P.S. 174 William Sidney Mount
We’re eagerly anticipating our 4th annual P.S. 174Q Science EXPO in May. Students are GATE Teachers: Ms. Amato, Ms. currently immersed in research Friedman and collecting data for individual Ms. Ickowics, Ms. Messano, Ms. and team projects. We can hardly wait to see their exciting displays! Russell, Ms. Thomas, Ms. Torossian
Our GATE classes continue to “rise and shine” and amaze us all. We’ve been winning SO many accolades, that we outdo ourselves each year. Kudos to our Spelling Bee champs, on all levels, fantastic Upcoming Events Debaters and Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Contest entrants, Pi Day GATES 3, 4, and 5 are eagerly Contest, Women’s History Month anticipating our upcoming trips to Poster Contest winners (more than Lincoln Center for the American from any other school!), and Senator Ballet Theater, Joyce Theater, and Addabbo’s Earth Day poster contest. to our performance at Carnegie Hall. In addition, GATES 4 and 5 participated in SIFMA Foundation’s Stock Market Game and InvestWrite Essay Contests. BRAINTEASER Most recently, we’re linking our Can You Guess? Core Curriculum to philosophical brainstorming “shared inquiry” (think hard!) discussions (moral vs legal/open- ended stories) of Junior Great Books. What’s the largest number you can Learning advanced strategies represent with 3 digits? Nope...it’s for character analysis and higher- order thinking will help prepare us not 999! (Think again!!) to think critically and apply what we’ve practiced in the STEAM spectrum to lifelong problem- solving.
Green-wood Cemetery As the weather warms and weekends become 500 25th St. (at Fifth Ave.) Brooklyn green-wood.com sunnier, you’re all encouraged to explore and enjoy Technically, this isn’t a park, but after hanging some of New York City’s under-the radar parks. out near the koi pond in its tranquility garden, Parks to Explore in NYC stroll over to check out Frederick Ruckstull’s majestic Revolutionary War monument, “Altar to Liberty: Minerva.” Many famous New Yorkers Gantry Plaza State Park have their permanent residence in this location. 4-09 47th Rd (at Center Blvd) Queens gantrypark.com Tours are available as well.
It has patches of grass to relax on, walking paths, piers with gorgeous view of the East River, a giant Pepsi sign, sunbathing chairs and hammocks.
Sunset Park 41st St. (at Fifth Ave.) Brooklyn nycgovparks.org
This is the park with the best view in all of New Socrates Sculpture Park 32-01 Vernon Blvd. (at 32nd St) Queens York City! Standing at its tallest point, you’ll spot socratessculturepark.org the Statue of Liberty, the skyline, Brooklyn, Staten This is the coolest thing ever: Before it was a gorgeous Island and New Jersey. (Make sure that it is a park-outdoor art exhibit, this 4 acre patch of land in clear day!) It’s the perfect Long Island City was an abandoned landfill. It earned off-the-radar spot to take photos at sunset. official NYS park status in 1998 when a developer swooped in and attempted to build luxury apartments over it. Nature won!
Teardrop Park Warren St. (at River Terr.) Manhattan Msgr. McGolrick Park bpcparks.org Driggs Ave. (at Russell St.) Brooklyn Take the 1, 2, or 3 train downtown to Battery Park nycgovparks.org City and follow the path between Get a history lesson and check out Shelter Pavilion, two residential buildings. Hidden inside is a small, commemorating Greenpoint natives who perished in teardrop-shaped park that’s a great place for kids WWI — it was built in 1910 and is on the National to play. There’s a water playground, two sand pits Register of Historic Places. and a giant slide.