PS 29 Earns $800 at the Atlantic Antic!

With clouds giving way to sun, we lucked out for our tables at the Atlantic Antic today! PS 29 and neighborhood families kept our area jammed to capacity throughout the day. The kids had a great time, and the PTA earned $800 in profit!

Special thanks to Kathleen Cavalaro, with Providence Hogan, for co-chairing the event. Many families baked and donated dozens of cupcakes for the ever-popular cupcake decorating activity, and kids kept the face painting area bustling. One-of-a-kind necklaces were created specially for the event by Kathleen Cavalaro, who donated 100% of the proceeds. PS 29 merchandise (caps, tees, jackets, and canvas totes) and our own PS 29 fair-trade coffee also were bestsellers. Thanks to all of our families for the great turnout!

Atlantic Antic Is Tomorrow - Sunday, October 5th!! Visit the PS 29 Table!

Please visit PS 29's Atlantic Antic table - featuring cupcakes to decorate, face painting, jewelry by Kathleen Cavalaro, and more!! All activities and items for sale benefit PS 29. The table will be set up on Atlantic between Smith & Hoyt Streets. Thanks in advance for supporting us at the fair!! Eat your way there.

Urgent Call for Volunteers for Atlantic Antic on Sunday, October 5th!!

We're getting ready for the Atlantic Antic this Sunday, October 5th, and are urgently seeking volunteers to cover the time slots listed above. Please click the flyer! Contact Kathleen Cavalaro, event co-chair, ASAP to volunteer!!

This year, PS 29's table will be in the heart of the action, on Atlantic Avenue between Smith and Hoyt Streets, right by Providence Day Spa. Please visit our table for fun activities, such as face painting, cupcake decorating and more! Our Antic table is a fun way to raise needed funds for the PTA, which in turn supports teaching assistants, collaborations with cultural institutions, and learning materials and supplies.

About the Antic:
Spanning 10 blocks of Atlantic Avenue, from 4th Avenue in Boerum Hill all the way to Hicks Street in Cobble Hill/Brooklyn Heights, the Atlantic Antic is New York's top street festival, offering something for everyone! Best known for its eclectic delicacies, the Antic features an exciting array of foods from around the world, from baklava and funnel cake, to grilled sardines and pulled pork sandwiches, to street fair favorites like fresh lemonade, fried mozzarella, and roasted corn. Ten live musical stages offer FREE performances all day, featuring blues, rock, country, R&B, jazz and lots of music for kids.

Atlantic Antic - Cupcake Bakers and Volunteers Needed!

We need more help with the Atlantic Antic this Sunday, October 5th! This year, our table is in the heart of the action, on Atlantic between Smith and Hoyt Sts., and our PS 29 presence at the fair is both fun and a school fundraiser. To volunteer to bake cupcakes for kids to decorate at our Antic table or to help out at the event, please contact Kathy Cavalaro! Thanks for getting involved!

This Week at PS 29: September 29th-October 5th

Monday, September 29th

• Harvest Celebration Outdoor Activities  -
  11:10-11:40 - 1-305, 1-324, and All Second Grade Classes
  11:40-12:10 - All Kindergarten Classes and 1-300, 1-303, 1-304
  12:10 - 12:40 - 4-521, 4-524 and All Fifth Grade Classes
  12:40-1:10 - All Third Grade Classes and 4-505, 4-507, 4-508

Third graders presenting worm composting! Greenmarket games and information! Live chickens! Farmers you can talk to! A scavenger hunt with your child to find the lifecycle of a ladybug! And MORE!

Tuesday, September 30th

• Rosh Hashanah, NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, October 1st 

• Rosh Hashanah, NO SCHOOL

Thursday, October 2nd

• Scholastic Book Fair Set Up (morning); and Teacher Preview, with refreshments (2-5 PM)
  

Friday, October 3rd 

• Families As Learning Partners, 8:25 AM-9:00 AM in your child's classroom
• 2nd & 3rd Grade Enrichment Cluster Cycle Meeting for Interested Parent Facilitators, 9:15 AM in Room 317
• Scholastic Book Fair is Open for Business - check it out after Parents As Learning Partners! Browse featured books online. 
  

Saturday, October 4th

• Scholastic Book Fair! Open hours: 8:00 AM- 6:00 PM
  

Sunday October 5th

• Atlantic Antic!! Stop by PS 29's table at the street fair, on Atlantic Avenue, between Smith and Hoyt Streets, in front of Providence Day Spa!! (10 AM- 4PM) Contact Kathy Cavalaro, event co-chair, to volunteer for a shift, bake cupcakes or sign on as a face painter!

Our Candy, Gifts & Magazine Sale is happening now!! Let out-of-town friends and family know they can shop online!! We earn 47% from all purchases!

Thank you to all who supported the PTA's first Flower Bulb Sale!

Cupcakes & Face Painters Needed for Atlantic Antic, Sunday October 5th!

Please volunteer to bake cupcakes to decorate at the PS 29 table at the upcoming Atlantic Antic, Sunday, October 5th! We also need face painters! Please contact Kathleen Cavalaro, event co-chair. Thank you in advance for helping to make this a successful fundraiser!

SAVE THE DATE: PS 29 to Participate in Atlantic Antic '08, Sunday October 5th

SAVE THE DATE: PS 29 will have a table with face painting, PS 29 merchandise and more at the 34th Annual Atlantic Antic, on Sunday, October 5th! To volunteer, please contact co-chairs Kathleen Cavalaro and Providence Hogan. 

Spanning Atlantic Avenue, from Hicks St. to Fourth Avenue, the Antic is a great family-oriented festival, offering plenty of pony rides, face painting, balloon sculptures, live storytelling, music for kids and more! Ten live musical stages offer free performances all day. 

The New York Transit Museum's 15th Annual Bus Festival  also will coincide with the Antic, taking place at the midway point of the festival, on Boerum Place. A collection of vintage buses dating back to 1917 will be on display and ready to board, and visitors can  enjoy free admission to the museum, one block away on Schermerhorn Street.

The Antic features foods from around the world, from baklava and funnel cake, to grilled sardines and pulled pork sandwiches, to street fair favorites like fresh lemonade, fried mozzarella, and roasted corn.  

Atlantic Avenue's restaurants and boutiques along with a host of local vendors, craftspeople, and nonprofits offer fabulous merchandise, too. 

Please come support the PTA and have fun while you're at it!

PTA Seeks Chairperson for Our Atlantic Antic Booth on October 5th

PS 29 will have a booth once again at the Atlantic Antic in the fall! In an effort to plan ahead, we're seeking a Chairperson for PS 29's fundraising, community-building efforts at the fair, which takes place Sunday, October 5th (10 AM- 6 PM).

Last year, we had shifts of volunteers helping to sell PS 29 merchandise and coffee, serving as face painters and overseeing the "decorate your own cupcake" activity (a big hit for the last couple of years!). If you can chair the event or can help on the day-of, please email us HERE! Thank you!