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NYC School Survey
Your School. Your Child. Your Voice.
Every year, we ask all families, teachers, and staff of grades 3-K through 12, and students in grades 6-12 to take the NYC School Survey. The survey gives school leaders a better understanding of what members of their school community think about their school. The information collected by the survey is designed to support a dialogue among all members of the school community about how to make the school a better place to learn.
Instructions for Families:
If your student is in a NYCPS, you will need your child’s nine-digit student identification number, or OSIS, to begin filling out your survey online.
You can find the OSIS on your student’s report card.
News from
P.S. 596X
P596X
Book Fair 2025
Friday
April 4, 2025 through
Friday,
April 11, 2025
9:00am to 2:00pm
PS596X @ 178
850 Baychester Ave.
2nd Floor Gym
We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair. Hosted by our Parent Association, this event is an opportunity for students of all ages to build their home libraries and further their love of reading. As always, all purchases benefit our school. Sign up for an e-wallet here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/P596X
School Leadership Team Meeting
Tuesday,
April 8, 2024
9:30am
P.S. 178X
850 Baychester Ave.
Room 160
The School Leadership Team plays a significant role in creating a structure for school-based decision making and shaping the path to a collaborative school culture. The School Leadership Team functions as the management team of the school, representing the educational community.
Cookshop for Families
Wednesday
April 9, 2025
11:30am to 12:30pm
P.S. 596X @ 153
650 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475
Participants complete workshops focusing on such topics as reading food labels, meal planning, portion sizes and physical activity. Through simple, healthy recipes using fresh, affordable ingredients, participants gain skills and knowledge to make CookShop part of their families' daily lives. RSVP Here: https://tinyurl.com/P596XCookShop
P596X/
P176X
Fathers Club Meeting
Wednesday,
April 23, 2025
6:00pm
PS596X @ 178
850 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475
Room 160
Our P.S. 596X and P.S. 176X father's club meets monthly on Wednesday evenings to allow fathers to come together to socialize, support each other, unwind and meet some new friends. Our meetings are always interesting and productive.
Please bring identification to enter the building.
April
Saturday Academy
Saturday
April 5, 2025
9:00am to 12:00pm
PS596X@178X
850 Baychester Ave.
"Triple A - Arts, Academics & Athletics"
We are asking families to drop off your 596x student at 9 am. 596x staff will work with students in the areas of academics and arts until 11:15/11:30 am. Families will join for pizza lunch. Due to program popularity, there is a waiting list for this program.
596X Parent Support Group Morning Edition
Wednesday
April 9, 2025
9:30am to 11:30am
P.S. 596X @ 153
650 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475
Parenting is a tough job. Come receive the support and understanding of parents who share your challenges.
No Explanations. No Apologies. No Judgement!!! Laugh, Cry, Vent, Share. Relieve stress.
Connect, Accept, Respect, Expect!
RSVP Here: https://tinyurl.com/p596xreal.
Camp Ramapo Parent Retreat 2025
Friday,
April 25, 2025
7:45am to 8:00pm
Camp Ramapo
Rhinebeck, NY
Parents of P596X Students - please join us for our second annual parent retreat (limit 2 parents per family - no students!)
Please use the link below to register for this trip by April 11, 2025. Please do not send in any money until you receive a confirmation email.
Family
Resources
DENTAL RESOURCES
The following is a list of locations/clinics to receive dental services.
Please reach out to our social worker with any questions:
Please e-mail:
Additional Family Resources can be found on our Parent Page.
TAKE A VIDEO TOUR
OF OUR SCHOOL
Take our video tour to learn more about our programs and school community.
PHOTO OF
THE WEEK
Week of March 24, 2025
This week's photos feature our March parent engagement event at our 178, 153 and 498 sites. On Friday, March 14, 2025, students and parents were invited into their child's classroom to celebrate our March/April book of the month title, Carl- and the meaning of life. Parents engaged with their child's class as they read the book and participated in an activity based around this title.
The students and parents enjoyed taking part in this fun and interactive activity.
Former P596X student Joliah Ceda drew and created our school logo.
WELCOME
Welcome to P.S. 596X! We are a district 75 New York City Public School serving students on the autism spectrum and other special needs from Pre-K through age 11 in three co-located sites: 11X178, 11X153 and 11X498.
Through this website, you will be able to step into our classrooms and hallways to get an idea of the wide variety of creative programs and practices in which students participate on a daily basis.
Our commitment is to provide the highest quality, state of the art instructional programs to our students, and to offer parents workshops and activities to equip themselves with the skills to best help their child. Through hands-on learning and fun-filled opportunities, our students make tremendous gains in social skills, language, and academics.
John Siracuse, Principal
BOOK OF THE MONTH
March - April
Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman
What is the book of the month?
We have selected books that relate to our ReThink social/emotional curriculum. Bi-monthly, teachers and coaches will collaborate to unpack each book and design lessons, adaptations and resources to support the book’s topics. Our goal is to build on our students’ knowledge and understanding of social emotional concepts through literacy, vocabulary, writing, and discussions!
How can you get involved?
We would really love for the activities we complete at school, to also be reinforced at home. For starters, tune in to hear Principal John read the Book during a special pajama read aloud! You will find resources and activities for the book in the book of the month letter. This includes the targeted vocabulary words, and some fun activities you can do at home or in the community with your child!