Welcome back, P255Q Students and Staff, to the 2016 – 2017 school year! Hope you first days back are happy and smooth! Best of luck to a fruitful and productive school year!

Our P255Q volunteer parents at Circle Line Cruise sponsored by Learning Leaders last Wednesday, June 8th,  2016.

-Submitted By Yocasta Pena Brent (P255Q Parent Coordinator)

Kiero F. and Rachel M., 5th grade inclusion students over at 154 won first place in the PS154 school science fair. They worked collaboratively with 2 other students in their class to research which paper towel brand was the strongest. We are so proud of them!

-Submitted by Kerry Golden (Inclusion Teacher 255Q@PS154)

Check out the latest “leaders” theme episode of “Moments With Marowitz” featuring a special guest!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! In honor of our hard working staff, this episode of Moments With Marowitz  is all about celebrating the best staff in the world!

Here at P255@PEC, our Sock It To Me collection was a great success. Our families sent in socks and toiletry items for homeless people. These are the items that are the most needed. Our students sorted and bagged the items in the Vocational Education Program. In total, our school collected 692 pairs of socks along with toiletry items.

We had a school-wide contest to see which class sent in the most items.  First Place was tied with Ms. Alyson and Ms. Susan’s classes winning a pizza party. In Second Place, was Ms. Julie’s class and third went to Ms. Tammy’s class.

Thank you to all our generous families.  A big Thank you to our terrific paraprofessional, Tarris Bell, who initiated the project and will be delivering the items to homeless people on the streets of Manhattan.

It’s that time of the year – hope you can come! Click the following for the full flier: Family Fun Night Flier April 15 2016A!

Here is the agenda for the night as well as information about our candy sale fundraiser:

Family Fun Night Agenda A April 15 2016
Family Fun Night Agenda Spanish A April 15 2016

Nestle Candy Sale 2016 A
Nestle Candy Sale 2016-Spanish A

Our units were a sea of blue for Autism Awareness. Here are our Middle School staff setting up for Autism Awareness Day for the best students in NYC!

Check out how the other sites are celebrating Autism Awareness:

P255@128

Our walk outside was changed to the Big Gym………….  Students and staff all wore BLUE and walked around the gym. We also had fun dancing,while students held their blue light bulbs to “Shine a Light on Autism” before returning to their classrooms.

Students and staff filled the main staircase at 307. They were unable to go out on their walk, so they increased awareness inside!

Ms. Jenny’s class were all dressed in blue for Autism Awareness at the 154 unit:

Many times, our various units are so busy with all the wonderful things going on that we don’t get a chance to share them here. Today is your lucky day!

Inclusive Education Student Summit

Inclusive Education Student Summit

Inclusive Education Student Summit

Inclusive Education Student Summit

Inclusive Education Student Summit

Senses Science Fair

Senses Science Fair

Senses Science Fair

Senses Science Fair

Senses Science Fair

Senses Science Fair

Senses Science Fair

Senses Science Fair

Senses Science Fair

Senses Science Fair

About the Senses Fair:

On February 24, 2016 P255@154 hosted a science fair. The activities highlighted the theme this month which included the five senses and matter. Students were able to participate in many activities provided by the staff. They worked on hearing, touching, smelling, seeing and tasting. Students enjoyed all the activities and appeared to be engaged during the fair especially making smoothies and ice cream.

• Submitted by Debbie Kaye (P255Q at PS154)

 About the Inclusive Summit

The Inclusion students from the Renaissance Charter School and 154 sites had the awesome opportunity to attend the Inclusive Summit at the end of 2015. Overlooking Manhattan at the top of Baruch College, they listened to other inclusive schools present on various strategies for anti-bullying, peace making, including everyone, and more. Then they were able to present their own project. Renaissance presented about the benefits of their Social Skills Club as well as our new Video Feedback activity. During video feedback, students are recorded interacting with others and then get to analyze their own interactions. The group helps point out things that are working well and suggest some strategies to help improve interactions with others for next time. 154 students presented their Anti-Bullying project, which was a school wide project that helped to start the school year off BULLY FREE! Students wrote poetry, informative articles, and research projects about bullying as well as created powerful artwork for the hallways at 154 to help spread the message about being part of a bully free school! We even got to see some of our old friends that are now in middle school inclusion programs! The students took their presentations very seriously and did an amazing job with it! They can’t wait to go back next year to continue to support Inclusive Education.

• Submitted by Kate Meier (P255Q at Renaissance Charter School ) & Kerry Golden (P255Q at PS154)

Check out the celebrations at our Middle School site, PEC:

Our wonderful PTA is sponsoring 255Q’s first annual Valentine’s Day dance this month. Please join us!