<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cbe4cabe-a403-7afb-a22b-5baaf30ba963"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Dear Neighborhood School Families,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Twice each year (in November and March) we hold family conferences.  They provide an opportunity for teachers, together with the child, to talk with the adults in each child's family about the child's work and progress in school.  </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Family conferences are next week</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.  The building will be open for </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">evening conferences on Wednesday, November 4th.  Thursday, November 5th is a half-day for conferences.  </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">  If you have not done so yet, please make sure to sign-up for a conference time with your child’s teacher. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Picture Days are this week! </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> There has been a slight change in the schedule: </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">all</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> class photos will be taken on Tuesday.  Individual and siblings pictures will still take place as originally scheduled. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/CnRQPQjz2-cVcnVVr5SbSZyGPVXbLzH9pEo6PEJWfEQ4nQAUSwWL6iT8N-qbItp-N3BI8qV9MUXuqZjoybYFHp_vpf9UVUErWEeZgTQjoJtYQcvXfRNOI_Q8pcgr5gXsGiohVGxr" width="624px;" height="261px;" style="border: none;" alt="image.png"></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">It is still not too late to turn in your orders!  You can give them into your child’s teacher or the office.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">All NYC public schools are required to practice the protocol they will follow for different kinds of emergencies.  We have already practiced several fire drills this year.  </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We will have our first lockdown drill this week.  </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">In a lockdown, the “danger” is assumed to be inside of the building.  </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Teachers lock the classroom doors and staff and students sit quietly.  Neighborhood School teachers discuss different drill practices with children well ahead of time, so that they feel safe.   They communicate that this is our school and we want to make sure that only people who belong here are here.  Please contact me if you have any questions about any of our school safety dr</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(64,64,64);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ills.</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Do you know that we offer </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">free </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">hot breakfast each morning from 7:45 - 8:15 a.m. to all TNS students?  All your child has to do is check-in with Ahyesha at the breakfast counter.  If your child arrives after 8:15, she can still get breakfast; she just needs to get a special pass from the office.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mark Your Calendars:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SING</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is</span><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Wednesday at 8:45</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in the auditorium.  Please also join us for the bake sale in the lobby beforehand.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Halloween Parade:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Please remember to save candy and costumes for the parade!  We will meet in the yard </span><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Saturday at 5:30 pm t</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">o parade to Tompkins Square Park.  See you there!</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Original Works</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:  </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to permanently showcase your child’s artwork while raising PTA money to help pay for the valuable learning experiences we provide our children!</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The deadline for submitting your order is November 2.  </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">  If you have any questions about Original Works program, feel free to contact me at </span><a href="mailto:bbrreetttt@gmail.com" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bbrreetttt@gmail.com</span></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Election Day is November 3.  </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">No School</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> (for students)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Thursday, November 5 </span><span style="font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">is a </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">half-day</span><span style="font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> for family conferences.  Dismissal is at 11:35 a.m.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Warmly,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Dyanthe</span></p><br></span></div>