Chipotle on Wednesday!

We hope you enjoyed the long holiday weekend! 

Pre-K parents, please don’t forget to apply for a kindergarten seat for your pre-k child. The deadline is tomorrow Tuesday, January 21, 2020! (If you have an older child attending AEA, please make sure to list that in the application when prompted.)

Please join us this Wednesday, January 22 between 4pm and 8pm at our Chipotle fundraiser on Austin St., Forest Hills! Feel free to share with family, friends, co-workers and everybody who would like to support our good cause by purchasing dinner at Chipotle.

We are starting the process to amend our PTA bylaws and would like to encourage all parents to actively participate. You can read the bylaws here: 

https://www.303pta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bylaws-with-signature-2018-PTA-of-AEA.pdf.

As a first step we are forming a bylaws committee and are looking for parents to volunteer on the committee. Please be on the look out for more information that will be sent home via your child’s backpack.

There is additional news coverage on the D28 diversity process and we encourage you to read the different articles, comments and questions/answers:

https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/01/13/a-push-to-integrate-queens-schools-has-ripped-open-a-fight-about-race-resources-and-school-performance/

https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/school-diversity-is-there-middle-way/article_37f6fe30-2023-5149-a851-09ac55c228f0.html

https://www.qchron.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/real-racism-and-false/article_f39dcaae-41b6-541b-9304-722757404577.html?fbclid=IwAR3errOUaUKYXVB59s93f3v0eeEZK2qiGMYdIrLaw9dRD6uhlfvMrsndZDU

https://www.thenation.com/article/gentrification-school-segregation/?fbclid=IwAR1qpuC9lyWkb86KpwDoB8Bi3D4tQXrzwnR0HpKjxjfau5cJ9x2pSY3ztzk
(old but nevertheless interesting read)

This week’s events:
Tuesday, 1/21: Kindergarten Application Deadline https://www.myschools.nyc/en/
Wednesday, 1/22: 4-8 pm AEA Chipotle Fundraiser.
Thursday, 1/23: Testing Workshop & Middle School Presentation (only for 3^rd and 4^thgrade families)

Looking ahead: 
Tuesday, February 4 at 8:30am – On Stage with Mrs. Leto 
Wednesday, February 5 at 7:30am – SLT meeting
Thursday, February 6 at 6:30pm – CEC meeting
Tuesday, February 11 from 4-8pm – Panera Bread Rego Park Fundraiser (more info will follow) 
Thursday, February 13 at 7pm – PTA meeting