Letters from the Principal

Click below to find letters home to families.

October 26, 2022

Halloween at CPE1, older students petition for Halloween costumes, DESSA social-emotional screener

October 17, 2022

Fall Festival, CPE1 directory, Acadience and iReady screeners, SLT Opening, Community Education Council at CPE1

September 15, 2022

All-School Sing and making new friends, Improved Vegan Friday menus

August 11, 2022

Yearlong calendar and family handbooks, when families will be back in the building, Tim back for visual arts

August 10, 2022

Aishah returns to 2/3 

August 4, 2022

Welcome, Grace; budget update and advocacy

July 28, 2022

Welcome-back event, how budget cuts affect our school, two forms to get ready for the school year

June 20, 2022

Families coming to classrooms for exhibitions of children’s work, family outing in Central Park, rec days coming up, citywide budget cuts and what they mean for hiring

June 11, 2022

Deputy chancellor visits CPE1, sign student petitions, not using our yard and rec days, pre-K mask mandate ends, Mingie has a baby

May 26, 2022

Family discussion on Thirteen Principles of Black Lives Matter, how CPE1 talks with children about another school shooting

May 17, 2022

Family outing in Central Park on June 22, in-person exhibitions of children’s projects, rising COVID cases, Mingie begins her leave and Barry returns to music, picking the superintendent for our district

April 6, 2022

Masks and music; picture day; Summer Rising update; community coffee on April 27

March 28, 2022

Gabriel out with COVID; welcome, Shawna; graduation update

March 4, 2022

New citywide mask policy, how CPE1 will implement the changes, and why I’m staying masked in school

March 3, 2022

Completing this year’s citywide survey

February 27, 2022

Family conferences this week, change in outdoor mask mandate

February 9, 2022

Welcome, Alana; progress reports going home; Eunice going on leave; end of daily COVID updates

January 12, 2022

Changing communication during COVID surge

December 6, 2021

Sarah’s class quarantines

November 21, 2021

Festival of Lights, more vaccinations at school, social-emotional screener, art and speech

November 10, 2021

Leading an antiracist community workshop series, ,food math and cold school lunch, hiring a new parent coordinator, opting children in or out of DESSA

October 24, 2021

Citywide screeners, Halloween at CPE1, and no-school days in early November

September 26, 2021

Hansel’s class closing for one day

September 23, 2021

The feel of being back in person, curriculum night next week, new citywide COVID policies

September 8, 2021

Why we need more COVID testing in schools, and why you should test before the first day

September 8, 2021

Staffing update (Welcome Sarah, Andrea, and Justine), first week of school, how the storm affected our building, appreciation for staff summertime work

August 30, 2021

CPE1’s COVID safety plan to start the year

August 10, 2021

Staffing update (Welcome Abby, Anika, Phyllicia, and Selena)

June 25, 2021

Last day of school - appreciation for community

June 3, 2021

Invitation to small in-person open houses at CPE1

June 2, 2021

Information about new Summer Rising program

May 25, 2021

Responding to shooting during outdoor time

May 18, 2021

Applying for Section 8 housing lottery, low-cost internet access, and no-appointment COVID vaccinations for adults and teens

May 14, 2021

News about Summer Rising program, tell us your plans for next year, Rasheeda returns, rallying against AAPI hate, two ways to make families' voices count, mask and vaccination update

April 16, 2021

Update on plans to support Rasheeda’s class

April 15, 2021

Rasheeda taking leave

April 1, 2021

COVID, re-opening the building, and guidelines for traveling over vacation; students’ final decision on how to spend $2,000 fairly

March 22, 2021

Updates on in-person learning, citywide gifted and talented admissions

March 15, 2021

Reflecting on one year of school closures, and appreciation for the community

March 1, 2021

Democracy and giving children choice in the school budget, change of chancellors, why we should opt out of this year's state exams

February 5, 2021

New format for reporting children's progress, family conferences coming up, middle school remaining out of our school building, resource for finding COVID vaccinations, making sure we give as many COVID tests as possible

January 29, 2021

Sad news close to the school

January 12, 2021

Children think about violence at the Capitol, children dissect problematic COVID testing policy, space on SLT, enrollment update, rent relief program, Child-Mind Institute support for families

December 18, 2020

Teacher testing positive, update emergency contacts, middle school news

December 15, 2020

Teacher going home out of caution

December 6, 2020

Children move to in-person learning, in-person expands to five days per week, weekly COVID testing begins, Najah and Tina work remotely, district discussions

November 18, 2020

All public school buildings closed

November 17, 2020

Preparing for more in-person students and no in-person students, parent association discusses community

November 4, 2020

Children make sense of the presidential election, planning for more in-person students

October 27, 2020

Details about switching from remote to in-person learning, survey to guide your choice

October 19, 2020

Thinking ahead to change from remote to in-person learning, our first COVID-19 testing in school, early voting in the school building, parent association elections, no school in person on November 3, family conferences in early November

October 10, 2020

Preparing for COVID-19 testing in school

September 21, 2020

Delayed first day of school, meetings for families, health screening and in-person school, appreciation for start of remote learning

September 1, 2020

City announces first day of school; expect the CPE1 re-opening health guide; welcome Gloria and Ruben; more staffing updates; another meeting for families about re-opening; using a public park for public health; getting your child’s device ready; apply for free child care

July 30, 2020

Welcome, Elizabeth; more staffing news; schedule for in-person learning; expectations for remote learning; food in school after re-opening; what we know about safety so far; vital food support for adults

July 21, 2020

Help paying rent, update on re-opening school, summer reading resource

July 8, 2020

More details on re-opening school, staffing update

June 26, 2020

Children’s words on the last day of school

June 22, 2020

Facts about re-opening, two surveys

June 15, 2020

Upcoming community discussion about re-opening, District Four graduation ceremony, citywide survey on re-opening

June 12, 2020

News about budget and social distancing in September

June 11, 2020

More funding for schools (and less for police), district graduation

June 5, 2020

More honest messages

June 1, 2020

Talking honestly with children about race and violence

May 29, 2020

Recreating art and children’s to energize children’s hands and eyes, surveys, expanded COVID-19 testing, extra help with food

May 7, 2020

Update on graduation, district superintendent transition

April 23, 2020

Meetings for families, updates on promotion and engagement policies, expectations, good news about the library

March 27, 2020

Reflecting on the first week of learning away from school

March 21, 2020

Plans for remote learning

March 13, 2020

COVID-19: School is open, what if school is closes, staying home and attendance, charter school closure, no trips or gatherings

March 12, 2020

COVID-19: Canceling and postponing

March 6, 2020

Another COVID-19 update

March 4, 2020

Community coffee and defining community, family conferences, complete your citywide survey, CPE1 at CEC, family math workshop, COVID-19 update

February 20, 2020

Power of language and pretend, resetting community coffee, speed recovery to Najah

February 3, 2020

Black Lives Matter Week of Action and classroom libraries at CPE1, BLM event at CPE! on February 4

January 17, 2020

Harlem Family Institute, upcoming family workshop, book exchange

January 2, 2020

New Year’s and calendar work in classrooms, attendance, and Stages of Reading

December 16, 2019

Pre-K, skating, and time; Kindergarten admissions; community coffee

December 4, 2019

Winter and Fall Festival, Outdoor play in winter, Mornings inside

October 23, 2019

New computer-based assessment for CSI schools

September 25, 2019

Welcome Simone and Alisha; Welcome Back, Barry

September 13, 2019

Democracy and School: Faculty council; Parent association and community coffee; Community Education Council; Politicians and single-use restrooms

September 5, 2019

Joy on the first day of school; Welcome potluck; Update on paint testing

September 5, 2019

Joy on the first day of school; Welcome potluck; Update on paint testing

September 4, 2019

Update on 4/5 staffing

August 8, 2019

Welcome Tia, Amanda, Tara, and Jazmine; Replacing a 4/5 teacher; Hope in new staff

June 20, 2019

Classes and staffing in 2019-2020, assigning children to classes

June 7, 2019

End of state review, appreciation for families’ voice

May 31, 2019

Come to the state review, see the courtyard garden

May 31, 2019

Following up on children’s discussion of sad news

May 21, 2019

Children’s advocacy and restrooms, spring concert, Harlem social dance, state review

May 8, 2019

Welcome back Tim, invitation to state review, fifth grade farming

March 21, 2019

Marilyn and Jim shifting roles

March 18, 2019

State accountability and opting in or out of testing

March 8, 2019

Family conferences; Citywide surveys; End of skating season; Successful water test

Water test results letter

February 14, 2019

Rereading narratives; Family workshop; Welcome, Reyes

January 24, 2019

Community coffee on testing, book swap, water testing results

City letter about water testing

January 17, 2019

Testing and status with New York State Education Department

January 2, 2019

Working together for Pam’s pre-K class; Upcoming CEC meetings

December 17, 2018

So long, Alissa; Welcome, Pam; Skating; Winter Concert

November 29, 2018

Special community lunch, Festival of Lights

October 24, 2018

Halloween at CPE1, Friday’s community coffee

October 18, 2018

Fall Festival coming up, looking back at workshop on work time

October 5, 2018

Work time and science, evening workshop on October 16

September 25, 2018

Open House introduction - three things to think about in classrooms

September 21, 2018

Passing doors and small practices, no photos, come work time workshop

September 12, 2018

Setting up the year, come to the District Four fair

September 5, 2018

First day of school, families' first-day homework