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Weekly Update from P.S.101Q

HAPPY 101st BIRTHDAY, PS 101Q!
P.S.101Q’s Weekly Update
Week of

May 26th

Happenings

Trips This Past Week:

Pre-K: Big Apple Circus
Classes 402 & 403: Alleypond Environmental Center

Class 403: Brooklyn Historical Society

5th Grade: NY Botanical Gardens

3rd & 6th Grade: Cinemart for Monkey Kingdom

Class 601: Queens College


Ballroom Dancing: Grades 4 & 5 continued with their ballroom dancing residency.

Swim For Life: Class 203 continued with Swim For Life this week.

From the School

Dismissal Reminders:

  • Please send your child with a jacket in the morning in case the students go out to recess and it gets cold.  
  • Now that the weather is warm, the children want to stay outside after dismissal.  If they stay, encourage them to gather in the playground instead of on the surrounding school grounds.
  • We have had a few incidents were students were breaking the tree branches or destroying bushes.
  • We have also had incidents were students were having issues with one another unsupervised.

As a community, we are simply asking that we all remind our children to play in the playground, be respectful of one another and be mindful of our neighbors in the Gardens. Thank You!


Career Day – Friday, May 29th @ 8:45am: Share a career experience with our children! We welcome parents, friends, relatives or acquaintances who are willing to share their time. You will be asked to share your career experience with your child’s classroom and potentially one other classroom. Each presentation should last about 20
minutes. Please email: Randy St. Germain

From the PA

PA Parent Survey Results Are In!

Thank you to all those who participated. The results have been compiled and can be seen here: PA Parent Survey Results
 
Family International Dinner: SIGN UP NOW! The dinner is on Wed, June 3rd starting at 6pm. Join us for this fun, family oriented evening. Tickets are $20/per family or free if you bring a dish. We are asking families to RSVP by Friday, May 29th.
 
For K Parents: The K Stepping Up Committee is currently accepting donations to support the K Stepping Up Ceremony which will take place on Tuesday, June 26th. To donate: Donation Form

Important Dates

Mon. May 25th: No School, Happy Memorial Day!

Tues, May 26th thru Thurs, May 29th: NY State Science Testing

 

Wed, May 27th: SLT @ 4pm

 

Fri, May 29th: Career Day @8:45am & K Stepping Up Donations due.

 

For the full Parent Workshop schedule, please click here.
Forest Hills Memorial Day Parade!
Sunday, May 24th
Join us as we represent PS 101Q in the Memorial Day Parade honoring those who have served and died in the US military. If you and your children are interested in marching, please contact: 
Upcoming Community Events
May 30th @ 1:30pm Go Bags
Seminar will be held at the Community House at 15 Borage Place
For more information:
Saturday, June 6th from 12pm to 4pm at Flagpole Park
CHILDREN’S DAY
Sponsored by the Celebrations Association
Quick Links

Forest Hills Memorial Day Parade: PS101 Looking To Represent

Forest Hills Memorial Day Parade
Sunday, May 24th @ 12PM
Continental Post 1424 and The Forest Hills Kiwanis are hosting their annual Memorial Day Parade at 12pm on Metropolitan Avenue. The parade will begin on Metropolitan Avenue at Ascan Avenue and continue west down Metropolitan, ending at the Remsen Memorial Park on Trotting Course Lane.
 
Memorial Day honors the men and women who died while serving in the US military. If you or your children would like to honor those men and women by participating in the Memorial Day Parade, please email JP Freeley.
 
Participants would be asked to meet around 11:30am. The parade begins at 12pm and will last about 20-30 minutes.

Happy Memorial Day!
flag day

Matilda Trip Schedule

 

 

Just about a week away and the excitement is growing!  Our schedule is full for this day and to ensure that we arrive in time for the Broadway workshop, chaperones and students must arrive at the school by 7:15am.  Buses will leave promptly at 7:30am and will not return to the school until after regular dismissal time, around 5:00pm.  

Thursday, May 28

Workshop at Ripley Grier Studios

Lunch at Hard Rock Café 

Performance at Shubert Theatre
The Day’s Schedule:

7:15am       All students, chaperones and teachers arrive at school and 

get on buses

7:30             Buses leave

8:45             Buses arrive at Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave (between

36th and 37th St)

Reaching the studios requires an elevator ride.  There are 140 of us, so this will take some time!

10:45            Return to buses

11:05            Arrive at Hard Rock Café, 1501 Broadway (at 43rd St)

12:45pm      Walk to Shubert Theatre at 225 West 44th St

1:00             Show begins

3:50             Get onto buses to return to school

5:00             Estimated time of return to school

Chaperones:

  • will be assigned specific students to oversee. 
  • are welcome to join in the workshop.  The organizers are hoping you will!!!!!
  • lunch orders will be taken in the buses and chaperones are asked to keep the forms until we arrive at Hard Rock Café and your group is seated.  Hard Rock will only accept orders once your students are seated.  Tables of 4 only — no table moving allowed.  Most chaperones will have groups of 4 or 2.  Chaperones can sit with each other. 
  • theatre tickets have been organized so that groups of students per chaperone will sit together.  However, chaperones may not be sitting with their group.  Efforts were made to give the best seating to students.  Chaperones are disbursed throughout the theatre in close proximity to the students.

 
P.S. 101Q “The School in the Gardens”
P.S.101Q’s Parent’s Association

PA Meeting Highlights
PA Meeting Highlights from Tuesday, May 19th @ 6:30pm

Highlights

Although the turn out at the meeting was low, we did have quorum and completed a number of important business items. Thank you to those who attended.

  • The 2015-16 Budget passed last night. For a copy of the approved budget, please click here: 2015-16 Approved Budget
  • Elections for the 2015-16 Executive Board as well as the 2015-16 SLT Members were held. As per our By-Laws when elections are not contested, our Recording Secretary cast one ballot, thus confirming and officially electing the slate. Congratulations to those parents and thank you for volunteering your time! For the bios of the parents serving in these positions for the upcoming school year, please click here: 2015-16 Elected Position Bios
  • The By Law Amendment related to draft PA minutes was approved. Going forward, this will allow the PA to distribute a draft of the PA meeting minutes prior to actual approval.

     

  • Cynthia Mandelbaum, perhaps our most dedicated Grandparent at PS 101, provided an update on the Family International Dinner. The event is just 2 weeks away. We will be sending out a specific, detailed volunteer sign up form but ask people to consider bringing a food dish. For tickets or to sign up, click here.
  • The results from the PA Survey have been compiled and were released and discussed at the meeting. PA Survey Results
Our next and final PA meeting of the 2014-15 school year will be held on Tuesday, June 16th at 8:30am. Please plan on attending.
P.S.101Q’s Parent’s Association
2 Russell Pl
Forest Hills, New York 11375
communications@pa101.org
(718) 268-7230

Parent Survey Results
We have compiled the survey results. Thank you to all the parents who took the time to fill out the survey. If you have questions about the results, please email JP Freeley

Upcoming Events:

FAMILY INTERNATIONAL DINNER Wed, June 3rd @ 6pm Join us for this fun filled family evening. We need food contributions, parade participants, and volunteers. Sign Up Now!
 
K STEPPING UP CEREMONY – Kindergarten parents are currently collecting donations for the K Stepping Up Ceremony. Donations are due by Friday, May 29th. 2015 K Step Up Donation Form

Request for Donations for the K Stepping Up Ceremony

2015 Kindergarten Stepping Up Ceremony

Tuesday, June 23rd @ 9:30am 

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

 

We are asking Kindergarten parents for suggested voluntary donations to cover the expenses for the K Stepping Up Ceremony.  We’re suggesting a contribution amount of $35 (CASH)

for each student.  

BUT HEY…

we won’t stop you if you’re able to contribute more since we’ll need as much help as possible to cover the projected expenses. 
 
Please send in cash donations in an envelope marked: K Stepping Up 2015 – Attn: Class Parents
 

We are seeking 100% participation so please help us achieve this goal!

 

Click here for the donation form:

Please submit all donations by

Friday, May 29th.

Weekly Update from P.S.101Q

P.S.101Q’s Weekly Update
Week of

May 18th

Happenings

The Shoe Drive Was A HUGE Success! 

A BIG thank you to everyone for helping out with our 2nd annual shoe drive. It was another successful year. As a school we collected 1,344 pairs of shoes. Congratulations to the top 3 classes who have won an ice cream party:
  • Class 131 with 282 pairs of shoes
  • Class 101 with 160 pairs of shoes
  • Class 531 with 112 pairs of shoes

PALP: Thank you parents for coming in on Friday and participating in Parents As Learning Partners. The students love having you in the classroom!

 

Trips This Week:

Classes 402 & 403: Alleypond Environmental Center

Class 401 & 402: Brooklyn Historical Society

Class 601: Queens College


Ballroom Dancing: Grades 4 & 5 continued with their ballroom dancing residency.

Swim For Life: Class 203 continued with Swim For Life this week.

From the School

Career Day – Friday, May 29th @ 8:45am: Share a career experience with our children! We welcome parents, friends, relatives or acquaintances who are willing to share their time. You will be asked to share your career experience with your child’s classroom and potentially one other classroom. Each presentation should last about 20
minutes. Please email: Randy St. Germain

From the PA

PA Meeting, Tuesday May 19th @ 6:30pm

Budget vote, by-law amendment, ratification of PA Board and SLT positions for next year…and more. Please plan on attending. Child care is provided free of charge.
 
Wellness Fair: The Wellness Fair last Saturday was a huge success. We would like to thank all those who participated and attended the event and ta special thank you to K parent, Fadia Mohama, for running the event.
 
We Need Help Packing Schoola Boxes: Families once again donated a lot of clothing for Schoola. We need help packing up boxes so the items can be shipped and sold by Schoola. All those available to help, please meet in the rotunda at 9am on Tuesday, May 19th. The more hands, the lighter the work.

From the DOE

Parent Workshop: Summer Learning –  Tuesday, May 19th @ 9:00am, 90-27 Sutphin Blvd, Jamiaca, NY

To help parents bridge the gap in their child’s learning between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next one, this workshop provide parents with tips for meaningful, educational summer activities for their child. We will also discuss various museums and cultural institutions that offer free and low cost summer programming for students.

Students Entering 4th & 5th Grade: Begin the G&T Placement Process – Applications Accepted May 11th thru 22nd

If your child is entering fourth or fifth grade in the 2015-2016 school year, you can start the admissions process for placement in citywide and district Gifted & Talented programs. Parents of eligible children may submit a Request for Placement (RFP) in person at a Family Welcome Center beginning on Monday.

Important Dates

Mon. May 18th: Parent Workshop: Fun Summer Activities for Kindergarten @ 8:20am

Tues, May 19th: Parent Workshop: Fun Summer Activities for Grade 2


PA Meeting @ 6:30pm  *Child care is provided free of charge.

 

Wed, May 20th thru Fri, May 22nd: NY State Science Performance Test for Grade 4

 

Wed, May 20th: Parent Workshop – Final Units of Study Grade 3 @ 8:20am

 

For the full Parent Workshop schedule, please click here.
Chess Tournament
Sunday, May 17th
PS98Q in Douglaston, Queens is hosting a Chess Tournament which is open to all schools and students from Pre-K to 12th grade. For more information, ciick here: 
Creative Challenge in 3D Printing
Sunday, May 17th
RPGA is holding its 2015 Creative Challenge in 3D Printing for kids in after school programs in the tristate area this coming Sunday, May 17th, and you’re invited! It is free and open to the public. The event takes place at PS 175 (64-35 102nd St, Rego Park.)
Upcoming Community Events
May 30th @ 1:30pm Go Bags
Seminar will be held at the Community House at 15 Borage Place
For more information:
Saturday, June 6th from 12pm to 4pm at Flagpole Park
CHILDREN’S DAY
Sponsored by the Celebrations Association
Quick Links

Family International Dinner
Family International Dinner
Wednesday, June 3rd from 6:00pm to 8:30pm
 
Come celebrate the diversity of PS 101Q. This fun filled family evening will feature a Parade of Cultures, activities for your children, amazing food from around the world, a raffle, great music and dancing.

The 411
Schedule Of Events

6:00pm Start Time
6:15pm Parade of Cultures
6:30pm Dinner
7:00pm Music, Dancing & Activities

8:30pm End Time

 
Parade Of Cultures
Following upon the success of last’s years “fashion show”, we will be having a Parade of Cultures again this year. The parade is open to all students. Students may wear the clothes of any culture. We ask that students who are participating be available for a dress rehearsal on Friday, May 29th at 8am and arrive at 5:45pm on the night of the event.
 
Tickets
$20 per family or bring a food dish and entrance is free. Teachers, staff and administrators are free.

 

Let us know if you plan to come, if you want to bring a dish or participate in the Parade of Cultures.