PTA Meetings for 2024-2025
September 25, 2024 (Virtual)
October 23, 2024
November 20, 2024 (Virtual)
December 18, 2024 In Person
January 15, 2025 (Virtual)
February 12, 2025 (Virtual)
March 19, 2025- In Person
April 16, 2025(Virtual)
May 21, 2025 (Virtual)
June 18, 2025 - (Virtual)
Virtual Meetings - 7PM
In Person Meetings - 6PM
Visit our PTA page to find out more about upcoming PTA events!
We are delighted to inform you that we are celebrating a partnership in the arts with Amas Musical Theatre. Twice a week, beginning the week of February 24th- April 10th, your child will participate in a Broadway Babies Residency with accomplished Teaching Artists Amelia Nickles (M.F.A. in Acting, Harvard University) and Abigail Galleta Canafe (B.A. in Music, University of California, Berkeley) to learn foundational musical theatre and drama performance skills in singing, acting, and dancing and rehearse group numbers from Broadway shows!
At the end of the learning series, we will be hosting a culminating event you will be invited to; where our children will showcase their new theater skills.
Below are some of the skills Broadway Babies will focus on with students:
Your child’s teacher will let you know which day the residency will be visiting their classroom. We encourage students to bring water bottles to school so that they stay hydrated while dancing and singing.
The culminating Grade 1 performance will take place on April 10th in our school auditorium. More details will be forthcoming.
PS 197 - Front of Building
The Hour of Code is a global event designed to celebrate Computer Science Education Week. Each year, during this time, students around the world are challenged to learn the basics of coding. Children have the opportunity to learn coding which celebrates Computer Science Education Week. All Children in grades three to five are given the opportunity to learn “Block coding” using our computers.
Dance Party and Music Lab: Jam Session are two of the programs students used during our Hour of Code/Computer Science Week Event.
During Computer Science Week, Ms. Tricomi welcomed a Google Volunteer into her 5th Grade Technology classroom.
Mr. Huang, a Google Volunteer, delivered a one-hour lesson to Class 5-509 aimed at inspiring students and sharing insights into roles in
computer science.
Promethean Board
PS 197 has been very fortunate to have received RESO A grants and school funding to be able to purchase:
* Promethean and document projectors for every classroom.
* Class sets of Chromebooks in the upper grades and class sets of iPads in the lower grades.
* Laptops for all teachers and service providers.
* Mobile Chromebook carts and iPad carts for class use.
iPad
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Technology is infused through daily lessons with the use of BrainPop, BrainPop Jr., Big Brainz and Imagine Learning. These web sites offer animated and curriculum-based content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement.
In all content areas, our smart boards offer students opportunities to have shared experiences around learning. They offer teachers and students opportunities to access the internet for resources that enhance teaching and learning for our students. Students have interactive experiences with our smart boards that allow them to engage in learning an many new and exciting ways.
Each class has the opportunity to use the Computer lab on a weekly basis, where they learn basic computer skills, research skills, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint as well as using various Educational programs to strengthen their academic skills.
Presently, we have aligned PS 197 to be part of the “Midwood Pipeline” for Engineering. It is our hope that all the children at PS 197 will have the opportunity to be part of this new engineering curriculum (STEAM) where they may learn coding, Robotics, STEM as well as other programs which will continue to grow.
Dash robot maze
