IMPORTANT DATES
October 5 - Week 3 of Hybrid Learning, Cohort C in attendance on Monday
Wednesday October 7 - Virtual Educational Workshop for K Parents/Guardians, 9am (Info Below)
Monday October 12 - School Closed
Wednesday October 14 - PTA Executive Meeting
Wednesday October 21 - PTA General Meeting
Saturday October 24 - Boo Bash
Reminder: October 5 starts Week 3 of Hybrid Learning.
Check the link here for the update: Weekly Schedule-Calendar
Please continue to check your Google Classrooms for information from your teacher. As a reminder, you should also check Mr. Foreman's Google Classroom for important updates: class code gk2k2sr
NEW BEGINNINGS
Thank you to all the teachers, staff and parents for all their patience and hard work to make this a smooth start to a challenging 2020/21 school year for both remote and hybrid learners! This has involved collaboration to get the technology up and running for remote learning, and following the necessary protocols for the approximately 70 students per day in the building. Our goal is to create opportunities for all your children to feel engaged, connected and inspired however they are learning.
First Grade Hybrid Theater Class in Action
RECENT COMMUNICATIONS
LATEST MESSAGE FROM MR. FOREMAN
MESSAGES FROM THE CHANCELLOR
Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year
KINDERGARTEN WORKSHOP
Read, Write Inc Virtual Workshop for Parents/Guardians of Kindergarten Students
October 7, 9am - 10am
You will learn how to introduce your child to early sounds, blending, and phonics. Supporting their first steps in learning to read and write, we will practice how to:
Crack the English Code
Play early literacy games
Teach your child to read and write sounds in less than 5 mins a day
Make learning to read fun!
We believe every child's experience with a book should be positive. Using Read Write Inc. Phonics, UK's leading synthetic phonics literacy program, we will work together to start your child's reading journey with confidence and passion.
Please complete this form to register: https://forms.gle/qANBr3BtgjnyAPqV9
SCHOOL-WIDE REMINDERS
Covid-19 random testing for in person staff and students will begin soon. Please click here for the consent form: Student Covid-19 Testing Consent Form
Are you experiencing Zoom difficulties? Please reach out to Ms. Rached (lrached@ps154.org) with any issues joining Zoom meetings. This is a much faster way to get support than posting to the class streams.
In person students will need to complete their health screening at home every morning before they arrive in school. Click the link here: Online Health Screening
Complete the Emergency Blue Card here: Emergency Blue Card Email the completed form to dwattenbarger@ps154.org
If you received a DOE iPad last school year and do not need it this year, please return it to our school as soon as possible. You can drop it off at school any week day between 8am - 2pm. Contact dwattenbarger@ps154.org if you have questions.
PTA OVERVIEW
PTA GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
Thanks to all of you who joined us for the first PTA General Meeting on Tuesday September 29 via Zoom. It was good to see some familiar and new faces amongst our amazing PS 154 community!
For those of you that missed it, Mr. Foreman was able to answer questions about hybrid and remote learning and Barbara McGouran was able to rally support to bring back our After School Program. This just shows how parent contributions really do make a big difference!
Mark your calendars for the next PTA General Meetings for 2020:
Wednesday October 21 - 6:30pm
Tuesday November 17 - 6:30pm
Wednesday December 16 - 6:30pm
Please find the PTA General Meeting Minutes for September 29, 2020 here.
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM
Anticipated start date - Tuesday, October 13
We are delighted that the DOE has approved our After School Program and at a more affordable cost. Registration will remain open for all of our offerings and let the club instructors know we are opening again. Let’s please increase enrollment for Band, Cartooning, Chess and Child's Play Flat Stanley and The Big Twist.
To register for cohort extended day, in-person outdoor clubs and online clubs please go here
https://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?id=520685
For questions email Barbara McGouran at bmcgouranps154@gmail.com
FUNDRAISING
SAVE THE DATE FOR BOO BASH!
Saturday, October 24
Boo Bash is legendary and one of the highlights of the school calendar for children and parents alike! This is a very different year for school events, and long-time Boo Bash mastermind, Karen Tingley and her team have been dreaming up creative ideas to keep Halloween fun, while keeping the community safe. More information to follow shortly!
SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL
Thanks to all of you who made a donation following our first fundraising campaign. The PTA budget includes a line item that gives Mr. Foreman the flexibility to bring in more help, buy sanitation supplies, fund more online programs and ensure that all kids at PS 154 have the opportunity to learn. This flexible spending line is key to keeping the school agile and responsive to the needs of our kids.
In a typical year we would encourage each family to donate $500 per child, the cost of PTA programming, but we know that 2020 is different so we encourage you to give what you can. Please consider:
ONE TIME GIFT - Early donations help us with our planing and budgets
MONTHLY DONATIONS - Help sustain the PTA throughout the year
No matter how you give, or what you give, we thank you for your gift and your investment in our kids.
COMMUNITY CORNER
Community bookstore
Please shop locally at Community Bookstore with a convenient option to order online and pick up your order at Terrace Books on Prospect Park West. Community Bookstore and Terrace Books have been long standing supporters of PS 154 and now is our time to give back!
Please visit https://www.communitybookstore.net
PROSPECT GYMNASTICS
Do your children need more exercise right now? Prospect Gymnastics still has spots in its Fall Session. Class sizes have been reduced to 4 - 6 students.
To reserve your spot, check out https://www.prospectgymnastics.com