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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 26^th

Time: 5 PM - 7:30 PM

Location: Virtual

Register for the virtual meeting:

https://learndoe.org/class_size/

Interpretation will be available in Bangla, Mandarin, and Spanish

Community Education Council District 20415 89^th 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.
- Title I Parent Advisory Council Meeting.docx
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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

https://zoom.us/j/97651895094?pwd=bzFOMDZkNHhNdXZsU215Z0xJWGFXdz09

Meeting ID: 976 5189 5094

Passcode: 969802
- Back to School Cluster Flyer(1).pdf
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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
- Meet the Staff Family Letter SEptember 2023(1).doc
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Calendar

Oct 3

High School application opens (Fall 2024)

See schools.nyc.gov/enrollment for more information

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Oct 6

Wear Orange Today!

October is Bullying Awareness Month! Wear orange today.

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Oct 6

PUP Program Kick off assemblies for kids

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Oct 6 01:00 PM 02:00 PM

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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Oct 6 10:00 PM 12:00 AM

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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Oct 9

School Closed: Italian Heritage/Indigenous People's Day

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Oct 10 Oct 13

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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Oct 10 01:00 PM 02:30 PM

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
- ESL RESOURCE LIST1.doc
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Fall Dance celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 10/6/23 6-8pm

PS 102 PTA presents a Dance Party celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month. It will be Friday, October 6, Gym, 6-8pm. $5 ticket per student. Adults are free. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Volunteers needed! Free student ticket for volunteers. If families would like to make a food donation as a sale item, please contact the PTA directly at 102ptainfo@gmail.com. Tickets & Volunteering: https://linktr.ee/ps102pta

PS 102 PTA presenta una Fiesta de Baile celebrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana y Latina. Viernes 6 de octubre, Gimnasio de PS 102, 6-8pm. Boleto de $5 para niños. Entrada gratis para adultos. Cada niño debe ser acompañado por un adulto. Se buscan voluntarios. Entrada gratuita para niños de voluntarios. Para donar alimentos para vender en la fiesta, por favor contactar al PS 102 PTA 102ptainfo@gmail.com. Boletos e información para voluntarios disponible aquí

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Minutes of the PTA Executive Board Meeting 9/18/23 7pm
9/18 Executive Board Meeting Minutes

Speaker: PTA Co-President Jenn

Volunteers needed! (Signup genius links) Link to be provided later

Speaker: Ms Sheri:

Wednesday 2:45 Family garden day with Ms Sheri - email.

First few dates are on the website in the garden section, also in the announcement

Picked dates to start adult ESL classes - everyone is welcome. It is a conversation class.

Family income form

used to apply for Title I funding. Parents get 1% to do activities for parents, most goes to afterschool programming support services who need extra help.

we are always very close on the line for not qualifying it. We qualified before, then didn't qualify this year, we are still grandfathered in but if we don't qualify this upcoming year we will lose 1 mln dollar worth of funding.

https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict is the website where you fill out the form - we are listed as 20K102 on lookup screens

5th grade graduation (Speaker: Laura Miguel)

Planning events to raise funds for 5th grade dues. Senior trip, 5th grade dance (at the gym, during school hours, dates not set yet).

T-shirt, pizza + goodies after the trip.

Raising funds for 5th grade graduation - to happen in June.

Fundraisers - still to be finalized, need volunteers & chairs.

Yearbook - same company as before. Back to school - preK+5th grade photo. Any spirit day photo should be emailed so it would be uploaded to the Yearbook.

Dance discussion

Required to get the permit from the DOE - contact Secretary Liz at the main office ( x2270) - that is the only way to get security/approve overtime for custodians

Do not need the vendor info for the permit.

Capacity - for the gymnasium, says 357 but realistically 300 is max. Currently 100 tickets have been released, proposing to release 150 for advance purchase.

Need volunteers!

Laura reached out to vendors. One gave a quote of $1.34 for churros. The other said that we need to come to her with prices.

Other things to purchase: juiceboxes, snacks, decorations

Food discussion

Maybe not a good idea to have heavy foods during a dance

Discussion of possibly having more substantial foods

Suggestion for reaching out for more volunteers - reach out in Spanish.

Donations for the dance are accepted: money or snacks.

Idea: spin the wheel for a chance to win a churro

For volunteers - child gets a free ticket

Decided not to limit it to 1 parent only, if 2 parents come one can help.

Can do it as a community event not a fundraiser.

Miscellaneous ideas/suggestions

Clothing swap idea.

Costume swap for free happened in the past (Ms. Sheri)

QR code with different languages

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2020/05/google-translates-website-translator - translate tool
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PTA Back to School Raffle starts 9/7!

LIST OF WINNERS ATTACHED!
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Minutes of the PTA General Meeting 9/11/23 12pm
9/11/23 General PTA meeting Meeting Minutes

Introduction of the new Executive Board

Principal Mrs Sichenze Welcome Speech

Welcomed the new board and parents.

Discussed the successful transition back to school, Chalk the Walk, Kindergarten orientation and the upcoming month and 2023 calendar.

Upcoming month reminders:

NYC DOE meet the staff event on September 14 - virtual from 5 - 8 pm, parents and families will receive notifications

1st garden meeting this Friday

First SLT meeting Tuesday 26th 7:30 am

Ragamuffin parade saturday the 30th

Introduced 3 assistant principals

Ms Bertolini - Kindergarten and 1st grade

Ms Perrone - 4th and 5th grade

Ms Fasanelle - 2nd and 3rd grade

Technology questions go to Mr Michael Silverman

Presentation of the time switch

Changing Bylaws to General Meetings to the 1st Monday of every month at 7pm and Executive Board Meetings to the 3rd Monday of every month at 12pm. This will be voted on at the next PTA meeting 09/18 at 7PM

Updates from the PTA board

Fall events and fundraisers - next the Charleston Wrap Fundraiser begins 09/18

Back to school raffle - winners to be picked 09/15, to purchase tickets go to https://ps-102-pta-back-to-school-raffle.cheddarup.com

Call for volunteers at the upcoming events

Treasurer’s report

Current balance: $38,355.61

Presenting the new payment platform (Cheddar Up) and email 102ptainfo@gmail.com

5th grade graduation committee - discussed activities related to graduation and called for volunteers

Spirit wear new design and how to purchase

Teacher involvement in the PTA - back to school breakfast and Amazon wishlists

Interest form giveaway, numbers 8 and 71 were randomly selected as winners

Parent Teacher Coordinator Ms Sheri

Discussion of upcoming events: garden meeting, Ragamuffin parade

Letters re: setting up NYCSA (schoolsaccount.nyc) to view child's info/grades go out this week to new parents. Contact Ms. Sheri if help is needed. The classroom teacher or Mr. Silverman is the contact for google classroom/nycstudents.net questions. msilverman3@schools.nyc.gov

Important Dates

9/14 Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences/Meet the Staff

9/15 Back to School Raffle Winners Picked

9/18 Charleston Wrap Fundraiser Starts

9/18 PTA Executive Board Meeting at 7PM on Zoom

10/6 Back to School Dance - Latinx Heritage Month (seeking volunteers and donations)

10/11 & 10/12 Picture Day (Not 5th grade Grad Photos)

10/23-10/27 Scholastic Book Fair

10/31 Halloween Hooplah

Selection of questions and answers

Discussion of air conditioning funding

PTA has been funding air conditioners - $15,000 is allocated in the 2023-2024 budget but the total need is $54,000 in order to get AC units for auditorium and lunch room

Sometimes the SCA (School Construction Authority) pays for ACs but it is not a regular process

Jennifer has been discussing the possibility of the city paying for the AC units with Justin Brannan but the talks are in progress

Questions about special ed coordinator and IEP evaluation - reach out to Ms Bertolini

Question about posting school notices online - they are posted on the website http://www.ps102.org/

Question about open house for junior high school - no information yet, will keep posted

Hearthare and other afterschool programs

In Heartshare there are not enough spots for everyone who needs

Several people asked for more transparency around the selection process, how many spots were available and how many people applied

Afterschool program for academic and ELL support and enrichment classes runs from November-May. This is not a 5-day program

Question about Facebook group - possibility of removing admin pre-approval for posts - to be discussed by the board, board to approve posts in a timely manner

Question about field trips - up to the individual teacher

Question about communicating with teachers - the method of communication is up to the individual teacher

Meeting adjourned 1:04PM; participants: 75

Agenda available at: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFqf2tEj-s/MlrhBORxVjmvOZ7YP3bxuQ/view?utm_content=DAFqf2tEj-s&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&fbclid=IwAR12peKX82uVM5kg--3vD200lzhxPosVtfmtAfYowEc-9Onrs6-hyGnG2JM#1
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Family Days in the Garden

Family Days in the Garden return this fall beginning September 20th! Additional dates are posted below.

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 September 20

Wednesday September 27

Tuesday October 3

Tuesday October 10

Wednesday October 18

Monday October 23
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Garden Group Meetings

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. 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.

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.
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Registration

Our school office will reopen for new student registration at 10am on Tuesday September 5, 2023 and each morning after between 9-11am. Please see the REGISTRATION tab at the top of this page for the required forms.

Beginning 9/5/23, you may submit the following items along with registration forms to the main office.

2 acceptable documents verifying proof of address
child's birth certificate
parent/guardian ID

Sincerely,

Katerina Ginnis -Papantoniou
Pupil Accounting Secretary
P.S. 102
211 72nd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11209
kpapantoniou@schools.nyc.gov

718-748-7404 Ext. 2281
Fax: 718-836-9265

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
Book of the Month
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
Book of the Month
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
Book of the Month
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
Book of the Month
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
Book of the Month
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
Book of the Month
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.