Important Dates
September 15 - Virtual SLT Meeting (contact slt_info@ps154.org for questions)
September 16 - Remote Orientation for All Students
September 21 - Full Day Teaching Begins (both in-person and remote)
September 28 - School is Closed
RECENT COMMUNICATIONS
Latest Message from Mr. Foreman
Letters from your teachers and schedules will be out soon.
Latest Message from the Chancellor
Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year
From the DOE: Learning Bridges Survey
Please complete this survey to express interest in the Learning Bridges program, which will provide child care options for children from 3-K through 8th grade this fall for days when they are not in school buildings.
As the New York City Department of Education resumes in-person schooling this fall, most schools and sites will operate on a blended learning model. This will include some in-person services for a portion of the week and reduced class sizes in accordance with social distancing guidance.
The information collected in this survey will be used to guide the City's planning for the Learning Bridges program. Families can expect more information about a potential placement in the coming weeks. Please note: programs will become available on a rolling basis through the start of school.
School-Wide Reminder
DOE IPads
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. Please contact dwattenbarger@ps154.org if you have questions.
NYC Schools Account
If you haven’t done so yet, please sign up for a NYC Schools Account (NYCSA). With NYCSA, you can access your child’s grades, test scores, schedules, transportation information, and more—from anywhere, and in all nine standard DOE language translations. This will also be the best way the DOE can contact you via phone, email, or text message.
PTA overview
tentative PTA General meeting dates
Please mark your calendars. We will advise of any meeting date or time changes. We look forward to seeing you all for our virtual updates!
September 29 - 6:30pm: Welcome Back Meeting
October 21 - 6:30pm
November 17 - 6:30pm
December 16 - 6:30pm
VIRTUAL 5K
RACE BACK TO SCHOOL EXTENDED
The deadline to participate in our very first virtual PTA 5k fundraiser, has been extended until Sunday September 13. A Race Back To School will raise crucial funds for the PTA as well as continue uplifting our already incredible community! Put on your 154 gear and lace up your sneakers for a run, walk, bike, or scoot anytime between now and September 13 and you’ll receive a custom PS 154 medal for your success!
Tag us on Facebook (PTA of PS 154) and Instagram (@ps154brooklyn) to share the 5K fun!
Social Emotional Learning
Keeping your cool during the pandemic school year
Thursday September 16, 8pm
Please join us for Zoom talk from Neil Weintraub, LCSW titled Keeping your Cool During the Pandemic School Year. Neil has given several talks over the years to our school community, and will provide wonderful advice on how to navigate this school year for both yourself and your child/children.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87998728932?pwd=NWJHZDdGRTVHRW0vc1dVZEVBSVNRZz09
Meeting ID: 879 9872 8932
Passcode: 194336
After school registration
The After School program is still waiting for confirmation from the Mayor on the green light for after school programs to operate out of DOE buildings. If we get the go-ahead, we will announce our first day of programming through email and on the website. Although we are awaiting guidelines we are still planning on running registration for extended day and enrichment clubs. Please see dates below.
Please note that the extended day registration is lottery based and there is no financial commitment until we have confirmed your spot and have the go-ahead to reopen. Registration for Enrichment Clubs includes online programming open to all while registration for in person programming is also lottery based with no financial commitment until you receive confirmation of your spot and we can reopen.
Important dates ahead:
Lottery Registration for Extended Day opens - Friday 9/11 9:00 am
Registration for Extended Day closes - Tuesday 9/15 5:00 pm
Lottery announcement for Extended Day - Friday 9/18 11:00 am
Registration for Enrichment Clubs opens - Monday 9/21 9:00 am
Registration for Enrichment Clubs closes - Thursday 9/24 5:00 pm
Lottery announcement for Enrichment Clubs - Friday 9/25 11:00 am
If you have any questions please contact bmcgouranps154@gmail.com. We will be back in touch with further information, the Fall Catalog and sign up instructions soon.
School Meals for Students, Families and Adults
New York City Extends Flexible School Meal Service for New Yorkers
Last week, we shared news of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement that extends the option for school districts to serve free meals to all children using the summer meal model rules, as NYC has been doing since March. This extension will have a positive impact on the school meal service as the City begins its school year.
In-School Meal Service for Students
On the days students are learning in school:
Students will have food delivered to their classroom or will pick up meals from stations positioned throughout the building to take back to eat in their classrooms.
Cafeterias will not be used to serve food or as places for students to sit and eat.
Some schools are planning to use cafeterias and other common spaces as classrooms.
Take-out Meals for Children and Families
Once school starts, most (but not all) of the DOE’s 1400 school buildings will be serving take-out meals for all children and other members of the household.
No registration for meals will be required.
All children, whether or not they are enrolled in a school, can get take out.
Take-out Meal service will be available Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. (finalized times to be confirmed).
Three meals will be served – a breakfast and two lunches.
Students or parents/guardians can pick up take-out meals at convenient sites.
Locations for take out will be searchable by location on the DOE website and by a map on our website.
PLEASE NOTE:
At this time, families do not need to register students for take-out meals. Families with children will be able to pick up meals from any school providing take-out meals, and no ID or registration is required.
Adults who are picking up take-out meals for their children will be able to pick up meals for themselves at the same location and time.
Grab-and-Go Meals for Adults Only
Grab-and-go meals will be served to adults at sites across NYC.
Will be available Monday – Friday, 3 p.m.–5 p.m. (finalized times to be confirmed).
Site locations are being determined based on: a) grab-and-go data since March 2020 and b) the City's home delivered meals program.
Three meals will be provided, per person per day.
Locations will be listed on the City’s GetFood website and by a map on our website
For questions, please email info@foodadvocates.org