Message from Ms. Rached
Happy Black History Month! Our classroom libraries give students the opportunity to engage with a broad range of diverse perspectives throughout the year. However, we always look forward to Black History Month as a time to acknowledge and celebrate the people and places that have uniquely impacted the American experience. Our Book of the Month for February is Who Are Your People by Bakari Sellers.
Read-a-thon UPDATE
We really knocked it out of the park with the Readathon! Thanks to everyone’s generous donations, fierce fundraising, and fastidious reading, we have far outpaced our goal for the Read-a-thon, raising $28,416! This will have a direct impact on our programming for next year.
Prize winners:
Ms. Concannon's class wins extra recess as our top-earning class! They raised: $3,007
Winners by grade (Terrace Books gift certificate) will be announced in school next week!
CCEC Nominations
The deadline to run for CCEC (Community and Citywide Education Councils) has been extended to February 23. Please see here for more info (you will need to sign in with your NYCSA account)
Spring AUCTION
Speaking of fundraising events – We need your help for the Spring Auction on Sunday, March 12! We still need your donations of items or services to put up for bidding. It doesn’t have to be big or expensive, just something fun, something useful, something intriguing - if people would bid on it, we want it. And if you can help out with auction planning with your planning expertise, even better! You can sign up to help and join the Auction Planning committee and donate items or services through the same link!
Book Market Reminder
Next week will be a Book Market week. Thank you for all of the donations - please continue sending gently used book into the MMR.
Aid for survivors of Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Please see below for a list of organizations providing relief for the survivors of the recent Earthquake, which was shared by a member of the PS154 community.
NYCSA ACCOUNTS
We are encouraging all custodial parents to set up their NYCSA account. NYCSA is a very important DOE online portal that provides all your child’s official school records, including report cards, attendance, and IEPs. Please log on to the link below and set up your account. Reach out to Tanica Gordon if you need a creation code or have any questions. tgordon@ps154.org https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/student-journey/nyc-schools-account
COMMUNITY CORNER
Cost-free English classes
District 15 is offering English classes! Please see the flyer for details.
We are hiring!
PS154 is hiring a school aide, for 4 hours per day (during school hours). The job will entail clerical work in the Main Office and occasional supervision of students. We are looking for a flexible, caring, candidate with strong communication skills, who loves working with children and families. Spanish-speaking a plus.
Interested? Please see the DOE job posting.
BUILDING SAFETY REMINDERS
Thank you for working with us to keep our building safe, and to help us to be accountable for everyone who enters the building. Please remember to bring your ID when you come to the building (or keep a photo of your ID stored on your phone).
ATTENDANCE REMINDER
Let us know when your kids are absent; please email the classroom teacher and cc Tina (thill@ps154.org).
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