Welcome to PS 9!

PS 9 is an open choice elementary school with a strong focus on the arts. The PTA at PS 9 is committed to encouraging parents to use their "VOICE" (Vision, Opportunity, Independence, Collaboration, Expression) to create meaningful opportunities for students, staff and families.
As a result, we provide a variety of school, community and family activities that not only engage children and families, but build a community as well.
We look forward to providing our families with many meaningful opportunities throughout the school-year.

Welcome to PS 9!

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Pumpkin Smash


PS 9, Naples Street Elementary School is excited to be partnering with the NYC Compost Project hosted  by Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden to host Staten Island's very first Pumpkin Smash and leaf collection event.
Help us keep hundreds of pounds of pumpkin and leaves out of landfills this fall by bringing them to our school garden. But, before they lay to rest in our brand new compost bins, you'll have a chance to make them flip, roll, launch, cannonball and ultimately SMASH them!! Everyone is invited to this community event, taking place on Saturday, November 1st at PS 9, 1055 Targee Street from 11am to 3pm. There will also be food, games, music, face painting, jewelry making, kids art corner, trebuchet building and launching, contests, raffles and SO MUCH MORE! We will also be collecting left-over Halloween candy to send to our troops.  
We hope you will stop by to help us celebrate our growing school garden program! Wear your Halloween costumes, bring your pumpkins, fall leaves or left-over Halloween candy, and get ready for a SMASHING good time! 
Tentative Schedule includes:
Trebuchet building and launching- 11:30-12:30
Chili cook-off- 11:00-1:30
All-day activities include face painting, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin smashing and launching, ooey-gooey pumpkin walk, kids art corner, jewelry making, climbing wall, and much more!