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Our Middle School Chorus Travels to Pig Iron!
This past Monday, PS 8’s middle school chorus went on a field trip. It wasn’t just any trip; it was a trip to Baryshnikov Arts Center in Manhattan for a professional workshop with Pig Iron, a theatre...
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Get the Details on PS8 Overcrowding
If you missed last night’s meeting on overcrowding in our lower school, you can download the presentation the PTA gave below. We appreciate the attendance of several Department of Education staff,...
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Kindergartners Learn About Trees in Brooklyn
This autumn Ms. Garay’s K-102 scientists have taken to the streets and parks of Brooklyn to explore the world around them. For their first adventure, Ms. Garay, a seasoned nature explorer, led the kids...
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Lower School Harvest Day Success!
Can you identify the brussels sprouts? These kindergartners can, thanks to our pre-Thanksgiving Harvest Day (a great partnership with the Garden to Cafe program). We’re looking forward to our next...
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Check Out Our New Computers!
Our lower school has just purchased 32 new laptops and 86 Chromebooks! 5th grade teacher Brandies Hayes explains that more computers can support small group work (some students use online education...
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An 8th Grader Talks Regents Algebra
Solving Quadratic Equations! This past October, PS8’s middle school started a Math Regents program for kids who felt like the 8th grade math class just wasn’t challenging enough. This class really...
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Save the Date for Our Auction Gala!
Don8 Experiences, Vacation Homes and Awesome Items for Bidding on March 20th!
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Memories of December’s Made@PS8 Craft Fair!
Ms. Garay’s kindergarten class became a hive of crafting bees the the weeks following the Thanksgiving break. The children prepared four different crafts for the Made@PS8 Craft Fair on December 6th,...
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School Closed Tuesday
For more info on school, refer to http://schools.nyc.gov. If you need help or more info on the storm please call 311 or go to http://nyc.gov.
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All About Middle School Explorations
Last Friday’s Exposition was a beautiful celebration of the incredible independent thinking and group experiences of all three middle school grades’ Explorations. There was a wonderful turnout of...
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Tips From PS 8’s Green Team
Riley, Isa, James and Momo from 3rd Grade. Valentina, Elena, Moran, Janae, Leila, and Coco for 4th grade. Serenity, Camila, and Fiona from 5th grade. Who are we? The GREEN TEAM! We help PS 8 stay...
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We’ve Come A Long Way: Our First Graduating Class and Getting Ready for High...
Can you believe it?! The middle school welcomed its first class of 6th Graders in September 2012 and it will graduate its first class of 8th Graders in June 2015. The school, which started with just...
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Kindergartners Link Science and Art!
The PS 8 Auditorium has been transformed into a forest of Enchanted Trees thanks to PS 8’s imaginative kindergarten students and wonderful long-time teaching artist, Belinda Blum. The 14-week STUDIO in...
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MS8 Joins CHAMPS Middle School Sports League!
Our MS8 Elite Steppers The MS8 Elite Steppers dazzled our middle school community at the last pep rally. With routines created by teachers Shaliya Nick and Skye Matthews, the Elite Steppers mixed the...
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2d Graders Channel Keith Haring in Art and Dance
On a recent Wednesday morning the auditorium came alive with 2nd graders performing interpretive dances inspired by Keith Haring. Groups of students posed carefully, intertwined at times to represent...
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Westward Bound! An Enrichment Residency Expanded
Next Friday’s 5th grade drama performance, Westward Bound!, grew out of Ms. Erdos’ collaboration last year with Lincoln Center Institute Teaching Artist LaTonya Borsay. Ms. Erdos and Ms. Borsay used...
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Congratul8 Our 8th Graders!
We offer heartfelt congratulations to our first class of 8th graders soon to gradu8 from our Westinghouse middle school campus! The high school application process is a hard and often complicated one,...
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PS/MS8 Students at the D13 Science Fair!
This Thursday, 14 students from PS8’s lower and middle schools and had the chance to represent our school at the District 13 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Expo! It was an...
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Green Team Art & Poetry Winners!
Thanks to all of the students who submitted their original art and poetry to PS 8’s First Annual Earth Day Contest. The PS 8 Green Team is happy to announce the winners from each grade in our lower...
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Kindergartners Offer Earth Day Advice
Pick-up all the trash you see, Make the Earth a better place to be! Ms. Garay’s kindergarten students created an Earth Day public service announcement to inspire litter bugs to clean up their act....
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