MS74 Newsletter School year 2024-25
Spirit Week Next Week!
Calling all MS74 Students and Staff! Red Ribbon Week starts next week - help us raise awareness of this Drug Prevention Program by participating in our Spirit Week!
Message from Mr. Contarsy 10/24
Open Gym in the AM!
Picture Orders
Lifetouch is unable to accept orders at this time. Families can place orders when families receive proofs. Proofs will be delivered to MS74 and distributed the week of Thanksgiving.
Register to Vote with SONYC - Today!
Need to register to Vote this November? Stop by MS74 tomorrow afternoon from 4-5:20PM!
October Calendar
MS74 Virtual Open House
Missed MS74's Open House on October 21st? Please see the recording below and join us on December 3rd for our in-person School Tour at 5PM. No Pre-Registration is required! We look forward to welcoming 5th graders and their families!
Safety in our Schools and in our Community! Please see below.
All Grades! District 26 is hosting a HS Fair!
Keep Scrolling!
The following Sections can be found Below: Action Steps, Guidance, Student News, High School Info, iReady, Grade Specific Info, District 26 Info and MORE!!
To be Completed As Soon as Possible:
- Please bookmark the MS74 Newsletter in your Favorites and check it often!
- Please READ and SIGN the Handbook Page (see above). Signed pages should be returned to the Dean.
- Please complete the Media Consent Form, located in your New York Schools Account (NYCSA). You can access NYCSA by clicking here.
- Please complete the Family Income Inquiry Form by clicking here. You will need to enter 11364 as the zip code and select New York City Schools as the school district.
Student Action Items
- READ and SIGN the Culture and Climate Handbook, see above!
- Bookmark this page on a device you'll check daily, so you're up to date on news from the school with key dates (like sports tryouts, bake sales, merch sales, club events, and more!).
In this section, we'll be posting information that pertains to our students, but that we think our parents will also want to know about! Our students are made aware of this information in Morning Meeting Slides, shown every morning in AM Homeroom and/or through information posted in their Google Homerooms. We're asking our students to also bookmark the MS74 Newsletter and check it daily - to see the information we're sharing throughout our school community.
For general questions about clubs please reach out to Mr. Serrapica (aserrapica@schools.nyc.gov) but for specific questions about a club, please reach out to the Club Advisor.
Below is a List of Clubs, Advisors, Meeting Dates, Room Locations for Parents. Please click to view it larger. The document is a photo so the hyperlinks will not work.
Information Regarding the Hunter Application
Hunter College High School/ 7th- 12 Grades
Picture Orders
Families who did not place orders yet can place orders in November, when we receive the Proofs. If you placed an order online or with a paper form, the student's package will be delivered to MS74 in November and then distributed to students.
Picture Orders
Families who did not place orders yet can place orders in November, when we receive the Proofs. If you placed an order online or with a paper form, the student's package will be delivered to MS74 in November and then distributed to students.
Picture Orders
Families who did not place orders yet can place orders in November, when we receive the Proofs. If you placed an order online or with a paper form, the student's package will be delivered to MS74 in November and then distributed to students.
SHSAT tickets will not be available till 10/28/24. Tickets will be printed for all registered students and will be in the Testing Room on 10/30.
If you do not get accepted to one of the schools on your application and you are willing to go to your zoned program you must put it on your application as the last choice.
Please complete the Family Income Inquiry Form if you haven't yet - this form is used for programs in high schools that you may be applying to. Choose New York City Schools as your District.
How to Join One of the Meetings (above):
If you're interested in applying to Catholic High Schools, please see Information below.
Flyers for Upcoming High School Open Houses. Please click on the flyer to see it larger. Some schools posted links to their Open Houses. Please click the button to open the link & see more.
HSFI Open House is October 30th. Please see Link below to register/ for more information!
Townsend Harris High School will be holding their open house on November 4th from 5-7:30PM - more information to come.
NEW High School Coming to Queens! Click the Link Below to Learn More about Northwell School of Health Sciences - opening 2025!
Please read the iReady Letter below.
An iReady Trial Link is posted below the letter. This link is for a Parent to engage in iReady and SAMPLE what your child will experience in iReady.
Students should access their iReady account by going into the link through TeachHub. Choose Clever, and then click iReady.
Ms. Calderon is our Transportation Specialist. She will be distributing OMNY cards to students who Qualify (according to OPT).
Ms. Calderon can be reached at mcalderon28@schools.nyc.gov OR in school in room 126
What To Do If:
- My child has been assigned to a Bus: TRACK your child's bus using the new NYC BUS APP.
- My child Qualifies, but did not receive an OMNY card: Please see note above.
- My child didn't Qualify for OMNY card or Yellow Bus: We are so sorry, but it is the Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) that makes this determination, not our school staff. Please click here to learn more about Transportation Eligibility.
- I don't know if my child Qualifies for either OMNY or Yellow Bus. Please check the Transportation tab in your NYCSA account OR email Ms. Calderon mcalderon28@schools.nyc.gov
- My child LOST their OMNY Card. What do we do? Please see note above.
If you have secured private bus service for your child (please note, this is not something we can arrange or assist with), it is your child's responsibility to know where to meet the bus and how to contact the bus if the bus is running late. If the bus runs late, your child may wait OUTSIDE, in front of the school on the benches.
Once your child is entered into Jupiter, parents will receive an email with log in instructions. You will be able to create a personalized account. Parents may use 1 password for multiple children who attend MS74 and toggle between the siblings. Please note: each parent needs to have their own account.
In this section we're sharing information that may be of interest to our families. Some are links, some are flyers. If it's a flyer, you may click it to view it larger.
Happening SATURDAY!
STEAM Day November 2nd
Happening SUNDAY!
NYC Parks Department offers free events ALL year, throughout the city! Click the link below to learn more!
NYC Public Libraries offer many year-round activities and free events. Please click on the link to learn more about events happening in our Queens Libraries!
Happening SATURDAY!
How to reach us at MS74
718.631.6800 (phone)
61-15 Oceania Street Bayside, NY 11364
Good Things to Know:
- If you move, change your number, or need to update your email address, please contact the Main Office at 718.631.6800. Please also ask your child to stop by the Main Office to pick up 2 new Emergency Blue Cards.
- If your child is out sick - please send them in with a note the day they return to school. The note should go to Attendance in room 126.
That's it for now, but please check the Newsletter often for updates and notices! If anything pops up - last minute club changes or sports announcements, closures due to weather, etc. - we will post it here.