
January & February
Upcoming Events
Fathers
Club
Meeting
Wednesday,
January 21, 2026
6:00pm to 8:00pm
P.S. 596X @ 178
850 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475
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.
Family Learning League: Lego Workshop
Tuesday,
January 27, 2026
9:00am to 10:00am
P.S. 596X @178 & 153

Please join us for a fun and interactive LEGO Parent Workshop hosted by our Storytelling Through LEGO teachers, Mary Andrews and Ashley Schutte-Bell!
Build a LEGO model and take it home with you!!
178 and 498 Unit Parents: Please attend the Lego lab at P.S. 178 - 9:00 a.m. in Room 336A
153 Unit Parents: Please attend the Lego lab at P.S. 153X 9:00 a.m. in Room 321
R.S.V.P. to Mary Andrews mandrews9@schools.nyc.gov
Care Corner
Parent
Support
Group Nighttime
Tuesday,
January 27, 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:
P596X
Silent
Disco
Saturday,
January 31, 2026
3:00pm to 6:00pm
P.S. 596X @ 178
850 Baychester Ave.
2nd Floor Gym

Please join us for our first ever P596X Silent Disco!
Each participant will receive a headset and will be able to select from 3 different music channels (one student channel)! Please RSVP by 1/23/26 using the link below - limit 3 people per family NO EXCEPTIONS! Food will be provided. We will notify you via e-mail if you are selected to attend. We cannot accommodate all families due to equipment limitations.
R.S.V.P. Here: https://tinyurl.com/P596XDisco
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
Friday,
January 23, 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
Healthy Families Nutrition Workshop Series
Tuesday,
January 27, 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:
January Cultural Assembly:
Chinese Dancers
Wednesday,
January 28, 2026
10:00am to 11:00am
Harry S. Truman H.S.
750 Baychester Ave.
1st Floor Auditorium

This assembly presented by Ling Tang features both Chinese classical and ethnic dance. Featuring a live performance with traditional costumes and props, students will learn about the history and cultural development of several Chinese dance styles. Please bring identification.
Parents: Please arrive early to go through a security scanning.
Family Learning
League:
Meet Our BCBA
Tuesday,
February 3, 2026
10:00am to 11:00am
On Zoom

Please join us for a virtual session with our new BCBA Cynthia Torres.
Cynthia will provide a behavior training to assist our parents in addressing challenging behaviors at home.
Flyer coming soon.
School
Leadership
Team
Meeting
Tuesday,
February 10, 2026
9:30am to 11:00am
P.S. 596X @ 178
850 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475
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.
Caring for
the Caregiver/ Sleep and Behavior Workshop
Tuesday,
March 3, 2026
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
650 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475

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.

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 January 12, 2026
This week's photos feature our December Saturday Academy. On Saturday, January 10, 2026, P596X held our Saturday Academy event in the 178X cafeteria. This year we are partnering with Marquis Studios. Families are asked to drop off their child at 9am.
596x staff works with our students in the areas of academics and arts until 11:15/11:30 am. Parents then re-join their child again for a pizza lunch.
The parents, students and staff enjoyed taking part in this fun activity!

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.















