Please file a police report in-person or now online. Then provide a copy of the report to the school as soon as possible!
For more information regarding lost or stolen devices, please refer to the link provided below.
Lost or Stolen Devices Information Page
All persons picking up students must be on the Emergency Contact Sheet and must have I.D. Our children's safety is everyone's responsibility!
Your NYC Schools Account is your gateway to family-facing technology to support and track your children's progress through public school education at the NYC Department of Education. Open an account today to apply to schools, track your children's progress from Pre-K through high school graduation, and get access to other digital content for New York City families exclusively available to NYC Schools Account holders!
Opening a NYC Schools Account is the first step towards becoming more involved in your student's education. Receive updates via text messages or email about school closures, emergencies, and upcoming events. Link your students and start monitoring things like grades, test scores, attendance.
For your convenience, the link to this account is also available in the Parent Information tab above.
Having an issue with a learning device? First, complete the P.S. 56 Tech Support Request (TSR) (Opens in a new window) online to report the issue.
If it's a NYC DOE device (Serial number beginning with DOE-COV), please also complete the NYC DOE Support for Families (Opens in a new window) form to request services from the appropriate Help Desk.
Also, please contact the school office to expedite your ticket.
School Office Telephone: 718-920-1100
Follow these easy steps:
1. Download eChalk Notify App on your smartphone.
2. Select, "Proceed without logging in" and then go to "Add your school or district alerts."
3. Enter the school alert code: OQEK2Y
P.S. 56 Lobby
Welcome 2023! Our new year has begun and our awesome school year continues! Isn’t it wonderful that we have two “new year” days every school year (the first day of school and the first day of January). We have two precious opportunities to set new goals for ourselves, while always striving to be better than our last best! Sharing these new year days with all of you is truly a cherished blessing.
We are so excited to welcome our children back on January 3, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. to continue their academic journeys for the 2022-2023 school year. They are all super star students, who sparkle and shine in every moment of every day. We are so immeasurably proud of them and honored to be part of their journey as learners. We continue our commitment to ensuring our students feel safe, feel loved, and know the joy of being lifelong learners, as they become responsible and compassionate citizens of our community, our country and our world. Our K - 5 curriculum and units of study support the critical thinking skills, the communication skills and the core values that strengthen and ensure good citizenship.
Working together, our children are without limits. With our continued strong and positive home-school connection, we are confident that all our students will achieve their learning goals. We remain dedicated to ensuring that all our children reach their full potential in a loving and nurturing learning environment. Together we are going far!
This is such an important month as we prepare to remember & celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There are so many opportunities for all of us to recommit ourselves to Dr. King’s call to service to others, with a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love. I experience and witness this every day because of all of you!
May 2023 be the healthiest and happiest new year for us all, and overflowing with an abundance of cherished moments with family and friends. My love and appreciation for my P.S. 56 Family are immeasurable. Always!
Fondly,
Maureen O’Neill
Principal
Principal 914-570-4527
Main Office 718-920-1100
Parent Coordinator 718-552-0429
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
School Tech Contact: 845-581-0056
Parent Coordinator: Carmen Garcia
Email: cgarcia22@schools.nyc.gov
Parent Association Executive Board:
Email: 10x056PA@schools.nyc.gov
President: Sherica Martinez
Recording Secretary: Estefany Rodriguez
Treasurer: Samantha Quintena
Title 1 Representative: Samantha Quintena
Title 1 Alternate: TBD
“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.”
Hearts & Flowers Week Assembly 2022:
Free Rice Vocabulary Contest Award Ceremony:
Everyone invited to wear our school colors, blue & yellow.
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Super Bowl Fun
Everyone invited to wear their favorite football team apparel.
Grades 3, 4 & 5
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
P.S. 56 view from outside.
Skyping with students from Wales during Social Studies.
Skyping with an educator from Bangladesh during Social Studies.
Skyping with students from Amsterdam during Social Studies.
Skyping with students from Amsterdam during Social Studies.
Touch Typing in 5th grade.
2nd grade class learning on iPads.
Students checking out books at the library!
Class library hour.
Inside our library.
P.S. 56 Library.
Mood Meter
We Believe.
P.S. 56 Sparkles & Shines.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Students' work in Art.
Students' work in Art.
Class 3-3.
Class 3-3.
Math Masters Champions!
Red Ribbon Day March at Oval.
Main entrance gate on 207th street.
PS 56 Corner view from Hull Ave.
PS 56 Main Entrance Yard.
Main Entrance Security Lobby.
Please have your ID ready to show Security.
Lobby staircase leading up to the 1st floor.
Staircase leading up to the 1st floor and the Main Office.
PS 56 first floor walk up towards the main office.
PS 56 view of security lobby from above.
A quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by the 1st floor elevators.
Main Office entrance and hallway.
Welcome to the Main Office!
Main Office reception desk.
Welcome to Principal, Maureen O'Neill's office!
Lobby leading towards the school library.
Library and cafeteria entrance stairway from lobby.
Lower level hall by the library.
Inside our library.
School cafeteria hall.
Cafeteria entrance.
Cafeteria food station.
Inside from cafeteria.
Multipurpose room entrance.
Multipurpose room.
Multipurpose room skylight ceilings!
The music room.
Upper floor hallway near the elevators.
2nd floor reading nook.
2nd floor gym facing the stage.
2nd floor gym looking back from stage.
3rd floor view towards the central stairs.
Staircase coming down from the 3rd floor.
Art room window view.
Art room class view.
Hallway bridge connecting new and original part of the building.
3rd floor hallway facing East.
3rd floor hallway facing West.
Original main entrance on 207th street.
Original main entrance past the red doors.
Original main stairs leading up to the 1st floor.
Original main building exit stairs.
PS 56 sidewalk view from Hull Ave.
School yard by Decatur Ave.
P.S. 56 Kindness Quilt 2021
