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Announcements

  • D20 CEC Class Size Working Group Public Engagement Session

    Dear District 20, 
     
    Join the Class Size Working Group Public Engagement Sessions to learn more about their proposals for reducing class sizes in NYC Public Schools. This meeting is your opportunity to provide feedback to the Working Group as they finalize recommendations which will impact all NYC Public Schools. 
     
    Date: Today, September 26th
     
    Time: 5 PM - 7:30 PM
     
    Location: Virtual 
     
    Register for the virtual meeting:
     
    Interpretation will be available in Bangla, Mandarin, and Spanish 
     
     

    Community Education Council District 20415 89th Street Brooklyn, NY 11209Tel: 718-759-3921 Fax: 718-759-3920Email: CEC20@schools.nyc.govVisit us at: WWW.CEC20.org

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  • Join us for the Title I PAC Meeting Friday 9/29/23 at 8:45 am

    Title I Parent Advisory Council Meeting

    The P.S. 102 Title I PAC is looking for volunteers to join their team.  Come on out and learn how you can be involved in supporting your child’s education.  The Title I Parent Advisory Council represents the Title I parent community. The Title I PAC participates with the School Leadership Team (SLT) in the joint review, planning and improvement of the school's Title I program, and the development, revision and review of the parent and family engagement policy.

    When: Friday September 29, 2023 @ 8:45 am

    Where: P.S. 102 Auditorium

    All are welcome.

     

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  • Meet the Enrichment Teachers! 9/14/23

    Our Enrichment teachers are hosting a meeting on Zoom to talk more about their programs. Please use the Zoom information below and log on during one of the available sessions. Both sessions will contain the same information. 
     
    Topic: Enrichment Teachers -- Back to School Night 2023
    Time: Sep 14, 2023 
    Session 1: 5:00 PM
    Session 2: 6:30 PM 
     
    Topic: Meet the Clusters 2023-2024
    Time: Sep 14, 2023 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
     
    Join Zoom Meeting
     
     
    Meeting ID: 976 5189 5094
    Passcode: 969802

     

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  • Virtual Meet the Staff Night! September 14 from 5-8pm

    September 2023 

    Dear Parents and Families, 

    Welcome to P.S 102! Our staff is excited to meet you virtually on Thursday September 14, 2023.   

    Two sessions will be offered: 

    • Session 1: 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
    • Session 2: 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

    Both sessions will contain the same information. You may choose the session time that works best for your family. To access the virtual orientation, you will need to be logged on to your DOE Google Classroom. Please check your child's message folder this afternoon for log-in information. 

    Additionally, if you wish to meet your child's cluster enrichment teacher, they will also be available for both sessions. The virtual link will be displayed in your child’s Google Classroom stream.  

    When you sign in during the designated times above, you will see a stream message that will invite you to join a session. Once you click on the link, it will bring you directly to the virtual orientation.  

    During this time, we will share expectations, review curriculum, and discuss school safety protocols. You are encouraged to log in to your child’s Google Classroom at your earliest convenience. Should you encounter any technical difficulties, please reach out to your child’s classroom teacher prior to Thursday, September 14, 2023. 

    We look forward to a wonderful school year! 

    Thank you,
    PS 102 Staff 

     

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Calendar

  • High School application opens (Fall 2024)

    See schools.nyc.gov/enrollment for more information

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  • Wear Orange Today!

    October is Bullying Awareness Month! Wear orange today.  

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  • PUP Program Kick off assemblies for kids

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  • Garden Meeting

    Parents meet each Friday at 9am in the garden to work together to maintain the garden and to plan programming for students and families.  We will not meet if raining, snowing or very cold and windy.  If we need to cancel for any other reason, it will be noted on the calendar in advance. 

    New parents are always welcome to stop by for a tour and overview of our school gardening program. If you want to be involved but cannot make this weekly meeting, please reach out to Ms. Sheri at melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov

     

     

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  • PTA Fall Dance

    Celebrate our return to a new school year.  Hispanic Heritage Month Theme! 

    More information to follow.

    We are looking for volunteers to make this night amazing for our kids and families - sign up here!

    https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CAFA82DAAF4C52-back#/

    Tickets are on sale here:  https://linktr.ee/ps102pta

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  • School Closed: Italian Heritage/Indigenous People's Day

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  • DOH Vision Screening for Grades K&1

    Department of Health Staff conducts vision screening in our school library for all K and 1 classes this week.  If your child does not pass the screening you will receive a referral notice home.  If your child is absent this week, they will be tested by school staff later in the year.  If you have questions about the screening please ask your child's teacher or reach out to Ms. Sheri at melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov. 

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  • Adult ESL Conversation Class

    We are pleased to offer Adult ESL Conversation Classes for PS 102 parents and caregivers.  Please note - as per DOE regulation, all adults must present photo ID to enter the building each week.  We will meet in the auditorium.  This is an intermediate level conversation group and you can join at any time during the year.  Everyone is welcome to come and try it out!

    Please see the link for more classes in Brooklyn and resources.

    Questions? Contact Ms. Sheri melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov

     

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PS 102 Celebrates Earth Day Every Day!

NYC Kids Rise College Savings Program

   

All students in Grades K and 1 (unless their parents opted out) received an enrollment packet and have been funded for their FREE $100 NYC Kids Rise Scholarship account!  PS 102 Kindergarten and First Grade students already have saved $40,044 for college as of June 2023!  If you haven't already done so, please go to nyckidsrise.org to ACTIVATE your account.  Incoming Kindergarten families will receive more information on the program in October 2023.  After activating the account and completing a quick survey - you will receive an additional $25 in the scholarship account.  You will also be able to complete more activities for additional $25 bonuses - like opening or linking a private 529 savings account and adding any amount to that account.  NYC Kids Rise even matches the first $100 you put in a linked account.   If you have questions or need help to activate the account - please reach out to Ms. Sheri at any time.

 

Parent University

Parent University offers lots of great FREE programs, courses and events to help you prepare your student for back to school this fall while giving you support as you return to work. Click the links below and enroll today. New courses are added weekly!

Need help? Visit us on YouTube for user tutorials. 

See you on Parent University!

 https://parentu.schools.nyc/course

UFT Dial-A-Teacher Program

UFT Dial a Teacher is up & running for the school year. K-12 students and their parents or caregivers are invited to call 212-777-3380 or visit the Dial-A-Teacher website Mondays through Thursdays between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to get free homework help from a licensed teacher.

Many of the teachers are bilingual, so Dial-A-Teacher can assist students and families in 10 languages, including Armenian, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Haitian-Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Tagalog.

 

Book of the Month!

  • October 2023 Books of the Month

    In October we are reading:

    Kindergarten: Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak

    Grades 1&2: Noah Chases the Wind by Michelle Worthington

    Grades 3-5: The Shadow in the Moon by Christina Matula 

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  • September 2023 Books of the Month

    In September we are reading:

    Grade K: Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen

    Grade 1&2: A Letter from your Teacher on the first day of School by Shannon Olsen

    Grade 3-5: Listening with My Heart, a story of kindness and self-compassion by Gabi Garcia

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  • May 2023 Books of the Month

    In May we are reading:

    Kindergarten: Saturday by Oge Mora

    Grades 1&2: I Am Someone Else : Poems About Pretending collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins

    Grades 3-5:  Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis

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  • April 2023 Books of the Month

    In April we are reading:

    Kindergarten: Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers

    Grades 1&2: Thank You Earth by April Pulley Sayre

    Grades 3-5 Poems Aloud by Joseph Coelho & Daniel Gray-Barnett

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  • March 2023 Books of the Month

    In March we are reading:

    Kindergarten: I Am Enough by Grace Byers

    Grades 1&2: My Name Is Yoon by Helen Recorvits

    Grades 3-5: I Dissent, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy

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  • February 2023 Books of the Month

    In February, we are reading: 

    Grades K-2  Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch, by Eileen Spinelli

    Grades 3-5  Say Something!, by Peter H. Reynolds

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  • January 2023 Books of the Month

    In January we are reading: 

    Grade K: POP! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy

    Grade 1&2: The Boo-Boos That Changed the World by Barry Wittenstein

    Grade 3-5: Little Leaders - Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison

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  • December 2022 Books of the Month

    In December, we are reading: 

    Kindergarten: How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers

    Grades 1&2: You and Me by Susan Verde

    Grades 3-5: Lost and Found Cat by Doug Kuntz & Amy Shrodes

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  • November 2022 Books of the Month

    In November we are reading: 

    Kindergarten: Shh!  We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton

    Grades K&1: Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon

    Grades 3-5: enormous SMALLNESS, A Story of EE Cummings by Matthew Burgess

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  • October 2022 Books of the Month

    In October we are reading: 

    Grade K: Don't Push The Button by Bill Cotter

    Grades 1&2: The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett & Gary Rubinstein

    Grades 3-5: Lin  Yi's Lantern, A Moon Festival Tale by Brenda Williams & Benjamin Lancombe

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PS 102 Title I and NIA Parent & Family Workshops

Leave your review and see a list of parent workshops presented in 2022/2023  here: https://forms.gle/2oymvaub4vcYJAPEA

Look for a notice to join our Title I Parent Advisory Council this fall to help choose how to spend parent involvement funds for this school year.

 

NYC Schools Account (NYCSA)

All families should access this account at schoolsaccount.nyc.   If you have not yet signed up, or have problems accessing the account, please send an email with your child's name and class to melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov. This account allows you to see your child's state test scores, report card grades, attendance and fitness records and IEP.  ( Please note: A separate myschools.nyc account is used when applying to middle school, high school, kindergarten, pre-K and G&T programs.)  

   

 

School Messenger

All important messages are sent by email, text and phone via our school messenger system.  If you are not receiving them, please send an email with your child's name and the address and/or phone you would like us to use to melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov.   You can also correct your email and phone on your NYCSA  account at schoolsaccount.nyc.  You can opt in for text messages on your phone by typing Y or YES to short code 67587.  All important messages will also be posted as announcements on our school web site as well. 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 page or document on our site, please contact Margaret Sheri for help (718) 748-7404 x 2323, melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov

Contact Us

Visitors who need to enter the building must show photo ID as per NYCDOE policy.   For inquiries, please call our main office at 718-748-7404  or reach out via email to our parent coordinator Margaret Sheri at melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov who will direct your email to the appropriate staff member.  

Paint Nights spring 2023! Thank you to a grant from NIA Community Services