Garden City PTA Health and Safety Committee 2011/12

Dec. 2011
Sleep Shortage Takes Toll On Middle Schoolers
Sleep deprivation may be undermining teen health
Sept 2011
TRAFFIC ALERT FOR STEWART PARENTS!!
Parents/Caregivers; Please avoid making a U-TURN at HUNTINGTON ROAD after droppoing off children. It is STRONGLY ADVISED that although its a legal U-Turn, IT IS VERY HAZARDOUS TO THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN IN THE AREA. Thank you for your cooperation!
MIDDLE SCHOOL
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SIDE AUDITORIUM DOOR IS NOW THE FRONT DOOR TO THE SCHOOL UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
IMPORTANT: ALL PICKUPS FROM AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CAFETERIA PARKING LOT. NO ONE WILL BE DISMISSED AT CHERRY VALLEY DOOR.
Whooping cough in Nassau County reported in Nov. 2011:
Other News....
Click on our new "In the News" column on the left and NYTimes and other links to great articles for parents.
The article Online Bullies Pull Schools into the Fray is a great discussion of whose responsibility is the montoring of offensive texting, the school or parents.
Also available; Clicking with Caution is a series of videos for parents and students produced for NYC Middle School students regarding internet safety.
To find out more about registered sex offenders in the area click on our link on the side bar.