Our Policies
Arrival and Dismissal
Main Building Arrival - Yard
- The school day begins at 8:05 am.
- Students may come for breakfast beginning at 7:30 am.
- All students will go outside at 7:50 am.
- Parents, please leave your child at the gate.
1st grade – Lower yard by 40th Street gate
2nd grade – Lower yard by 41st Street gate
3rd grade – Gates closest to the apartment buildings
4th grade – Gates closest to the school building
5th and 6th grade – Upper yard: 5th grade Wall facing auditorium and 6th grade by cafeteria ramp
For safety reasons, we ask all parents to please stay away from congregating in the middle of the yard.
Main Building Dismissal - Yard
- For all students dismissal is at 2:25 pm.
1st grade – Cafeteria – Please wait and enter through the upper yard cafeteria ramp.
2nd grade – Lower yard by 41st Street gate
3rd grade – Lower yard by 40th Street gate
4th grade – Exit through the auditorium side and released to parents by 41st Street gate. Parents wait outside the gate.
5th and 6th grade – Exit by gazebo by parent coordinator’s room.
Annex Arrival
- The school day begins at 8:05 am.
- Students may come for breakfast beginning at 7:30 am.
- All students will go outside at 7:50 am.
Pre-K – students should arrive at the main Annex entrance
Kindergarten – students should be dropped off by 8:05 am at the 44th Street yard
Latecomers must enter through main Annex entrance . Students may come for breakfast beginning at 7:30 am.
Annex Dismissal
- For all students dismissal is at 2:25 pm.
Pre-K – main Annex entrance
Kindergarten – school yard, parents and other guardians are asked to please wait outside the gates.
Inclement Weather
Main Building Arrival – Indoors
- The school day begins at 8:05 am.
1st and 6th grade – Cafeteria: Enter through ramp and exit by side door
2nd grade – Enter main entrance and stay in blue area (main entrance)
3rd – 4th – Auditorium – Enter through yard into auditorium and exit through the 41st Street exit (4th Grade will go up to classroom the last week of September).
5th and 6th grade – Go to classrooms
Main Building Dismissal – Indoors
- Please note dismissal will always be outdoors, check our website and Remind for any updates.
We will ONLY implement on a very stormy afternoon.
1st grade – Cafeteria: Enter through ramp and exit by side door (Exit 13)
2nd grade – Enter main entrance and exit through gazebo exit
3rd and 4th grade – Auditorium – Enter through yard into auditorium and exit through the 41st Street exit
5th and 6th grade – Exit by gazebo
Please note: Remaining 1st grade students should be taken to blue area (main entrance) and wait for their parents.
Afterschool Programs: During inclement weather, ALL afterschool programs will wait until notification is received from an administrator prior to going to their assigned locations. We want to make sure all parent traffic is over.
Annex Arrival and Dismissal – Indoors
Pre-K Students
Parents enter and exit through the main entrance for both arrival and dismissal.
Kindergarten Students
Morning Arrival: Line up in the yard – 43rd Street
Dismissal: Parents line up in two single lines and wait for students against the 43rd Street gate. Please do not congregate at gate entrance. During dismissal, the playground is closed. As soon as you pick up your child, please exit.
Inclement weather
Kindergarten students will enter through the 43rd Street doors and go out through the multi-purpose area.
Discipline
PS 150 follows the DOE discipline code of conduct. At PS 150 a positive commendation system is used to reward student behavior. The respect matrix outlines expected behavior. Students can receive commendation cards individually and as a class. They can exchange these cards for rewards. Our focus is always to teach our students to reflect and learn from their actions so they may become productive and respectful citizens.
Respect Matrix: Positive Behavior Intervention System
Emergencies
If there is an emergency and we have to evacuate the building, our school has designated locations where we will take our students. For information about our students’ whereabouts and reunification procedures, please call 311. If there is an emergency in the neighborhood and the school is in lockdown, please check ClassDojo for updates.
Grading Policy
Students are expected to participate in conversations, complete classwork, submit homework and projects on time, and take tests.
There are three marking periods:
September–November, December–March, and April–June
Kindergarten students will receive a progress report for their fall (November) report card. Their first report card will be in the Spring (March).
Homework Policy
Homework is given Monday through Thursday. Homework is based on the grade level. Worksheets may be given during long holidays. Families are encouraged to have family time on the weekends, visit zoos, museums, see a movie, take nature walks. Reading to your children or independent reading is always recommended.
Cellular Phone Policy
Chancellors Regulation A-413 permits students to bring their cellular phones to school. Use of cell phones when school is in session may disturb the learning environment; therefore our cellular policy remains unchanged.
- Students may bring their cellular phones to school. They must keep them in their bags and off while they are on school premise.
- Anyone found with a cellular phone will be required to surrender the device to school personnel. The device will be returned to the student by the end of the day and a parent or guardian will be notified.
- If a student is found a second time with the cellular phone, a parent or guardian will be contacted and asked to come to school to pick-up the cell phone and meet a designated school personnel to review this policy.
- If there is a third violation, the cellular phone will be returned to the parent on Friday. The student will also face disciplinary action.
**Please Note: Cellular phones are not permitted during State testing. Consequently, all cellular phones will be collected and placed in a box. They will be returned at the end of the test.
