Dear PS 107 Families,
The end of the school year is upon us, and everyone sure is feeling it! We are seeing an uptick in student behavior challenges, as well as difficulties with focusing and managing impulsivity across the school. This is very typical for children in school as the end of the year approaches, and there are a variety of reasons for it, including sadness about leaving their current class and teachers (especially for our 5th graders!), uncertainty about what’s to come in the next school year, and excitement about the summer ahead.
Our staff are regularly reminding students that the year is not over yet and that it’s important that they continue to adhere to the PS 107 Community Standards. Teachers are also adding in fun activities, trips, and hands-on projects to help students keep learning in different ways, as the year draws to a close. You can help us at home by continuing to reinforce our community standards linked to above. Thank you for your support!
This Tuesday, May 23rd, from 6:30-8 pm, join us on Zoom at our final parent workshop in the series Practical Parenting for the 21st Century for The Talk: Sex Ed 2.0, with local parent and expert Rachel Lotus. Click here for all of the details, and to register. You can also register here. We hope to see you on Zoom this Tuesday!
On Wednesday, May 24th, 5-7 pm, our district is hosting a project-based learning (PBL) showcase at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, featuring PBL from across the district, including the work of two first grade teachers and their students, Ms Marissa and Ms Sharon. All are welcome to come out to the event and see the great work happening at PS 107, as well as across District 15. For details on this event, see the flyer here.
As a reminder, we are currently working on making up new classes for the 2023-24 school year. Let us know if your family intends to return to PS 107 next school year by completing this short survey. Even if you aren’t sure yet, you can indicate that on the survey. Thanks so much for helping us to plan for the coming school year! (ICYM last week’s parent letter, take a look to see our policies and procedures related to creating new classes.)
As always, feel free to reach out to Nadia Benlarbi at parentcoordinator@ps107.org or me at jcohen72@schools.nyc.gov with anything you’d like to share or discuss!
Warmly,
Ms Joanna