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IMPORTANT DATES
June 10 - 3–5th Grade Media Arts Outdoor Film Festival, 8pm
June 11 - PS 154 @ Brooklyn Pride Meet-Up, 6pm
June 15 - 5th Grade Ballroom Performance, 6:30pm
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! (dismissal is at 2:50pm as usual)
First day of school for next school year is September 8, 2022. Calendar for 2022-2023
SCHOOL UPDATES
PS 154 FILM FESTIVAL - TONIGHT AT 8PM
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PS 154 @ BROOKLYN PRIDE
We are having a PS 154 Pride Meet-Up by the Old Stone House on 5th Ave. on Saturday, June 11 at 6pm, prior to the Brooklyn Pride Parade. 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!
We have two equity books of the month for June: All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson and ‘Twas the Night Before Pride by Joanna McClintick. ‘Twas the Night Before Pride is hot off the presses, published this year. A huge thank-you to Terrace Books for donating a copy of it to every classroom!
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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
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
CYCLONES GAME
The PS 154 Cyclones outing has been rescheduled for Sunday, June 26th at 2pm. Join us to watch them take on the Jersey Shore BlueClaws!
If you can't make it that day, you can exchange your tickets for another date. If you'd like to join us, please fill out this Google Form so we can plan for the correct number of tickets in the ticket block. Tickets will be exchanged that day at Will Call into our new ticket block. Any questions? Email Sarah Gartenberg: sarah.gartenberg@gmail.com
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY TOWN HALL WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SHAHANA HANIF
Sunday, June 12th from 2–4pm at Old Stone House (336 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11215)
Council Member Hanif will be sharing updates from her first six months in office, and then taking live + submitted questions. This is a family-friendly event, and will be outside on the lawn. Everyone is welcome to attend and ask a question! We will be setting aside a portion of the Q&A for questions for schoolchildren and teenagers. Please share the following Eventbrite link with parents, educators, and youth from your school communities. Thank you!
Eventbrite Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-town-hall-with-new-city-council-member-shahana-hanif-tickets-348112091637
