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Welcome to the P.S. 211 Elm Tree Family!
 
At P.S. 211 Elm Tree Elementary School, we believe that clear communication along with our parent’s involvement within our school community is key to our student’s success. With this in mind, our goal is to utilize the many digital tools (such as our school website) to constantly stay in contact with our parents while also keeping them informed of all that goes on within our school on a day-to-day basis. 

We want our parents to have everything they need to be active participants in their child’s education, which is why we have redesigned our school website to provide our parents with the information and resources that they need to achieve this goal. Everything that our parents need to know about our school and how to ensure your child's success is transparent on our website.

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Picture Retake - Monday January 12, 2026

Picture Retake Day will take place on Monday, January 12, 2026.

Families who would like their child’s photo retaken should return the original picture package on Picture Retake Day. Students will only be photographed if the original package is returned.

Thank you for your cooperation as we prepare for this day!
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Virtual Town Hall Meeting – Wednesday January 14

P.S. 211 Elm Tree Elementary School invites families to join us for our Virtual Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, January 14 at 9:00 AM.

This meeting is an opportunity to connect with our school community and receive important updates.

Agenda highlights include:
Community check-in
Academic updates
School safety and culture
After-school programs
Updates on extracurricular activities and special programs (IEP, ENL)
Parent engagement opportunities
School community Q&A

📍 Location: Zoom
🆔 Meeting ID: 869 4240 0299
🔐 Passcode: 024211

We look forward to seeing you there!
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January 2026 P.S. 211 Monthly School Calendar

January is here and full of exciting events and opportunities to reconnect, reflect, and grow together as we begin the new year.
This month, we honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day and focus on our SEL Monthly Focus: Tolerance, with a CARES Virtue of Assertiveness guiding our work with students and families.
Our P.S. 211 Elm Tree Elementary January 2026 School Calendar includes important dates and school-wide events to help families plan ahead. Please note the following school closures: January 1–2 for Winter Recess and Monday, January 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Students will return to school on Monday, January 5.
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District 24 Bold Start, Bright Future Fair – Saturday, January 10, 2026

Dear families and staff of P.S. 211 Elm Tree Elementary School,

District 24 invites you to attend our Annual Bold Start, Bright Future Fair on Saturday, January 10, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This family-friendly event is designed to support early learners and connect families with school and community resources.
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December 19th, 2025 - P.S. 211 Elm Tree Elementary Fall 2025 Family Survey Results

Dear Elm Tree Families,

Thank you to all who participated in our Fall 2025 Family Survey. We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your perspectives. Your feedback helps us reflect on what is working well and guides how we continue to grow and strengthen our school community. We have put together a summary of what we heard from 74 family responses and how we plan to work together moving forward.
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Thursday December 18th 2025- PTA Meeting

P.S. 211 Elm Tree Elementary School invites you to attend our upcoming PTA December Meeting on Thursday, December 18, 2025, in our school’s Gymnatorium at 8:30 a.m.

The Agenda for the December 2025 PTA Meeting includes:

President’s Report
Approval of Minutes
Financial Report
Upcoming Events
Attendance Awards

Our Mission & Vision

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Mission:
Elm Tree Elementary School is a community that extends past the physical building. We are a safe, nurturing, respectful learning community where students are encouraged to purposefully explore and innovate through technology, both independently and cooperatively.
 
Our students are unique individuals with diverse learning styles who are socially and emotionally responsive. They are challenged with rigorous curricula and supported as they become our future leaders of tomorrow. Our students are problem solvers, collaborators, and inventors. They think critically and ask questions as they develop a love for learning that will enable them to adapt to change and persevere through challenges.
 
As the 21st Century continues to evolve, we are committed to enhancing, improving, engaging and stimulating a learning environment that is accessible for all students.
 
Through the dedication of our school staff, the support of our parents, and the partnerships we create within our community, our students will leave us as culturally and linguistically diverse individuals that are prepared for their future. Elm Tree Elementary School believes that planning for success in the future means working together today.
 
 
Vision:
Our vision at Elm Tree Elementary School is that through collaborative partnerships with students, parents, teachers and the local community, we will support one another, adapt to new challenges and plan, learn and grow stronger together.
 
Through these relationships, we are preparing and motivating our students for their future as lifelong learners by promoting critical thinking skills, social responsibility, emotional development, self-confidence, and a global perspective to ensure success in the 21st century.
 
In addition, our vision for our Dual Language Program encompasses the outlined qualities in addition to graduating our program as bilingual, bicultural, bi-literate, members of society.