This is our first ever basketball tournament named after Louie Larizza Jr. and sponsored by the Larizza Family and the Girls and Boys Basketball Booster Clubs. We hope to see you there!
Click here to view the presentation by Superintendent Dr. Henriquez from the November 23, 2021 Board of Education Meeting.
This is an important message from the Port Chester Public Schools. The Westchester County Department of Health is working with Port Chester Schools to host an on-site COVID-19 vaccination clinic for our students, ages 5-11. This vaccination clinic will take place on Wednesday, December 15th, from 3:00 pm-6:30 pm at Port Chester Middle School. More details on this vaccination clinic, including sign-up, will follow soon. Currently, Open Door School-Based Health Centers are giving vaccines to students ages 5+ to any student enrolled in the School-Based Health Centers.
Este es un mensaje importante de las Escuelas Públicas de Port Chester. El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Westchester está trabajando con las escuelas de Port Chester para brindar una clínica de vacunación de COVID-19 para nuestros estudiantes de 5 a 11 años. Esta clínica de vacunación se llevará a cabo el miércoles 15 de diciembre de 3:00 pm a 6:30 pm en la escuela intermedia de Port Chester (PCMS). Pronto se darán más detalles sobre esta clínica de vacunación, incluyendo cómo registrarse. Actualmente, los centros de salud escolares de Open Door están administrando vacunas a estudiantes mayores de 5 años a cualquier estudiante que esté inscrito en los centros escolares de salud.
Port Chester Public School District celebrated World Kindness Day! Students, teachers and staff wore green and promoted ways to be kind while enjoying all different types of activities showing how kindness is done! See more photos at portchesterschools.org/world_kindness
The District is excited to announce the transition to BoardDocs, where Board of Education Meeting agendas and other documents will be posted. BoardDocs can be accessed here.
Dear Port Chester Families,
Students, faculty, and staff will be randomly tested for COVID-19 again this year as part of our efforts to keep our children safe, healthy, and in school. The test will be a non-invasive, PCR saliva test, instead of a nasal swab. Last year the testing was conducted by our school nurses, this year the Westchester County Department of Health is running programs in public schools, at no cost to the district. The plan is to test every student and employee who volunteers first, and then test twenty percent of our district population each week thereafter. Given the highly contagious Delta variant, we are hopeful that all parents will choose to have their children take advantage of this program, regardless of vaccination status.
Please read and complete the form on the following link for each student in your household as soon as possible:
This is a County program; therefore, you must fill out all forms, even if you already provided consent for last year’s testing. Unfortunately, some of the information you must complete is redundant, but it is required by the County.
The first gateway testing day will be Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021.
Your child will not be tested unless you have provided authorization.
Thank you for your participation and cooperation.
Estimadas familias de Port Chester,
Los estudiantes, los maestros y el personal escolar serán evaluados al azar para detectar COVID-19 nuevamente este año — como parte de nuestros esfuerzos para mantener a nuestros niños seguros, saludables y en la escuela. La prueba será una prueba de saliva por PCR no invasiva, en lugar de un hisopo nasal. El año pasado el examen fue realizado por nuestras enfermeras escolares; este año el Departamento de Salud del Condado de Westchester está a cargo de este programa en las escuelas públicas, sin costo para el distrito. El plan es evaluar primero a cada estudiante y empleado que sea voluntario, y luego evaluar al veinte por ciento de la población de nuestro distrito cada semana subsecuente. Dada la variante Delta altamente contagiosa, tenemos la esperanza de que todos los padres elijan que sus hijos aprovechen este programa, independientemente del estado de vacunación.
Lea y complete el siguiente formulario para cada estudiante en su hogar lo antes posible:
Este es un programa del condado, por lo tanto, debe completar todos los formularios, incluso si ya dio su consentimiento para las pruebas del año pasado. Lamentablemente, parte de la información que debe completar es redundante, pero el condado la requiere.
El primer día de los exámenes será el jueves 30 de septiembre del 2021.
A su hijo no se le hará la prueba a menos que usted haya dado su autorización.
Gracias por su participación y cooperación.
In Port Chester’s elementary schools, the point of contact to assist families in obtaining social- emotional and mental health supports for children is the school’s Community School Coordinator or School Psychologist, depending on the school. Please review the attached document to help you find the appropriate resource at your child's school.
The Board of Education is in need of 1 Audit Committee Member and 2 Ethics Committee Members from the community. Please consider volunteering to be on one or both of these committees. Please click here to fill out your information by November 30th.
Please review the following material pertaining to the 2021 Advance Tax Credit Payment. Learn more from #IRS at
www.irs.gov/childtaxcredit2021
For additional information and a helpful Child Tax Credit Toolkit, click here.
Revise el siguiente material relacionado con el Pago anticipado del crédito fiscal de 2021. Obtenga más información de #IRS en #IRS en www.irs.gov/creditoporhijos2021
The Arts are flourishing here in Port Chester Schools. We are excited to welcome our new district-wide orchestra program, new art teachers at every elementary school, and a new High School Theatre program. All of these programs will join our already fantastic music and arts programs. For more information about our programs and how your child might participate, check out our new Fine and Performing Arts website: https://sites.google.com/portchesterschools.org/port-chester-rye-ufsd-fine-and/home
On Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, the district was informed that an individual at Park Avenue School has tested positive for COVID-19. Based on guidance from the department of health, all families affected have been contacted.
Today’s case affects one class of students and teachers. Park Avenue School remains in session as do all other Port Chester Public Schools. Be assured that we will continue to monitor the situation and will keep our school community informed.
El viernes, 5 de noviembre, se informó al distrito que una persona en la Escuela Park Avenue dio positivo en la prueba de COVID-19. Según la orientación del departamento de salud, se ha contactado a todas las familias afectadas. El caso de hoy afecta una clase de estudiantes y maestros. La Escuela Park Avenue permanece en sesión al igual que todas las demás Escuelas Públicas de Port Chester. Tenga la seguridad de que continuaremos monitoreando la situación y mantendremos informada a nuestra comunidad escolar.
Click on the image below to be directed to our Parent Resource Page! Here you will find local and county wide supports and services. For more information please contact your school’s social worker.
Haga clic en la imagen a continuación para ser dirigido a nuestra Página de Recursos. Aquí encontrará apoyos y servicios locales y del condado. Para obtener más información, contactase con la trabajadora social de su escuela.
Park Avenue School serves about 440 students in grades K through 5 and offers a variety of creative programs that instill a love of learning in our students. A K-5 Dual Language Academy is an option for entering Kindergartners, Our school places heavy emphasis on literacy and math skills and our students are involved in a grade-appropriate, hands-on inquiry based science program. With a full day Kindergarten, digital literacy computer program, arts education, K-5 character education and an enrichment program in software coding, our students are challenge to develop their talents across many disciplines.
Teachers will send Zoom link
