Daily Announcements

5TH GRADERS ENTERED CONTEST TO ATTEND A FARM IN VERMONT

Apply to Pre-Kindergarten for the 2012-13 School Year

The deadline to apply for public school Pre-Kindergarten programs is April 5, 2012.

The pre-kindergarten application process is not first-come, first-served. Placement offers are made based on standardized admissions priorities, not based on when you submit your application.

Pre-Kindergarten Resources:

• 2012-13 Pre-Kindergarten Directory – Translations coming soon!
• Pre-Kindergarten Flyer – Translations coming soon!

Attend an Information Session to learn more about pre-kindergarten admissions for the 2012-2013 school year. For a list of dates and locations, please click here.

Eligibility:  Children born in 2008 who reside in New York City are eligible to participate in UPK programs that are offered by the New York City Department of Education in the 2012-13 school year.

Public School UPK Programs:  The public school pre-kindergarten application period is from March 5 – April 5.

This year, there are TWO ways to complete the Pre-Kindergarten application:
1)         ONLINE at:  www.nyc.gov/schools/prek
2)         IN PERSON at an Enrollment Office
            Address:    333 7th Avenue - 12th Floor (27 & 28 Sts.) New York, NY 10001  

• Application period begins March 5,2012 through April 5,2012
• Offer letters will be mailed to families Week of June 11
• Pre-registration at schools from June 12 – June 22

Questions:  If you have questions about pre-kindergarten admissions, call (718) 935-2009.

CAE’s Parent & Child Theater Workshops  (3/8, 15, 22, 29 and 4/5)
Are you interested in learning how to improve communication between you and your child, share stories or have fun playing theater games?  If yes, consider signing up for this workshop (212-966-7237 x2131).  This FREE workshop is for both parent and child(ren) in Grades 3-5.  Attendance at ALL five sessions is required.

Congratulations to the winners of the My Inspirational Story contest!
This children's essay-writing contest celebrates the contributions of Asian Pacific American families in the New York Tri-State area.  Sponsored by McDonalds, the competition seeks to recognize the unsung heroes of today's Asian American youth.  Of the ten winners, six students were from PS 124: The students are from
Ms. Cullen and Mr. Lee's class.

Zoe Eng (1st Place)
Margaret Wong (3rd Place)
Matthew Chan (Runner-up)
Anna Li (Runner-up)
Dana Tse (Runner-up)
Hilary Zen (Runner-up)

Support PS 124 through our Barnes & Noble Bookfair!
Our school is participating in a Barnes & Noble Bookfair.  The Bookfair is an opportunity for schools to raise money through in-store and online book sales by encouraging their supporters to shop at Barnes & Noble stores and online at www.bn.com/bookfairs during a designated time period.  The in-store period will be from 1/30-2/03/2012.  The online period will be from 1/30-2/08/2012.  The contribution to PS 124 will be based on the net sales of eligible merchandise sold in-stores or online at www.bn.com/bookfairs.  Please look for the flyer with the valid Bookfair ID# from your child, and if your teacher has a wishlist for the class.  You can also access the direct wishlist link here:

Kindergarten Classes:  Kindergarten Classes
Class 3-227:  Ms. Turnier
Class 3-228:  Ms. Chow
Class 3-229:  Mr. Frank
Class 3-250:  Ms.Zemlock-Spector

PS 124 On Broadway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u9jXnHSa3s

PS 124 WINS NATIONAL FREDDIE G OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ACTING GROUP AWARD AT 2012 JUNIOR THEATER FESTIVAL IN ATLANTA

The 25 students representing PS 124, ages 9 and 10, presented selections from Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR. for adjudication by a panel of national theatre professionals: Music director, teacher, and vocal coach Bill Newberry (Les Misérables, Sound of Music, Annie); director, choreographer and performer Jacob Brent (appeared in Broadway, London and DVD productions of Cats and Starlight Express, directed premiere of Avenue Q School Edition); and Kennedy Center director Deirdre Kelly Lavrakas (Walking in the Winds: American Tales and Walking in the Winds: Arabian Tales - a co-production with the Performing Arts Center of Amman, Jordan), who directed two musical theatre reviews for a state department tour of South Asia and will lead drama workshops for teachers and students in Bahrain next March.

PS 124 students Sarah Chiu and David Ning were named to the Broadway JR. All-Stars, made up of two outstanding students from each group at the festival.  The All Star students performed the song "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray! at the closing ceremonies.

Local audiences will get a chance to see these young thespians in action for themselves when the multilingual group (some speak Mandarin and/or Cantonese as well as English) performs their full-length version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR. in PS 124's auditorium during the school's Chinese New Year celebrations January 31 and February 1 and 2.

This is the group's second time at the Junior Theater Festival. Last year the students presented selections from Guys and Dolls JR. for all 3,000+ festival attendees.

The students from PS 124 drama department are active in their community. They've been selected to perform at a fundraising event for The Museum of the Chinese in America as well as celebrations for PS 124's 35th Anniversary this past year.

iTheatrics News Coverage -
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