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Family Newsletter

November 2026 · Family Newsletter

  • November 2026 Family Newsletter, page 1. “A Season of Gratitude and Partnership”: a letter to P.S. 200 families from Principal Desirée LaFontaine thanking families for October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, Character Day, Fathers Forward and the Kechie’s Girls Event, describing small-group instruction with a focus on mathematics and problem-solving, and inviting families to this month’s virtual parent-teacher conferences. Photographs from Character Day, Fathers Forward, the Kechie’s Girls Event and the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk. Our food pantry is here for you: open each school day, 12:00–2:00 PM; stop by the main office.
  • November 2026 Family Newsletter, page 2, in French (“Bulletin des familles”). Important dates: Monday, November 2, OmniLearn after school begins, dismissal at 5:00 PM sharp; Tuesday, November 3, remote instruction on Google Classroom / Google Meet at 8:30 AM; Thursday, November 5, half day, dismissal at 11:30 AM, virtual parent-teacher conferences 1:00–3:00 PM and 4:30–7:30 PM; Wednesday, November 11, Veterans Day, school closed; Friday, November 13, PTA meeting at 10:00 AM; Wednesday, November 18, SLT meeting; Wednesday, November 25, no OmniLearn after school; Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27, Thanksgiving recess, school closed. Picture days: November 6 for 3K, 4K, Kindergarten, Ms. Thompson’s class and the three AIMS classes; November 13 for grades 1 and 2, Ms. Dume’s and Ms. Santiago’s classes; November 20 for grades 3 to 5 and Ms. Lawrence’s class. Attendance: the schoolwide goal is 91%; classes with 100% attendance November 2–6 earn a pizza and donut party. Stay in touch on ClassDojo and Instagram @HarlemsPS200. Breakfast begins at 7:30 AM; regular hours are 8:00 AM to 2:20 PM.