Week of Oct 27th

                                                             

Volume: XIII

Issue: 10

October 27, 2025

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP MESSAGE

What an incredible week we’ve had as a community! From the laughter and creativity shared during our Pumpkin Painting and Pumpkin Picking events to the meaningful moments spent Bridging the Gap between our Police Officers and Students, this week was filled with connection, joy, and purpose. Each activity reminded us of the strength, unity, and compassion that define our school family.

We also proudly celebrated the official launch of our Future Ready Pathway, an exciting milestone that represents our ongoing commitment to preparing students for life beyond the classroom. 

This week truly reflected who we are: a caring, connected, and forward-thinking school community. Thank you to everyone who participated, supported, and helped make these experiences so memorable. Your energy and involvement continue to make UAI such a special place for our kids to learn and grow.

And the excitement doesn’t stop here! We have another busy week ahead filled with great opportunities to learn, engage, and celebrate together. And of course, to top it all off, we’ll wrap up with the most anticipated day of the year at UAI… HALLOWEEN!!! 🎃 Get ready for costumes, creativity, and plenty of fun as we close out October in true UAI spirit!

 

UPCOMING DATES

• FRI 31OCT25 - Halloween!!!
• MON 03NOV - MS Literacy Night
• TUES 04NOV25 - Election Day (Remote)
• THURS 06NOV25 - Future Ready Induction Ceremony
• FRI 07NOV25 - End of MP1

*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...

• Step 1:   Read the DOE FAQ on Field Trips
  https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/faqs-regarding-school-trips.pdf
• Step 2:   Get Pre-Approval from Kiri according to the timeline below
  - 1 week (Trips within NYC)
  - 2 months (Trips within the Tri-State Area)
  - 6 months (Trips outside of the Tri-State Area)
  - 9 months (International Trips)
• Step 3:  Complete the Trip Form (ALL TABS)
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U3i3fgENVCpX6MA51r_1jsmxVavRm12-oaB9ieiNA8Q/edit?usp=sharing
• Step 4:  Share form (anyone with link can view) with Kiri so she can share in announcements to let everyone know who is on the trip and what trips are expected when

Fall College Trips: Seniors will have first priority, however the trips are also open to juniors.

• Tuesday 10/28 - Lehman College, 11am

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!

• Reschedule pending - (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 Induction Ceremony! To celebrate our inaugural cohort of Pre-Nursing students (30 tenth graders). Families will enjoy dinner and learn more about the Pre-Nursing program trajectory before the induction ceremony begins around 6pm. Chanel LeFleur, lead Nurse at Brooklyn hospital will speak and students will be called up to receive UAI scrubs and a certificate.

Need: 5-6 staff to work 3:30-7:3

TO DO THIS WEEK

Benchmarks and Grades are coming Soon!   Our first round of benchmarks are coming JUST around the corner (03NOV-07NOV).  Your ILT lead will be able to provide you with more detailed information about your courses' specific exam.  As a reminder, this first round is a 1-period benchmark (with 2 periods in January, and for the HS - a full 3 hours benchmark in the spring).  Look at your pacing guides for the full schedule.  If you used the Pacing Guide template from this year, those dates were built into the calendar for your planning purposes already!


MP1 is coming to an end on 07NOV.  If you have not posted grades (at all or recently), you ABSOLUTELY MUST post grades to your Google classroom ASAP - AND you must have an instructional lesson to ALL of your classes that show kids how to see their grades.  COMMUNICATION is key to driving student performance.  Please get on top of this now! 

TO DO! Sync your gradebooks with OASIS. Then, you can use the NYC DOE student profile to look at student’s grades in other classes.

Instructional Rounds continue on October 27! Our next round of IR is Monday!

Please see below for our schedule and reach out with questions!

• 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, Yasmeen

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.

PER SESSION POSTINGS

FOR ALL PER SESSION JOBS:  You must apply by completing THIS FORM

Need: 5-6 staff to work 3:30-7:30 to work FRNYC Induction Ceremony (see info above). Please email Kelly if you're able to work.