Happy Spring Homestead,
March was a busy month at Homestead with Parent Teacher Conferences and our successful Joint Primary PTA meeting which featured a presentation on Conflict Resolution by the primary school psychologists and social worker. A copy of the presentation can be found here.
This month, please join us in wearing blue on Wednesday, April 2nd for Autism Awareness and Acceptance. We hope to see you on Friday, April 4th at 6:00PM at the Garden City High School for the annual Harlem Wizards Fundraiser. And don’t forget to sign up for the Primary Literacy and Mathematics Family Fun Night on Wednesday, April 9th at 5:00PM at Hemlock School.
Please note: Important ParentSquare message announcing that Kindergarten Celebration of Learning has been moved to June 10th, 11:30-12:00PM. (This replaces the original date of June 3rd on the district calendar.)
Information on upcoming events can be found on the Homestead Calendar, monthly Class Newsletter from your class parents, and committee updates below.
Committee Events and Updates
PARP (Pick A Reading Partner)
If you signed up for PARP’s Pen Pal Project, you will receive contact info for your pen pal via email before April break. Remember to send out your letter by the end of the month!
March 3rd-7th was PARP Week, with both at-home and in school activities. Congratulations to all the students who earned prizes, including goodie bags, no homework passes, a book of their choice, and gift cards for completing BINGO cards and for accumulating the most read minutes. Classrooms also had a chance to win extra recess or pajama day for having the most read minutes and the Garraffo class won the door decorating contest, receiving a $50 Barnes and Noble gift card to help expand their classroom library.
Sportswear
The Sportswear Shop is currently open until Friday, April 25th. Pick up will take place on Saturday, June 7th. Keep a look out for emails about an exciting collaboration with GOAT USA!
School Supplies
2025-2026 School Supplies (use code GAR054) are available for purchase until Saturday, April 12th.
PTA Dinner
On March 26th, the annual PTA Dinner was held at the Garden City Hotel and it was wonderful to see so many familiar faces from Homestead. A huge thank you to everyone who supported the event by donating, volunteering, or attending. This dinner is an important fundraiser that directly benefits our children and schools, and we couldn’t have done it without the incredible generosity of our community. We are so grateful for the support that made this event such a success!
Reflections
On March 31, the Middle School hosted the annual district wide Reflections award ceremony. Congratulations to all our Homestead winners!
Memory Book
Friendly reminder for 1st Grade Families to please send group pictures (ideally 3 or more) from field trips, class crafts, or performances of Homestead students to homesteadmemorybook@gmail.com. In the subject line, please write the teacher’s name followed by the event name.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me, Class Parents, your teacher, and/or Dr. V. at any time.
Warmly,
Hana Noble
Garden City PTA
Homestead Director
homestead@gardencitypta.org
www.gardencitypta.org
