Konstella

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Sun, Feb 23 11:28am

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Dear PS20 Community,

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Midwinter Recess -- we're looking forward to seeing everyone back in school tomorrow!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Grade 5 families, this is the final week to send in your yearbook submissions! Submit your contributions of remembrances and photos by Friday, February 28 ➡️ https://forms.gle/3dVteFqEsyLbUBJ46
Do your part for a lice-free school! Please take this opportunity to conduct a thorough check of your students' hair for head lice -- treatments are most effective when done twice within the same week. The Community Closet keeps a stock of free lice combs + shampoo kits. Read up on how to check & treat here ➡️ www.ps20.org/news/liceisnotnice
PS20 is now a school partner with the New York International Children's Film Festival which runs February 28 - March 16, showing films in English, Spanish, French, Dutch and more. For every ticket sold, NYICFF will donate $2 back to the school -- be sure to select "PS 20 Clinton Hill School" on the check out page! ➡️ https://nyicff.org/tickets/
Studio in a School is wrapping up their residency for the school year at PS20. Being able to bring on SiAS was only made possible thanks to YOUR donations to the PTA. Please consider continuing to support the PTA to enable this type of programming for the coming years. ➡️ www.ps20.org/donate

THIS WEEK

Tue Feb 25: 100th Day of School
Thu Feb 27: Annual Brotherhood Celebration Family Potluck ➡️ www.ps20.org/brotherhood
Thu Feb 27: International & Multicultural Families present Lunar New Year / Spring Festival
Fri Feb 28: Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trailblazers ➡️ www.ps20.org/bksports
Fri Feb 28: Ramadan begins

COMING UP

Mon Mar 3: Order deadline for our Pie Day YUMraiser with Four & Twenty Blackbirds - offering free delivery to school on March 14, just in time for Pi Day ➡️ www.ps20.org/pieday
Tue Mar 4: Optional Cap & Gown Photos for Grades K + 5 only
Thu Mar 6: No School for Student-Led Conferences ➡️ Day camps are being offered by both Kaleidoscope and Mosaic

SAVE THE DATES

March 14 - 21: Get ready for our Read-a-Thon Fundraiser! Read up on how to prepare and send out letters for donations to support your reader ➡️ www.ps20.org/readathon
Sat March 29: Brooklyn FC Women's Pro Team FUNdraising game in Coney Island ➡️ www.ps20.org/bksports

PTA COMMITTEE UPDATES/REMINDERS

Come by the Community Closet for coats, boots & shoes every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday after drop-off from 8:30am-9:30am in Room 126. Also newly restocked: lice combs + shampoo kits! (as always, all items are free).
STEAM Committee is excited to announce the re-opening of the Utopia Lab in the Spring! ➡️ Join the committee if you're interested in helping with activating this maker space with programming & activities for our students.

ONGOING

Seeking auction items for our annual Spring Fundraiser ➡️ https://ps20.org/gala. This year, the fundraiser will be a community dance party inviting all families, children and friends. ➡️ Join the Love Ball Committee to make our Spring fundraising party and auction the best yet! fund@ps20.org
Lost & Found is at capacity! Please check the racks and bins located between the Gym & the Cafeteria for jackets, hats, gloves, water bottles and more.

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