Important Dates
February 7 - TONIGHT! - Movie Night, 6:30pm
February 10 - Seussical performance, 6:30pm
February 11 - PTA Meeting, 8:30am
February 11 - SLT Meeting, 4:15pm
February 11 - 2nd - 5th Grade Armory Visit (Sign Up)February 12 - Workshop: Martial Arts as a Focus Tool, 6:30pm
February 17 - February 21 - School Closed - Mid-Winter Break
February 24 - Pennies for Patients Kick Off Assembly
February 25 - 2nd Grade Monster Monologues, Times and Classes TBA
February 26 - 2nd Grade Monster Monologues, Times and Classes TBA
March 4 - PTA Executive Board Meeting, 8am
March 5 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 11:30am Dismissal
Stay up to date with the efforts of our school’s leadership team. Click here for the latest information.
PS 154 Cares
The Lily Bowen Project — Help Save the Koalas
The recent devastating and debilitating bushfires in Australia have decimated the wildlife and in particular, the koalas of Australia.
One of our 5th grade students, Lily Bowen, started a fundraiser and is collecting donations to help save the Koalas of Australia.
All the money collected will be donated to the Australian Koala Foundation. Please place cash or checks in an envelope with your child’s name and class. It will be sent directly to the main office. You can make your check payable to: PS 154
We’re taking donations until February 28.
PS 154 After School & Child’s Play NY Present
Seussical Kids
Monday, February 10, 6:30PM
$5 suggested donation at the door
Come see our students perform Seussical! And, two spots remain in our Spring Session of Broadway Jr.:
MONDAYS, 3:00-4:30PM
FEBRUARY 24 - JUNE 8 / PERFORMANCE JUNE 8
FOR GRADES 1-3
Tuition: $395 / Registration Opens Feb 3, 2020 at 9:00AM via JackRabbit
Adapted from the three-time-Tony-nominated Broadway hit comes A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS. Based on Arnold Lobel's well-loved books, the jazzy, upbeat score bubbles with melody. Part vaudeville, part make-believe, and all charm, A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons.
Movie Night: The Lion King
Friday, February 7, doors open at 6:00
movie will begin at 6:30PM
$5 suggested donation/$1 concessions
Please join us for a cozy Movie Night at PS 154! We’ll be enjoying the live-action Lion King, and raising funds for our school!
SEL: Martial Arts — A Timeless Approach for Focus and Self-Control
Wednesday, February 12, 6:30PM
FREE/$5 babysitting with RSVP
CLARIFICATION: This event is not an active martial arts workshop. It's a speaking event for parents: the co-founder of Sun Dojo will explain the social and emotional, as well as physical, benefits that children get from training in martial arts. Parents will learn techniques to help their children learn and practice focus and self control.
What comes to mind when you think of martial arts? Perhaps you think of Bruce Lee or imagine various forms of fighting, or you think of it as a kind of physical exercise. Maybe you even wonder if training in martial arts encourages kids to fight more?
Did you know that it’s proven to be an effective mental training tool that can improve a child’s ability to focus? There are many other benefits for our children that many parents simply don’t realize.
The martial arts community is focused on respect, safety and trust. Kids gain confidence, practice self-discipline, improve social skills, and train both their bodies and minds.
Training in martial arts has been proven to:
Reduce children's tendency to bully others.
Make kids less violent.
Improve children's academic performance in school.
Increase mental focus.
Motivate children to strive for excellence - which can help them in all areas of their lives.
Professor Laurel Carroll is the co-owner of Sun Dojo Martial Arts & Fitness and is the Head Junior Instructor for kids ages 4-15.
Parents, we need your help! The Teacher Appreciation Committee is ready to start planning lots of special treats and experiences for Teacher & Staff Appreciation week in May. We have some great plans in store for spoiling our teachers, and we need more hands to help us put our plans into action. No amount of time is too small. Some of the jobs on this committee are minimal and we can fit each task to meet individual schedules.
We need volunteers to:
keep track of parent donations for our 2020 budget (this is all on your own time...if you are familiar with online bookkeeping, this will be easy and straightforward)
work at school with kids on decorations/cards for teachers
stock the teacher lounge with all of their favorite snacks and beverages
manage one day of teacher massages at PS 154
collect notes from parents sharing how a teacher(s) have touched their lives
co-chair the Teacher Appreciation Week committee
Got ideas to add? Please join us and share (but be prepared to execute the idea as each idea is only as good as the actions taken to see it through).
If you are interested, please email Lisa Rochlin.
COMMUNITY INFO & EVENTS
Advocacy Skills for Parents
Monday, February 10, 2020 - 5:30 - 7PM
PS 261 314 Pacific Street, Brooklyn
A free workshop from include NYC open to all. Learn how to speak up for your child with a disability. Become your child's best advocate and get them the support and services they need in any situation, including in school, in the community, and with health care. See the attached flyer in English and Spanish.
STEM Matters Spring Break Program
STEM Matters NYC offers enrichment programs at cultural institutions and experiential learning centers in all five boroughs during spring break. Programs for all grade levels are application-based, but high school programs also require a teacher reference form. Students in kindergarten through grade 8 are selected via lottery. High school students are selected by a review committee.