February 11-15, 2019
Please wear the following colors to represent each day:
Monday = Blue or Purple. True blue friends ~ Be sure to always include everyone
Tuesday= Orange. Courage to stand up for yourself & others
Wednesday= Green. Stay calm and speak peacefully
Thursday= Red. Speak from the heart ~ Be loving
Friday=Yellow/Gold. Golden rule. Treat others respectfully.
All week long we will be celebrating the various ways to show respect for ourselves and others. We can treat people the way we want to be treated by using kind words, being helpful toward others, sharing, supporting those around us and being compassionate.
Teachers will be reading books and doing activities in the classroom to highlight and celebrate Respect For ALL!
Thank you for participating.
Join us once a month for our Wellness Council Meeting which takes place in the gym. Staff, parents and students meet each month to discuss wellness initiatives at the school. 2:45-3:30. Next meeting is 2/12/19!
Join us on Thursday, February 14th from 9am-2pm for our annual Valentine's gift and bake sale in the gym. Parent volunteers and donations of baked goods are needed. Please contact PTA board members or email ps102.pta.info@gmail.com.
PS 102 has partnered again this year with the NYICFF (New York International Children's Film Festival) . Receive a $3 discount off each ticket when you enter code SCHD19. Don't miss this chance to see exciting children's films from around the world. A full schedule (and updated listings of short films) for the festival can be found at : http://nyicff.org/tickets/
Registration is now open for PTA Art Gala classes - there are 15 classes to choose from and they take place from Friday 2/15/19 to Saturday 3/9/19 in Room 206. Look for the flier coming home soon or attached here. Each class has a $10 materials fee. Classes fill up fast so sign up soon! You can pay by cash or check made to "PS 102 PTA" or on the paypal account on this site/PTA page. Specify child's name and "Art Classes".
Information and a timeline on applying for Pre-K for students turning 4 in 2019 is now on-line. Application opens in early February and deadline is 3/15/19. See
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/pre-k
Help shape policies and priorities for NYC schools and our district. Apply between 2/14/19 and 3/6/19. For more information: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/get-involved/education-councils/education-council-elections
School Closed
Program is open for enrolled students 8am-5:30pm
(C) Feel Good: mixed media dioramas with Courtney Helm. Fee $10. Room 206.
Pre-registration/payment to ensure spot. Parent must accompany child.
(D) Surrealist Birds Inspired by René Magritte: watercolor: Susan Young Fee $10. Room 206.
Pre-registration/payment to ensure spot. Parent must accompany child.
(E) String Stitched Dot to Dot: painting/string art: Tamara Stern
Fee $10. Room 206.
Pre-registration/payment to ensure spot. Parent must accompany child.
(F) Optical Illusions 1: What hides in your scribbles? Create something from “nothing” with pencil, oil pastels & acrylics: Rupsha Iqbal
Fee $10. Room 206.
Pre-registration/payment to ensure spot. Parent must accompany child.
Our annual Art Gala will be held during parent-teacher conferences on March 14th. We have scheduled 15 art classes led by parent teaching artists during the February school break and during Saturday academy or afternoons throughout February and early March. Sign up forms went home 2/7/19 and are available on this web site. We are also collecting donations of cash (and family friendly items) to make class baskets. If you can help shop/make baskets contact Nishani Pierre-Louis or Tamara Stern. We also need volunteers on March 14th to set up art, set up the raffle table (and sell tickets during conferences) as well as help with the PTA annual staff appreciation luncheon which takes place at 11:45 am. Thanks!
Join us on Sunday, February 10th, at 10am (check in starts 9:40am) at the Alpine Cinema for a showing of The Lego Movie 2. $10/seat includes drink and popcorn. Bring friends and family.
The PTA is sponsoring an anti-bullying and character building assembly with OMEGA MAN for all grades Friday February 15th.
Volunteers are needed, please reach out to Gina Feld or PTA executive board or ps102.pta.info@gmail.com if you can help set up, clean up, or sell things from tables during this day. Thank you! Parents may visit at any point 9-2pm and students visit with their class during the day. Schedule will be posted at the door and on PTA FB page.
This month we are reading:
Kindergarten: Brontorina by James Howe
Grades 1&2: Miguel and the Grand Harmony by Matt de la Pena
Grades 3-5: A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant
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.
Get familiar with the new NYC DOE Web Site at schools.nyc.gov.
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.
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.
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.
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/
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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