Anderson PTA

Mark your calendars for the following events:

• Giving Tuesday – Tues, 12/2
• AMS Open House – Wed, 12/3, 5:45-7:15pm, Parent volunteers needed
• AMS Dance (Manhattan Youth) – Fri, 12/5, 4-6pm
• McNally Jackson Book Fair – Fri-Fri, Dec 5-12, Parents volunteers needed
• 6th-8th Grade Winter Concert – Wed, 12/10, 9am
• 4th-5th Grade Winter Concert – Fri, 12/12, 9am
• Picture Day Makeups – Thur, 12/18
• December PTA meeting – Fri, 12/19, 8:30am, auditorium
• Anderson Music Benefit III – Sat, 1/31/26, 6-9pm, Cutting Room (tickets on sale soon)
• Anderson Annual Auction and Gala – Sat, 3/28/26, 6:30pm Temple Emanu-El (tickets on sale soon)

To learn more about where the funds are spent or donate, you can also visit: andersonpta.org/fundraising/direct-appeal

QUESTIONS? directappeal@andersonpta.org

Anderson Middle School parents are invited to volunteer at the Middle School Open House, 5:45-7:15pm on Wed, Dec. 3rd. Families from other schools, typically with 5th grade students, attend this event to learn about Anderson. Middle school students who attend with their parent/guardian can get community service credit. No younger siblings please. Sign up here.

We need at least 20 parents (with or without their middle schoolers) to be present in the ground floor classrooms and casually answer questions about their child’s experience with academics, homework and school culture.

Support literacy by talking to your children about books that interest them and volunteering at the book fair! Sign up for volunteer shifts, from 12/5 Fri 2:30pm setup through 12/12 Fri 3pm cleanup.

• Please review budgets and sales tax with kids at home! Students received book fair catalogs that show pricing examples in their backpacks before Thanksgiving.
• Any books purchased online through the catalog will arrive at school the week after the book fair. The book fair may not have all the books listed in the catalog. Additional books not listed will be for sale.
• Every student is welcome at the book fair. Parents, contact Ms. Chandonnet for financial assistance: Nchandonnet@schools.nyc.gov. Other questions: bookfair@andersonpta.org

See Book Fair FAQ here.

Thank you Anderson Community for your donations to our Coat Drive and our Thanksgiving Food Drive!

For the coat drive we donated 12 bags of coats and winter essentials for families in District 3.

For the Food Drive with City Harvest we donated 16 boxes and more than 400lbs of food! Thank you for your generosity to our community!

Express your appreciation for your child’s wonderful teachers by contributing to the Teachers Gift Fund. The funds will cover all holiday gifts through the end of the school year. The suggested donation is $65 per child per year. Payment options include:

Zelle (preferred method)

Recipient method: PARENTS OF P.S. 334, INC.
Email: treasurer@andersonpta.org
Memo line: “Teacher Gift Fund Donation”

Venmo – Enter Venmo handle @PS334PTA in the search box.

PayPal – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=255QWSKXN8534

A quick Picture Day update! We’re only partway to unlocking our fundraising rewards!

Current: 84 families (16.31%) have ordered photos.

We need 206 total orders (40% participation) to start earning 10% of net sales back to the PTA, and 50%+ participation will give us 15% back!

Every photo order helps fund school activities, classroom resources, and community programs. Order your child’s photos HERE. Let’s reach that 40% together!

Makeup Day: December 18. CLICK HERE to sign up for makeup day if you missed picture day or would like a retake!

Please continue to send in your photos of our students at Anderson events to be considered to appear in the yearbook.

• yearbook2026@andersonpta.org (8th grade)
• yearbook2027@andersonpta.org (7th grade)
• yearbook2028@andersonpta.org (6th grade)
• yearbook2029@andersonpta.org (5th grade)
• yearbook2030@andersonpta.org (4th grade)
• yearbook2031@andersonpta.org (3rd grade)
• yearbook2032@andersonpta.org (2nd grade)
• yearbook2033@andersonpta.org (1st grade)
• yearbook2034@andersonpta.org (Kindergarten)

In the subject line, please try to include the students’ names and the school event pictured (i.e. Field Day). Also, please be sure to send high resolution images (actual photo size). Thank you.