Magnet students were fortunate enough to receive this grant sponsored by Dole and the Captain Planet Foundation. Teams of students worked on assembling garden beds, dispersing soil, and planting herbs and flowers for our new school garden! We are excited to see how the students further develop and sustain their new found learning space.
Students celebrated their participation in the Scholastic Pajama Drive by wearing their own pajamas to school! Thank you to those that donated to this wonderful cause.
February is National Magnet Month! Our school celebrated being a Magnet school on February 27. The day was filled with a variety of magnet-related activities for students, staff, and family members to enjoy!
Students in grades PK-2 participated in an African Drum Cafe performance with Midori & Friends.
Kindergarten hosted a multicultural celebration with families.
3rd graders had a STEM build competition!
4th & 5th graders worked with our partners from NYIT on different STEM activities.
Middle School students used Code to create their own video games with our partners from Bricks 4 Kidz.
Each month a student from each class is selected as the Leader of the Month based on one of the 7 Habits: Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, Put First Things Fist, Think Win Win, Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood, Synergize, and Sharpen the Saw. Students are celebrated each month with a schoolwide assembly to recognize their leadership skills.
PK students paired up with their 7th grade buddies to begin the beautification process of our adopted garden, Emerald Playground. Students worked together to clean up the area in preparation for planting, decorate materials to be on display in the garden, and then worked with the NYC Parks Department representatives to learn how to plant a garden.
Hosted by PS 201- The Discovery School for Inquiry & Research: STEAM Magnet School in conjunction with Greenlight For Girls (G4G)
G4G is an international organization dedicated to inspiring girls of all ages and backgrounds to pursue STEM subjects by introducing them to the world of science, technology, engineering, and math in fun and exciting ways.
Our signature one‐day girl‐focused event demonstrates the fun in science through hands‐on workshops and activities run by volunteer role models in STEM fields. These are events open to the local community and brings 200+ attendees with up to 100 volunteers/workshop leaders per event. We organize these events in 5 continents across the globe.
As a way to teach students that we are all contributing global citizens, PS/MS 200 students often host school-wide events to raise money for those less fortunate. Big thanks to Ms. Shmuel, Mrs. Pesale, & Mrs. Frawley who often assists students in organizing fundraisers for various causes.
Pennies for Patients kickoff assembly
1st graders earned the Hero to Animals Award from TeachKind for their humane efforts in raising almost $1,000 for their adopted rescue elephant, Minnie.
https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/queens-first-graders-nab-peta-award-elephant-care-walk-thon/
A middle school student hand delivered a letter to Bon Bon Bakery thanking them for their generous donation for our first fundraiser of the school year.
Bake Sale for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Bake Sale for Water for South Sudan
7th grade students raised over $700 toward their trip to Greenkill Outdoor Education Center and the Honor Roll Luncheon!
Students raised $500 for the Basketball Buddy program which pairs teens and college age students from the Queens community with kids with autism and special needs. The children take part in a great opportunity to learn fundamental basketball skills and make new friends!
Students and staff came together to raise funds for the wildlife affected by the bushfires in Australia.