Join staff in supporting the American Cancer Society. Visit www.relayforlife.org and find our Team " PS 102" page to donate or join the team. Parents and students are welcome to come out during the day to show their support in person. This year's relay will be held at Poly Prep on Saturday June 17th.
A series of Art in the Garden family workshops will be offered after school at 2:45pm on all Tuesdays in June. Space and materials are limited so it is advisable to sign up in advance with Ms. Sheri melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov or 718-748-7404 x 2323. Details for each workshop can be found on the calendar. All students must be accompanied by an adult. Classes will be led by parent Susan Young.
Wed - June 7 - Terrariums - FULL - (postponed from Tuesday)
June 13 - Orizomegami
June 20 - Clay Lab
June 27 - Sun Prints
Join us Friday June 9th from 6-8pm for our popular Rock-A-Bye Spring Dance with DJ Kid! $5/ticket for children 3 and up. Family members that are not at PS 102 are welcome, but all students must be accompanied by an adult. Adults do not need to purchase a ticket. Snacks and drinks will be available for $1/each.
If you haven't already signed up - you can register to run or walk in the Bay View 5K Fun Run/Walk at the 69th Street Pier on Saturday, June 3 starting at 9:45 a.m. Run starts at 10:30. There will be other activities for those who are not running, including a table hosted by Bay Ridge Rocks! Only $10 to register. All proceeds benefit the PTA. Free tee shirts to the first 200 people who register.
Please read this letter from the DOE Guidance Department for info and guidance in discussing the Netflix movie "13 Reasons Why " with your child.
Sun Prints with Susan Young - Sign up with Ms. Sheri melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov or 718-748-7404 x 2323 to make sure you have a spot - or stop by that day to see if there is room. All ages welcome. Parents must stay to supervise their child.
June 3 - PS 102 Fun Walk/Run. Our PE teachers can use help bringing things from the school to the pier at 9:30 a.m. Please contact Ms. Lurie or Ms. Stornaioulo directly. Certainly you should sign up and Walk or Run to support good health and the PS 102 PTA!
June 9 - Rock-a-Bye Spring Dance - volunteers needed to sell /collect tickets and snacks 6-8 pm. Contact Nishani at : nishaniphotography@gmail.com
Please consider your time and interests and step forward to chair an event or committee for next year. Come to the June 1 meeting OR contact Tamara Stern or any of the Executive Board members directly.
Thanks for your support!
Our final meeting of the year is Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 8:45 a.m. Our 2017/2018 PTA Executive Board officers will be sworn in. There will be an SLT election for the 2017-2019 two-year term, the 2017/18 budget will be voted on and Chairs for 2017/18 committees will be assigned. Thank you for your support!
Nominations for our PTA Executive Board for the 2017-2018 school year were closed at the April meeting. A ballot will be cast at the May 11th meeting for our new board:
Tamara Stern, President
Gihan Said, Vice President
Cristina Guglielmetti, Treasurer
Rana Abu-Sbaih, Recording Secretary
Olga Boiaryntseva, Corresponding Secretary
Congratulations to Lenia Batas, who will fill the SLT seat for April-June meetings this year.
Please consider running for a two-year School Leadership Team seat for the two-year (7/1/2017 - 6/30/2019) term. There are 5 parent seats, the 6th is filled by the PTA President.
In June we are reading:
Kindergarten: "Giraffes Can't Dance" by Giles Andreae
Grade 1 & 2: "ish" by Peter H. Reynolds
Grade 3-5: "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic
Send an email with your child's name and class to melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov for instructions and an access code to set up a www.mystudent.nyc account for your child. Access to report cards, attendance and fitness records and state tests results for grades 3 and above.
We encourage you to visit the on-line journal of our fifth grade journalism club. Now celebrating its eighth year as an afterschool enrichment club.
http://journalismstars.edublogs.org
Please note any email address @ps102.org has been removed. Please contact Ms. Sheri at melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov with any questions on contacting school staff. Dial 718-748-7404 as always to speak with the main office. Thank you.
Mr. Kearns' 4th and 5th grade ENL class recently completed a lesson about community inside and outside of our school. As part of the lesson the students collected food to donate to the Bay Ridge Center's emergency food pantry. The class collected over 40 food items and on February 27th delivered them to the food pantry. Ms. Cheryl Utley, who manages the pantry, gave the student's a tour of the Bay Ridge Center and introduced the class to the executive director of the organization, Ms. Marianne Nicolosi. Thanks to students Manar, Mukhtar, Emad, Marko, Olek, Yaobin, Christopher, Ashley, Abrar, Hamama, Fares, Gamal and Djihane for their good work!
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.