A Note from Ms. Rached
It was so great to see so many families at Back to School Night. Classroom teachers will be sharing their slides with their families.
Schoolwide Communications
If you have not been receiving Remind messages, please email Leila or Tanica. This week, we will be creating class lists. Please reach out to Leila or Tanica if you do not want your information (email and/or phone number) to be included in the list.
Class parents!
Each year, one or two parents from each class answer the call to serve as class parents for the year. This role involves forwarding email communication to families, and supporting the families in engaging with school as well as with PTA events and initiatives. Please reach out to Tanica if you would like to be a class parent this year.
Lost and Found
As the weather begins to change, our lost and found has started to grow. The BEST way to keep items out of the lost and found is to label them.
Emergency Contact Cards
We need to update our records each year with new Emergency Contact cards. If you have not yet done so, please fill out an emergency contact card and email it to the Main Office (welcome@ps154.org). Kindergaretn families do not need to do this - we have yours!
REMIND
If you have not received any Remind messages, please reach out to Tanica.
Back-to-School Fall Carnival
Did someone say “Carnival?” Join us for food, games, activities, bouncy houses, and…yes…a dunk tank. The “Back-to-School Carnival” is our first PTA sponsored event of the year, so block your calendars for Saturday, September 23rd from 12-4pm.
We have so much going on, the carnival will escape the schoolyard with activities and games on 11th Avenue! Carnival Highlights:
11th Avenue will be closed to traffic for extra fun
Bounce houses & obstacle course
Carnival games
Dunk tank
Face painting
Food, music, and fun for all!
And…..
Kids classes from our friends in the community. Four awesome Brooklyn organizations will be on hand to showcase some special skills for rambunctious K-5ers:
Kids yoga with Terrace Fitness
A “The floor is lava” obstacle course with Terrace Fitness
Children’s martial arts with Windsor Terrace Martial Arts
Skating through an obstacle course with Skateyogi
Get your tickets in advance to save time and help us plan the event. Tickets are required for all children 2 years old and older. Adults party for free. If you'd like to buy additional food, face painting, throws at the dunk tank, or any of the other awesome activities, they can be purchased at the ticket booth on site.
Our PTA supports in-class enrichments and programming throughout the year. Giving generously helps us support your students!`
Want to take credit for a successful carnival? Parent volunteers power PTA events like the Carnival! Sign up for a shift to make this event a wonderful day for all.
See you all on the 23rd!
PTA General Meeting
Clear your calendars - our first general PTA meeting of the year will be next Friday, September 29th, 8:30a at school!
Annual Boo Bash - It’s Scary Close!
My name is Frank Ricci, 3rd-grade parent, and last year I led the decorating team for the Boo Bash. I will do so again this year, and would like to create sustainable decorations we could reuse every year. But we need help from anyone in the community who is a contractor, wood worker, or someone with a saw who can cut plywood into basic shapes. If this sounds like you, please let me know. Donations of any old, unused halloween decorations would also be super helpful. Instead of throwing them out or giving them to a neighbor, give them to us!
To contact me you can email me at FrankRicci@gmail.com Thanks so much for your help, looking forward to a fun, spooky, event!
PS…
We also need a photographer for the event who would be willing to donate their time to take kid and family portraits among our fabulous decorations! If you want to help the kids document their terror and joy, contact us at pta_info@ps154.org!
Book Market Update & Call for Class Librarians!
Last year PS154 launched our first ever Book Market, a library of gently used books housed in the MMR. It proved to be a great success: in the absence of a true library, it provided a place for kids to try out and discuss new books! In our first year we distributed thousands of books to 154 kids!
Now we hope to make it even better, but we need your help! This year, each class will visit the Book Market once a month at a designated time on certain Fridays. We would like each class to have a Book Market Class Librarian responsible for the following things:
Attend the Book Market Committee orientation, to be held in person on Oct 3rd, at 8:30am, in the MMR
Attend 45 min monthly-ish Book Market Committee meetings (virtual, evenings likely) to discuss, update, troubleshoot, plan
Attend and support the class's monthly designated Book Market visit, or ensure another class parents attends/supports. This will include helping kids select books and ensuring shelves are clean and organized before and after the class visit
Be the class rep should the teacher have questions/concerns or want to do a special activity related to their visit
Work with the Committee as needed to support book donations and market clean-up/organization throughout the year
We anticipate the volunteering commitment to be 3 hours per month. If you are interested in being your class's Book Market Librarian, or supporting your class's Book Market Librarian, please add your name to our sign up list here. Please sign up by Friday, Sept 29.
Community Corner
We are collecting items for survivors of the earthquake in Morocco. Please see the flyer below for details.
