Please complete the Family Income Inquiry Form TODAY!
This information is needed to qualify for federal funding which is very important for the school. We ask every family to complete the form on-line at www.myschoolapps.com or on the paper form sent home. You only need to complete one form for all children in the NYC public school system. If you have any questions, contact Ms. Sheri melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov or 718-748-7404 x2323.
All NYC public school students may receive FREE breakfast and FREE school lunch each day. Click on link for the menus. Our lunch schedule this year: G. 2&3 10:35-11:27, Gr. K&5 11:27-12:17, Gr. 1&4 12:17-1:10. Breakfast is served from 7:30-7:55am - children enter through the ramp door in the large school yard.
Family events outside of school hours this fall include the PS 102 Beach Clean-Up in Coney Island on 9/21, Marching together behind the PS 102 Banner at the Ragamuffin Parade on 9/28, Our PTA Fall Dance on Friday 9/27 from 6-8 and our first PTA at the Alpine event on 9/29 for a showing of Abominable! We are hosting BIKE NY for a Learn to Ride event in our school yard on 10/5 along with a Bike/Gear Swap.
Parent volunteers are needed and welcomed at PS 102. Our volunteers make so many great events and programs at PS 102 possible, build a strong community and make a lasting impression on our students. In case you missed them - we are attaching recent memos on volunteering from our Parent Coordinator: Margaret Sheri and our PTA.
Please find attachments of our principal's memos on Emergency Readiness Initiatives and Blue Cards that were sent home last week. Thank you.
We look forward to welcoming all families back to school on Thursday, September 6th! Doors open between 8:10-8:20am. Please consider sending supplies in over a few days and be sure to mark backpacks, lunchboxes, jackets and supplies with your child's name and class. Kindergarten students will attend from 9:15am-12:15pm on this first day only. Parents are welcome to walk them into the auditorium and stay for a brief orientation and Q&A session with your Parent Coordinator and PTA. All students will have a full day on Friday. The ramp door in the large school yard will open for the Free Breakfast Program beginning the first day. You must enter between 7:30-7:55 am. Please do not leave your child unattended in the school yard and please make arrangements to arrive on time to pick up your child in the afternoon. Drop off and pick up locations are included in Ms. Sichenze's June letter on this page or in the General Information Booklet also available under parent resources.
Help ensure federal Title I funding is available for PS 102! Visit www.myschoolapps.com and submit a Family Income Inquiry Form today! You only need to complete one form for your family and include all students attending NYC public schools. Please be sure to list all people living in your home on the form. If you have any questions or need assistance call your parent coordinator, Margaret Sheri, at 718-748-7404 x2323. Paper forms will be sent home early in September... but why wait? All families are asked to complete this information as it can make a big difference for our school. Thanks.
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. Our final meeting of the year is Tuesday 6/18/19.
Students in all grades will attend an assembly to introduce and review school procedures and discipline code.
Join other PS 102 families as we participate in the 34th annual International Coastal Clean Up! We have a new location and time this year. We will meet at the Parachute Jump at Coney Island. See www.nysbeachcleanup.org for more info and results of last year's clean-up efforts in New York State.
Parents or community members who wish to volunteer as a 1:1 or small group tutor during the school day or lead a grade 3, 4 or 5 lunch-time book club must attend this 2- hour training and be willing to go through DOE PETS screening/fingerprinting (or show proof if they are already cleared). Please contact melliotsheri@schools.nyc.gov or call 718-748-7404 x 2323 for more information or attend this session. An alternate date is scheduled for October 8, 2019 at 9am.
You do not need to attend if you were trained/PETS cleared in the last 2 years.
Students in all grades will attend an assembly to explain our PTA's fall catalog sale fundraiser.
Our school office is open for registration on school days between 9am-11am. Please read the following, and if possible download and complete the forms in advance to help make registration go more quickly for all families.
Registration is for the 2019-2020 school year:
In order to register your child, you must have the following with you:
You must have all of the above information in order to register. We cannot register a student who is missing any documents. Please bring the originals and a copy for us to keep. Be advised that photo ID is required at all times to enter our school building.
In order to save you time, you can print out the registration packet and bring it completed to registration. The medical form should be brought to your child's pediatrician and returned to school as soon as possible.
LINKS TO APPLICATION PAGES 1-9: Kapp1.pdf Kapp2.pdf Kapp3.pdf Kapp4.pdf Kapp5.pdf Kapp6.pdf Kapp7.pdf Kapp8.pdf Kapp9.pdf
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS:
All students should be up-to-date with their immunizations to avoid exclusion from school. See the New York State Immunization Requirements in the registration packet.
Regarding Kindergarten students: Please be advised that NYS law requires that the children have their vaccines at or after their 4th birthday to enter school. The recommended immunization schedule does suggest that there is a range for administration of the vaccines at 4-6 years but NYS law takes precedence over this range. All students must be up-to-date with their vaccinations in order to attend school .
Join us on Sunday September 29th at 10am for a showing of Abominable! at the Alpine. See attached flier.
All are welcome to our first meeting of the 2019/2020 School Year on Wednesday September 11th at 8:45 in our auditorium.
Our PTA Fall Dance is scheduled for Friday September 27th 6-8pm! Bring the whole family out to enjoy a great night with DJ Kid. Drinks and Snacks for sale. Please contact the PTA if you can help this night.
This month we are reading:
Gr. K Monsters Love School, by Mike Austin
Gr. 1-2 Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon, by Patty Lovell
Gr. 3-5 The Day You Begin, by Jacqueline Woodson
2019 NYS ELA and Math Test Scores are now available on-line at www.mystudent.nyc. Letters on signing up for access to this account are sent home the week of September 6-12th. f 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.
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.
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.
For the third year in a row, we are participating in the Bonnie Plant Company's Third Grade Cabbage Program. All 3rd graders will received a free mega-cabbage plant in April 2019 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 last 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 received 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! While she didn't win the state prize, she certainly grew a beautiful giant cabbage. The company awards a $1000 prize to a randomly chosen cabbage entry per state.
Thank you James, Luna, Samantha, Noah, Christopher, Walter, Kemal and Camden!
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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/
