268 Events

PS/IS 268 Celebrates Student achievement!

ANNOUNCING THE (Remote) PS / IS 268 VIRTUAL ART SHOW!!!

268 Community Cares about our NYPD!!

 police officers pose with school teacher  pic of facebook comment   

 

Our students are very concerned about the community and are often seen creating moments of kindness to show their appreciation.  The NYPD 105th Precinct thanks our 2nd graders for  a poster that was made for them!  

268 Community Cares! "Helping our Heroes" [A fourth grade project]

P.S./I.S. 268 observes Respect for All week and P.S. I Love You day! ~~ February 14, 2020~~

In Respect for all week we are reminded to show respect for all persons and to be Kind to one another.   

Our school's community wore purple to show our support for the message of  P.S. I love you day-raising awareness of mental health.

 p.s. i love you decoration 

 

  • students pose as the letter i in the word kind

    PS/IS 268 pledge to be the "I" in Kind.

  • students pose on staircase in purple for love
  • students pose as the letter i in the word kind

    In a world where you can be anything...be kind.

  • students pose on staircase in purple for ps i love you day
  • students pose as the letter i in the word kind

    Be the "i" in Kind

World Read Aloud Day

World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) creates a love of reading by  sharing stories! Choose a book, find an audience, and read aloud!

Enjoy some snapshots of PS/IS 268's participation in this global event!

 decoration of different animals listening to a book reading 

  • children listen as story is read aloud

    Our Eighth grade students read to our Kindergarten Students for World Read Aloud Day 2020!

  • Brother reads to his little sister
  • children listen as story is read aloud
  • Classroom of children with paper crowns pose for picture for world read aloud day
  • Older girl reads to a younger student on World read aloud day

Storybook Character Day

PS/IS 268 celebrates its love of learning and literacy by hosting our annual storybook character day!  Both Students and Staff look forward to this fun activity where we bring characters to life  by using costumes and other simple props that celebrate our love of books! 

How many characters can you name?

  • Ladies dressed differently one in red shirt other in blonde wig and one with cat ears

    Office staff

  • child dressed as bear with blue jacket and red boots

    Paddington Bear!

  • woman dressed in black and white

    Madeline!

  • Ladies dressed in blue shirt with white collar and red neck tie with yellow hats

    Different versions of "Madeline" 

  • Woman and child dressed in red with shirt that says thing one

    Dr Seuss' "Thing 1"!

  • woman with apron pretending to eat a bat

    The old lady who swallowed a fly, bat...etc!

  • three ladies dressed in white and gold as monsters from imagination

    Where the wild things are!

PS/IS 268 celebrates diversity :

  

  

  • students march around building in cultural attire

    Festivities began with our students in a multicultural parade! 

  • More students march around building in cultural dress for multi culture parade

    "Hip-Hip hooray, It's multi-cultural day!"

  • Parents with students marching around building in cultural dress for multi culture parade
  • students marching around building in cultural dress for multi culture parade
  • Classrooms door has colorful picture of map of China

    Classrooms were transformed to represent the diverse cultures in our building!

  • Classroom door decorated with picture of Egyptian Flag
  • Classroom door decorated with Italian Flag

    Can you guess the country?

  • Classroom door decorated with Flag from England
  • flags from japan, Isreal, Costa Rica and USA decorate this classroom door
  • three ladies dressed in cultural attire representing Africa and Puerto Rico

    Our Principal and office staff proudly dress in cultural attire for the days event!

  • two ladies pose in their latin attire
  • Three african american ladies pose for photo
  • ladies dressed in cultural attire representing Greece and Puerto Rico
  • young men on audio equipment playing music for event

    Our DJ's keep the mood upbeat in the gymnasium for organized activities.

  • lady applying face paint to a student for multicultural day

    Face painting stations !

  • lady painting decorative flower on student for multicultural day
  • students beating plastic buckets as drums in street

    Drummers in the street!

  • students prepare to dunk teacher in water by hitting target

    Dunk tank!

  • teacher waits to see if anyone will hit the target again.

    ..suspense building!

  • target gets hit in dunk tank and teacher goes in water

    ...Down she goes!

  • children practice shooting basketballs through hoops
  • children shooting basketballs through hoops

    concentration on the basket!

  • child preparing to climb stone wall

    Community Affairs provided a rock climbing wall --a fun feature to our days events!

  • student in harness climbing rock wall supplied by police department
  • student climbing rock wall supplied by police department
  • three police officers pose for picture in front of rock wall

    Newly recruited police officers assists with the days activities making sure our students and event was safe!

  • students model cultural attire in fashion show

    Fashion show!

  • student plays drums

    Solo drummer!

  • students dance in street for multicultural day

    Dancers!

  • students choreograph a dance in street for multicultural day
  • Author Mr Daniel Stewart reads books to younger students

    Author: Daniel Stewart reads to our younger students

  • cupcakes designed as Jamaican Flag
  • flags in school representing different cultures in community for multicultural day

The Prideland comes to PS/IS 268!!!

We are so fortunate to have dedicated Teachers, Staff and Parent volunteers who helped to transform our auditorium into an African Savannah.  It is here that the young lion prince Simba unshackles the reign of terror of his diabolical Uncle Scar to restore the natural order to the Circle of Life; becoming the Lion King!

Relive the captivating performance by viewing some highlights from a truly unforgettable performance by our very own students at PS/IS 268!! 

 

  • Play bill from student performance of Lion King
  • mask of Lion head

    Head piece worn by Lion King Mufasa 

  • students pose as animals in Lion King welcoming new king baby simba

    Simba the lion prince is introduced to the pride.

PS/IS 268 presents: Disney's "Aladdin-for Kids" !

"Sensational!"

"Amazing!"

"Incredibly entertaining!"

"Best school play EVER performed --hands down!!"

These were comments that were heard from performance goers as they were exiting the auditorium.  Please relive the magic through some photos from our students theatrical performance of Disney's Aladdin-for Kids.    

    

     

268 performs : Disney's Aladdin for Kids!

  • stage is decorated to welcome parents to Agrabah

    Welcome to Agrabah!

  • all students in play appear on stage in last curtain call

    The Ensemble [N. Bailey,S. Hosein,D.Garcia,S. Felton,C. Boodram, R. Toussaint, S. Ramballi, N. Nawshin,P. Siddiquee,M. Tuffour,X. Astaphan, J.Olmeda,R. Cordona, E. Sookchan,S.Nandalall,B. Bharat,A. Carew]   

  • confetti floats in air to celebrate the finale

    Spectacular finale!

  • students last curtain bow with confetti in air
  • the entire cast sings to audience

    The Cast!