As we near the end of the school year, please see below for all the great school events planned and other announcements, thanks!
Bake Sale Fundraiser
The school is holding a bake sale to raise funds for the 5th grade graduation! The teachers and staff will be baking all of the goods for the sale so come stop by the school yard tomorrow / Monday, May 24 at 8am and 2:15pm for some yummy treats! Please wear a mask and social distance for safety. Contact the main office if you have any questions.
AEA Return to School Form
The school administration is looking ahead to program classes for the 2021-2022 school year. Please fill out the form (1 form per family) by May 31 to let them know if your child(ren) will be returning to AEA in September 2021.
Please note that Ms. Donna does not work over the summer, and if your child will be attending a different school in September, they will need records from AEA. Letting the administration know your plans now for September will allow them to prepare such information before the end of the school year as well as accurately plan for our own classes for the fall.
Family Movie Night
Get your popcorn ready and join us for a family movie night to kick off this year’s AEA productions! We will be showing “The Greatest Show,” an AEA production from May 2019 on Zoom on Wed, June 2 at 7pm.
A Pride Story Time: “Stella Brings the Family”
The Racial Equity Committee invites you to spend an afternoon learning about Stella’s family with two daddies. They will be reading “Stella Brings the Family” by Miriam B. Schiffer and will have a child-friendly discussion followed by a small art activity. This event will be held on Thurs, June 3 at 4pm, please RSVP here. Please contact the Racial Equity Committee at 303racialequity@gmail.com if you have any questions, thanks!
Congratulations to our new PTA Board and SLT members!
At our last PTA general meeting, we elected our new PTA Executive Board and SLT members! Congratulations to:
President: Stacey Shick Samuels
Vice President: Michele Molfetta
Secretary: Louise Verga
Co-Treasurers: Irina Tamayeva and Vincent Roulot
SLT Members: Geraldine Chadenat, Paula Goldfarb, Elaine Lee-Wong, and Vartges Saroyan
Stomping Ground Photos
Galleries are ready to view for those who took photos at the school on April 20 and 27! Galleries for remote photo sessions will be available May 25.
- Visit the website and click on the “View and Purchase” button
- Enter the online code: PS303 + first 4 letters of first name + first 4 letters of last name (ex. Jane Smith = PS303JaneSmit)
- Orders will ship to your home address for $4 and arrive within 7 business days
- Composite class photos to come at a later date
1st Day School Supplies
If you’d like get an early start to buying school supplies for next year, you can start placing your orders now until July 1! Please see the previous email for more details.
Queens Family Engagement Forum with Chancellor Porter
Please join new Chancellor Meisha Porter in a conversation on Thurs, May 27 from 6:30p to 8pm. The Chancellor wants to hear questions that families may have and get your feedback on School Reopening. Share your own experiences of back to school for you and your family. Please see here for more details and to register.
Virtual Queens Parent Advisory Board Meeting
Queens Borough President Donovan Richard invites us to the next virtual Parent Advisory Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 1 at 6pm. The meeting workshop will be on: The Rights of Special Needs Children and How Parents Can Better Advocate for their Child with an IEP. Please see the flyer for more details and to RSVP.
NYC School Survey
Every year, families and teachers in grades 3-K through 12 and students in grades 6–12 across NYC share their thoughts on their experiences in and out of the classroom over the past school year. Please provide our school with valuable feedback! You can take the NYC School Survey online here by Friday, June 11. (In the access code text box, enter the letter “f” followed by your child’s nine-digit Student ID (OSIS) number).
Summer Rising Program
We know a lot of families are thinking about the DOE’s Summer Rising Program, which runs from 8 am to 6 pm during the summer. Currently, PS 175 is scheduled to be the site for PS 303 students as well as students from seven or eight other nearby schools. Please note: this is all subject to change depending on how many children enroll and as the DOE builds out the program. Please see the SLT memo for more details.
Weekly FACE email
Please see the weekly FACE email for additional district and citywide school announcements, news and events.
Have a great week!
In unity,
Your PTA of AEA