Friday, January 15, 2010

Sign up for School Updates

Parents can now receive updates for emergency situations at school and other events that have an impact on the school day through the City's public notification system, Notify NYC. You may receive updates via phone, text message, or e-mail about delayed school openings, early dismissals, temporary school closures due to weather, etc. Please call 311 or go to www.nyc.gov/notifynyc to sign up for this service.
Enjoy your week!!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Exciting New Program for Parents

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I am very excited to announce CookShop for Adults will be coming to P.S. 132 in the new year!! This will program will consist of a series of six workshops to be held once a month beginning in January and ending in June. Look for additional information regarding registration via email and in your child's folder in mid-January.
**Reminder...School will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th for Thanksgiving.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

A Few Reminders

Dear Parents and Guardians,
Just a few reminders:
Pre-K and Kindergarten Cool Culture Applications are due by Friday, November 20th.
All Box Tops for Education are due in school by Monday, November 23rd.
Tuesday, November 24th 6pm to 8pm is our Middle School Information Night for 4th and 5th Grade families.
School will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th for Thanksgiving.
If you need your child's ARIS password, please call the Main Office or email me at ygarguilo@schools.nyc.gov.

Have a great week!!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

ARIS, Cool Culture, and Parent Academy

Dear Parents/Guardians,
Student information regarding the ARIS Parent Link went home with your child this week. If you did not receive information or need to know your temporary password, please contact me immediately. Also, if there is incorrect information on your child's profile, please let me know so we can make the corrections.
Cool Culture is once again being offered to our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten families. Applications are being sent home on Friday, November 13, 2009. Please be sure to fill out the application and return by Friday, November 20, 2009. Late applications will not be accepted!
On Saturday, November 21, 2009, Saturday Parent Academy will be taking place at the Felisa Rincon de Gautier Institute for Law and Public Policy High School located at 1440 Story Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. This is a great opportunity for parents to learn how to become more involved in their child's school. Please visit http://nyc.gov/schools/Offices/OFEA for further information.

Have a great week!!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Harvest Festival and Important Dates

Dear Parents,
I would like to thank everyone for all they did to make our P.S. 132 Harvest Festival a huge success!! It was wonderful to see our school families and community friends enjoying crafts, food and activities such as the Zombie Dance, Corn Maze and Mad Scientist Lab. P.S. 132 truly is the "Shining Star of Williamsburg"!!
The H1N1 vaccination forms were sent home with students. If you would like your child vaccinated in school, please return the form to school by October 30th.
On Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd, there is no school for students.
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be on Tuesday, November 10th. Children will have a half day of school.
School is closed on Wednesday, November 11th for Veteran's Day.
We will be having our first School Tour on Friday, November 13th at 9:00am. If anyone you know is interested in enrolling their child in our school, please have them call the office to RSVP for the tour.
Have a great week!!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Parent News

Dear Parents and Guardians,
Just wanted to share some interesting information from the DOE.
The Office for Family Engagement and Advocacy will host Native Language Forums for families starting this month. These forums provide an opportunity for families to learn about important school information in their native language. This month's topics are the Gifted & Talented Process and School Promotion Policies.
Also, Food and Finance High School, located at 525 West 50th Street, is inviting all public school families to their "Taste of the Big Apple" celebration on November 10th. Come celebrate Fall with apple tasting and cooking demonstrations. An Apple computer will be raffled and student volunteers are needed. Please call (212) 374-2323 for further information on both events.
Looking forward to seeing all of you at the P.S. 132 Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24th!!
Enjoy your week!!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

PTA Elections

Nominations for PTA Executive Board positions for the 2009-2010 school year are now being taken. If you would like to help your child's school by serving on the board, please fill out the tear off sent home last week or attend tomorrow night's PTA meeting at 7:00pm in the Auditorium. Please consider giving your time to our children. Remember, without the hard work and dedication of our parent community, P.S. 132 would not be the "Shining Star of Williamsburg"!!
I look forward to seeing you at the meeting tomorrow night and have a wonderful week!!