No school for students. Parent Teacher Conferences.

Meeting Agenda:

• Call to Order

• Approval of minutes from Nov meeting

• President’s Report

• Treasurer’s Report

• Committee Reports

• Principal’s Report

• School Leadership Team (SLT) Report

• Student of the Month ceremony

• New Business

• Adjournment

All are welcome, including students, siblings, and extended family. Minutes are linked to on our website: https://www.ptaofps166.org/helpful-resources

Details to come.

MEMO: Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day 2024

To: All Staff & Families

From: Ms. Matsas

On November 14, our school and community will be participating for the second year in a row in Ruby Bridges: Walk to School Day. This initiative was started in 2018 by a group of elementary Safety Patrol students in San Francisco, California to commemorate the bravery and courage of Ruby Bridges an icon for the civil rights movement. The goal is to commemorate Ruby’s legacy and take a stand against racism and bullying.

Leading up to this day, teachers will conduct lessons with their students to teach the history behind this event. Students and families are welcome to make signs or hold the poster distributed. On 11/14, we will all wear dark PURPLE!

Meeting points have been set up around the neighborhood of our school, where staff, students and families can meet and walk together to school.

Students MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AT ALL TIMES until your child goes into school. STUDENTS MAY NOT BE DROPPED OFF AT THESE MEETING POINTS.

Please join us at any of the following locations by 7:30am:

• Broadway and 34th Street

• 35th Avenue and Steinway

• 33rd Street and 35th Avenue

• Crescent St. and 36th Avenue’

Students that ride the bus will get off the bus at Exit 4 and then walk to 35th Avenue to enter the school from Exit 1 as a group so they can participate as well. Staff will lead students off the bus and to the main entrance.

After the students get to school and throughout the day, there will be lessons, read alouds and schoolwide announcements to continue honoring Ruby Bridges and the courageous and powerful role she played in history.

Looking forward to an amazing experience!
Ms. Matsas
Assistant Principal

On Monday, November 4, at 6:30 PM, at the General PTA Meeting in the auditorium, the PTA will be holding a special election to fill the role of President, who resigned effective September 27, 2024. That resignation was announced at the PTA meeting on October 7.

We will also hold an expedited election for the role of Treasurer, who resigned effective October 17, 2024.

All nominations will be taken from the floor at the election meeting. If candidates would like to run with another parent/caregiver for either role (as Co-Presidents or Co-Treasurers), please state that to the Nominating Committee, which consists of non-Executive Board PTA members.

Meeting Agenda:

• Call to Order

• Approval of minutes from Oct meeting

• Special and Expedited Election

• President’s Report

• Treasurer’s Report

• Committee Reports

• Principal’s Report

• School Leadership Team (SLT) Report

• Student of the Month ceremony

• New Business

• Adjournment

All are welcome, including students, siblings, and extended family. Minutes are linked to on our website: https://www.ptaofps166.org/helpful-resources

https://www.ptaofps166.org/executive-board-position-descriptions

Wednesday 10/30

Wear your favorite jersey (or team colors)

Team-up Against Unhealthy Choices

Wear your favorite outfit
Not Impressed by Unhealthy Choices

Monday 10/28
Wear futuristic clothes (or all gray like a robot)
A Healthy Future

Wear mismatched clothes for “Life Can Get Messy if You Choose to Be Unhealthy”

more details to come.

Wear 80s and 90s clothes (or neon colors)

Backing Away From Unhealthy Choices

Wear RED for “Red'dy to Live a Healthy Life”

Wear BLACK to Black Out Bullying this Friday, October 18.

October is Anti-Bullying Month. Stop Bullying. Stand Up. Speak Out.

Parents workshop "The World As Our Classroom" by Wendy Walker-Wilson from Dial-A-Teacher on October 16, at 9:30 am at P.S. 151 50-05 31st Avenue Woodside, NY 11377

Wear traditional clothing, headpiece, or colors to represent Hispanic heritage. (optional)

Spirit Day: Dress Like Your Favorite Hispanic Role Model, Musician, or Historic Figure (optional)

Wear White in honor of International Peace Day. (optional)

SHOW OFF YOUR FAVORITE HISPANIC TEAM, ATHLETE OR COUNTRY AND WEAR SPORTS ATTIRE (optional)

Wear Green, Red, and/or White to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. (optional)

RSVP for the PTA's Welcome Back Pasta Dinner Social.

Come and 'spaghet' it Wednesday, September 11, from 5:30–7:30 PM in the PS166Q cafeteria. Reconnect with families you know, meet new-to-166 families.

One FREE ticket gets you a plate for pasta, drink, and dessert. Space is limited so only those with an RSVP confirmation can attend. Attending this event gives the PTA consent to photographs and video recording for promotional purposes.

Let's kick off the 2024–2025 school year with a party!