The Star Academy - P.S.63 PTA

Come stop by and say hi! We are at the D1 Early Childhood fair from 5-7 pm at PS 20.

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Little Learners Exploratory Play in the Music Classroom, a project from Mrs. Gouker Help me give my students classroom supplies and social emotional learning sensory items for exploratory play centers in the music classroom for 3K, PreK, and Kindergarten students. We are a Title 1...

STAR Academy is a small, public school in the East Village, serving families from all 5 boroughs. We are enrolling students in grades K-5 for the 2022-2023 school year. STAR Academy is an inclusive and diverse community where all learners’ strengths are valued so that they are empowered to think critically about equity and access with the vision of becoming engaged change-makers and advocates for social justice. STAR stands for students taking active roles and we strongly believe that students of all ages can play a meaningful role in their learning, class, school and world! We are committed to culturally responsive and anti-racist curriculum, practices, and ways of being. STAR students have art, music and physical education embedded into to the school day and can participate in a free on-site afterschool program. To learn more about what makes STAR Academy Shine- visit our website www.staracademyps63.com or reach out to our parent coordinator Shi Jackson- email [email protected]/call (646) 708-6948.

Star families- Covid testing!

ALERT ➡️ COVID testing (FREE rapid & PCR) mobile van for TNS and STAR Academy in front of the school on 3rd Street:

THURSDAY, DEC 23, 8am - 4pm

We know how difficult it is has been to get tests, so this is a great opportunity for everyone to get tested before Winter Recess!
❤ PTA power in collaboration with The Star Academy - P.S.63 PTA

Know before you go:
* You MUST register prior to getting tested, and enter your email for results. Use this QR code✨
* Parents of children under the age of 18 must register on behalf of their children and must be with their children to be tested

Star Academy is looking for substitute teachers , substitute para professionals and sub schools to provide extra support during our reopening. A current file number with the DOE is necessary. If you or someone you know is interested and qualified, please email [email protected] with your resume, file number and availability.

STAR Academy has a few seats open for Kindergarten for the 2021-2022. Reach out to our parent coordinator [email protected] and learn more about our school on our website. www.staracademyps63.com

Exciting news! Star Academy will be having its first ever 3K next year. If you already applied, you can go back and edit your application to include STAR. Please also spread the word to friends, family and neighbors.

At this time, we are planning for your school to serve one 3-K class (15 total 3-K seats) in the upcoming school year.

To apply, families can visit myschools.nyc or call 718-935-2009. If you have questions about the 3-K application timeline or process, please reach out to [email protected].

Register for a STAR Academy Virtual Information Session
so that you can learn more about our PreK, Kindergarten and Grades 1 - 5 program. Our virtual information sessions last about 45 minutes. During the visit (via Zoom), you will learn more about our school, see what life looks like for a student at STAR, and be able to ask questions.
If you love your experience at STAR, we would love for you to spread the word to friends, family and neighbors. Our next information session is tomorrow, March 9th at 12 pm.
Register for the virtual information session here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14j2nxQv4mUhi6ekI4mkMND32hQg9iuPaaoXL271x4tw/viewform?edit_requested=true

3-K and pre-K applications for fall 2021 are now open!

The application process is not first come, first served, and all applications received by the deadline will be treated equally. Families with children born in 2017 can apply to pre-K by the April 7 deadline, and families with children born in 2018 can apply to 3-K by the April 30 deadline.

Families can apply online at MySchools.nyc, or over the phone by calling 718-935-2009. Translation and interpretation services are available through both application pathways. Families can visit nyc.gov/3K and nyc.gov/prek for more information.

Spread the word. If you, family or friends want to attend a virtual information session to learn more about our program, sign up on our website www.staracademyps63.com

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Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Show some love for reading on this, our last day of our virtual book fair. And remember for every book you purchase, 25% of the sales goes back to support our 5th graders graduation experience.

Teachers and Parents if you have an eWallet balances, make sure to use them before the end of today so that the 25% goes to our book fair efforts. Thanks everyone!

Shop Our Virtual Bookstore today. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/staracademy

Follow the PTA on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/staracademypta/

Gong Hei Faat Choy! It's the year of the Ox! Happy Lunar New Year from the P.T.A. and we wish everyone a healthy and prosperous year. Here (2nd pic) are a couple of awesome books to celebrate with, and many of them can be brought on our Virtual Book Fair which ends this weekend!

Also join us at 12:30pm for a Lunar New Year book reading with our school librarian Ms. Wolf, everyone is welcome!

Find the zoom credentials in our latest Class Dojo post

Shop Our Virtual Bookstore today. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/staracademy

Families, as we enter the last 4 days of our Book Fair we want to thank everyone who has participated and supported the PTAs efforts to fundraise for the 5th graders' graduation experience.

As part of our efforts this week, we will be having a LIVE book reading with Ms. Wolf our awesome librarian this Friday at 12:30pm during Lunar New Year. A great way to celebrate and learn more about Lunar New Year.

Ms. Wolf will also be taking kids through some activities related to the book.

Also, we will be doing another random giveaway of a $25 gift card to one of the reading attendees for our Scholastic Book Fair! We hope to see you all then. Check out our latest Class Dojo post for zoom details.

Shop Our Virtual Bookstore today. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/staracademy

Follow the PTA on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/staracademypta/

Hey Families, our BookFair is midday way through and there has been a good amount of sales so far, but we are a bit behind goal. Just remember if your child has an eWallet balance, if used before our fair closes Friday, 25% goes to support our 5th graders' graduation experience.

We are also having a raffle of a $25 credit for the Bookfair. To get your child's name in the hat, all you have to do is signup for our new mailing list or follow our new PTA Instagram account before tomorrow at 4pm. We will do the random drawing tomorrow evening and announces the winner of the $25 credit!

Shop Our Virtual Bookstore today. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/staracademy

Check our latest post on Class Dojo for details on our mailing list and Instagram page.

Check out this great opportunity.

Our virtual Scholastic Book Fair is officially LIVE! From today until the 13th you will have access to our online store by going to http://scholastic.com/bf/staracademy.

Our Book Fair features over 6,000 items. All orders ship directly to your home and 25% of all book purchases are donated to our PTA's efforts to support the 5th grader graduation experience. We have set a goal of selling 200 books!

Also today at 5pm Mrs. Cameron will lead us through a 10-min tour of our Virtual Book Fair. Everyone is welcomed to join and we will have time for questions after the tour. Check out our latest post on ClassDojo for the zoom link.

Our virtual Scholastic Book Fair launches tomorrow! From February 3rd - 13th you will have access to our online store. It will feature over 6,000 items. All orders ship directly to your home and 25% of all book purchases are donated to our PTA's efforts to support the 5th grader graduation experience.

Tomorrow, February 3rd at 5pm Mrs. Cameron will lead us through a 10-min tour of our Virtual Bookfair. Everyone is welcomed to join and we will have time for questions after the tour. Check out our latest Class Dojo post to find the zoom link.

Feel free to reach out the the P.T.A. executive board team at any time with questions or to find out how to get more involved with P.T.A. activities.

Our virtual Scholastic Book Fair launches in 2 days! Starting Wednesday, February 3rd, you will have access to our online store. It will feature over 6,000 items. All orders ship directly to your home and 25% of all book purchases are donated to our PTA's efforts to support the 5th grader graduation experience.

On Wednesday, February 3rd at 5pm Mrs. Cameron will lead us through a tour of our Virtual Bookfair. Everyone is welcomed to join and we will have time for questions after the 5 min tour. Head to our latest Class Dojo post to see the zoom link for Wednesday.

Our virtual Scholastic Book Fair launches in 4 days! Starting Wednesday, February 3rd, you will have access to our online store.

But in the meantime, you can set up your eWallet account today. This is a great way to have your friends and family contribute to help your child purchase books. Setup your account, send the info to your friends and they can make contributions virtually. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/parent-how-it-works.html?fairID=

The virtual Scholastic Book Fair will feature over 6,000 items. All orders ship directly to your home and 25% of all book purchases are donated to our PTA and school community.

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Shop our school's virtual Book Fair February 3rd - 13th! https://bcove.video/2zoSgmB

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Our virtual Scholastic Book Fair launches in 5 days! Even during these trying times, it's important to keep some traditions alive, and what better way than to show our love for reading! Starting Wednesday, February 3rd, you will have access to our online store.

The virtual Scholastic Book Fair will feature over 6,000 items. All orders ship directly to your home and 25% of all book purchases are donated to our PTA and school community.

On Wednesday, February 3rd at 5pm Mrs. Cameron will lead us through a tour of our Virtual Bookfair. Zoom credentials will be shared next week.

Keep an eye on ClassDojo this coming week for more announcements and details on how to access our online store!

https://players.brightcove.net/1543299976/Eyj59PHsg_default/index.html?videoId=6206818915001

Our virtual Scholastic Book Fair launches next week! Even during these trying times, it's important to keep some traditions alive, and what better way than to show our love for reading! Starting Wednesday, February 3rd, you will have access to our online store.

The virtual Scholastic Book Fair will feature over 6,000 items. All orders ship directly to your home and 25% of all book purchases are donated to our PTA and school community.

Keep an eye on page this week for more announcements and details on how to access our online store!

https://players.brightcove.net/1543299976/Eyj59PHsg_default/index.html?videoId=6206818915001