School 21

Keep informed of the spirit day schedule.

Please let your child's teacher know if you desire school photo retakes tomorrow. Students will be called by grade level for retakes.

12/12/25 - Half Day of school. Dismissal is at 11:45am. 12/12/25 - PTA Cocoa with Santa. Attached is the invite. 12/15 - 12/23 Winter Spirit Week! See the attached flier. 12/22/25 - Parents are invited to the School 21 Winter Concert at 9:30am in our Auditorium. All students will perform. See the poster attached.

Parents, as a reminder, our PTA is hosting a holiday store for students to purchase gifts for family members. Information was provided in backpacks. Fill out the form and provide cash so that your student can visit the store and buy gifts.

Attention All Students Grades 6-12!
Deadline Extended to December 19, 2025 for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2026 Poem Contest
Details & Submission Forms: https://www.yonkerspublicschools.org/page/mlk-poem-contest-2026

Dear Parents and Guardians, As technology becomes an important part of learning, we encourage you to provide appropriate supervision when your child uses iPads or laptops at home. Please ensure that devices are used in a common area where you can monitor activity. Set clear expectations for screen time, and remind your child to use school-approved apps and websites only. Regularly check their progress and discuss safe and responsible online behavior. Thank you for partnering with us to create a safe and productive learning environment for all students. Sincerely, Principal Gray

Good evening parents of school 21. This message is on behalf of Brian Gray principal of School 21. As we continue this month of December, we as a school will be participating in a Holiday Spirit Week 12/15-12/23. All holidays will be explored. Attached is the flyer that indicates what each day's theme will be. Additionally, save the date for December 22 9 AM. We will have a School 21 Holiday Concert. Families are welcome to join us.

Good Evening School 21. This message is on behalf of Brian Gray Principal of School 21. This is a reminder to our families. Tomorrow is a half-day of school. We will dismiss starting at 11:50am. Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

Reminder, this is a short week! Wednesday is a half day, dismissal is at 11:50am. No school Thursday and Friday.

Junior Achievement Day. Students from Lincoln HS can to all classrooms to teach financial literacy. Our students learned a lot and enjoyed the concepts taught! Thank you LHS!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As a school, we are at 90% attendance rate for this past week.

We must continue focusing on making attendance a priority as it directly impacts your child's achievement.

The School 21 goal is to be at or above 94% weekly. To reach this goal we need to have less than 10 students absent daily, we currently are at 35 students absent daily.

If you received an attendance letter from me in the mail and have over 6 absences, your child is on track to being Chronically Absent.

Please call the school if you have questions. I am confident that we can do better!

Sincerely,
Brian Gray
Principal of School 21

Come visit School 21 Academy for Environmental Action https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=BW4lnwTNik6iixGyMkqX1OjN_zcdf_pOqjuBvTGwcslURVdCSFZPNTRaM1RHV0E4OTJLTlZYRk01MS4u

School 21 shows up to invite new environmental explorers to join our school next year! Thank you PTA and Tiger for helping to show off our school!

Sixth grade students and their families are invited to this year's school choice fair. Our sixth grade students have an opportunity to check out which schools are available for their seventh and eighth grade middle school experience. Come check it out Saturday at Yonkers Middle High School beginning at 9 AM to 12 noon. We highly endorse Yonkers Montessori Academy!

Today our students participated in a Veteran's Day Flag Ceremony. During the flag ceremony students joined in the Pledge of Allegiance and listened to the national anthem played by Jimi Hendrix. Following the anthem, we talked about the difference between Memorial Day and Veteran's Day. We spoke of the ability to be thankful and honor those who fight for our freedom and defend our nation.

Reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday, November 11th schools are closed as we celebrate Veterans Day.

Cold weather is upon us. Send coats for outdoor recess!

As a reminder this Friday is school picture day.

No school on Tuesday due to Election Day.