Welcome to the New School Year!

What to bring to school

• • Backpack
  • Water bottle
  • Lunch (optional - see School Food below)
  • Any NYC DOE issued device (i.e laptop, tablet, chromebook, or ipad) brought in for updates

This year, our Parent Teacher Organization is purchasing school supplies for every PS9 student! They are excited to pilot this effort to be more cost efficient and environmentally friendly.

While in general, the supplies your student will need for learning will already be in their classroom, your student's teacher may request a few additional personal items (for example pre-k students typically need to have a change of clothes and a sheet for nap time).

Arrival Time

Students are expected to be at their designated arrival location and prepared to enter the school building at 8:20 am. If you would like to speak with your student's teacher, morning drop-off is not a good time. Kindly send a note to the teacher to set up an appointment for a different time.

All students arriving after 8:30 am are considered late. They must enter the school through the main entrance on Underhill Avenue, then proceed to their classroom where they will be marked late by the classroom teacher.

Drop off locations

Pre-kindergarten

Use the St. Mark’s Avenue gate entrance with the stairs and follow the walkway around the lower school yard for direct access to pre-K classrooms. Caregivers will sign pre-K students in at their classroom doors. pre-K classroom door numbers are 9, 11, 12, and 13 and are labeled with teacher’s names. The first two mornings only, pre-K arrival will be at 9:00 am in the Lower Yard.

Kindergarten

Use the St. Mark’s Avenue gate entrance with stairs for direct access to the lower yard and line up in the designated line for each teacher. Teachers will lead their classes into the building through Exit 5.

Grade 1

Use the Large Gate Entrance on St. Marks Avenue to enter the upper school yard. Assemble on the front tennis area closest to the street and line up in the designated location for each class. Teachers will lead their classes into the building through Exit 10.

Grade 2

Use the Large Gate Entrance on St. Marks Avenue to enter the upper school yard. Assemble on the basketball court and line up in the designated location for each class. Teachers will lead their classes into the building through Exit 5.

Grades 3 to 5

Use the Large Gate Entrance on St. Marks Avenue to enter the upper school yard. Assemble on the back soccer area and line up in the designated location for each class. Grade 3 teachers will lead their classes into the building through Exit 5. Grade 4 and 5 teachers will lead their classes into the building through Exit 10.

Dismissal Time

School dismisses daily at 2:40 pm (except on designated half-days). Students are not allowed to leave with anyone other than the adult(s) listed on their Emergency Contact Card (found in Operoo). Students who are not picked up on time - by 2:40 pm - will be brought to the auditorium. To pick up a student adults must enter through the main entrance on Underhill Ave.

Pick up locations

Pre-Kindergarten

Students exit directly from their classroom. Caregivers can enter through the schoolyard entrance (with the stairs) on St. Marks Avenue and line up outside their student’s classroom door.

Kindergarten to Grade 5

Once the large gates are opened by a PS9 staff member, caregivers may enter the yard to pick up students at their designated location.

On-Site After School

Four organizations offer on-site after school programming at PS9. On-site after school begins on Monday, September 19. Participating students are picked up directly from their classrooms by after school providers.