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FROM THE PTA
Let's Celebr8 Science!
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Middle School Cafeteria
Wednesday, May 4th 5:30-7:30pm
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All are invited to see our kids' amazing projects and have some science fun! Our Third Annual Celebration of Science offers lots of hands-on opportunities for all to engage with science experiments, questions and activities. Come and have fun and support our young scientists!
If your child has a project to display, register online by tomorrow to allow our teachers and event organizers to plan! Visit the Celebr8 Science webpage to get ideas, sign up to volunteer and see the event schedule.
Have a gr8 weekend!
Melis Bromberg & Michelle Thaler
PTA Co-Presidents
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MORE FROM THE PTA
Will you be a "Matcher"?
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Be one of our "matchers" for our End of the Year Matching Challenge fundraiser. Contact Lisa and Kristin, our amazing Fundraising co-VP's to find out more.
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Golf for PS8
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Have you signed up for the annual PS8 Golf Outing at Marine Park Golf Course on Saturday, May 21st? Men and women both inside and out of the PS8 community with all skill levels are welcome! Please register online.
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You can nomin8 yourself for a 2016-17 PTA Executive Board or 2016-18 School Leadership Team position by filling out the required Willingness to Serve Form online.
Starting on Monday, you can also add your name to the sign-up sheets on the Particip8 Board in the lower school. If you do, please also fill out paper willingness to serve forms (which will be available there) so that our nominating committee can enter that information online and make your candidacy official!
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AROUND OUR SCHOOL
Fourth Graders Learn About Composting
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To celebrate Earth Day and as part of their ecosystem science unit, 4th graders learned about PS8's small onsite composting system last week! Thanks to Isabelle, our Teachers College Garden Coach!
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FEATURE OF THE WEEK
PS8 Basketball Team Kicks Off with Overtime Win!
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Kids Cre8 basketball coach Jerome Ellison talks about future plans and 5th grader Warner G. recounts the PS8 Steamboats' first game -- a hard-fought overtime victory! Read more.
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IN OUR COMMUNITY
Town Hall with the Chancellor
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PS 256, 114 Kosciuszko St.
Tuesday, May 3rd, 6:30pm
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Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to chat with our chancellor. Issues and concerns for District 13 will be addressed.
Community Education Council is soliciting parent input into the questions they will ask her. Please click on this link and fill out a brief form if you’d like your question or issue considered.
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Special Education Family Conference
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Brooklyn High School of the Arts, 345 Dean St
Thursday, May 5th, 5:30pm
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Meet the Brooklyn North Field Support Center (FSC) special education team, receive great books and resources, and participate in workshops designed around the most frequent questions received from families at the FSC.
Click on the registration page to view details.
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A Conversation with the DOE on Implementing the Rezoning Plan
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District 13 Office, 355 Park Place
Thursday, May 5th, 6-8pm
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The District 13 Schools Community Working Group is hosting a conversation with the Department of Education and representatives from PS307 and PS8. Catch up on what’s next for our school communities including the implementation of the approved rezoning plan and priorities for the 2016-2017 school year.
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Run for the Brooklyn PTAs!
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Bartel Prichard Square, Prospect Park
Saturday, May 7th
Start Time: 10am
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Parents, teachers, and students are invited to run, walk, bike, toddle or stroll around Prospect Park's perimeter to help raise money for our Brooklyn schools - and specifically for PS8, if we get 20 or more participants from our school. Contact PS8 race captain Mark Scanlon to sign up; the registration form can be found here.
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WE APPRECI8
Mr. Ellison and Mr. M.
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We appreci8 the ongoing work of our Kids Cre8 basketball coaches, Mr. Ellison and Mr. M. for all the coordinating and organizing they've already done since December to launch a lower school basketball team next year. There's always a lot of behind-the-scenes work to make something like this happen, and Mr. Ellison and Mr. M. have tackled the logistics on top of their full-time jobs. That's going above and beyond, and we are gr8ful for it!
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