PS 230 will be hosting PreK Open Houses from 9:00 - 10:30 am on the following days -
Wednesday, February 5
Monday, February 24
Monday, March 10
Learn about the Pre-Kindergarten program at PS 230 and how to apply!
RSVP to Jill Reinier, Parent Coordinator (jreinier@schools.nyc.gov)
September 5, 2019
Dear Families,
Happy first day of school, and welcome back! I hope you’re as excited as I am to start the 2019–20 school year. This is a great time to be a student in a New York City public school. So many of our students and schools are doing better than ever. We have the highest-ever graduation rate, and more students graduating ready to succeed in college. And I expect more great things for our students this year.
From our youngest learners to our oldest in high school, our children are the next generation of thinkers, leaders, creators, and change-makers. We are ready to propel each of them on that path. Our commitment holds steady regardless of a student’s family income, race, religion, nationality, disability, language spoken at home, sexual orientation, gender identification, or any other dimension of their identity. Everyone at the DOE is working hard to ensure that every student gets the rigorous, inspiring, engaging, nurturing education they deserve.
I call this the Children’s Agenda—every day and every decision is about getting each student what THEY need to succeed. We understand that no two students, classrooms, or schools are alike, and recognize the beautiful and distinctive nature of each. At the same time, we are offering our students and families strong support, creating more welcoming schools, and ensuring a rigorous curriculum for all. Students across the city will benefit from social-emotional learning, restorative justice practices, and culturally responsive curriculum that reflects who they are. This is what it means to advance equity now. All of us at the DOE hope you love what you see today, and wish you a successful school year.
Sincerely, Richard A. Carranza Chancellor
(from L to R) - Ms. Locke, Ms. Almontaser, Mrs. Murphy, Ms. Tomasi, Ms. Ghazal, Ms. Blauaug, Mrs. Donlon, Ms. Garcia, Ms. Gallagher
Not pictured: Mrs. Randazzo, Ms. Delgado, Ms. Saleha, Ms. Walker
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Pre-K Newsletter - October 2019
Pre-K Newsletter - November 2019
Pre-K Newsletter - January 2020
We hope that you had a wonderful vacation and a Happy New Year!
We are so excited to receive our Cool Culture passes! You now have access to 90 of NYC’s best-loved museums, gardens, zoos and historic houses. We can’t wait to hear about all the fun things your child did over the break.
This month the children will continue to study where people and animals around them live. They will be learning about the different types of homes for animals and people in their neighborhood, for example: apartment buildings, houses, brownstones, nests and trees. You can help your child observe what types of homes they see as they travel to school and back. You can also talk to them about the different parts of a home, for example: attic, basement, garage and living room. Discuss with your child, what they think the homes they see are made of, for example: bricks, wood or glass. There is so much you can talk to your child about while walking to school together.
We have also begun Friend of the Week. Every week we will celebrate a different child. We will talk about the letters in their name, and interview them about things they like. We will also make a portrait of the child. We will ask each child to bring in something special to share at the end of the week for a show and tell. It could be anything, from a picture to a special toy.
In math, we are learning about patterns. Simple patterns have 2 colors or variables, for example red, blue, red, blue. You can help your child by looking for patterns together, for example there are patterns in clothing, such as stripes or prints. You can also help them to create patterns at home using small toys, stickers or stamps. Always have your child tell you about the pattern when they are done.
Your child has been engaging in many gross motor activities in the multi-media room, such as hopping and skipping. You can do gross motor activities at home. You can help your child by creating movement patterns such as walk, walk, jump, walk, walk, jump. You can use movements such as: skip, run, jog, hop, turn and sit.
We are so excited to offer Cool Culture passes to all families with children in PS 230's PreK! You will have access to 90 of NYC’s best-loved museums, gardens, zoos and historic houses. We can't wait to hear about all the fun things your child do when you use the Cool Culture Pass.
For more information about the Cool Culture Pass, click here
NEW THIS YEAR: Register online for a Cool Culture Pass. Final Deadline to Register: January 30, 2020
For our School Registration Number, please contact your Cool Cultural Liaison - Ms. Jill Reinier, Parent Coordinator at jreinier@schools.nyc.gov
Pre-K has been very excited about the teddy bears that have joined our Pre-K classes. Each bear chose a pre-k student to be a special friend. We spent a lot of time preparing for the bears by discussing ways for our bears to feel safe and comfortable in school. The children said that being kind, using inside voices and being good listeners would make the bears feel safe. Your child has named their bear and is in the process of creating a home for them.
Ask your child about their bear. What is his/her name? How old is your bear? What are their likes? Dislikes? What is your bear afraid of? The bears will remain in the classroom until June, and then your child will bring it home to stay.
JANUARY
Reminders:
☺ Please have your child wear sneakers to school every day. The children are running, jumping and playing in the schoolyard and in the gym. If your child wears boots to school please send them in with sneakers to change into. Sneakers with Velcro are helpful because your child can put them on and take them off independently.
☺ Please dress your child in comfortable clothing. It is helpful to not send them in with pants that close with buttons and zippers, unless they can open and close it themselves. It helps to make them more independent in the bathroom.
The Big Orange Splot, by Daniel Manus Pinkwater 
The Mitten, by Jan Brett 
We're Going on a Bear Hunt, by Michael Rose 
The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf, by Mark Teague 
The Napping House, by Audrey Wood 
The Doorbell Rang, by Pat Hutchins 
You can borrow these books and more from your local library: Borough Park Library (1265 43rd Street, near 13th Ave), Kensington Library (4207 18th Ave at E 3rd St), Windsor Terrace Library (160 E 5th St at Ft Hamilton Pkwy)
You can also ask the librarian for more books about homes, building, patterns, colors, families, shapes, holidays, counting, and the alphabet.
Sadly, the Windsor Terrace Library is currently closed for renovations but there will be a book mobile service available in front of the library on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
