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 6PM

Price: $200 per person. Payment due Friday, May 19, 2023.

Russo’s on the Bay

NO PROM PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL SENIOR DUES ARE PAID IN FULL.

Graduation:

Friday, June 23, 2023 at 9AM. Graduates must report at 8AM.

Coney Island AmPhitheater, 3052 W 21st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224

This is a ticketed event. Each graduate will be allowed three guests.

Payments can be made by cash or money orders only. A receipt is always given. Please make money orders payable to: John Dewey High School. Make sure the student’s name is on the money order.

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS!

There will be no refunds given due to the reason of not fulfilling the New York State graduation requirements.

Cap and gown will be released and given to each student after they have been certified as a graduate.

For all questions regarding clubs/sports please see Mr. Butler in room 369, or contact him via email at rbutler12@schools.nyc.gov.

A huge, happy birthday to all the students and staff who celebrate a birthday this month!

The library is open periods 1 through 9 every day. Students may visit the library during any free period and during their lunch. Click the link below for our Digital School Library.

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