Si Beagle coordinators Maryan Gaughan (Queens), Roseanne Nesi (Westchester) and Erika Oliver (Brooklyn) attend the celebration.

Eileen Pierce (left), who retired from PS 178 in Manhattan in June takes a photo before the luncheon with fellow PS 178 retiree Dalia Gonzalez, who carries the “and so the adventure begins” bag she received as a retirement gift.

Asha Singh (left), who retired in June from PS/IS 323 in Brooklyn, and Burnes Vazquez, who retired from the same school in January, are ready to celebrate at the luncheon.

Gina Calderon (left), who retired from PS 203 in Brooklyn in July, wears a special accessory as she poses with Carmen Perez, who retired from PS 170 in the Bronx, also in July.

Retired Teachers Chapter members at the Brooklyn Si Beagle Learning Center entertain new retirees with their tap-dancing skills. They performed to “That’s Entertainment,” “Singin’ in the Rain” and other songs.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew tells retirees that they have worked hard and changed many children’s lives, and now it’s time to relax and enjoy themselves.

Retirees request a quick photo with Mulgrew.

Retired Teachers Chapter Leader Tom Murphy takes a photo with new retiree Christine Poser, who was in his American history class at Tottenville HS as a student. Poser was a school librarian at IS 24 on Staten Island.

Tap dancers use white umbrellas as props as they dance to “Singin’ in the Rain.”

New retirees from Staten Island toast to their retirement.

Lynn Lospenuso, the new director of UFT Welfare Fund Retiree Programs, addresses the group.

Retiree Elizabeth Vlassopoulos, who retired in September as a literacy coach at PS 228 in Queens, takes a selfie with Mulgrew.