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PS 96 has spent the week celebrating the winter holidays and upcoming break with spirit days, new school swag, and fabulous holiday concerts! We wish our entire school community a restful, reflective, and joyful holiday and a Happy New Year!@cristinevaughan @UFT_Elementary

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The NYCPS Big Apple Award Ceremony took place in Brooklyn earlier this week. Our very own, Shameeka Thomas, was honored as District 11’s recipient. Ms. Thomas is huge asset to the PS 96 community & we’re so proud she’s receiving this well-deserved accolade!@cristinevaughan

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This week in art, the artists of K002 were introduced to sculpture! Then they had a chance to explore model magic clay by pinching, rolling, flattening and stretching it before sculpting a final masterpiece. Amazing job, young artists! @cristinevaughan @UFT_Elementary

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Wishing our entire school community a day full of gratitude and love.

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Scientists at PS 96 have learned all about plants and how they grow. They’re showing what they know by creating leaves with Keva planks. Each creation shows the stem, veins, and blade of a leaf to represent the plant parts they learned about! @cristinevaughan @UFT_Elementary

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Our afterschool STEAM adventures are in full swing! Ms. O’Sullivan & our scholars are diving into the world of Lego! They are exploring Lego SPIKE Essential units which combine building and coding. Everyone is having a blast!
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Mr. Ehrlich has launched the 1st PS 96 Debate Team where students will develop critical thinking, public speaking, & teamwork skills through diverse discussions. Scholars will examine social & global issues, in turn encouraging them to be leaders and problem-solvers!

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Our PA Team recently hosted their annual movie night! Nearly 300 families enjoyed snacks and treats while watching the film “Elemental.” A heartfelt thank you to the organizers and all the wonderful Wolfpack staff who came to show their support! @cristinevaughan @District11BX

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Kindergarten artists are getting creative with paint! They are learning all about primary colors and painting with tempera paint cakes. We can’t wait to see what they create with Ms. Warren in art! @cristinevaughan @District11BX

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Science scholars have been learning all about what scientists do and how inventors are also scientists. They used their creativity to make new forms of transportation and inventions to help us in our daily lives. @cristinevaughan @District11BX #STEAMeducation

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Welcome back Wolfpack!!! We kicked off the new school year with an awesome laser light show that our scholars and staff really enjoyed. The last two days have been amazing watching our scholars make new friends, see old classmates, and enjoy their new teachers!

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The PS 96 Wolfpack braved the heat and had an awesome time at our annual carnival! Bounce houses, face paint, balloon animals, popcorn, cotton candy & more… does it get any better than that?! Have an amazing summer! We’ll see you in September! @cristinevaughan @District11BX

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We are so fortunate to have Mr. David and the P2L program in our school. Our scholars have wonderful extracurricular opportunties and fun recess activies as part of Mr. D’s program. Here’s a look back at the year with P2L! @cristinevaughan @District11BX @UFT_Elementary

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This past Friday, Ms. Caroll, Ms. Muniz, and Ms. Suero hosted our very first Multicultural Night to celebrate how diverse our school is! We had so much fun learning about cultures all over the world through games, activities, dance and food! @cristinevaughan @UFT_Elementary

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Another successful Field Day is in the books! Our 3rd - 5th grade scholars spent the day at Waring Park playing games, racing, and working in teams. We love taking our learning outside the classroom and so do our scholars! @cristinevaughan @UFT_Elementary @District11BX

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@MrRichLam @cristinevaughan @District11BX Thank you!

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Supt. @cristinevaughan paid us a surprise visit today to share that our very own Shameeka Thomas was selected as D11’s 2024 Big Apple Award Winner! Ms. Thomas was chosen from 5,000 nominees in New York City for her excellence in teaching. We are so proud of her! @District11BX

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(Part 2 of 2) One of the many interesting things she said was, “If you want to be a great writer, you have to be a great reader!” This visit did so much to inspire the reading and writing of all our amazing fifth-grade students! @cristinevaughan @District11BX @NYCSchools

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Yesterday, award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome came to speak with our fifth-grade students. They read her novel Finding Langston as a supplement to their EL studies on human rights violations. (Part 1 of 2)

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Today our K-2 scholars enjoyed some fun in the sun at Field Day! They raced, laughed, and enjoyed working as a team outside. Our teachers and students had a fabulous time! @cristinevaughan @District11BX @UFT_Elementary