Safety Announcement: Backyard Upgrades

Good Day, I.S. 5 Parents, Guardians and Families.
The safety of our school community is of the utmost importance – as is the timely upgrades needed to keep I.S. 5 a warm, welcoming, and exciting middle school environment for your child.
We are pleased to share that our school has been awarded monies to support the updating of our schoolyard, with specific focus on the replacement of the full field turf and track. We have been eagerly awaiting this upgrade due to the years of wear and tear on this often used and enjoyed space for our school and community!
This work will begin with preparing the backyard space with security features such as temporary fencing to ensure that the work can proceed safely in the coming weeks. This fencing, which will be installed this Friday, November 1, 2024, will enclose the playground space. The playground will, therefore, be completely off limits to our students, staff, afterschool activities and partners, and broader community until the job’s completion anticipated in Summer 2025.
We ask everyone’s cooperation with this temporary change to our grounds in the fullest of safety for all. We are aware that this also will impact the use of the playground during the early morning and all students are reminded that they are welcome to enter the building for breakfast beginning at 7:30am. Lastly, the Community of Leaders entrance and exit will remain in use throughout this time as there will be a safe pathway for entry and egress.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Sincerely,
Kelly Nepogoda
Principal, I.S. 5