Important Dates
March 10 - 2nd Grade City Worker Day (see below on how you can volunteer)
March 12 - PTA Meeting & Workshop: Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids, 6:30pm
March 13 - Lip Synch Battle, 6:30pm
March 17 - SLT Meeting, 4:15pm
March 24 - 2nd - 5th Grade Armory Visit (Sign Up)
March 25&26 - ELA State Tests for 3rd-5th grades
March 31 - NYC School Surveys are Due
Stay up to date with the efforts of our school’s leadership team. Click here for the latest information.
PTA Meeting & Workshop: Parenting Beyond Gender to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children
Thursday, March 12, 6:30-8:00PM
PS 154 MMR
RSVP here
Parenting through a gender lens can negatively impact your child’s emotional development, and yet as parents we do this, often without even realizing it. Join Denise Clay, LCSW for an interactive evening of conversation and learning, where together we will unpack our parenting biases and barriers when it comes to gender, and discuss proven strategies to help you deepen your connection with your child and support their emotional intelligence.
Denise Clay, LCSW is psychotherapist with a background in attachment-based theory, neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology and trauma. She is a speaker and educator, and presents to a broad range of groups in NYC. In addition to private practice Denise also offers coaching services with a brain-informed approach to helping struggling parents.
PS 154 Cares!
Pennies for Patients (P4P) Fundraiser
We are excited to announce that we have officially kicked off our Pennies for Patients program this week! Your child should have come home with their own collection box and a flyer that explains all of the exciting Hero Gear students can receive by collecting money in their box. If it works for your family, students can set up an online page to receive donations, so that our school can make our biggest impact ever for the Mission of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Join our squad by clicking on the link.
When heroes work together, we change cancer!
The "Pennies for Patients" program encourages schools to participate in a spirit week to continue to raise awareness.
The Service Committee adapted the spirit week suggestions and will be promoting the following schedule:
Monday 3/9 - "Pajama Day"
Tuesday 3/10 - "Tuesday Twin Day"
Wednesday 3/11 - "Dazzling Day" - Wear something shiny.
Thursday 3/12 - "Crazy Day" - Wear a crazy hat or hair.
Friday 3/13 - "Rainbow Day" - Wear all of your colors and bring in all of your coins!
TAKE THE NYC SCHOOL SURVEY
CALLING ALL PARENTS & GUARDIANS
DEADLINE is March 31
Give us your honest opinion. Your feedback helps improve our school.
Complete the Survey online in five easy steps!
Go to nycschoolsurvey.org
Click on the link to the parent & guardian survey
Enter your access code (this will be on your paper survey, but you find it on-line now by following the prompts after clicking on the parent link)
Complete the survey
Click “Submit”
Contact Debby Wattenbarger at dwattenbarger@schools.nyc.gov with questions.
For help getting an access code, call 1-877-819-2363.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
CITY WORKER DAY - March 10, 9am - 11am.
Do you work for the city or have a relative or friend who does? We need city workers for the annual 2nd Grade City Worker Day, a beloved 154 tradition. Our honored guests will simply introduce themselves and then our 2nd graders circulate the room and interview them!
Contact 2nd grade teacher Laura Varriale if you or someone you know can join us!
STEM Professionals Day for 4th & 5th grade - May 4th, 9am-11am Fantastic STEM professional volunteers have made the day a big success with the 4th and 5th graders the last few years, and we are looking forward to another great day in 2020. If you or someone in your family or circle of friends has a job related to Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math and would like to be involved, please e-mail Christine Ponder, our STEM Professionals Day Parent Volunteer. Our honored guests will quickly introduce themselves and then our 4th & 5th graders circulate the room and interview them! All you need to do is come prepared to talk to the kids about your work and STEM experiences. We will follow-up with you to confirm your participation and to get information for a short biography for the 4th and 5th graders.
Contact parent volunteer Christine Ponder.
Community News
Summer in the City
Yes, it’s already time to start thinking of summer! Summer in the City offers a variety of free Summer Academy programs for students of different ages. Summer Academy programs include hands-on STEM projects and field trips to museums, parks, and other cultural sites.
Summer in the City provides transportation and students enrolled in programming will receive a free, healthy breakfast, and lunch.
Applications open March 10th for most programs. Find out more here: Summer in the City
CEC15 Business meeting
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 6:30 pm
M.S. 51 William Alexander
350 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
MORE INFORMATION HERE IN ENGLISH/IN SPANISH
Why should you come?
CEC15 is looking for an ELL Representative (Versión en Español incluída)
You might be interested in being part of our team if you qualify! Learn more about the Community Education Council for District 15 because we have an ELL seat available. An ELL representative is a parent of a student classified as an English Language Learner, either currently, or within the previous two years. If you are interested in applying to this council member seat please access the application here, to access it in Spanish click here and submit it to The Division of Family and Community Empowerment (FACE) at ccecinfo@schools.nyc.gov
Find out about the NEW Electric School Buses and how they will impact student transportation and our environment. Will D15 have any? Find out more and bring your questions.
School Safety Update: learn about some of the various safety issues that are implemented in our schools.
Share your feedback on the following Resolutions that we are considering adopting:
Charter School Accountability Resolution in support of legislative bills to create more transparency and accountability for charter schools.
Campaign for Fiscal Equity Resolution calling for the State legislature and the Governor to allocate monies owed to our students as a result of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity settlement.
And, Save these Dates for our Upcoming Meetings:
- Mar 19, 6:00 pm CCSE Joint Meeting, M.S. 88
- Mar 31, 6.30 p.m. CEC Calendar Meeting P.S. 1
- Apr 7, 6.30 p.m. CEC Business Meeting P.S. 172
- Apr 28, 6.30 p.m. CEC Calendar Meeting Location TBD
- May 2, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Science Saturday P.S. 130
- May 5, 6:30 p.m. CEC15 Business Meeting Location TBD