MAY & JUNE ARE BUSY! CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR SO YOU DON’T MISS ANYTHING!
COMING UP
May 30 - 5-307 5 minute plays, 7pm (6pm call time)
May 31 - 5-302 5 minute plays, 7pm (6pm call time)
June 1 - 5-306 5 minute plays, 7pm (6pm call time)
June 2 - 2-301 & 2-309, Music Concert in the MMR 9am
June 2 - After School Talent Show, 5:30-7:30pm
June 4 - Chess Tournament - Sign Up
June 5 - 2nd Grade Author Visit
June 5 - 4th Grade Written Science Test
June 6 - K & 1 Armory Visit - Sign Up
June 6 - 2-203, 2-206, & 2-207 Music Concert, 9am
June 6 - SLT, 4pm (tentative)
June 7 - 1st Grade Music Concert, 9am
June 8 - Anniversary Day (Student Non-Attendance Day)
June 12 - Clerical Day (Student Non-Attendance Day)
June 13 - PTA Exec Board Meeting
June 14 - 5th Grade v. Teacher Kickball Game
June 15 - Ballroom Performance, 6pm at K280
June 16 - Father’s Day Cookie Sale
June 20 - 5th Grade Graduation
June 22 - Diversity Committee, 6:30pm
June 26 - PS154 at the Cyclones, 6pm
June 28 - Last Day of School, 11:30am Dismissal
9TH ANNUAL CHESS TOURNAMENT
Sunday, June 4, 12-4 pm
Registration deadline: Wednesday May 31
GRADES K-5, $20 per entrant. Details and signup information here.
QUESTIONS? Want to volunteer? Tina March: tsmarch72@gmail.com
BROOKLYN CYCLONES GAME
MONDAY, JUNE 26
Payment due: WEDNESDAY JUNE 7
5:30 pm Gate opens; 6:15 Pre-game “School Spirit Parade” around the field, 7:00 pm GAME TIME!
Buy tix (1) online at www.groupmatic.events using code “Windsor” or (2) via paper payment form which will be sent home in backpacks soon and will be posted online.
$17/person (please add $2.57 per ticket when using CC).
If you are NOT able to provide payment via check or CC, contact Debby at DWattenbarger@schools.nyc.gov
Thanks, and see you at the game!
Danny Segelin, Cyclones Game Organizer dsegelin@gmail.com
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Public Hearing
June 6, 6-8:30pm
Prospect Heights Educational Campus, 883 Classon Ave
Several PS 154 parents are meeting up at 154 at 5:15 pm to travel to the hearing together. Questions? Email 154 dad Geoff DeBery at gdebery@gmail.com.
ESSA is the Obama administration's signature education law that was developed to replace No Child Left Behind. It allows states to craft their own “state plan” detailing education policy reforms and specifying how those reforms tie into federal funding. This is an important opportunity for New York State to enhance Social Emotional Learning (SEL) by incorporating goals that articulate a well-rounded vision of student success and providing professional development to increase educator capacity for SEL.
The New York State Education Department drafted a plan and is holding hearings across the state over the coming weeks to give parents an opportunity to learn more about it and to provide public comments that may shape future revisions. For more information, click here. For more information about SEL and ESSA, click here.
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
Book Club
June 14, 7pm, Founders Workspace (Prospect & 10th Ave)
Parent Amy Brill will lead the first meeting, open to the entire 154 community. We’ll have an informal discussion of The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. You can buy it a 10% discount from Terrace Books on PPW - tell them it's for the PS 154 Book Club. RSVP to amybrill@gmail.com.
Committee Meeting
June 22, 6:30pm, MMR
During this meeting we'll reflect on what we've developed in the past few months and strategize going forward.
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK POOL
Please sign & share this petition to ensure we keep a pool in Brooklyn Bridge Park beyond Summer 2017!
AROUND THE CITY FUN & FREE
WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL
The World Science Festival is celebrating its 10th Anniversary on May 30 to June 4, 2017, and we want you to join us! Explore New York City’s waterways, gaze at the stars in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and let your inner scientist out at our FREE Youth and Family Events. There’s something for everyone in every borough!
WSF Family Flyer
WSF Fish Count Flyer
SUMMER READING KICKOFF CELEBRATION AT THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Summer Reading at Brooklyn Public Library kicks off on Thursday, June 9 (when children are off from school), with FREE, fun activities and entertainment from 10 am - 3:30 pm on the Central Library Plaza. Get in the Game as the plaza will be transformed into a game playground featuring a live chess game and a variety of games for all ages. Details
OUTDOORS FOR AUTISM
You bring a blanket, we'll bring the fun! INCLUDEnyc invites you to our very first Outdoors for Autism. Join us June 10th at Morningside Park from 11 AM - 3 PM for an afternoon of fun, entertainment, and connection. There will be sporting events, music, arts activities, informational resources, and more. Click here to register. Hope to see you there! Details