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P. S. 1 June Community Newsletter 2025

Ms. Cindy Lau, Parent Coordinator

Reminders:

Save for College Program (for Kindergarten students, as well as newly admitted first, second, and third-grade students)

Please activate and view your child’s Save for College Program Scholarship Account by clicking on the following link: NYC Kids RISE , if you have not yet done so.

NYC Schools Account (https://www.schoolsaccount.nyc/)

We invite you to register your child’s NYC Schools Account.  This account will allow the Department of Education to share important information with you, about your child’s learning, such as enrollment history, attendance, report card, assessment data, and guardian’s contact information.  Please review the letter Ms. Lau sent home to families who have not yet created their accounts.

Blue Emergency Form

The Blue Emergency Contact Form is our primary source of information in case of an emergency. If you need to update it, please contact the school’s main office to request a new form.

Kindergarten – Grade 5 New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test

(NYSESLAT) – Each spring, English as a New Language (ENL) students in grades K-5 take the NYSESLAT, which assesses their reading, writing, and listening skills. This year, the tests will be administered from April 14 to May 23.

Class Dojo
Please check your ClassDojo daily. Your child’s teacher(s) will provide grade or class-specific information updates.

Monthly Events:

SLT Meeting, May 13, 10:00 am

Virtual School Leadership Team/Safety/UCS, School Main Office,
2nd Floor, 8:30 am

PTA Meeting, May 21, 8:30 am

Parent Wrkshop Topic: How to Talk So Children Will Listen

Place: School Auditorium, 2nd Floor

Special Events:

  • Grade 5 Overnight Camping, June 2 and 3
  • NDI Culminative Event, Grades 2 and 3, June 9, 10:00 am
  • Field Day, June 10
  • Spirit Day, June 23, Summer Fun

Celebrations:

We continue to recognize students with 100% attendance each month and highlight them on bulletin boards throughout the school.

Thank you, families, for your support and for attending the Community Spotlight on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Everyone had a great time! 

If you are interested in purchasing a PS 1 PTA sweatshirt, please contact the PTA.

We have now completed the 2024–2025 NYC School Survey. Thank you to all the families who completed the survey!  We’re excited to announce that classes 3K-1, 3K-2, K/1, and K-2 had the

highest parent participation rates. We are currently working with the classroom teachers to plan a celebration in recognition of their efforts.  Thank you!

Important Upcoming Dates:

  • 3K Stepping Up Ceremony, June 17, 9:45 am, School Auditorium, 2nd floor
  • Pre-Kindergarten Stepping Up Ceremony, June 17, 8:45 am, School Auditorium, 2nd floor
  • Kindergarten Stepping Up Ceremony, June 18, 9:00 am, School Auditorium, 2nd floor
  • Grade 5 Graduation Ceremony, June 20, 9:00 am, School Auditorium, 2nd floor
  • Last Day of School, Thursday, June 26, 2025
  • First Day of School for School Year 2025-2026, Thursday, September 4, 2025

Book of the Month:

Our June book of the month is My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits.       

School Closures:

Eid al-Adha, Thursday, June 5, The school will be closed.

Clerical Day, Friday, June 6, Students will not be in attendance.

Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, the school will be closed.

2024-2025 School Year Calendar

Daily Breakfast and Lunch Menus

Translated languages  Menu Hub

Please contact our Parent Coordinator Cindy Lau for Chinese interpretation at (212) 267-4133 and/or Community School Director Nector Santiago for Spanish interpretation at (917) 796-1329, if you have any questions and need support. If you need support in another language, please contact the main office at 212-267-4133.