Welcome to Our School

Welcome to Public School 9, Sarah Smith Garnet!

We are a pre-kindergarten to grade 5 public elementary school that serves the vibrant and diverse community of Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

Our mission is to develop students with insatiable curiosity who are compassionate leaders. We are committed to the academic success and personal development of every child, and we celebrate our students for being their authentic selves.

Upcoming Events

  • Ice Cream, Rainbows and Unicorns: A Celebration of Pride

    A family oriented joyous celebration of our LGBTQ+ community and Pride month. ALL members of the PS9 Community are welcome and encouraged to attend, regardless of orientation or identity expression.

     

    Join us for a sweet Ice Cream Social in the school garden from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday, June 2, 2023. There will also be music, kids activities, pizza and other refreshments. Festive attire welcome!

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  • One Love Caribbean Cultural Celebration

    Get ready for PS9's Second Annual One Love Caribbean Cultural Celebration on Saturday, June 3rd!

     

    We kick off NYC's Caribbean Heritage Month in June here at PS9 with our celebration. This year our celebration will include:

     

    Caribbean Book Author

    Cricket clinic

    Soccer clinic

    Kite flying

    Steel pans

    Limbo

    Traditional island games

    Island style food tastings

    Fresh Coconut Water and Cane Juice

    Drumming

    "Facts about the Caribbean"  Station

    A dance presentation from our very own Ms. Aicha Diop and her company of students

     

    And much more!

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  • Pre-K Open House

    Join us on Wednesday, June 7th for visits to our wonderful Pre-K classrooms, as well as to hear from our amazing Pre-K team! 

     

    You may register to attend at:  https://forms.gle/d8Y9goDdHJQUu3cMA 

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  • NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

    Anniversary Day / Chancellor's Conference Day for staff development; students do not attend

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  • NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

    Clerical Day; students do not attend

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  • SCHOOL CLOSED

    Juneteenth

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  • PTO General Membership Meeting

    General Meetings for 2022-23 are planned as hybrid meetings.

    In-person:
    PS9 Sarah Smith Garnet
    80 Underhill Avenue
    Library, 2nd floor

    Remote:
    Zoom link
    Meeting ID: 927 5922 8524
    Passcode: 092329

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  • Last Day of School

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Families! Don't Miss These Events

 

This calendar includes events in our community that are open to the public – i.e. Open Houses, Fundraisers, and Community Events.

For a Calendar of Events for current students and their families, please log in to Konstella, our school’s secure communication portal.

Please note: This calendar is updated weekly, and includes projected activities for the current school year. All events and timing are subject to change.

  • Kindergarten Registration at Sarah Smith Garnet PS9

    If your child received an offer to PS9 for Kindergarten 2023-24, here is how to get started with our registration process:

    Accept your offer:

    • Go to https://www.myschools.nyc/en/  and accept or decline the offer to PS9 by Friday, May 5th. If you do not accept the offer by the deadline, the kindergarten seat will be changed to a waitlist offer.

    • We are hosting a Kindergarten Open House on Friday, April 28th, 9:00-10:15am. You may register to attend at:  https://forms.gle/d8Y9goDdHJQUu3cMA 

    • Please Note: If you have applied to more than one kindergarten program at PS9 and your child was waitlisted for one of them, accepting or declining your current offer will NOT remove your child from the waitlist, or affect the waitlist number.

    • Once you have accepted your offer, you will be ready for registration.

    Register your child at PS9:

    • Registration will take place in-person at PS9 April 17th to June 9th.

    • Registration will occur Monday to Friday, 9am-11:30am. You do not need to make an appointment. 

    • You must bring the following to register:

    • Final registration will require a completed New Admission Physical Exam Form that is required before the start of school.

    • Additionally, if your child received an offer to our Dual Language Program and you have stated that your child’s native language is Spanish, your child must attend registration with you to be assessed in Spanish.

    • You may read more about the Kindergarten admissions process at: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/kindergarten

       

    Waitlist Information: Waitlist activity will begin after May 5th, when the offer period is closed. Please reach out to us after May 5th with waitlist questions, and continue to check your MySchools account for up-to-date offer information.

     

    Carol Sheldrake csheldrakeherna [at] schools.nyc.gov 718.638.3260 X1302

    Charmaine Derrell-Jacob cderrell [at] schools.nyc.gov  X1121

    Ellen Bolotin ebolotin [at] schools.nyc.gov X1241

     
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  • Welcome to our new website!

    We're thrilled to present the launch of the all-new PS9 website! Tremendous thanks goes out to Julia Daunis, who worked throughout the summer to ensure this brand new web experience for our families. Thanks also to Charmaine Derrell-Jacob for her support and dedication, and the past & present members of the PTO Web Team who contributed greatly throughout the years.

    And thanks to all of you! Without you, the members of the PS9 PTO (who voted for this expenditure in June), this project would not have been funded. This is truly your donation dollars at work. This new site is more flexible than the old version, allowing changes to be made more regularly and more easily, while also remaining compliant with web accessibility standards.

    There will be additional content added soon, so please check back for updates. 

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  • Please Register for these Accounts

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    New York City Schools Account

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Spotlight on PS9: Elementary school farmer scientists at PS 9!

  
  Elementary school farmer scientists at PS 9 show off some of the bright, beautiful basil harvested in their classroom!

US Dept. of Agriculture Explores Educational Hydroponics

This month, we welcomed upstate farmers and officials from the US Dept. of Agriculture’s New York State Farm Service Agency to one of our Brooklyn farm classrooms for a visit and tour of what cutting-edge urban agriculture can look like. Joined by our Executive Director Manuela Zamora and Director of Program Development Megan Nordgren, the farmer scientists at P.S. 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet Elementary School led the way, showing off the rich strawberries, luscious lettuce and baby cucumbers growing right in their classroom. Students also guided their guests through a harvest, collecting their crops for cleaning, weighing, and sampling, and showed off their science skills by answering questions from their harvest worksheets with ease. We’re incredibly proud of the hard work these future climate leaders are doing in their hydroponic classroom and are eager to continue setting the bar for sustainability science education in NYC. P.S. 9 partners with NY Sun Works, who are the recipient of the 2023 Congressionally Funded Community Project (CFCP) earmark funding, thanks to support from Senator and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Ritchie Torres, and Minority Leader & Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.