School Phone Line

Our school phone line is currently not working. You may call our backup phone line: 718-464-5765 and dial '0' for the operator.

Verizon is expected to repair the phone line today.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Teacher Blogs

Please be sure to check out Ms. Ehrentreu's blog: http://guest.portaportal.com/ms.ehrentreu

as well as other PS/IS 178 teacher blogs at http://guest.portaportal.com/ps.is178q

Our Portaportal Page also includes fantastic educational resources.

ThinkQuest

Dear Parents/Guardians of ThinkQuest Students:

Please be advised that the ThinkQuest After School Program will not be in session on December 23, 2009. ThinkQuest will resume in the new year.

Have a terrific holiday!

Thank you for all your support and dedication.

Title I Meeting

Please join us for our Title I Meeting tonight in the library at 6:30 PM. The PTA meeting will immediately follow. We will discuss the CEP, Parent Compact and Title I Allocation. We will also introduce the members of the PTA parent sub-committee.

Please view the NYCDOE website for regular updates.

Barnes and Noble Fundraiser Reminder

As you know, our Barnes and Noble Fundraiser began yesterday, December 7, 2009 and will continue through 10:00 p.m. on December 8, 2009. Tonight, our faculty will be reading aloud to the students and their families at the Fresh Meadows store on Union Turnpike from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. If you are unable to make it to the Fresh Meadows store, you can visit any location and make purchases that will contribute to our school's total sales. Please remember to give the cashier the voucher that your child was given or mention that you want to contribute the P.S. / I.S. 178 Fundraiser. If you are at another location, be sure to mention promotion code 10056174.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you there!

Barnes and Noble Night

We have scheduled our fourth annual Barnes and Noble Fundraiser. The fundraiser will begin on Monday, December 7, 2009 and end Tuesday night, December 8, 2009 at the Fresh Meadows store on Union Turnpike. This in-store event was extremely successful last year because so many of you supported the school. Therefore, a generous percentage of the total sales was shared with the school. The school earned close to $1,000.00.

To further motivate the students to take part in this year’s event, our staff has volunteered their time on Tuesday night to read aloud to the students. For the coffee/tea and sweet enthusiasts, the store has pledged to also include purchases made in the café when factoring our school totals.

Please present the voucher that was given to your child on November 30, 2009 when you are making your final purchase so the school can benefit from your generosity. If you do not have the voucher, please tell the cashier that you would like your purchase to be applied to the P.S. / I.S. 178 fundraiser. Please come, do some holiday shopping and share in what promises to be a truly enjoyable event.

We look forward to seeing you there!

C.H.A.M.P.S. Program - Important Notice

Dear Families of Students Participating in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Program,

As you are aware, the Fall season of the C.H.A.M.P.S. after-school sports program will end on Friday, December 4, 2009. Beginning Monday, December 7, 2009, your child will be dismissed at his/her regular dismissal time. Information about the C.H.A.M.P.S. Winter season will be distributed at the end of the month.

Thank you.