• 🏀Thank you PTA for sponsoring Harlem Magic Masters.
• 📸Picture day is this week. Monday is for the Annex and 5th grade and Wednesday is grades 1-4.
• We are done with the beginning of year assessments. Teachers will be sharing iReady and Acadience reports with you in the coming weeks. Be sure to discuss these reports with your child's teacher on Parent-Teacher Conferences on November 2nd.
• 🎃The Pumpkin Patch will be at the Annex on October 25th! PTA will be setting up the pumpkins on the 24th!
• 🍁The Halloween Parade will take place at the Main at 9:00 a.m. and the Annex at 9:45 a.m. Please see the letter attached below. If you do not want your child to participate in the Halloween parade, we will provide students with alternative opportunities.
• 🎯Due to an increase in prices, snacks from the Snack Shack will be $1.50 each.
• 📢Follow us on Twitter at PS188Q
• 💥Wonderful Day is back! Parents will be invited in for a parent/student activity for an hour. More details to follow soon.
• 🚦 Please obey all traffic laws. Please do not block Kingsbury or Hartland Ave. during arrival or dismissal. Do not park in NO PARKING sections or in the Annex parking lot.
• 🕗School begins at 8:00 a.m. Students will be marked late after 8:10 a.m.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Nartowicz, Mrs. Perez-Fung or myself.

💛 Mrs. Figueroa

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Get excited, Fall Picture Day is coming! The Pre-K and Kindergarten children in the annex and 5th grade only in the Main Building, are scheduled for Monday, October 23rd. The 1st, 2nd 3rd and 4th grade children are scheduled for Wednesday, October 25th in the main building.

*We will be taking individual and class pictures for all grades.

*5th graders will also be taking cap and gown pictures.

*If you haven't submitted a photo consent form, your child will not be able to take their individual/class pictures. Please fill out the form (see attached below) and send it in to school asap.

*The class schedule is being finalized. Volunteers are welcomed and encouraged to stay for at least 2 periods to help.

*Picture Retake Day is scheduled for Monday, December 4th for both the Main Building and Annex.

-Daisy & Corinna

School Picture Day Committee

PTA of PS 188Q

• October 23rd: Picture Day for PreK, Kindergarten and 5th Grade
• October 24th: PTA Sponsored Pumpkin Patch set up at the Annex
• October 25th:
• Picture Day for 1st to 4th Grade
• Pumpkin Patch at the Annex
• Self-Sustaining Afterschool
• D26 Family Workshop via Zoom
• October 26th:Self-Sustaining Afterschool for Thursday
• October 27th: Kindergarten trip to Green Meadows Farm
• October 30th: Coffee and Conversations @ 10:00 a.m. via Zoom
• October 31st: PS 188Q Halloween Parade in school yard in both buildings
• November 1st: Self-Sustaining Afterschool for Wednesday
• November 2nd:
• 1/2 day of school- Dismissal at 11:30 a.m.
• NO AFTER SCHOOL Programs
• Remote Parent-Teacher Conference from 12:20-2:20 & 4:30-7:30 p.m. via ZOOM
• November 7th: No School for students/in-service day for teachers/Election Day
• November 8th: Self-Sustaining Afterschool for Wednesday
• November 10th: SLT Meeting 7:00 a.m. in Library
• November 13th: Wonderful Day for PreK 8:30-9:30 a.m.
• November 14th: Wonderful Day for Kindergarten and 4th grade 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Scholastic Book Fair
• November 15th: Wonderful Day for 1st and 5th 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Scholastic Book Fair; Self-Sustaining Afterschool for Wednesday
• November 16th: Wonderful Day for 2nd grade 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Self-Sustaining Afterschool for Thursday
• November 17th: Wonderful Day for 3rd grade 8:30-9:30 a.m.
• November 23rd to 26th: No School- Thanksgiving Break
• December 2nd: MindUp Family Music Event @ 1:00-2:00 p.m.
• December 8th: SLT Meeting @ 7:00 a.m. in Library