Summer may be just starting, but why not get one thing off of your "Back-To-School To Do List"!  Our Parent Association will once again be providing one-stop shopping for your child's school supplies for the 2016-17 school year.  Information about the program and supply list by grade are available HERE.  Or you can just go right to placing your order ONLINE HERE.    When ordering online: Please enter your child(ren)'s name and grade level for NEXT school year in the "notes" section of the checkout screen.  Questions or want to help?  Contact Marie Bache (marie_bache@yahoo.co.uk), our PTA Supply Chairperson, or our Parent Coordinator, Karen Herskowitz (kherskowitz@ps39.org).

Thank you for all the parents that attended our June PA meeting.  We are very pleased to welcome our new executive board members for the 2016- 17 school year:

• Christiana Cobean & Erin Kiernon, Co-Presidents
  
• Jamie Harris & Jennifer Norman, Vice Presidents
  
• Adam Becker & Catrin Gruffyd Jones, Co-Treasurers
  
• Simone Hannah-Clark & Betsy Sentner, Co-Secretaries
  
• Jason Agee, Marie Bache, Jane Chuang, Chelsea Crawford, Jeannie Gallego, Chiwoniso Kiatano, Madge Koch, Andrea Margulies,  Allison Micarelli-Sokoloff, and Kristen Robb- Members -at- Large
  

It's election season at PS 39.  Our SLT elections are taking place now ONLINE through June 21.  To view the candidates, visit the SLT Information Page HERE.    The PTA Executive Board elections will take place at our June PTA meeting on Monday, June 20 at 7pm.    View our candidate page HERE.

Thank you to our dedicated teachers for putting together information to help you and your child transition to their next grade level.  If you missed this special night, the presentations are now available to view on our Curriculum Page.

Get ready for some "dancing in the streets"!  Monday, June 20th will by our annual Dance Festival on 6th avenue starting at 9 am.  This year, ALL students will be performing with their grade level.  Plus, we'll have a special surprise student performance as our finale! Don't miss the fun end of the year event.

Don't miss our annual Spring Carnival at PS 39 on Saturday, June 11 from 12-5 pm in the school yard and on 8th street.  Join the fun with great food, games, crafts, bounce houses,  live music, prizes and much more!  We need all the help we can get to make this carnival a blast for our kids! First things first: we need lots of food cuz those kids (and adults) get hungry when they're having fun! Can you please make a food item or donate one? Sign up HERE .

AND we need an army of fun volunteers to make the event the best it can be!  Please find just ONE HOUR to give HERE.  Psst...fifth graders and older siblings are encouraged to sign up to help run the games!

PS 39 will be piloting a teacher assistant program in the 2016-17 school year.  The purpose of this position is to work under the instruction/guidance of Administration/Cooperating Teacher to support the delivery of quality teaching and learning to help students meet grade level standards.  Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree in education or a related field and have experience working with elementary age children.  A full job description, including information about how to apply, can be found HERE.