PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE - Week of January 14, 2019

  

Dear Mott Hall Families,

The month of January is an exciting time at Mott Hall.

We are busy with celebrating Martin Luther King Day with midweek student morning presentations, preparing for midyear assessments and welcoming future Mott Hall students at our Admissions exam. The positive energy is in the air. We had a great “kick off” of our Saturday Clinics. This is an opportunity for students to prepare for the upcoming State ELA and Math tests. Students will be able to expand their knowledge, and learn test taking skills that they can take with them throughout their educational career. There is still time to register!

As the marking period comes to an end on the January 17th, all students are encouraged to submit any last-minute assignments.

The academic tools for all students to utilize include lunch teacher tutoring, peer tutoring, New York Edge afterschool tutoring, and Saturday Clinics. We encourage you to make appointments to conference with teachers on Parent Outreach Tuesdays, every Tuesday.

Our Student Council is hosting our annual Winter Drive to collect coats, gloves, scarfs, sweaters and socks to donate to New York Families. Please support our student service initiative drive and help us keep New York warm!

Have a great week! In your gratitude,

Principal De Los Santos-Peña

THIS WEEK

Wed, 12/19 4:30 - 7 pm - Winter Wonderland Dance  

Thu, 12/20 7th and 8th period - Holiday Party for students 

Fri, 12/21 7th and 8th period - Math Olympiad for 7th grade. 

 

Upcoming Events

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    PARENT OUTREACH TUESDAY

    PARENT OUTREACH TUESDAY

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    PARENT WORKSHOP "STRESS"

    PARENT WORKSHOP "STRESS"

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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Introduction to Surgery

  • Working on a laproscopy kit.

  • Dr. Srinivasan demonstrating how to put sutures on a chicken.

  • Putting on scrubs. 

  • Scrubs on!!

What is FutureConnect?

FutureConnect is a program to connect middle schoolers and professionals. The objective of the program is to give students an exposure to career options, to get students to explore how their interests and strengths are aligned with different professions. 

FutureConnect was started in March 2018. Since then, many students have attended interesting sessions on Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacy and patient care, Operations Management, Economics through board games, Debate, User Experience Design, Introduction to Surgery, and a visit to the Metropolitan Hospital.  

Upcoming sessions

Sat, Jan 12 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Sat, Jan 26 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Sat, Feb 2  - UNDERSTANDING PERSONALITY TYPES

Sat, Feb 9 - MUSIC PRODUCTION

Sat, Mar 2 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Sat, Mar 9 - BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

Sat, Mar 16 - ART OF VIDEOGRAPHY

CURRICULUM

The goal of the Mott Hall School’s curriculum is the development of skilled students who are self-directed critical thinkers.

 

Young Scholars

Mott Hall students are considered young scholars. They learn subject matter through a constructivist and project-based approach using powerful learning techniques such as Socratic dialogues, literature circles, writing for student publications, digital film making and web site creation.

The curriculum is further enriched by its alignment to the Common Core NationalStandards. Students are offered accelerated special courses and seminars as well as special enrichment electives such as chess, robotics and stock market studies which engage them in real world investigations tied directly to student needs and interests.

TECHNOLOGY

Mott Hall has a technology rich environment. In an effort to confront the digital divide, we use the PupilPath online system to give       parents and students instant access to grades, attendance, and progress reports. 

  • Jeremy Rosario and Luna Ulterio Mott Hall School winner of the Poetry Slam

THE MOTT HALL SCHOOL NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

  • The Mott Hall School Junior National Honor Society
    The Mott Hall School Junior National Honor Society

NOTABLE PROGRAMS AND AWARDS

  • Awarded National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education, No Child Left Behind Act
  • New York State Reward School 2012-2016
  • National Dance Institute Program  for 25 years
  • Urban Advantage Science Partners
  • Street Projects
  • City College of New York Partnership
      • School of Science 
      • School of Engineering 
      • School of Architecture
      • AAron Davis Film Series
  • NFTE (National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
  • Math Counts Contest

Advanced Studies In Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Judith De Los Santos-Peña, Principal