Due to heavy rain expected for tomorrow, Thurs, Oct 31st, the Myrtle Monster Mash was CANCELLED, therefore the 4:45pm PS20 presentation at the event was also cancelled.

PS20 STUDENTS WILL STILL PERFORM @ 2:45 PM @ the Schoolyard, as previously announced,
- 2:45pm in the schoolyard (following dismissal and the Literacy Parade)
- CANCELLED - 4:45pm at the Myrtle Monster Mash, at Myrtle Plaza near Pratt (10 minute walk)

The Myrtle Monster Mash is a Halloween Celebration 4-6pm with DJs, games, and trick or treating by local businesses. Mr Chung will lead a dance battle, limbo comepetition, and a Thriller dance class and performance, open to the public. PS20 dancers are the headlining attraction! Thank you to our hosts, the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.

Help us raise money for PS 20 PTA programs. Every purchase you, your friends and family make sends 40% right to our cause. Together, we can continue make great things happen at PS 20!

Early holiday buyers and can help us raising money for the PS20 PTA scholarships and programs by shopping PS20 Boon supply collections or registering online for Midland Fundraising (Go to Seller Registration & Use School ID: A1169120/ Complete Student Information / Online orders delivered directly to customer)

Please share this information with your friends and family.

2019 PS20 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WALK

WED, OCT 23rd @ 1:30 pm

Join us WEDNESDAY, OCT 23rd at 1:30 pm for the PS20 Breast Cancer Awareness Walk following the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - classes will walk around the block in support. Families are invited to DRESS PINK for the occasion!

The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a yearly campaign that intend educate people about the importance of early screening, test and more. This campaign starts on Oct 1st ending on Oct 31st every year.

If you live in the city, are 40 or older and have not had a mammogram in the past year, you can get a free mammogram at the American-Italian Cancer Foundation’s Mobile Care Clinic.

To learn more about Breast Cancer prevention, routine screenings, early diagnosis and treatments visit NYC Health or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites. Want to get involved or donate for the cause? Here is a link to a Breast Cancer Donation guide.

The PS20 PTA invites our school community and families to welcome our Fort Greene neighbors, businesses and their families to our PS20 OKTOBERFEST - the best FREE family seasonal event in Brooklyn! Affordable tickets for attractions will be sold. All proceeds revert to school programs, needs and scholarships.

FUN rain or shine ! PARTY, GAMES, attractions - Pony Rides, Chili Contest, Music, Face Painting, Bouncy Castle, Arts & Crafts & so much more @ PS20 Schoolyard entrance (Clermont Ave, between Willoughby and Dekalb Ave) #PS20Oktoberfest2019

INSIDER TIPS TO HAVE THE MOST FUN DURING THE EVENT

* BRING YOUR OWN WATER BOTTLE !! - Help PS20 to achieve its ZERO WASTE PLEDGE - Water fill up stations available in the cafeteria

* PICK UP A LEAF ON THE WAY to the Fest for Leaf Printing! - If you find a leaf on the way, you can use it for your leaf printing (no leaf - no worries, we’ll have a bag of leaves as well!)

* DRESS TO PLAY AND PARTY - Here are some scheduled events
2-3 pm - Futbol Rebels will be running a skills clinic and street soccer game FREE for anyone to join!
3-4 pm - TO BE CONFIRMED - African Drumming by one of our talented PS 20 Parents!
4-45 pm - DJ Cheo will be kicking it up a notch with a music and a DANCE party!!
4:50 pm - Announcement of Chilli Contest Winners!!
5 pm - Thank you and Goodnight!

* PARENTS VOLLEYBALL BASH - After 3 pm, a volleyball net will be installed in the Gymnasium for “friendly matches” - we invite all sportive couples / class parents to join for 10 min matches - winners will get free chilli !!

To volunteer, donate, enter the Chilli Contest or any other question contact: events@ps20.org

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Indigenous Peoples' Day (which has been substituting the old fashioned Columbus Day celebrations - on the same date) is a holiday that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities.

The PS20 PTA thinks of all families observing Yom Kippur - wishing you a meaningful fast and a G'mar chatimah tovah.

G'mar chatimah tovah

Starting at Sundown on Tuesday, Jewish people around the world will begin to observe Yom Kippur - the holiest day of the year in their religion. “For 25 hours — until sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 9 — they will refrain from any food and drink, including water. They will spend the majority of the day in synagogue, praying to God and repenting for their sins.”

“Gmar hatimah tovah,” or “Gmar tov,” which roughly translates to “a good seal.” Those observing the holiday believe that the book of life, which determines an individual’s fate for the coming year, opens on Rosh Hashanah, and is sealed at the end of Yom Kippur following the period of repentance.

SHANA TOVA!