All families are asked to complete a "Family Income Inquiry Form" this year. This replaces the Eligibility for Free or Reduced Price Lunch" form which was requested in prior years since NYC School Food lunch is FREE for all students again in the 2018/2019 school year.
This information is very important to ensure funding is available to our school! We ask for 100% of our families to complete this form. Only one form per household is needed. Apply online starting 7/1/18 at myschoolapps.com. Paper copies will be sent home the first week of school to those who have not completed the form.
Questions? Call School Food 877-363-6325 or visit http://www.opt-osfns.org/schoolfoodny/EatAtSchool/nutritionstandards.htm
Please wear BLUE on Monday October 1st to raise awareness for this month. You may also choose to wear a shirt with an inspirational saying on it such as "Kindness Counts" "Kindness is Cool" "I am Unique" "Be You" etc. Thank you in advance for participating and promoting unity and awareness throughout the PS 102 community.
Join us for the Annual Title I Parent Meeting on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 8:45 am during the PTA meeting for an overview of Title I Requirements, our school CEP and Parent and Family Engagement Policy and School-Parent Compact. Parents must vote on the governing body for the Title I Advisory Committee and can give input on spending of the Title I funds set aside for parent involvement. See attached notice for details and agenda.
Updated for 2018/2019 school year and available in 10 languages. Paper copies were sent home to grades K, 4 and 5 and are available in the main lobby in most DOE languages.
https://infohub.nyced.org/resources/translated-documents/achievenyc
All families are asked to complete a "Family Income Inquiry Form" this year. This replaces the Eligibility for Free or Reduced Price Lunch" form which was requested in prior years since NYC School Food lunch is FREE for all students again in the 2018/2019 school year.
This information is very important to ensure funding is available to our school! We ask for 100% of our families to complete this form. Only one form per household is needed. Apply online at www.myschoolapps.com. Paper copies are available in the main office.
Questions? Call Ms. Sheri 718-748-7404 x2323 or School Food 877-363-6325 or visit http://www.opt-osfns.org/schoolfoodny/EatAtSchool/nutritionstandards.htm
September 5, 2018 will be our first day of the school year. Morning arrival takes place between 8:10-8:20 am. Grade 1 enters at the garden door, Grades 2-5 enter in the large school yard, please follow posted signs for morning arrival. In the afternoon, Grade 1 is dismissed at 2:30 and Grade 2 at 2:35 in the large school yard near the playground equipment. At 2:40, Grade 3 is dismissed on 71 st Street, Grade 4 and 5 on Ridge Boulevard. Please note Kindergarten students will be dropped off at the main entrance each morning and picked up also in the auditorium through the main entrance starting at 2:25pm. On the first day only, Kindergarten is a half day (9:15am - 12:15pm) and parents are welcome to walk their children into the auditorium and attend a brief orientation. For the safety and comfort of all of our children and families, please do not double park in front of the school entrances on 72nd or 71st street. We ask that you park a block or two away from the building and walk your student to the door. The school breakfast program begins on the first day of school. (Thursday for Kindergarten) and children should enter through the ramp door via 71st street between 7:30-7:55 am.
In Room 317. Observers are welcome.
At PS 102! 7pm. Join us in celebrating the appointment of Ann Perrone, our Assistant Principal for Grades 4&5.
Come out and learn more about Nature's Classroom @ PS 102 - our school garden - and how parents can help fundraise, maintain and plan programming for this school year. Meetings are followed by work sessions in the garden.
Join other PS 102 families at the Alpine Cinema (5th Ave/Ovington) for "Little Foot". Sign in at 9:45am, show starts at 10am. $10 ticket per seat includes a popcorn and drink.
for National Bullying Prevention Month today.
Check out some of the beautiful work done by PS 102 students for our fourth annual Art Gala. The theme this year was Inspirations!
Screen Free Week (4/23/18--4/29/18) was made possible through the generous support of our parent and community partners! Special thanks to...
Katia Saad - Fitness Fun Program
Family Game Night - McKinley JHS & HeartShare for lending us games!
International Celebration - PS 102 ENL Department and our talented students!
Bay Ridge Rocks - Rana Abu Sbaih and Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Judo Academy - Barry Friedberg 917-553-4777
Piano Storytellers - Jenni Kurosman - www.pianostorytellers.com
Gotham Whale - Lorraine Perazzo - www.gothamwhale.org
Art Pary! Mercedes Fernandez, Rupsha Iqbal and Susan Young
The Book Mark Shoppe - offers us a 15% discount on all books this week if you bring in the flier! 8415 3rd Ave. - www.bookmarkshoppe.com
Norma's Art and Crafts 7813 3rd Ave. offers a 10% discount off Walk-In-Craft Sessions during the week. Stop by or call 718-921-9200 to sign up. Just mention that you are participating in Screen Free Week.|
Fairytale Island Indoor Playground 7110 rd Ave. 718-395-0835, offers a $5/child discount for each child age 1-8 for one visit this week 4/23-4/26 Mon-Thurs. Enter between 3-8pmm You must bring in the flier.
All are welcome to our first meeting of the 2018/2019 School Year on Thursday, September 13th at 8:45 in our auditorium.
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 !
This month we are reading:
Kindergarten: The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak
Grades 1&2: The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds
Grades 3-5: The Right Word: Roget & his Thesaurus by Jen Bryant
Grade 3-5 2018 NYS Test Scores will be available over the summer on-line at www.mystudent.nyc. Letters on signing up for access to this account were sent home last fall and spring 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 record. 
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 16, PS 102 students and families participated in the International Coastal Cleanup. Parent Coordinator, Margaret Sheri and our Beach Captain, former parent Michele Hern organized 74 volunteers 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. 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 are participating in the Bonnie Plant Company's Third Grade Cabbage Program. Every one of our 3rd graders will receive a free mega-cabbage plant from 3/20-3/26/18 during a science lesson with Mrs. Willie and instructions for growing it at home and information on entering a contest from Ms. Sheri! The pictures below were submitted from our current 4th graders who participated last year and completed a survey on their experience last October. Over 40% of our cabbages were alive and well in October.
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