Bravo to MS 50 Theatre Department for their performance of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at the beginning of December! The cast and crew worked so hard to pull off a fantastic show in under two months. With nearly 50 actors and over a dozen crew members, this was our largest production yet! We are so proud of the hard work and talent of our students!

Last Saturday we hosted our first D14 Elementary Debate of the year! Our middle school debaters served as mentors and judges for over 150 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders as they debated whether cash bail should be abolished in the United States. Congrats to all of the teams who came out to participate and we can’t wait for Spring Tournament!

We continued our annual tradition of the Turkey Bowl, an 8th grade vs staff touch football game the day before Thanksgiving! Alongside a soccer game and a great cheering section, we had a blast competing and celebrating all the hard work of the school year so far. And don’t worry, the teachers’ won and continued our decades-long undefeated streak with a 35-7 victory!

At MS 50, we are so thankful for our incredible debaters and all the hard work they put in preparing for the first NYC Reads @nycdebateleague debate of the school year. We had multiple students win top speaker awards and 11 teams go undefeated! What we care about more than wins and trophies is that our students learn how to use their voices and arguments to be leaders for peace and justice in the world and we couldn’t be more proud of our debaters. They are already hard at work preparing for January’s debate! Happy Thanksgiving from the MS 50 family!

Last week, we took our 8th graders on a field trip to @boundlessadventuresny to challenge themselves on a high ropes and zipline adventure course! Our amazing students pushed beyond their comfort zones and grew in their confidence of what is possible when they take a leap of faith. More photos on the website soon!

Last week Wednesday, our community partner @elpuentepresente hosted our annual Cultural Potluck for all our families! It was a great event full of music, dance, and delicious food. We are so proud to be a #communityschool #nycpublicschools

We had a great time at the Halloween Dance this past Wednesday! It was great to see all the creative costumes our students came up with. Check Monday’s newsletter for the full photo album including all of our Photo Booth pics!

Being a #CommunitySchool is much more than a name, it is about ensuring our students have ALL the resources and support they need to succeed! Last week, our incredible community partner @elpuentepresente organized a visit from @opticalacademy to provide free vision screenings for all of our students and glasses for any student who needed them. #nycpublicschools @nyc_commschools

We were thrilled to celebrate #hispanicheritagemonth with our Latinx Heritage Festival on Wednesday! Students from our Spanish dual language classes, Dance ELT, and Soccer team helped plan and organize this great event for students during lunch. First, students visited tables run by students and staff to learn about Latin American countries, collecting “passport” stickers along the way which they could then use in exchange for traditional candies, a chance to score a goal in fútbol, and to learn a few traditional dance moves!

We are proud to add a new competitive sport for this season, soccer! Our coed team has played hard this fall and we are cheering them on as they fight for a spot in the playoffs. Check out more photos from their game against Brooklyn Independent on our website!

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