Principal Coffee Hour
2024-03-07 07:30 - 08:30, 2024-04-04 07:30 - 08:30, 2024-05-02 07:30 - 08:30 (America/New_York) | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Get a free cup of coffee and meet with Principal Matos during our PA sponsored Principal Coffee Hour.
Every 1st Thursday of the month, drop by the PS153 Book Nook from 7:30-8:30am for your coffee and a group discussion between Principal Matos and PS153 parents.
Note: This is an informal event where parents can casually arrive late or leave early and have a chance to ask questions, comment on issues, or have a friendly conversion with everyone over a cup of coffee.

ESL Classes for Families
2024-03-09 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-03-16 08:00 - 17:00 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Title 1 funded free ESL classes for families to learn and practice English language skills.
Open to all adult families of PS153. Childcare will be provided at the school during the class.
Class Sign-up (English)
Class Sign-up (Spanish)
See all Title 1 programs for ESL and Computer classes.

Computer Classes for Families
2024-03-09 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-03-16 10:30 - 12:00 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Title 1 funded free computer classes for families to learn and practice basic computer usage.
Open to all adult families of PS153. Childcare will be provided at the school during the class.
Class Sign-up (English)
Class Sign-up (Spanish)
See all Title 1 programs for ESL and Computer classes.

March Family Game Night
2024-03-22 17:00 - 18:30 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Join the PA for a Family Game Night with board games, card games, and bingo! We’ll be at the Cafeteria, and all families are welcome. There will be popcorn snacks and gift card prizes for winners.
Parents are welcome to play and all children much by accompanied by an adult.

Virtual Book Fair
2024-04-16 18:00 - 18:45, 2024-12-09 18:00 - 18:45 | PS153 Zoom
Can’t make it in person, but still want to shop the fair?
Families can join a special Zoom virtual book fair and browse the fair virtually with one of our volunteers. Once you’re done, payments can be made via the eWallet and the books given to your children the next day.

Step 1

Set-up your eWallet prior to joining the virtual fair.

eWallet Set-up

Step 2

Join us on Zoom when the event starts.

Zoom Link

Story & Craft Time
2024-04-17 14:20 - 17:00 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Stop by the Book Nook after pick-up for a special afternoon with crafts inspired by the books from the fair. Also join our special story times and book discussion afterwards at: 2:30pm and 3:40pm.
Craft materials will be provided as supplies last.

Family Event with the Illustrator of The Sour Grape
2024-04-18 18:00 - 19:00 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Join Pete Oswald, the Illustrator of The Sour Grape, for a live virtual event where students learn how to draw a character from the story, and ask questions from the book.
Please note that while Pete will be joining virtually, we will be gathering in person at the Book Nook for the event.
Snacks and craft will be provided.

Sugar Hill Children's Museum Field Trip
2024-05-01 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-05-15 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-05-22 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-05-29 09:30 - 12:00 | Sugar Hill Children’s Museum, 898 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY, 10031, United States
K-2 classes will be visiting the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum for a 1 hour field trip on select Wednesday’s in May.
The museum welcomes PS153 students to explore the museum exhibitions through visual inquiry and participate in hands on art activities inspired by the art on view, in their studio lab.
For more information about the program, please contact the PA. For information about a particular class, please contact the student’s teacher.

Parent Workout Class 5/1
2024-05-01 17:30 - 18:30 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
PS153 Parents Association Presents:
Free Parents Workout Classes For All!

All Classes 5:30-6:30pm at PS153
Exercises include: Cardio, Yoga, Stretching, Kickboxing, Strength, Total Body, and more!

May / Mayo

1 – Wednesday / Miércoles
8 – Wednesday / Miércoles
13 – Monday / Lunes
22 – Wednesday / Miércoles
29 – Wednesday / Miércoles

June / Junio

3 – Monday / Lunes
5 – Wednesday / Miércoles
10 – Monday / Lunes
12 – Wednesday / Miércoles

Parent Night
2024-09-12 17:00 - 19:30 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Meet the PA during the PS153 Parent Night. The PA will be hosting an info session at the Community Room 126 for all parents to learn more about PA activities and how to get involved.
Gently used and donated uniforms will also be distributed during the session.

Picture Day
2024-10-09 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Order your photo packages online and pre-pay with a credit card

Order Photo Packages

Class Picture Only
includes 1 photo

$15
per child

1 - Class picture (8x10)

1 Sheet Package
includes 10 photos

$20
per child

No class picture included

2 - 4x5

8 - Wallet size

Regular Package
includes 17 photos

$35
per child

1 - Class picture (8x10)

1 - Mirror image (8x10)

1 - 8x10

2 - 4x5

8 - Wallet size

4 Greeting cards

Quantity Package
includes 31 photos

$50
per child

1 - Class picture (8x10)

1 - Mirror image (8x10)

1 - 8x10

4 -4x5

8 -2x3

16 - Wallet size

Order Photo Packages

How To Order Online

Visit: http://order.realphotosnyc.com and enter our school code: 153M.
Enter your contact information.
Enter your child’s information.
Select your package or packages, and backgrounds if needed.
Continue to payment.
Fill out the envelope with your package and background selections and write ‘PAID ONLINE’ on the envelope.
Return the completed envelope to the school before/on October 9th.

Sibling Day | Wednesday October 16th

Sibling photos and make-up photos will be taken on October 16th.
Sibling photo packages must be purchased separately.

Sibling Day Details

Picture Ordering Details

All students will have their pictures taken on Picture Day, Wednesday, October 9th. If a student is absent on this day, they can still get their picture taken the following week on Wednesday, October 16th.
Siblings will take their picture together on Sibling Day, Wednesday, October 16th too.

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: I have one student in the school, how do I order pictures for them?
A: Fill out the Picture Day order envelope, with the package of your choice. Payment can be made either online or with cash on Picture Day itself. Their picture will be taken Wednesday, October 9th. If they are absent on that day, they can have their picture taken on Wednesday, October 16th.

Q: I have multiple students in the school (siblings), how do I order a Sibling Package?
A: Fill out the Sibling order envelope (the date shows: Wednesday, October 16th), with each student’s name and the package of your choice. Payment can be made either online or with cash on Sibling Picture Day itself. Their picture will be taken on Wednesday, October 16th. Please do not miss this date.
Please Note: the Sibling package will not include each student’s class photo

Q: I have multiple students in the school (siblings). I ordered a Sibling Package for them, but I also want to get each of their class photo. What do I do?
A: You will need to fill out 2+ envelopes~
1 Picture Day order envelope and mark Class Picture only ($15) for each student.
and
A Sibling order envelope with the order you want

Q: I have multiple students in the school (siblings). I ordered a Sibling Package for them, but I also want to get each of their individual photos. What do I do?
A: You will need to fill out 2+ envelopes~
1 Picture Day order envelope and mark a 1-Sheet option ($20) for each student.
and
A Sibling order envelope with the order you want

Q: I have multiple students in the school (siblings); I ordered a Sibling Package for them, but I also want to get each of their individual photos and their class photos. What do I do?
A: You will need to fill out 2+ envelopes~
1 Picture Day order envelope and mark Regular ($35) or Quantity ($50) for each student.
and
A Sibling order envelope with the order you want

Sibling + Make-up Picture Day
2024-10-16 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Order your photo packages online and pre-pay with a credit card

Order Photo Packages

Class Picture Only
includes 1 photo

$15
per child

1 - Class picture (8x10)

1 Sheet Package
includes 10 photos

$20
per child

No class picture included

2 - 4x5

8 - Wallet size

Regular Package
includes 17 photos

$35
per child

1 - Class picture (8x10)

1 - Mirror image (8x10)

1 - 8x10

2 - 4x5

8 - Wallet size

4 Greeting cards

Quantity Package
includes 31 photos

$50
per child

1 - Class picture (8x10)

1 - Mirror image (8x10)

1 - 8x10

4 -4x5

8 -2x3

16 - Wallet size

How To Order Online

Visit: http://order.realphotosnyc.com and enter our school code: 153M.
Enter your contact information.
Enter your child’s information.
Select your package or packages, and backgrounds if needed.
Continue to payment.
Fill out the envelope with your package and background selections and write ‘PAID ONLINE’ on the envelope.
Return the completed envelope to the school before/on October 16th.

Election Day Bake Sale
2024-11-05 08:00 - 19:00 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Shop the PA Bake Sale in front of PS153 on Tuesday, November 5th Election Day.
Our parent volunteers will be selling baked goods to help fund our programing for our families and students.
Donations will be accepted, and a photo booth will be set-up for fun voter poses!

November Family Game Night
2024-11-22 17:00 - 18:30 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
PS153 PA’s Family Game Night – PS153 Cafeteria

We’ll be hosting sessions on how to play UNO! and have an tournament to see who’s the best UNO! players! Winners will receive prizes at the end of the night.
Please note that this is a family event and all children must be accompanied by parents and parents are encouraged to play alongside their children.
For younger children, we’ll have some interactive games for them to play with as well.
At the end of the night, join us for a family BINGO game.
Parents are encouraged to volunteer as chaperones and help provide snacks for the event.Please contact the PA if you’re interested in assisting.
The PA will be providing freshly popped popcorn.

School Uniform Recycling Program
2024-12-02 - 2024-12-20 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States

Scholastic Book Fair
2024-12-09 - 2024-12-13 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
It’s Book Fair Time!

This year we’re creating a special holiday themed book fair event with Scholastic! Just in time for the holidays, celebrate reading with the PS153 Parents Association (PA) by coming to the PS 153 Holiday Book Fair.
The fair will run from December 9th – 13th, with special events set-up each day for students and families.
Raffle!
We will also be a holding a Book Fair Raffle for each classroom. Tickets are only $1 and limited to 1 ticket per student. Each class will have its own drawing at the end of the fair and the book will be given to the winners at the end of the school day on Friday, December 13th.
Students can purchase books with cash or from their eWallet balance during the school day. Parents may use their credit cards to purchase books during our special events.
A portion of all purchases are used to support the PA budget and our year long programming.
Important: sales tax will be added to all purchases.

Letter From The Principal

eWallet

Students can make purchases using cash or their eWallet balance. The eWallet is funded by family and friends and redeemable during the fair. It’s a cash-free and worry-free way to allow students to shop the book fair.

eWallet Sign-up

Special Events

We have special events each day of the book fair. No purchases are required to join. See below to learn more about them:
Monday: Virtual Book Fair – 6pm
Families can join a special Zoom virtual book fair and browse the fair virtually with one of our volunteers. Once you’re done, payments can be made via the eWallet and the books given to your children the next day.
Tuesday: Craft Time – Make Your Own Bookmark – 5pm
Join in the fun of making your own mark – bookmark, that is! Don’t lose your place again in your favorite book *while supplies last
Thursday: Family Reading Time – 4pm
Relax with a parent, aunt/uncle, sibling, grandpa/grandma, or a friend, and read some stories together. All are welcome!

Thursday: Family Storytime Event – 5pm
Join a Storytime family event for the whole family! Hear a story together

See All Events

Volunteer With Us

We need your help to make the book fair a success. Parent volunteers can help students shop during the school day or help out during our special events. If you’re interested in helping, let us know by filling out the form below. Thank you!

Browse Brochure

Craft Time - Make Your Own Bookmark
2024-12-10 17:00 - 18:00 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Join in the fun of making your own mark – bookmark, that is! Don’t lose your place again in your favorite book
*while supplies last

Family Reading Time
2024-12-12 16:00 - 17:00 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Relax with a parent, aunt/uncle, sibling, grandpa/grandma, or a friend, and read some stories together. All are welcome.

Family Storytime
2024-12-12 17:00 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Join a Storytime family event for the whole family! Hear a story together

Family Game Night
2025-01-24 17:30 - 18:30 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States

Cookie Decorating and Card Writing
2025-02-13 16:00 - 18:00 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Event in the cafeteria.

Valentine’s Day Sale!
2025-02-14 | PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell School, 1750 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 1031, United States
Buy a $3 Valentine including:

Card
Candy, and
Carnation Flower
Valentine Special

Pre-Order With your Teacher Starting February 5th | Buy & Pick-up on February 14th
All proceeds will benefit PS153 PA, and will be used to support this year’s programming for students and parents.
