Lunar New Year Family Workshop Invitation: Celebrate Chinese New Year Together!
Dear PS 101 Families,
Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and we are excited to invite PS 101 families to join us for an early celebration!
The Chinese Zodiac animal for 2026 is the Horse: symbolizing energy, strength, and positivity.
Families will enjoy a hands-on cultural activity while celebrating the New Year together in a fun and creative way.
🧧 Workshop Topic: Handmade Chinese New Year Lantern Craft
📍 Location: PS 101 School Building
📅 Date: February 7, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📲 RSVP: https://forms.gle/apeMcu1fZyxVCxTV9
📌 Important Information:
- Seats are limited to 25 students.
- Participants will be selected by lottery.
- RSVP closes on February 1, 2026.
- Selected families will receive a separate text message from 347-563-4680 during the week of February 2, 2026.
- Each student must be accompanied by one parent or guardian.
We look forward to celebrating the Lunar New Year with our PS 101 families through culture, creativity, and community! 🐎✨
Bake Sale for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Continues!
Greetings PS 101 Families:
The Little Lighthouse Team will continue to hold a bake sale for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fundraiser tomorrow, Thursday, January 29th and Friday, January 30th.
If you’d like your child to purchase a sweet treat or snack during their lunch period, please send them to school with spending money in an envelope labeled with your child’s name and class.
All items are priced from $1 – $2.
Thank you for your continued support!
Little Lighthouse Team – February School Spirit Calendar
Greetings PS 101 Families:
This month, we’re glowing with gratitude, care, and school spirit, because February is all about leading with love! Our Little Lighthouse Team is all about lighting the way with positivity, pride, and purpose.
💙 Let’s Celebrate Our PS 101 Family- We’re building a culture that shines with connection and community. On School Spirit Days, WEAR your school colors, themed gear, or anything spirited and fun! Please encourage your child to do the same because a united classroom is a happy classroom.
| Friday, February 6th | IT’S FOOTBALL SPORTS DAY! WEAR your favorite football team apparel or team jersey! Get ready for Superbowl Sunday! |
| RESPECT FOR ALL WEEK Monday, February 9th | 🌈 We All Fit Together – Puzzle Pieces of Respect – BE A PIECE OF THE PEACE! WEAR Tie-dye or peace signs! Word of the day: Peace |
| RESPECT FOR ALL WEEK Tuesday, February 10th | 🌈 We All Fit Together – Puzzle Pieces of Respect – WE FIT TOGETHER! WEAR PS 101 school colors (BLUE) or a puzzle piece! Word of the day: Unity |
| RESPECT FOR ALL WEEK Wednesday, February 11th | 🌈 We All Fit Together – Puzzle Pieces of Respect – WE ALL BELONG! WEAR something that represents your culture or heritage! Word of the day: Inclusion |
| RESPECT FOR ALL WEEK Thursday, February 12th | 🌈 We All Fit Together – Puzzle Pieces of Respect – WORDS MATTER! WEAR positive messages or affirmation shirts! Word of the day: Kindness |
| RESPECT FOR ALL WEEK Friday, February 13th | 🌈 We All Fit Together – Puzzle Pieces of Respect – KINDNESS CONNECTS US! WEAR RED or PINK for Love Day/Valentine’s Day Celebration! Word of the day: Love ASSEMBLY for LLS Fundraiser |
| Tuesday, February 24th | CELEBRATE 100 DAYS OF LEARNING! 100th DAY OF SCHOOL! WEAR 100th Day themed designs! |
| Wednesday, February 25th | PS 101 Students: Happy 101st Day of School! PS 101 VIKING DAY! WEAR PS 101 SCHOOL APPAREL! You may also WEAR our school color: BLUE! |
Thank you for your continued support!
Reminder: Special Education Information Event for Parents on January 28
Greetings PS 101 Parents/Guardians of Students with IEPs:
Please join us on January 28 at 9am to meet AP Damiano and learn the essentials of your child’s IEP. This event is opened to parents of students in grades K-5.
Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/muuwstyb (Registration link will be closed by 4pm today)
*Kindly note, all attendees must check in with the security guard and bring in a valid proof of ID at time of entry.
We hope to see you there!
Remote Instruction Day/ SnowDay
Dear PS101 families,
During the Remote school day (learning from home), please follow see below which tells you what your child’s virtual school day schedule is.
- The schedule is blended to ensure students have part of their day with live instruction and part of their day with off-line activities so that students are not sitting in front of their computer screen all day.
- What is Asynchronous instruction? This is when students have off-line activities, such as writing, drawing, work on a printout, reading, independent work, at-home treasure hunt, etc.
- What is Synchronous instruction? This is when students are on-line live with their teacher. Ensure your child is online with their camera on when live instruction is occurring as per the schedule above.
- Students follow their normal schedule of the day (whatever day of the week happens to be a Remote Instruction Day) which means students will attend their cluster period as per the normally scheduled time.
- Cluster and AIS Teachers will follow their normal schedule and teach for the first 25 min of the period live/synchronous and then give asynchronous activities for the remainder of the period.
- Related Service Providers (Speech, OT, PT, etc) follow their usual servicing schedule.
Please see below video for steps on how to log onto Google Classroom:
- Log into Teachhub using your child’s DOE credentials.
- Click the Google Classroom app under “PS101 Applications”.
- You will then be redirected to your child’s class on Google Classroom.
GK
Reminder: Special Education Information Event for Parents on January 28
Greetings PS 101 Parents/Guardians of Students with IEPs:
Please join us on January 28 at 9am to meet AP Damiano and learn the essentials of your child’s IEP. This event is opened to parents of students in grades K-5.
To register for this event, please sign up using the following link and see flyer below for further details:
Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/muuwstyb
*Kindly note, all attendees must check in with the security guard and bring in a valid proof of ID at time of entry.
We hope to see you there!
Bake Sale Fundraiser for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Greetings PS 101 Families:
Our Little Lighthouse Team will be hosting a bake sale to help raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! The bake sale will take place on Wednesday, January 28 during all lunch periods.
Please show your support by bringing in store bought goods for students to purchase. All donations can be brought into the main office by January 28th during morning drop-off or before 10:30 am. Label your donations with your child’s name and class, and they will receive a FREE item at the bake sale.
See flyer below for more details.
Thank you for your continued support!
PTA General Membership Meeting & Election – February 3
Greetings PS 101 Parents/Guardians:
The next PTA General Membership Meeting will be held on February 3rd at 6:00 pm via Zoom (meeting info will be sent via Remind), along with an election to fill a vacancy in one of the board positions.
Please see below for the meeting agenda and election details. Thank you for your continued support!
PS 101 The Verrazzano School 