May Recap
Mets Fundraiser – LGM!
Great event even though the Mets lost. Thanks for coming out and supporting the PTA and the Mets!
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week
Read-a- thon
Thanks to everyone (students, parents, and teachers) that helped make this read-a-thon a success. We are very proud of all our readers (even those that were not able to create accounts- we know you read).
We had 267 students with activated accounts. Our readers together logged 75,515 minutes. Thanks to parents and family members that supported this event and as a result, we were able to raise $11,838.00
Every AEA student would be getting a token for reading and the top 3 readers in every grade gets a prize. We know that our scholars will continue to dive into reading throughout the summer.
Congratulations to class 1-257 (Mrs. N/Mrs. R) for winning the pizza party (for having the class with the most minutes read)- together they read 9447 minutes.
Thank you, L. Bove, for organizing this event!
Thanks, everyone!
June PTA Meeting
Thursday June 8th @ 7pm via zoom.
Join us for our last PTA meeting of the school year.
End of year picnic
Date: Saturday, June 17th, 2023
Time: 11am-4pm
School Supply Kits
We’ve partnered with 1st Day School Supplies for the 2023-2024 school year. Ordering from 1st Day School Supply is convenient and it is also a fundraiser for the PTA. All kits will be delivered to school and placed in your child’s classroom. If you would like to participate, order your kit here! The deadline to order is July 1st.
Congratulations Class of 2023!
All the best 5th-graders as you head off to middle school! You should be very proud of yourselves and we know we will continue to hear of the great things you all will accomplish.
Welcoming & Introducing our 2023-2024 Parent Leaders
PTA Executive Board
- Heather Hernandez – President
- Birsen Memet- Secretary
- Jin Qiu – Treasurer
School Leadership Team (SLT)
- Melissa Lugo – SLT ( 2022-2024)
- Rohit Misra – SLT (2022-2024)
- Stacey Shick Samuels – SLT (2023-2025)
- Heather Cohn – SLT (2023-2025)
- Santha Ramakrishnan – SLT (2023 – 2025)
Thank You
To our AEA community,
We could not have done this without YOU.
A big shout out to all parents and family members for your involvement and support! Thank you!
Thank you to our amazing teachers and staff for another productive school year and for always going above and beyond.
To our families leaving our community, thank you for your contributions to making this community awesome. We will miss you and your kids and we wish you the best!
2022-2023 in review –
Our PTA has had a long tradition of partnering with our teachers and staff in their efforts to educate our children. Also, as a PTA we maintain our strong commitment to community building and engagement.
Your support and participation in this school year’s events were what made this year successful.
Thank YOU for:
- attending PTA meetings
- volunteering for the bake sale, picture day, spirit wear, kona ice, teacher and staff appreciation week, read-a-thon, and the end of year picnic
- donating to the bake sale, potluck, and the teacher and staff goodie carts
- participating in the fundraisers and the leaf activity for teacher and staff appreciation week
- being a part of the nominating committee
- being a part of the afterschool program committee
- amending the bylaws to include the afterschool program
- trusting us to serve this community
Because of YOU:
- we had PTA-sponsored field trips for all (in school and off-site)
- we had successful fundraisers: Bake Sale, Spiritwear, Picture day, Movie Event, Krispy Kreme, Mets Game, Ice Skating & Read- a- Thon
- we had a potluck in December for our families
- we were able to provide hot cocoa for our students
- we provided technology equipment (charging carts and printers) to support teaching and learning.
- we were able to continue to provide school planners (2nd -5th grade)
- bought ukuleles for our music department
- continued support for our 4th grade drama production
- continued to provide resources that support our curriculum (e.g A-Z reading platform for lower grades & Go Math)
- funded classroom resources (from the teacher’s and staff’s wishlist)
- we had a canned food drive in December and donations were given to a local food bank
- we supported our Racial Equity Committee by funding trips they organized for each grade
- we provided meals and gifts for teacher and staff to show our appreciation for all they do
- the Kona ice truck returned
- we continue to provide Operoo for school wide communication
- we supported our graduating and stepping up grades (5th, Kindergarten, and Pre-K)
- we are wrapping the year with an end-of-year picnic
The continued success of our PTA relies on your involvement. Kindly consider being an active participant (or remaining active) in meetings, events, and fundraisers in the upcoming year.
Thank you all for all your hard work and we’re grateful for each and every one of you.
Your 2022-2023 PTA Executive Board:
Susanna Lee, Onome Atie-Egone, Latrice Pelissier, Louise Verga, & Vincent Roulot
Important Update: P-EBT Food Benefits
New York State continues to distribute Pandemic EBT food benefits to all households with eligible children who receive free school lunch under the National School Lunch Act. All 2020-21 P-EBT food benefits have been issued to all eligible children.
You can check your family’s P-EBT food benefit transaction history by visiting www.connectebt.com or by calling 1-888-328-6399. For other P-EBT related questions, please call the P-EBT Food Benefits Helpline at 1-833-452-0096.
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to hold on to your P-EBT Food Benefit card in the event that additional P-EBT food benefits are issued to your child in the future.
Optional Resources for the Summer
- Summer Reading @ NY State Libraries (K-12)
- New York State Museum Online Education Portal (K-12)
- National Geographic (6th -12th grade)
- NASA Kids Club
- AEA June Calendar
- June 6th, REC meeting @ 8pm. RSVP here
- June 7th – SLT meeting @ 7:30am
- June 8th – no school, Anniversary day
- June 8th – PTA Meeting @ 7pm
- June 9th – No school, Clerical day
- June 19th – school closed, Juneteenth
- June 27th, the last day of school
Thank you again for a great year! Enjoy your summer and we are looking forward to seeing everyone in September!