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IMPORTANT DATES
February 18 - Read-A-Thon Final Book Count Due (Details below)
February 21–February 25 - Midwinter Recess, School Is Closed
February 25 - Read-A-Thon Online Donations Due (Details below)
February 28 - Read-A-Thon Winners Announced
March 2 - Evening Parent Teacher Conferences (Details below)
March 3 - Afternoon Parent Teacher Conferences, Early Dismissal at 11:50am (Details below)
March 4 - Bookmark Design Contest Winners Announced
March 9 - Equity Meeting (Virtual), 4:30pm
March 9 - PTA Exec Meeting (Virtual), 6:30pm
March 23 - PTA General Meeting (Virtual), 6:30pm
March 25 - NYC School Survey is due!
SCHOOL UPDATES
NYC SCHOOL SURVEY
Every year, 3-K, pre-K, and K-12 families and teachers take the NYC School Survey. Students in grades 6-12 also take the survey. The survey is aligned to the DOE's Framework for Great Schools and it helps school leaders understand what key members of their school community think about the learning environment at their school. The information captured by the survey is designed to support a dialogue among all members of the school community about how to make the school a better place to learn.
Starting on February 14, all families can take the survey online – in any of the nine NYCDOE supported languages – using their student’s nine-digit identification (OSIS) number. You can find the OSIS number on the report card, your NYCSA account, or you can call the school at 718-768-0057 and press 0 for the main office. Families completing the survey online should go to the NYC School Survey website (NYCSchoolSurvey.org), enter the letter “f” (lowercase) followed by their student’s nine-digit OSIS number, and complete the survey (e.g f123456789).
If needed, you can choose to complete the paper survey that is going home in your child’s backpack.
Please note, a survey must be completed for each child you have in public school (even if they are in the same school).
VIRTUAL PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
March 2 and 3, Parent Teacher Conferences (All Virtual)
Parent Teacher Conferences will be the evening of March 2, and the afternoon of March 3 (with early dismissal at 11:50am on March 3)
March 2, Evening Conferences from 4:30pm - 7:00pm
March 3, Early Dismissal at 11:50am, Conferences from 12:50pm - 2:50pm
Teachers will send out sign up information soon (you should always check your teacher's Google Classroom for information as well)
STEM MATTERS - NYC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR SPRING BREAK
New York City public school K-12 students are invited to apply for a STEM Matters NYC enrichment program offered during spring break, April 18-22, 2022. If selected, the student must attend all days of the program.
STEM Matters NYC programs are free and students receive MetroCards for transportation if needed; busing is not provided. STEM Matters NYC programs do not provide meals.
The application deadline is Monday, February 28, 2022.
Find out more information here: STEM Matters NYC
COVID-19 DOE GUIDANCE
Please check out the printable Covid-19 Guidance Charts from the DOE, which outline the steps you should take if your child feels sick, was exposed to COVID-19, or has tested positive:
HIGH-FILTRATION MASK BANK
Last month the PTA organized a "mask bank" for families and staff to come pick up high-filtration masks to wear at school. Thank you to all who have donated. We have plenty of masks in the bank at this time, and you may pick up what you need for your student(s) from Debby (Sherman side of the building) any weekday between 8 and 8:30am.
COVID TESTING VAN
Our next LabQ testing van is scheduled for Friday, February 25 from 1:00-3:30pm. The van will be parked on 11th Avenue at Sherman St. All are welcome, so please spread the word.
If you’re already registered in the LabQ system, please bring your existing QR code.
If this is your first time getting a LabQ test, please register in advance HERE.
SCHOOL-WIDE REMINDERS
All students/staff/visitors must complete their health screening at home every morning before they arrive in school. Click the link here: Online Health Screening Paper copies will be made available at school if needed.
Please complete your Covid-19 Testing Consent Form and return it to the main office. Forms were sent home this week for students who are missing consent. You can also provide consent online – go to schoolsaccount.nyc. Log in with your own email at the screen that looks like the DOE student login, then select the blue "my student" button. The link to the Covid-19 Testing Consent is at the top of that page.
All families must complete the Family Income Inquiry Form, which helps schools receive money for their programs regardless of if they qualify for free or reduced lunch. No need to sign up for school breakfast or lunch.
Complete the Emergency Blue Card here: Emergency Blue Card. We still need you to complete the entire form even if you updated this in your NYCSA. Please return the form to the main office, or email to fancona@ps154.org
PTA UPDATES
VALENTINE’S DAY BAKE SALE WAS A SUCCESS!
Many thanks to our wonderful bakers, and to our amazing volunteers—Theresa Shaheen, Dani Kim, and Heather Millen—who braved the cold to sell goodies to our school community on Valentine’s Day, and even came back the next day to do it again! We raised $650 for the PTA fund.
READ-A-THON FUNDRAISER
Today is the deadline to submit your child’s reading progress HERE. Winners will be announced February 28.
And now we enter the FUNDRAISING portion of Read-A-Thon 2022! This has always been a vital fundraiser for our school, especially now, when in-person winter events are not an option. Please ask friends and family to consider sponsoring your child, and help raise money to support our amazing programming at PS 154. The deadline for donations is February 25.
A suggested script for requesting donations from friends and family is available HERE.
Visit https://www.ps154.org/readathon-2022 to find instructions, log pages, the progress submission form, and the donation link.
GET INVOLVED
The PTA is starting to plan upcoming events for Spring 2022. If you’ve ever thought about volunteering with the PTA, please email pta_info@ps154.org for meeting times and zoom info. We'd love to work with you!
COMMUNITY
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK WINTER GAMES
Join the fun this Saturday, February 19, from 1–4pm! Click on the image for more info!
