Mock Student Election

The Mock Election will be held for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students on Monday, November 3rd in Room 307. Students have heard both candidates' stances on the issues and will be able to use that knowledge to vote! Results will be tallied and announced at the end of the day! We'll be posting pictures of the event later.

Attention All Actors!

The school play "The Adventures of Charlie Brown" will hold its auditions after school Wednesday, November 5th in the MMR.

The Penny Harvest is On!

Please sift through your change jars and piggy banks for pennies. The pennies our school collects will go towards community and global issues - the classes that bring in the most pennies will decide how to spend the money, as well as receive a pizza and ice cream party. The Penny Harvest will continue through Thanksgiving.

Thanks!

Boo Bash!

Please join in our celebration of Halloween at P.S. 154 PTA's annual Boo Bash. We will be gathering in the yard behind the school at 5:15 for a costume parade, with a pizza party following inside the school at 6:00 p.m. From 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. you can show off your groovy moves during the Dancing Bash, with family-friendly music DJ'd by Kenny B. Jammin'.

Other activities include:
*Pumpkin Patch
*Seasonal Crafts
*Face Painting
*Ghoulish Guests
*Tricks and Treats Galore!

Admission is $5 per person, which includes a slice of pizza and a craft or pumpkin.

ELA Predictive

Students will perform their first ELA predictive on Wednesday, October 22nd. The predictives are tests that assess students in literacy and find areas in which they are strong and areas in which students could benefit from more instruction.

Middle School Fair Tonight!

Please join us for the middle school fair in the MMR from 6 - 8 pm. You will hear school representatives discuss the application process, curriculum and programs for their schools.

Other important info:

Middle School Dates:
Early December: middle school directories and applications given to families
December 2-11: Middle School Fairs
January 9: Middle School Applications Due
Early May: Decision letters sent to families
May 15: Appeals due to elementary schools
Mid-June: Appeals decision letters distributed to families

5th Grade Meet and Greet

Come meet the other 5th grade parents in the MMR from 6:30 - 7:30 pm on Tuesday, October 14th.

Nickelodeon's You Pick the President

Along with the rest of our Election Links, which are on the right hand bar of this blog, Nick News gives you information on the Presidential candidates and issues, along with a tutorial on how a person becomes the President.

Learn more at Nick News.

Middle School Fair - Next Wednesday, October 15th ONLY!

There will NOT be a middle school meeting on October 8th - it has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 15th from 6-8 p.m.

No School - Yom Kippur

P.S. 154 will be closed on Thursday, October 9th, in observance of the Yom Kippur holiday.

Middle School Fair

Middle School Parent Coordinators will be at P.S. 154's Multimedia Room on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, to share information about their school's programs and enrollment procedures. Please join us - light refreshments will be served.

PTA Meeting

There will be a PTA Meeting on Tuesday, October 7th, at 6:00 p.m. in the Multimedia Room. All of the nighttime PTA meetings offer childcare, homework help and pizza for the children at $3 per child. Please join us!!!

Parents as Enrichment Partners

Please join us for Parents as Enrichment Partners this Friday, October 3rd, from 8:45- 9:25 a.m.
If you are interested in sharing something, please let us know!

Big Apple Circus

Permission forms went home recently for the fifth grade trip to the Big Apple Circus on Wednesday, November 19th. We wanted to celebrate all of the hard work students will be putting in to prepare for the 5th grade Social Studies Test.

The price of the trip is $16, and we will be traveling to the Circus, which is held in Manhattan's Lincoln Center, via subway. Students should bring bagged lunches and money to purchase one snack from the concessions, if they'd like - no glass bottles, please! Please email us if you'd like more information, or if you haven't gotten the form.

School Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

PS 154 will be closed Tuesday, September 30th, and Wednesday, October 1st, in observance of Rosh Hashanah.

Curriculum Night

PS 154 will be having its curriculum night on Thursday, September 18th, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Please join us to learn more about what your child will be studying this year in Math, Reading, Writing, Science and Social Studies, and to hear about our many field trips and Fifth Grade Specific activities (like Graduation!).

There will be two 45 minute sessions: 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm, and 6:45 pm - 7:30 pm to accomodate parents with more than one child at our school. Please call us at 718-768-0057 if you have any questions.

Leveled Book Reading Made Easier

Scholastic has a website - The Scholastic Book Wizard - where you can type in a book's title to find it's grade level and guided reading level. On the main page, be sure to check on the "Guided Reading" box near the upper-right corner of the page.

Parents as Enrichment Partners

We welcome any parents to attend and participate in our Parents as Enrichment Partners, which occurs on the first Friday of every month from 8:45 - 9:25 a.m. We will be having our first Parents as Enrichment Partners this Friday, September 12th. We are always looking for parents with hobbies, careers, books or hidden talents to share with our classes. Please call us if you are interested!

PTA Meeting Tonight

Please join us for the first PTA meeting of the 2008-2009 school year. There will be a potluck at 6 p.m., and the meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. Meet our current and new staff members, including our new Assistant Principal, Eric Havlik. You will also be able to learn about volunteer opportunities and meet some of your fellow 154 parents. See you tonight!

Welcome Back!!

It was incredible meeting all of you today. Please remember to bring all parent forms back, along with filled-out Blue Emergency cards.