General

We are thrilled to congratul8 two of last year’s 5th grade Project Citizen groups who focused their work on LGBTQ issues and won a grant to support programming this year!

This year has been a whirlwind of excitement and activity.  It is hard to believe that it’s over.  We are grateful for the support of  parents, caregivers, teachers and staff that made 2017-2018 an amazing school year for our kids and our school.

6th graders explored the answer to the question “What is courage?” during their June Exploration Unit.

7th grader Thalia writes about being part of the MS8 Kids Cre8 and EPIC Players production of Into The Woods. Quick-change costumes, cast parties and what they found in the PS8 teachers’ lounge. Want to know more?

6th grader Miyo writes about the experience of being a presenter at the Urban Advantage Science Expo at the American Museum of Natural History. Get the real story, from someone who was there this year!

PS8/MS8 was honored to be officially recognized as the Kathleen Grimm School Wellness Council of the Year by the Office of School Wellness and NYC… Read More »Congrats to the PS8/ MS8 Wellness Council!

Archaeological illustrator and children’s author Tamara Bower and photographer Laura Foos visited Ms. Elrafei’s 6th grade Social Studies classes to share their experiences on Ancient Egypt.

Do you remember Ship-Trap Island in “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell? 7th graders can picture it!

6th grade science teacher Leigh Stumme took her students outside as part of their weather studies to observe clouds and use three different types of thermometers. Even using homemade tools, their relative humidity calculations were spot on!