PTA Newsletter No. 5 - 3/17/2025
It's March! The excitement of the start of the school year has faded and we're not yet into the excitement of the end of the school year. The weather is up and down. There is a lot going on in the world (to say the least).
Tues 3/4 -BNS Author Day!
BNS Author Day with Jacqueline Woodson on March 4 at 5:30pm in the auditorium. We hope everyone can make it! You may arrive as early as 4PM to purchase food at the cafe or to purchase a limited selection of Jacqueline's books.
BNS Movie Night
MOVIE NIGHT THIS FRIDAY, 2/7!
Friends of Brooklyn New School invite you to come watch the movie: PADDINGTON, this Friday Evening at 6pm until 8pm. Doors open at 5:30.
All Children must be accompanied by an adult.
PTA Newsletter No. 4 - 1/30/2024
Dear BNS Families,
Happy New Year!
There has been a chill in the air these past few weeks, one that has made me even more grateful for the warmth, joy, love, and compassion I feel every time I'm in the building at BNS. Our children are learning that the world is full of wonder, goodness, and possibility—and that we all have a responsibility to make our society the best it can be.
Tuesdays Open Library 📚
Please join us! Open Library is weekly on Tuesdays after school from 2:30pm-3:30pm. BNS students bring your adults up to our library room 401.
BNS Author Day!
Author Jacqueline Woodson will join us in the BNS Auditorium on March 4 at 5:30pm to read a selection of her books, take questions from kids, and engage in conversation.
🎆 Drop a Donation Before the Ball Drops!
There are still a few hours left until the ball drops and it's not too late to make a tax-deductible donation. This is a wonderful opportunity to support the programming that makes BNS so special while also taking advantage of those valuable year-end tax deductions.
The Cookies are HERE!
BNS Parents have filled a bunch of boxes with cookies so we can sell them to raise funds for the PTA. All proceeds go to the BNS PTA's general fund and help pay for all the programming that makes BNS special- the Musical, Shore School, 2nd Grade Swim, BAX and the Green Program, and so much more! As always additional contributions are appreciated by all.
PTA Newsletter No. 3 - 12/11/2024
Dear BNS Families,
As the year winds down, we’re reflecting on the incredible learning and growth happening at Brooklyn New School. Students are fully immersed in the hands-on, project-based activities that define BNS—whether using Class 1 levers to lift each other or channeling water flow at the Salt Marsh, they’re thinking critically and solving real-world problems.
There are many ways for families to connect with student learning this month—3rd and 4th Grades have Shares, 1st Grade has a Math Morning, and 2nd Grade has a grade level family meeting.
December calendars went home on Friday, and you’ll find reminders of key dates below and in Konstella. Don’t miss the PTA meeting on Friday, December 13th, at 8:20 AM. We hope to see you soon!
Thank you for helping make BNS a place where students thrive. Wishing you a joyful holiday season!
Sincerely,
Your BNS PTA
BNS Movie Night
BNS Movie Night ROUND 2 is happening again this Friday 12.13, 6:00-8:00pm in the Auditorium! 🙌🏼
We will be screening Japanese animated fantasy film My Neighbor Totoro by Hayao Miyazaki!
BNS Cafe will be opened with hot food at 5:30pm.
ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ADULTS
The (re)Gift Shop - Saturday 12/7
The first ever BNS (re)Gift Shop is right around the corner! If you've been gathering items to help stock our shop, you can begin dropping them off tomorrow in the back of the teacher's lounge. Join us Saturday, December 7th at 11am.
Time to Buy Some Pie
The Great BNS Pie Sale is on! Here's how it works-
1. Buy A Pie - https://www.konstella.com/activity-details.html?activityId=673d27af079cfd80917b5b75
2. Pick it up on Tuesday, Nov. 26 after school
3. EAT A PIE
BNS Chuck E. Cheese Night. Friday 11/22
Friday 11/22 from 5:30 - 9PM
Squeak squeak ... heard some squeaking on the street today that Chuck E. Cheese might make an appearance on Friday at pickup?
PTA Newsletter No. 2 - 11/10/2024
Dear BNS Families,
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You have been showing up to support the school in so many ways this Fall. We've seen you "oooh-ing" and "ahhh-ing" at classroom shares, chaperoning field trips, helping at Kindergarten Lunch, creating beauty with the Arts Committee, rocking out at BNS Fest, writing grants and newsletters and social media content, making donations, participating in SLT and PTA meetings, selling fresh, affordable produce at the Farm Stand (and yummy treats at the Bake Sale), and so much more. The school and our kids are better for all of your efforts and we are so grateful.
Read on to learn more about what's happening at BNS (and find out even more ways you can help out)!