Welcome to Remote Learning!
Students are safely socially distanced, and sneeze guards are in place, separating the students. Students and staff participate in weekly randomized COVID-19 testing!
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There is a FULL-TIME Nurse on staff.
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Building Response Team Leader, Assistant Principal, Mr. Melvin Martinez, ensures the safety of every student.
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Our Building Response Team members, greet our gleeful students each morning with a "sunny" hello and a quick temperature scan!
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Students use designated hallways and staircases to get to and from classes.
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The teachers wait by their classroom doors, while breakfast is securely taken to each classroom. Lunch follows the same pattern.
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Students frequently participate in hand-washing and mask breaks.
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For a mask break, students enter one of three "Safe Rooms" for a ten-minute break; the student returns to class, and safe rooms are cleaned for the following student.
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Dismissal is organized and efficient; students walk safely to their morning entrance to exit the building.

What is a Cohort?
Magnet School 257 is PROUD to announce; Cohort C!
Students enrolled in
Cohort C attend In-Person Instruction; FIVE days a week!
Is our school safe?
YES!
Magnet School 257 employs every safety measure to protect it's students and staff. School administrators are dedicated to establishing a safe and happy learning environment for all it's students!
Here are a few safety measures our school is taking:
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Installed "Sneeze Guards" in every classroom.
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Students can take a "mask break" in one of our many "Safe Rooms". (Safe rooms are cleaned periodically throughout the day.
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Students walk down destinated hallways and staircases. (Socially-Distanced; 6 feet apart.)
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Social-distance decals ensure students are adhering to CDC's guidelines.
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All students and staff are randomly tested for COVID-19.
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Magnet School 257 has a full-time nurse on staff to ensure the safety of each student.
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If a student is unwell; we have an "Isolation room", where students are supervised until a guardian comes to pick up the student.
If you have any questions; please contact,
Mr. Melvin Martinez at mmartin30@schools.nyc.gov
Monthly Calendar and School Schedule.

Quotes for the Month:
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Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire.’
–W.B. Yeats
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‘The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’
–Maria Montessori
Black Leaders "Draped" in Gold!

Simone Biles, Gold Medal; Gymnast

Katherine Johnson, Mathematician; NASA

Misty Copeland, American Ballet; Dancer



Tyler Perry, Producer; Screenwriter; Actor
Kobe Bryant, Gold Medal, Basketball Player
Michael B. Jordan, Actor



Add your name to the list!
Toni Morrison, Nobel Peace Prize;
Literature
Mariah Carey, Singer; Songwriter; Author
Innovative Teachers from the past!
We Salute You!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Month!
Look how we are learning at Magnet School 257!
Listed are a few online applications educators at use daily!










