PS130MPA - General Meeting - Thursday, February 5, 2026

                                                                         PS 130M - PARENTS ASSOCIATION                                                一三零小學家長會
                                                                           143 Baxter Street Room 101, New York, NY 10013 

  Tel: 212-226-8072

Email: ps130mpa@yahoo.com       Website: ps130pa.blogspot.com

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Dear Parents and Guardians of Pre-K to 5 Graders,

The Parents Association plays an important role in our school by supporting the initiatives of the Principal and administration. The PA serves as the main information center for many parents unfamiliar with the Board of Education and our school. We are responsible for the many annual fundraising events, school parties, book sales, workshops and school fairs; which helps pays for all the art programs and administrative things that are not covered by the Board of Education or Department of Education (DOE).  None of this would be possible without your participation and support.

There will be a Parents Association General Meeting for all in the auditorium on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 8:45AM.  The topics to be discussed are:

• Principal welcoming
• Reading and Approval of Minutes
• PA Financials: January Treasurer’s Report
• Upcoming Events            

           •      Read-A-Thon – (Monday, February 9 – Tuesday, February 24)
          •      Bake Sale – Wednesday, February 11
          •      Mid-Winter Recess (school closed) – (Monday, February 16 – Friday, February 20)
          •      Lion Dance Welcoming New Year – Wednesday, February 25, PS 130M main entrance 5:30 PM
          •      Lunar New Year Show – Thursday, February 26
          •      Chinese New Year Parade – Sunday, March 1 – PS 130M Lion Dance Club participating
          •      Parents Association General Meeting – Thursday, March 5
          •      23^nd  Annual Benefit Banquet – Friday, May 15

• Principal's remarks/announcements
• Any parent issues, questions or proposals

Please join our meetings!  Your participation and support play a vital role to our school and students.    All PS130M parents and guardians are welcome!  See you all at the meetings, held on the first Thursday of every month.

Thank you.

Parents Association

 

PS 130M - NYC Public Schools will resume in-person classes starting tomorrow, January 27, 2026

Dearest Families,

We hope this message finds each of you doing well.  Thank you all so much for your cooperation and patience and understanding with today's Pivot to Remote Learning.  We had over 90% attendance today!  

NYC Public Schools will resume in-person classes starting tomorrow, January 27, 2026. In-person classes will resume, and students are expected to attend school as usual. All programs, field trips, and activities will be held as scheduled.

Please stay warm and safe, everyone!  We look forward to seeing everyone back at school tomorrow.

Sincerely,

PS 130 Hernando De Soto (Manhattan)

office@desoto130.org

PS 130M - Mayor Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Samuels Announce Pivot to Remote Instruction for New York City Public Schools

Dearest Families,

We hope this message finds everyone safe and staying warm.  As you may have heard already, Mayor Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Samuels Announce Pivot to Remote Instruction for New York City Public Schools.  As we mentioned on Friday, please make sure to follow your child's teachers' instructions with logging in and remote instruction tomorrow, as attendance will be taken.  Please contact your teacher and  office@desoto130.org if you have any issues.

Please stay safe, and take good care, everyone.

Sincerely,

PS 130 Hernando De Soto (Manhattan)

office@desoto130.org

PS 130M - NYCPS Immunization Requirements Remain Unchanged

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PS 130M - A letter from Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels regarding immigrant supports

January 2026

Dear Families,

As an immigrant myself, I know how essential our school communities are to immigrant students and families—and how much our immigrant students and families contribute to our schools.

At New York City Public Schools (NYCPS), we provide a robust, inclusive, and supportive education to every student and family, regardless of immigration status.

As a reminder, NYCPS does not provide non-local law enforcement with access to students, school facilities, or records unless required by law, and only after consultation with NYCPS’ lawyers.

In New York City, our schools are safe places for our children. If any student or family has questions or concerns related to an immigration incident, we encourage them to reach out to their school’s principal to be connected with the appropriate supports.

We also have many resources available to our staff and families through our Project Open Arms initiative, which provides support to immigrant students and their families. For more information, visit https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/know-your-rights/project-open-arms/

Additionally, NYCPS continues to partner with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA). We encourage families to use the MOIA Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or visit https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/ to learn more.

As your Chancellor, I am committed to ensuring our schools remain safe and inclusive spaces for students and families.

      In Partnership,

Kamar H. Samuels, Chancellor 

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PS 130M - Norovirus Update for the 2025–26 School Year

For more information, visit nyc.gov/health and search for norovirus 

& https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/infections/Pages/norovirus-what-to-do-if-your-child-catches-this-highly-contagious-stomach-bug.aspx

If you are concerned about your child’s symptoms, please contact your child’s school physician, school nurse, or healthcare provider.

     Sincerely,                                                                     

     Medical Director, Office of School Health 

                                                                                                                            

 

PS130MPA - Bake Sale - Wednesday, January 14

 

PS 130M - General Meeting Minutes - December 4, 2025

                                                 PS 130M - PARENTS ASSOCIATION

一三零小學家長會

143 Baxter Street Room 101, New York, NY 10013

Tel: 212-226-8072

Email: ps130mpa@yahoo.com       Website: ps130pa.blogspot.com

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Parents Association Board Members:           

Co-Presidents:  Joseph Li  & Kevin Cheng

Co-Vice-Presidents: Manya Ellenberg & Moe Kyaw

Co-Treasurers: Alice Chen & Angela Mui                                                              

Co-Secretaries: Amy Hu & Tammy Yin

Parents Association Events Coordinator: Lisa Wong

Parent Coordinator:  Ana Leung

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Minutes to PS 130M General Meeting December 4, 2025

Attendance: Lisa Wong, Yvonne Moy, Amy Hu, Joseph Li, Michelle, Mr. Fong, Ms. Thomas, Carmen, Yuki, Moe, Kevin and 10 other participants (see sign in sheet, in person)

Meeting Commence: 8:50am

Mr. Fong – Thank you everyone for being here. Thank you to the PA. We applied for smaller class sizes; we will know more in the spring, if we get approved or not. The deadline was yesterday.

5th graders – Congratulations on getting applications in, deadline is December 12, 2025. Any questions to Ms. Mo, our guidance counselor or Ms. Leung, our parent coordinator? Mr. McQuire came in last week, on Friday, he will be sending out an email about our SLT meeting.

This years’ honorary for our annual banquet will be Assembly woman Grace lee & Chui Man Lai from NY Presbyterian community liaison.

Thank you.

Classes should be downed sized by 2028, they want k-3 at max size 20 and 4-5 max size 23. Next year they would like the schools to be 80% in compliance. Right now, some are under 20+ students, and some are over.

Joe – Hi Everyone, has everyone gone Christmas shopping.

Agenda –

Reading and approval of minutes and Treasury reports, upcoming events. Parents’ Association opening & Review.

Here are last month’s meeting minutes to be reviewed and approved. They will be posted on the PA Blog site.

1. These are the minutes for review and to be approved from our last meeting in November, 7 people approved the minutes; minutes are placed on record. Thank you!

      II. This is the treasury report for review and approval; 8 people approved the treasury report. The Treasury report is placed on record. Thank you!

          Today’s meeting will be short because we are heading to the VA hospital with Voices of 130.

            Upcoming events – December 2025

                -  5th grade Ballroom promenade – Monday, 12/8/25

                -  Bake Sale – Wednesday, 12/10/25
                -  Holiday performances for parents – Wednesday, 12/17/25

                -  Voices of PS 130M – holiday caroling (school main entrance) Monday 12/22/25 & Tuesday 12/23/25
                -  General Meeting – Thursday, 1/8/25
                -  23rd Annual Benefit Banquet – Friday, 5/15/26 

         These are the ongoing fundraising throughout the school year.

          1. PA Fundraising for 2025-2026                                                   

                -  Bake Sale

                -  Candy Sale

                -  Annual Ask

                -  Photo day

                -  Scholastic Book Fair

                -  Spirit Clothes

                -  Holiday show

                -  Benefit Gala

                -  Mother’s Day

                -  Handmade Bead Sale

                -  Readathon

           Readathon, we will continue to do, we just haven’t set up a date yet. If your company does matches, that would be helpful. We came up with another fundraiser for popcorn sale; we will send out letters for that soon.

• All the fundraising money goes to our kids and the art programs.

  If you have any ideas, please let us know and we will see if we have the manpower to do it.

  Bake sale is every month; to help fundraise, it’s mostly every 1st Wednesday of the month. Letters will go out every month when bake sale is near.

  The banquet is on May 15, 2026, it is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year. We are taking donations for prizes to raffle off. Please bring items you do not want or need that are still in the box. When tickets go on sale please see Lisa.

            2. The PA Funds these Programs and more

                Here are all the costs of the arts programs the PA funds, as you see all the art programs are not cheap. All our fundraising efforts go back to the school and our students.

                

                Our Art Programs
                    -  NDI – 1st grade & 4th grade - $15,325

                    -  Inside Broadway – Pre-k / K/ 2nd Grade - $13,440

                    -  Third Street Music School – Violin (3rd grade & Advance) - $10,050

                    -  Ballroom Dancing - $9,520

                    -  School Chorus – Voices of 130 - $0

                    -  Spirit of PS 130 – Fife & Drum - $8,800

                    -  Young People Chorus (YPC) - $9,900

                    -  PS. 130 Lion Dance - $4,275

                    -  Rosie’s Theater Kids - $15,000

                

                The PA also pays for some of the school supplies & special events such as:

                    -  Air conditioners and repairs - $11,000

                    -  Office copier, toners, computers, and supplies - $12,000

                    -  Student appreciation events (we currently have 520 students)- $18,000

Any questions or new ideas?

Mr. Fong – Flyer “Kids Rise” – it started 4/5 years ago – right now it’s for k-4. The kids rise program is under your child’s name and it doesn't affect their financial aid. Your child gets $100 to sign up and an extra $100 for some more steps, it’s free money for your child’s college education.

Some area banks and car dealerships have contributed money to the schools for the children’s Kids Rise accounts, to receive it, you do have to activate your account. This is not a part of the 529 plan.

Last year our 3rd graders got a donor from an alumnus, and she contributed money to their accounts.

Ms. Mo – you don’t need to use it for college- you can use it for trade school; it’s connected to your child’s OSIS #. It started in the Bronx and now they have $300k.

Parent – Moe- we can get a company to match it, and it goes directly to the student’s account.

56% have enrolled so far.

Yuki – Lion dance- is the organizer able to do shows, like at the Hudson yards, I saw a school performing there.

Joe – Lisa is the one that gets the name out there.

Lisa – its only if the schools invite us. Any more questions?

Thank you for coming. Thank you! You can always come by the PA room 101 to chat with us, come to with any ideas, suggestions, or issues; our door is always open. You can also reach us by emailing us at PS.130pa@yahoo.com or by phone – 212-226-8072 ext. 101 or reach Lisa at 917- 821-7056 or visit our blog site at http://ps130pa.blogspot.com/ for more information.

Closing time – 9:05am

PS130M - General Meeting Presentation - Thursday, January 8, 2026

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PS130MPA - General Meeting - Thursday, January 8, 2026

 

                                                                                                                                            

                                            PS 130M - PARENTS ASSOCIATION 
                          一三零小學家長會

143 Baxter Street Room 101, New York, NY 10013

Tel: 212-226-8072

Email: ps130mpa@yahoo.com       Website: ps130pa.blogspot.com

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dear Parents and Guardians of Pre-K to 5 Graders,

The Parents Association plays an important role in our school by supporting the initiatives of the Principal and administration. The PA serves as the main information center for many parents unfamiliar with the Board of Education and our school. We are responsible for the many annual fundraising events, school parties, book sales, workshops and school fairs; which helps pays for all the art programs and administrative things that are not covered by the Board of Education or Department of Education (DOE).  None of this would be possible without your participation and support.

There will be a Parents Association General Meeting for all in the auditorium on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 8:45AM.  The topics to be discussed are

• Principal welcoming

• Reading and Approval of Minutes

• PA Financials: December 2025 Treasurer’s Report

• Upcoming Events           

            o Bake sale – Wednesday, January 14

o   Parents Association General Meeting – Thursday, February 5, 2026

o   23rd  Annual Benefit Banquet – Friday, May 15, 2026

• Principal's remarks/announcements

• Any parent issues, questions or proposals

Please come to our meeting!  

Thank you.