Daily Announcements

Parent Orientation Meetings
 
You are invited to visit your child's classroom to meet and hear from the teacher. Orientation Meetings will begin promptly at the time listed below. You are then invited to meet with the Principal in the Auditorium at 9:00/9:45 am.
 
Tuesday, 9/14 Kindergaten 8:10 - 9:00 am
Monday, 9/20 5th  Grade 8:50 - 9:40 am
Tuesday, 9/21 1st  Grade 8:10 - 9:00 am
Wednesday, 9/22 2nd  Grade 8:10 - 9:00 am
Thursday, 9/23 3rd  Grade 8:10 - 9:00 am
Friday, 9/24 4th  Grade 8:50 - 9:40 am
 
The Chinese Notice is attached.
Parent Orientation Notice.pdf
PTA Meeting - Tuesday, September 28th, 6:00 pm.

As a parent at PS124, you are a member of the Parents Teacher Association (PTA). Please come to your first meeting, Tuesday evening September 28th, 6:00 - 7:30 pm.

The Principal will have a report about the new school year. The new in-house dental program will be introduced.

Child care will be provided. Light refreshments will be served.

The PTA executive board is always looking for new members and volunteers. Your PTA is in room 213.



The 2010 - 2011 SLT is looking for a Parent Representative

The School Leadership Team still has one vacancy for a Parent Representative.

The School Leadership Team is comprised of members from the teaching staff, administration, and parents. This committee reviews and improves upon the school curriculum. Each member of the SLT representative constituents in a particular grade or department.

This is a 2 year Term. SLT members must be available for all meetings. One monday a month (Sept - Jun) from 3:30 - 5:30 pm. One friday a month from 8:00 am - 9:00 am.

Parents who are interested should inform the PTA by Friday, September 24, 2010.

PTA room 213
Email: grade4sltrep@ps124.org
Phone: 212-966-7237 ext. 2131

Welcome Back! School Begins Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
 
Notices about the first day of school have been sent home to all returning students.  Files are also available here.
 
New School hours are:  8:55 am - 3:15 pm.  Doors open at 7:50 am.
Extended Time: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays  8:05 - 8:55 am, beginning September 21st.
Breakfast hours:  M, F  8:00 am - 8:30 am,   Tues - Thurs  7:50 am - 8:30 am
 
Kindergarten students:  1/2 day on September 8th and 13th. Full day begins September 14th.
No school on September 9th & 10th. 
 
ps124 welcome back letters.pdf
School Supplies List - 2010 - 2011 School Year

Here are school supplies listed by grade. Chinese text are also available. Take advantage of the summer sales; shop early! Once again, thank you for your support.
 

2010-2011 School Year
School Starts Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Please check back in late August for the "Welcome Back to School" letter.



Literacy Fair 2010



Apex and the Asian American Federation
City-Wide Census Poster Contest 1st Place Winner
Congratulations to Courtney Li - 2-224!




Earth Day Poster Exhibit
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia




Field Day (Pre-K to Grade 2)

 
 
 
PS 124 Performance
5th grade NDI

Notifications on school delays and closings by Email or Text Message

Notify NYC is the City of New York's Official source for information on emergency events and important City services. Notify NYC will have information on school delays, closings, and early dismissals! Please register and add the address of PS124 to your area of interest; 40 Division Street, New York, NY 10002.

https://a858-nycnotify.nyc.gov/notifynyc/Home

Third Grade Animation Project:
The Children's Museum of Art taught our 3rd graders to create animations about the countries they were studying in Social Studies. Watch these videos to learn about the countries Japan, Brazil, and Kenya. Participating teachers: Mr. S. Dinell, Ms. A. Turner, Ms. L. Waldman, Ms. D. Wong.
http://blog.cmany.org/an-experiment-in-animating-social-studies-classes-at-ps-124

Crystal babies, the latest toy craze, are not allowed in the school for health and safety reasons.

NY CARES comes to PS 124

New York Cares is now the city's leading volunteer organization, bringing vital volunteer support to thousands of nonprofit agencies, public schools, and other deserving organizations. Today's volunteers share our vision that we all have a role to play in making our city a better place. On October 17 2009, "New York Cares" came to PS 124 to enrich the lives of our students and the community of PS 124. We thank them with all our hearts!

Upcoming Events

Thu, Sep 9 - Fri, Sep 10
School Closed
Rosh Hashanah
Monday, September 13
Kindergarten 1/2 day
Day ends 12:00 noon
Tuesday, September 14
Kindergarten Parent Orientation
8:05 - 8:55 am, auditorium
Kindergarten full day 3:15 pm
Wednesday, September 15
School Safety Meeting
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Thursday, September 16
Candy Sale Kickoff

Weather

Today, 9/9/2010
High: 74 Low: 58
Mostly cloudy
14% chance of precipitation.
Tomorrow, 9/10/2010
High: 74 Low: 58
Partly sunny
3% chance of precipitation.