May Newsletter

 Greetings!

May is the time for us to take a moment to stop and smell the flowers. The April rains have finally ended, and all around us are the pink, yellow, white, red, and purple blossoms of tulips, magnolias, daffodils, lilacs, peonies and roses in full bloom.

It is times like these that we wonder how the world could ever be anything but good and peaceful. When we look at such beauty, we can only conclude that in spite of how may unexpected challenges life brings, we live in a truly wonderful world.

In May, time seems to move faster at PULSE as we get closer and closer to the end of the academic year in June. For our freshmen and sophomore, promotion to the next grade is critical. So, every credit matters. For our seniors and potential graduates, crossing the finish line is the goal and graduation is the prize for achieving the goal. Therefore, this is a great time for our parents and guardians to schedule a meeting with our attendance and guidance teams to review your student’s academic, social and emotional progress, and to consider your student’s next steps. Remember, we are only a phone call, a text, or an email away. So, we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely, 

Ms. Fletcher

IN THIS ISSUE..                                                            

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• PM School & Spring Regents Prep

•  Revisiting the Rules and Regulations at PULSE

• Cycle 4 Parent Teacher Conferences

• Senior Events at PULSE

•  REMINDER: College & Carrer 

  • • • • • Wednesdays Matter!

PM SCHOOL & SPRING REGENTS PREP

The PULSE Learning Community will re-launch PM School for the first time since the closure of schools in March 2020 due to the pandemic. Students participating in PM school will be eligible to take two classes, one class on Mondays and Wednesdays and another class on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes will be held Mon- days to Thursdays from 3:00 PM—5:00 PM. All students are invited to participate in PM school for credit.

Students taking a Regents Prep class in Cycle 4 re invited to continue their prep for the June Regents exami- nations during PM school. Classes for PM School and Regents Prep (During PM School) will begin on Mon- day, April 28, 2025 and end on June 12, 2025.

Schedule for PM School and Regents Prep

Monday and Wednesday

Mr. Adamo—United States History Regents Prep

Mr. Faye- Algebra 1 Regents Prep

Mr. Menghi—ELA Regents Prep

Ms. Stena—Living Environment Regents Prep

Tuesday and Thursday

Mr. Leonard—Global Regents Prep

Ms. Stena—Living Environment Regents Prep

Mr. Menghi—ELA Regents Prep 

If you would like your student to enroll in PM School and/or to get further preparation for the Regents during PM school, please contact Ms. Vargas via email at gvargas5@schools.nyc.gov.

REVISITING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS AT PULSE

·   School begins at 8:15am SHARP! Students are required to be in school every day they are physically able

·       Students who arrive to the building after 9:30am must come with a documented note from a doctor, lawyer, the court , or hospital. No parent notes will be accepted. If they do not have a note, parent/guardian must bring them to school. NO EXCEPTIONS!

·       The cell phone/electronic policy @ PULSE: CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE TO BE VOUCHERED WHEN ENTERING THE BUILDING AND WILL BE RETURNED AT THE END OF THE DAY. NO EXCEPTIONS!

***IF A CELL PHONE/ELECTRONIC DEVICE IS SEEN AND/OR HEARD, IT WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE, VOUCHERED, AND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE STUDENT ON THE LAST DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.***

·   Once a student has signed into the building, they may not leave the school building without a parent/guardian or person denoted on student’s blue card coming to the school to sign the student out and pick them up.

·       IT DOESN’T MATTER IF THE STUDENT IS OVER THE AGE OF 18, HE/SHE MUST BE PICKED UP BY A PARENT/GUARDIAN OR THE PERSON DENOTED ON STUDENT’S BLUE CARD. ALL PEOPLE PICKING UP STUDENTS MUST BE OVER THE AGE OF 18.

CYCLE 4 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

OUR FINAL PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE WEEK IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 18-22, 2025.

Throughout the week, teachers will conference with you via phone. Please know that you can always call your stu- dent’s teachers during the day and if he/she is unavailable to speak with you (because they are teaching), leave a message and they will return your call. If you need to schedule a conference with your student’s teachers, please contact Mr. Colon at

jcolon104@schools.nyc.gov.

SENIOR EVENTS AT PULSE

PULSE has a joint partnership with Bronx Community College that allows all seniors and potential graduates to submit an appli- cation to Bronx Community College prior to graduation for immediate acceptance. A guaranteed acceptance is one way to lower the anxiety of applying to college, and it ensures that your student has a next step for their academic studies after high school. If your student is a senior and a potential graduate, please contact Ms. Kimberly Mejia via email at kmejia@dfoy.org to learn more about your student's status for admissions and financial aid.

REMINDER: COLLEGE AND CAREER WEDNESDAYS MATTER!

EVERY PULSE STUDENT MUST COMPLETE COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANS BEFORE GRADUATION. THIS YEAR, YOUR STUDENT PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS TO ASSIST THEM IN SELECTING CAREER FIELDS. THEY MET WITH GUEST SPEAKERS FROM COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAMS. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR STUDENT’S CURRENT COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANS, PLEASE EMAIL MS VARGAS AT GVAR- GAS5@SCHOOLS.NYC.GOV. 

UPCOMING EVENTS AND KEY DATES

May 1—Academic Roundtable & Cycle Awards May 5—Cinco de Mayo

May 5-8– Week 3 Grade Conferences

May 7— College and Career Wednesday (Advisory) 

May 14—College and Career Wednesday (Advisory) 

May 12-16—Parent-Teacher Conference Week

May 19-22—Week 5 Grade Conferences

May 21—College and Career Wednesday (Advisory) 

May 22—Parent Meeting on Zoom

May 26—Memorial Day. Schools closed.

May 28—College and Career Wednesday (Advisory) 

May 30—Celebration for Bronx EOC & Pharmacy Tech Students