5-307 Secret Santa

Clss 5-307 will be participating in a Secret Santa this year, with a twist: All items must be homemade and created by the student (with some help from parents). Our Secret Santa will take place on Tuesday, December 23rd. Students will also write a one-sentence clue on Friday to give a hint to their identity.

We have materials such as markers, construction paper and glue if they need to be borrowed by students. Other materials will need to be purchased or found at home.

Some ideas for create-able items include, but aren’t limited to:

*Ornaments *Cookies or other homemade foods *Bookmarks
*Dioramas *Mix CDs (of appropriate songs) *Keychains
*Crafts *Pins/buttons *PhotoFrames
*Poems *Jewelry *Notebooks

WE WANT YOU TO GET CREATIVE!!! THE IDEAS ARE ENDLESS! You can find great ideas by searching the WEB!

In addition, each student will also make a holiday card for their Secret Santa.

On Tuesday, we will have a celebration, and all Secret Santas will be revealed. We will be watching a Winter-themed film and would like each student to bring in one snack item (healthy or unhealthy) of their choice. This could be any of the following:
*juice boxes *cookies *candy *pretzels *paper plates
*chips *fruit *candy canes *popcorn

Winter Festival

The Winter Festival will be held this Saturday, December 6th at PS 154 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. If you're interested in volunteering, please come to the PTA meeting this Friday at 9 am in the MMR.

There will be games, food, prizes and lots of entertainment. Please join us, and bring in any items you may still have that can be donated to Zimbabwe or recycled by our Green Team.



This includes:
*sneakers
*toys
*sports equipment
*school and art supplies
*books
*batteries
*cell phones
*toner cartridges

Middle School Fair

M.S. 88 will be hosting a District 15 Middle School Fair on Thursday, December 11th, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. M.S. 88 is located at 544 Seventh Avenue. This is a great opportunity to learn more about your middle school choices and the application process.

Poll Answer!

Which angle is between 180 and 360 degrees?

A REFLEX angle.

Big Apple Circus

Everyone had a great time on our trip to Manhattan's Lincoln Center for a presentation of the Big Apple Circus on Wednesday, November 19th. We saw acrobats, ballerinas, stunt dogs, horses, musicians, and, of course, Granny the Clown. What a great way to relax after two weeks of testing! View our photographs from the event!

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher meetings are taking place Thursday from 1 -3 p.m. and 5:30 - 8 p.m. Please contact your child's teacher if you haven't received a notice or for more information.

Go Green Skit a Success!

A Quick Thank You to Sehad, Jade, Cranston, Iris, Johanes, Tamara and Gareth, Taryn, Jovani and Brandon K. of Class 5-307 for writing, acting out and creating props for the Go Green Day Recycling Skit. Great job!!! You were a hit!

Thank you also to students, parents and teachers for helping PS 154 go green.

Zimbabwe

Just a reminder that it's Go Green Week - and part of the 3 Rs we've been learning about is REUSING. We can practice reusing by finding items around the house that we no longer need and donating them to Zimbabwe. Some items that you can bring in are:
*Sneakers
*School and Art Supplies
*Sports Equipment
*Books
*Toys
Thank you so much!!!

The Social Studies Test

The 5th grade social studies test will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 12th and Thursday, Nov. 13th. Day 1 consists of multiple choice and constructed response questions, and Day 2 consists of constructed response questions and an essay based on those documents. Each day's testing lasts approximately 90 minutes.

Please use the links on the right to practice, review and prepare!

The Election Results Are In...

Our students participated in and managed the Upper Grade Mock Election on Monday, November 3rd. The results were 144 votes for Barack Obama, 13 votes for John McCain and 1 vote for other. Some photographs of the event are below:

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.