41Cares is hosting its annual toy drive. Donate new, unwrapped and age appropriate toys (4-11 years) by dropping in the marked bins at the main entrance to the school through Friday.

Toys will be delivered before the holidays to families in our own community as well as partner elementary schools in order to support students in temporary housing, including those who have been newly enrolled to their schools.

Email 41cares@ps41.org if you can volunteer and/or if you have any questions.

School store will be open this afternoon at dismissal in the yard. This is your last chance to purchase PS41 gear before the holidays.

Beginning in January, the school store will be open at dropoff on the first Friday of each month and at dismissal each mid-month Wednesday (we will send reminders the week prior).

Email store@ps1.org if you have questions, suggestions or can volunteer.

Please consider participating in the Staff Holiday Collection by making a donation to a collective pool of funds to be distributed to our staff on behalf of all PS41 families. All donations are voluntary and kept confidential by the one person who is collecting. There are 3 collections to celebrate ALL of our PS41 staff this holiday season.

• Your Class Parents are collecting for your classroom teacher(s) (check your email for details)
• Specialty Teachers, Custodians, & Security Staff - Venmo @Sarah-Zgliniec (Family Giving)  
• All other office, administrative and support staff - Venmo @Keri-Cibelli (Treasurer)

We will be closing the funds on Friday, December 16th, so kindly donate before then so we can distribute next week. 

If you prefer not to use Venmo, please reach out to your Class Parents to arrange an alternative.

Special Snack Attack, holiday edition, next Tuesday 12/20! Pick up some munchkins and beverages at dismissal in the yard. Cash preferred ($5). All proceeds support the PS41 Class of 2023. 5th grade parents, please signup to volunteer by clicking here. 

If your child has any remaining funds in their ewallets, you can still shop online until midnight tonight. Log in to your MyScholastic account to view, manage, or print an existing eWallet. Once you log in with the same email used to create your eWallet, you will see your eWallet funds listed as a payment option during check out. Tomorrow, eWallet funds will display as a Gift Card balance at checkout within the Scholastic Store Online but PS41 will not benefit so please shop before midnight tonight!

If you have an outstanding balance owed to the Book Fair, you have been notified via email.  Please have your child bring in the money this week so we can close the books on the Book Fair.

email BookFair@ps41.org if you have any questions.

Thank you to all who have donated throughout the year; we are happy to announce our GivingTuesday campaign brought us 5% closer to our goal. Early giving is critical to help make up the difference between the NYC budget and what we offer as the full PS41 experience. 

We still have a long way to go to fulfill the school budget for 2022-23, so please keep up the giving momentum by donating now. Don't forget, your donation is tax deductible and eligible for corporate matching.

Tomorrow is the deadline for your purchase of individual and class photos to count toward the PS41 fundraiser. Check your email (sender: no-reply@imagequix.com) for your child's photo gallery and link to view and purchase. If you need assistance, visit the Stomping Ground photo day website. 

Lost and Found will be outside the main entrance at drop off everyday next week. View the items currently in the Lost and Found to see if you have anything to claim. All unclaimed items will be donated at the end of the day on Friday, December 23rd.

The School Leadership Team (SLT) has passed along helpful resources and guides to help you individualize parameters for and around digital citizenship and technology use in your family.

• Family Media Plan
• Common Sense Media- resources for parents by age and media topic
• Interland- an interactive game for kids regarding online safety
  Things Explained- Digital Citizen (recommended for grades 3-5,6-8)
• Edutopia- how to teach internet safety to younger elementary students

These resources are also now housed on the PS41 PS41 Website under the "Parents" tab. 

The Dedimus Potestatem after school debate program that was piloted this fall has been a big hit. The program will continue in 2023 with two more 10 week sessions. Classes are from 3-4pm at PS41. The prorgram is available to 3rd-5th graders. Registration is now open for the Winter term which will start in January. Register here for Mondays and here for Wednesday. Email Elizabeth with any questions. 

The Coding Space helps students tackle challenges independently through learning to code. Students learn through creating projects in Scratch, JavaScript, and more, allowing them to work on their critical thinking and problem solving skills while simultaneously picking up the hard skills of coding. At The Coding Space, our students don't play games; they make them.

Wednesdays, grades 1-2 (10 sessions) Register here

Dates: 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22

Thursdays, grades 3-5 (10 sessions) Register here

Dates: 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 3/2, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30

The GIANT Room will be joining the onsite after school offerings at PS41 this winter. The class, Creative STEM: Space, Out of This World in Galaxies, Planets, & the Universe is open to K-2nd grade students. Programs are on Tuesdays (January 3- March 28) from 3-4:30pm in a classroom at PS41.  You can sign up for all 12 classes or individual sessions.  For details and to register, visit here.

The GIANT Room will continue to be an after school pick up provider for K-5 students, as well. You can register for any of their classes at their Flat Iron location and their staff will pick up your child from their teacher and take them to the GIANT Room for classes. Contact the GIANT Room with any questions.

The next PS 41 Chess Tournament will be held on Sunday January 8, 2023. The tournament  will have a capacity of 156.  Students from all schools are welcome to participate.

Visit the NYC Knights webpage for all details and to register. 

There will be two additional chess tournaments hosted at PS41 this school year. The dates will be February 12 and May 7, 2023.

Wish our students good luck as many of them are attending the 2022 National K-12 Grade Championships in Maryland this weekend.

If you are interested in giving or doing more across the NYC public school system for students in temporary housing (including newly admitted students), the DOE is collecting new essential items and toys for students in grades K-12. You can donate through the STH Amazon Registry and view the flyer for more ways to give. This drive will be ongoing through the end of the school year. Holiday donations should be sent by 5pm on December 23. 

District 2 is hosting its second Community Book Club to give parents/caretakers in our community an opportunity to come together with District leaders (Superintendent McGuire and members of the D2 team) to discuss a variety of topics through books. For the second book they will be reading We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez. The next discussion will take place virtually on Thursday, December 15th from 6:30pm-7:30pm. 

Click here for more information.

Our PS41 Main Calendar includes all PTA and committee meetings, school programs, community activities and social events. Here's a quick "How To" on syncing it with your personal calendar. The DOE Calendar has all citywide dates. 

PS41's December's Character Education Trait is Honesty.

Below is a summary of upcoming events: 

• 12/12-12/16: 41Cares Toy Drive @ dropoff on 11th Street
• 12/14: DEI Committee Meeting @9am via Zoom
• 12/14: School Store @ dismissal in the yard
• 12/15: Stomping Ground Picture Day deadline to order photos
• 12/16: Teacher and Staff Holiday Collection deadline to contribute
• 12/20: Snack Attack in the yard @ dismissal
• 12/25-1/2: No School for winter recess