Welcome to the Spruce Street School, PS 397!
Fall 2021 Update
Read the Chancellor's reopening plan for Fall 2021

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Schools are closed for Summer Break
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First day of school is September 13, 2021
Stay tuned for updates
Class assignments will be emailed
​in late August/early September
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​Interested in Spruce Street School for 
Grades K-5  for 2021-22?
 Please contact Kim Mulvey
kmulvey@sprucestreetnyc.org
with questions
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Information

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 MENUS
​Daily Breakfast
Daily Lunch
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Please click here to report an absence. 
Click here to see what
documentation is accepted
and can be noted as excused
​on your child’s attendance record.
Please also know that an excused absence 
does not reduce or delete the
number of days your child is out of school.
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​Curious about the different Safety Protocols
that we practice at Spruce?
See them here
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Announcements

If you require translation/interpretation
services please reach out to our
Parent Coordinator Kim Mulvey
 kmulvey@sprucestreetnyc.org
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​Take Out Meals are available through the DOE
​More info here
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IMPORT​ANT INFORMATION

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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.
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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, Kim Mulvey, by emailing her at (kmulvey@sprucestreetnyc.org) or calling - 212-266-4800, ext.0.  All requests are handled with discretion and anonymity.