PS 152 K
School of Science and Technology
725 East 23rd Street
Brooklyn NY 11210
718-434-5222
Dr. Rhonda Dawn Farkas Mrs. Carol Sheldrick
Principal Mrs. Stephanie Wilensky
Assistant Principals
March 1, 2012
March Newsletter
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful week off and got to enjoy one of the many family fun events that I found for you. It is hard to believe that March is here already and warm spring breezes are in the air. We were very lucky so far and did not have a winter like we have had in the past. This made for nice weekends for you and your families.
I would like to take this opportunity and thank the parents and family members that came out for my Box Out Bullying parent workshop last month. Our Respect for All Week was full of valuable information for both the students and their families. Everyone received priceless information regarding bullying, cyberbullying, respect and empathy. Hopefully, schools across the nation can continue to offer this vital education to children and parents, and put an end to bullying.
March is a long but busy month. Our next PA Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 10th at 9:30AM. Our guest
speaker will be Mr. Rubenstein from Box Out Bullying. His
workshop was so successful, he agreed to come back to our school and speak to the parents who could not attend last month.
Parent Teacher Conferences are on Tuesday, March 13th. Students
will be dismissed at 12:00 Noon! The times of the conferences are as follows:
Afternoon Session – 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Evening Session - 5:30PM – 8:00PM
Parent Teacher Conferences are extremely important. Not only are you going to receive your child’s report card, but with the ELA and Math test approaching, it’s an opportunity for you to discuss the test with your teacher. For more information on the ELA and Math test please log onto the ARIS Parent Link. You will find tips and other valuable information on the website. If you do not have your temporary password yet, please contact me at (347) 563-4757. Many of you have not logged onto ARIS. It is important to do so.
During the Parent Teacher Conferences, you will receive a green envelope containing the Learning Environment Survey. For those of you who are new to the school, the survey is a confidential questionnaire regarding our school environment. You can fill out the survey as you wait to speak to the teacher. There will be members of our Survey Team walking around during the conferences to collect your survey. Please note that these surveys are extremely important to our school and we need everyone to fill one out. Completed surveys are due on or before April 5, 2012. If you cannot complete the survey during the conferences, you can bring it into school and place the survey in the designated boxes in both the annex and main building.
Our annual Bunny Hop takes place on Friday, March 16th
for students in grades Pre-K through Grade 2. Only P.S. 152 students may attend! Don’t forget to send in your money to receive your tickets.
To continue with our Respect for All campaign, P.S 152 would like to put together an International Cook Book. We all come from different backgrounds and a cookbook, using traditional family recipes, is another way for us to come together. Whether you are from Haiti or China, in the end we are all part of the same P.S. 152 community! Please send in a favorite recipe, including measurements and cooking times. We will put this fabulous International Cookbook together and sell as a fundraiser. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
We are happy to announce that our Harmony students were showcased on PBS last week. If you would like to see what our children are saying about the Harmony program log onto the following link:
www.harmonyprogram.cuny.edu/who-we-are/families.
Finally, here are some fun activities I researched for you for March. Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Tammy Zaccheo
Parent Coordinator
Family Fun
Sidewalk Sale
Grand Opening – Every Saturday beginning March 17th.
Flatlands Avenue through Avenue P
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Tickets starting at $20.00
www.ringlingtickets.com
Prudential Center March 1-4
Izod Center March 7-18
Nassau Coliseum March 21-26
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue
2nd weekend of the month
Early bird visitors can enjoy free access if they arrive before 11:00AM
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
Free admission on the 1st Saturday of the month from 5:00PM -11:00PM
Prospect Park
1- Discovery Tour- every Sunday at 3:00PM
2- New Program! Nature’s Helper
Saturday, March 3rd – May 27th
Spend time enjoying nature as you help clean the park.
3- Lefferts House
Every Saturday and Sunday- Tasks and Crafts from the Past
2:30PM – 3:30PM
Brooklyn Public Library
RIF – Reading is Fundamental
Free books! Contact your local library for information.