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Please be advised of a policy change regarding New York City Public School (NYCPS) student devices. Students must return any NYCPS issued educational technology devices (iPads, Chromebooks, laptops, etc.) to P.S. 56 Norwood Heights School .

Collecting these devices will allow us to assess device condition, address any necessary repairs and maintenance, update device software and operating systems, and prepare for distribution at the start of the new school year.

We want to assure you that if a student lacks a personal device at home and needs a school-issued device to complete their schoolwork, one will be assigned from the new school they attend. If the student is returning back to P.S. 56 in September, they will receive their device back to continue using for the new school year.

If you have any questions, please contact your child’s classroom teacher or Mr. Kazi via email at akazi2@schools.nyc.gov or call 845-581-0056 (Please leave a text or voice message if unable to speak directly).

Note: If your child received any NYCPS devices during Pre-K through 5th grade, it remains recorded in the DOE system that it was assigned to them. It is best to return the device at the end of the school year to ensure the record is updated to reflect the status of the device. If a device in your posession is damaged, missing or stolen, please let your child's teacher know promtly so that you can get the help and guidance you need in addressing those issues.

Principal's Corner

Principal’s Message

Dearest P.S. 56 School Family,

As we welcome June and the last month of our 2024-2025 School Year, I must begin with a huge thank you! My gratitude and appreciation for our entire school family are immeasurable. Always. This year we successfully worked together to ensure our children felt safe, felt known and loved, and continued to reach their full potential as lifelong learners. Our children are all super star students. We learn so much from them in every moment of every day. Their resilience, their persistence, their love of learning and their wide smiles are constant reminders that joy is unbreakable and perfectly safe in the hands of a child.

The best part of my day are always the opportunities to visit classrooms across the grades. Our students continue to be incredible learners. They SPARKLE and Shine as readers, writers, mathematicians, geographers, historians, scientists, musicians, dancers, artists and friends. They are deep critical thinkers and they expertly apply their prior knowledge and new learning in their lives. Their communication skills are outstanding. Their conversations are rich with content-related vocabulary, compassion, understanding and empathy. They appreciate their own individual identities and stories, as well as those of their classmates. They love to celebrate each other’s successes and achievements. They are joyful learners! We could not be prouder of the sensational students of P.S. 56, and more grateful to all of you for our ever-strong home-school relationship!

This is always an emotional and exciting time of the year as we celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of all our students as they end one chapter of learning and prepare to begin the next. From kindergarten through grade 5, our students - your beautiful children - have left their handprints on all our hearts. On behalf of the entire P.S. 56 school staff, thank you, dearest parents, for the honor of being your children’s second teachers and for your tremendous support and understanding throughout this year. #BestSchoolFamilyEver!

So bring on June! It will be overflowing with exciting and memorable end-of-year activities and events! Let’s all make a pinky promise not to blink this month so we don’t miss a single wonder-filled moment with our children as we end this school year and get ready to welcome summer vacation! You are all loved and appreciated more than words can ever say. Buen Camino!

Fondly,

Maureen O’Neill

Principal

Contact Information

Principal 914-570-4527

Main Office 718-920-1100

Parent Coordinator 347-685-5983

School Nurse: 718-920-1100 x1011

School Based Support Team: 718-920-1100 x5104

Guidance Office: 718-920-1100 x5022

DOE Help Desk: 718-935-5100

Technology Support: 845-581-0056

Parent Coordinator: Sherica Martinez

Email: smartinez103@schools.nyc.gov

Parent Association Executive Board:

Email: 10x056PA@schools.nyc.gov

President: TBD

Recording Secretary: Estefany Rodriguez

Treasurer: TBD

Title 1 Representative: TBD

Title 1 Alternate: TBD

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Mission Statement

“Our mission is to educate the whole child, develop his/her self-esteem, social responsibility; sense of community; values, mental and physical health, citizenship, and instill a life-long love of reading and learning. We will accomplish our mission through cooperative planning, both short and long-term, parent and community involvement, and respect for all members of the PS 56 community. It is our goal to make our school an exciting place to learn and work.”