Student Support

Student Portal
Information to assist in student learning, including curriculum and instruction, student assessments, and homework aids
  • Become a Better Reader and Improve Your Writing Skills

    Reading and writing go hand in hand. The better you understand a text, the more likely you are to successfully communicate your thoughts about it in writing. So it's important to develop strong skills in both areas. With that in mind, here’s how to improve your reading comprehension.
  • This Day in History
    Discover what happened today in history. Read about major past events that happened today including special entries on crime, entertainment, and more.
  • Grolier Online
    Vast, Vetted, and Varied, Grolier Online is the most comprehensive source
    of nonfiction content targeted for grades 3 and up. With the following resources at your disposal, you can GO Everywhere with Grolier Online! Included are over 120,000 articles – all articles are lexiled and are correlated to national and state standards, 340,000 editor vetted web links, and over 1,100 world newspapers in 73 languages representing 195 countries.

    Username:  nystate3655
    Password:  novelhome
  • Student Handbook
    The Student Handbook is where you will find important information about the rules and policies of PS 127Q.  Read the handbook carefully as each student is expected to conduct themself in a professional manner. 
  • Scholastic News
    Scholastic News Online is the place for kid news with games and quizzes, debate topics, and in-depth reports.
  • Middle School Resources
    This link provides educators, students, and parents with resources in ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science.  Included are self-check quizzes, reading passages, games, and much more. 
  • Acuity
    Acuity is a web-based assessment platform that provides interim and formative assessments designed to inform teaching and improve student learning in grades 3-12.  Students can use it to strengthen reading and math skills.  Parents can log on to see their child's academic performance on city-wide assessments.  Log-in information can be obtained from your child's teachers. 
  • Dance Mat Typing
    Welcome to Dance Mat Typing, an introduction to touch typing for children aged 7 - 11 years.  When you can do it well, touch typing is the fastest way to write. Many people can soon learn to touch type faster than they can write with a pen.  
  • Study Island
    Study Island is a web-based program offering instruction, practice, assessment and reporting built from state‘s standards.  It includes rigorous academic content that is both fun and engaging and is easy to use (in the lab, classroom, library, or home).  The Study Island program is research-based with proven results for all students.  See Ms. Betts (Technology Teacher) for log-in information.