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IMPORTANT DATES
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 schoolyard (bagels and coffee will be served! 🥯☕)
June 22 - 5th Grade v. Teachers/Staff Kickball game, 9:45am
June 23 - Kindergarten Stepping Up
June 24 - Virtual New K Parent/Guardian Orientation, 9:30am (contact dwattenbarger@ps154.org for more information)
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
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PS 154 FILM FESTIVAL CREATORS!
What an incredible display of creativity and hard work! So proud of these students!
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PS 154 @ BROOKLYN PRIDE WAS MAGICAL!
Between our classroom parades with the children’s handmade Pride flags to our meet-up at the Brooklyn Pride Parade, our school community showed our pride and allyship for the LGBQTIA+ community!
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EMAIL CONFIRMATION
Each summer we send out letters to your child(ren) from their teachers. We need to confirm your email address so that each child is connected to the right parent/guardian email address. Even if your email address hasn't changed, please complete this form as soon as possible. If you have questions, please email me at dwattenbarger@ps154.org.
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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
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.
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
FINAL PTA MEETING OF THE YEAR - AND IT’S IN PERSON!
Join us Wednesday, June 22 at 8:45am for bagels and coffee in the schoolyard. All PS 154 parents and guardians are welcome!
We will have a zoom link for those who cannot attend in person but who would like to listen in.
In addition to our regularly scheduled meeting, we will be holding an (in-person only) election for the following PTA Executive Board role:
Chair of Fundraising Events - Food
As a reminder, the following Executive Board roles are still open! Please reach out if you are interested.
Volunteer Coordination Chair
Chair of Marketing and Communications
Chair of Auctions
President-Elect
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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 bought tickets for the rained-out PS 154 outing, you can bring them to the box office that day or any other home game day this season to exchange them for new ones. Any questions? Email Sarah Gartenberg: sarah.gartenberg@gmail.com
COMMUNITY
CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH IN PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
The Juneteenth Grove is dedicated in solidarity with the Black community to the fight to end systemic racism. Visit it at Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn.
Farmhouse Family Day: Juneteenth w/ the Community Legacy Project - Saturday, June 18, 2022, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. RSVP on Eventbrite