We honored our beloved Ms Donna and Ms Nadia on April 26th, Administrative Professionals Day
Dear PS 107 Families,
What a treat to see everyone dressed to impress on Friday evening at the Spring Auction and Gala! Event chairs Alyse Dosik and Christine Canedo-Pullan have been planning the return of this wonderful tradition since October, and all of their hard work more than paid off (literally and figuratively). Such a great time was had by all — though can we all agree to keep any videos of a certain principal singing a well-known tune by The Monkees to ourselves?!?
Not only was the gala a huge financial help to our school, thanks to the in-kind support from so many parents and community members, we were also able to keep a great deal of single-use plastics from the landfill because of advocacy from our parent-run Green Committee.
The Green Committee, led by parents Kajal Below and Spring Hofeldt, has been encouraging us to reduce our environmental footprint all year long and was particularly active during the month of April, Earth Month. They helped families and students to write letters in support of New York State’s Packaging Reduction and Recycling Act. They collected so many thoughtful letters, which will be delivered to Albany on May 2nd. We are thrilled to be weaving themes of sustainability and climate justice across all that PS 107 does.
May is Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we can’t wait to share the contributions of the AAPI community who have made America what it is today. Daily morning announcements will highlight these contributions, along with our parent AAPI Committee’s PS 107 poster campaign.
This week, on May 2nd and 3rd, our 3rd-5th grade students will take the New York State Math test. Our teachers have been working hard to prepare students for this test, and you can prepare your children by ensuring they get a good night’s sleep before the test and have a healthy breakfast the morning of the test, as well as by reminding them to try their best and not feel overly concerned if there are questions they don’t know how to answer. Like the NYS ELA two weeks ago, the Math test is a low-stakes opportunity for students to practice their test-taking skills.
Even if your child is not currently in a test-taking grade, their days will be a bit different on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week because state test administration is a very large undertaking and involves so many of our staff members, including our specialty teachers Ms Diane, Mr DiFranco, Ms Julie, Ms Galella, and Ms Abby. Huge thanks to our Assistant Principal and Testing Coordinator Rinah Fernandez Vasquez who has to devote the vast majority of her time in April and May to planning and organizing for the state tests. If you have any questions about testing, please feel free to reach out to Ms Rinah at rfvasquez@ps107.org.
Have a terrific week!
Warmly,
Ms Joanna