Welcome to the Spruce Street School, PS 397!

Upcoming Events

  
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​June 1 - Music Concert - 9:00 am
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June 7th - Anniversary Day
No School for Students
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June 8th - NDI Class Performances
K-243 - 10:45 AM
K-245 - 10:15 AM
K-247 - 9:45 AM 
1-333 - 8:30 AM
1- 337 - 9:05 AM
1-339 - 12:05 PM 
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June 11th - Clerical Day
No School for Students
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June 15th -  Eid al-Fitr
Schools Closed
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June 19th - 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony
9:00 am
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June 21st - 8th Grade Graduation
4:30 pm
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June 22nd - Science Fair
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June 25th - NASA Live!
​More Info HERE
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June 26th - Last Day of School
​Early Dismissal 11:15 am
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Message from Hillary - 2017/18
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Interested in Spruce Street for 2018/19
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​PRE K- 5th GRADE**
SCHOOL SUPPLY ON-LINE SALE
Spruce Street School supplies will be available to purchase online from Friday June 15th - Saturday June 30th. 
You can order your supplies from The Write Stuff and it will be delivered right to school and will be used for the whole Spruce Street Community.   
How Convenient!
EASY ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:
1.  Go to: https://www.write-stuff.com/storefront/school/spruce
2.  Select Grade Level
3.  Enter Student Information
4.  Click "ADD TO CART" to checkout or continue shopping
     (if you have more than 1 child in grade   Pre-K - 5th grade)

If you have any questions, please contact The Write Stuff!
1-800-871-8546
contact@write-stuff.com
(phone orders accepted)
** Middle School Supply Lists will be posted on the website later in the summer
IMPORT​ANT INFORMATION

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.

Next year will be bigger still... 

We'll be the largest school we've ever been, with our first 8th grade. We'll be looking at new enrichment programs for all, and particularly the lower elementary school, as well as more social fundraising events aimed at our older middle school students.

Some dates to note for PTA Events:​
  • September 7 - Welcome Back to School Breakfast for Families 8:40 am (Cafeteria)​
  • October 21 - Taste of the Seaport
  • October 28 - Spooktacular
  • Week of December 4 - Book Fair
  • February 10 - Middle School Dance
  • February 14 - Friendship Day
  • March 24 - Gala
  • Week of May 21 - Read-a-Thon
  • May 19 - Spring Carnival (K-5)
  • TBD - 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.