What’s Happening in NYC Public Schools
See the attached for a message for families.
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See the attached for a message for families.
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Please read the attached letter from Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos
Please see the attached schedule of D20 Middle School Virtual and in-person open house events.
The PTA Fifth Grade Committee invites you to a virtual (or in-person) meeting to discuss plans and activities for your 2025 Graduate!
Please read the attached letter regarding school safety drills.
Please see the attached REVISED reminder of important dates for the upcoming year.
This section was revised to note that students will not be attending on Fall and Spring Parent-Teacher Conference Days.
Some other important dates include:
November 7, 2024 Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences – school not in session
Professional Development for teachers and staff in the morning, conferences in the afternoon and evening
March 6, 2025 Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences - school not in session
Professional Development for teachers and staff in the morning, conferences in the afternoon and evening
continue this September:
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade on Wednesday September 25, 2024
Grades 3-5 on Thursday September 26, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Location: P.S. 102 School Library
Summer Meals will be available from Thursday, June 27, 2024 – Friday, August 30, 2024. All dates, times, locations and menus are subject to change.
PS/IS 30 and JHS 259 are summer meals sites!
Learn more: Summer Meals
Please read the attached notice on keeping your children and family safe this summer while vacationing and travelling.
June 2024
P.S. 102 Families:
We are sharing and are in support of the message below from our Community Superintendent, Dr. David Pretto.
We respect all members of our school community and express support for our LGBTQ families at P.S.102.
A Message from Our Superintendent:
The safety and well-being of every student and staff member is my number one priority. Regarding concerns about inappropriate public comments made by several meeting visitors at the May CEC20 meeting, District 20 and New York Public Schools has a zero-tolerance policy for bias and discrimination against the LGBTQIA community, and we reject all forms of hate. Hateful rhetoric towards any group has no place in our schools or amongst our parent leaders.
Our goal and our responsibility is to ensure every single child feels safe and welcomed in our schools. This includes our transgender youth. District 20 stands strongly behind the NYCPS 2019 gender guidelines. All students have the right to have their gender, gender identity, and gender expression recognized and respected.
Parents in grades 3-5 are invited to attend an information session about the HMH Into Reading Curriculum in our school library from 9-10am.
This session will be presented by Ms. McGibbon, I.A. Assistant Principal and our Instructional Coach, Ms. Minniti.
A session for grade K-2 parents will take place on Tuesday October 29th.
Fall Behind! Move your clock back one hour at 2am
Please donate canned and dry foods! Students in class 5-413 will collect canned and dry food goods through November 21st at the front entrance doors. They will bring all items to donated to the Community Food Pantry at 4th Ave. Presbyterian Church.
D20 20K102PA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PS 102 PTA November General Meeting
Time: Nov 4, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 972 8193 9781
Passcode: 358492
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October 22-25
Monster Read-Aloud from 5-7pm on Friday October 25th!
Volunteers needed linktr.ee/ps102pta
September 21st 12pm-9:30pm Bring the flier or mention PS 102 PTA and 10% of your dine-in check is donated toward our 5th Grade Graduation events!
7003 Third Ave at Ovington Ave.
D20 20K102PA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PS 102 PTA September General Meeting
Time: Sep 9, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Family Days in the Garden will return in the Fall of 2024. Check back here when dates are announced.
Sign up is required and an adult must accompany and supervise children. All dates will be confirmed by email by the day before and will be rescheduled if rain is likely.
Dress for possible mess and bring your own gloves if you prefer (or use ours - we have cotton and also disposable).
Feel free to bring a snack and water bottle.
Activities may include clean-up, planting, harvesting, watering, weeding, clipping, mowing, digging and enjoying our natural world. Bring a sketch pad/pencils or a camera if you like!
Feel free to bring/drop off veggie/fruit/bread/coffee grinds/tea bags/egg shells for our compost on these dates. (Please no meat/dairy or oils)
All family members are expected to participate - but you will be able to choose from a range of jobs from light duty to a garden workout.
Younger and older siblings are very welcome.
Please sign up by emailing melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov. Available dates:
Wednesday 9/11/24
Monday 9/16/24
Tuesday 9/24/24
Monday 9/30/24
Parents work together each Friday morning from 9:00 - 10:30ish to maintain the garden throughout the year. "Meetings" are informal - but we do use this time to make plans for the garden season and future programming for our students and families. Gloves and tools are available. These sessions are cancelled in the event of rain or cold temperatures (below 40 degrees.) If they are cancelled for any other reason, I will post on www.ps102.org as early as possible. Hope to see you soon!
We meet throughout the year - though our sessions are more brief in the winter months. In the winter we host a Winter Solstice Celebration from 10-2 and we raise money at the PTA Valentine's Day Sale in February - donations of garden/plant/nature/love themed items to sell at our table are appreciated.
If you are not getting emails about the garden and would like to -- please ask me to add you to the list: melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov.
In October we are reading:
Kindergarten: I Promise by LeBron James
Grades 1&2: My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World by Malcolm Mitchell
Grades 3-5: Otis and the Scarecrow by Loren Long
In September, we are reading:
Kindergarten: The Pigeon HAS to Go to School by Mo Willems
Grades 1&2: Butterflies on the First Day of School by Annie Silvestro
Grades 3-5: Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
In June we are reading:
Kindergarten: The Last Day of Kindergarten by Nancy Loewen
Grades 1&2: Lizzie and the Last Day of School by Trinka Hakes Noble
Grades 3-5: Around Our Way on Neighbor's Day by Tamera Fryer Brown
In May we are reading:
Kindergarten: Cinco de Mouse O! by Judy Cox
Grades 1&2: In Our Garden by Pat Zietlow Miller
Grades 3-5: America the Beautiful by Cholena Rose Dare