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IMPORTANT DATES
September 27 - Kindergarten Virtual Curriculum Mtg & RWI, 8:45am
September 28 - 1st Grade Virtual Curriculum Mtg, 8:45am
September 28 - SLT Meeting, 4pm (contact slt_info@ps154.org for information)
September 29 - 2nd Grade Virtual Curriculum Mtg, 8:45am
September 30 - 3rd Grade Virtual Curriculum Mtg, 8:45am
September 30 - 🍹 PTA Happy Hour! @ Chilo's Greenwood, 6–8pm
October 1 - 4th Grade Virtual Curriculum Mtg, 8:45am
October 4 - 5th Grade Virtual Curriculum Mtg, 8:45am
October 5 - Cluster Virtual Curriculum Mtg, 8:45am
October 7 - Related Services Virtual Curriculum Mtg, 8:45am
October 11 - Indigenous People’s Day & Italian Heritage Day, School is Closed
October 13 - 📷 Picture Day!
SCHOOL UPDATES
GOOGLE CLASSROOM
We'd like for everyone to have their nycstudents.net accounts up and running, and to join their Google classrooms with these accounts. If you haven't already received your child's Google classroom code, you will get it next week. If you need help with your child's nycstudents.net account, please reach out to Debby or Leila.
SCHOOL SPIRIT FRIDAYS
We are delighted to launch School Spirit Fridays - a day to celebrate our wonderful PS 154 community! We encourage students to wear PS154 shirts on Fridays! Pull on a field day shirt, a blast from the past shirt, or check out the selection at https://www.ps154.org/shop! If you order online, items will be delivered to your child's class.
Also, new this year, our school shopkeeper Stefanie Schiada is having pop-up shops every Friday from 8–8:30AM at the corner of 11th Ave and Sherman while the Fall weather holds (huge shout-out to Stefanie - you are awesome!). We want everyone included - please contact Debby Wattenbarger (dwattenbarger@ps154.org) if the cost of a PS 154 shirt is an obstacle for your family.
BIG DIG - SCHOOLYARD GARDEN CLEAN-UP
We have big plans for the PS 154 Garden plots this school year. But before all that can happen, we need to have a BIG DIG, as the garden has been left fallow since the pandemic started. Please sign up here for a shift and help us clean up the beds.
PICTURE DAY
Save the date for Wednesday, October 13th! To view our school’s timeline for all Picture Day events, please visit our Picture Day Page at iloveschoolpictures.com/PS154.
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 are available at school if needed.
Please complete your Covid-19 Testing Consent Form and return it to the main office. Click the link for more info: Covid-19 Testing Information
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. Please return the form to the main office, or email to fancona@ps154.org
PTA UPDATES
Thanks to everyone who attended our first PTA general meeting last night, and welcome to all our new Board Members. The election results are as follows:
Event Chair of Community Building Events and Movie Nights
Michelle Kratchman Garcia
Chair of Food Coordination for Events
Sarah Gartenberg
Members-at-Large
Alina Hurtado
Kristen Larkin
Emi Young
Nicholas Raschella
We look forward to working with all of you!
In addition, we have roles and committees that are not part of the Executive Board but are critical to the school’s operations. Some of these are short-term commitments that make a huge impact:
Picture Day Co-Chair
Yearbook Co-Editor
Please reach out to pta_info@ps154.org if you're interested or want more information on how to get involved. We look forward to exciting new contributions from our new PTA President Cara Zwerling, our continuing and new members of the PTA Executive Board and SLT. Please remember that we cannot run our school without volunteers! OUR SCHOOL NEEDS YOU!
FUNDRAISING EVENTS
Thursday, 9/30, from 6–8 PM: Join us for Parent Happy Hour at Chilo’s Greenwood! Click here to RSVP.
Saturday, 10/16, from 4–8 PM: Presale is live for Boo Bash 2021! Get your tickets and T-shirts, and sign up for a volunteer shift here!
Tea School Days are back! Visit https://www.teacollection.com/schooldays and enter the promo code SDF21PS154 to receive 20% off your purchase on TeaCollection.com and Tea will donate 15% of product order value to your organization. Offer valid from 10/4/2021 through 10/12/2021 at 11:59 PM PT.*
*Does not apply to 3rd party items and sets. Discount taken will be pre-tax. Cannot be combined with other promotions. No adjustments on previous purchases. Not redeemable for cash. Cannot be used towards the purchase of gift cards.
To donate to the PTA Annual Fund, please visit PS154.org/donate
AFTER SCHOOL 2021/22
A few reminders:
After School officially starts week of 9/20/21.
Enrichment Clubs start week of 10/4/21.
Log in to your account to check your child's confirmed schedule at https://www.ps154.org/afterschool.
Payment is due when you receive your statement.
Parents will not be able to come into the building for After School pickup this school year.
Extended Day students have the opportunity to be picked up during the following times: 4:15 PM, 5:00 PM, and 5:45-6:00 PM. We are not able to prorate any billing when you collect your child prior to the 5:45-6:00 PM window.
Outdoor Play and First session clubs except for Band and VillainoUS are dismissed at 4:30 PM. Dismissal takes place on 11th Avenue at the front school gates. Please look for your child's club sign on the gate as the designated club pickup spot.
Second session clubs are dismissed at 6:00 PM except for Magic Tricks with Tanya which is dismissed at 5:45 PM.
We appreciate your cooperation as we continue to navigate through these new logistics created by the pandemic.
If you need to get in touch with Barbara regarding programs, or Susan regarding billing, our school number is 718-768-0057 ext. 1034, and their emails are: bmcgouranps154@gmail.com and 154billing@gmail.com.