The Library Committee hopes to encourage a love of reading in our students (& raise money for our school!) through friendly, collaborative competition for the PS20 Read-a-Thon. Library Committee will host a book giveaway on the morning of Friday, March 14 outside the school’s main entrance.
🏆 ALL STUDENTS who send at least two (2) donation-request emails will get a Read-a-Thon bag tag as a participation prize.
🍨 The CLASS in each grade with the most reading minutes will win an ice cream party!
🎉 The INDIVIDUAL STUDENT in each grade with the most reading minutes will win a gift certificate at Greenlight Books (thank you, Greenlight!)
Please join us next Friday March 14, 2025 beginning at 6pm for our March Movie Night! Come celebrate the launch of the PS20 Read-a-Thon for March into Literacy with "The Princess Bride" -- a film adapted from the book by William Goldman.
The International and Multicultural Families Committee is excited to welcome all to the Lunar New Year / Asian Spring Festival on Thursday, February 27 from 3pm-5pm in the Cafeteria.
Featuring...
Hapkido and Tai Chi demos
Meditation workshops
Various arts & crafts including paper cutting and calligraphy
Trivia with prizes!
Huge thank you to our event sponsors, HAN DYNASTY and WORLD MARTIAL ARTS CENTER
Han Dynasty, established in 2007, brings authentic Sichuan cuisine to the U.S. with 10 locations across Philadelphia and NYC. Our mission is to deliver not only flavorful meals but also memorable dining experiences, featuring local art, vibrant bars, and private events. Plus, our efficient delivery service ensures the same quality and care right to your doorstep.d is a perfect balance of spice, numbness, saltiness, and flavor" - Han Chiang, Founder
The World Martial Arts Center in Brooklyn, New York teaches a very rare and extremely effective Korean system of self-defense skills combined with meditation and powerful ancient master's teachings for physical, mental, and spiritual health in addition to the guidance of how to live a long, successful and fulfilling life.
New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) starts on Friday, February 28, 2025 and runs through March 16, 2025 in NYC. It’s full of fun, thoughtful, and all-new film programs to spark your kids’ curiosity and imaginations. Check out the Festival trailer! NYICFF screenings are also a great way to build community — pick a film and go with a group. Even better, our school earns $2 back for every ticket you purchase!
Go to NYICFF.org/tickets to view the lineup of programs for all ages from 3-18 in English, French, Spanish, Dutch and more. When checking out, please select ✨ PS 20 Clinton Hill School ✨ from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the form.
Announcing the first Pie Day YUMraiser with Four & Twenty Blackbirds @birdsblack. Celebrate Pi Day with a circular treat and choose from four of their signature flavors, or enjoy them all!
Place your orders by March 3 for free delivery to school on March 14, just in time for Pi Day
Kick off your midwinter Recess Break with the electrifying Harlem Globetrotters! Portion of all sales benefit PS20. Get your tickets now for Sunday, February 16 at 1:00pm at Barclays Center
We would be most grateful for goods, services, experiences, or partnership opportunities of all kinds! Your donation and business will be recognized and promoted on all digital and print materials plus community-wide virtual platforms and social media. PS 20 PTA is a 501(c)3 [EIN 46-3048383] and all donations are tax-deductible. Your Donations Would Directly Help Support:
Green Arts: Unique to PS 20, Green Arts provides our children the opportunity to learn gardening from seed to harvest and how to compost, as well as visual arts instruction through Studio in a School.
School Assistants & Teacher Support: We provide funds for School Assistants who offer daily support to all teachers, parents and students. We also use funds to provide classroom supplies and materials as well as staff & teacher appreciation activities.
JEDI: Our Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Fund supports students who may otherwise be unable to participate in school activities as well as funds diversity programs.
School and Community Activities and Support: The PTA funds Oktoberfest, Movie Nights, cultural events like Carnaval, free English classes and other assistance for international and migrant families new to our community.
Supplies: The PTA buys cleaning supplies for teachers and staff, as well as helps to fund essential items such as risers, dance floors, copy machines, and more.
We ask that all families continue to please check your student’s hair for lice and nits. Community Closet (room 126) stocks lice combs + medicated shampoo kits free of charge.
HOW TO CHECK
Put on gloves, if you can.
Get a comb and part the hair in small sections to check.
Check for nits - these are the eggs that cling to the hair shaft. Nits will be white or yellowish-brown.
Check for live lice - they like to crawl on the scalp or on the hair shaft. The lice will be dark in color and the size of a poppyseed.
IF YOU FIND LICE
TREAT with either chemicals (Nix, ivermectin, etc) or smothering substance on dry hair (heavy conditioner, vaseline, mayonnaise, etc).
With a metal lice COMB, thoroughly comb out all nits.
LAUNDER all bedding, linens, hats, etc on hot settings.
ALERT your classroom teacher! Teachers will then inform the main office who will backpack a notice to the entire class. Every family in the classroom should check their students tp stop the spread.
After 7-10 days, COMB and TREAT again - this is key!
Used the right way, treating will kill the lice and some super lice but not all the eggs. To ensure you kill the eggs, you have to comb and physically remove them because you can never know if they are alive or dead —they look the same, dead or alive.
To get professionally inspected for lice:
More information and resources:
Verywell / Jessica Olah