Student Led Conferences (SLC): December 22 and 23

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In preparation for SLC, Wednesday December 16th is the LAST DAY OF CLASSES for Trimester 1. On December 17, 18 and 21, students will attend advisory from 10 - 11 am. During those days, students will have meetings with their advisors to prepare for their SLC. Parents and guardians should be sure to have scheduled an SLC for December 22 or 23, which they will attend along with their child. There are NO scheduled classes or clubs from December 17 to 23.

If you are a parent or guardian and you have not yet scheduled your SLC, please reach out to your child’s advisor by email to set that up. Staff emails are all available on the Staff Directory page.

Pete’s letter about SLC:

Over the next 2 weeks your children will be preparing for Student Led Conferences which are going to take the place of the typical parent-teacher conferences that we conducted for the past many years. This round of conferences will build on the successes we experienced in the spring when conferences were conducted by each student’s advisor who served as the liaison between a child’s teacher and their family. This year, however, students will take the lead and talk through their academic experiences this fall in greater detail. This process has been designed to emphasize each student’s thinking; to raise the child’s voice as the one that matters most.

This week in advisory students are beginning to reflect on their schoolwork over the past 3 months, including SIP. They are writing about moments that made them feel proud, and those that might indicate the need for additional focus and effort. Students will discuss the important details from the fall with their advisors as part of their preparation for their conference. On each grade level, the advisors have modified a conference preparation organizer which you can preview by clicking on this link: SLC Prep Graphic Organizer. Our approach to this round of conferences is to balance highlighting student academic achievements with discussions of other things our students can feel proud of or wish to elevate.

You will soon receive an invitation from your child’s advisor to sign up for a time slot using Calendly. You do not need an account with Calendly to sign up. Conferences will last for approximately 15-20 minutes but we have woven some flexibility into the schedule if there are areas of focus that require attention.

On behalf of the staff of the Institute for Collaborative Education, I hope that you will enjoy learning more about your child’s experience in their classes and celebrate the many things they have to be proud of during this challenging and unprecedented semester of their lives in school.

Participate in 12G Literature Panels: Wednesday December 16

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Next week, the Humanities department will be conducting the first of TWO 12G Literature Panels for our amazing seniors who have been working on their graduation requirement for literature. The seniors will be presenting and defending the critical and creative work they did in analyzing the novels, plays, etc. that they have been reading and writing about for over five months.

Sitting on panels is a great opportunity to see the kind of critical reading, writing, and creative work our seniors have been doing in literature. Your participation on the panels will also be a big help to the Humanities department. We feel it is important to involve the I.C.E. parents in the panels, giving ALL "I.C.E. family" members an opportunity to observe the seniors as they share their work.

Involving the I.C.E. community beyond just the staff and students is what makes these panels so special.

The dates of these panels are:

Wednesday, December 16th

Wednesday, January 13th

On EACH of these days, panels happen TWICE, from 1 to 2:15 AND 2:20 to 3:35. While of course it would be wonderful if you are able to volunteer for both panel days AND to sit in on both panel sessions each of those days, we understand this may be very difficult.  So we are hoping that you may be able to volunteer to sit in on panels for at least one of the scheduled days (or, even one panel on one of the scheduled days).

If you are interested and able to participate in this wonderfully enriching activity, please fill out THIS google form.

Once you fill in the form, we will fill you in on all the details for how the panel will work – and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Thank you for your help,

Jeffrey, Juna-Willa, Katie H.

Virtual Open House Thursday December 10 @ 7:00 pm

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Please join us for a virtual Open House to learn about our school. These events are geared towards families currently in 5th grade. We also welcome families in 8th grade who would like to learn about our high school. We will present our unique curriculum which covers the entire seven year program. Regarding the high school process, please know that there are on average only 5-15 available spots for 9th grade. Also of note for our incoming 6th grade class, we will be giving priority to applicants eligible for Free and Reduced Price Lunch (FRL) for up to 50% of our seats.

We do not have specific details or guidelines about our school’s admissions process as we are still awaiting the city’s decision regarding screened schools. 

Attendance at an Open House is NOT a factor in the admissions process.

Zoom link to register in advance (max. 300)

College Night for High School Families: Wednesday December 2 @ 6:00pm

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We are thrilled to invite you to join us for a special College Night for high school students and their parents/guardians with Rob Franek, Editor-in-Chief at The Princeton Review , author of the new book College Admissions During COVID, and a nationally recognized expert on colleges and higher education.

Join us for this important conversation in which Rob will share insights on college admission during the time of Covid, the testing landscape, and finding the best college fit during this difficult time period.

While this program will be geared towards 11th grade, all high school students and family members are welcome to attend.

For more information about Rob, watch him on the Today Show!

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First Parent Association (PA) meeting on Thursday November 19 @ 6:00PM / Primera reunión de la Asociación de Padres (PA)

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We hope you will join us for the first PA meeting of the year, and each one after. A full schedule of monthly meetings will be published soon.

Meeting Agenda:

  • Welcome from PA co-presidents Dianne and Lavita

  • Hear from Pete

  • Vote on the PA Executive Board slate and parent members of the School Leadership Team (SLT)

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6th Grade Town Hall hosted by Pete - Monday November 16 @ 7:00pm / Reunión de familias de 6º grado organizada por Pete

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An opportunity to meet, get to know one another, ask questions, share how the transition to middle school has gone, etc.

The event will be recorded for those who cannot make it.

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DOE Learning Preferences Survey

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The NYC DOE has announced that the window for changing your child’s learning choice will close on November 15. At this time we ask that all families please complete the learning preference survey to indicate how your child is currently learning. If you wish to change your mind after 11/15, simply contact Pete and request a change.

https://www.nycenet.edu/surveys/learningpreference

7th Grade Parent and Guardian Workshop led by Day One - Thursday October 29th @ 6:30pm

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Day One is excited to begin our third year of providing the Early Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (ERAPP) to the ICE community. ERAPP is a workshop series for students in DOE middle schools about healthy dating relationships (and, in the case of younger students, friendships as well). All of our workshops are facilitated online, via Zoom, and use age appropriate, activity based methods meant to foster an active discussion among participants. ERAPP is an initiative of the Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender Based Violence.

We invite you to learn more about ERAPP by joining a workshop for parents and guardians on Thursday, October 29th at 6:30pm.

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11th Grade Town Hall - Wednesday October 28 @ 7:00PM

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If you would like to submit a question in advance, please do so HERE

Topic: 11th Grade Informational Meeting
Time: Oct 28, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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