IMPORTANT DATES
Friday February 26 - Extended READ-A-THON ends at MIDNIGHT
Monday, March 1 - Black History Month Ends
Monday, March 1 - Deadline to sign up for the Virtual STEAM Fair (details below)
Monday, March 8 - Social Emotional Workshop w/ Mark Corallo, 6:30 PM (details below)
Wednesday, March 10 - PTA Virtual Exec Mtg, 6:30pm
Thursday, March 11 - Parent Teacher Conferences (Early Dismissal at 11:50am)
Tuesday, March 16 - Virtual SLT Meeting, 4:15 PM (contact: SLT_Info@ps154.org)
Wednesday, March 24 - PTA Virtual General Mtg, 6:30 PM
March 29 - April 2 - Spring Recess, School is Closed
Find the A/B Cohort calendar here: Weekly Schedule
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
VIRTUAL STEAM FAIR
DEADLINE TO PURCHASE KITS: MARCH 1
We have reimagined the Science Fair as the Virtual STEAM Fair. Check out our information page on the P.S. 154 website, providing details of the Virtual STEAM Fair and sign up HERE. You can also go directly to the P.S. 154 Shop to purchase kits before Monday, March 1. After purchasing your kits, you will receive further instructions and information on distribution of materials. We would love everyone to participate. If you are in need of financial assistance, please contact our parent coordinator Debby Wattenbarger (dwattenbarger@ps154.org).
You can also check out the flyers below for more information:
SEL WORKSHOP
Director of the office of autism
Monday, March 8, 6:00 PM
We're happy to host Mark Corallo, the Director of the Office of Autism (NYC DOE D75). He is holding a virtual workshop for our families, with a special focus on how to engage children and support their needs through the arts. Please see the attached flyer for more information:
Supporting Social Skills, Speech and Language, and Academics for Students w/ IEPs
PANDEMIC-EBT FOOD BENEFITS
What you need to know about the P-EBT food benefit for NYC students, as of February 10, 2021:
The $420 food benefit for spring 2020 has been distributed to all NYC public school students.
If you have not received the spring 2020 benefit, click here (bit.ly/PEBTcontactform) to contact the State, and send an email to info@foodadvocates.org.
It is anticipated that P-EBT food benefits for the 2020-2021 school year will be issued to eligible children no sooner than March 2021, this and more information can be found on the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance website
Please continue to visit https://otda.ny.gov/SNAP-COVID-19 for the most up to date information. You can also find additional information on what the Pandemic EBT food benefit is and who is eligible here
SCHOOL-WIDE REMINDERS
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
All families must complete the Family Income Inquiry Form, which helps schools receive money for their programs. This is the lunch form, but even if you do not receive school lunch, you still need to complete the 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 stream.
Complete the Emergency Blue Card here: Emergency Blue Card. Please email the completed form to dwattenbarger@ps154.org
Schools.nyc.gov/freemeals
All families can continue to go to any school building (9:00 AM-12 PM on weekdays) to pick up three free grab-and-go meals. No identification or registration is necessary. Halal and kosher meals are available at some sites.
PTA UPDATES
PTA GENERAL MEETINGS & SLT MEETINGS
Tuesday, March 16 - Virtual SLT Meeting, 4:15 PM (contact: SLT_Info@ps154.org)
Zoom details will be provided in the days ahead of the PTA General Meetings.
Minutes from SLT Meetings are posted on the webpage: ps154.org/school-leadership-team-slt
Minutes from PTA General Meetings are posted on PTA’s webpage: ps154.org/your-pta
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
As the weather improves, the After School program is able to make the most of the school yard with a variety of activities. This week, street hockey has been a big hit with the kids! There are still spots available for Hybrid Students on the days that they attend school. If Remote Learners are interested in meeting up with their friends in a familiar and safe setting, please consider signing them up for Outdoor Play and Flag Football. There are also some open slots in virtual clubs including Online Cartooning and Online Chess. For more information on the After School program and clubs, please contact Barbara McGouran at bmcgouranps154@gmail.com.
new READ-A-THON DEADLINE
EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!
We are giving families extra time to count up reading minutes, collect sponsorships and donation money and help us reach our goal of $15K. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL COMPLETED FORMS & DONATIONS BY MIDNIGHT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26:
Please email both COMPLETED READING LOGS and PLEDGE FORMS to readathon@ps154.org
You have two options to donate:
Ask family and friends to donate their money and it will be allocated to your child’s collection. They can click on the SPONSOR A READER button at https://www.ps154.org/readathon-2021
Collect all the money from friends and family and submit the total amount by February 26 by clicking on the link below.
We can only accept online donations this year due to COVID-19.
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED WEEK OF MARCH 1. Each child that reads the most in his or her grade will receive a gift certificate to Terrace Books, and each grade's class that collectively read the most will get a special reading session with our own Principal Foreman.
COMMUNITY CORNER
Our children have spent much of the last month at school learning about well known black icons, as well as less recognized figures that deserve to have their stories told during Black History Month. Please encourage your children to continue exploring through books, events and online material to keep growing their social awareness. This is the last chance to see Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) 35th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. which is available to enjoy for free online through Sunday, February 28. Alicia Garza, the author of The Purpose of Power and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Movement, gave the keynote address along with performances by PJ Morton, Tarriona “Tank” Ball, Sing Harlem!, poets Timothy DuWhite and Ashley August, and others.
