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Dear PS20 Community,

Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend. No school tomorrow, see everyone on Tuesday! 

ICYMI

• NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program automatically gives $100 to all public students from Kindergarten through Grade 4 into a savings account. The money grows in a NYS 529 account until age 18 when it becomes available to your student to use for college, vocational school, or other post-secondary education. By taking other small steps — such as registering their account, depositing a minimum of $5 of your own money into the account, and other small actions — parents have the opportunity to add an additional $175 of scholarship money to their child’s account. That is $275 (of free money!) that, invested over 12-13 years, could grow to ~$1,500.
  
  Have your student's 9-digit OSIS # ready and activate today ➡️ www.nyckidsrise.org ➡️ https://nyckidsrise.org/

THIS WEEK

• Mon Jan 19: NO SCHOOL for Martin Luther King Jr Day
• Tue Jan 20: Chat and Chew with Principal Blyden
  
• Thu Jan 22: Monthly School & Families Meeting
• Fri Jan 23: School Spirit Day + Families as Learning Partners
• Fri Jan 23: DEADLINE - Kindergarten Applications CLOSE

COMING UP

• Fri Jan 30: "Disney on Ice" Fundraiser ➡️ www.ps20.org/bksports
• Fri Jan 30: Last day to order See's Candies YUMRaiser ➡️ www.ps20.org/sees

SAVE THE DATES

• Thu Feb 5 / Fri Feb 6: Picture Day with Stomping Ground (class schedule TBA) ➡️ www.ps20.org/pictureday 

COMMITTEE UPDATES

• Rainbow Club is excited to have everyone back for our first meeting of 2026 next Friday, January 23. We are an affinity club for LGBTQ+ families and our allies to be in community, talk about our families, and enjoy each others' company in a friendly, positive space. We make art, dance, share stories, play games, and read books together. We meet one Friday at month from 2:40-4:00pm. We can drop off your children at their on-campus after-school program when we finish, or you can pick them up at 4pm. It is by registration, open to all, and free. ➡️ Register for Jan 23 session

  Be informed about upcoming Rainbow Club meetings! Join Committee on Konstella under "Rainbow Club" and contact Mr. Chung with any questions.

• 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. 
  
  
• Literacy Committee is proud to announce that the December Scholastic Book Fair raised over $5,000 for the school!  Next up, get ready for PS20 Reads! Read-a-Thon 2026 which will be held February 27 - March 8, 2026.