upcoming events featured In this week’s letter:
June 14 - Parents’ Spring Soirée
June 5-15 Field day 2023
UPCOMING AT 154
GOOD TIME ALERT! — Parents’ Spring Soirée
Mark your calendars and hire your babysitters for Wednesday, JUNE 14! Join us and other PS154 parents from 7-10pm at Park Slope Jewish Center (8th Ave and 14th St) for a convivial outdoor evening of food, drinks, and live jazz.
Bonus — you can both have fun and help fund enrichment programs for next year! You like chess, music, and other programs like that? Then come celebrate with us; buying tickets to the soirée helps us help our kids! If you can, be a sponsor! You can purchase tickets as a silver, gold. or platinum sponsor, which helps us reach our goals and gives you recognition you deserve (as well a gift of appreciation).
You can buy tickets and become a sponsor here!
So more details to come, but save the date — you deserve a night out without your kids to socialize with other parents and. . .probably talk about your kids. It’ll be a memorable evening under the lights and night sky.
Here’s your fancy invitation, where you can RSVP.
See you there!
Field Days Ahead!
Each grade has field day activities and a picnic coming up in June. Details forthcoming, but mark the date for your kid(s):
Monday, June 5 - Grade 4
Tuesday, June 6 - Grade 3
Wednesday, June 7 - Kindergarten
Monday, June 12 - Grade 5
Tuesday, June 13 - Grade 1
The PTA & You
PTA & SLT board: Election Results
Dear P.S. 154 Community,
Thank you again to all of our impressive nominees for the PTA Executive Board and the School Leadership Team parent representative positions, and thanks to all who nominated, voted and participated in Wednesday night’s elections. We appreciate your dedication to our school!
And now….the moment we’ve been waiting for…..the results are in! Please say hello to your new exec board and school leadership team:
New PTA officers for the 2023-2024 school year:
PTA President- Jimmy Schementi
President-Elect - Sarah Gartenburg
Co-Treasurer 1- Alina Hurtado
Co-Treasurer 2 - Brittany Stenerson
Recording Secretary - Felicia Schementi
Chair of Programs - Cara Zwerling
Co-Chair of Marketing and Communications 1 - Chadwick Smith
Co-Chair of Marketing and Communications 2 - Nora Zelevansky
Co-Chair of Fundraising 1 - Renanit Levy
Co-Chair of Fundraising 2 - Nicole di Schino
Chair of Fundraising Events - Grace Caccia
Chair of Technology - Ross Whiting
Chair of After School - Claudia Freeman
School Store Manager - Stefanie Schiada
Chair of Events, Food Coordination - Frances Sampson
Chair of Volunteer Coordination - Sheila Fedele
Chair of Auctions and Sponsorships - Alice Lincoln
Members at Large: [Note: 4 remaining spots are held for incoming K parents; an election will be held in the fall to fill these roles!]
Tom Sperduto
Hannah De Simone
Bill Podurgiel
Chino Okonkwo [5th grade chair]
New parent representatives for the 2023-2024 School Leadership Team:
Avneet Basi
Tom Sperduto
Cara Zwerling
We still have the following open roles on the PTA Executive Board:
Chair of Community Building Events and Movie Nights
4 Members at Large (these are specifically for new/incoming parents)
No experience is necessary for any of these roles, and we encourage diverse candidates. If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to us PTA at pta_info@ps154.org.
PTA Meetings
Did you know that our PTA Meetings are all listed on our web site under events? You can even add them directly to your calendar using the links on each event page 📅 You can also view our past meeting minutes, programs and by-laws at any time here!
Coming up:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2023, 8:30 AM 9:30 AM [ZOOM LINK; Add to Cal]
Note: Special morning time; in the schoolyard!
Agenda 🔥 Topics: It’s in person, there will be coffee; we don’t need an agenda!
It’s Almost Next Year - Save Time and Money on school supplies
The PTA of PS 154 offers the EduKit program as a convenient option for busy families to order school supplies for the 2023/2024 year. EduKits include the supplies approved by our school.
Order TODAY at www.edukitinc.com
Order By June 30th for best pricing and free delivery to the school.
For each grade, except kindergarten, there are two kit options. There is a student kit and a household kit. The student kit includes the supplies used by the student. The household kit contains items shared in the classroom and to keep the classroom clean. To see a complete list of items included in each kit, go to edukitinc.com.
If you choose NOT to purchase the household kit, please send the items, with your student, during the first two weeks of school.
Your child’s EduKit will be in your student’s classroom on the first day of school.
Extended ordering is available July 1 through August 1 for a $12.95 additional fee and will be delivered to your home shortly before school begins.
Find the ordering guide and pricing list here.
Please consider donating to help support deserving students in our school community. Donations can be added to your order online.
A portion of your order directly supports the PTA’s initiatives and activities. Thank you for your support!
Opportunities to Help
Pandemic Funds and Community Giving
If you are a parent with pandemic funds on an EBT and looking for ways to use them, we can help. You can help those in need by supporting family shelters, asylum seekers, and the like. For more information, please email us at pta_info@ps154.org.
be more “in the know” about 154
Can’t get enough of your weekly PS154 news? We try to make easy - here are some ways to find out more:
Click here to get the weekly scoop delivered right to your mailbox!
Check out the events page and calendar page on our website (and linked at the top of the newsletter)
Read Remind messages posted by school admin and staff
Reach out to:
154 and more — NYC SCHOOLS
Need to contact the main office?
You can you our Main Office and Registrations email account Welcome@ps154.org for all Main Office communications, including:
Absence/Lateness
Last minute dismissal changes
Change of address
General inquiries
Planning a Move?
If you are changing address, we need to update your official DOE records. Please see this link for change-of-address instructions.
If you plan on enrolling your students in a different school district, your student will be discharged from PS154 once we have verification that they are enrolled in their new school.
Current 5th Grade Families:
Please fill out the district 15 diversity plan survey
The district office has asked for current 5th grade families to complete the District 15 Diversity Plan Survey.
COMMUNITY GIVING AT PS 154
The PTA is collaborating with our parent coordinator, Tanica Gordon, to raise funds for PS 154 families in need. Please consider donating so we can give the gift of comfort and kindness to families in our school community that have been economically impacted this year. Thank you, as always, for being such a supportive community!
Donations of cash/checks should be dropped off in the main office on weekdays before 2pm. Checks should be made payable to The PTA of PS 154 (note on check: “Community Giving”). Tanica will pass along gift cards to families confidentially.
If you are a PS 154 family that is struggling with providing basic needs for your family, please complete this Needs Survey.
NYCSA ACCOUNTS
We are encouraging all custodial parents to set up their NYCSA account. NYCSA is a very important DOE online portal that provides all your child’s official school records, including report cards, attendance, and IEPs. Please log on to the link below and set up your account. Reach out to Tanica Gordon if you need a creation code or have any questions. tgordon@ps154.org https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/student-journey/nyc-schools-account
Book Market Donations
For now, we have plenty of stock of picture books, so we are going to pause collecting them. We are still actively collecting 3-5 grade chapter books and graphic novels, however!
