There's never been a better time to
don-8 to PS8!
Help PS8 Win The Matching Contribution Challenge!
FEBRUARY 26 through
MARCH 26 2010
Double or triple your donations with our Matching Contribution Challenge
A generous PS8 parent has agreed to make a $20,000 donation to the PTA. However, there's a catch. So we need your help!
The $20,000 donation is a matching contribution challenge. This means it is contingent upon our raising $20,000 from PS8 families.
Continue reading: "There's never been a better time to
don-8 to PS8!"
Posted on: February 23, 2010.
What a week! Snowballs on Wednesday,
8Ball on Thursday!
Photographs by Aki Tucci
The snow was piled up high after the storm of the season on Wednesday. Though it was frosty and black in the streets last Thursday night, the scene at Galapagos Art Center in Dumbo was spirited and warm with crowds gathered for the 8Ball. This nascent school event was designed a year ago to get people together in the neighborhood in the deep of the winter to mix and mingle in support of school enrichment. Prosecco was passed to intrepid guests upon stepping in the door. Ps8 parents Steve Heisler, Jennifer Kendall and Doug Bivano were at the bar. Beautiful finger food by Tazza and sushi by Iron Chef were savored and desserts, the delicious handiwork of local favorite Almondine and cookies by One Girl Cookie disappeared like magic.
Continue reading: "What a week! Snowballs on Wednesday,
8Ball on Thursday!"
Posted on: February 23, 2010.
A Midsummer in Midwinter Knock-Out
at PS8
By Michael Rock, PS8 Parent
Photographers by Nathalie Scheuller
Having not thought much about elementary school plays since I was in one about forty years ago, I only had vague memories of brightly lit cafeterias, flimsy scenery and missed cues. So when I heard that PS8 would be staging "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream" with third, fourth and fifth graders I must admit I was curious bordering on skeptical. In addition it was billed as a "Remix" which could suggest something terribly misguided: think: "Yo, Lysander, awesome saber."
Continue reading: "A Midsummer in Midwinter Knock-Out
at PS8"
Posted on: February 11, 2010.
The Second Annual 8 Ball!
Come celebr8 in support of PS8!
- Hors d'oeuvres and bubbly
- Dessert
- Dancing to music by Dirty Samba Soul and Blake Amos
Thursday, 11 February, 20108:00 to 10:00 pm
Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street, at the corner of Water Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn 11201
FORMAL FESTIVE ATTIRE
Ticket price per person: $75; $85 at the door
(PS8 teachers/staff and their guests are free)
Please use this form to order tickets. Tickets can also be purchased on-line at NYCharities.
For more information contact: friednathalie@yahoo.com
Posted on: February 8, 2010.
PS8 Staff's Got Talent
(and a Sense of Humor too)
Photos by Aki Tuccu
and Nathalie Schueller
On a Thursday evening, January 14th, the amazing teachers and staff at PS8 initiated the first PS8 cabaret, "PS8 Staff's Got Talent (and a Sense of Humor too)". Assistant Principal Robert Mikos, Parent Coordinator Blake Amos, Virtual Y Director Mr. Brown, drama teacher Noelle Gentile, dance teacher Josette Slivinski, music teacher Ms. Martin, gym teacher William Maxcy along with teachers from every grade took the stage to entertain the packed auditorium.
To get a glimpse of all the fun, click here. Read the article in the Brooklyn Eagle HERE.
Though originally organized to support the arts at the school, ultimately it was decided that the proceeds of over $2,000 should be donated to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.
Posted on: February 8, 2010.
Cashback Rewards from Amazon for PS 8
Ordering from Amazon? Be sure to go through the PS 8 website!!!!
Amazon.com has a great program, SchoolRewards, that will earn our school cashback when you purchase through the Amazon link on the PS 8 website. Just click on the Amazon banner on the homepage and place your order as you normally would. The school can earn up to 8.5% on your order. The more orders placed through our site, the more we can earn.
A Simple and easy way to help our school and our kids!
Let's shop!
Posted on: February 3, 2010.
PS8 Open Houses
February 10 at 9am
March 24 at 9am
Posted on: February 3, 2010.
We invite you to
P.S.8's production of Shakespeare's
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Come and see P.S. 8's third, fourth and fifth grade students perform this whimsical favorite by Shakespeare.
Performances are:
Thursday, February 4th
and Friday, February 5th
at 6:00 pm in the P.S. 8 Auditorium, 37 Hicks Street (between Middagh & Poplar Streets), in Brooklyn.
The students of PS 8 have taken part in this production as performers, co-directors, scene, prop and costume designers, and public relations marketers.
In this romantic and hilarious love story, the young Hermia is in love with a boy named Lysander, but her father, King Oberon, does not want them to marry. Instead, he wants her to marry Demetrias - a boy who her friend Helena loves. As they travel into the woods, they run into even further mishaps and confusion at the hands of Puck, the ever mischievous sprite.
Want to get involved? Volunteers are needed to help transform the auditorium into a theatre. Help us construct sets and create props and costumes. Interested community members are invited to attend Volunteer Day on Saturday, January 23rd, 10 a.m. to 3:30 a.m.
Posted on: February 3, 2010.
PAST FEATURES:
PS 8 Robotics Team Competes in Brooklyn Tournament--and Wins!
January 28, 2010
A Cultural Tour with the
"Diverse Universe" of PS 8 Parents
January 27, 2010
Look for the PS8 Pop-up Store
Friday (12/18) and Monday (12/21)
December 16, 2009
School Construction Gets Underway!
December 14, 2009
The Night to Celebrate Reading
December 2, 2009
PS8 / PS29 Holiday Gift Fair
and Pie Social
November 23, 2009
PS8 PTA's First Annual
Night to Celebrate Reading
November 16, 2009
Book Fair Kickoff a Hit!
October 28, 2009
HEY! IT'S DAD'S NIGHT OUT on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29!
October 14, 2009
Barnes & Noble Book Fair
Kicks off 2009 Readathon!
October 8, 2009
Please Help Fill the PS 8 Directory
Ad Pages!
September 18, 2009
PS8 Directory Sign-Up Sheet
September 11, 2009
P.S. 8: The Movie
July 7, 2009
Parsons Enrichment Program
June 19, 2009
Pre-K's Rotunda Gallery Residency 2009
June 14, 2009
Mysterious Art
June 12, 2009
Sousa, Ragtime, and the Blues
Return to PS 8!
May 6, 2009
Spring into Auction 2009!
April 24, 2009
Make Your Summer Plans with
the P.S. 8 Spring Auction!
March 24, 2009
Barge Music
February 26, 2009
Three Green Team Challenges
February 10, 2009
Barack Obama's Inauguration as the 44th President of the United States - We were there!
February 3, 2009
PS 8 Sound System
January 26, 2009
Inauguration Fever at PS 8
January 22, 2009
The Scholastic Book Fair Returns To PS8 -
February 27th & 28th
January 16, 2009
Winter Box Tops for Education collection is gearing up!
January 14, 2009
Bon Voyage, We Can't Thank You Enough
January 13, 2009
PS 8 Volunteer Profile:
Gean SooHoo Mathney
January 13, 2009
PS 8 students read over 400,000 minutes!
December 23, 2008
Creativity and Good Deeds Go Together!
December 23, 2008
The Annual International Potluck Dinner is Coming up!
December 3, 2008
The 8 Ball!
November 18, 2008
183,359
November 14, 2008
Box Tops for Education Drive Update
November 10, 2008
Election Day Bake Sale Redux
November 10, 2008
Read-a-thon 2008 Kicks Off
At Barnes & Noble
October 29, 2008
PS Architecture 2008 Exhibition
October 25, 2008
PS 8 Kindergarteners Visit the Old Queens Farmstead
October 24, 2008
Ready, Get Set, Read!
October 21, 2008
Hip, Hip, Hooray!
PS8 Receives Blackboard Award!
October 17, 2008
PS 8 PTA Volunteer Spotlight:
Stephen Ringold
October 2, 2008
It's Box Tops for Education Time!
Join in the Funds...
September 28, 2008
Try Out For The PS 8 Robotics Team!
September 18, 2008
A Loss In The PS8 Community
September 9, 2008
Meet Blake Amos, PS8 Parent Coordinator
September 7, 2008
Ice Cream Social to be Rescheduled
September 5, 2008
Welcome back PS8 Families!!
September 4, 2008
Essential Information For New PS8 Parents: The PS8 Handbook
August 20, 2008
Chancellor Klein Announces Plan to Build An Annex At PS8
July 30, 2008
New Online Calendar
June 25, 2008
Clowning Around!
June 24, 2008
Teachers and Students Collaborate on Original School Play, SOLDEA ISLAND
May 27, 2008
IT'S FREE!...IT'S EASY!...And It May Become Addictive! What Is It???????
May 21, 2008
The 11th Annual Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW)
May 12, 2008
100 Paddlewheeler Festival 2008 Photos
May 12, 2008
Students Can Enter Architectural Photography Contest
May 1, 2008
Want To Help PS8?
Sign Up Now As A Nominee For The 2008/9 PTA Executive Board
April 29, 2008
PS8 PTA Introduces New Logo
April 29, 2008
Nominations for School Leadership Team (SLT)
April 28, 2008
Scholastic Book Fair Returns To PS8
May 2nd & 3rd
April 23, 2008
The Wildlife Conservation Society
visits PS 8
April 22, 2008
Understanding Enrichment Programs:
An Essential Guide For Parents
April 16, 2008
PS 8 will have Pre-Kindergarten classes in September
April 16, 2008
PS 8 PTA Proudly Presents the
2008 Paddlewheeler Festival
April 15, 2008
PS8 Community Springs Into Auction
April 12, 2008
The Resource Outlook For Our School
And The PTA
April 3, 2008
PS 8's Annual Spring Auction is April 10th
March 23, 2008
PADDLEWHEELER FESTIVAL 2008
March 23, 2008
JAZZ MUSICIAN JEFF NEWELL LEADS NEW RESIDENCY AT PS8
March 23, 2008
2008 "Quality Review Report" Gives PS8 Thumbs-Up
March 10, 2008
The Art Of Real Estate
February 28, 2008
Life After the Magnet Grant
February 27, 2008
Enrichment at P.S. 8
February 27, 2008
Portraits by Van Gogh? Collages by Basquiat? Nope, it's all the work of P.S.8 first graders!
February 10, 2008
PS8 Fourth Graders visit The Lion King
February 6, 2008
The Rotunda Gallery is having a 24-week residency at P.S 8!
January 29, 2008
G'day From Down Under
January 29, 2008
PS 8 Third Graders in the NY Times
January 27, 2008
Bach. Beethoven. Bravo, Bargemusic!
January 23, 2008
The Box Tops for Education Campaign has Begun!
January 16, 2008
Holiday Cheer at the PS8
Holiday Dance Performance
December 21, 2007
Potluck Potshots
December 19, 2007
Holiday Fun!
December 18, 2007
You Are Invited To
The 2007 PS8 PTA Potluck Dinner
December 6, 2007
Holiday Deals that Benefit PS 8
November 30, 2007
Read-a-thon Assembly
November 27, 2007
Thanksgiving Breakfast at PS 8
November 27, 2007
PS8 Alumni Reunion
November 20, 2007
Read-a-thon Comes to a close!
November 19, 2007
Pre-K Farmer's Market Field Trip
November 7, 2007
PS 8 Read-a-thon Progress Updates
November 6, 2007
DOE Progress Report Grades
November 5, 2007
PS 8 Read-a-thon 2007 Is A Hit!
October 25, 2007
PS 8 Read-A-Thon 2007 begins Oct 18th!
October 16, 2007
KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS START OFF YEAR WITH A BANG!
October 2, 2007
Welcome Back!
August 31, 2007
The Earth-Protectors Auction
June 26, 2007
2007 PADDLEWHEELER FESTIVAL A HIT!
May 18, 2007
SPRING 2007 AUCTION
RAISES $22,000 FOR PTA
April 14, 2007
Puppetry Program - March 2007
April 8, 2007
PS8's General Appeal Fund Raising
April 6, 2007
Steamin' Ahead!
February 24, 2007
BARGEMUSIC PERFORMS AT P.S. 8
January 23, 2007
PS 8 CELEBRATES 4th ANNUAL FIRST DAY CELEBRATION!
September 11, 2006
OUR SCHOOL IS COOL! Ice Cream Party
June 9, 2006
Another Successful
PaddleWheeler Festival!
April 17, 2006
PS 8, The Robert Fulton School,
proudly presents the
March 28, 2006
Making Magic!
P.S. 8 Raises $16,000 at the Movies
December 3, 2005
MAKING MAGIC &
THE P.S. 8 FILM PROGRAM
October 6, 2005
"GOOD MORNING AMERICA"
RETURNS TO P.S.8!
September 15, 2005
Welcome Back - Fall 2005!
August 31, 2005
Our Magnet Grant at Work
June 21, 2005
Paddlewheeler Becomes a Heights Tradition
May 5, 2005
Currents is now in print!
January 19, 2005
Bloomberg Visits PS 8
November 1, 2004
What do you want to be for Halloween?
PS 8 Students Tape Good Morning America Spot
October 26, 2004
The Autumn Chill Means it's
Back to School at PS 8
October 22, 2004
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
FOR THE FIRST OPEN HOUSE
October 18, 2004
Welcome Back 2004-2005!
October 18, 2004
