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Our first graders loved using some of the props that a real clown would use in the circus.

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Percussion Around the World After School Program

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Percussion Around the World After School Program

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One of our second graders eagerly awaits her cue to play.

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Our Urban Arts Program began on October 16. This program provides homework help and dance instruction to students in grades 3, 4 and 5.

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In October, we started our after school program for Grades One and Two. Grade One students began designing puppets on the first day of classes.

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Folk and Fairy Tales After School Program

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Folk and Fairy Tales After School Program

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Our second graders are working together to improve their storytelling skills.

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PS 197 is an ESSA Recognition School!  During July, our school was recognized by the state for the progress our students have made in ELA and Math. The administrative team was invited to a ceremony hosted by the chancellor at Tweed.

Here, Ms. Nicoletti and Ms. Corrado are posing with Mark Cannizzaro, (CSA President), Kerri Moser (PS 254 AP) and John Norton (Principal of PS 254).

PS 254, PS 134 and PS 197 were three schools that received ESSA Recognition status in District 22.

We are so proud of our hard-working students and our dedicated staff!

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Students in 1-303 enjoyed learning how to make pizza at Pizzeria Uno.

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Fourth Graders had the option of joining a club that will help them learn how to program our robot. Here, Mr. Richford is helping students run the program that makes our robot move.

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The staff at P.S. 197 are multi-talented. Our technology teacher instructs our children about coding and he can sing too! In this photo, Mr. Slavin teaches PK-202 some new songs.

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At the end of their reading unit, students in Class 2-310 set goals for moving forward and proudly displayed them outside the classroom.

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On Sunday, October 20, members of the P.S. 197 staff walked the Coney Island Boardwalk to help raise money for breast cancer research. Many schools across the city participate in this event. Last year, the United Federation of Teachers helped raise one million dollars for breast cancer research and patient services.

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Students in the Cross Training Club pause to catch their breath after a tough work out with Ms. Atlas!

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Students in Class 2-310 are learning how to make goals for themselves as readers.

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When this woman was 18 years old, she was paralyzed in an accident. With tremendous inner strength and determination, she learned how to walk again. Ms. Laurie Perlongo Zappulla wrote a book about her experiences and shared her amazing story with the PS 197 staff.

Ms. Perlongo Zappulla has become an advocate for people with physical challenges. She has even designed her own clothing line to encourage others to drop the dis- in "disability"  and focus on what people can do.

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For students, the best part of the How To Writing Unit is getting to eat the pizzas they make. Here, some of the boys from 1-308 enjoy the pizzas they made.

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As part of the How To Writing Unit, first grade classes took a trip to Pizzeria Uno and learned how to make their own pizza! Then when they returned to school they wrote about about making pizzas.

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On October 22, we started our Club Program. Students in Grades 3 and 4 signed up for a variety of clubs online. Here, students are enjoying being challenged to solve a problem in a minute by Ms. Rotter.

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For the Publishing Party, each student left out their writing pieces. Families and friends were invited to read the piece and leave compliments for the author. Then everyone enjoyed refreshments together.

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At PS 197, we teach our students the importance of supporting each other in school. In Class 2-312, Ms. Denisova selects a "Cool Kid of the Week" and other students write compliments to that child throughout the week. At the end of the week, "Cool Kid Kaleah" got to take her poster home and share all of these positive thoughts with her family.

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PS 197 was given an award by the Making Strides organization for our fundraising efforts. Ms. Corso is out team leader and organizes the event for our school every year.

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Students are excited to program a virtual robot before trying out their ideas with the school NAO robot.

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During Metamorphosis Professional Learning, teachers designed a mini lesson using bead strings and had students make numbers using their knowledge of tens.  Students were able to represent numbers in lots of different ways. As a staff, we are learning new methods to help students develop number fluency.

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The Math Club was one of the most requested clubs this year. In this club, students develop math skills while working on cool projects with Ms. Feldman.

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Students in Ms. Colley's Dance Troupe each added a step to the dance they choreographed at the very first session. What moves!

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Ms. Einemann enjoys sharing her love of origami with the students in her club.

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Ms. Whelehan has introduced a Trivia club this year. Students enjoyed matching wits at the first session.

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Students in Ms. Prisco's club enjoy playing Stratego.

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Ms. Flanagan helps fit a student for the ballet shoes they wear during her club.

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In Ms. DeChirico's Board Games Club, students relax and chat with new friends while playing their favorite games.

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Jenga can be a real challenge and it is so much fun to play.

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The students in Ms. Sladky's Yoga Club work on developing balance and concentration. Namaste!

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Students really enjoy coming up with original characters in Comic Book Club with Ms. Pesce.

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Students are working on drawing facial expressions in Ms. Pesce and Ms. Feldman's Comic Book Club.

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Ms. Roman's students learned how to assemble clarinets during their first club session.

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Ms. Kulman has students in her club designing projects out of recycled materials.

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Ms. Torres challenged students to sing and dance to their favorite songs at Karaoke Club.

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Students in Weaving Club design projects with our art teacher, Ms. Alfredson.

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During Ms. Corso's Student Leaders Club, students design posters for a canned food drive.

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The Student Leaders will be collecting canned foods to feed the hungry for their first project.

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Ms. Little's students learn how to read music while playing the bells in her club.

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Mr. Goldstone and Ms. Felicetti are helping students develop teamwork skills in their fast paced club.

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Students in Mr. Slavin's Club learn how to use block coding to complete tasks.

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The staff wore pink on October 16 to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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Coding is a great way to develop your problem solving skills. Students in this club are learning to think like software engineers.

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With support from Councilman Deutsch, PS 197 now has smartboards in every classroom and we have two Smartboards in our ICT classrooms.
Our teachers were trained how to use  Activinspire software in October. This software enables teachers to create PowerPoints for their lessons.

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On October 20, PS 197 staff members walked in a Coney Island fundraiser in support of breast cancer research. This is the view of the packed boardwalk. Tens of thousands of Brooklynites participated in this important event.

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Ms. Torres and her son braved a chilly day to show their support of breast cancer research.

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Students in Class 3-415 show their support for breast cancer research.

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The teachers and paraprofessionals in Class K/1-306 wear their most stylish pink finery is support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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Class 2-312 students wore pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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Students in Class 5-503 have been learning how to draw on a computer program called Tinkercad. Here, one of our students proudly displays the printed design he made in Mr. Richford’s lab.

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Students in NYC schools were invited to wear pink on October 16 in support of breast cancer research.

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Students were invited to wear pink to school on October 16. This was to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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Ms. De Chirico and her family participated in the walk to show support for breast cancer research.

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Percussion Around the World After School Program

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Percussion Around the World After School Program

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Students in grade two are learning to play the drums! On the first day of class, students enjoyed beating out rhythms on pots and pans.

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Students in Ms. Yvonne’s class practice traveling across the floor using their dance moves.

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Our Kindergarten Team met with our Teachers College Consultant, Casey Maxwell, to discuss how to better meet the needs of students using small group instruction. Our ENL teachers, Literacy Specialist, ULit Coach and Administrative Team all worked alongside Kindergarten teachers to study best practices in the Show and Tell Unit.

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Students in 1-303 cut out pictures of items in circulars and sorted them into wants and needs on a poster.

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Students in the Urban Arts Program warm up with isolation exercises before dance class begins.

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One of our Pre K students enjoys acting out songs with a puppet.

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The teachers at PS 197 are always trying to improve their practice. Teachers work in grade level teams to reflect on their teaching and develop techniques to meet the needs of all students.

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Learning About Wants and Needs     1-303

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Learning About Wants and Needs     1-303

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Students in Class 1-303 learned about the difference between wants and needs during Social Studies. Students perused circulars and cut out pictures of things their families need and want.

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Urban Arts Dancers learn to carry themselves with poise and confidence.

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Students in Class 3-412 work together to improve their writing pieces. Working from an Editing Checklist, students help their peers to communicate their ideas more clearly.

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Ms. Colley’s Kindergarten students are learning all about pollinators in The STEAM Lab. Students are testing pollinator devices they constructed to see if they can pick up pollen from a flower.

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Our students enjoy dance class after school.

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Students in Grade 1 began working on their performance skills with help from a professional clown.

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The families of Class 1-303 visited the classroom on October 22 so that students could share their latest writing pieces. We were so glad that so many of our parents participated in the event.

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Class 4-420 Explores the Native American Museum

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Class 4-420 Explores the Native American Museum

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Students in Ms. Prisco's class examine maps at the Native American Museum.

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These Kindergarteners watched as Ms. Maxwell cut open a pumpkin and then helped her to separate the pulp from the seeds.

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Students in Ms. Tejiram’s class are working on their editing skills. Here, students pair up to review each other’s work by asking questions like, “Do my paragraphs work the way I want them to?”

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Class 4-420 Explores the Native American Museum

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Class 4-420 Explores the Native American Museum

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Class 4-420 took a trip to the Native American Museum in October to better understand the culture and contributions of Native Americans to our country.

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Students in Ms. Maxwell’s class were eager to explore the inside of a pumpkin.

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Students in Class 3-415 explore the forces that make objects move.

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Our third graders are learning about forces during science class.

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Ms. Yvonne gives directions to her dance squad.

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Our third graders are exploring the big ideas of science through the Amplify Science Curriculum.

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Class 4-420 Explores the Native American Museum

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Class 4-420 Explores the Native American Museum

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One of the great things about this museum is that students can actually touch artifacts that belonged to Native Americans in the past.

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Class 4-420 Explores the Native American Museum

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Class 4-420 Explores the Native American Museum

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Our students enjoyed learning about the objects that were once part of daily life hundreds of years ago.

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Students in K/1-306 were thrilled to see how much the seeds they planted have grown. In our lab, we hope to have crops  every few months and eventually use our homegrown produce in our cafeteria.

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One of our kindergarteners proudly shows off some of the veggies that have sprouted in Mr. Richford’s Lab.

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Our kindergarteners transplanted the seeds they grew into specialized planters.

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Ms. Campanie's explored the Botanic Gardens in October. They learned that different plants prefer different environments.

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Students in 5-504 work together to solve challenging math problems on a math task day.

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This year our fifth graders are changing classes for ELA/Social Studies and Math/Science. This enables our teachers to become experts in their subject area and helps our students prepare for moving from class to class in Middle School.

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Students in PK 201 enjoy observing how our schoolyard trees change throughout the year.

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Students in Class 3-415 work in pairs to give each other feedback during reading.

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Our PTA planned a delightful pumpkin patch for our students in PK-1. Students in Class K-207 pose for a great photo at the event. Thank you to all of our parent volunteers!

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Thanks to Ms. Alfredson and Ms. Volpert, SMILE NY visited our school to provide free dental cleanings and screenings to participating students.

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Dentists from SMILE NY are on a mission to wipe out childhood tooth decay. They gave free dental screenings in October and will be back to perform other services later in the year.

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Class K-211 had a bubble party to celebrate all of their hard work and good behavior since school began. This was their prize for earning 15 gems from Ms. Campanie.

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Pumpkin Carving K-213       Part Two           

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Pumpkin Carving K-213       Part Two           

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After carving a pumpkin and examining what was inside, Ms. Maxwell's students planted the seeds to grow their own vines!