PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE- Week of April 8, 2019

  

Week of April 8, 2019

Dear Mott Hall Families,

Congratulations to all our students for their commitment to do well on the ELA State Test. Our scholars spent this year engaged in learning that prepared them to perform well on the test. They worked long hours on the day of the test and gave it their best effort. So proud of their stamina! They all excelled! We are now in the final weeks before the State Math Test.

We want to acknowledge all our scholars who participated in the Saturday ELA and Math Clinics. Their journey began in January and culminated with a celebration on April 6, 2019. They developed skills and gained content knowledge that contributed to their confidence level. We honor them for their great accomplishment.

We want to share that our Chess team is doing very well. They won 1st place and 2nd place in 2 tournaments. We are looking forward to future tournaments with much excitement.

Mott Hall is the recipient of a “2019 Respect for All School” award. We were highlighted for restorative practices, conflict resolution training and educating our students on problem solving in order to establish and maintain a respectful community environment.

Congratulations to our 8th grade students who have received their acceptance letters and offers from high schools. Excitement is in the air as acceptances came from wonderful New York City public schools, private schools, catholic schools and boarding schools.

Congratulations to all our 3rd Marking Period Honor Roll recipients. Their names adorn our board where we proudly honor them every day. Enthusiastically looking forward to more scholar names joining our wall for the last marking period.

We will be offering a parent workshop on mental health that will cover ADHD and managing anxiety. We will provide parental resources. The Parent Workshop will take place on April 17, 2019. Please join us!

Please remember to look at our website for all up to date information about the daily events of the school.

Wishing everyone a great week!

In your gratitude,

Principal De Los Santos-Peña

THIS WEEK

  

 LAST DAY TO COMPLETE NYC SCHOOL SURVEY APRIL 11, 2019

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Upcoming Events

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    ORCHESTRA

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    PARENT OUTREACH EVERY TUESDAY

    DAY 1 ELA STATE EXAM

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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, Mar 9 - HOW KIDNEYS WORK

Sat, Mar 16 - ART OF VIDEOGRAPHY

Sat, Mar 23 - CREATING POSTERS AND CARD GAMES

Sat, May 4 - FUN WITH CHEMISTRY

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

Meet the Mott Hall Community

Advanced Studies In Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Judith De Los Santos-Peña, Principal