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PS20 + PTA Weekly Overview | Sun Feb 1
Sun, Feb 1 11:49am

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Dear PS20 Community,

Hope everyone all had a safe & warm weekend! Thanks to all who were able to join us for the Disney on Ice fundraiser on Friday as well as all who placed orders for our See's Candies YUMraiser. 

THIS WEEK

  • Thu Feb 5: Picture Day with Stomping Ground 
    • All 3K classes
    • All Pre-K classes
    • Most Grade 2 classes
    • Select Grade 1, 4, 5 classes
  • Fri Feb 6: Picture Day with Stomping Ground 
    • All Kindergarten classes
    • All Grade 3 classes
    • Select Grade 1, 2, 4, 5 classes
  • Days + times may change due to various conflicts, so please check with your teacher for final schedule!

➡️ Volunteers Needed | www.ps20.org/pictureday 

COMING UP

  • Mon Feb 9: New York State Testing Parent Workshop for Grades 3, 4, 5 Families
  • Tue Feb 10: Grade 5 Parent Meeting
  • Thu Feb 12: PTA General Meeting
  • Fri Feb 13: PTA hosts Drop-off Movie Night Fundraiser ➡️ www.ps20.org/movienight 

SAVE THE DATES

  • Feb 16 - 20: NO SCHOOL for Midwinter Recess
  • Fri Feb 27: Annual PS20 Brotherhood Celebration

COMMITTEE UPDATES & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

  • STEAM Committee looking for parent volunteers to join the committee and assist with Science Fair sponsor outreach. ➡️ steam@ps20.org 

  • The International & Multicultural Families Committee invites parent volunteers to co-lead our upcoming monthly multicultural celebrations and help keep our IB cultural values—diversity, inclusion, and global understanding—strong and visible, especially in today’s challenging political climate. Ideally, we’re aiming for 3–4 volunteers per event so these celebrations can move forward. ➡️ Email analourdes@ps20.org or complete our form

    🎉🧧🎺 Monthly Cultural Celebrations
Proposed Dates:
    * FEB 26: Lunar New Year & Asian Cultures
    * MAR 26: Eid, Passover, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, Holi
    * APR 23: Indigenous Peoples (Global) & Earth Day
    * MAY 28: Cinco de Mayo & Latino Celebrations

    🙋🏾🙋🏻‍♀️🙋‍♂️ How to Help
    * Co-lead a celebration connected to your family’s culture or interests
    * Help with Ideas, food, activities, storytelling, music, or crafts
    * Support planning and day-of coordination

  • The International & Multicultural Families Committee invites the community to join the Book Club for a community reading of "Mother Mary Comes to Me" by Arundhati Roy. We will meet to discuss the book on March 24. 

  • Community Support & Service currently seeking gently used PANTS / BOTTOMS & SHIRTS in sizes 6 - 11 for the Community Closet. All are welcome to 'shop' the Community Closet on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings after 8:30am. 

    🙋🏾🙋🏻‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Please join our next meeting on Fri Feb 6 from 8:30-9:30am in Room 126.  We will discuss issues and actions related to Know Your Rights and Hands Off NYC.


  • Literacy Committee is proud to announce PS20 Reads! Read-A-Thon 2026 which will be held February 27 - March 8, 2026.



NEW FUNDRAISING PARTNER: PS20 PTA Fundraiser + STEM Camp NORY

PS20 PTA is partnering with NORY, a hands-on STEM camp with multiple locations in NYC where kids build and create through projects like robotics, woodworking, and coding. If your family is already thinking about signing up for camp, this is an easy, no-cost way to support our school at the same time.

How it works: Use code PS20 at checkout. NORY will donate 5% of Holiday Camp and 2.5% of Summer Camp revenue back to the PS20 PTA.