Principals Letter February 11th, 2021

August 28, 2025

Greetings,

Thank you to Matt James, a friend of PS 20, who dropped off over 20 laptops, food for our pantry, and Valentine roses for Ms. Tina. When we return on February 22nd, we will celebrate Black History Month which will go into March as well.  Students can join our Antiracist book club on Thursdays with Henry Street virtually. 

Upcoming Dates: 

  • February 12th -No School Happy Lunar New Year
  • Feb 15th-19th -Winter Break (No School)
  • February 23rd – SLT Meeting @ 5:30pm
  • February 26th – PTA Meeting (Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 849 2725 5653) 

 Reminders

Saludos,

Gracias a Matt James, un amigo de la escuela PS 20, que dejó más de 20 computadoras portátiles, comida para nuestra despensa y rosas de San Valentín para la Sra. Tina. Cuando regresemos el 22 de febrero, celebraremos el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana, que también continuará en marzo. Los estudiantes pueden unirse a nuestro Club de Lectura Antirracista los jueves con Henry Street virtualmente.

 Fechas siguientes:

  • 12 de febrero: no hay clases, feliz año nuevo lunar
  • 15-19 de febrero – Vacaciones de invierno (No hay clases)
  • 23 de febrero – Reunión SLT @ 5:30 pm
  • 26 de febrero – Reunión de la PTA (Enlace de Zoom, ID de la reunión: 849 2725 5653)

 Actualizaciones: 

  • Eche un vistazo a nuestra nueva PTA Google Classroom.  Agregue el aula usando código: txtoexh
  • El lunes 22 de febrero es el Cohorte A para estudiantes en persona.
  • Durante el receso, guarde las pantallas de las computadoras y haga que los niños se muevan. El movimiento es muy importante en la forma en que nuestro hijo/a se desarrolla física y mentalmente. www.gonoodle.com, https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga, https://www.nfl.com/causes/play60/
  • ¿Necesita asistencia técnica o ayuda con una contraseña? Llame al Sr. Juan al (917) 274-7609 de 9 am a 1 pm (traducción en chino y en español disponible).
  • Complete la tarjeta azul de emergencia.

大家好,

感谢PS 20的朋友 Matt James,  他为我们送来了20几台笔记本电脑以及储藏室里的食物,还送了情人节玫瑰给 Ms. Tina.。当我们在2月22日返回时 我们将庆祝“非裔美国人历史月”,该活动也将在三月持续。学生们可以在每周四线上加入Henry Street 的反种族主义读书俱乐部。

即将举行的活动:

  • 2月12日-不上学,农历新年快乐
  • 2月15日至19日-寒假 (不上学)
  • 2月23日下午5点半-SLT会议
  • 2月26日-PTA会议 (Zoom链接, 会议 ID:849 2725 5653)

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