Weekly Newsletter

COMING UP

March 1 - Movie Night - with a LIVE PERFORMANCE!, 6pm
March 4 - PTA Executive Board Meeting, 8:15am
March 5 - City Worker Day! (see info below)
March 7 - Spring Gala!
March 8 - American Heart Association Assembly - Kids Heart Challenge Kick Off
March 12 - Armory Visit for Grades 2-5 - Volunteers Still Needed - Sign Up
March 14 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 11:30am dismissal
March 15 - Lip Sync Battle, 6pm
March 19 - Armory Visit for Grades 2-5 - Volunteers Still Needed - Sign Up
March 20 - PTA General Meeting, 6:30pm
March 21 - 4th Grade Shakespeare Performances, 10am & 1pm
March 22 - 4th Grade Shakespeare Performances, 10am & 1pm




SPRING GALA IS NEXT WEEK! JOIN US!

THURSDAY, MARCH 7
7 - 10 PM AT THE PICNIC HOUSE IN PROSPECT PARK

Join us for a fundraising event masquerading as a extraordinarily fun party with open bar, hors d'oeuvres, dancing and a live auction! (for grownups only, festive attire). Let’s raise money for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) at PS 154!  

SAVE $ ON TICKETS!

Now is the time to book your tickets if you haven’t already. Get a group of friends together and save! Book 3 for $250 or 5 for $400, now through Sunday, March 3.
Tickets are available here!

DONATE COOL STUFF

We still need your creativity — what items, sponsorships, or donations can you connect our Gala team with?
DONATE HERE

YOU CAN START BIDDING NOW!

We’re adding new items to our auction preview every week until the Gala. Check out silent items, available for your bids now, and live items exclusive to attendees (marked "preview only")! Don’t forget to throw your hat in the ring for our class pizza party and 50/50 raffles

Please reach out to Spring Gala Chair, Jenny Dumlao or Events Chair, Jess Wright if you want to join the Spring Gala team, or with any questions about the event.


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MOVIE NIGHT: ARISTOCATS PLAY + MOVIE  

FRIDAY, MAR 1, 6:00-8:30PM

JOIN US for “Movie Night” featuring a special presentation of the Aristocats by the Broadway Jr. club’s after-school students

Come see PS 154 students in a production of Aristocats, featuring all the same comforts of a typical movie night, with a new twist: first, we’ll watch the play, and then we’ll enjoy the movie!



Save the date FOR THE PTA 5K FUN RUN

Sat, May 11 IN PROSPECT PARK




City Worker Day for 2nd Grade!

March 5, 8:40am

Are you a city worker? Have you ever worked for the city? Come join the second grade at our assembly on March 5th! We are looking for volunteers to talk with the students about what you do and how you help the city. We will sing and have a celebration to thank you for your hard work!  Contact Ms. Varriale to volunteer at lvarriale@ps154.org

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TEA SCHOOL DAYS FUNDRAISER

March 4-11

Get a jump on spring clothing at a discount and help earn money back to our school with Tea’s School Days next week!  

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LIP SYNC BATTLE

FRI, MARCH 15, 6:00-8:30PM
FREE WITH SIGNUP
DOORS OPEN AT 6:00PM; PERFORMANCES START AT 6:30PM.  

You’re invited to our first-ever Lip Sync Battle!  This is a FREE EVENT, brought to you by the PTA of PS 154!

Bring your best lip syncing performance to our MMR stage!  Please sign up below, indicating which song you will lip sync.  Also, please consider signing up as a group -- due to time constraints, we will cap the performances at 30 songs.  

PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPETE! Things to consider: your costume, props...  There will be [meaningful, inexpensive] awards in every category!

SIGN UP TO PERFORM




PTA MEETING FEATURING A PRESENTATION ON RESPONSIVE PARENTING

WED, MARCH 20 AT 6:30-8:30 PM IN THE MMR
FREE!

Babysitting and pizza will be available for school aged children for a suggested donation of $5 per child

THE PRESENTATION: RESPONSIVE PARENTING: INTENTIONAL LANGUAGE AND EMOTIONALLY RESPONSIVE TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD

Carolyn Lyons, a gifted and experienced expert in child development and communications, will lead an interactive discussion that will provide participants with specific verbal prompts, questions, and responses to use to strategically support children.

Carolyn Lyons is a Certified School Counselor with over 15 years of experience working with children in educational and therapeutic settings. She worked as a Child and Family Therapist at Joseph J. Peters Institute in Philadelphia. She has worked in the counseling offices of P.S. 120 and P.S. 506 in Brooklyn. She is currently Director and Lead Teacher at Chickpeas Cooperative Preschool in Park Slope.