Welcome to PS 102

Happy New Year!

We welcome all PS 102 families back to school on January 2nd.  Please plan on attending the Mid-Winter Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences on Tuesday evening January 15th from 5-8pm.   Conferences will be held again on Thursday March 14, 2019 in the afternoon and evening, so please save the date.  Teachers and staff are available each Tuesday afternoon from 2:40-3:20 pm to meet with parents.  It is advisable to schedule ahead, but you can also drop in and see if your teacher is available during that time. You may also be interested in attending workshops and our Wellness and Technology committee meetings that meet at this time each month.  The PTA holds two monthly meetings on the first Wednesday morning of each month at 8:45am and second Thursday evening of each month at 6:30pm. Make a New Year's Resolution to get involved! 

Announcements

  • CookShop for Families

    A series of six workshops that complement the CookShop nutrition and cooking lessons that are taking place in our K, 1 and 2 classes on Fridays.  Parents and caregivers are invited to participate in these fun workshops that include a discussion of nutrition, shopping and preparing healthy family meals. We will prepare and taste a  recipe together each month 1/18, 2/8, 3/8, 3/29, 4/12 & 5/3/19.  Free gifts for attendance and a raffle at each workshop! We have a few more spaces left.  Contact MElliotSheri@schools.nyc.gov (or 718-748-7404 x 2323) to register.  

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  • Mid-Winter Evening Parent Teacher Conferences

    We look forward to seeing our families on Tuesday evening January 15, 2019 from 5pm-8pm.   

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  • Kindergarten Application Deadline Extended to 1/22/19

    Great news—The deadline to submit your child's kindergarten application is next Tuesday, January 22!    

    Join the many parents who have already applied. Find the best kindergarten program for your child to start their school career.
     
    To do now:
    • Use the Kindergarten Application Helper to pick your schools—in 3 easy steps, it will help you create a list of schools where you have priority.
    • Create your account on MySchools to explore your school options and start your child’s personalized kindergarten application.
     
    To do by January 22: Finish and submit your application
    • Online at the MySchools website by 11:59pm. Don’t forget to click the “Submit Application” button.
    • By phone at 718-935-2009 by 6pm.
    • In person at a Family Welcome Center by 5pm.
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  • Mulchfest!

    Bring your tree to Owl's Head Park at 68th St. entrance to feed it to the chipper from 10am - 2pm this Saturday or Sunday. Take home a bag of mulch for your garden or spread it on a nearby street tree!  Thanks!

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  • Police at school today 1/10/19

    FOLLOWUP: 1/11/19 NYPD informed us today that an arrest was made on Thursday afternoon. The person was a juvenile not known to our school. 

     

    Please find attached letter regarding police at PS 102 today.

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  • PTA Used Book Drive

    Used children's books, educational videos/games and other learning materials may be dropped off in our lobby during the week of January 7-11th. They will be re-distributed to classrooms and students at the school. Thank you!

     

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Events

  • GO Spirit Day: Crazy Hat Day!

    Find or make a crazy hat and wear it to school today!

     

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  • PTA Executive Board Meeting

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  • Cook Shop for Families Workshop#1

    All are welcome.  Discuss nutrition and cooking for your family and prepare a recipe together!  Incentive gifts and prizes each week. Join us!

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  • Safety Committee Meeting

     

    Parents may attend to raise and discuss safety concerns.  In the school library Room 317.

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  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    School Closed

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  • Parent ESL Conversation Class

    Parents and caregivers welcome each Monday morning at 9am.  This is an intermediate level conversation group for parents to practice English speaking and grammar and have a better understanding of PS 102 notices, parent resources and to make friends!  All are welcome. Bring ID to sign in at front door. 

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  • Parent Engagement Tuesday

    PS 102 teachers have this time set aside each week  to meet with parents. Please make an appointment to be sure your teacher is available. If you cannot meet at this time, you can arrange for a phone meeting or make an appointment for a different time.

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  • Picture Re-Take/Graduation Picture Day

    Students who were absent for pictures in the fall can pick up a flier in the main office and be photographed on Tuesday January 15th.  Students who want to re-take the fall picture must return the complete package (except the class photo which they should keep) and do not need to complete a new form.  All fifth graders will be photographed in cap/gown (provided by photographer) for the year book.  Graduation picture fliers are being sent home to all fifth graders.  There are NO retakes for the graduation photo.   A group graduation photo will be taken this day as well. 

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  • Art Gala!

    Calling all teaching artists (professional or just willing and able!) Our annual Art Gala will be held during parent-teacher conferences on March 14th. We would like to schedule 12 or more workshops led by parent teaching artists during the February school break and during Saturday academy or  afternoons throughout February and early March.  Contact Nishani Pierre-Louis, Tamara Stern or Margaret Sheri if you would like to lead a class!  Material fee of $10 will be charged for each participant and all supplies will be reimbursed by the PTA. 

     

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  • PS 102 PTA at the Alpine!

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  • PTA Executive Board Members - 2018/2019

    Our 2018 - 2019 PTA Executive Board Members:

    Nishani Pierre-Louis, Co-President
    Tamara Stern, Co- President
    Norma Arias, Recording Secretary
    Cristina Guglielmetti, Treasurer
    Diana Flynn, Co-Corresponding Secretary
    Dyanne Nieves-Gutierrez, Vice President
    Raffaella Schreiner, Co-Corresponding Secretary

    We have a large and active PTA that works hard all year to support our students and staff. Come out to our next meeting to find out what we do and how easy and rewarding it is to get involved.   Thanks !

     

     

     

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Book of the Month

  • January Books of the Month

    In January 2019 we are reading:

    Grade K - Red by Michael Hall
    Grades 1&2 King of the Sky by Nicola Davies
    Grades 3-5 A Different Pond by Bao Phi

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NYC Schools Account

2018 NYS ELA and Math Test Scores are available on-line at www.mystudent.nyc.  Letters on signing up for access to this account were sent home last fall to all students.  If you cannot find this letter or need help, send an email with your child's name and class to melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov for instructions and an access code.  This account also allows access to report cards, attendance and fitness records.   A separate myschools.nyc account was created by the DOE this year for applying to middle school, high school,kindergarten, pre-K and G&T programs.  

   

 

New DOE Web Site

Get familiar with the new NYC DOE Web Site at schools.nyc.gov.  

Construction Update

The current construction project  involves replacement of the roof and parapets and window guards. The SCA meets every other Monday  with school administrators and staff.  Parent Coordinator, Margaret Sheri, attends these meetings to express any parent concerns and will  post important updates here. Please address any questions or concerns to her at melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov or call 718-748-7404 x 2323. Thank  you.  Project end date of 4/2019 is on schedule. 

 

Contact Us

Please contact Ms. Sheri at melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov with any questions on this web site.  Dial 718-748-7404 as always to speak with the main office.  Thank you.

Statement on Accessibility

We are working to make this website easier to access for people with disabilities, and will follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. If you need assistance with a particular page or document on our current site, please contact Margaret Sheri to request assistance. 

PS 102 Stories

On Saturday September 15, PS 102 students and families participated in the International Coastal Cleanup!   Parent Coordinator, Margaret Sheri and our Beach Captain, former parent Michele Hern organized 119 volunteers (84 from PS 102 families) in the effort. Two hours were spent picking up and recording each item of litter found on the beach. PS 102 has been participating in this citizen science project for the last 14 years. The information gathered leads to better solutions for packaging and legislation to help clean our oceans and shoreline. This year volunteers were treated with a visit from Warner Brothers who were sponsoring 3 cleanups to promote Aquaman due out in December 2018.  Volunteers received an Aquaman visor (which was needed on the sunny day) and a movie ticket voucher via email. All students also received a certificate signed by our sponsor, The American Littoral Society.  For information on ocean pollution, the international clean-up effort and to view past results visit https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/international-coastal-cleanup/

         

                                

Cabbage Grows in Brooklyn!

For the second year in a row, we participated in the Bonnie Plant Company's Third Grade Cabbage Program.  All 3rd graders received a free mega-cabbage plant last  April during a science lesson with Mrs. Willie and instructions for growing it at home as well as information on entering a contest from Ms. Sheri!  The pictures below were submitted from our current 4th graders who participated this year.  The last week of September a class by class survey showed that 38% of our cabbages were alive and well.  Some cabbages were enjoyed by the family earlier in the season, a few by squirrels or other pests, and many were under-watered during summer vacation or over-watered when they first got home.  Thank you to all the students who submitted photos! These students will receive a certificate and small prize from the Garden Group.  Samantha in class 4-115  submitted the best cabbage photo from the school in time for the national contest! Fingers crossed that she will be picked for the $1000 prize given to one entry per state. 

Thank you James, Luna, Samantha, Noah, Christopher, Walter, Kemal and Camden!

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