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IMPORTANT DATES
November 16 - Virtual SLT Meeting, 4:30pm (check calendar for details) rescheduled from 11/30
November 17 - PTA General Virtual Mtg, 6:30pm (Zoom link TBA)
November 25–26 - School is Closed for Thanksgiving Break
December 1 - PTA Virtual Executive Board Mtg, 6:30pm
December 11 - Winter Fair{ground}: A Good Ole County Fair, 1–4pm (SAVE THE DATE! Details to come!)
December 15 - PTA Virtual General Mtg, 6:30pm (Zoom link TBA)
SCHOOL UPDATES
SCHOOL PICTURES
School pictures are ready, and the first order deadline is November 22nd! If you missed Picture Day or would like a retake, you can sign up to be photographed during makeup day HERE. To place your order, find out about deadlines, estimated arrivals, retakes and more, please visit our school's Picture Day page: https://iloveschoolpictures.com/PS154
TO VIEW YOUR PHOTOS, CLICK ON "VIEW AND PURCHASE" AND ENTER ONLINE CODE: PS154 + FIRST FOUR LETTERS OF CHILD'S FIRST NAME + FIRST FOUR LETTERS OF CHILD'S LAST NAME
e.g., Jane Smith = PS154JaneSmit
Eli Smith = PS154EliSmit
DID YOU KNOW that Stomping Ground donates a portion of the photo package proceeds to our PTA fund? Be sure to buy your prints by the final order deadline on January 10th!
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 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
GENERAL VIRTUAL PTA MEETING
Please join the PTA and school administrators at the general virtual PTA meeting on 11/17 at 6:30 PM. This is a great way to keep up with everything happening at our school!
And please reach out to pta_info@ps154.org if you're interested or want more information on how to get involved with the PTA. Please remember that we cannot run our school without volunteers!
THANK YOU TO OUR COVID POP-UP VOLUNTEERS!
To the volunteers and bakers who rallied to put together our last-minute Covid pop-up bake sale, in particular Sarah Gartenberg, who coordinated everything: THANK YOU! Folks waiting in line were able to enjoy delicious refreshments, and the PTA earned a quick and easy $200 thanks to all of you!
And a special note of gratitude to Alina Hurtado for organizing the LabQ testing van. Because so many of you participated, the cost was completely covered by LabQ and we’re set to do it again in two weeks, just in time for Thanksgiving. The next van will be Tuesday, 11/23, from 2:30–4:30pm. There will be two techs there this time, so we expect things to run very smoothly.
Registration is suggested, but walk-ups are also accepted! Register HERE!
FUNDRAISING
The 2021 holiday season is here, and it’s the perfect time to raise funds for the PS 154 PTA simply by shopping at Minted. Order holiday cards + custom gifts at 20% off, and Minted will donate 15% of each purchase back to the PTA at the end of the year!
Share our unique code with friends, family, and on social media as early as you can! FUNDRAISEPS154WTS
COMMUNITY EVENTS
On Tuesday, 11/16 at 6pm, please join members of our community for this virtual workshop: The Basics Brooklyn Presents: Maximize Love, Manage Stress.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2060264752?pwd=eTljVmtSWmV1S3NFbkFaZm9UV312QT09#success!
MEETING ID: 206 026 4752
PASSCODE: 855651
