First-day info session for parents

Welcome to the new year at P.S. 9! After you drop off your child tomorrow morning at 8:20 a.m. and meet your child's teacher, please stop by the PTO table in the lobby. We will have available information about the after-school programs and PTO volunteer opportunities. Please consider joining a PTO committee. Signup sheets will be available.

Also, please enjoy the bagels, coffee and juice in the auditorium.

From 9:30 - 10 a.m., the principal and administrative team will hold an orientation in the auditorium, where they will answer questions. The PTO will introduce officers and provide descriptions of committees.

Gobble, gobble! (Yum!)

Last Tuesday, Nov. 23, P.S. 9’s hallways were transformed into festive dining halls for the school’s annual Multicultural Luncheon. The event ensures that each child at P.S. 9 has the chance to enjoy a festive meal that celebrates the many ethnicities present in our school. It has been held every year since Principal D’Avilar began her tenure as P.S. 9's principal.

Many classes created and displayed decorations for the event, including Thanksgiving-themed hats and painted banners. By midday, the halls bustled with excited students and grownups filling their plates with delectable dishes of international origins, home-made holiday treats, and traditional Thanksgiving fare. Many parents turned out to help set up tables and buffet stations, serve the food and, of course, help teachers clean up.

Thanks to everyone who was able to contribute time or food to class celebrations. Thanks also to all the teachers for their efforts in making the event a success. -Michelle French

Parents can help at Friday's celebration

The administration and P.T.O. would be grateful for parent volunteers to help with the Hispanic Heritage Day performances on Friday. Parents are needed starting at 9 a.m. to set up for the event, which begins at noon; you may help for as long as you can. Parents may also bring food or drink to share after the event—ideally a Hispanic dish. Starting at 11:45, parents can help usher and otherwise make sure students are where they are supposed to be.

To help, please contact Ms. Hernandez (the Spanish teacher) at school, or P.T.O. hospitality coordinator Maria McGrath at 718-783-2268 or mariaw AT brooklynmcgrath.net.

Students in Pre-K, K, 1st grade and some of 2nd grade will perform (singing and dancing, primarily). To know what time your child will perform, look for an email from parent coordinator Charmaine Derrell-Jacob with the event program. -Kirby Pulver and Christine Scanlon