IMPORTANT DATES
Saturday October 24 - Boo Bash Socially Distant Parade, 11:00 AM
Monday October 26 - Week 3 of Hybrid Learning Schedule
Tuesday November 3 - Election Day - No students in the building - Remote learning for all
Thursday November 5 - Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences, all school dismissed at 11:50 AM
Tuesday November 10 - Virtual SLT Meeting, 4:15 PM (for information, please contact: SLT_Info@ps154.org)
Wednesday November 11 - School Closed - Veteran’s Day
Tuesday November 17 - Virtual PTA Meeting, 6:30 PM
Reminder: October 26 starts Week 3 of Hybrid Learning.
Check the link here for the update: Weekly Schedule-Calendar
Please continue to check your Google Classrooms for information from your teacher. As a reminder, you should also check Mr. Foreman's Google Classroom for important updates: class code gk2k2sr
RECENT COMMUNICATIONS
LATEST MESSAGE FROM MR. FOREMAN
10/23/20 Covid-19 Testing Update
MESSAGES FROM THE CHANCELLOR
SCHOOL-WIDE REMINDERS
COVID-19 random testing for in person staff and students will begin soon. Please click here for the consent form: Student Covid-19 Testing Consent Form
Zoom difficulties? Please reach out to Ms. Rached (lrached@ps154.org) with any issues joining Zoom meetings. This is a much faster way to get support than posting to the class streams.
In person students will need to complete their health screening at home every morning before they arrive in school. Click the link here: Online Health Screening
Complete the Emergency Blue Card here: Emergency Blue Card. Please email the completed form to dwattenbarger@ps154.org
BOO BASH 2020
Saturday October 24
DEADLINE EXTENDED
You have until midnight tonight (Friday 10/23) to buy your Boo Bash merchandise! We have 20 Boo Bash in a Bag left. Please help us to reach our fundraising goal to sell them all! There’s still some Boo Bash T-shirts and School Spirit Face Masks to snag, and a couple of Boo Bash Photo Sessions available. Whether you’re planning on a virtual house party or an in person get together with your family or pod, there’s something fun for everyone! Visit ps154.org/shop (Please email dwattenbarger@ps154.org by the end of the school day if you would like a Boo Bas in a Bag, but need help financially.)
Please pick up your Boo Bash merchandise on Friday October 23 to prevent overcrowding at the Boo Bash Costume Parade on Saturday October 24. Last pick up is available from outside the front of the school on Friday October 23, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM. If you are unable to come then you could pick up from 8:30 AM -10 AM on Saturday October 24 but not during or after the Boo Bash Costume Parade.
BOO BASH PHOTO SESSIONS
These must be booked in advance through the ps154.org/shop . For those taking part, the entrance is on Sherman Street by the Cafeteria. Please be on time for your slot and wear masks and social distance when not in the photo session.
BOO BASH COSTUME PARADE
SATURDAY OCTOBER 24, 11:0OAM
Due to the large number of people that have signed up, the Boo Bash Costume Parade times will be staggered.
11:00 - K and 1st grade
11:20 - 2nd and 3rd grade
11:40 - 4th and 5th grade
Thank you to Karen Tingley and her team for organizing Boo Bash, and thanks to everyone who has supported us by making Boo Bash merchandise purchases or donating their time to volunteer!
FOR HEALTH & SAFETY, EVERYONE MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE, WEAR MASKS AND MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND IF YOU HAVE COVID-19 SYMPTOMS, HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE WITH COVID SYMPTOMS WITHIN THE LAST 14 DAYS, TRAVELLED INTERNATIONALLY OR VISITED ANY STATE ON NYS TRAVEL ADVISORY.
LET’S ENJOY BOO BASH 2020!
PTA FUNDED NATURE WALKS
REMOTE LEARNERS OUTDOOR EXPLORATION
There has been a lot of interest from families of remote learners to find ways to connect the classes offline. The PTA is using a portion of the money raised to collaborate with Brooklyn Nature Days, a forest school, which has a philosophy of using nature as a tool to learn. Brooklyn Nature Days encourages children to develop their social and emotional skills by discovering and exploring together. Kindergarten and First Grade Remote Classes have already had a fun time interacting with each other, make discoveries together and running around in the fresh air in Prospect Park!
Upcoming Brooklyn Nature Day Walks:
Monday October 26
9am - 11am, Second Grade
11am - 1pm, Third Grade
Monday November 2
9am - 11am, Fourth Grade
11am - 1pm, Fifth Grade
AFTER SCHOOL
OUTDOOR PLAY FOR REMOTE & HYBRID LEARNERS
So your child is a remote learner or a hybrid learner but it's your child's remote day. Playing outdoors at the After School program with fellow schoolmates is the perfect way to add some outdoor fun! Come to the PS 154 schoolyard from 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM for some games like Kickball, Taming the Dragon, Four Corners, and more. Open to all PS 154 students who are remote learners or hybrid learners on their remote day, rain, or shine, (stormy days are excluded). Pick your day of the week and pay as you go. That means if you miss a day for any reason you will not be charged.
What about the cold days in the winter? We will still be going outdoors. Our scheduled time for Outdoor Play just happens to be usually the warmest time of the day as well. So on cold days we still have sunlight and it's still fun to play with friends when dressed for the weather. That means layers, gloves and hats. Please be sure to label your children's stuff so if they ever forget something in the schoolyard we can contact you to collect it. What if my child's friend is not there? Reach out to your child's friends and see if they would like to join in on the fun. To sign up, visit: https://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?id=520685. For questions email Barbara McGouran at bmcgouranps154@gmail.com.
COMMUNITY CORNER
Thank you to PS 154 parent and PTA Chair of Programs, Sarah Shears, for organizing the Virtual Read Aloud of Book of the Month, Alma and How She Got Her Name, a picture book by Juana Martinez-Neal. Alma. whose full name is Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela, thinks she has too many names and so she asks her Dad about them. He explains the various people she was named to honor. Classes were invited to discuss the book with Mr. Foreman and Mr. Buckley. We have had a lot of positive feedback about the interactive reading. We hope to bring more inspirational stories and figures to your kids soon. If you have an interesting job that you would like to share with the children, or have any ideas about virtual programs, please email pta_info@ps154.org.