Service in Grades 1 - 5

All students participate in many events throughout the year:

• A collection for UNICEF
• Food Gathering for Thanksgiving (Yorkville Pantry and 106th Street Settlement)
• Holiday Gift Collection in December
• A collection of clothing in the spring.
• Students are also involved in raising money and participating in the Annual AIDS Walk (GMHC), New York Cares Day (helping to rehabilitate NYC Parks and Public Areas), and The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

The Fourth and Fifth Grade Senate

For each of the three terms, each of the fourth and fifth grade homerooms elects a senator to represent them in the weekly senate meeting. A student may serve only one term a year. Each homeroom rotates between electing a boy and a girl so that the senate is evenly balanced. We have found that the students are very interested in leadership and enjoy planning events. The senate discusses such issues as the school lunch offerings, pajama day, cast parties, and fund raising for good causes.