20120117-PS124 Bookfair Flyer with Vouchers Color-.pdf
PS 124 WINS NATIONAL FREDDIE G OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ACTING GROUP AWARD AT 2012 JUNIOR THEATER FESTIVAL IN ATLANTA
NEW YORK, JANUARY 16, 2012 - Students from PS 124 (Yung Wing elementary school) in New York City earned a Freddie G Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award at the 2012 Junior Theater Festival, a monumental celebration of on-stage and backstage excellence which happened January 13 - 15, 2012 in Atlanta. Presented by New York's iTheatrics and Atlanta's Theater of the Stars and sponsored by leading theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI), Disney Musicals and NBC, the Junior Theater Festival is the world's largest musical theater festival dedicated to groups working with elementary school, middle school and high school aged students.
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 -
New Tang Dynasty Television
iTheatrics at PS124
P.S. 124’s WINTER CONCERT
9:00am - December 21, 2011 (By Invitation Only)
Directed by: Elizabeth Stephan, Music Teacher K-5
1-112 & 1-204
1-113 & 1-118
3-228
3-229
3-249
3-250
MOCA Group
5-327
Piano Soloists
THIS CONCERT WILL BE VIDEOTAPED & THE DVD WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
20111221-Winter Concert.pdf
P.S. 124 NDI Mid-Year Performance
You are cordially invited to your child’s NDI Mid-Year Performance on December 15th or December 16th! Please attend the performance your child will participate in.
Schedule:
12/15: 9:40-10:15am (5-325, 5-326, 5-327)
12/16: 9:40-10:15am (5-328, 5-329, 303)
Collectible Miniature Erasers For Sale!
--A 5th Grade Fundraiser--
Great for collecting or giving away as gifts or Christmas stocking stuffers!
Order your selection(s) today (while supplies last)!!
The proceeds of this fundraiser will help support the 5th Graders in their graduation activities (barbeque/carnival, graduation dance, graduation t-shirt, yearbook expenses, etc.).
Order Forms are due to the PTA, Room 213 no later Friday, Dec. 09,, 2011.
Erasers will be delivered to your student’s classroom the week of 12/19/11.
Notice-Eraser Fundraiser.pdf
ONLINE BOOK FAIR!
Thanks to you and your children, PS 124 had a very successful book fair during the past week. We have decided to try something new: extending the book fair ONLINE until November 30, 2011.
You can have access to a larger selection of books online, which will be delivered to the school and distributed to your children in their classrooms. All you need to do is go to the following website:
Website: http://onlinebookfairs.scholastic.com
Select State: "New York"
Select City: "New York"
Select School: "PS 124 YUNG WING SCH"
PRESS: "GO"
It is very simple and we hope you try it out!
CANDY DELIVERY
The candy sale items will be available for pick up on:
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Room 102
For those who have large orders (5 or more items) or if your child attends an afterschool program, we recommend that you come pick up the order in the morning when you bring your child to school. Since we are anticipating a large turnout, please be prepared to spend about 20 minutes for your candy pick-up. Any candy orders not picked up by 9:30 am will be delivered to your child’s classroom during the day. Please fill in the slip below and bring it with you on pick-up day. It will help expedite the pick-up. Please call us at the PTA, at (212) 966-7237, x2131, if special arrangements are needed.
20111000-Candy Delivery--Notice to Parents.pdf
TO THE BOOK FAIR AND BEYOND!
You are invited to visit our Scholastic Book Fair in Room 119,
11/14-11/18/2011, a reading event packed with excitement for students and families. Join us on:
11/14/11 9 am – 3:00 pm
11/15/11 9 am – 12:00 noon &
1 pm – 7:30 pm
11/16/11 9 am – 6:00 pm
11/17/11 9 am – 6:00 pm
11/18/11 9 am – 12:00 noon
to support the super student in your life, and to promote literacy! Your children will be attending the Book Fair with their classes during their scheduled time. Please check with them for their exact day and time.
Please join us to make this Book Fair the BEST our school has ever seen. We look forward to seeing you at the Fair!
20111114-BookFair.pdf
OPEN SCHOOL WEEK 11/14-11/18/2011
You are invited to visit your child's class during Open School Week. Parents may go to classrooms beginning 9am and may stay until 11am. Please visit specialty classes (i.e.: gym, science, technology) if your child is scheduled on the day you visit.
20111114-OpenSchoolWeek.pdf
KIDS CAN HELP WEEK!
For nearly thirty years, City Harvest and The Daily News have partnered to host the Daily News Readers Care to Feed the Hungry Canned Food Drive, the largest food drive in new York City, taking place from November 14, 2011 through January 6, 2012.
This year, thousands of students across the city will be participating in this drive by bringing non-perishable items to schools for Kids Can Help Week from November 14 - 21, 2011. Last year, NYC public school children collected more than 300,000 pounds of food for Kids Can Help Week.
20111114-City Harvest.pdf
Parent Information Session:
Math DYO Assessments
Grades 3, 4 & 5
Monday, 11/07/11
9:00am or 6:00pm
Auditorium
20111107-Notice-Parent Info Session.pdf
HOLIDAY FAMILY PORTRAITS
Do you want personalized Christmas and holiday cards with your family portrait on it?
PS 124’s PTA, in conjunction with PS 130’s PA, is offering this exciting, new fundraiser on Friday, 11/04/11, 4pm-7pm –and- Saturday, 11/05/11 from 1pm-4pm.
You can now have your family pictures taken and order your cards, all at
the same time! There are no sitting fees involved and all proceeds
from the sales go towards supporting programs for PS 124 students. It’s
that simple!
Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, 4pm-7pm
Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, 1pm-4pm
@ PS 130’s Playroom (1st Floor)
143 Baxter Street
New York, NY 10013
20111024-Holiday Picture Notice-FINAL.pdf
Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser
With the holiday season approaching and as you plan your gift giving list, please consider shopping for gift cards through our school fundraiser. These gift cards make great stocking stuffers and can substitute for cash on everyday purchases (i.e.: gas, food and entertainment).
For each gift card purchased at face value, it gives a percentage back to the school. The proceeds of this fundraiser will help support many of the programs for the students of P.S. 124 (i.e.: computer/ laptops, printer/ink cartridges, arts program/ Studio-In-A-School & National Dance Institute , music dept., science dept. etc.).
Please help us raise much needed funds for our school by selling gift cards to family members, friends and colleagues!
20111007-Giftcard Letter-FINAL.pdf
School Tours of PS 124
There are two remaining school tours scheduled in November –
11/02/11 and 11/22/11. The deadline for Gifted and Talented
applications is October 28, 2011.
The 2011 5th Grade Graduation DVD is ready for pickup. Parents who pre-ordered the DVD have been contacted. The school will re-open on Monday, August 29, 2011
Parents and guardians, starting Wednesday, August 17, you will be able to view your child's 2011 NYS ELA and math test scores by logging in to ARIS Parent Link at www.ArisParentLink.org. You will need your username and password to log in. If you have any questions, the school will re-open on Monday, August 29, 2011.
Panda Pawn Chess Team - Winners of the NYC Mayor's Cup 2011
Our chess team hit the grand slam this year - City champions, NYS champions, HS Nationals Champion and Mayor's cup.
School Raffle Winners Announced
We thank all our parents and friends who have participated in this year's school raffle. As a special thank you, during this 35th Anniversary year, we have doubled our raffle prize offerings. 31 prizes have been raffled off! Please see attached file for winning ticket numbers.
All prizes must be redeemed by Friday, June 17, 2011. The winner must present their winning raffle ticket stub to the PTA, room 213, to claim the prize.
Raffle Prize 2010-2011--Winners.pdf
Last 2 PTA General Meetings
Please join us for our last 2 PTA General Meetings.
May 25, 2011 at 8:30 am, room 102. Election of the The 2011-2012 PTA Executive Board and SLT Parent Membership will be held. Breakfast will be served.
June 14, 2011 at 6:00 pm, auditorium. The 2011-2012 PTA budget will be presented and voted upon.
Childcare will be provided. Refreshments will be served.
For information and suggestions, please contact the PTA. Room 213, 212-966-7237 ext. 2131
We celebrated our 35th Anniversary! Click here for more information.
To All 5th Grade Parents
Please review the May and June School Calendar. All 5th Grade Graduation Events have been posted. We need your help in making their last month a memorable one. Please volunteer. For additional information, please contact the PTA. Room 213. 212-966-7237 ext. 2131
Our Chinese New Year Performances
16 students in Grades 3 and 4 attended the Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, GA from Jan. 14-16 and staged a musical number from Guys and Dolls. Received a standing ovation!
Amerigroup Community Care
Chinese Lantern Winners
Individualized ELA and Math Test Reports
For all 4th & 5th Graders, your child's ELA and Math Test Reports will be distributed shortly.
FOR PARENTS OF RECENTLY GRADUATED 5TH GRADE STUDENTS, your child's report will be available for pick up from the main office beginning Friday,10/8/10 before 4pm.