PTA School Support
The mission of our PTA is to support our school, our principal, our teachers, and our families by raising funds to support curricular and enrichment programs benefiting our entire student body, as well as organizing regular events that bring all PS 150 stakeholders together through events that foster our sense of community.
As a small school, each parent has an opportunity to help shape their child’s educational environment and contribute to enriching our school experience. The information below will hopefully help parents better understand why a successful PTA is so critical to our beloved school and children.
Through our parents’ financial and volunteer contributions, the PS 150 PTA funds 100% of the following programs. Please take the time today and give through Zelle, Square, check, or stock grant here.
Assistant Teachers/Recess Aides
By far our most ambitious and costly program, the Assistant Teacher Program truly makes PS 150 stand out for its commitment to providing each student, regardless of grade, added support and attention. As a result, our students receive more quality, individualized time with their teachers and benefit from a more tailored approach to their needs.
Recess Aides help ensure that students have a safe, engaging, and inclusive experience. By fostering positive play and helping children navigate social interactions, Recess Aides create an environment where every student feels seen, supported, and ready to return to class refreshed and ready to learn.
Student Enrichment
Enrichment programs are made possible through donations to the PTA in partnership with school funds, and support our students’ academic success, creativity, and social-emotional growth.
Curriculum Support
This program funds field trips and discretionary purchases by our classroom and specialty teachers (Art, Music, Physical Education, Dance and Theater, and Science) not covered by our school budget. These expenditures include such items as food for classroom animals, supplies for in-classroom cooking projects, musical instruments, sheet music, physical education equipment, and art materials, and alleviate the burden of our teachers funding classroom activities out of their own pockets.
End-of-Year Curriculum Celebrations
Each school year ends with a night at the museum where we celebrate our students amazing work in art, science, literacy, math and intergrated social studies. Our students also present a full-staged theatrical performance, written by fifth graders, in which every student from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade participates, creating a unique and memorable event for all the participants and the lucky audience.
Community Building
This program supports the many community outreach events PS 150 PTA organizes throughout the year, including the Back to School Picnic, Fall Disco, Multicultural Potluck, and Spring Field Day event.
These funds are also used to support initiatives such as Blankets of Hope and Letters of Love, and packing lunches for NY Common Pantry, that will help our children grow into charitable, empathetic, and compassionate young adults. Additionally, these funds support nominal miscellaneous PTA costs and administrative needs.
