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The Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars (TAG) is one of New York City’s five public citywide gifted and talented (G&T) schools. Founded in 1989, TAG is located in the vibrant neighborhood of East Harlem and serves grades K-8.
TAG has the most diverse student body of the five citywide G&T schools. Our students are exceptional, with incoming kindergartners scoring in the 99th percentile on a national test used to determine admissions to gifted programs in NYC. In general, TAG students work at least one year above their grade level. TAG consistently ranks as one of the top performing schools in NYC and received an overall grade of “A” in its most recent progress report. TAG was also the recipient of the Blackboard Award for Outstanding Elementary and Middle School in 2013. Mayor Bloomberg recognized TAG as one of the top 22 schools in NY State in 2013.  Enjoy Día de los Muertos to all who celebrate!
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is a two-day holiday that reunites the living and dead. Families create ofrendas (Offerings) to honor departed family members that have passed. These altars are decorated with bright yellow marigold flowers, photos of the departed, and the favorite foods and drinks of the one being honored. The offerings are believed to encourage visits from the land of the dead as the departed souls hear their prayers, smell their foods and join in the celebrations! Day of the Dead is a rare holiday for celebrating death and life, and where mourning is exchanged for celebration. Learn a little more about Día de los Muertos here at PBS. Another fun way to explore and learn more through an entertaining experience for ALL AGES (adults too) is to check out the movie "Coco" when you can [YouTube link]. And last but not least: spread the love and knowledge, learn more about other cultures, share what you learn and keep it going. All the best, Your TAG PTA The next general PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM. This will be a remote meeting hosted on the Zoom platform; you will need to register in advance for this meeting via instructions Ms. B sent out via Jupiter. (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.)
Agenda items include: Administration updates, Parent Coordinator budget vote, committee updates. If you wish to add an item to the agenda or a question for the TAG administrative team, please send it via email to secretary@tagscholarspta.org. The next general PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM. This will be a remote meeting hosted on the Zoom platform; you will need to register in advance for this meeting via instructions Ms. B sent out via Jupiter. (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.)
Agenda items include: Recap of Playground Progress, Gym Reopening, Asbestos Abatement Notice, Budget Discussion & Vote, and all of our Committee Updates. If you wish to add an item to the agenda or a question for the TAG administrative team, please send it via email to secretary@tagscholarspta.org. The MAY 6 TAG BLOCK PARTY will be the last school-wide event for the TAG community, please donate your time to make this fun event for all our families and the incoming Kindergarten class! We will have book swaps, uniform swaps, face painting, photo booths, bake sales by the TAG student council. Volunteer: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/30e084aaea92fa0f85-tagblock Donations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IOWRODVY00Ma9wogF3wZ5sdD20uFhxjok7ryXZTCT4A/edit#gid=0  Please see the promotional flyer for the Robotics lessons. The program will start on 28 March and will run every Tuesdays for 10 weeks. There are two sessions - one for the upper elementry (4th and 5th grade), and another one for second and third grade. Please note that the seats are limited to only 12 scholars per session. Please note the timings as scholars in 2nd and 3rd grade who are not in the Y after-school program may need to arrange the pick-up during school dismissal and drop off for the program at 3.45pm on their own. Scholars in 2nd and 3rd graders who are not in Y program may join the earlier session if seats are available as both sessions are for beginners. Since we do not have an enrichment coordinator, parents who sign up are required to volunteer once during the session from 2:15pm to 5pm (arriving by 2pm to manage dismissal, until all the scholars leave the school). As this is a pilot program, we are still working on the best way to organize it and run it successfully. We will keep you informed should there be any changes. Please register now. Grade 4 and 5: https://www.codeadvantage.org/registration?id=IZJTC1IS4XASGXHL Grade 2 and 3: https://www.codeadvantage.org/registration?id=QZBRESNNSPBQFZLU Contact Amit/Fangyu/Rasheedah Brown-Harris if you have any questions, comments or concerns.  Registration is STILL OPEN to register for virtual Mandarin Classes.
If you know anyone interested, please have them email below (email address and instructions below and on flyer) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, if we do not get enough students registered, we will have to cancel this semester. :( Registration is STILL open. Classes started this Wednesday Feb 8th. But we need more students to register. Classes will run from February 8th to June 21st.There will be a total of 18 classes, $360 for the term. Invoicing will go out to parents once they register and they are more than happy to accept split payments. Classes will be on Wednesdays from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Email Daphne to register (see flyer) at Daphne@manhattanmandarin.com ManhattanMandarin.com | M2Tutoring.com Contact Daphne or Enrichment if you have any questions, comments or concerns about this program. If you are interested, please email asap, we would love to keep these classes going for our young scholars.  Mandarin Classes are back virtually for our TAG Community.
If you know anyone interested, please have them email below (email address and instructions below and on flyer). Registration is open now and the deadline is Friday February 3rd. Classes will start February 8th and end June 21st, no class on 2/22 or 4/12 for Mid-winter break and Spring break. There will be a total of 18 classes, $360 for the term. Invoicing will go out to parents once they register and they are more than happy to accept split payments. We will keep the current time of Wednesdays 6:30pm-7:30pm and open up two additional introductory classes for Grades K-2 and 3-6. If the current students would like to continue with us into next term, the parents will just need to send a quick notice to confirm their attendance. Email Daphne to register (see flyer) at Daphne@manhattanmandarin.com ManhattanMandarin.com | M2Tutoring.com Contact Daphne or Enrichment if you have any questions, comments or concerns about this program. |
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