Upcoming Events
Fall Picture Day
Order forms will be placed in your student’s take-home folder. Additional paper forms may be found on the main floor at the information desk and in the main office.
Please note the following:
Individual photos will be taken of children who bring a completed form and full payment.
All students will be photographed in a class photo, which may be purchased with a package.
If you would like to purchase a photo package of your child, please fill out the order form and send in payment on picture day, October 14th.
If your child is absent there will be a make up day on December 4th.
*Any questions can be sent to ptaps185@gmail.com.
Thank you in advance for your support of this important fundraiser!
October School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
PTA October Meeting (Virtual)
Join us! This meeting will be on Zoom.
Please check Remind for the Zoom link and call info.
Chip Friday!
This 5th Grade Graduation Fundraiser takes place during lunchtime for all grades once a month. Children can purchase some yummy snacks! Thank you for your generosity and support!
$1-$6 items for sale.
Parents' Night Out - Adults Only
GOOD FOOD + GREAT COMPANY + A NIGHT TO CONNECT
Join us for a fun and relaxed evening to get to know other parents, catch up with old friends, and enjoy a night out together.
$60 PER PERSON INCLUDES FOOD
CASH BAR AVAILABLE
FUN & GAMES
Enjoy some light, social games with prizes - a fun way to mix, mingle and meet new parents!
ADULTS ONLY EVENT
Payment can also be made in advance by cash or check. Checks made payable to PS 185 PTA.
Season of Giving
The P.S. 185 PTA , Wellness Committee, and Student Government invite you to participate in the Season of Giving
Key Dates
November 2 - 25: Food Drive for the Salvation Army
December 1 - 12: Toiletry Drive for the 4th Avenue Community Food Drive.
Our Food Drive!
Let’s feed the hungry in our community by partnering with our neighbors at the Salvation Army! Please consider bringing non-perishable food items for donation (canned goods and pasta preferred) now through November 24th. Boxes to place your donation are in the school lobby.
3rd Annual Toiletry Drive
Partnering with the Community Food Pantry to help those in need in our neighborhood!
Each grade is designated to collect the following items):
KINDERGARTEN: HATS/MITTENS
1ST: BRUSHES/COMBS
2ND: TOOTHBRUSHES/MOUTHWASH/FLOSS
3RD: SOAP/BODY-WASH/DEODORANT
4TH: SHAMPOO/CONDITIONER
5TH: FOOD POP-TOPS (cans that open without can opener) & CHICKPEAS, SAUCE, OATMEAL
DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM DECEMBER 1st- DECEMBER 12th.
If you have questions, please contact Theresa Kovary.
November School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
Family Potluck & Card Making
Make something delicious from your family cookbook and bring it to the school!
PTA November Meeting (Hybrid)
Join us in the auditorium and on Zoom!
If childcare is available, the school will send more information about registering for it. An RSVP is required.
Chip Friday!
This 5th Grade Graduation Fundraiser takes place during lunchtime for all grades once a month. Children can purchase some yummy snacks! Thank you for your generosity and support!
$1-$6 items for sale.
PICTURE DAY!
For Grads, Retakes, Siblings, and Absentees. Photo package order forms will be placed in your student’s take-home folder. Additional paper forms may be found online here, on the main floor at the information desk, and in the main office.
If you would like to purchase a photo package, please complete an order form and send in payment on picture day, December 4th.
If you would like your child’s photo re-taken, please send in the entire original photo package (except the class photo, keep that at home) on picture day.
If you would like to purchase a photo package of sibling children in the school, please complete an order form and send in payment on picture day.
Any children who were absent on Picture Day in October will need to fill out a photo package form, bring it with them, and include payment on picture day.
Any 5th grader who was absent on Picture Day in October will be photographed individually for the yearbook. Additionally, if you would like to purchase the cap-and-gown photo, you will need to fill out a grad photo package form. The student should bring it with them and include payment on picture day.
*Any questions can be sent to ptaps185@gmail.com.
Thank you in advance for your support of this important fundraiser!
December School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
PTA December Meeting (Hybrid)
Join us in the auditorium and on Zoom!
If childcare is available, the school will send more information about registering for it. An RSVP is required.
January School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
PTA January Meeting (Virtual)
Join us! This meeting will be on Zoom.
Please check Remind for the Zoom link and call info.
PTA February Meeting (Virtual)
Join us! This meeting will be on Zoom.
Please check Remind for the Zoom link and call info.
February School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
PTA March Meeting (Virtual)
Join us! This meeting will be on Zoom.
Please check Remind for the Zoom link and call info.
March School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
Annual Spring Gala - Save the Date
Join us for a very special evening filled with dinner, cocktails, dancing, awards, raffles, gift baskets, and so much more!
Save the date and spread the word to friends and family!
Formal invitation and additional details to follow soon.
PTA April Meeting (Hybrid)
Join us in the auditorium and on Zoom!
If childcare is available, the school will send more information about registering for it. An RSVP is required.
April School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
May School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
PTA May Meeting (Elections - Hybrid)
Join us for our May PTA elections in the auditorium and on Zoom.
Meet the new candidates in person and cast your vote!
Please note that only members attending in person will be able to vote.
If childcare is available, the school will send more information about registering for it. An RSVP is required.
June School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
PTA June Meeting (Budget vote - Hybrid)
Join us!
If childcare is available, the school will send more information about registering for it. An RSVP is required.
Please note that only members attending in person will be able to vote.
Kindergarten MEET UP (Narrows Botanical Garden)
The PS 185 PTA hosts a Kindergarten Meet Up at the Narrows Botanical Gardens (Shore Rd and 71st St).
This event will be PICNIC STYLE!!!
Bring blankets, chairs, and snacks. Children will be making friendship bracelets and playing yard games.
Outdoor Movie Night
FEATURING…
Super mario galaxy movie
Admission is FREE for PS 185 Families!
Bring your picnic blankets and lawn chairs to Shore Road. The park gathering starts at 6:30 p.m., and the movie begins at 7 p.m.
Movie night snack boxes must be purchased by 9/22! Presale only. You can purchase them online. Snack boxes will NOT be sold at the event. They will be distributed at the event.
🍿 Boxes include popcorn, assorted candy, juicebox, and glowsticks!
Help Beautify Our School Garden! (Part 2)
Students will have the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and help get our school garden ready for the year! This year’s School Garden Clean-Up will take place on September 30 and October 1.
Students in select grades will participate in cleaning up and caring for our garden while helping make it a welcoming space for our school community.
Help Beautify Our School Garden! (Part 1)
Students will have the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and help get our school garden ready for the year! This year’s School Garden Clean-Up will take place on September 30 and October 1.
Students in select grades will participate in cleaning up and caring for our garden while helping make it a welcoming space for our school community.
PTA September Meeting (Hybrid)
Join us in the auditorium and on Zoom!
If childcare is available, the school will send more information about registering for it. An RSVP is required.
September School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
Kindergarten Meet & Greet
This year’s meet and greet will be in the cafeteria, right after drop off.
CEC 20 MEETING
COMMUNITY EDUCATION COUNCIL 20
WELCOMES YOU TO JOIN THEIR SEPTEMBER 2026 CALENDAR AND BUSINESS MEETINGS
See flyer for meeting topics.
Interpretation available in Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish.
Chalk the Walk! (afternoon session)
🖍️ Get ready for some sidewalk decorating!
Join us for Chalk the Walk outside the main entrance! We’ll have two sessions at 10-12 am and 3-5 pm!
We’ll have the chalk; just bring your kids and their imagination!
Chalk the Walk! (morning session)
🖍️ Get ready for some sidewalk decorating!
Join us for Chalk the Walk outside the main entrance! We’ll have two sessions at 10-12 am and 3-5 pm!
We’ll have the chalk; just bring your kids and their imagination!
The PTA will be selling iced coffee this session!
Chip Tuesday!
Support our 5th Grade Seniors!
This 5th Grade Graduation Fundraiser takes place during lunchtime for all grades once a month. Children can purchase some yummy snacks! Thank you for your generosity and support!
$1-$5 items for sale sold at lunch.
Family Day with The New York Liberty!
New York Liberty vs Washington Mystics at Barclays Center
Join the P.S. 185 community to celebrate Ellie’s Birthday at the New York Liberty vs. Washington Mystics game on Sunday, June 14th at 3:00 PM!
Sit with the P.S. 185 community in our Mini Section located in Section 230
✨ Special Offer: FIRST 50 FAMILIES who sign up will receive an exclusive opportunity for their child to participate in the New York Liberty High Five Tunnel Experience, where they’ll high-five the players as they take the court!
***You will receive an exclusive email on May 14th if your family qualifies for this experience***
It’s going to be an unforgettable afternoon of basketball, celebration, and school spirit. We hope to see you there! 🗽💙
Please note that this experience is only available to children who are currently enrolled in P.S 185 and they MUST have a game ticket to participate (Children ages 6–15 years old).
Spring Market & Rummage Sale
**VENDORS WANTED **
Join our community creators, crafters, vintage curators, and culinary wizards at our spring artisan market!
WHO CAN APPLY TO SELL: The intent is to provide space for local independent small businesses and creators. We hope to host a variety of vendors at the market, including potters/ceramicists, painters and illustrators, jewelry makers, vintage clothing curators, woodworkers, food vendors, and more! If you think this describes you, we'd love for you to apply! (This is going to be a large market, but space is not completely unlimited, so we're doing some light screening of vendors.)
TABLE FEES (due by June 8th):
$80 for one 6ft table
$150 for two 6ft tables
We will provide 1 folding chair per table; tablecloth not provided.
APPLICATION DUE DATE:
Vendor application deadline is June 5th! The images you provide will be used to promote your business on our social media account ahead of the market.
Vendors may begin setting up at 8:30am. Vendor fees directly benefit the students and PTA of PS 185.
Contact PS185market@gmail.com for more info.
PTA June Meeting (Budget vote - HYBRID)
Join us!
If childcare is available, the school will send more information about registering for it. An RSVP is required.
June School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
Cultural Fair
PS 185 will celebrate the various backgrounds of our families with a Cultural Street Fair. Parent- and student-led interactive “booths” will showcase their families’ cultural origins. More info to come.
May School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
Spring Spectacular!
The PS 185 Fifth Grade Graduating Class invites the entire PS 185 community to join us for a fun-filled evening at the Spring Spectacular!
Admission
$20 per child
Includes:
1 slice of pizza
Cotton candy
Water
Food and drink package is for children only. Adults are not included in the admission price.
What to Expect
DJ & dancing
Carnival-style games
Contests and activities
Incredible prizes and raffles
Fun surprises throughout the evening
Additional concessions available for purchase
Raffle Information
Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the event:
$10 for 5 tickets
Children will also have chances to win prizes without purchasing raffle tickets.
Important Information
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Families are welcome to invite friends and their children.
Upon entry, children will receive tickets redeemable for pizza, cotton candy, and water.
RSVP
Please complete and return your form by Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
We look forward to celebrating with the PS 185 community!
PTA May Meeting (Elections - HYBRID)
Join us for our May PTA elections.
Read more about the candidates here. Meet them in person and cast your vote!
Please note that only those attending in person will be able to vote.
If childcare is available, the school will send more information about registering for it. An RSVP is required.
Chip Friday!
This 5th Grade Graduation Fundraiser takes place during lunchtime for all grades once a month. Children can purchase some yummy snacks! Thank you for your generosity and support!
$1-$6 items for sale.
Annual Plant Sale
🌱🌷 Every year in May our school hosts a plant sale before Mother’s Day during the school day. 🌷🌱
🌸 Please sign up below to volunteer! 🌸
April School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
MUSIC Bingo
MUSIC BINGO!!!!
(This event is for ages 21+ only.)
HOSTED BY: TOMMY EYEBROWS
3 Rounds: 80's, 90's & 00's
$45 per person
Additional cards can be purchased at the door for $10.00
INCLUDES ALL PRICE ROUNDS!
BYOB & BYO Food!
Ice and Snacks Provided
Prizes include gift cards to local businesses, designer purses, smartwatch, tablet and much, much more!
Plus 50/50 Raffle!!
DOORS AT 6PM, BINGO AT 6:30PM
Scan QR or click button below to Pay & Register.
Cash/check at Door.
Chip Friday!
This 5th Grade Graduation Fundraiser takes place during lunchtime for all grades once a month. Children can purchase some yummy snacks! Thank you for your generosity and support!
$1-$6 items for sale.
PTA April Meeting (Hybrid)
Join us!
If childcare is available, the school will send more information about registering for it. An RSVP is required.
Read-A-Thon
It's time for the PS 185 PTA Read-A-Thon!
Our school Read-A-Thon begins on today, April 1, 2026 and is sure to be a fun and exciting event.
We understand that your time is valuable. We also know that providing the best education for your child is important. That's why we are encouraging everyone to activate their student's Read-A-Thon account as soon as possible. The instructions are straightforward, making it quick and hassle-free, and it should take less than 5 minutes of your time.
Watch a short video to see how to signup your reader:
This account will serve as a hub for recording and monitoring your child's progress as a Reader in the event, and for you to share their Read-A-Thon message with friends and family. Click the button below to activate your student's Reader account.
We have also prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions, which we hope you’ll find helpful since spring break starts tomorrow.
Thank you so much for your participation and support. Together, we can make this Read-A-Thon an amazing experience for our young readers!
March School Leadership Team Meeting
The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. PS 185 SLT meetings are held monthly in the library and are open to the public in Room 202. If you have any issues you would like raised at an SLT meeting, you can contact the PTA Co-Presidents as your PTA representatives. In order to present an issue at a meeting, one needs to request to be on the agenda in advance.
PICTURE DAY!
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 18.
Order forms were placed in your student’s take-home folder. Additional paper forms may be found on the main floor at the information desk and in the main office.
Please note the following:
Individual photos will be taken of children who bring a completed form and full payment.
If you would like to purchase a photo package of your child, please fill out the order form and send in payment by picture day, March 18th.
*Any questions can be sent to ptaps185@gmail.com.
Thank you for your support
PS 185 Annual Gala
The Gala is the biggest fundraiser for PS 185! The money raised goes back into the school to support various educational programs, school improvements, and student activities.