Movie Night, March 30: PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE

Posted on March 23, 2012 by kpulver

Join us in the auditorium for our last movie night of the school year. We’ll be showing Tim Burton’s critically acclaimed first film, PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (90 minutes, rated PG), a simple story about a boy and his lost bike. Roger Ebert said the film contained a “fairytale universe as consistent and as fascinating as Alice In Wonderland or the world of the Hobbits in The Lord of the Rings.”

Date: Friday, March 30th

Time: 6-8 PM. (Note: Movie will start within 10-15 minutes of posted start time. Don’t be late! )

Price: $5 donation per person.

Concessions: Free popcorn while it lasts. Organic hot dogs (beef, chicken and/or turkey) and other healthy snacks will be available for sale at the concession stand from the PS9 PTO Wellness Committee.

All proceeds support the PTO. Friends and family are welcome!

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PTO Meeting Tuesday, Mar. 20 at 6:30pm

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Faye Rimalovski

Just a friendly reminder that there is a PTO Meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 20th at 6:30pm in the Library. Childcare and pizza will be provided in the gym.

We have some important topics that will be discussed, including opening nominations for PTO board positions for the 2012-2013 school year and the all-important fundraisers that bring money to our classrooms and support our school’s programs. We also have some exciting family events planned for the coming weeks!

Hope to see you there!
Faye

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Parent Teacher Conferences & Survey Party!! Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Help PS 9 Get an A!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by cderrell

On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 we will hold our annual Spring parent conferences from 1:00-3:00 pm and 5:30-8:00pm. Children will be dismissed promptly at 12:00pm. Please pick up on time! All parents should have appointments scheduled with their teacher at this time.

We will also be handing out the very important School Environment survey from the Department of Education. We need 100 percent of PS 9 families to fill this out! It is crucial to the school’s reputation and survival. Paper surveys will be available, as well as laptops (and help) for those who would like to fill out the surveys online. We’ll have music and snacks, too. It’s a survey party! Please pick up a survey and make sure to return it. Help us get an “A”!

Click here to view our P/T Conference Reminder flyer>>

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Come Grow With PS 9

Posted on March 5, 2012 by mcuringa

In the film Come Grow With PS 9, Principal D’Avilar, teachers, parents, and students talk about their experience at this vibrant public elementary school.

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Prospect Heights Craft Fair: Call for Artists, Crafters, Designers

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Faye Rimalovski

Shoppers at PS 9's 2011 Craft Fair. Photo by Stephanie Keith.

It’s that time of year again where we are preparing for the Prospect Heights Craft Fair to support the arts programs at PS 9. This year’s fair will take place on Saturday, April 21st from 11am to 6pm and we are putting a call out for artisans of all kinds to apply to sell their wares at the event. Deadline to apply is March 10th. If you’re interested or know a crafter that is, please tell them about our great event. Last years’s fair raised nearly $7,000 for the school. Proceeds support PS 9’s arts programs, including art, dance and workshops with such groups as LAVA (acrobatics), Studio in a School, and the Guggenheim Museum.

More details about this crafting extravaganza and the application form can be found online at www.prospectheightscraftfair.com . If you have any further questions, please email us at prospectheightscraftfair at gmail dot com.

In addition, if you’re interested in helping out with the planning in any way, please let me know. Like last year, we will have kid activities and a raffle to add to the day’s excitement.

Many Thanks,

Faye, Craft Fair Committee member
fayerimalovski at optonline dot net

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Movie Night: FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Posted on February 27, 2012 by kpulver

Join us in the auditorium for the adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book FANTASTIC MR. FOX  (87 minutes, rated PG), about a wily fox who outsmarts some evil farmers. The Academy Award–nominated stop-action animated film was directed by Wes Anderson and stars the voices of George Clooney as Mr. Fox  and Meryl Streep as Mrs. Fox. Willem Dafoe, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson also played roles in the film. One critic called it “oddly hilarious, enthralling and overwhelmingly heartwarming; it might even be the best film of Anderson’s oeuvre.”

Date: Friday, March 2nd

Time: 6-8 PM. (Note: Movie will start within 10-15 minutes of posted start time. Don’t be late! )

Price: $5 donation per person.

Concessions: Free popcorn while it lasts. Organic hot dogs (beef, chicken and/or turkey) and other healthy snacks will be available for sale at the concession stand from the PS9 PTO Wellness Committee.

All proceeds support the PTO. Friends and family are welcome!

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PS 9 Robotics Team Heads to City Finals

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Matt Fleischer-Black

Congratulations to PS 9′s Robotics team for qualifying for the First Lego League’s citywide competition on March 18!  At the Brooklyn-wide event on January 14, judges advanced the team to the citywide event at the Jacob Javits Center. Seventeen students in grades 3-5 have participated this year, meeting twice a week through the fall to prepare robots and research that address this year’s theme of “Keeping Food Safe.” The team this year nicknamed itself “Bacteria Terminators.” Ms. Moore (second grade teacher), Ms. Codrington (upper-grade science teacher) and Ursula Koniges (“Ms. Ursula”), a volunteer grad student from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, have advised this year’s team.

The team will demonstrate their robot project on February 29 at PS 9′s school-wide science fair. This is the second year in a row that a PS 9 team has gone to the citywide finals. Last year, an artificial kidney design earned some of our current fifth graders the judges’ praise in the research event. Three team members from that team participated this year as well.

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Movie Night: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

Posted on January 27, 2012 by kpulver

Join us in the auditorium for the adventure HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (98 minutes, rated PG). A young Viking boy who’s supposed to capture a dragon ends up making friends with one instead in this critically acclaimed animated film by Dreamworks.

Date: Friday, February 3rd

Time: 6-8 PM. (Note: Movie will start within 10-15 minutes of posted start time. Don’t be late! )

Price: $5 donation per person.

Concessions: Free popcorn while it lasts. Organic hot dogs (beef, chicken and/or turkey) and other healthy snacks will be available for sale at the concession stand from the PS9 PTO Wellness Committee.

All proceeds support the PTO. Friends and family are welcome!

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Basic PC Skills Workshops

Posted on January 26, 2012 by cderrell

Want to learn how to use a PC to help your child at school?

Come to the new PS9 Parent Center to learn how to set up an email account, navigate the Internet, access the PS9 website, visit the Department of Education website etc., and use the new PS9 Parent Center PCs on an ongoing basis.
 
6:00pm – Wednesday February 1st, 2011
3:00pm – Thursday February 2nd, 2011
9:00am – Tuesday February 7th, 2011
 
Location: PS9 Parent Center (1st Floor, next to the Teachers’ Lounge and PTO Room)
 
** The PS9 Parent Center is OPEN and has PCs available for all parents and family members of PS9 students to use for school-related purposes. If you wish to use one of the PCs, please sign in and ask for a key at the main office**

 

Click here to view the flyer>>

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Fundraising at PS 9 Never Looked So Good!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by cscanlon

 

[salon]718, a great hair salon just down the block from PS 9, has generously offered to donate a portion service costs to PS 9. For a limited time only, between Sunday, January 22nd through Sunday, February 5th, when you book an appointment, mention the PS 9 fundraiser and half of the cost of a haircut will be donated to our school.

The owner of the salon, Michaella, also a Brooklyn mom (with great hair!) has been styling men and women’s hair for two decades. Prior to opening her own salon, she managed top salons in NY and was the head stylist for national and local televised make-over shows. She has also trained some of the country’s finest stylists in cut and color.

Check out the [salon]718 website: http://www.salon718.com  to see the service menu and pricing. Whether it’s a cut, color, or a blow-out that you need to cure those winter blues, Michaella and her staff can accommodate you. Their rates are very reasonable so check out the wide range of services offered then call to make an appointment at 718-623-6153.

 

 

 

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