Congratulations to our Amazing 5th Grade students, their teachers and our TADA! teaching artists on a simply incredible performance! In April of 2011, our 5th Grade students performed three original musicals, based upon current social issues that impact their lives. The school auditorium was filled with proud parents, teachers, staff members and local community friends. Our students dedicated their shows to local heroes. "Where The Bullies Are" was dedicated to the men and women that protect our community from the 90th and 94th Precincts. "A Salute to Veterans" was dedicated to local US Veterans. "Dream Green" was dedicated to local politicians and the NYC Department of Sanitation for helping us keep Williamsburg a Green place to live!
Brilliant performances dazzled our guests! I am so proud of our 5th Grade stars! Kudos to my 5th Grade teachers for working so very hard with their classes. Way to Go to our "Tech Kids" and our star studded "Actors and Actresses"! You are truly My Shining Stars!!
BRAVO!!!
Happy National Read Across America Day!! In March of 2011 we hosted our 7th Annual Read Across America Event. Students, teachers and staff proudly paraded through the school wearing pj's as they held their favorite books and cheered catchy reading slogans! Special guest readers visited clasrooms and shared their love of reading with our students. What a joy it was to see our students in such awe of our special guests as they were reading! 
The question and answer sessions gave our students a sneak peek into the exciting careers of our special community friends! This experience allowed our students to truly understand that reading is a vital component of everyone's life. We are proud of our partnerships with our strong community leaders. Their commitment to children and our school community is truly amazing.
Reading Rocks at P.S. 132! 
P.S. 132 had a fantastic TADA! Performance on December 14, 2010. Our kids sang and danced their hearts out! 
Under the guidance of professional TADA! teaching artists and the amazing 3rd and 4th Grade teachers, students wrote and performed songs from the original musicals Oliver and Bye Bye Birdie.
TADA conducts 10 week musical residencies to fully engage students in all aspects of performing a musical. Many long hours were dedicated to practice, set, costume and prop design. The end result was simply magnificant!
5th Grade Brooklyn, NY Artist Patricia Velez Recognized as Winner of Art Contest, Awarded Funds to Support Local School Art Programs
SANTA ANA, Calif., November 12, 2010 – Brooklyn, NY 5th Grader, Patricia Velez has been recognized as a winner in a national art contest sponsored by Stremicks Heritage Foods, manufacturer of the 8th Continent Soymilk brand.
P.S. 132, along with 99 other contest winning schools will be awarded with a $1,000 gift card from Blick Art Materials.
During the contest, more than 7,200 sun designs were submitted. Design submissions were featured in an online gallery where members of the public rated the artwork from one to five stars.
Patricia on winning the contest: “I can’t believe that I actually won! I had butterflies in my stomach. I wanted to make a sun that made people think that when they drink the product, soy milk, they will become happy. I am really happy that we won art supplies for the art studio, because I really love doing art. I’m so excited to get new supplies so we can learn new things!”
P.S. 132's Playground Dedication
P.S. 132 had it's Playground Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in 2010. Thanks to incredible public and private donations by local Councilwoman, Diana Reyna, and the Cindy Lynn Sherwin Memorial Foundation, P.S. 132 was fortunate enough to have our new playground created by Out2Play. Diana Reyna shows strong leadership on issues which are vitally important to the Williamsburg community, such as youth services and education. The Cindy Lynn Sherwin Memorial Foundation was established to promote health and wellness programs with the objective of enhancing physical health, personal satisfaction and emotional well-being among various segments of the US population. Cindy Sherwin was a personal trainer, nutritionist and educator. She was passionate about fitness, well being and healthy living. At the young age of 33, she tragically died of an aneurism while training for her first Ironman Competition.
The ribbon cutting ceremony at P.S. 132 included live entertainment, by the Hungry March Band, a student musical presentation led by TADA's musical director, Stephanie Wells, yummy refreshments and a day filled with fun outdoor activities! Each student of P.S. 132 had an opportunity to participate in the day's festivities. A wonderful day was shared by all as the school community celebrated the heroes that transformed the dream of an amazing new schoolyard into a reality!
Lights! Camera! TADA! 
The
"Shining Star of Williamsburg" will shine bright this spring when the
fifth grade students present three original musicals obout every day
heros. This year our fifth grade classes were selected as the
recipients of a very special 18 week TADA residency.
Here is a clip from one of our 2009 TADA performances:
We need your help! We would like to celebrate everyday heros from our community. If you know any everyday heros from Williamsburg/Greenpoint please contact the school.
Top LEAGUE Schools in New York have teamed up with our local media sponsors to help create public service announcements (PSA) to promote The LEAGUE’s Earth Day event.
PIX11 shot their LEAGUE Earth Day PSA at PS 132 Conselyea School in Williamsburg. Their elementary school students and Green Team members joined PIX News at Ten weatherman, Mr. G, to encourage NYC schools to join TheLEAGUE.org and work with your neighboring community to preserve, repair and enhance the environment.
Click here to view PIX11’s public service announcement for The LEAGUE NY.
http://www.leagueworldwide.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=710
I am both proud and impressed to officially announce that P.S. 132 was invited to the White House and was honored by the President of the United States on Monday, September 8, 2008. Our school was honored in Washington by the League, for their work with helping to make a positive difference in the community and being the League’s #1 school in New York State. Four students attended a ceremony at the White House.
The students were chosen based on their accumulation of community service points gained by their efforts and work within our great Williamsburg community. The amazing students who were afforded this incredible opportunity are; Kenia, 5th grade, Tenzin, 3rd grade, Carlos, 5th grade & Krystle, 5th grade. They were accompanied by Ms. Heather de Koning, League Head Coach, our visual arts teacher, and head of the Community Art Team.
The children were touched by this incredible experience. President Bush mentioned receiving a Presidential Service Award is a great honor. Last June, our school received three Presidental Service Awards. This hard work of the teachers and students paid off. We of these teams is what got us to be #1 in New York State for community service.
I truly believe that continuing to teach our students about giving and social responsibility will only lead them to a fuller and brighter future. This year we are planning new service opportunities for our students. I hope we can continue this trend of excellence. We are among the very best in the country, and we will continue to make P.S. 132 a school that answers the call to serve our community.
