The PS 20 PTA is hosting an outdoor Movie Night in the recess yard on Oct. 1st at 7pm, featuring the new film “VIVO.”

Bring your own picnic essentials for a fun filled evening with our fantastic community. Pizza, popcorn and fruit will be provided and PS 20 swag will be available for purchase.

RSVP here and consider making a voluntary donation if you plan to attend.

6pm - Doors Open

6:30 - 7pm - Pre Movie Entertainment and Activities 

7pm - Movie Time! 

Because this is an outdoor event masks and social distancing are encouraged especially for unvaccinated attendees. Note that we have to wait until it’s dark outside before we can show the movie, so it might be a late night for the littles.

Thank you and see you there!

Handy with a hammer? Put together Ikea furniture?

Help create a safe and healthy learning environment while building the PS 20 community! Join the PS 20 custodial staff & PTA volunteers to install the PTA-funded outdoor lunch and learning area.

Date: Saturday, September 25th

Time: 9am-1pm

Location: PS 20 School Yard

RSVP through give lively or email volunteers@ps20.org

Bagels and Coffee will be provided

As we get closer to school reopening, we understand that you have many questions and concerns about the 2021-2022 school year. Last week, the Mayor and Chancellor Porter announced updated health and safety measures for NYC public schools. We have posted a summary of the health and safety measures below. For the most part, the measures are similar to the end of last year—masking, physical distancing, pick-up and drop-off outside of the school building and regular COVID testing. Ms. Barbera and her team are working diligently to prepare for the coming school year.

We would like to invite you to a school-wide Back to School Virtual PTA Meeting with Ms. Barbera this Thursday, September 2nd from 6:00-7:30pm, so Ms. Barbera can take the school community through what the coming school year will look like and answer your questions. Information for the meeting is posted below.

One other update we would like to provide is that this year, PS 20 will be going back to its normal school schedule, meaning drop-off will be at 8:20am and pick-up at 2:40pm. One change will be that 3-K and Pre-K will start and end ten minutes earlier (8:10am drop-off and 2:30pm pick-up) in order to allow our little ones get to and from their classrooms before the big rush.

Since school health and safety policies and procedures are still being finalized by the DOE, and Ms. Barbera and her team are still working on how implement these policies and procedures at PS 20, we wanted to let you know that the PTA will be working with Ms. Barbera to provide regular updates via our website, Konstella (if you haven’t signed up yet please do!), and our Instagram account. You can also check out the NYC DOE link for updates. Thank you for your patience.

We look forward to a safe, healthy, and happy school year.

Sincerely,

The PS 20 PTA Board

Back to School Virtual PTA Meeting

Meeting ID: 832 8894 8201

Passcode: 769658

Dial In:

+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

+1 646 518 9805 US (New York)

Meeting ID: 832 8894 8201

Passcode: 769658

Summary of 2020-2021 NYC public school safety measures:

Physical distancing: The DOE will follow the CDC recommendation to maintain at least 3 feet between students within classrooms. When it is not possible to maintain 3 feet in a given school, the DOE advises layering multiple other prevention strategies. During meal service, schools will use outdoor spaces and additional spaces in school buildings where possible.

COVID-19 testing in schools: Every school will have 10 percent of unvaccinated individuals who have submitted consent for testing in their school population tested biweekly. Students and staff who are fully vaccinated are not required to be tested.

Positive cases of COVID-19 in elementary schools: If there is a positive case in a classroom, all students in the class will be instructed to quarantine for 10 calendar days.

Vaccine mandate for all DOE employees: All Department of Education employees must have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by September 27.

Dear PS20 Families, 

The PTA is hosting our 1st annual $5K for PS 20 social justice benefit run at Fort Greene Park on June 11, 2021. Our goal is to raise $5,000 for the PTA's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund. This marathon-style fundraiser will be led by the Founder of Define New York Run Club and Co-Founder of Running to Protest, activist and runner, and PS 20 parent of three, Coffey. Students will participate by raising money and awareness for causes focused on racial equality, gender equality, inclusivity. All proceeds from the race will benefit the PTA supported Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund.

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the PS 20 PTA renewed its commitment to addressing the social injustice by creating a fund within the PTA budget dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion work. These funds are a valuable resource that allows the PTA to do everything from conducting workshops to covering field trips for families that may be experiencing economic challenges. This work is particularly timely given that PS 20 was recently designated as a Diversity In Admissions Initiative school.

Please see Konstella for scheduling and other details.

STUDENTS WILL RUN IN SUPPORT OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS FOR CAUSES SUCH AS:

Anti-Racism - Police Brutality - Food Insecurities - Body Shaming - Women's Rights - LGBTQ Rights - Mental Health - Affordable Housing/Homelessness - Healthcare Inequality - Educational Equity & Equality -  Inclusion of People with Disabilities

Contact: PTA Co-President Lawrence Watford copres2@ps20.org

Dear PS 20 Community, 

New 3-K for All programs throughout the city have been added to the application for the upcoming school year.  PS 20 will now offer 3K class in September 2021.  

If you, or someone you know has already submitted the application for 3K, you can update your program choices and resubmit your application any time before the May 28 deadline!  

You can search for PS 20 Clinton Hill,  as well as other new program options today in MySchools.  

Apply or make updates to your application one of three ways: 

• Through your account on MySchools.nyc

• By calling (718) 935-2009 or

• By emailing ESEnrollment@schools.nyc.gov

Remember anytime you make edits to the application or submit for the first time, make sure to click the ‘Submit’ button! You’ll know it is submitted when you see the confetti.  

Please let us know if you have any questions.  

Lena Barbera
Principal

Dear teachers, educators, and staff,

This is Teacher Appreciation Week 2021: we are so happy to show our gratitude and say thanks to your exceptional dedication and commitment to all our children.

To the world, you are a teacher and an educator, and to PS 20 you are our heroes!

You helped us all despite an incredible pandemic to keep normalcy in our community lives and teach day after day, at PS 20.

You are inspiring and your devotion to the children of PS 20 is what makes this community so unique.

As philosopher Jean Paul Sartre said: "Commitment is an act, not a word" and you demonstrate just that day after day, at PS 20.

We appreciate you for all you do and we have no word to express our respect and admiration! Maya Angelou said: "When you know better you do better" for all of us at PS 20.

On behalf of our PTA, please accept few tokens of love during this week of appreciation at PS 20.
#TeachersAppreciationWeek2021 #gratitude #respect #love #SPAweekAtPS20

From Tuesday to Friday, please come to the library, on your lunch break for a massage, facial and more. Come relax and enjoy. Light refreshments will be served.