Announcements

Daily Announcements

Welcome Back to our Beautiful School and School Yard!
 
Please visit this site often for an always up-to-date School Calendar and see the updated Parent Handbook (under Policies and Procedures) for info on arrival and departure for your child's new grade.  Please notice there are two new speed bumps on 72nd street - drive carefully. See you on Sept. 8th.

An Important Message from the Chancellor on state test scores. You can contact your PC at msheri@ps102.org for help in accessing ARIS after 8/30/10.
An Important Message.pdf
APL - ARIS PARENT LINK
PS 102 parents were given letters in June 2009 or March 2010. The first letter included their child's Student ID #, (or OSIS #)  the second has a unique password for accessing the site. APL allows you to access the same information on your child that educators use. Contact Margaret Sheri if you cannot located these letters or numbers, need help logging on, do not have an email account, or need to access a computer for viewing your child's APL account at: www.ARISparentlink.org  If you note any discrepencies on your child's biographical information, please complete the APL update request form found here and return to our main office.  If your child has already graduated you will need to contact your middle school in Sept. 2010.
APL UPDATE.doc
What's happening in the garden -- Nature's Classroom @ PS 102
 
Our Garden Gates art project has been reinstalled and we are planning to include a follow-up project so more panels can be added.  
 
Thanks to Tom, Ilona, Didem, Rebecca, Rana and our wonderful school custodians for cleaning up and caring for the garden over the summer months.  The butterflies and blooms are abundant.
 
Our WOOLLY POCKET SCHOOL GARDEN has been fully funded and is on the way! A BIG THANKS to all who contributed. Come on out to our first meeting at 9:00 on Friday Sept. 18th to find out more and have a say in what flowers and vegies we will plant for the fall. We will also be harvesting and planting fall crops in our Earth Boxes and send thanks to Mrs. Harner, Ms. Kaye, Ms. Sullivan, Rana, Kathy, Ady and Amina for taking care of them over the summer.
 
Check out our PS 102 Garden Pages (under Events and Special Programs.) If you have any questions or want to help out in our efforts contact Margaret Sheri at msheri@ps102.org  or just show up at any meeting -- or stop by if you see the gate open!   
 

HeartShare After School Program at PS102. If you have questions - call Nada or Maya at (718) 567-2365 AFTER 9/8/10.   

CHECK OUT THE WEATHER FROM PS102's ROOF-TOP WEATHERBUG STATION!

"A Parent's Guide to Special Education Services for School-Age Children," is now online in English and nine other languages. The guide provides helpful information regarding special education processes, producedures and policies to assist parents in making informed educational decisions for their children.
 

Cyber Safety Awareness Workshop for Parents
If you missed this excellent workshop conducted by Wiam Younes of Carnegie Mellon's Safe-Net program, you can visit their web site to learn the latest on keeping your information, assets and your children safe on the internet.
 

Parents Can Sign up for School Alerts
Sign up for a free service by visiting schools.nyc.gov or call 311.  If school opens late or dismisses early, or other unexpected events occur, you can receive an update via phone, text message, or e-mail, through Notify NYC, NYC's public notification system.



Support Your School

SHOP FOR 102

The PTA has set up accounts on the following web sites - an easy way to get shopping done and support the school:
www.boxtops4education (Public School 102 BayView  PTA/PTO)
Use this web site as a portal for on-line shopping at many major retailers. You can also join a Barnes and Noble book club and more.  The PTA will receive 2-10% on all orders.  Keep clipping your box-tops and sending them in - they add up quickly - you can also check out the money we've earned so far on this site.
www.greenraising.com (PS 102 PTA)
We get 25% of all sales throughout the year and 40% during our spring web-drive. Great eco-friendly & fair trade items are available. 

www.botanicalinterests.com/store/register_affiliate.php?AffiliateId=210  (PS 102 PTA)
BotanicalInterests.com : Order on-line, ship to your home. PS 102 PTA receives 40% of sales throughout the year. Over 500 varieties of quality vegetable, flower and herb seed - many organic and heirloom - no GMO's. Packets have a lot of great info on planting and growing - even recipes. Check out the web site. Family owned business with great customer service and support. This fundraiser is ear-marked for the PS 102 Garden.

www.simplifiedscrip.com (P.S. 102 The Bay View School)
Order gift cards from 100's of stores - the PTA earns 2% to 10% on each card purchased. Cards are shipped directly to your home.

www.schoolPAX.org (XSGY)
PTA donations are made each time you shop at participating stores and services.

Make sure you specifiy that PS 102 is your school by using the code following each web site listed above. Please refer your friends and family to these sites. Thank You!


PS 102 ECOFEST  - Thursday April 30 2009
 
What a great event!  get ecohappy Tee-shirts are ON SALE: one for $8, two for $12, four for $20,  All sales benefit the PS 102 GARDEN GROUP.  Sizes still available: youth S, youth L, adult M, L, XL, 2XL (in natural) and women's size M & L in black. Just download/alter the form below and send with payment to the attention of Margaret Sheri. Thanks! 
PS 102 ECOFEST T-Shirt Order Form.doc

PS 102 Spirit Wear is still available!

Only $8.00 for Youth or Adult PS 102 LOGO Sweatshirt. Sizes Available: Youth Small or Large, Adult Small or Medium.
PS 102 logo sweatshirt form.doc