Students and parents from PS 174Q, The William Sidney Mount School in Rego Park, arrived at CUNY School of Law to take part in the Young Debaters Program Debate Competition. Thirty-two students presented

PS 174Q winners of the school spelling bee are all a ‘buzz’

PS 174Q in Rego Park recently held its annual spelling bee.

All classes from second through fifth grade participated in classroom spelling bees. Then the finalists from each class participated in the schoolwide spelling bee by grade.

Students studied their words endlessly. The judges and announcers, Mr. Romano, Mrs. Friedman and Ms. Desvigne, had fun too! In the end, the phenomenal finalists from fifth grade — Adarsh Rana, Emily Daza, and Penelope Bevan, left — were the only ones standing. These spelling enthusiasts will move on to compete at the Queens South FSC Spelling Bee in January.

The fourth-grade winners are also pictured. The school is buzzing with excitement and wishes them much success in the next event.

Collaborative learning — PS 174Q and JHS 190Q - Queens ...

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SCHOOL PHOTO. Collaborative learning — PS 174Q and JHS 190Q 1. Students Alexandra Davidescu, left, Amanda Hui, Charlotte Yih, Katelyn Zhou and Angelica ...

PS 174Q STEAM Day Event - Queens Chronicle: Central/Mid ...

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Students and teachers at PS 174Q in Rego Park, welcomed their parents for an engaging event in STEAM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.

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PHOTO COURTESY PS 174Q. Dancers from PS 174Q “Dream Team” win gold! 1. Miss Aviva, the Dancing Classrooms teaching artist, is shown celebrating with PS ...

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FILE PHOTO. Three Qns. schools get library grants 1. PS 174 was one of three Queens schools to receive a grant from author James Patterson to improve its ...

PS 174Q students give a show-stopping performance of “The Aristocats"

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There are thespians on the loose at PS 174Q in Rego Park.

Four of our Public School 174 grade projects are being displayed at the 2nd Annual 2014 STEM Matters NYC Elementary Science Expo on Friday, June 13, 2014. From Grade 2 - Wren Walston - Project – “Tardegrades are Here, There and Everywhere!”, Grade 3 – Satvik Agnihotri – “Sliding Along”; Grade 4 Group Project – Daniella Glezer, Jasmine Kaur and Emily Velez – “Which Battery Will Last The Longest?”, and Grade 5 – Ulysses McDonald – “Does the Skin of an Orange let Liquids Through?”

Our students are encouraged to enrich the curriculum to reach and exceed standards through design project formats such as: observational study, scientific investigation and engineering design.

Literacy Events at Public School 174 Target Family Event - Literacy in the Library

CityParks PuppetMobile Presents "Little Red's Hood"

Annual Community Event in our school yard!

For the past five years, neighboring schools have been our guests during this wonderful performance. Our families, staff and students bring towels and folding chairs and make a picnic during this show. We have seen Sleeping Beauty, Bessie’s Big Show, Cinderella Stories from Around the World, Rumplestiltskin and other classic and modern fairy tales. This year we look forward to a version of Little Red Riding Hood.

Little Red’s Hood is a fresh retelling of the classic “Little Red Riding Hood” tale updated with a modern sensibility that will appeal to kids. The production features a dozen, hand-made marionettes crafted by the expert puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre.

Like many of today’s children, Little Red is a smart, young city slicker who is too focused on her smartphone to notice her surroundings. Wulfric is a misunderstood wolf with a sweet tooth. When Little Red travels from New York City to the country to deliver some cupcakes to her Grandma, she encounters a colorful cast of characters as Wulfric the Wolf tries to head her off at the pass.

Little Red’s Hood is directed by Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre’s Artistic Director Bruce Cannon and written by Liam Hurley.

Choosing Just Right Books

Parents of our Kindergarten students learned all about “Just Right Books” in a workshop on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. The kindergarten teachers presented a Power point to the families outlining the expectations we have for students in literacy. They learned how to choose a book that is “Just Right,” what the characteristics are of each level book, and what the expectations are for reading as children go through each year, on each grade. Students are looking forward to filling their “baggies” and getting their book stickers.

Planting Seeds and Trees – A CASA Grant Partnership with Queens Botanical Gardens

Our PS 174 families are enjoying both Monday afternoons and Saturday mornings in the Spring, learning about the plants we need to assure that our lives are healthy and bountiful! From a generous CASA Grant from the New York City Council and our Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz, PS 174 families are spending extra time in school. During the spring months, groups of students and teachers as well as students and their families are enjoying lessons from educators from the Queens Botanical Gardens. They are learning about how plants grow, what plants we eat, and how trees and plants grown through the seasons. These family/child activities include planting seeds, touring the changing seasons of growth on our school grounds, and enjoying tasty roots, stems, leaves and seeds.

PS 174 Pumpkin Patch

Throughout history, families looked forward to the autumn season, enjoying many fruits of the harvest. In October at PS 174, we are celebrating by picking and sorting apples and pumpkins! Our PreK and K classes are looking forward to their own “Pumpkin Patch” in our school garden, and this year for the first time are enjoying Granny Smith apples from our very own tree on Ellwell Crescent. Classes in Grade 1 are planning their visits to the Queens Farm for hayrides and pumpkin picking. Every October, our first community service event takes place with the Wonder Walk for the March of Dimes. Kindergarten families lead the way for this annual “Pumpkin Walk”and fund raiser.

Do you remember building with LEGOs, those interlocking red, yellow, green, and blue blocks? I would bet that you did not realize the important math skills such as sorting, scale, fractions, proportions, ratios and area - that you were learning. We are thrilled to be able to offer this hands-on, fun and engaging tool for learning for our students. Imagine learning math and engineering concepts – building an entire community complete with structures and transportation. We are not talking about one LEGO kit, but of 12 large, full bins brimming with block, flats and bricks, as well as parts for vehicles, accessories for storefronts, and “people” to drive the trucks and trains, the cars, helicopters and planes.

We are thrilled to have received over $2,000.00 worth of these LEGO kits from two different Donors Choose proposals that were fully funded. The excitement that these remarkable building blocks generate demonstrates just how appropriate they are in supporting not only our children’s problem solving ability, but also in sparking their creativity,

Little Red’s Hood is a fresh retelling of the classic “Little Red Riding Hood” tale updated with a modern sensibility that will appeal to kids. The production features a dozen, hand-made marionettes crafted by the expert puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre.

Like many of today’s children, Little Red is a smart, young city slicker who is too focused on her smartphone to notice her surroundings. Wulfric is a misunderstood wolf with a sweet tooth. When Little Red travels from New York City to the country to deliver some cupcakes to her Grandma, she encounters a colorful cast of characters as Wulfric the Wolf tries to head her off at the pass.

Little Red’s Hood is directed by Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre’s Artistic Director Bruce Cannon and written by Liam Hurley.

Please come to our yearly Community Event! Public School 174 – Painter’s Playground Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Quarter Finals Dance Competition

Our red team danced beautifully and won both silver and gold ribbons in the Colors of the Rainbow competition with Dancing Classrooms.

Ballroom Dance Team

danced as the Red and Yellow Teams in the Colors of the Rainbow Quarter Finals and the Dancing Classrooms Fall Finals at PS 62M, winning gold and silver medals. They are also featured dancers at the 100th Birthday Celebration of Grand Central Terminal on February 1, 2013.