The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 6.26.16

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal, Daryl Blank.  Monday and Tuesday are the last two days of the school year.

On Monday, June 27, we will be using a special half day schedule where students who begin Period 1 arrive at 8:45 am and students who finish after 9^th period leave school at Noon.  Students will follow their Spring schedules.  Lunch will be served for students at the end of their day.  Below is the class schedule for Monday:

Period 1	8:45-9:03
Period 2	9:07-9:25
Period 3	9:29-9:47
Period 4	9:51-10:09
Period 5	10:13-10:31
Period 6	10:35-10:53
Period 7	10:57-11:15
Period 8	11:19-11:37
Period 9	11:41-11:59

Tuesday, June 28 is the last day of school for students.  Students will arrive at 9:00 am to pick up their report cards, diplomas and sadly for some, their summer school programs.

Thank you for all your support as HSFI parents.  It is a pleasure to serve you and your children as the school’s Principal.  Please do not hesitate to contact me over the summer if you or your child need anything that I can help with.  I would like to say goodbye to all of our senior families who children graduated last week.

Thank you! Have a great summer!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 6.19

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal, Daryl Blank.  Happy Father’s Day to all of our HSFI Dads.

The Regents testing period continues this week until Thursday, June 23.  Please understand that Regents examinations are high-stakes tests that students need to graduate high school.  A complete Regents schedule is attached to this email and posted on our school website.  Please make sure that your children attend the exams they are scheduled for and have studied for these exams.  We will soon be getting Regents results back – they will be posted on the school website as they become available.

Friday, June 24 and Monday, June 27 are instructional days on the NYC DOE calendar.  We will be using a special half day schedule where students who begin Period 1 arrive at 8:45 am and students who finish after 9^th period leave school at Noon.  Students will follow their Spring schedules.  Lunch will be served for students at the end of their day.  Below is the class schedule for these two days:

Period 1	8:45-9:03
Period 2	9:07-9:25
Period 3	9:29-9:47
Period 4	9:51-10:09
Period 5	10:13-10:31
Period 6	10:35-10:53
Period 7	10:57-11:15
Period 8	11:19-11:37
Period 9	11:41-11:59

Tuesday, June 28 is the last day of school for students.  Students will arrive at 9:00 am to pick up their report cards, diplomas and sadly for some, their summer school programs.

Getting back to the Regents, when students come to school for these Regents exams they should bring:

#1 - Exam invitations

#2 – Student identification card

#3 – 2 pencils and 2 pens. 

It is important that students DO NOT BRING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT to their testing rooms when they take their Regents exams.  This past week we had 2 students caught with electronic equipment and have their Regents exams invalidated and given a 0 on the exam.  This electronic equipment policy is New York State law. 

Please contact anyone of our Assistant Principals—Ms. Moore (English); Mr. Kohm (Math); Mr. Rodrigues (Social Studies); Ms. Frank (Science) - if you have any specific questions about these exams. 

If your child does not have a Regents exam on a specific day during the testing period, they do not attend school that day unless there is a special event or tutoring session.

Please make sure you continue to check out The Fashionable Times Blog where we will include all the important information you need as Fashion parents.  The website link is: http://hsfifashionabletimes.blogspot.com/

Thank you!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 6.12.16

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal, Daryl Blank.  There is a regular school day tomorrow, Monday, June 13, and then Regents exams begin on Tuesday, June 14.  The testing period runs from this Tuesday until next Thursday, June 23.  Please understand that Regents examinations are high-stakes tests that students need to graduate high school. Please make sure that your children attend the exams they are scheduled for and have studied for these exams.

When students come to school for these Regents exams they should bring:

#1 - Exam invitations

#2 – Student identification card

#3 – 2 pencils and 2 pens. 

It is important that students DO NOT BRING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT to school on days they take Regents or RCT examinations.  The presence of this electronic equipment with your child will result in their score being invalidated and given a 0 on the exam.  This electronic equipment policy is New York State law. 

Please contact anyone of our Assistant Principals—Ms. Moore (English); Mr. Kohm (Math); Mr. Rodrigues (Social Studies); Ms. Frank (Science) - if you have any specific questions about these exams. 

If your child does not have a Regents exam during the testing period, they do not attend school unless there is a special event or tutoring session.

As you are planning your schedule for the week I hope you can attend our June Parents Association meeting this Wednesday, June 15 at 6:00 pm in Room 829.

Please make sure you continue to check out The Fashionable Times Blog where we will include all the important information you need as Fashion parents.  The website link is: http://hsfifashionabletimes.blogspot.com/

Thank you!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 6.5.16

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal, Daryl Blank.  We only have 5 instructional days until Regents exams begin.  After school and weekend tutoring is in full operation.  Tutoring schedules for Math, Global History, United States History, Living Environment and Earth Science are on the school website.  Please make sure you are touching base with your child and they are going to the tutoring they need.

Tomorrow, June 6, is a First Monday bell schedule.  As you know with a First Monday schedule, students will be dismissed from school early and our staff will be meeting in teacher teams for professional development.  First period classes begin at 8:30 am.  Second period classes begin at 9:09 am.  Students who finish school after 8^th period will be dismissed at 1:43 pm.  Students who finish school after 9^th period will be dismissed at 2:22 pm. 

This Thursday, June 9, is a professional development day for schools and no students will be in attendance.

Regents will begin next Tuesday, June 14, 2016.  Please understand that Regents examinations are high-stakes tests that students need to graduate high school.  A complete Regents schedule is attached to this email and posted on our school website.  Please make sure that your children attend the exams they are scheduled for and have studied for these exams.  Students have been given their exam invitations – they have until tomorrow to let their guidance counselor know if there is an issue with their schedule.

When students come to school for these Regents exams they should bring: #1 - Exam tickets / #2 – Student identification card / #3 – 2 pencils and 2 pens.  It is important that students DO NOT BRING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT to school on days they take Regents or RCT examinations.  The presence of this electronic equipment with your child will result in their score being invalidated and given a 0 on the exam.  This electronic equipment policy is New York State law.  Please contact anyone of our Assistant Principals—Ms. Moore (English); Mr. Kohm (Math); Mr. Rodrigues (Social Studies); Ms. Frank (Science) - if you have any specific questions about these exams. 

Please make sure you continue to check out The Fashionable Times Blog where we will include all the important information you need as Fashion parents.  The website link is: http://hsfifashionabletimes.blogspot.com/

Thank you!