P.S. 172 Beacon School of Excellence

Announcements

• ENRICHMENT CLUB APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!

  Enrichment Club Applications are OPEN!

  Explore the links below to apply! Clubs meet once a week, and the fee is $70/student for an 8 week session (scholarships are available!). Click into your grade level clubs to learn more.

  APPLICATIONS CLOSE end of day on September 27th.

  Pre-K Clubs

  Kindergarten Clubs

  First Grade Clubs

  Second Grade Clubs

  Third Grade Clubs

  Fourth Grade Clubs

  Fifth Grade Clubs

  Already applied? Sit tight! Your student will receive a letter confirming if they got into the club on Oct 3.

   

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• First PTA Meeting of the Year is Thu Sep 21st

  All PS172 Families are invited to join our first PTA Meeting of the Year! Find out what we've been up to and what's planned for the rest of the year, plus hear updates from our principal, Mrs Gundersen.

  Thursday 9/21 @ 7-8:30pm

  Zoom:

  Join Zoom Meeting
  https://nycdoe.zoom.us/j/93691487522?pwd=S3ZjTkZlakNRN2dleDU1N3VMU01nUT09Opens in a new browser tab
  
  Meeting ID: 936 9148 7522
  Passcode: 469048

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• Send donations! The Big Swap is Fri Sep 29th

  Start sending your donations! The PTA's annual Big Swap is Friday September 29th, from 2:30-4:30pm in the PS172 gym.

  We're accepting elementary school age clothing, coats, shoes, accessories books, and toys only. Thank you, but PLEASE NO adult clothing/shoes/accessories or household items. 

  All items are FREE, and you do not need to donate to participate.

  We will also be hosting a bake sale during the swap, with all proceeds going to support PTA programs (enrichment, after school events, school cultural assemblies and more).

  We need volunteers and baked sale donations!

  • 7 volunteers - Setup - Move, fold and arrange donations for display)
  • 3 volunteers - Bake Sale - Sell baked goods
  • 5 volunteers - Clean up - Bag leftover donations, break down tables
  • Donations of your best baked goods to sell at our baked sale. Drop off on the day of the swap

  Email ps172parents@gmail.com to get involved!

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• Parent Teacher Back to School Night

  ***Looking for your ZOOM link? ZOOM links to student classrooms will be posted on this website between 3-4pm on Thursday 9/14. Please check back at that time, thank you!***

  Please join us on Thursday 9/14 on ZOOM for Parent Teacher Back-to-School Night!

  Choose from TWO sessions:

  - 5pm

  -6:30pm

  In these sessions, your student's teachers will welcome you to the new grade and share important information about routines, expectations, and traditions in your student's classroom. There will also be time for questions and comments.

  Thank you!

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• Welcome Back

  The first day of school is Thursday 9/7

  For 1-5th grades, school runs from 8:20am -2:40pm.  Pick up is at 2:35 PM

  PreK and K arrival and dismissal times are different that above.  Please refer to the letter that was mailed to you.

  On the first two days PreK - Grade 1 walk through the 4th Avenue entrance.  Grades 3-5 line up in the schoolyard.

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