Coming Soon: A School Garden!

The school gardening committee is looking for more members and lots of volunteers!  We are in the process of registering our garden with Grow To Learn NYC, the citywide school gardens initiative.  The kick off will start with a recycled tire garden, made out of donated tires from Jimmy's Steinway Collision.  30 tires will be delivered on June 11th - they will need to be washed, dried and painted.  General yard cleanup will be done over the next few weeks by volunteers.  Please contact simonehealer@nyc.rr.com if you are interested in helping! Tires will be planted by kids and their teachers on June 21st.  There will be a tree care workshop on June 20th from 5:30 - 7:30 sponsored by Greenthumb - please join us in front of the school.

June 11^th - Monday – 9 AM - tire delivery – washing – bring your own detergent, gloves and sponge

June 12^th – Tuesday – 3:10 PM -  backyard committee meeting

June 13^th – Wednesday – 5 – 7 PM – cleaning garden - painting tires

June 14^th – Thursday – 3 - 5 PM – cleaning garden – painting, organizing tires

June 15^th – Friday – 9 AM – 2 PM- cleaning garden - painting tires

June 18^th – Monday – 9AM – 3 PM – cleaning garden, organize tires

June 20^th – Wednesday – 5:30 – 7:30 PM - Tree workshop

June 21^st – Thursday – day event with teachers-  kids will plant on tires

Parents Association Meeting 6/4 @ 7 pm

Please join us for the monthly PA meeting.  There will be nominations for the PA Secretary and the announcement of the new PA Vice President.  Share your ideas about fundraisers (International Food Night, Movie Night, Silent Auction, Raise Some Dough at Pizzeria Uno's) and sign up to help!

Please write to Mayor Bloomberg and support efforts to STOP budget cuts that will eliminate the Jacob Riis After School Program at PS 166: http://www.campaignforchildrennyc.com/about-the-campaign