Graduation Date is Set!!

This year's 5th grade graduation is set for Monday, June 21st at 10 am at PS 295, on 18th street between 6th and 7th Avenues. This was the location for last year's ceremony, and it is quite lovely. Mark your calendars!

Upcoming Trips

*Class -305, 5-306 and 5-307 are all traveling to the Brooklyn Museum this week to enhance our social studies unit on the Maya.

*Class 5-307 is traveling to the Windsor Terrace branch of the Brooklyn Public Library on Tuesday, February 2nd, and will be visiting the Prospect Park Ice Rink as part of their marble jar reward on Monday, February 1st.

Donate to Haiti Relief Funds

Please make a donation to assist Haiti in recovery and relief efforts after this week's horrific earthquake.

On the right hand side of the page are links to several organizations raising money to help Haiti in this great time of need. Please visit the sites to make a donation.

You can read more about relief efforts at the New York Times website or at the Time Out Kids Blog

Museum of Natural History

Thanks to all of the parents that were able to attend this trip - We had a wonderful time, and saw so many interesting artifacts from Mexico, Central America and South America. What was your favorite?

The Mayan Culture

The Fifth Grade will be taking a trip to the Museum of Natural History on Monday, January 11th, to start off our unit on the native cultures of the Western Hemisphere. We will be looking indepth at the Mayan Culture. Check out the links to the right to learn more about this amazing civilizations contributions to astronomy, mathematics, science, writing and art.