Message from the Co-presidents

Dear P.S. 101Q Families,

Happy New Year! We are entering 2025 with renewed energy and excitement for what’s to come. As we do so, we would also like to reflect on the collaborative community spirit that made the first half of the school year so outstanding.

Thanks to your support, we had exceedingly successful events like Monster Mash, One-oh-Onederland and the Scholastic Book Fair. The success of each event is a result of the active engagement of our community- from the chairpersons who oversaw every detail of the event, their dedicated planning committees, the on-the-ground volunteers to the executive board members who liaised between the planning committee and school administration.

None of this would have been possible without our dedicated volunteers and the generosity of our families. Our organization functions completely on volunteer-power. There is no dollar amount that fully quantifies the value of volunteer work in this community. It is done out of pure love for our children and families. We hope our work allows PS101Q to continue to be the community where they can thrive.

Looking ahead, we’re excited about all that’s to come. The Talent Show, Spring Fling, International Dinner, to name a few, just around the corner, promising new opportunities for connection, celebration, and enjoyment for all.

- Melissa and Caroline

Diversity Statement

At PS101 we celebrate and are grateful for our rich diversity. This diversity includes race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, religion, socioeconomic status, language and abilities. Diversity of all types benefits everyone in our community and is especially essential to a productive and inclusive educational environment.

In our school community, we strive for a culture where the administration, faculty, staff, students and parents/families share in the collective responsibility to address, prevent and eliminate actions, decisions and outcomes that result from, and perpetuate, racism and bias.

Racism and Activism

CNN/Sesame Street town hall to learn about racism. (best for lower grades)

embracerace.org lists 31 children’s books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance.

Bounceback parenting blog has a curated list of resources including books, activities, and media for talking to kids of all ages about race and racism.

The Brown Bookshelf promotes awareness of children’s books (picture, middle grade, and young adult) written and illustrated by people of color.

New York Family recently compiled a list called Resources and Books to Help Parents Educate Themselves on Racism.

A free e-book from Teaching Tolerance, Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice has stories and conversation starters for ages 2-5, 6-12, and 13 and up.

A New Jersey teacher started this viral list of children's books about race on the popular website ScaryMommy.com.

Articles or blog posts

Commonsense Media’s “Explaining the News to Our Kids” breaks down how to have difficult conversations with kids of different ages.

The American Academy of Pediatrics shares advice for families on how to talk to their children about racism.

embracerace.org has articles, topic pages, and webinars to help parents talk about race with young children (best for elementary).

The Anti-Defamation League has tips for a table talk about racism for kids 11 and older (best for middle or high school).

Healthychildren.org offers advice for parents talking to children about racial bias.

“Talking to Kids About George Floyd” from Child Mind Institute takes a commonsense approach to a difficult topic.

The American Psychological Association initiative on Defining Race and Ethnic Socialization has parent resources on having discussions about race with children of all ages.