Announcements
The PS144 Fall Festival is Back!
Come out to the 3rd Annual PS144 Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct 14 from 11am-4pm at PS 144!
Join us for crafts, games, performances, music and food from some of your favorite local restaurants! See you at the schoolyard!
Cost is $10 per person if you purchase in advance, or $12 at the door. All proceeds go to enrichment programs for students.
Link to prepay: https://pa144.rallyup.com/
Newsletters
October 2023 PA Newsletter.pdf (translatable text is below)
Hello, P.S. 144 families!
Please click here to check out the PA's updated Reference Guide for the 2023-24 school year, with information about our mission, how to get involved, and our calendar of events for the year.
OCTOBER CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS:
- Oct 2 - PA General Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID: 957 3471 8927
Passcode: 572621
or click here to join - Oct 5 - D28 CEC Meeting (cecd28.org)
- Oct 6 - Submissions due for BPN
- Oct 9 - No School
- Oct 10 - SLT Meeting
- Oct 14 - Fall Festival (11am-4pm)
- Oct 19 - Restaurant Night at Ugly Donuts & Corn Dogs (all day)
- Oct 26 - Make-up/Retake/Siblings Picture Day
- Oct 31 - Halloween Storybook Parade
PA-SPONSORED ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS ARE UNDERWAY!
- 5th Grade: Chess with New York Chess Academy
- 4th Grade: History of the Beatles with The Broadway Class
- 3rd Grade: Guggenheim Learning Through Art
- 1st Grade: Spanish with ABC Language
- Kindergarten: Creative Movement with Together in Dance
RESTAURANT NIGHT KICKOFF!
We are VERY excited to partner with Ugly Donuts & Corn Dogs at 71-11 Austin St. on October 19th ALL DAY for our first Restaurant Night fundraiser of the year! UG has already generously donated donuts for our teachers and will donate 20% of ALL sales THAT DAY back to the PA to support our enrichment programs. UG is bouncing back from a recent fire and is thrilled to serve the community. Please lets come out in full force to show our appreciation for their support for our children!
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR: ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL!
How YOU can help and join the fun!
- Sign up to volunteer: signup.com/go/bcujEaV
- Donate craft supplies-- the craft table is a huge hit every year and the more supplies we get donated, the more of the proceeds go directly into the in-school enrichment classes for every child at the school. Our Amazon wishlist for craft supplies is HERE
- Join us!! Purchase tickets in advance HERE
THE BACKPACK NEWS: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
The PA's newspaper is always seeking to promote student voices through articles and interviews! Please reach out to backpacknews@pa144.com to contribute.
Currently seeking pieces on fall celebrations in different cultures and your summer vacation. Promote your business with us! Reach out to bpnad@pa144.com.
PA FUNDRAISING UPDATE
One of the PA's top priorities is funding in-school enrichment classes for all students in our school. Please donate if you are able! You can donate via Zelle to 28Q144PA@schools.nyc.gov, by check payable to PA of P.S. 144, or via credit card/PayPal at https://www.ps144q.org/annual_giving. Thank you for your contribution!
Reference Guide
Click here to view the PA's Reference Guide, with information about what the PA does, our tentative events calendar for the year, how you can get involved, and how you can get in touch and stay connected with us throughout the year.
