Lunch Forms
As a Title I school, a free hot lunch is available daily to eligible students. Early in the fall, all families must complete and return the Application for Free and Reduced Priced Meals. Eligibility is based on the household size and monthly gross income. It is important that all parents complete this form, as it affects the school’s funding status for supplies, extended days and several programs including reduced class size, additional support staff and specialized non-mandated programs. Your child may not be able to participate in some after school activities and receive a snack without a lunch form on file. Even if you are ineligible or do not intend to have your child eat school breakfast, lunch, or afterschool snack, you MUST sign and return the form.
Lost and Found
The lost and found is located beneath the staff mailboxes in the main office. Please label everything with your child’s first and last names. All unclaimed items will be donated to charity after two weeks.
Breakfast, Lunch, Recess & Lunch Duty
Breakfast and lunch are provided daily to all students. Parents may also send their child to school with a packed meal. Please be mindful when packing lunches and snacks to provide your child with healthy choices. Candy and junk food are prohibited in school. The breakfast and lunch menus can be viewed at
www.opt-osfns.org.
• Lunch period 1 is at 11:10 – 12:15 p.m. for Pre-K to 2nd grades. Pre-K students eat lunch in their classrooms.
• Lunch period 2 is from 12:15 – 1:10 p.m. for 3rd to 5th grades.
Weather permitting; students generally have an outdoor recess after lunch. In cold or inclement weather, students are offered alternative indoor activities.
Parents are encouraged to begin a volunteer lunch duty activity club for students in grades K– 5th. Previous participants have offered chess and math club, Scrabble, knitting, soccer and badminton to students. If you are interested in creating a lunch club, please contact a member of the after school Educational Enrichment Committee.
Messages
In the event of an emergency, should you need to get a message to your child during the school day, please call the Main Office at (718) 638-2661 and leave a message for his/her teacher. The teacher will relay the message to your child.
Toys and Electronic Devices
All forms of toys and electronic devices are prohibited. Such items will be confiscated by school personnel. Parents must claim seized items in person at the school. P.S. 11 school staff is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
Cell Phones
The New York City Department of Education prohibits the usage of cell phones in public schools. If your child must carry a cell phone, it should be turned off and secured in their book bag. Cell phones can be confiscated by school personnel if used in school. If you have an emergency, contact the Main Office at (718) 638-2661 to leave a message for your child. P.S. 11 school staff is not responsible for lost or stolen cell phones.
Special Education
P.S. 11 offers 3 self contained 12:1: 1 special education classes. They include a kindergarten, 2nd & 3rd, and 4th & 5th grade classes. A full time, onsite Special Education Teacher for Support Services (SETTS), formerly known as the Resource Room, is also on staff. If you have any questions or concerns about the special education program, please contact the school social worker or school psychologist.
School Based Support Team
The school based support team at P.S. 11 consists of one part time child psychologist and one part time social worker. The team works to provide intervention support to children identified as needing these services. They are located in Room 119.
Discipline and Conflict Resolution
The Chancellor’s Citywide Standards of Discipline and Intervention Measures (Blue Book) which outlines the discipline policies, as set forth by the Department of Education, is distributed at the beginning of every school year to all students. This document includes the DOE’s citywide “Discipline Code” as well as a “Student Bill of Rights.”
All staff members or adults in the building may serve as facilitators for conflicts occurring between students. If a problem cannot be resolved, it is then taken to the assistant principal or principal. Some teachers, staff and students have received training in the Resolving Conflicts Creatively Program (RCCP) which teaches its participants to find alternative and peaceful solutions to working out conflict.
The following P.S. 11 rules are based on the Citywide Standards of Discipline but worded in a way that will make more sense to our students and put within the context of our P.S. 11 Values.