PTA Newsletter No. 12 - 3/12/23

PTA Newsletters
Written By Website Volunteers BNS

Dear BNS Families,

 

Dear BNS Families,

 

A reminder to all: The NYC School Survey needs to be completed by each family. by March 31st.  More information here.

 

Sincerely,
Your BNS PTA
 

Picture Day is this Tuesday 3/14 and Wednesday 3/15!

 

Hello families, Picture Day is on its way Tues & Wed, March 14 & 15. To view our school’s timeline for all Picture Day events, please visit our Picture Day Page at iloveschoolpictures.com/BNS.

5th Grade PBA Panels Wednesday 3/15-Friday 3/17!

 

Next Wednesday, our fifth grade Maya PBAs will start!  If you'd like to join a panel, please click here and fill out the quick form.

 
If you'd like to read more about our PBAs, you can do that here:

Standardized testing season is coming up soon! Will your family opt out? Info Session Tuesday 3/14

 
The time has come for each 3rd-5th grade family to make a choice about whether their child will take the New York State English Language Arts and Math exams. All parents have the right to refuse these state tests. In previous years, over 90% of BNS parents have chosen to refuse or opt their children out of the tests. Those choices have empowered BNS teachers to engage in the kind of inquiry and project-based learning that we all know and love. If you would like to opt your child out, please fill out this form. For more information, go to the Parent Action Committee page on the BNS website or attend this meeting (below). To register: https://tinyurl.com/nystest

  

MakerFest is coming Saturday 3/25, 12-4pm!
 
We will have so many fun arts and STEM activities, including face painting, a community crochet project, the BCS Robotics Team, chocolate-making using Indigenous 
methods with Mixteca, and Inventor's Lab with KoKoNYC exploring the history and mechanics of simple machines (inclined plane, wedge, lever, wheel-and-axle, screw, pulley). Plus a massive Clothing Swap!
 
Starting March 17, we will be collecting the following CLEAN items:
-Kids and adults clothes and shoes in excellent condition
-Legos
-paper towels
-beads/jewelry supplies 
-unscented wipes
-Paper
-Magazines 
-Large jars (ie pasta sauce)
-cereal boxes
-yogurt containers 
-plastic take out containers
-cardboard
-egg cartons
-bubblewrap
-plastic bottles
-coat hangers
-fun photo props!
 

 Join BNS Adult Chorus on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.!

 

Whether you've sung in choir before or only sing in the shower, you are welcome to join us at the BNS Adult Chorus - every Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:15! During chorus, we do physical and vocal warm-ups, tuning exercises, rehearse 2 and 3-part songs, and most of all - have fun! Some of the songs we are currently singing include "Over the Rainbow", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Hey Jude", "Pure Imagination", and "Wanting Memories". Your children are welcome to attend and sing along as well. 

Band Fundraising Raffle and Spring Band Share

 

Band Fundraising Raffle - please buy tickets to see if your family can win a Chocolate Tasting with Belgian Chocolatier Genevieve Louloup, of ChocoMotions! 

We are raffling off tickets at school dismissal on Wednesdays, at band dismissal on Wed., and online: click here for the Konstella donate link for Konstella members, use this link for family / friends who want to contribute who are not part of BNS Konstella!  (Click "donate" for the option to tell us how many tix you are buying.)

- $5/ticket or 5 tickets for $25.  

- 4 Raffle winners will be drawn at our March 29 share!
 
March 29, 4:30 pm Returning Students and 3:30/4:30 chorus groups, Spring Band Share, Auditorium. 
Parents and all younger students and their families, including beginners, 3rd graders, early childhood folks, grandparents, etc, are invited too. We'll draw our raffle winners at this event, and have Pizza for sale afterwards so we can all eat together. Parents please RSVP here so we know how many pizzas to get! 
DOE's School COVID Policy
 
If your child tests positive for COVID, please email dandm@bns146.org as soon as possible.  Anyone who tests positive needs to stay home for at least 5 days after the positive test or start of symptoms.  Anyone who tests positive must have improved symptoms and must continue to wear a mask through day 10. 
 
BNS will notify all families in a class impacted by a case, whether a student or a staff member tests positive.  We will also send home 2 home test kits with each member of the classroom.  Current DOE/DOH policy prompts families to test children on day 4 and day 5 after exposure.  Children do not need to stay home after exposure as long as they are symptom-free.  It is strongly recommended that anyone exposed to COVID wear a mask for 10 days after exposure. 
 
You can check the DOE's COVID Safety website for updates about these policies: 

LOOKING AHEAD

Bookmark the 2022–2023 DOE school calendar here. BNS events and important dates are also on the Konstella calendar.

 

 

Tues/Wed Mar 14-15: Picture Day

Tues Mar 14: Testing Opt Out Info Session

Thurs, Mar 16: Bake Sale, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Tues, Mar 21: PTA General Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Room 105B (art room)

Sat, Mar 25: Makerfest! 12-4 p.m.

NYC DOE SCHOOL LUNCH MENU 

BNS PTA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 2022–2023

  • MAHSHAD HALL, Co-President, Mom to Ruby (1st grade)
  • CHRISTIAN LEUE, Co-President, Dad to Max (Kindergarten)
  • KRYSTINA ATHAS, Co-Treasurer, mom to Alexander & Liam (4th & 2nd grade)
  • HANNAH LANE, Recording Secretary, mom to Leo (pre-K)
  • JESSICA SMITH, Correspondence Secretary, mom to Henry (1st grade)
  • ELYSE NEIMAN SEITER, Social Media Co-Chair, mom to Aidan (5th grade) & Lola (BNS grad)
  • MERVE KAYAN, Social Media Co-Chair, mom to Leyla (2nd grade)
  • HANNAH NUDELL, Communications Co-Chair, mom to Eliza & Gideon (4th grade & Kindergarten)
  • AMY OSEKOWSKY DAVIS, Communications Co-Chair, mom to Emily Davis (Pre-K)
  • MAGGIE ROSS NEWVILLE, Class Parent Coordinator, mom to Axel & Magnus  (3rd grade & BNS grad)
  • SARA KRAVIG GABLE, Fundraising Co-Chair, mom to Captain (1st grade)
  • ELENA TATE, Fundraising Co-Chair, mom to Hans (1st grade)
  • CATHERINE HELLEUX, mom to Bretton (1st grade)
  • TANICA GORDON, mom to Josiah (1st grade)

Contact the 2022–2023 BNS PTA at pta2022@bns146.org

Website Volunteers BNS
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