Important Dates
November 24 - Sustainability Committee, Park Clean Up (details below)
November 26 - 2nd - 5th Grade Armory Visit (Sign Up)
November 26 - PTA Middle School Parent Panel, 6:30pm
November 28 & 29 - School is Closed for Thanksgiving
December 2 - Middle School Applications Due
December 3 - School Tour for 2020 Families, 9am (FULL)
December 4 - School Picture Retake Day (Sign Up)
December 4 - SEL Parenting Book Club, 6:30pm
December 6 - Family Friday, 8:35am - 9:15am
December 7 - Winter Fair
December 10 - SLT, 4:15pm
December 11 - School Tour for 2020 Families, 9am (FULL)
December 11 - PTA Exec Mtg, 6:30pm
December 13 - Kindergarten & First Grade Art Show, 6pm
December 13 - Movie Night, 6:30pm
December 16 - New to You Book Fair, MMR (through December 20)
December 17 - 2nd - 5th Grade Armory Visit (Sign Up)
December 17 - PTA Meeting, 8:30am
Stay up to date with the efforts of our school’s leadership team. Click here for the latest information.
Nominations Are Now Open
Nominations for the 2020 Big Apple Awards are open! Please complete your nominations by Monday, December 2, 2019.
This year you can recognize and:
Nominate outstanding teachers who:
Inspire students
Model great teaching
Enrich their school communities
Nominate outstanding counselors who:
Have made significant strides in advancing post-secondary readiness
Provided exemplary college and career supports and services at their school
Demonstrated success on critical post-secondary metrics
Parenting Book Club, hosted by SEL Committee
Wednesday, December 4, 6:30-8:00PM, FREE
Please RSVP HERE for babysitting and pizza (for your child) at the book club event. Pay $5 per child the night of the event.
Book: “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk,” Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish. Join us as we discuss one of the most helpful parenting books of all time.
Click here to learn how to buy the book with a discount from Terrace Books.
WINTER FAIR IS FUN FOR ALL AGES!
SAT, DEC 7, NOON-4PM
Featuring our legendary silent auction, crafts, and student performances, Winter Fair is a must-do for all PS 154 families. NO ENTRY FEE — $1 tickets for crafts and food at the event.
DON’T MISS: our headliner Flame, of Drag Queen Story Hour, who will go on at 12:30PM sharp. Enjoy a story and song, plus some crafting time with our queen.
Book your Family Photo Session with Stomping Ground today! The $40 session fee will be donated to PS 154!!
Please sign up to volunteer and/or bring a casserole!
Do you have something to donate to our auction?
WINTER MOVIE NIGHT!
FRIDAY, DEC 13, 6:00
PS 154’s beloved movie series offers a cozy place for children and their adults to watch a movie together, with pizza, hot dogs, and snacks!
Please join us for some holiday cheer! The PTA would like to thank each and every one of you for your amazing support throughout the year! Please join us at this FREE holiday movie event. The PTA will be covering the cost of entrance for everyone, and concessions will still be available for purchase. Put on those PJs, grab a blanket, and get into the holiday spirit with us.
An added bonus to this movie night is there will be an art show on display that will feature work by Ms. Kelly's K & 1st grade students. Art will be on display in the cafeteria.
Doors open at 6:00 — movie starts at 6:30!
COMMUNITY INFO & EVENTS
CITY OF SCIENCE
Sunday, December 15th from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Park Slope Armory
The World Science Festival and Con Edison present our third annual CITY OF SCIENCE event, a FREE larger-than-life STEM exhibition that travels through the boroughs and is coming to BROOKLYN in December! We are reaching out to bring your school community to this exciting program that will unleash every child's inner scientist.
Walk on water, blast balls into orbit, and explore the inner workings of the human brain. Our activity partners will demonstrate the power of STEM to kids of all ages with interactive exhibits and hands-on activities – watch us in action here!
RVSP is encouraged, but not required.
2020 Critically Conscious Educators Rising Series!
Parents/Guardians- Please take a look at the learning opportunity below. One of the facilitators, Ana Catalina Duque, is also collaborating with our school's Equity team.
Hello Parents/Guardians -
We are so excited to offer a parent/guardian cohort in the 2020 Critically Conscious Educators Rising Series! In line with the NYC Department of Education's commitment to promoting equity and racial justice, we invite parents/guardians as stakeholders to be a part of the conversation.
This cohort will be specifically focused on bringing together a critical mass of parents/guardians in 7 monthly sessions to focus on exploring questions together: in what ways must schools educate and honor the whole child? What does culturally responsive-sustaining education require of us?
Dates are the following and all sessions are from 5pm to 8pm. Location TBA.
Cohort 1
December 16, 2019
January 6, 2020
February 3, 2020
March 2, 2020
March 23, 2020
April 6, 2020
May 4, 2020
CCER (Critically Conscious Educators Rising Series) objectives are to engage in a deep analysis of equity research and to develop an equity, racially just lens when crafting culturally responsive lessons. The goal is to build a community of critically conscious parents/guardians committed to equity and racial justice in our schools. Who in turn will share information within their individual spheres of influence. At the close of the series, participants will have the opportunity to present at the 2020 Decolonizing Education Conference!
Interpretation services and childcare will be available. If you’re interested please click on the parent application to register. HERE
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Hola Padres/Guardianes -
Estamos muy emocionados al ofrecer una cohorte de padres y tutores en la serie de Levantar de Educadores Críticamente Conscientes 2020. De acuerdo con el compromiso del Departamento de Educación de la Ciudad de Nueva York con promocionare la equidad y la justicia racial. Invitamos a los padres/tutores como partes interesadas a ser parte de la conversación.
Esta cohorte se centrará específicamente en reunir a una masa crítica de padres/tutores en 7 sesiones mensuales para centrarse en explorar las preguntas como: ¿de qué manera deben educar y honrar las escuelas al niño entero? ¿Qué requiere de nosotros una educación que se sostenga-receptivo culturalmente?
Las fechas son las siguientes y todas las sesiones son de 5pm a 8pm. Ubicación para ser anunciado mas adelante.
Cohorte 1
16 de diciembre de 2019
6 de enero de 2020
3 de febrero de 2020
2 de marzo de 2020
23 de marzo de 2020
6 de abril de 2020
4 de mayo de 2020
Los objetivos Levantar de Educadores Críticamente Conscientes son participar en un análisis profundo de la investigación de equidad y desarrollar a través de un lente de equidad y racialmente justa al elaborar lecciones culturalmente receptivas. La meta es construir una comunidad de padres/tutores críticamente conscientes comprometidos con la equidad y la justicia racial en nuestras escuelas. Que a su vez compartirá información dentro de sus esferas de influencia individuales. Al cierre de la serie, ¡los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de presentar en la Conferencia de Educación Descolonizadora 2020!
Los servicios de interpretación y cuidado de niños estarán disponibles. Si está interesado por favor haga clic en la aplicación de los padres para registrarse. AQUI
Giving Thanks, Giving Back
As we head into Thanksgiving week, we reflect on how fortunate this school community is, and want to share an opportunity to help NYC public school students who are dealing with homelessness.
Half of the students at PS 188 are homeless. You can get in touch with a staffer at the school, Esther Zito at ezito@schools.nyc.gov, to learn more about what the school needs and what you can do to help.
If you are able, consider buying something from PS 188’s Amazon Wishlist.
Support the NY Cares Coat Drive.