April & May
Upcoming Events
February
Saturday
Academy
Saturday,
April 18, 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: 4-18-26, 5-9-26.
Join the waiting list Here: www.tinyurl.com/P596XNew
P596X
Virtual
Read Aloud
Tuesday,
April 21, 2026
6:00pm to 7:00pm
On Zoom
Join us for a read-aloud of our book of the month for March/April!
The book of the month will be "The Wind May Blow" by Sasha Quinton and Thomas Hegbrook.
Register Here: www.tinyurl.com/P596XReadAloud
Monday,
April 27, 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
Nighttime
Monday,
April 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:
Camp Ramapo Parent
Retreat 2026
Friday,
May 1, 2026
7:45am to 8:00pm
Rhinebeck, NY
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WHO: Parents/Caregivers of 596X Students (2 adults per family – students do NOT ATTEND this trip)
TRANSPORTATION: Coach Bus – Academy Bus
COST: $10 dollars per person, which includes a special T shirt and snacks for the bus ride
Register in the flyer below.
School
Leadership
Team
Meeting
Tuesday,
May 12, 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.
Spring
Carnival
2026
Friday,
April 24, 2026
9:00am to 1:00pm
P.S. 596X@178
850 Baychester Ave.
Outside Yard
Please join us for our spring carnival!
T-BALL - COTTON CANDY - GAMES
MUSIC - BOUNCY HOUSE - FUN SLIDES
Your child's teacher will provide you with the time your child's class will attend the carnival.
Parent permission for students required.
Permission slips will be sent home.
Healthy Families Nutrition Workshop
Monday,
April 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: www.tinyurl.com/P596XHealth
Family Learning League:
BCBA Workshop
Tuesday,
May 5, 2026
10:00am
On Zoom
Please join us for a parent workshop featuring our BCBA Cynthia Torres.
Additional information and flyer coming soon.
Fathers
Club
Meeting
Wednesday,
May 20, 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.
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 April 13, 2026
This week's photos feature our March parent engagement activity at our 178, 153 and 498 sites.
For this month's parent engagement activity, parents were invited to come and engage with their child's class as they read the book of the month: "The Wind May Blow" by Sasha Quinton and Thomas Hegbrook. Students and parents then completed a hands on wind sock making activity with the classroom staff. The students, staff and parents 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
Memorial Day/Eid-Al-Adha
School will not be in session for Memorial Day on
Monday, May 25, 2026.
Students will return to school on
Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
School will not be in session in observance of Eid-Al-Adha
on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
Students will return to school on
Thursday, May 28, 2026.