Category Archives: Principal’s Message

New Building UPDATE!

New Building Relocation: We’ve had some exciting developments to share with you regarding our school’s new building relocation, which is scheduled for September 2024.

For families who may have missed recent PTA meetings where this information was presented, we have attached a selection of pictures highlighting the new building plans and progress. We encourage you to review these images to get a sneak peek into what the future holds for our school!

We believe the new building will enhance our students’ educational experience and your active participation and support in our school community are highly valued. If you have any questions or require additional information about the new building project or any upcoming events, please do not hesitate to reach out directly to Ms. Gonzalez. In addition, families can share any questions they have about this topic via our survey and a member of our school team will reach out to you: tinyurl.com/2rdmu65k

Mock Up of Exterior New Building (1).pdf

We planted Daffodils and Mulched Our Trees!

The NYC Parks Department dropped off mulch for our trees on 219th street on 10/22/2022 at 9am – and we want to thank you everyone who volunteered for all your hard work on the street trees by PS 278. The addition of mulch will help the trees grow better, improve the soil, and help keep water accessible for their roots. Planting bulbs will also make 218th street beautiful in the spring.

In Honor of Mr. King

At our PTA Meeting on June 15th at 6:30pm we honored Mr. Everton King (September 28, 1962 – February 13, 2022).

Mr. King cared for our school community with love and kindness.
He welcomed our students, families, teachers and staff with a smile.

We remember Mr. King as a person of integrity and humor who put his heart and soul into ensuring the safety and security of our school community.

Get EXTRA Time Off to Take your Kids to Get the Vaccine

If you are a working parent or legal guardian of kids aged 5-18 or older, you get NYC Dedicated Sick Leave for Child Vaccination!

NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) recently expanded its NYC Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law to provide workers with ADDITIONAL leave to use to get their kids vaccinated against COVID-19. Workers get 4 additional hours of sick leave for:

  • EACH child; AND
  • EACH vaccine injection.

Dedicated sick leave for child vaccinations is in addition to accrued leave under State or City Paid Sick Leave laws.

Effective dates of dedicated sick leave for child vaccination are 11/2/2021 through 12/31/2022. Workers can ask their employers to credit their sick leave balance if they took their child to get the vaccine before the new law went into effect on 12/24/2021.

To learn more about sick leave, including special leave for the COVID-19 vaccine, or to file a workplace complaint, visit nyc.gov/workers.

Reminder: Employer retaliation is illegal and DCWP treats all information received as confidential. Employers CANNOT retaliate against workers for requesting or using safe and sick leave. To learn more about the Law or to file a complaint, visit nyc.gov/workers. You can remain anonymous. You have rights regardless of immigration status.  

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