P.S.
111
PTA
We are the official PTA of P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs, a community-centered, neighborhood elementary school in Hell's Kitchen, New York.
Please join us for our second outdoor Family Movie Night on Friday, 10/25 for a showing of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas!
- Free admission for the PS 111 community
- Doors open at 5:15, movie start ~5:40
- This is an outdoor movie, held in the Large Yard. Blankets/towels to sit on are welcome. We'll also set up as many chairs as we can find.
- The weather is expected to be mid-to-high-50s. Please dress warm!
- Concession sales — drinks 🧃, pizza 🍕, fresh-popped popcorn 🍿, hand-pulled cotton candy — support free family programming at PS 111.
- Subscribers to the PS 111 PTA email list will receive a discount code for half-priced popcorn!
Thank you to the West Side Community Fund for awarding the PS 111 PTA a grant in support of our free family programming, and to our volunteers — who are all PS 111 parents — for organizing and running this event!
On Wednesday, 10/9, the PTA provided bagels, pastries, and fruit to our teachers & staff to thank them for their support during our September Book Fair, and to celebrate World Teachers Day!
Thank you to our volunteers for picking up the food at 7:00 am and setting up, to Amish Market for generously providing the pastries for free, and to everyone who donates to the PS 111 PTA for making this possible!
Thank you to everyone who attended the first-ever PS 111 Outdoor Family Movie Night on Friday, 9/27!
A huge thank you as well to the West Side Community Fund for awarding the PS 111 PTA a grant in support of our free family programming, and to our volunteers — who are all PS 111 parents — for organizing and running this event!
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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.
Support Our Work!
Thank you for your support! Your donations directly benefit our PS 111 community.
PS/IS 111 Parent Teacher Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
- Venmo: @PS111PTA
- Credit/Debit Card or PayPal
- Check: Please make checks payable to PS IS 111 PTA.
Additional ways to support us (click for more info):
- Book Fair (9/26 & 9/27)
Support the new school library while supporting your child's love of reading! We're holding a two-day Scholastic Book Fair on September 26 and 27, with all proceeds going to support the PS 111 school library.
In addition to us earning revenue for book and merchandise sales, Scholastic is making a donation of books worth up to $1,000 to support our new library!
- Box Tops for Education
Submit receipts that include Box Tops-eligible products to the Box Tops for Education app. Each box top is worth 10¢, and extra box tops can be earned through bonuses that change throughout the year. Use referral code DGXF5UUF to earn bonus box tops when you sign up and scan your first receipt!
- Humble Bundle
Support our school when you purchase games, software, and books! Donate 10% of every purchase made through the Humble Store, and select us as the target charity when purchasing bundles that support Choose Your Own Charity (not all bundles support Choose Your Own Charity).
See the What We Do and Finance pages for details on how the PTA benefits our students & school community.
We welcome volunteers from the PS 111 community, and have many opportunities available. See the Volunteer page for more details.
Contact Us
Questions or comments? Email us at contact@ps111pta.org.
Learn about PTA and school events by signing up for the PTA's email list.
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- Caitlin Canfield, President
- Sally Atkinson, 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: 2024–2025
| Start Date | End Date | Day | Event | Information | Add To Calendar |
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| 9/26 | 9/27 | Thursday & Friday | 📖 Book Fair 📚 | Proceeds benefit the new PS 111 library! | |
| 9/27 | 9/27 | Friday | 📽️ Movie Night 🍿 | Movie: Inside Out 2
Free entry for PS 111 families! Sales of food benefit PS 111's students. |
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| 10/11 | 10/11 | Friday | Picture Day 📷 | ||
| 10/14 | 10/14 | Monday | Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day | No school ⛔🏫 |
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| 10/16 | 10/16 | Wednesday | PTA Meeting @ 6:30 pm |
Meeting link: ps111pta.org/meet |
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| 10/18 | 10/18 | Friday | Family Friday | 8:30-9:00 am | |
| 10/25 | 10/25 | Friday | 📽️ Movie Night 🍿 | Movie: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Free entry for PS 111 families! Sales of food benefit PS 111's students. |
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| 11/1 | 11/1 | Friday | Diwali | No school ⛔🏫 |
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| 11/5 | 11/5 | Tuesday | Election Day | No school ⛔🏫 |
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| 11/7 | 11/7 | Thursday | Parent-Teacher Conferences | No school ⛔🏫. Afternoon & evening meetings. This is listed as early-dismissal on the DOE website, but we've been told by multiple teachers that this is now a professional development day, followed by parent-teacher conferences. |
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| 11/11 | 11/11 | Monday | Veterans Day | No school ⛔🏫 |
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| 11/13 | 11/13 | Wednesday | PTA Board Meeting | ||
| 11/15 | 11/15 | Friday | Retakes for 10/11 Picture Day | ||
| 11/15 | 11/15 | Friday | Family Friday | 8:30-9:00 am | |
| 11/20 | 11/20 | Wednesday | PTA Meeting | ||
| 11/28 | 11/29 | Thursday & Friday | Thanksgiving Recess | No school ⛔🏫 |
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| 12/11 | 12/11 | Wednesday | PTA Board Meeting | ||
| 12/18 | 12/18 | Wednesday | PTA Meeting | ||
| 12/20 | 12/20 | Friday | Family Friday | 8:30-9:00 am | |
| 12/24 | 1/1/2025 | Tuesday-Wednesday | Winter Recess | No school ⛔🏫 |
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| 1/8 | 1/8 | Wednesday | PTA Board Meeting | ||
| 1/11 | 1/11 | Saturday | 111 Day! | ||
| 1/15 | 1/15 | Wednesday | PTA Meeting | ||
| 1/17 | 1/17 | Friday | Family Friday | 8:30-9:00 am | |
| 1/20 | 1/20 | Monday | Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day | No school ⛔🏫 |
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| 1/27 | 1/27 | Monday | Professional development day | No school ⛔🏫 |
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| 2/12 | 2/12 | Wednesday | PTA Board Meeting | ||
| 2/17 | 2/21 | Monday-Friday | Midwinter Recess | No school ⛔🏫 |
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| 2/25 | 2/25 | Tuesday | PTA Meeting | ||
| 3/6 | 3/6 | Thursday | Afternoon & evening parent-teacher conferences | Early dismissal |
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| 3/12 | 3/12 | Wednesday | PTA Board Meeting | ||
| 3/19 | 3/19 | Wednesday | PTA Meeting | ||
| 3/21 | 3/21 | Friday | Family Friday | 8:30-9:00 am | |
| 3/31 | 3/31 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr | No school ⛔🏫 | |
| 4/9 | 4/9 | Wednesday | PTA Board Meeting | ||
| 4/14 | 4/18 | Monday-Friday | Spring Recess | No school ⛔🏫 | |
| 4/22 | 4/22 | Tuesday | PTA Meeting | ||
| 5/1 | 5/1 | Thursday | Evening parent-teacher conferences | ||
| 5/14 | 5/14 | Wednesday | PTA Board Meeting | ||
| 5/16 | 5/16 | Friday | Family Friday | 8:30-9:00 am | |
| 5/21 | 5/21 | Wednesday | PTA Meeting | ||
| 5/26 | 5/26 | Monday | Memorial Day | No school ⛔🏫 | |
| 6/5 | 6/5 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha / Anniversary Day | No school ⛔🏫 | |
| 6/6 | 6/6 | Friday | Clerical Day | No school ⛔🏫 | |
| 6/11 | 6/11 | Wednesday | PTA Board Meeting | ||
| 6/18 | 6/18 | Wednesday | Final PTA Meeting | ||
| 6/19 | 6/19 | Thursday | Juneteenth | No school ⛔🏫 | |
| 6/20 | 6/20 | Friday | Family Friday | 8:30-9:00 am | |
| 6/26 | 6/26 | Thursday | Last day of school! | 🌞 Have a great summer! 🌞 |