Resources for Current Families
PS 503 Forms
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PS 503 Consent Form - to inform PS 503 about your child’s photo consent, permission to walk home alone, and permission to go on walking field trips. Please complete this form for each child who attends PS 503.
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PS 503 Emergency Contact Form - to share your emergency contact information and designate the people who are allowed to pick up your child from school.
School Supply Lists 2024-2025

Principal's Reports
MS Admissions 2024


In October, our school guidance counselor, Ms. Jimenez, presented about Middle School Admissions. The application is open in MySchools through December 13. Please see the slides below for the workshop content and to make an appointment with Ms. Jimenez to discuss your child's middle school options.
Kindergarten Open House




We are hosting Kindergarten Tours for the 2025-2026 school year! Our first tour is on December 5th.
Share your love of our school by telling any family and friends with children born in 2020 to tour PS 503 and apply to our Kindergarten program for next school year. We also have additional tour dates on December 12th and January 9th.
Homework Workshops




In October 2024, Ms. Demos and teachers presented to families about homework at PS 503. Please see the slides below for your reference.
Math Resources for Families / Bridges Curriculum

Looking for resources to support your child in mathematics? Check out the resources below!
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Bridges Family Support Page - This resource includes information about our school's Bridges Curriculum, including the Math Units of Study on each grade. All resources are available in English & in Spanish.
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Math At Home Page - This website includes activities, organized by grade, that uses familiar routines you can do at home with your child. They are available in both English and Spanish.
Mathematics Family Workshop

Parents learning about 1st Grade Math

Reviewing 3rd Grade math

5th graders presenting their strategies to parents

Parents learning about 1st Grade Math
Each year, we offer a Family Workshop about the Bridges Mathematics Curriculum at PS 503. Families attended to learn more about how math is taught on their child's grade and to learn strategies for helping with homework. Check out the slides for each grade level to learn more!
Literacy Family Workshop



Our Literacy Family workshop shared the curriculum PS 503 uses for literacy instruction. All students Kindergarten through 5th grade follow HMH Into Reading, including dual language students. Students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade use Really Great Reading to support phonics and foundational skills. Students in 3rd grade through 5th use iReady Reading to provide differentiated instruction and targeted practice. Check out the slides to learn more.
Technology Family Workshop




The Technology Family Workshop shares information about the Technology at PS 503. Families attended to learn more about how to manage device usage to ensure digital safety online. Parents also explored the apps students K-5 have access to and how to monitor their homework assignments.
PS 503 PTA 2024-2025
Please welcome us in congratulating the PS 503 PTA Executive Board for the 2024-2025 school year. Have questions for the PTA? You can email them at ps503pta@ps503online.org.
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PTA President - Maricela Sierra
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PTA Vice President - Erika Hernandez
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PTA Treasurer - Mayra Gonzalez
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PTA Secretaries - NEW Oct 2024 - Alejandra Ortiz & Krystal Rivera

PS 503 SLT 2024-2025
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is of community members, families, and staff who develop educational policies for PS 503. They also make sure there are resources to support those policies. Review the meeting notes here: PS 503 SLT Meeting Notes
Parent Members:
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Yesenia Placencia, yplacencia@ps503online.org
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Margarita Ateno, mateno@ps503online.org
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Youwu Qi, yqi@ps503online.org
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Maricela Sierra - PTA President, msierra@ps503online.org
Community Members
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Laura Lovera - Parent coordinator, llovera@ps503online.org
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Nina Demos - Principal, ndemos@ps503online.org
Staff
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Dina Barghouti, UFT Chapter Leader, dbarghouti@ps503online.org
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Caitlin Cahill, ccahill@ps503online.org (UFT Chapter Leader Designee)
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Maria Koutras, mkoutras@ps503online.org
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Jasmine Bath, jbath@ps503online.org
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Becky Wu, bwu@ps503online.org
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Nancy Ureña, nurena@ps503online.org
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Emily Burrell, eburrell@ps503online.org
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Katie Portelli, kportelli@ps503online.org