P.S. 111 PTA

We are the official PTA of P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs, a neighborhood school in Hell's Kitchen, New York, educating students from 3K through 5th grade.

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๐Ÿฅ• PS 111 Community Garden is Fully Planted ๐ŸŒป

PS 111 Community Garden

Our garden is fully planted!

The garden now has purple beans, an unknown type of bean from NYPL, carrots, deer's tongue red lettuce, edible ornamental beets, basil, gourds, cucumbers, sunflowers, and melons.

The interest in our new, small garden has been amazing, with students in Pre-K, 1st, 3rd, and 4th grades participating.

Thank you to the students, teachers, and parents who helped plant the garden; to our supporters within the PS 111 community who helped fund the expansion of the garden; and to KidsGardening.org and Crescent Garden for donating the original containers, equipment, seeds, providing us with a grant to support the garden, and giving us a discount when we purchased the third and fourth containers!

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Movie Night Success! ๐Ÿฟ

PS 111 Movie Night

Thank you to the ~100 students, family members, and volunteers who attended our eighth PS 111 Family Movie Night on Friday, May 23rd!

๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฟ Thank You for Attending the Carnival! ๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿ›

PS 111 Carnival

Thank you everyone who made this year's PS 111 Carnival a success!

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Our Mission

To enhance the education of every student at the PS 111 Adolph S. Ochs elementary school, upgrade the school environment for the benefit of our students, support and strengthen the PS 111 community, and improve communication and build trust between the school administration and our community.

We are entirely volunteer-run and -led, with our work possible because of the generous members of the PS 111 community who give their time and financial resources to support our students.

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Board

  • Caitlin Canfield, President
  • Sally A., Vice President
  • Thu-Loan Dinh, Co-Secretary
  • Sonali Khandwala, Co-Secretary
  • Christopher Canfield, Treasurer
  • Sarah Best, Member At Large
  • Rhonda Brockington, Member At Large
  • Cassie Deskus, Member At Large
  • Maria Messer, Member At Large
  • Amy Parker, Member At Large

School Calendar: 2024โ€“2025

Start Date End Date Day Event Information Add To Calendar
5/29 5/29 Thursday School Tour 9:30 am Tour for prospective families with PS 111's Parent Coordinator, Gloria Jean-Bernal. We look forward to your visit! ๐Ÿซ
June
6/5 6/5 Thursday Eid al-Adha / Anniversary Day No school โ›”๐Ÿซ
6/6 6/6 Friday Clerical Day No school โ›”๐Ÿซ
6/11 6/11 Wednesday PTA Board Meeting gavel
6/11 6/11 Wednesday SLT Meeting 2:45 pm
6/12 6/12 Thursday School Tour 9:30 am Tour for prospective families with PS 111's Parent Coordinator, Gloria Jean-Bernal. We look forward to your visit! ๐Ÿซ
6/18 6/18 Wednesday Final PTA Meeting (In-Person) gavel
6/19 6/19 Thursday Juneteenth No school โ›”๐Ÿซ
6/20 6/20 Friday No Family Friday this Month No Family Friday in June 2025
6/26 6/26 Thursday Last day of school! ๐ŸŒž Have a great summer! ๐ŸŒž