Hello Families,

Got boxtops? Boxtops For Education clippings will be collected next Friday, February 26th. Please cut out, collect, and bring in to your classroom, the Boxtops For Education logos from food and products, such as Cheerios, Ziploc Bags, Yoplait Yogurt, Pillsbury and Betty Crocker baking goods, Kleenex, Cottonelle, Fruit Roll-ups, etc. Each clipping raises money for our school programs and classroom supplies. So, while you are visiting friends and families this vacation, look in their pantry for the products that carry the Boxtops 4 Education logo!

You may submit your Boxtops clippings in the envelope located outside of each... Read More »

Tickets are on sale now and going fast! Some of the screenings are sold out, advance tickets are strongly encouraged. Check the calendars that came home in the back pack mail or go to:

http://www.gkids.tv/intheaters.cfm

Remember this once a year event is a great fundraiser for our school, get tickets through the website and select our school!

Catch What’s on Your Plate?, the documentary about kids and food politics that features THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL, on national TV this February 7th, 2010!

Join families across the country for a Family Cook-In! on Sunday, February 7th and spend an afternoon learning with your kids about food - what it’s made of, where it come from and how to enjoy every bite.

First, download our Screening Toolkit. (http://whatsonyourplateproject.org/blog/takeaction/toolkit) It has all the stuff you need to have a fun and delicious Family Cook-In!

Second, watch What’s on Your Plate? at 2:00 p.m. on Discovery’s Planet Green. (Go to Read More »

While browsing through New York Public Library’s Digital Gallery, I came across this photo entitled, “Young women around tables reading, P.S. 63, Recreation Center, May 1911.” Joe Maller helped me confirm that this is our cafeteria area. In terms of the angle, it could potentially be the south-east corner of the building, but you see the number “7″ at the left edge of the photo? (Click on the image to see the larger image on NYPL’s site.) That’s for “EXIT 7″ which is on the north-west corner of the building as you can see in this photo Joe took, which means that those exit signs are 100 years old.

I’m not sure what exactly these women are... Read More »

New York City’s website has an amazing interactive map that lets you compare the current satellite image of the city with the high resolution aerial photograph from 1924. The image you see on the right is our school building in 1924 compared to the satellite image today. You can see that, on the same block and the surrounding blocks, the only building still standing is our school.

On the interactive map, you can click on the camera icon to slide the time selector to see how the area changed over time. They did an amazing job aligning the aerial photo with the satellite photo.

I also discovered that they demolished a long series of buildings... Read More »