In this Newsletter
A Note from Ms. Rached
Family Mornings - Music and Media Art (March 18 - March 26)
School Survey - Due April 5
Summer Rising - Applications due March 25
Upcoming Events 🗓️
🎵 Music & Media Arts Family Shares - March 18-26
🗓️ SLT Meeting - Thursday, March 21 3:30p at PS 154
📣 Caregiver Workshop: “The Talk”, with Rachel Lotus - Monday, March 25 at 6pm at PS 154
🗓️ PTA General Meeting: Wednesday, March 27, 6:30p, Zoom
🤝 Equity Meeting - Thursday, March 28th, 9am, Zoom
🏫 Easter Weekend - School Closed Friday, March 29
🏫 Eid al-Fitr - Schools Closed Wednesday, April 10
Spring Auction & Raffle — Over $35K Raised!
PS 154 Family Night at the Brooklyn Cyclones - Friday, May 3rd @7PM!
Digital Media Workshop - In case you missed, recording link is available
Extra Date Added - New York Aquarium Overnight Experience - April 27
Supply Request
Rubber Tires needed for Physical Education Program
Donate Your Everyday Items to the Art Studio
A Note from Ms. Rached
Hi Families,
We are looking forward to seeing families at our Music and Media Arts Family Shares this week March 18-22 (March 26 for 4th grade). The dates and times were shared through Remind and are available on the website. Please reach out to Tanica if you need help accessing it.
Shape PS 154's Future: Complete the 2023-24 School Survey by April 5, 2024!
Your voice matters! The School Survey is a powerful way for you to share your thoughts about our school and directly influence its direction. Your feedback is crucial—it's used to assess our school's performance in the School Quality Snapshot and guides decisions made by our School Leadership Team.
3 Easy Ways to Complete the Survey:
Hard Copy: Fill out and mail the survey sent home in a green envelope a few weeks ago.
Online: Visit the School Survey site and complete the survey. (Please have your child’s OSIS number ready. If you need it, reach out to Tanica.)
Online via NYCSA: Log in to your NYCSA account and click "Take the 2024 School Survey now!" at the top of the page, then scroll down to "Take Survey."
Important: If you have more than one child enrolled, please fill out a survey for EACH child.
Your input shapes our school's future—don't miss this opportunity to make your voice heard!
Summer Rising Update
Summer Rising applications are due on Monday, March 25. Families should use the Myschools portal for Summer Rising. Please reach out to Tanica if you an account creation code for your MySchools account. for more info about Summer Rising, please go to the DOE’s Summer Rising page.
Upcoming Events
📣 Parent Workshop Alert: Navigating Puberty Conversations with Confidence - Monday, March 25, 6-7:30PM - In-Person @ PS 154 MMR 📣
Join us for an informative in-person parent workshop on Monday, March 25th in the MMR, sponsored by the PTA!
As parents and caregivers, we often seek to initiate crucial conversations with our children about bodies, boundaries, consent, gender, and identity, yet we may feel uncertain about how to begin or what to discuss. This session aims to support parents and caregivers in navigating these discussions.
Led by progressive sexuality educator Rachel Lotus, the founder and director of The Talk NYC, attendees can expect to gain practical advice, actionable steps, and developmentally appropriate resources to help facilitate these conversations at home. Rachel is currently actively engaged with our 5th-grade students through "The Talk" Student edition, meeting with them weekly.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and tools to support your child through this important stage of development.
This workshop is for PS 154 families.
📣 Spring Auction & Raffle Success: We Beat Our Goal! 📣
We're thrilled to announce that our recent auction and raffle exceeded all expectations. In total, we raised $35,997, surpassing our ambitious goal of $35,000! This remarkable achievement truly showcases the strength of our PS 154 community. Thank you to everyone who placed a bid, bought a raffle ticket, or made a donation. We're excited about the positive impact this will have on our school and are deeply grateful for everyone's generosity.
A huge round of applause goes to Alice Lincoln, our Auction and Raffle Committee Chair, and the dedicated members of the committee, Vivian Lee, Sarah Gartenberg, Thomas Sperduto, Renanit Levy, and Nora Zelevansky, as well as Sheila Fedele, Jaymie Kelly, Leslie Bishop, Grace Ciacca, and Eric Cheng for their hard work in making this a success. A heartfelt thank you also to our class parents, parent donors, business donors, school leadership, and the PTA Executive Team for helping make this event a success. Your efforts will further enrich the classroom experience for all our students. Thank you!
⚾ PS 154 Family Night at the Brooklyn Cyclones - Friday, May 3rd @7PM! 🎉
Get ready to hit a home run of fun at the Brooklyn Cyclones game on Friday, May 3rd, at 7 PM! 🌟 Join us for an unforgettable evening packed with cheers, laughter, and plenty of school spirit!
🎟️ Tickets are $20 and include a free Brooklyn Cyclones hat🧢! Plus, every purchase supports our school!
🏟️ Join us for a pre-game school spirit parade around the field at 6:15 pm!
And here’s the grand slam:
🎉If we rally together and snag over 250 tickets, one lucky member of our group will step up to the plate and throw out the ceremonial first pitch! 🥳 Plus, we’ll even get to announce half an inning - talk about a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! ⚾
So rally your friends, gather your family, and join us for a night of PS 154 spirit at the Brooklyn Cyclones game! 🎉 Get your tickets here: PS 154 Brooklyn Cyclones Tickets. For questions, contact Sarah Gartenberg at Sarah.Gartenberg@gmail.com. Let's fill the ballpark with PS 154 pride - see you there! LET'S GO CYCLONES! 🎉
Workshop Video Link: Digital Parenting in Elementary School
Whether you missed our recent PTA Sponsored Digital Media Parent Workshop or want to revisit the insightful session, you can now watch it online! Sarah Gallagher Trombley provided valuable tips for safely managing technology with elementary-age children. Email pta_info@ps154.org to request the video link.
Extra Date Added - New York Aquarium Overnight Experience - April 27
We have exciting news to share! Due to the overwhelming interest, the Aquarium has opened up another date for families who were on our waitlist. PS 154 families now have the opportunity to register for the April 27th Family Overnight weekend directly through the Aquarium's website. No waitlist registration is needed.
Spaces are limited, so we encourage you to register as soon as possible to secure your spots. Please note that this event is not coordinated through the PTA; families must register directly with the NY Aquarium.
Details and registration information can be found athttps://nyaquarium.com/learn/children-and-family-programs/overnights
Physical Education needs your help!
Our wonderfully clever physical education teacher Ms. Donato is looking to get some tires (yes, like that go on a car!) for an exciting PE activity! If anyone has a connection to an auto body shop that could help out please email Ms. Donato!
Help Us Create: Donate Your Everyday Items to Support Our Art Projects!
🎨 Calling all resourceful families! We've got some exciting artistic endeavors brewing in our school's Art Studio, and we need your help to make them happen. To keep the inspiration flowing and the imaginations soaring, we're kindly requesting a few items to stock our shelves:
📰 Newspapers (Extra, extra! Help us create masterpieces with yesterday's headlines!)
🥣 Cereal boxes (Regular or family size, because creativity comes in all shapes and sizes!)
🫙Tall or medium-sized circular plastic containers (Cleaned yogurt containers preferred - they're perfect for potting our artistic dreams!)
🧻 Paper towels (For those inevitable "oops" moments... or spontaneous bursts of artistic genius!)
🎈 Bubble wrap (All sizes welcome! Let's pop our way to creativity!)
🎇 Foil paper (Shiny, shimmering, splendid! All sizes appreciated for our next metallic marvels!)
Please drop off your donations at the main office by March 22nd. Let's turn what may have been trash into treasure and make this Art Studio the creative hub of the school!
