Announcements

THIRD GRADE LUNCH AT MARS 2112!   Third graders and their families join together for a fun lunch on March 20 at this community building event.  Click here to RSVP and for more details.

 
Congratulations Winning Bidders!
Teacher Box winners will be contacted soon.   
Click here for a list of successful bidders and/or Raffle Winners.
If your name is on the list, please come to the PTA Office on Wednesday to pick up your items.  If there is no QC after your name, please bring a form of payment. 
Thank you for your participation!  
We have a generous parent body; the Auction was very successful.  Stay tuned for final numbers....
 

Parent Information Session on March 19

Robin Barrie Kaiden, MS, RD, CDN, has been successfully assisting her clients in meeting their personal wellness, nutrition, weight loss, and exercise needs for over ten years.Robin's extensive experience includes working at NYC's leading hospitals, consulting for top medical specialists, and training clients at state-of-the-art fitness centers. She received bachelor's and master's degrees in nutrition and exercise science from Cornell and Columbia Universities.

Robin's focus is to change her clients' lives. From physical fitness to medical issues requiring strict diets, Robin creates individualized programs for adults and children to maximize their health and give them the self-confidence to achieve and maintain their goals.Robin will be joining us on Friday, March 19, at 8:20AM, in the school auditorium. Please RSVP by clicking 
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGozQ1pvR1pNNHpRTXFxcXNVSjcyaUE6MA

Registration for Fall 2010 at PS 6 starts on February 1. School tours are on March 18 and May 13 at 9am for adults only. No appointment is necessary. Just go to 45 East 81 Street. Click here for instructions on how to complete intake, which is the first step in the registration process.

HAVE YOU MADE YOUR FAMILY GIFT TO PS6? -   It's not what you give, but that you give.   Donations help pay for the programs and resources that the regular school budget does not cover.   The requested amount is $1,000 per student, but no amount is too small.  DONATE ONLINE NOW:   Click here or send a completed donation form and check made out to "PS 6 PTA" to the PTA c/o Joseph Andreano, Financial Secretary (donations are kept strictly confidential).  Donations are tax deductible.   IMPORTANT:  School budget cuts are coming mid-year. Click here for news report on challenges principals are going to face as they are expected to implement these budget cuts.

Overall participate rate in Family Gift as of February 24: 50%
 

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?  Do you have a question about PS 6?  Not sure who to ask?  Send an email to PTA.Board@ps6nyc.org and a PTA Board member will get back to you quickly.  

COME GET INVOLVED AT PS 6! Would you like to help PS 6 and get to know other parents, teachers and administrators?  There are limitless ways that you can volunteer your time.  Whether you have an hour or two or would like to take on a whole project, the school will benefit from your contribution.  There are many projects that can be done without even coming to the school. For more info, contact Alison Spolar at alisonspolar@yahoo.com for fundraising and community building activities and Debbie Teitlebaum at Debbie@siecal.com for general volunteer opportunities or if you have a volunteer idea.

CONNECTIONS is the P.S. 6 weekly newsletter which includes important school announcements, events and messages from the principal and PTA.  Click here to subscribe, contribute to or read current and past issues of Connections

Welcome to the P.S. 6 Website

For more information about the site Click here.  Send questions or info to post to Andrea Allan, Volunteer Webmaster at  web.master@ps6nyc.org.

What's for Lunch?

School lunch menu: click here

Upcoming Events

Monday, March 15
Parent Teacher Confereces - Evening
5-7pm. Divorced or separated parents must attend their child's conference together. Students in grades 4 and 5 should attend conferences with their parents.
Tuesday, March 16
Half-Day - Early Dismissal
Hot lunch will be served in school. Dismissal: K1, 11:45am; 2-5, 11:50am.
Parent Teacher Conferences - Afternoon
1-3:30pm. Divorced or separated parents must attend their child's conference together. Students in grades 4 and 5 should attend conferences with their parents.
Wednesday, March 17
After School Guggenheim Program
Group 2
Thursday, March 18
PS 6 school tour
for prospective parents, 9-10am

Weather

Today, 3/15/2010
High: 47 Low: 38
Rain likely
84% chance of precipitation.
Tomorrow, 3/16/2010
High: 53 Low: 39
Partly sunny
12% chance of precipitation.