January 2024...  New Year.  New beginnings.

Give our regards to Broadway!!!

PS #16 students experienced the Tony Award®-winning musical comedy, "Shucked"!  Featuring a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn (Musical adaptation of Hercules), a score by the Grammy® Award-winning songwriting team of Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and directed by Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray).

On Friday, January 5th, second graders took a trip down to City Hall.  Mrs. Gauch shared some pictures of her students in the Council Chambers where they participated in a mock hearing.  Shea, Virika, and Olney spoke about supporting the banning of homework throughout Jersey City schools!  Lexie, Vaani, and Leo proposed fresh fruits and vegetables to be served throughout school.  Dhwani and Paxton acted as council members.  "The students were awesome!" exclaimed Mrs. Gauch.  We think you are awesome too, Gauchie!

On January 11th,  students attended a NJIT Highlanders women's basketball game!  The NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The school's teams are members of the America East Conference.

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 94th birthday celebration, the first grade students from PS 16 annex held a peaceful march in school. Students created posters representing peace and love, a philosophy believed by Dr.King, which has the power to break the cycle of retributive violence and create peace and friendship.

Ms. Palmer's 1st grade class (210A) has started a new tradition. Each child's family was asked to write an encouraging note/letter to their child, which the students read right before they took the standardized, STAR Math, Reading/Literacy tests. This was a way to show the students that they were more than a test score. All that was required of them was to do their best, and that they would be unconditionally loved regardless of their performance. The families penned cute and heartfelt letters which delighted the students, who finally had their persistent curiosities about the nature of the sealed envelopes answered right before the tests.

District Science Fair Challenge

We're thrilled to announce that Devin Puri’s science fair project, 'Waxworms: A New Hope - Can Waxworms Help Save the Planet?,' clinched 2nd place in the Grade 5 category, securing his spot at the JCMC/RWJ STEM Showcase on March 11, 2024, at the Liberty Science Center. Congratulations, Devin! We are immensely proud of you.

Scripps National Spelling Bee

Congratulations to Allison Gu!  A 5th-grade student from Room 304, who after an impressive 17 rounds emerged as our Champion. She will proudly represent our school at the district and county competitions.   2nd place:  SHRIRAM HARIKRISHNAN

3rd place:  RISHAN MALHOTRA

Second grade held its first-ever Oral Spelling Bee!!! Congratulations to our top three 2nd grade spellers!

1st Place: Ruthik, Room 105, 2nd Place: Yilan, Room 103, and 3rd Place: Sahana, Room 101

First graders showcased their spelling skills in the initial round of a spelling bee.  There were 45 participants who advanced to the second round. The competition ended in a thrilling final round in the multipurpose room, where all first graders gathered to witness Yuvir Singh, from Room 105A as the winner. This event was a great inspiration for all the students to look forward to be a part of this annual spelling bee competition in future. It was a memorable event, fostering both participation and support among students!  

Julie Pasqual is a storyteller whose performances are infused with physicality and movement from her dance training, comic moments from her work in clowning, a deep love of language from her work as an actress, and a love of world cultures and folktales born from her travels to (so far) 49 of the 50 states, and 12 countries. Using all of her performance skills, and an ever present spirit of playfulness, Julie brought her stories to our second graders!

Congratulations to Aisling Kerr, 5th grader, and Kira Honmane, 4th grader, who emerged as the top two performers in our school’s MLK Oratory Contest Final Auditions.  Both students will represent CFB, PS 16 in the 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratory Contest at City Hall on Monday, February 26th.

Ms. Gordon's ART Students learned about the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and how to create motion using line and pastel.  They were able to capture the natural phenomenon of nature's light show.  Check out their masterpieces!  This exhibit will be hung in the board of education for the entire month of February!  

Our school spirit soared as we celebrated the 80th day of school in true 80's fashion.

We welcomed Ms. Stacy Feszchak, our new Acting Assistant Principal.

Meet our new School Counselor for Grades Kindergarten and 1st...Mrs. Ivelisse Morales-Polanco.

 Welcome to our team, ladies!

The Bookmobile schedule has been updated for Spring!  Starting next week the Annex will be visited every other Wednesday (2.7.24) from 11:15 - 12:30.  The bookmobile will be at the main building on Fridays from 11:30 - 1:00 starting 2.16.24.

Check out Mr. Bacher's Kinders borrowing some awesome stories!!!

EXTRA!  EXTRA!!  READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!

The Cox brothers addressed the City Council at City Hall asking them to fix the Pershing Park Ice Rink.  "At least a dozen Jersey City Capitals’ players, like 8-year-old twins Olney and Marty Cox, attended the meeting to urge the council to order repairs so they can get on the ice as soon as possible.  “I am here because I love hockey and we don’t have a rink to practice or play games,” said Olney, surrounded by his teammates. “I am mad, sad and frustrated that our rink is still broken. Please fix our rink so everyone in our community can use it.”"  “It hurts my feelings that some kids had to quit hockey because our rink is closed,” Marty said after his brother. “We have had to travel far distances just to play hockey.”

(NJ.com)  "Pershing Field ice rink ‘beyond repair,’ but new facility is being considered, Jersey City official says"

see you next month, Bradford Bears...