Friday, October 17, 2025

Week of OCT 20

                                                             

Volume: XIII
Issue: 9
October 20, 2025
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP MESSAGE
This week's message is a short one!  We’ve got a lot happening this week!

On Wednesday, 10th graders will be heading out on a Digital Marketing trip, while our 8th and 9th graders will enjoy a visit to an upstate Pumpkin Patch. Also on Wednesday, the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) is hosting their third annual Bridging the Gap event at Tillary Park, directly after school. Encourage students to come out and join the fun!

Then on Thursday, October 23rd at 5:00 PM, we’re excited to kick off Future Ready NYC with a celebration for all 8th and 9th grade families - light snacks and beverages will be provided.

Finally, we’ll wrap up the week with our next round of IR on Friday.

Phew, it's a busy one!


UPCOMING DATES
  • MON 20OCT25 Diwali - No School
  • WED 22OCT25 - 10am Fire Drill!
  • THU 23OCT25 - Future Ready Kick-off Celebration, 5pm
  • FRI 31OCT25 Halloween!!!

*All Student Engagement activities for the year will now be listed in this spreadsheet and on the UAI School Calendar! Thanks to Shan, Jen, Sue and the RPET team for bring our community to life through their planning of these events.


UPCOMING TRIPS

Trip Requests.  Here's the trip request protocol...
Fall College Trips: Seniors will have first priority, however the trips are also open to juniors.
  • Thursday 10/23 - Queens College, 10am
  • Tuesday 10/28 - Lehman College, 11am

Wednesday 22OCT: Digital Marketing Trip

Wednesday 22OCT: 8/9th grade trip to Pumpkin Patch!

Thursday 30OCT: Venture Capital Trip

Thursday 30OCT: 6/7th grade trip to Pumpkin Patch!

Friday 31OCT: Senior Trip to Fright Fest

Wednesday 19NOV: Hamilton Trip


FUTURE READY HIGHLIGHTS

Upcoming FRNYC Events

WBL Career Exposure Trips. Through NYC Service's speed mentoring program, all students in the Career Explorations course will select one trip to attend. After learning about each field and connecting with current employees, students will receive 1:1 mentoring to discuss their post-secondary goals and backwards plan the steps needed to get there. We'll share trip lists once they are finalized!
  • October 22nd from 10-12 (January Digital - Marketing Agency)
  • October 30th from 3-5 (Venture Capital firm)
  • November 20th from 10-12 (Climate Tech Company - Energy Hub)
  • November 25th from 1-3 (LVMH)

FRNYC Kickoff Celebration. On October 23rd from 5-6:30pm in the cafeteria. Join UAI 8/9 graders & their families (and prospective students!) to learn about FRNYC and the Pre-Nursing and Education Pathways available to students at UAI. Light snacks and beverages provided.
  • Email Kelly if you'd like to support with the event - we're looking for 3-4 people to assist.


TO DO THIS WEEK

SDC is Starting. The School Development Committee is starting back up. Join us to plan PDs (we will focus on Student-led IEP planning) monthly at 7:45am in room 301. Our first meeting will be October 23rd! If you'd like to join in as a principal appointee to the School Development Committee (SDC) to plan upcoming rounds of SL-IEP and PD for the staff, please say yes and leave your name!  https://forms.gle/FgbHWvCBQ8pZpHNN6

Instructional Rounds continue on October 24! Our next round of IR is Friday!

Please see below for our schedule and reach out with questions!
  • October 24:  Mike, Freida, Patti, Jasmine, Yasmeen, Mayisha, Meg, Camryn, Judy
  • October 27:  Denyda, Fatima, Matt, Mary, Laura, Brett, Martine, Noelle, Liza, Celeste
  • October 29:  Sarah M, Elena, Shan, Amanda, JRob, Tom W, Patricia, Allison, Kelly

Sign up for Brooklyn PTA Fun Run! Every year, there is a Brooklyn PTA Fun Run in Prospect Park to raise money for PTAs at schools around Brooklyn, and UAI will have a team running this year! The race is a 5k Fun Run around the Prospect Park loop, starting from the Lefrak Center at 10:00am on Saturday, October 25th (participants should arrive at 9:00AM to pick up race bibs). All are welcome to join our team and support our school, whether you plan to run, run/walk, walk, scooter, bike, or just cheer our team on at the finish line! Race info can be found here.

Race registration costs $25 plus a small fee, but free tickets are available to those for whom this would be a hardship - just let me know and I'll reach out to the race organizers. Our school needs to register a certain amount of participants to get a share of the proceeds, so spread the word to staff and families so we can have a great turnout! You can register to be a part of the UAI team here

Please reach out to Mike if you have any questions. I hope you'll be able to join!  

Purchasing Requests. In an effort to better track and streamline purchasing, we ask that you fill in this form for all purchasing requests. You can find the form on our staff Google Classroom as well.


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