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IMPORTANT DATES
May 30 - Memorial Day - School is Closed
May 31 - SLT Meeting (virtual), 4:30pm (check calendar for details)
June 2 - Field Day for 5th Grade
June 2 - Spring Gala, 6:30–9pm 👾 (tickets available HERE, and more info below)
June 7 - School is Closed for Students
June 8 - Wagon Road Trip for 5th Grade Students
June 8 - Equity Meeting (virtual), 4:30pm
June 8 - PTA Executive Board (virtual), 6:30pm
June 9 - School is Closed for Students
June 10 - 3–5th Grade Media Arts Outdoor Film Festival
June 11 - PS 154 @ Brooklyn Pride Meet-Up, 6PM
June 15 - 5th Grade Ballroom Performance, 6pm
June 16 - 5th Grade v. Teacher Kickball Game!, 9am
June 17 - 5th Grade Graduation, 9:30am
June 20 - School Closed - Juneteenth Observed
June 21 - SLT Meeting (virtual), 4:30pm (check calendar for details)
June 22 - PTA General Meeting, 8:45am in the school yard
June 23 - Kindergarten Stepping Up
June 27 - Last Day of School!
SCHOOL UPDATES
PS 154 @ BROOKLYN PRIDE
We will be having a PS 154 Pride Meet-Up at the Old Stone House Park on 5th Ave, prior to the Brooklyn Pride Parade on June 11. Families will have the chance to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride together, and then join the parade at 7:30. Come for the meet-up and/or the parade! We will have Pride-themed face-painting and other fun! Please reach out to our Equity Team Michael or Leila if you’d like to help with planning this event!
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OUTDOOR LEARNING GRANT
We are partnering with the National Wildlife Federation to plan and build an outdoor learning space in the Windsor-side front yard of the school. Our fourth and fifth grade classes will be surveying the yard and designing the space, which will be enjoyed by all of our students! If you would like to be involved with this project, please reach out to Leila Rached.
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SCHOOL GARDEN
Our beloved school garden has been getting so much TLC these past couple of weeks. An enormous thank-you to Desiree Byker and the Garden Committee for weeding, clearing, planning, and planting! If you’d like to be involved, please reach out to Desiree.
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ARE YOU LEAVING PS 154?
If you are moving away or changing schools (and your child is not in 5th grade currently), please call the office to let them know so we can start planning for next year. Please call 718-768-0057 and press 0 for the main office any weekday before 2pm.
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MASK BANK: PLEASE DONATE MASKS IF YOU HAVE EXTRA
We are running low in our Mask Bank, so if you have any kid-size high-filtration masks to donate, we will gladly take them. If you need a mask, you may pick up what you need for your student(s) from Debby (Sherman side of the building) any school day between 8 and 8:30am.
Mask donation: Weekdays before 2pm, in the main office
Mask pickup: Weekdays between 8 and 8:30am at Sherman entrance
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BUY PS 154 GEAR AT THE SCHOOL STORE
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 notify Debby Wattenbarger as soon as possible if your child tests positive for Covid-19 or is exposed to someone who has tested positive.
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
SPRING GALA: BUY TICKETS NOW! PLUS YOU CAN NOW BID ON THE AUCTION AND TEACHER EXPERIENCES RAFFLE!
Thursday, June 2nd from 6:30–9pm at the Frying Pan, Industry City
SIX DAYS TILL THE PS 154 EVENT OF THE YEAR!!
Classic arcade games! Food! Drinks! Raffles! Wine pull! Paddle raise!
A best '80s outfit contest! A fierce ping-pong tournament! A silent auction! BE THERE!
***We want to include everyone in our fun events!***
Please reach out to Parent Coordinator Debby Wattenbarger at dwattenbarger@ps154.org if the cost of purchasing tickets for the gala and/or the raffle is a barrier to your family participating in these community events, and we’ll make sure you are included! If you would like to sponsor another family, please let us know. We want to make sure that everyone in our community who wants to participate can do so.
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CYCLONES GAME
We are coordinating the new date with the Cyclones ticketing office. Stay tuned for more info next week. ⚾
COMMUNITY
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PRESENTS: FAMILY FUN BIKE RIDE IN PROSPECT PARK
June 4 - 10am to noon
Please join this free Family Bike Ride in Prospect Park co-organized by PS 154 parent Sal Garro and neighbor Lenny Sandlar.
Local families with children of all ages will meet at the Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance of Prospect Park, ride up the Prospect Park West bike lane, enter the park at 3rd St, bike the loop together at a leisurely pace, and then gather for snacks and activities on the lawn behind and near the Picnic House.
This event is hosted by Transportation Alternatives and co-sponsored by Councilmembers Shahana Hanif, Crystal Hudson and Rita Joseph, as well as a number of community groups.
To review the route and/or register for the free event, visit here: https://bit.ly/TAFamilyFunRide.
Contact Sal (salvatore.garro@gmail.com) or Lenny (lenny.sandlar@gmail.com) with any questions.
