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Our PTA will be hosting a snack table and cheering on their favorite players and teams. Please consider signing up HERE to either donate items or volunteer to run concessions (or both!).

If you would like any further information, please feel free to contact Sharisa @ sharisa.mohammed@ms839.org.

La PTA de MS 839 tiene una posición abierta para un Tesorero para administrar sus interacciones financieras. Si está orientado a los detalles, disfruta de los cálculos numéricos y la contabilidad, y está dispuesto a reservar parte de su tiempo para ayudar a la escuela, este puesto es perfecto para usted. No es necesaria experiencia previa. ¡Nuestra increíble comunidad de padres lo ayudará y juntos haremos que sea un viaje gratificante y divertido para todos! Ofrézcase como voluntario para ser el tesorero de la PTA de MS 839…. (¡La escuela lo necesita!)… Envíe un correo electrónico a Nancy Cruz a pta.president@ms839.org para obtener más información.

On Thursday, November 10th from 5:30 – 7:00 PM, we will host a Zoom panel with the families of MS 839 student alumni to talk about their experiences with a range of high schools across the city (including: HS of Art and Design, UA Harbor School, LaGuardia, James Madison HS, Brooklyn Prospect HS, NYC Lab School,  Brooklyn Tech, Academy for Careers in Television and Film Studies, Murray Hill Academy, Brooklyn HS of the Arts, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Essex Street Academy & Beacon) and their recommendations for the application process.  Join us to ask your questions, explore options, and gain insight from families who have survived the process!  8th grade families kindly RSVP here. Zoom link will be sent tomorrow.

How does it work? You give $1; they give $1. Or, you give $100; they give $100. Or, you give $1,000; they give $1,000. And so on up to $5,000. It’s that simple.

Visit to donate online today – https://ms839.org/pta/annual-appeal-2022-2023/

MS 839 needs $70,000 from the Annual Appeal this year. We have about $34,000 left to raise and we need every family to participate to help us get there. This year, gifts range from $10 to well over $10,000. To reach our goal, it works out to about $190 per student. With your donation being matched, NOW is a great time to give.

If you have any questions, please reach out to MS 839 parent, Diana Gatschet, at fundraising@ms839.org.

We are looking for a few parents/guardians to help us for an hour or two with picture day this Friday. Here’s a sign up link. Tasks include  handing out combs, helping to organize the students & general confidence boosting.

Once pictures have been processed, families will receive an emailed link to the Stomping Ground Photography picture portal to review photos and order.  Here is a link to our dedicated MS 839 photo page with dates and further details.

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Queridas familias,

Estamos buscando padres/tutores para que nos ayuden durante una o dos horas con el día de la fotografía este viernes. Aquí hay una lista de registro. Las tareas incluyen repartir peines, ayudar a organizar a los estudiantes y aumentar la confianza en general.

Una vez que se hayan procesado las imágenes, las familias recibirán un enlace por correo electrónico al portal de imágenes Stomping Ground Photography para revisar las fotos y hacer el pedido. Aquí hay un enlace a nuestra página de fotos dedicada a MS 839 con fechas y más detalles.

AGENDA

• Welcome – Nancy Cruz, PTA President
  • Introduce yourself and your child in the chat
• Approval of Minutes – Kristen/Katherine
• President’s Report
  • Communications Update
  • Volunteering
  • Open Treasurer’s position
  • How to reach out to us
• Treasurer’s Report and Updated Budget
• Fundraising Report – Nancy and Diana
  • Annual Fund – Diana
  • Auction and Parents Events
• Principal’s Report (7-7:30 pm)
  • Lauren Shookhoff – Gama, new DOE grading system
  • Q&A
• Parent Coordinator Update
  • Jenna Weinberg – Comfort Dog update
• COVID – JD Davids
• School Leadership Team Report – Nancy

• Adjournment

Click to read the PTA Bylaws. For questions, please email PTA President Nancy Cruz or parent coordinator, Leah Ruggiero. Your voice counts!

October 22, 2022 (Saturday) – Brooklyn PTA Fun Run for Schools 2022 in Prospect Park!

The Fun Run will be a 3.3 mile loop, starting and finishing on the main park drive just outside the LeFrak Center. The run will start at 10 AM. Bib distribution and pre-race activities will begin inside the LeFrak Center starting at 9 AM. Net proceeds from your registration fee will go to our neediest schools.

https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Brooklyn/BrooklynPTAFunRun2021

Questions or comments? Please contact our PTA Fun run coordinator, Joslyn, at joslynjantzen@gmail.com.

Please join us for the first MS 839 PTA meeting of the 2022-2023 school year. 

Please join the meeting – ZOOM LINK

Agenda will include –

• Update from prinicipal Perlberg on DOE budget cuts, its impact on MS 839, and general school updates
• Executive board elections – There are currently open positions! If you are interested in running for a spot, please email PTA Co-President Nancy Cruz. We will also take nominees from the floor during the meeting.
  • • Co-President – Open
    • VP-Fundraising – Annual Funds – Diana Gatschet
    • VP-Fundraising – General – Open
    • VP-Communications – Vidya Browder
    • Co-Recording Secretary – Katherine Moriwaki
    • Co-Assistant Treasurer – Open
    • 2 – At Large Members (reserved for 6th grade parents only)
• Election for 2022-23 SLT members – We will also hold elections for our SLT (School Leadership Team). There are 5 seats available, with 2 seats reserved for 6th grade parents. The remaining 3 seats are open to all. If you are interested in standing for SLT, please email PTA Co-President Nancy Cruz. We will also take nominees from the floor during the meeting.

We are looking forward to seeing you all there!

The PTA general meetings for 2022-2023 are commencing soon! All PTA meetings will be held at 6:30 pm on the last Wednesday of the month unless there is a school event or a holiday. Please save the dates below.

Reminders and Zoom link will be sent via email. We encourage all to attend to make your voice heard.

As an important aside, there  is an open slot for a Co-President. Think hard – this could be you! You can reach our full PTA executive board at ptaboard@ms839.org or our  PTA President, Nancy Cruz, at president@ms839.org.