School History
General Information |
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Named in memory of: |
Jesse Isidor Straus |
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| Ambassador to France (appointed by Franklin Roosevelt) | ||
| President of R.H. Macy & Co. | ||
| Ground-breaking Date: | April 14, 1961 | |
| Opening Date: | March 4, 1963 | |
| Architect: | Edward Durell Stone (read bio, written by Kim Norton Butler) | |
| Architectural Firm: | Belluschi, Catalano & Westerman | |
| General Contractor: | Wilaka Construction Corporation | |
| Cost: | $ 2.4 million | |
| Number of Classrooms: | 35 classrooms | |
| Special Classrooms: | 5 for cerebral palsy, 2 for brain injured, 1 for blind students | |
Dedication Ceremony |
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Dedication Date: |
March 24, 1964, 8:15am in auditorium |
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Attendees: |
Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus (age 90) |
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| Jack Straus, son of Isidor | ||
| Gerald Levy, grandson of Jesse Isidor Strauss | ||
| Robert Levy, great-grandson of Jesse Isidor Strauss (age 5) | ||
| Speakers: | Stanley H. Lowell, chairman of the City Commission on Human Rights |
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| Mark Shubert, executive director of the Lincoln Center Fund | ||
| Dr. Morris Finkel, Assistant Superintendent of School Districts 6 & 8 | ||
| Jack Straus |
Quick Links
Upcoming Events calendar
| DATE | DAY | EVENT |
| 7-Sep | Wed | First Day of School - Kindergarten arrival 9am/dismissal11:30am |
| 8-Sep | Thu | Rosh Hashanah SCHOOL CLOSED |
| 9-Sep | Fri | Rosh Hashanah SCHOOL CLOSED |
| 12-Sep | Mon | Kindergarten arrival 9am/dismissal11:30am |
| 12-Sep | Mon | Walkathon Meeting |
| 13-Sep | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 14-Sep | Wed | Back to School Picnic - Kindergarten/1st Grade |
| 15-Sep | Thu | Back to School Picnic - 2nd - 5th grade |
| 16-Sep | Fri | FIRST SLT Meeting 7:15am |
| 16-Sep | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 19-Sep | Mon | Walkathon Meeting |
| 20-Sep | Tue | Lice Check |
| 20-Sep | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 20-Sep | Tue | FIRST PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:30pm |
| 21-Sep | Wed | Lice Recheck (absentees) |
| 21-Sep | Wed | Back to School Night - Kindergarten/1st grade |
| 22-Sep | Thu | Back to School Night - 2nd-5th grade |
| 26-Sep | Mon | Picture Day |
| 26-Sep | Mon | Walkathon Meeting |
| 27-Sep | Tue | Picture Day |
| 27-Sep | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 27-Sep | Tue | FIRST General PTA Meeting 6:30pm |
| 28-Sep | Wed | Picture Day |
| 29-Sep | Thu | Auction Meeting 8:30am |
| 30-Sep | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 30-Sep | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 3-Oct | Mon | Walkathon Meeting |
| 4-Oct | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 5-Oct | Wed | New Family Breakfast after drop off |
| 10-Oct | Mon | Columbus Day NO SCHOOL |
| 11-Oct | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 11-Oct | Tue | Kindergarten Meet and Greet 6pm (offsite) |
| 13-Oct | Thu | PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:30pm |
| 14-Oct | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 14-Oct | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 17-Oct | Mon | Walkathon Meeting |
| 18-Oct | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 18-Oct | Tue | Hold for Parent Education Evening (Library or Auditorium) |
| 20-Oct | Thu | PTA General Meeting 6:30pm |
| 21-Oct | Fri | Hold for Community Event (Library or Auditorium) |
| 24-Oct | Mon | Walkathon Meeting |
| 25-Oct | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 28-Oct | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 28-Oct | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 28-Oct | Fri | Halloween Parade |
| 31-Oct | Mon | Walkathon Meeting |
| 1-Nov | Tue | Election Day NO SCHOOL/ BAKE SALE |
| 2-Nov | Wed | Auction Meeting 6:30pm |
| 5-Nov | Sat | WALKATHON |
| Wk of Nov 8 | Mon - Fri | Scholastic Book Fair |
| 8-Nov | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 8-Nov | Tue | Parent Teacher Conferences - Afternoon - 1/2 day for students |
| 9-Nov | Wed | Parent Teacher Conferences - Evening |
| 10-Nov | Thu | Veterans Day NO SCHOOL |
| 11-Nov | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 11-Nov | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 15-Nov | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 15-Nov | Tue | PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:30pm |
| 18-Nov | Fri | Tentative Open School Day |
| 18-Nov | Fri | PTA Potluck Thanksgiving Dinner (Cafeteria and Auditorium) |
| 22-Nov | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 22-Nov | Tue | PTA General Meeting 6:30pm |
| 24-Nov | Thu | Thanksgiving NO SCHOOL |
| 25-Nov | Fri | Thanksgiving NO SCHOOL |
| 29-Nov | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 1-Dec | Thu | Auction Meeting 8:30am |
| 2-Dec | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 2-Dec | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 6-Dec | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 8-Dec | Thu | Hold for Parent Education Evening (Auditorium or library) |
| 10-Dec | Sat | Holiday Party 2-5 |
| 13-Dec | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 13-Dec | Tue | PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:30pm |
| 16-Dec | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 16-Dec | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 19-Dec | Mon | Hold for Possible General PTA Meeting 6:30pm |
| 20-Dec | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 23-Dec | Fri | Winter Recess Begins Until January 2nd |
| 2-Jan | Mon | Return to School |
| 3-Jan | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 5-Jan | Thu | PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:30pm |
| 6-Jan | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 6-Jan | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 10-Jan | Tue | Auction Meeting 6:30pm |
| 10-Jan | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 11-Jan | Wed | Lice Check |
| 12-Jan | Thu | Lice Recheck (absentees) |
| 12-Jan | Thu | PTA General Meeting 6:30pm |
| 16-Jan | Mon | MLK Jr. Day NO SCHOOL |
| 17-Jan | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 20-Jan | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 20-Jan | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 20-Jan | Fri | Hold for PTA Community Event 6pm (DIVERSITY fundraiser?) (Auditorium) |
| 24-Jan | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 27-Jan | Fri | Hold for PTA Community Event 6pm (DIVERSITY fundraiser?) (Auditorium) |
| 31-Jan | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 2-Feb | Thu | Hold for Parent Education Evening (Auditorium or library) |
| 3-Feb | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 3-Feb | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 7-Feb | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 7-Feb | Tue | PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:30pm |
| 14-Feb | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 14-Feb | Tue | PTA General Meeting 6:30pm |
| 15-Feb | Wed | Auction Meeting 8:30am |
| 16-Feb | Thu | Stars on Stage Show Us Your Act (Auditorium) |
| 17-Feb | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 17-Feb | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| Wk of Feb 21 | All week | Midwinter Recess |
| 28-Feb | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 1-Mar | Wed | Auction Meeting 6:30pm |
| 3-Mar | Fri | Stars on Stage Dress Rehearsal (Auditorium) |
| 7-Mar | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 8-Mar | Wed | Lice Check |
| 9-Mar | Thu | Lice Recheck (absentees) |
| 10-Mar | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 10-Mar | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 10-Mar | Fri | Stars on Stage Performance (Auditorium) |
| 14-Mar | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 14-Mar | Tue | Parent Teacher Conferences - Afternoon - 1/2 day for students |
| 14-Mar | Thu | PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:30pm |
| 15-Mar | Wed | Parent Teacher Conferences - Evening |
| 16-Mar | Thu | Auction Meeting 8:30am |
| 21-Mar | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 21-Mar | Tue | PTA General Meeting 6:30pm |
| 24-Mar | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 24-Mar | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 25-Mar | Sat | Auction 5:30pm |
| 28-Mar | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 4-Apr | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 4-Apr | Tue | PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:30pm |
| 7-Apr | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 7-Apr | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 7-Apr | Fri | Hold for PTA Community Event |
| 11-Apr | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 11-Apr | Tue | PTA General Meeting 6:30pm |
| 17-Apr | Mon | Spring recess begins until April 26th |
| 26-Apr | Wed | Back to school |
| 28-Apr | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 1-May | Mon | Lice Check |
| 2-May | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 2-May | Tue | Lice Recheck (absentees) |
| 2-May | Tue | Staff Appreciation Lunch |
| 3-May | Wed | ELA Grades 3-5 |
| 4-May | Thu | ELA Grades 3-5 |
| 5-May | Fri | ELA Grade 4 |
| 5-May | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 5-May | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 5-May | Fri | Diversity Festival Evening (use of cafeteria, auditorium, and gym) |
| 9-May | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 10-May | Wed | NY State Math Test Grades 3-5 |
| 11-May | Thu | NY State Math Test Grade 3-5 |
| 12-May | Fri | NY State Math Test Grade 4 |
| 16-May | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 16-May | Tue | Hold for Parent Education Evening (Auditorium or Library) |
| 18-May | Thu | PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:30pm |
| 19-May | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 19-May | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 23-May | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 25-May | Tue | PTA General Meeting 6:30pm - Elections |
| 29-May | Mon | Memorial Day NO SCHOOL |
| 30-May | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 2-Jun | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 2-Jun | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 5-Jun | Mon | Science Test Grade 4 |
| 6-Jun | Tue | Healthy Planet Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 6-Jun | Tue | PTA Executive Board Meeting 6:30pm |
| 8-Jun | Thu | Chancellor's Conference Day for Staff Development NO SCHOOL |
| 13-Jun | Tue | Healthy Child Committee Meeting 8:30am |
| 13-Jun | Tue | General PTA Meeting 6:30pm - Budget |
| 14-Jun | Wed | Parent Volunteer Breakfast |
| 16-Jun | Fri | SLT 7:15am |
| 16-Jun | Fri | Diversity Committee Meeting 8:30am |