Membership Dues

As a new organization, the PTA of PS 9 is excited to establish and build upon traditions that our children and families will come to love.  PTA membership dues provide our PTA with funds needed to offer our children various programs and activities throughout the school year. The suggested donation is $5.00 per family. 

Donations can be made electronically through the New York Charities PS 9 donation page. Click the big purple DONATE button on the right.

Thank you for your contribution and support!

Getting Involved

Our PTA is a volunteer-driven organization that strives to bring meaningful activities to the students and families at PS 9. We need your help and support to continue to function successfully. There are

many opportunities to get involved this year. Joining a committee is a wonderful way to become an active and vital member of the school. If you are interested in joining and/or chairing a committee, please return the backpacked tear-off to school as soon as possible. If you would like more information before committing, please reach out to the EC Committee liaison. Our first committee meeting will take place on a date TBA in October.

• Grant Writing Committee--Laurie Brusco at grants@ps9si.org
• Arts Committee--Jessica Catalano at arts@ps9si.org
• Hospitality and Sunshine Committee--Lauren Rybarczyk at hospitality@ps9si.org
• Family Fun Events Committee--Lauren Rybarczyk and Jessica Pizzuto at familyfunevents@ps9si.org
• Wellness Committee--Deb Walters at wellness@ps9si.org
• Spring Fling Committee--Joy Laczynski at springfling@ps9si.org
• Pumpkin Smash/Fall Festival Committee at pumpkinsmash@ps9si.org
• End-Of-Year Committee--Jessica Catalano at celebrations@ps9si.org

Committee information will be available year round on this site. Please locate the committee you are interested in on the left hand column of this page.

Class Parents Needed!

School staff and PTA utilize Class Parents for many purposes throughout the year. It is a very important role in our school community. If you are interested in becoming a class parent,

please review the roles and responsibilities section of the handout. If you would like to make this year long commitment, please return the tear-off to the PTA no later than October 1st.

Girl Scout Registration

PS 9 will continue our Girl Scout Troops this year, but will split into two separate groups Daisies (Gr K-1) and Brownies (Gr2). Meetings will be held twice a month on Monday's Daisies from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Brownies from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm.  The first meeting will be held on Monday, October 5, 2015.  

Registration for the troop will take place on Monday, September 28, 2015 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm at the PS 9 main entrance.  In an effort to be honest and fair, as well as follow Girl Scout Council rule and regulations PS 9 Troop 5442 will accept girls in the following manner:

• Girls who have previously participated in Girl Scout Troop 5442 will be given first preference and must register on September 28, 2015 to secure placement in the troop. If your daughter was previously in our troop but will not be joining us this year, please notify us in writing as soon as possible at PS9Troop5442@yahoo.com. Previously registered families will be contacted regarding what they need to bring to registration.
• All other girls are welcome to join our waiting list by emailing the troop with the following information:
• Participant name, date of birth, grade, address, phone number
• Parent/guardian name, address, phone number, email address
• Please email us at PS9Troop5442@yahoo.com with the above information in order to be put on the waiting list
• A lottery will be held following registration to determine which girls from the waiting list will be accepted into troop.  Girls who are not chosen will have a chance to join other Girl Scout Troops via placement by the Girl Scout Council.

As per the Girl Scout Council, we are not allowed to exceed certain leader-to-girl ratios. As much as we would love to have every girl  join, we must follow these rules. If you are interested and available to be a leader or volunteer for our Girls Scout Troop, this will allow us to welcome more girls. To inquire about becoming a leader or volunteer, please email us at PS9Troop5442@yahoo.com.

World's Finest Chocolate

The PTA of PS 9 is excited to begin our school year with the World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser – a truly delicious Chocolate that has been sold in Schools and Organizations throughout the world. One taste will tell you how it got its name and you will discover people in your neighborhood who have been World’s Finest Chocolate fans for years. We appreciate your continued cooperation. Please help us by selling to friends, relatives and co-workers.

PLEASE do your best with this very important fundraiser.  Try to sell at least one case.

For additional order forms, click the World's Finest Chocolate button on the home page (top right hand corner). 

 Things to Know for Chocolate Selling Success

· SALE STARTS September 17 and will END on October 30.

· Cases of Chocolate will be distributed daily (pending volunteer participation) for the duration of the sale.

· Each World’s Finest Chocolate Case is a 60 Bar Variety Pack

· All bars sell for $1.00 

            

 PS 9 PRIZES

In order to support our school’s PBIS, students will be earning the much loved STAR CARDS as they sell cases. Please see the following chart to calculate how many Star Cards your child will receive. Star Cards will be tallied and distributed after the end of the selling period.

                             

If you sell . . .                           You earn . . .

1-3 boxes                                  5 star card per box

4-6 boxes                                   10 star cards per box

7-9 boxes                                   15 star cards per box

10+ boxes                                  20 star cards per box

FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS

1.  ALL money should be collected as you sell the bars. Please use the envelope included in the box.

2.  To get another box – complete and send in a new request sheet (see tear-off below) along with payment for the previous box. You will not get a new box unless payment for the previous box is received AND a new form is filled out!

3.  Cash, Checks or Money Orders will be accepted.

4.  Please make all Checks and Money Orders payable to The Parent Teacher Association of PS 9.  There will be a $50 fee for any returned check.

5.  Do not sell alone! Never sell to strangers!

NO REFUND ON BOXES NOT COMPLETELY SOLD.

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