Important Dates
September 21 - Continued All Cohorts All Remote
September 28 - School is Closed
September 29 - In Person School Begins
September 29 - PTA Virtual Meeting, 6:30pm
IN PERSON LEARNING UPDATES
Please click the link below to hear about the delay of In Person Learning. We will now begin the week of September 29, with All Cohorts staying remote for next week:
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
RECENT COMMUNICATIONS
Latest Message from Mr. Foreman
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
BLUE CARDS
Please complete the Emergency Blue Card here: Emergency Blue Card Email the completed form to dwattenbarger@ps154.org
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
PTA fundraiser
THANKS FOR GETTING OUR FIRST VIRTUAL FUNDRAISER UP AND RUNNING
We are so grateful to all 87 registrants who ran, walked, biked, scooted or found any way to complete our first virtual 5k fundraiser A Race Back To School on Sunday September 13! You helped us to meet our $2,000 goal for this event. Get ready for the rewards as each registered member of your 5K team will receive a custom PS 154 medal for your success very soon!
Check out the fun images of the participants who tagged us on Facebook (PTA of PS 154) and Instagram (@ps154brooklyn)!
SOcial EmotionaL learning committee (SEL)
Opportunity to become Chair of SeL Committee: Let’s keep the good going
The SEL Committee has done an amazing job of bringing social emotional learning skills to the PS 154 community through various programs including parenting skills workshops and professional development. Despite the absence of a much needed leader for the Chair role for the 2020/21 academic year, the first SEL event kicked off on Wednesday September 16.
Thank you to Neil Weintraub, LCSW for providing our PS154 Community with a highly relevant, timely and calming Zoom talk and Q&A session titled Keeping your Cool During the Pandemic School Year. For those of you who would like the resources that Neil recommended, please email PTA_INFO@ps154.org.
The research behind the academic success of students immersed in social emotional learning demonstrates the importance of these experiences for our children. If you are interested in spearheading the Social Emotional Committee during this vital year when social and emotional needs are a key focus and at the forefront of both academic and family life, please email PTA_INFO@ps154.org .
After school registration
SIGN UP NOW FOR EXTENDED DAY
As announced earlier this week, the After School program has received the green light from the Mayor for programs to operate out of the PS 154 building, the schoolyard and the park. Both in-person and remote learning students are welcome to sign up for in-person extended day. The groups will be in different cohorts for in-person and remote learners and will be supervised separately by our experienced After School staff who will provide a range of activities. We will announce our first day of programming through email and on the website.
Our daily enrollment is still below the maximum capacity. On a positive note if you completed your registration, then your spots are guaranteed. The bad news is we don't have enough students enrolled to run the PS 154 After School program. We need at least 40 students per day in order to make our program viable. Unfortunately if we cannot fill that minimum there will not be an After School program at PS 154 this fall.
If you are considering extended day for your child please enroll NOW. To make enrollment more accessible we will keep extended day registration open till Friday 9/18/20, 5:00pm.
If you have any questions please contact bmcgouranps154@gmail.com.
Important dates:
Registration for Extended Day opens - Friday 9/11 9:00 am
Registration for Extended Day closes - Tuesday 9/18 5:00 pm
Lottery announcement for Extended Day - Friday 9/21 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
Two week ago, 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
