In this Newsletter
A Note from Ms. Rached
Parent Teacher Conferences - Thursday, March 7
NYC Schools Account (NYCSA)
Upcoming Events 🗓️
Spring Auction - Monday, March 4 - Saturday, March 16th
Parent Teacher Conferences/Half Day for Students - Thursday, March 7
Caregiver Workshop: Digital Parenting in Elementary School - March 12th, 6-7:30 PM at PS154 & on Zoom
🎉 Spirit Day: International Pi Day - Thursday, March 14th🎉
Music & Media Arts Family Shares - March 18-22
🗓️ PTA General Meeting: Wednesday, March 27, Zoom
🤝 Equity Meeting - Thursday, March 28th, 9am, Zoom
Spring Auction — Don’t Miss Out!
Supply Request - Donate Your Everyday Items to the Art Studio
A Note from Ms. Rached
Hi Families,
Happy March! March is Women’s History month, and the holidays of Ramadan, Holi, Nowruz, Purim, St. Patrick’s Day, and Easter are also celebrated in March. We are all looking forward to Parent-Teacher Conferences Thursday (March 7th). The document with sign-ups for each class was shared through Remind. Please reach out to Tanica if you need help accessing it. We will be sending report cards and Middle-of-Year Academic Screener Parent Reports home on Wednesday.
We are also looking forward to seeing families at our Music and Media Arts Family Shares during the week of March 18-22. The dates and times were shared through Remind and are available on the website.
NYC SCHOOLS ACCOUNT(NYCSA) - https://www.schoolsaccount.nyc/
Opening a NYC Schools Account is the first step towards becoming more involved in your student's education. Receive updates via text messages or email about school closures, emergencies, and upcoming events. Link your students and start monitoring things like grades and test scores and attendance.
Please feel free to contact PS 154’s Parent Coordinator, Tanica Gordon, to set up an account.
Upcoming Events
📣 Workshop: Digital Parenting in Elementary School
March 12th, 6-7:30 PM
In response to PS154 family requests, we’re thrilled to announce an upcoming parent/caregiver workshop dedicated to digital safety. Join Sarah Gallagher Trombley, ex-Snapchat Executive, mother and author of "Thoughts from a digital mom" as she shares tips for safely managing technology with elementary age children. Her mission is to help parents navigate the digital world with and for their kids by providing insight, advice and practical tips. Her work and messages cover a wide range of digital topics including how to set up digital house rules, understanding and implementing parenting controls, social media primers for adults, as well as how and when to choose the right devices for your child. Sponsored by the PTA, this event is open to all families. Sarah will join us live in the MMR, and we will also be broadcasting on Zoom.
If you have topics you’d like Sarah to cover, please let us know!
🎉Spirit Day: Pi Day - A Day to Show Your Math Spirit
Thursday, March 14th!
On Thursday, March 14th, we'll be celebrating International Pi Day! Join us in embracing the mathematical constant π (pi) with a day filled with fun activities and a chance to show your spirit. Have your child wear something related to math, science, or π - whether it's a shirt with π printed on it, an outfit in the colors of π (blue & white), or even dressing up as their favorite mathematician or scientist.
Fun fact: Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, and physicist Stephen Hawking was born on March 14, 1942, making Pi Day their shared birthday. Another fun fact: Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) worldwide because the first three digits of π are 3.14.
Let's make this day as unique as the number itself!
📣 Spring Auction & Raffle — Don’t Miss Out!
It’s auction time! Now through March 16th, you can bid on amazing items, from truly incredible deals on summer camps to catered dinners and Nets tickets to, yup, a signed Taylor Swift Eras Tour guitar.
Enter the raffle to win one of 6 themed gift baskets packed with treats (one for each grade—K-5)!
This year, we’re not messing around.
You want it? We got it.
PS 154 Spring Auction & Raffle - Don't Miss Out! Click Here.
So, share with friends and family—all the shoppers in your life. And come play to win to benefit your wallet and school programs for these incredible kids! 🛍️
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!
