Welcome to the Spruce Street School, PS 397!

Upcoming Events

  
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June 27-September 4
SUMMER VACATION!
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September 5 - 1st Day of School
PTA Welcome Back Breakfast
​8:40 am, Cafteria
Early Dismissal for Kindergarten
​11:15 am
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The Child Mind Institute’s Student Success Program is thrilled to offer a FREE one-day parent and caregiver training on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Behavior and Emotional Skills Training (BEST) is open to parents and caregivers of elementary school children, and typically costs $600 per participant. Lunch will be provided.
 
During BEST, parents and caregivers will learn strategies to increase positive behaviors, manage misbehaviors, and connect with other families and caregivers for continued support.
 
BEST Details:
  • Tuesday, August 28, 2018
  • 9:00am-4:00pm
  • New Design Middle School, 625 West 133rd Street, New York, NY 10027
  Families may enroll by emailing or calling me atRebecca.Fleischman@childmind.org or 646.625.4227, or completing the sign up form online here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1R2clk5oRC0s1dDMmXLYWSLEDg_Ty8bH_u8FZcThwa84/viewform?edit_requested=true.

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If going to an area of the school different than your stated location,
​please notify security at the front desk.
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Your child's attendance is important. Any day that a child misses school, for whatever reason, is considered an absence. If your child is sick or if you know your child is going to be out, click here. 



Announcements

Register for Manhattan Youth After School
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Read The Tribeca Tribune article about the
​June 25th NASA downlink
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Find the Middle School Summer Assignment
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Interested in Spruce Street for 2018/19
Contact our Parent Coordinator, Valerie  Salitan
vsalitan@sprucestreetnyc.org
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Read Spruce Street Lateness/Absence Policies
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Curious about the different Safety Protocols
that we practice at Spruce?
See them here
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PTA Happenings!

​Thank you  to all PTA members who have participated this year - both in raising funds to enrich the learning of all of our kids, and in continuing to build the supportive and involved community of Spruce Street's families and staff.

And what a year it has been!
  • Our gross profit for the year was the highest in our school's history, and 20% above our original budget. With a predicted large drop in support from corporate sponsors this year, we were projecting a very different end result last Fall...
  • The Direct Appeal, which is the single highest source of PTA income, raised close to $175k; 46% higher than projected. And our push to raise our family contribution rate beyond a previous average of around 30%, resulted in us achieving 48% in the last two weeks. In a maturing school, this is something we are really proud of.
  • With early budget pressures, the chairs of our major events pulled out all stops, reducing expenses and increasing revenue, while still delivering on all the fun expected by our fortunate Spruce St community - Gala made 22% above budget ($130k), Spooktacular was 89% above budget (earning $13k), and Carnival was 46% above budget (at just over $6.5k).
  • As well as improving the efficacy of a range of fundraisers, we added additional ones - with the standout being the Readathon, earning $12.5k.
Congratulations to every involved PTA member - that's all of you! - for such fantastic results.


Some dates to note for PTA Events 2018/19:​
  • September 5 - Welcome Back to School Breakfast for Families 8:40 am (Cafeteria)​
  • September 20 - Wine and Cheese Mixer
  • October 20 - Taste of the Seaport
  • October 27 - Spooktacular
  • December 4-6- Book Fair
  • February 9- Middle School Dance
  • February 14 - Friendship Day
  • April 6- Gala
  • May  13-24- Read-a-Thon
  • June 3 - 5th Grade Social
  • June 12 - Yearbook Signing Party

We'll continue to seek the help of the whole parent body, whether in contributions of money or of time, to reach these higher goals next year.
The Spruce Street PTA believes passionately in inclusion for all members and for all children in our school. If paying fees for any PTA activity creates financial difficulty please reach out directly to our Parent Coordinator, Valerie Salitan, by emailing her at (vsalitan@sprucestreetnyc.org) or calling - 212-266-4800, ext.2.  All requests are handled with discretion and anonymity.