Dear PS188Q Families,

Here is the last newsletter from Mrs. Figueroa for the 2025-2026 school year! The weekly newsletter is your one-stop source for important information about school policies, upcoming events, and NYC Public Schools updates. You can also visit our website, pcps188q.com, to view the current newsletter and be sure to check out our Summer Fun in the City page for free or low cost activates happening throughout the summer.

NYCPS 2026-2027 School Year Calendar is now Available! Click 2026-2027 School Year Calendarto view, print, or save a copy in English or your preferred language.

The 1st day of school will be September 10, 2026.

Report cards will be available on your NYCSA (NYC Schools Account) account after 3:00 p.m. The NYCSA account is a parent account that was created with a parent email address. Once you have logged onto the site you can find the report card under “Student Documents.”

• Wednesday, July 1st, is the first day for students attending the Summer Rising Program. 
• Friday, July 3rd, Summer Rising is closed in observance of July 4th. 
• Friday, August 14th, last day of Summer Rising.
• Thursday, September 10th, 1st day of school. 
• Monday, September 21st, no school in observance of Yom Kippur.

Attached to the email that went home the last day of school you will find:

• PTA Clothing Drive Thank You
• Summer in the City Flyer
• PS188Q Summer Learning & Fun Letter
• Council Member Linda Lee’s Free E-Waste & Textile Drop-Off Event Flyer
• 2026–2027 School Supply Lists

Families can also access these supply lists on the website pcps188q.com.

Please click PS188Q Weekly Newsletter for the Summer! to read the newsletter. 

I will continue to share any important school updates with you throughout the summer. We are hoping to announce a date for our “Principal in the Schoolyard” event in early August. Construction is scheduled to begin in July, and although it does not include the main schoolyard, we are unsure whether that area will be used during construction.

5th Grade Families: My final email to you will most likely be sent when the New York State test scores are released sometime in August.

Please note that I will be away from July 27 through August 7. If you email me during that time, my response may be delayed. Mrs. Figueroa and I will both be working mostly off-site this summer, so the best way to reach us is by email. Please do not leave messages on my office phone, as I will be relocating to the main office for the summer.

To Our Graduating 5th Grade Families, this is always the hardest email I send each year.

Thank you for allowing me to be part of your elementary school journey. Some of you have been with me for a long time, some just a few years, but you are all family. As you and your child take the next step in this amazing—and yes, sometimes crazy—adventure, please remember that you will always have a home here at P.S. 188.

When your children graduate from high school, college, trade school, or wherever their path takes them, please come back and let us know. We want to celebrate those milestones with you. We are so proud of everything they have accomplished and all that lies ahead.

Sending you lots of love, best wishes, and hugs. Please know that you and your children will be very much missed.

To all of my PS188Q families—both those returning and those joining us in September—I wish you a safe, relaxing, and wonderful summer. Thank you for being part of our school family. We can’t wait to see you in September!