In this Newsletter
A Note from Ms. Rached
Upcoming Events 🗓️
Field Day Details - May 13-20
Help Us Grow: Join the Generations Fundraising Campaign at PS 154
Order your school supplies for next year! EduKit ordering is live
📚 Book Market - Call for Graphic Novels & Chapter Books
🥚 Science Week Egg Drop Volunteers
A Note from Ms. Rached
We are so proud of our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders for trying their hardest on the State Test this week and last week! There is so much learning happening across the entire building every moment of the day, and our wonderful team here works hard every day to teach and nurture our curious, courageous, and and caring students.
We are so excited about our upcoming programming in May, including Field Days and Science Week!
Upcoming Events
🎉 Spirit Day - Join the Fun: Silly Hair/Silly Hat Day - Friday, May 3
This is a fantastic opportunity for all students to showcase their creativity. Encourage your child to express themselves with uniquely styled hair or by wearing a delightfully silly hat. Let's welcome the new season with a burst of fun and laughter! We can't wait to see the fantastic, funny, and fabulous looks our students come up with. Thank you for joining in the fun!
📣 Spring Gala - Tuesday, May 14, 7pm, 390 Social
Save the date and secure your sitters! Our highly anticipated Gala is set for Tuesday, May 14th, 7pm, and will be hosted at 390 Social. Stay tuned for further updates!
⚾ PS 154 Family Night at the Brooklyn Cyclones - Friday, May 3rd @7PM! 🎉
Get ready to hit a home run of fun at the Brooklyn Cyclones game on Friday, May 3rd, at 7 PM! 🌟 Join us for an unforgettable evening packed with cheers, laughter, and plenty of school spirit!
🎟️ Tickets are $20 and include a free Brooklyn Cyclones hat🧢! Plus, every purchase supports our school!
🏟️ Join us for a pre-game school spirit parade around the field at 6:15 pm!
And here’s the grand slam:
🎉 If we rally together and snag over 250 tickets, one lucky member of our group will step up to the plate and throw out the ceremonial first pitch! 🥳 Plus, we’ll even get to announce half an inning - talk about a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! ⚾
So rally your friends, gather your family, and join us for a night of PS 154 spirit at the Brooklyn Cyclones game!
🎉 Get your tickets here: PS 154 Brooklyn Cyclones Tickets.
For questions, contact Sarah Gartenberg at Sarah.Gartenberg@gmail.com. Let's fill the ballpark with PS 154 pride - see you there! LET'S GO CYCLONES! 🎉
2024-2025 PTA Nominations & Elections
Take a more active role and join next year’s PTA of PS 154 Board! We are the parent and caregiver lead organization that is behind all fundraising and community activities for PS 154, operates the After School Program, and funds vital enrichment programs for PS 154 students. Every year the PTA aims to be more impactful that the last, and no doubt this upcoming board led by President Elect Sarah Gartenberg will accomplish that and more.
You can view all positions, as well as the PTA By Laws and past meeting minutes, on the PS 154 Your PTA page.
Nominations will take place in person at the next PTA General Meeting: May 10, 2024, 8:30am, PS 154 MMR.
Anyone can nominate anyone else present the meeting, including themselves! If you can’t make it to the meeting, you can also nominate yourself by emailing pta_info@ps154.org.
Field Day Details - May 13-20
During each grade’s field day, there will be field day PE activities in the morning, and then a picnic lunch at the Peninsula in Prospect Park after. A sign-up will be shared for families to volunteer in the morning, and all families are invited to join the classes in the park for the picnic!
May 13: 2nd Grade
9:00-10:45 Field Day Activities
12:00-1:30 Picnic
May 14: 4th Grade
9:15-11:00 Field Day Activities
12:00-1:30 Picnic
May 15: 1st Grade
9:15-11:00 Field Day Activities
12:00-1:30 Picnic
May 16: 3rd Grade
9:15-11:00 Field Day Activities
12:00-1:30 Picnic
May 17: 5th Grade
9:15-11:00 Field Day Activities
12:00-1:30 Picnic
May 20: Kindergarten
9:00-10:00 Field Day Activities
10:00-10:45 Family Picnic in schoolyard
May 21: Rain Date (all grades)
Help Us Grow: Join the Generations Fundraising Campaign at PS 154
Calling all Tias, Nonnas, Grampies, Opas, Aunties, Zaydes, Chachas, Granddads and Mimis – PS 154 needs your help! In April, the PTA will bring back our Generations fundraising campaign. Our goal is to help expand our “village” (and fundraising pie!) by inviting all those important people who love our kids to support our school. The best part? You don't even have to be the one to ask.
Take two minutes to help us out by sharing email addresses for any extended family members or loved ones you think might be open to giving. They’ll receive a few messages explaining the important contributions our PTA makes to our school, along with gentle invitations to donate. They'll also be invited to a spring ice cream social to celebrate our 154 community (tentatively scheduled for 5/4). Send any names and emails you would like to include to pta_info@ps154.org this week, and look for more details soon. Thank you!
Order your school supplies for next year! EduKit ordering is live!
Save time, money, and stress! Order your school supplies through EduKit before June 30th and they will be delivered directly to school and set up in your child’s classroom before classes begin in September! How easy is that? Plus, a portion of sales benefits PTA programming. At checkout you have the option to add an extra donation to help buy kits for students in need. Check “buy school supplies” off your summer to do list today!
📚 Book Market - Call for Graphic Novels & Chapter Books! 📚 📢 📕
We are accepting graphic novel and chapter book donations (for all ages). Please bring your gently used books and drop them into the blue bins labeled “Book Market Donation Bins” on the stage in the MMR.
Do not donate other book types for the time being - other book genres will be donated externally immediately as we do not have capacity to take them.
Feel free to send back any graphic novels or chapter books previously sourced from the Book Market as well (if your child is ready to part with them!).
Science Week Egg Drop Volunteers 🏫 🥚
Interested in being part of a parent team that helps organize the Egg Drop this year? Are you available in person on Thursday, May 23rd? Reach out to Mr. Buckley to volunteer!
