The Therapeutic Support Team is proud to host a Virtual Screening of the Indieflix documentary, Angst, on Monday, May 10th at 6:30 p.m.
Angst is a documentary film designed to raise awareness around anxiety with an emphasis on youth and families. The film includes interviews with kids, teens, experts, parents, as well as Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps.
All proceeds from the fundraiser will go to the Pocantico Hills Garden Program. You can order online at https://go.rallyup.com/pocanticohillsgardenplantsale-2021. Pick-ups are scheduled for the week of May 3.
Visit our Facilities Improvement Projects page to view our presentation recordings and future presentations!
An Important Message From Superintendent Calkins
Pre-K/K registration for the 2021-2022 school year opens on Monday, March 15th on a rolling basis.
Please visit our registration page for more information.
Visit our Pocantico Hills Day Camp Page for exciting news about Summer 2021!
Stay up to date with the latest news on our Tennis Courts & Energy Performance Projects and Facilities Improvement Projects
POCANTICO HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
In the event that we are forced to close or delay the opening of the district or school you will receive a notification explaining the situation and providing specific guidance.
School/District Delays and Closures:
In general, emergency notifications are categorized into two main areas: delays and closures.
Delays:
When a school is delayed this will impact both the start of school and associated transportation times. For example, if there is a 2-hour delay, school will start 2 hours later than normal. Additionally, for students that receive transportation services either to Pocantico or other schools, your pick-up time will be impacted by 2 hours. Students who would normally be picked up at 7:00am would now be picked up at 9:00am, etc.
Closures:
When the Pocantico Hills Central School DISTRICT is closed, all activities, including all transportation services are cancelled.
If there is an event that is localized, such as a power outage on our campus, school will be closed, but transportation services to partner schools might still occur. When this happens, you will receive specific information regarding pick-up and drop-off times directly from Pocantico.
Partner schools will communicate directly with impacted families if they are delayed or closed.
How Will You Receive The Message?
When an emergency occurs, you will be notified of the situation through a variety of communication channels. You will receive an automated call, as well as an e-mail, directly from the school, and the information will be posted on our website. Additionally, if you have opted to receive text messages and/or if you have the Pocantico Hills app, you will receive the notification through those channels as well. District specific weather-related closing information is also shared with News 12 Westchester, WABC-tv7, the Patch, WHUD 100.7. and Instagram: “superintendent.calkins” forgive the shameless promotionJ.
When Will Closing Information Be Disseminated?
This information will be communicated to families in as timely a fashion as possible. Sometimes it may be feasible to notify you the night before the event takes place. Other times you will receive notifications in the morning. We will try to communicate this information to you between 5:30am and 6:00am.
Other Emergency Situations:
We will also utilize the aforementioned communication methodologies to communicate other emergency information to you. A good example of this would be if we were forced to close school and send our students home early.
After nearly two months of rehearsals, it was time to film the Zoomsical version of Annie JR. on March 19. Twelve of the 14 middle school girls in the show were in person, and two remote learners were at home. The virtual show will premiere soon.
Cast members spent the morning recording songs with music teacher Michael Murray. They changed into their costumes after lunch. Teachers Ariane Berns and Allison O'Connor, Annie JR. co-directors, took a class last summer on how to put together a Zoomsical -- a Zoom musical.
English teacher Andrew Irons helped set up all the technology and ensured that all the tablets had the appropriate backgrounds, such as the New York City skyline and Daddy Warbucks’ mansion.
The 14 cast members are in grades 5-8. "We took a poll of the middle-schoolers to see what they’d be interested in doing, in terms of the musical, and some of them said they just wanted the show to go on, really, no matter how it would go on," Ms. Berns said.
Eighth-grader Maggie K., who plays Annie, said it was great to be involved in an afterschool activity. “Even if it’s remote, it’s still something to actually have to do instead of just staying in your house and sitting around watching TV," she said.
Pre-kindergarten students dressed up as 100-year-old people for the 100th day of school, enhancing their outfits with canes, mustaches, glasses, jewelry and other items.
Kindergarteners in Christina Povemba's class made special shirts for the 100th day of school by attaching 100 items of their choice -- buttons, stickers, beads and more -- to their outfits.
One kindergartener put 100 Minions stickers on his shirt and another wrote the first letter of his name 100 times.
Pre-kindergarteners created self-portraits with paper that they crinkled up to "age" their faces.
Students bundled up to read outside in the January sun.
Instrumental music teacher Michael Murray is working with middle school students to record their parts for the holiday concert. Joshua R. practices the tuba part for "Carol of the Bells."
Mr. Murray leads Bella P. and Galvin N. in practicing the flute part for "Carol of the Bells."
Mr. Murray shows Joshua R. how he will use software to combine all the performances.
Poco students enjoyed some rousing games of four square on a brisk December afternoon.
Our amazing Health & Safety Committee has prepared a Return to School Safety Video that reviews our reopening plans and expectations for families. Please click here to view: Return To School Safety Video
Faculty and staff have been arranging classrooms, setting up technology, putting social distancing reminder stickers on floors, planning curriculum and making other preparations for the start of school.
The Therapeutic Support Team is proud to host a Virtual Screening of the Indieflix documentary, Angst, on Monday, May 10th at 6:30 p.m.
Angst is a documentary film designed to raise awareness around anxiety with an emphasis on youth and families. The film includes interviews with kids, teens, experts, parents, as well as Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps.
Visit our Pocantico Hills Day Camp Page for exciting news about Summer 2021!
Stay up to date with the latest news on our Tennis Courts & Energy Performance Projects and Facilities Improvement Projects
Click on the link below for guidance, COVID-19 Testing Sites, Medical Provider Clearance Form
NYSDOH COVID-19 School Protocols for Attendance at Pocantico (English)
NYSDOH COVID-19 Protocolos de Asistencia en Pocantico (Spanish)
