ARTS WEEK will kick-off with the PS261 Talent Show on March 17th and run through Friday, March 23rd. We’ve got a great collection of artists already signed up but we definitely need more – and your help! Our final deadline for sign-ups is next Friday, March 9th. If you know any parents, friends, or colleagues who have said ‘maybe’ or ‘we’ll…

Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the First Unitarian Congregational Society of Brooklyn Heights   119 Pierrepont Street  9:30 am – 4:30 pm  Lunch and Childcare provided   EMAIL TANYA at [email protected] to register: please include whether you will need childcare and your kids’ ages. How do we have conversations about race or racism with our children? How do we develop a positive racial…

Read as many books as you can over the mid-winter recess! February 16th to February 25th. Collections due March 2nd. Read-A-Thon Cover Letter Pledge Form Download PS 261 READ-A-THON 2018 ONLINE Raise money for PS 261 and FirstBook through reading! Kids who don’t have books at home, and maybe not even enough books at school,…

A Standardized Test is a Poor Substitute for Justice: The Intersection of High-Stakes Standardized Testing and Race in NYC Schools Institute for Collaborative Education 345 E. 15th Street, Manhattan (between 1st & 2nd Aves) Wed 2/7, 6:15pm-8:30pm Panelists: Zipporiah Mills, Former Principal, PS 261 Kristin Taylor, Teacher, PS 261 Jose Vilson, Teacher, and Author of This…

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Sunday, February 11, 2018 11 AM – 3 PM Explore camp programs for all interests! Register to be a vendor Here! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ps-261-camp-after-school-expo-tickets-41027210491  Here are just a few of the camps that will be joining us : Automatic Studios, Backpacks and Binoculars, Beam Center, Brooklyn Game Lab, Brooklyn Heights Montessori, Brooklyn Music Factory, Brooklyn Strategist, Camp Mohawk,…

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Family Movie Night! December 15th Doors open at 6:30 PM ( Movie starts at 7 PM) $3 Admission – Snacks will be sold.