PTA Newsletter No. 9 - 1/21/2024
Dear BNS Families,
We have a busy January, with bake sales, movie nights, and more. Plus, we are already starting to plan for spring events like our annual Makerfest 3/16! Read more below, and consider getting involved!
Sincerely,
Your BNS PTA
January PTA Meeting Recap!
General PTA Meeting, Tuesday January 16 7:30pm - 8:30pm, zoom
Our last meeting was over zoom (yay for not having to venture out in the cold). We got excited about upcoming events (movie night is on the 26th!) and talked state of the school.
In short, we could really use help, both with our fundraising efforts (we are at 43% of our yearly goal), and with participation. Please keep an eye out for fun parent events as well where you will be joyously roped into our community.
And if you can't make any events or are strapped for time in general, please at least take some time to fill out this form. It's the best way to let us know if you have a skill, space, or resource you'd be willing to share with our community!
Bake Sale Wednesday, featuring Hot Chocolate!
Come to the bake sale (with a special appearance by hot chocolate!) this Wednesday, January 24, 2:30-4:30pm hosted by our PreK and Kindergarten Families at BNS on the corner of Rapelye and Henry.
Email justinfield@gmail.com if you have any questions.
The Soup Group Formation
This winter at BNS we are starting a soup group!!
Our goal is to help the fundraising efforts of our school while offering delicious and nutritious soups and stews to our kids, staff and parents!
It’s always a good time for soup! small or big, multiple pots cooked by many or just one pot because you have veggies that need to be cooked before they die :) look
Vegetarian/ meat/ beans/ lentils everything works!!
Join our soup group and get an email call to cook soup when we have a school event, workshop, “sip soup & wine get togethers”, or even just a solo after school soup sale because you feel like it!
A soup group member can either volunteer to cook & sell, or cook or sell :)
say you can cook but can not make it to school the next day to sell your soup - someone from the group will! We will join the effort and make it happen!!
Our school is in search for new ways of fundraising, if you love soup and want to be a part of the group - email onili at
The Farm stand team. Food and green committee.
Ps: Stay put for our Soup Group formation Party.
Pre-K & Kindergarten Admissions
Consider PS 456
PS 456, our sister school, will now have once class of pre-K and three classes of kindergarten. Come to an open house to learn more about the building of this new school. Visit the PS 456 website for open house registration information.
The Kindergarten Application will Close on January 19
If your child was born in 2019, they are eligible for kindergarten. All eligible children must apply through Myschools (even current BNS pre-K students).
If you have a child in BNS pre-K, you will need to apply to kindergarten in Myschools.
- If you want to stay at BNS for kindergarten, you only have to put BNS (PS 146) on your application. Current pre-K students have priority.
- If you want to attend another school, add that school to your application.
If you have a child born in 2019 who does not attend BNS pre-K and is a sibling of an older BNS child, apply on Myschools and indicate that your child is a sibling. Siblings have priority.
Questions? Email amysumner@bns146.org.
The Pre-K Application will Be Open January 10-March 1
Apply to pre-K through Myschools.
BNS recognizes two priorities which can be indicated on your application:
- Siblings
- Low income families
Questions? Email amysumner@bns146.org.
Community Arts Workshop
Arts Committee needs you!
If you crochet or knit, we are making a patchwork sign that will be hung on the Rapelye gate for February!
We also need volunteers to help cut out patterns for Makerfest. Everyone welcome!
Meetings now *every Thursday in the Cafeteria 8:20-9:30am! Table by the windows.
Absolutely NO art experience is necessary, just a desire to create and collaborate. Everyone is welcome!
About the BNS Arts Committee:
If you're interested in creating or participating in arts-related programming, please join other passionate families who want to bring more arts enrichment to the school through the PTA.
Created by celebrated crochet artist Taryn (Organ) Urushido (parent of Azusa, 1st grade), and co-led by Mahshad Vakili Hall (parent of Ruby, 2nd grade), the Arts Committee hopes to create events and opportunities for parents and families to participate in the enriching and inspiring art of handmade craft, and bring these life skills back into the home to build meaningful memories and mementos with our children.
Last week to order See's Candies for Valentine's & support BNS
Order See's Candies for your Valentine & support BNS! They have some cute items especially for Valentine's Day like the Smitten Kitten box with heart chocolates and pink & purple sour jelly beans or a milk chocolate butter heart.
Order here by this Friday, January 26th for delivery by Valentine's Day. BNS will receive 20% of the order.
Bouquets for BNS - Valentine’s Day bouquets that benefit BNS, made by a BNS parent
BNS is really excited to be partnering with Fell Flowers to offer BNS families a special Valentine’s Day arrangement this year. 20% of the proceeds will be donated to BNS. Fell Flowers is owned by a BNS mom Laura Morrison.
The Valentine's bouquet contains a fragrant garden rose, pink snapdragons, peachy lisianthus, leucadendron, butterfly ranunculus, velvety kangaroo paw, tweedia, a mochi carnation and some unique greens. It comes wrapped in pink tissue and brown paper with a satin ribbon.
Pick up is at BNS on 02/13 from 2:30-4:30pm.
Order here by Sunday, February 11th.
BNS Merch!
New Merch just in time for arctic temps ❄️
Fleece lined hats!
And finally we have new oversized canvas totes in black and lime green.
Delivery is made to your child’s classroom or arrange for pickup.
Be sure to check out the website for special deals!
3rd Grade Bake Sale February 1
Please come support the 3rd Grade Africa Study at their Bake Sale on February 1, 2:30-4pm at BNS on the corner of Rapelye and Henry. Sign up here to join us!
5th Grade Yearbook
We had a great kick off mtg with volunteers who led the charge . Yearbook efforts Still
Looking for a few good 5th grade parents to pitch in ….
Contact: michelleoadams@gmail.com
Families as Learning Partners Tuesday
Continuum of Learners, Tues Jan 23, 8:10-9:30am in the health studio
Join Diane and special guests from our School Based Support Team to discuss giving children what they need.
We’ll discuss what thriving looks like across the grades, and different strategies and structures we can employ to make this happen. We’ll discuss the gift of more time in a grade, the special education evaluation process, the continuum of services and IEPs (Individual Education Plans).
Come with your questions and wonderings!
This meeting is in person, but here's a zoom link so everyone can participate.
Family Movie Night Tickets 1/26 ON SALE HERE!
On Friday, Jan 26th, the BNS auditorium will be transformed into a movie theatre, complete with freshly popped popcorn! The film showing will be Ponyo!
Families will be able to meet and mingle and enjoy pizza in the cafeteria before the show! DOORS OPEN AT 5:30PM. Pizza will be served at 5:30pm. Movie will start at 6pm. Run time is approx. 1 hr, 40 min.
We will offer face painting before the show with very special "Ponyo" themed design options!
Tickets are pay what you can afford and ALL are welcome from our school community - you can even bring friends who don't attend our school!
Please get your tickets today before they sell out. No one will be allowed entry, pizza or popcorn without a ticket. Please select all that you will want from the menu below to help us plan and order supplies accordingly!
Very important: ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT 18+. This is not a drop-off event and there will be no childcare, no going direct from aftercare, no children unattended, NO EXCEPTIONS.
If you have any questions or you would like to volunteer at the event, please contact PTA Co-President Elena at elenatatelmt@gmail.com
Save the Date for Makerfest 3/16!
Makerfest is coming soon!
Saturday March 16th, 1-4pm with a Quiet(er) Hour from 12-1pm!
Please sign up here if you would like to volunteer - we need people to lead an activity, do face-painting and more! ALL WELCOME!!!
Please contact PTA Co-President Elena with any questions or suggestions: elenatatelmt@gmail.com
Start saving your magazines and pasta sauce jars - we will be collecting them soon!
Box Tops for Education
Scan your grocery & shopping receipts to earn money for BNS!
BoxTops for Education donates to BNS when you buy eligible products, which includes Annie's products, Airborne, Cheerios, Háagen-Dazs, Lysol, and Yoplait. Grandparents, aunts & uncles, friends, etc. are also welcome to scan their receipts for BNS!
To participate:
- Download the app
- Search for Brooklyn New School (It's under the name "Public School 146 Brooklyn New Sc")
- Scan your physical receipts or upload digital ones within 2 weeks of purchase
Contact Amy Osekowsky Davis (aosekowsky@) if you have any questions.
LOOKING AHEAD
January 23: School Leadership Team Meeting (library, room 401, 3:30pm)
BNS Open Library (library, room 401, 2:30-3:30pm)
January 24: Bake Sale (Henry and Rapeleye, 2:30-4:30pm)
January 25: Arts Committee (cafeteria, 8:20-9:30am)
January 26: Movie Night (auditorium, 6:00pm)
January 30: BNS Open Library (library, room 401, 2:30-3:30pm)
Arts Committee (room 102, 8:20am)
February 1: Arts Committee (cafeteria, 8:20-9:30am)
3rd Grade Africa Study Bake Sale (Henry and Rapeleye, 2:30-4pm)
Please see the full January BNS Calendar here.
BNS PTA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 2023–2024
CHRISTIAN LEUE, Co-President, dad to Max (1st grade)
ELENA TATE, Co-President, mom to Hans (2nd grade)
KRYSTINA ATHAS, Co-Treasurer, mom to Alexander & Liam (5th & 3nd grade)
HANNAH LANE, Recording Secretary, mom to Leo (pre-K)
MERVE KAYAN, Social Media Co-Chair, mom to Leyla (2nd grade)
MELISSA WU, Social Media Co-Chair, parent to Aion (1st grade)
HANNAH NUDELL, Communications Chair, mom to Eliza & Gideon (5th grade & 1st Grade)
AMY OSENKOWSKY DAVIS, Communications Co-Chair & Fundraising Co-Chair, mom to Emily (Pre-K)
SARA KRAVIG GABLE, Fundraising Co-Chair, mom to Captain (2nd grade)
NIKA WHITEHEAD-CLARKE, Fundraising Co-Chair, mom to Nicquel (2nd grade)
ABBY COOVER, Newsletter Chair, mom to Valen, Varro & Vesper (toddler, 5th grade & BNS Grad)
LAURA WOOD, Class Parent Coordinator, mom to Phoebe & Sally (5th grade & 2nd grade)
NILI OHAYON, Farm Stand Coordinator, mom to Livia (2nd grade)
CORISSA TRANI, Web Master, mom to Logan (Kindergarten)
PATTY LIN, Web Master, mom to Deren (1st grade)
CLARA PLANEL, Web Master, mom to Olivia (Kindergarten)
NICK THUESEN, Web Master, father to Charlie (Kindergarten)
TRACEY TOOLE, Merchandise Co-Chair, mom to Harper (5th Grade)
TARYN ORGAN, Community Engagement Artist, mom to Azusa
CATHERINE HELLEUX, Sustainability Initiatives Co-Coordinator, mom to Bretton
LISA WALSH, Sustainability Initiatives Co-Coordinator, mom to Max
DIANDRA VERWAYNE, Member-at-Large, mom to Ethan (2nd Grade)
MAHSHAD VAKILI HALL, Member-at-Large, mom to Ruby (1st Grade)
ANDREA GRANDE-CAPONE, Face Painting Chairperson
EMILY DEL VALLE, Co-Chair, Events Committee
Contact the 2022–2023 BNS PTA at pta2022@bns146.org
