High quality gift wrap (and a wide selection of gifts) is ready to be ordered from Charleston Wrap. A portion of your purchase goes back to PS 452!

Please visit charlestonwrapstore.com/non-school-registration.php to register today. Use our ORGANIZATION ID 21240 to register and place your order. Share the link with friends and family! 

Our window to order is only open through November 20th, so order now for timely delivery. Orders will be shipped directly to your home. NO SCHOOL PICKUPS this year!

Editor's note: This paper is like NO other paper. You will not be sorry if you order a roll or 10!

Thank you for your patience and flexibility during the start of our school year and we appreciate how well our students and families have adjusted to the new safety and health protocols during our school’s arrival and dismissal procedures. 

As the cooler weather begins, we have adjusted the opening and closing times of the school gates to decrease the amount of time students, families, and staff are waiting outside. 

Beginning, Monday, November 9:
PreK & Kindergarten Gate (61st Street & Amsterdam Ave)

• Morning Gate (for PreK & K) will open at 8:40am, close at 8:45am
  • School staff will start to check your Health Screening at 8:35am
• Afternoon Gate (for PreK only) will open at 2:05pm, close at 2:10pm

Main Gate (Amsterdam Ave between 60th St and 61st Street)

• Morning Gate (for Grades 1-5) will open at 8:40am, close at 8:45am
• Afternoon Gate (for Grades K-5) will open at 2:05pm, close at 2:10pm

Reminders:

• Arrival and dismissal will be completed outside regardless of the weather.  Please dress appropriately, especially for rain.  We recommend boots, hats, and/or raincoats; umbrellas can be difficult for our youngest children to manage and/or used inappropriately as a weapon. 
• Completing the Health Screening prior to arriving at the gate speeds up the entry process for all. 
• If you arrive after the morning gates have closed, please enter the building at the main entrance, 61st Street, show our School Safety Agent your child’s Health Screening, and a staff member will escort the child to their classroom.
• If you arrive after the afternoon gates have closed, please enter the building at the main entrance, 61st Street, wait at the Safety Agent’s desk and a staff member will bring your child to you. Students who are waiting to be picked up will be supervised in the cafeteria by school staff.

Hudson Guild, a multi-service community agency serving those who live, work, or go to school in Chelsea and the west side, with a focus on those in need, has openings in its preschool programs and a location near PS 452. See below for more information or visit the Hudson Guild website. They also have teen, mental health, and adult programming available.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvceuvrz4jGNya1Tw7htJERDbz376IKlya

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Parent Teacher / Conferences are coming up in November!

• Wednesday, November 4th from 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
• Thursday, November 5th from 1:15 pm - 3:15 pm

All conferences will be Remote By Appointment. Teachers will email families with a signup schedule prior to the conferences.

Early Dismissal on Thursday, November 5
​We will open the gates around 11:00 am and complete dismissal by 11:10 am. Bus dismissal is at 11:10 am as well. Lunch will not be served. If you would like your child to receive lunch that day, please send a note requesting school lunch via purple Kidmail folder to your classroom teacher by November 4.

If you need assistance, you may contact Sharon Lustig, PS 452 Parent Coordinator.