February & March
Upcoming Events
February
Saturday
Academy
Saturday,
February 7, 2026
9:30am to 12:00pm
P.S. 596X @ 178
850 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475
We are partnering with Maquis studios on a combination of visual arts, dance and music. Drop off at 9:30 am. Parents are invited back at 11:30 am for lunch following the workshop with the students.
We are asking parents to commit to ALL Saturday's. Dates are as follows: 2-7-26, 3-14-26, 4-18-26, 5-9-26.
Join the waiting list Here: www.tinyurl.com/P596XNew
P596X Virtual Read Aloud
Tuesday,
February 10, 2026
6:00pm to 7:00pm
On Zoom
Join us for a read-aloud of our book of the month for January/February!
The book of the month will be "The Rabbit Listened" by Cori Doerrfield.
Register Here: www.tinyurl.com/P596XReadAloud
Healthy Families Nutrition Workshop Series
Tuesday,
February 24, 2026
11:30am to 12:30pm
P.S. 596X @153
650 Baychester Ave.
Gain tangible culinary skills, reliable nutrition information, culturally relevant nutrition strategies, and tips for building a healthy diet and lifestyle. Receive supplemental learning resources like multi-lingual recipes, nutrition flyers, recipe samples, and other nutrition samples.
Register Here: www.tinyurl.com/P596XHealth
Fathers
Club
Meeting
Wednesday,
February 25, 2026
6:00pm to 8:00pm
P.S. 596X @ 178
850 Baychester Ave.
Room 160
Our P.S. 596X and P.S. 176X father's club meets monthly on Wednesday evenings to allow fathers to come together to socialize, support each other, unwind and meet some new friends. Our meetings are always interesting and productive. We discuss issues which are important to us and network in order to learn from and help each other.
Please bring identification.
January Cultural
Assembly:
Lunar New Year
Wednesday,
March 4, 2026
10:00am to 11:00am
Harry S. Truman H.S.
1st Floor Auditorium
750 Baychester Ave.
Please join us for an assembly to celebrate Lunar New Year.
This show will feature Chinese Acrobats with singing and dancing.
Parents: Please bring identification and arrive early to go through a security scanning.
New Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 10:00am
School
Leadership
Team
Meeting
Tuesday,
February 10, 2026
9:30am to 11:00am
P.S. 596X @ 178
850 Baychester Ave.
Room 160
The School Leadership Team plays a significant role in creating a structure for school-based decision making and shaping the path to a collaborative school culture.
The School Leadership Team functions as the management team of the school, representing the educational community.
Please bring identification to enter the building.
Black History Month
Poetry Slam
Wednesday,
February 11, 2026
10:00am to 11:00am
Harry S. Truman H.S.
750 Baychester Ave.
1st Floor Auditorium
Please join us for an assembly to celebrate Black History Month.
This show will feature a variety of performances by our students and staff including share-outs and more.
Parents: Please bring identification and arrive early to go through a security scanning.
Tuesday,
February 24, 2026
9:30am to 11:30am
P.S. 596X @ 153
650 Baychester Ave.
Real Talk, Real Care.
Come to Connect Accept, Respect, Expect.
United We are strong!
In-person event.
Please bring identification.
Register Here for: www.tinyurl.com/P596X4Real
Care Corner
Parent
Support
Group Nighttime
Tuesday,
February 24, 2026
6:00pm to 7:30pm
On Zoom
Real Talk, Real Care. Come to Connect Accept, Respect, Expect. United We are strong!
This event will take place from 6:00pm to 7:30pm on Zoom.
Register below to receive the Zoom link.
Register Here:
Caring for
the Caregiver/ Sleep and Behavior Workshop
Tuesday,
March 3, 2026
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
650 Baychester Ave.
2nd Floor Library
Part One: Caring for the Caregiver - Seated Exercises and breathing techniques for parents and caregivers to reduce stress and improve energy.
Part Two: Sleep and Behavior Workshop - Lunch and learn with Raffle Giveaway! Hosted By: Ann Buckley Reen OTR, RYT.
RSVP to Ms. Elena Talamo-Mirabal
by February 27, 2026
E-mail: ETalamoMirabal@schools.nyc.gov.
March
Parent
Engagement
Friday,
March 6, 2026
P.S. 596X @ 178
P.S. 596X @ 153
P.S. 596X @ 498
Please join us on Friday, March 6, 2026, for our parent engagement event.
We invite you to come and engage with your child's class as they read the book of the month for March/April.
Parents must bring identification.
Time to be provided by your child's teacher.
Family
Resources
DENTAL RESOURCES
The following is a list of locations/clinics to receive dental services.
Please reach out to our social worker with any questions:
Please e-mail:
Additional Family Resources can be found on our Parent Page.
photo of the week
Week of February 2, 2026
This week's photos feature classes Y65, X24 and V20 from our 153 site at the Jewish Museum! On Thursday, December 18, 2025, students went to the Jewish museum as part of an art partnership.
The partnership included three visits to our school by a teaching artist. Our students then visited the museum for the last day of the partnership.
The students enjoyed taking part in this educational and hands-on art partnership.
Former P596X student Joliah Ceda drew and created our school logo.
WELCOME
Welcome to P.S. 596X! We are a district 75 New York City Public School serving students on the autism spectrum and other special needs from Pre-K through age 11 in three co-located sites: 11X178, 11X153 and 11X498.
Through this website, you will be able to step into our classrooms and hallways to get an idea of the wide variety of creative programs and practices in which students participate on a daily basis.
Our commitment is to provide the highest quality, state of the art instructional programs to our students, and to offer parents workshops and activities to equip themselves with the skills to best help their child. Through hands-on learning and fun-filled opportunities, our students make tremendous gains in social skills, language, and academics.
John Siracuse, Principal
REMINDER: NO SCHOOL
Midwinter Recess
Monday, February 16, 2026
through Friday, February 20, 2026
School will not be in session for students from Monday, February 16, 2026 through Friday, January 20, 2026 for midwinter recess.
Students will return to school on
Monday, February 23, 2026.