PTA PS2 Bulletin Newsletter for parents, students and staff 75-10 21st Avenue ° Jackson ° Heights, New York 11370 ° 718-728-1459 Ps2q.org

V O LUME 9 I SSUE 1 S EP T EMB E R 201 6

Principal Amy Goldman Assistant Principals

Welcome Back! Welcome back to a new school year! To our new PS2 families, welcome! As you may already know, the PTA of PS2 strives to be a link between the parents, teachers, children, and staff of PS2. The Executive Board, made up of parent volunteers, is here to represent you, and help you become more involved in your child’s school. Throughout the year, there will be various opportunities for you to help us make PS2 a more enjoyable place for our children to learn and grow! EVERY parent of a child who attends PS2 is already a PTA member! Make your membership count! Stay informed! Become involved! We are here to help you do that! Everything the PTA does is to benefit the school. Last year, we were able to:  Provide

the Raz Kids reading program for our students to access at home

Lydia Tsiforas Gina Serafin

for the students of PS2  Organize two school

dances In order to continue doing so many wonderful things for our kids, we need your support. Support can come through volunteering at any of our PTA sponsored events, participating in our fundraisers, attending monthly General Membership meetings, and even paying PTA membership dues. We are asking for a minimum $10 membership donation per FAMILY (covers both parents and all children in the school). Of course, any maximum donation will be accepted. Be sure to list all of your children’s names and classes on the envelope when it is returned to school. If you misplace the envelope that is sent home, you may use any envelope, addressed to the PTA labeled with:  Parents’ Names

 Hold a Book Balooza

 Address

 Provide snacks after the

 Telephone Number

state exams  Hold an end-of-the-year

“Job well done” carnival

Administrators’ Message

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Welcome back to all of our P.S. 2 family, and to all of our new family members! We hope you all had a restful and peaceful summer, and that you are ready for another great year at P.S. 2. We have so many exciting and innovative ideas in store for the 2016-2017 s c h o o l

y e a r .

We are adding programs that include more familyfun activities, physical education, enrichment, arts instruction, music and more; in addition to all of our finest academic programs and instruction in the city. This was made evident with our 2016 exam results. We are very proud of the progress our students made on the New York State exams. We had an increase of 15% on ELA and an increase of 7% on the math; this places us at 60% for ELA and 61% for math at performance levels 3-4. This is well above the city and state results. We are so proud of all of our staff and students, and all of their hard work made possible with the support of our great parent body. Working together our children will show the greatest success.

PTA Executive Board President Nicoletta DeJoseph 1st Vice President Angela Panopoulos 2nd Vice President Carol Rodriguez Treasurer Tracy Dorish Recording Secretary Suzie Dzaferovic Corresponding Secretary

Michelle Sola Bulletin Editor Grace Sgambati Hospitality Kiki Kapetanakis Parent Coordinator Karen Caroccio

We look forward to seeing everyone at our Meet The Teacher event on September 22, from 4:30-7:30PM. Details for the event will be sent home in the parent communication folder (yellow folder), which will be given to your child the first day of school. We are all very excited about the 2016-2017 school year and hope it will be our best year yet! With warmest regards, Amy Goldman, Principal Lydia Tsiforas, Assistant Principal, Gina Serafin, Assistant Principal.

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First Day of School! 11

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School Closed Eid al-Adha 18

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PTA Meeting @6.30pm

School Bus Stop Please be mindful when dropping off your children. The front of the building is designated for school bus drop-off and pick up. Please do not block the area. Remember, too, that passing a stopped school bus with lights flashing is against the law, and dangerous for the children getting off of the bus.

Morning Line Up Weather permitting, students in grade 1-5 will line up in the school yard in the morning. (Be sure a staff member is present before leaving your child in the yard) Breakfast available 7:30-7:50am (enter through Main Entrance)

Shop Online— Earn $ for PS2 Remember to collect Box Tops! Please clip carefully, keeping expiration date intact. To learn more visit: boxtops4education .com

Meadow Farms Fundraiser begins shortly! Our first fundraiser of the year will be our Meadow Farms Fundraising Candy and Gift Sale. Families can begin selling as soon as they get their packet.

Picture Day: Thursday, October 6 Smile for the camera! Flyers will be sent home with details and payment envelopes. 5th Graders MUST take a picture to be included in the yearbook.

PTA General Membership Meetings September 28

February 15

October 26

March 22

November 30

April 26

December None May 31 January 25

June 21