This Week @ PS 88Q

What an incredible week we’ve had at PS 88Q! STREAM Day was a huge success—our students spent the day immersed in hands-on exploration across Science, Technology, Reading/Robotics, Art, and Math. From building, coding, and creating to reading and designing, every station offered new discoveries and inspiration. A heartfelt thank you to our amazing partners at InnovationEDU for bringing this day to life! Their dynamic activities—both plugged and unplugged—kept our students engaged and excited from start to finish.

The energy continued into the evening with our Career Night and STEM activity. It was truly heartwarming to see so many of our families join us, whether by attending or volunteering to share their career journeys. Your stories, advice, and presence made a lasting impact on our students. The future is so bright for our young learners—they’re going to need shades!

Throughout the week, our classrooms (both in person and virtually) were filled with guest speakers who generously gave their time to talk about their professions and the paths they took to get there. These conversations are invaluable—it’s never too early to inspire our students to dream big and think about their future.

When we return on Tuesday, April 1st, we are ready for a great month!

Dates to Remember:

April 14-April 18th: Spring Break

April 22-April 23: NYS ELA Test

All grade 3, 4, 5 students are welcome to the I-Ready Open Lab time from 7:15am-8:00am Tuesday-Friday. Come through the main entrance between 7:15am and 7:30am!

PS 88Q has kicked off an exciting March Madness celebration, where each class has chosen a college from the NCAA bracket to represent! Students are diving into learning all about their selected school—its location, programs, fun facts, and what makes it unique. Classrooms are showing their school spirit by transforming their doors into colorful, creative tributes to their chosen universities. The Student Council will be judging the door designs, and when the tournament wraps up, we’ll crown two champions: the class whose school wins the NCAA bracket and the winner of the door decorating contest. Let the madness begin! 🏀🎉

We are so proud of our PS 88Q Community! Interested in wearing some PS 88Q Sway? Click below!

https://ps-88q.spiritsale.com/

always a great time for both volunteers and shoppers. We're looking forward to doing it again next year in the fall!

✨✨Community Education Council: District 24 Candidate Forums! (CEC24) ✨✨

Community Education Council elections will take place starting in late April through May 13th.

The upcoming Candidate Forums are a chance to meet the candidates who will represent YOU!

CEC24 Candidate Forums will take place on TWO dates. To watch live, you must register in advance for each one.

Click on each date to register:

Wednesday, 3/26 6pm-9pm

and

Wednesday, 4/2 6pm-9pm

District 24 currently has 51 candidates. The candidates will be spread across the two dates.

All candidates will be asked the same questions, which they will all receive in advance.

So watch both sessions to meet all of your candidates!

The forums will also be recorded AND transcribed. Interpretation will be available in Spanish, Mandarin, Bangla, and Polish.

Have questions? Start with these links!

What is a Community Education Council and why does it matter?

What is the CEC Elections process for 2025?

I want to learn more about the candidates running for CEC24!

What about the forums for the Citywide Council for Special Education, English Language Learners, or D75?

The 🗣️📢ANONYMOUS FEEDBACK FORM🗣️📢 will be open the entire school year.

bit.ly/ParentNeeds202425

This is a place for you to express any concerns you might not feel comfortable bringing up in person.

Responses are checked regularly and topics/questions are addressed during PTA meetings and with the school administration.

There is always a place for your voice to be heard!

As always, reach out anytime with any questions or concerns,

Your PTA Executive Board

Sam PTA88President@gmail.com

Camila PTA88Secretary@gmail.com

Sabita PTA88Treasurer@gmail.com

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Dear Parent or Guardian,

Our school is participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night campaign,

a program that helps raise critical funds to cure blood cancer and improve quality of life for patients and their families.

Classrooms in our school are forming teams to raise money for LLS through group activities and individual efforts. Students are encouraged to register for our school team at the link below. Students who register online will receive a personal fundraising page to easily ask their family and friends to support their efforts to raise money for LLS.

We invite you to join our school as we fundraise to help end blood cancers.

SIGN UP WITH OUR SCHOOL HERE: https://pages.lls.org/ltn/nyc/Manhattn24/ps88thesenecaschool

OR SCAN HERE:

On the above page, find your classroom and click “Join Team” to create a fundraising page for you and/or your child!

Until a cure,

Christos Tripotseris

2025 NYC School Survey:

Family Survey Instructions

Be sure to complete your survey by Friday, April 4!

Keep in mind…

● Your responses, combined with those of other parents/guardians at your child’s school, will be captured in the following reports:

○ School Quality Snapshot at tools.nycenet.edu/snapshot

○ Public Survey Reports accessible through NYCSchoolSurvey.org

● Parents are encouraged to fill out one survey for each child, even if you have multiple children at the same school, in order to capture the different experiences of each child.

● For more information about the NYC School Survey, visit NYCSchoolSurvey.org.

● If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your school.

Be sure to complete your survey by Friday, April 4!

We are thrilled to officially welcome back our Class of 2020 to PS 88Q! Join us on June 4th as we finally give you the farewell celebration you truly deserve. It’s time to reconnect, reminisce, and celebrate how far you’ve come. Please share this link with any 2020 graduates—we can’t wait to see you all back where it all began! 🎉🏫💙

Dear Families and Colleagues,

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of stopping by a Broadway theater to celebrate some phenomenal performers—our very own New York City Public Schools students! Our Arts Office has produced this incredible event, the Shubert Theatre Festival, for 11 consecutive years. This year, students from five of our high schools had the opportunity to act, sing, and dance on a Broadway stage.

To me, this is what arts education is all about, especially in a cultural center like New York City. I’m proud of the work our Arts Office is doing to strengthen arts education across the city— from launching the ArtsHub, a dedicated creative space in Brooklyn where students, educators, and artists collaborate and learn, to piloting a program that introduces Pre-K students to the violin.

The arts help our students grow and thrive; they create space for self-expression and self-confidence. I saw that impact firsthand at the Shubert Theatre Festival. To all the student performers, congratulations on an excellent show!

In partnership,

Melissa Aviles-Ramos

Chancellor