Community Education Council 10 Meeting 

When [Cuando]: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Martes, Septiembre 26, 2023
Time [Hora]: 6:30pm-9:00pm 
Where[ Lugar]: 1 Fordham Plaza Bronx, Ny 10458 8th Floor Small Conference Rm. 853


Register For Zoom: Ahead of time 
https://nycdoe.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEod--ppz8tE9eYvOh48POSptRWIpsFaj0r


Meeting ID:955 0619 4793 Passcode: 101010

Community Education Council 10
1 Fordham Plaza, Room 808 Bronx, NY 10458
p:718-741-5837 | e:cec10@schools.nyc.gov

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Good Evening AmPark Families,

We are officially back in full swing here at AmPark and off to a beautiful start.  It is such joy to see our students settling in to their new classes and witness new friendships beginning as old ones are renewed.  Tomorrow night, we welcome all of you to take some time to hear from your child's teachers about these first exciting days and what is on the horizon for the year ahead.   

Our Back to School/Curriculum Night will be all remote.  In order to accommodate schedules and families with siblings that will be dropping by more than one grade level presentation, teachers will meet with families, via Zoom, in 2 sessions.  Please note that the presentations in Session A and Session B will be exactly the same.  Between the 2 sessions there will be an echo meeting of last week's Town Hall, with presentations from our incomparable Specials Team of Josh, Caitlin and Teresa, on Music, PE/Health and Library programming, respectively. 

Please see the schedule for Back to School/Curriculum Night below.  Tomorrow morning, please expect direct emails of the Zoom links for all sessions.  We look forward to seeing you!

AmPark's Back to School/Curriculum Night (All Virtual)
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• Teacher Session A 5:00-5:45
• Town Hall Echo Session with Administration & Specials Team Presentations 5:45-6:00    
• Teacher Session B 6:15-7:00

Also, please check your child's folders for a blank copy of the blue emergency card.  While some of you have completed digital versions of these documents via NYCSA, we ask that you please complete a paper copy to have here at school, as the most updated version of that information.  These documents are so important and vitally helpful for our staff in times of emergency and in our outreach to families.  Thank you for supporting our effort to maintain your children's safety at all times, as there is nothing more important than that.  

Have a wonderful night Owls!  

Hello AmPark Families!  

It happened again... we blinked and somehow summer has gone by and here we are about to welcome you all back for the 2023-2024 school year!  By now you have all heard from our wonderful Parent Coordinator, Elvira, with a lot of important information regarding the start of school, including the Back to School Meet and Greet for all students (on September 6th from 2:00-3:00pm), the first day of school (on September 7th), as well as information on supply lists and first day logistics.  We hope that you're beginning to feel ready, your kiddos are getting excited to start, and that the summer has been an amazing one for you and your families. 

This message is specifically for our brand new AmPark families, to invite you to an AmPark New Family Orientation on Thursday, August 31st.  In order to accommodate all, we will have 2 sessions, at 9:00am-9:45am and then from 10:00am-10:45am.  In each session, you will have an opportunity to hear about all things AmPark from Administration and support staff, and engage in a Q & A. 

**Please note that actually meeting your PK and K teachers will be on September 6th during the Back to School Meet and Greet.**  If you would like to attend an orientation session, please let us know to expect you by completing the survey linked here: forms.gle/PMumRZ4iP3QRWbPX6. 

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Good Evening AmPark Families,

We've been watching the weather forecast closely throughout the weekend to see if Mother Nature will let us go on with tomorrow's school-wide Field Day as planned.  Currently, it looks like we'll be on!!  Whoo hoo!  However, if things change from how they are looking now and it is raining, we will have to cancel.  We will send a brief blast in the morning only if we are rained out.  Otherwise, let the games begin and please remember to represent your class colors!  Here's a quick reminder in case it is needed: 

Please keep fingers crossed along with us that the rain holds off!  And no news is good news, so if you do not hear from us in the morning, Field Day is a go!

​Have a restful night!

Happy Friday AmPark Families,

Thank you so much to all of the families who came out to cheer on your brilliant singers, artists, and dancers last night at AmPark's Annual Spring Concert!  What absolute STARS our AmPark Owls are!  The vocal performances and our 5th grade hip hop dancers were all out of this world and we are so proud of each one of them for boldly sharing their talents.  Shine on Owls!!  Thank you so much to the incomparable force of nature and music that is Josh Joffee, and to all of the parents and staff who helped to get this beautiful event together for all.  Special thank yous to Manuel, aka Gian's dad, for the amazing showcase of our 4th graders STEAM projects, and to Craig for creating AmPark's first true dance troop, and to DJ Zach for making sure that our Owls sounded clear and proud!

Thank you also to those members of our AmPark community who joined us for our first in person Career Day in 3 years!  This morning our students got to hear about so many exciting careers from parents and family members of our staff and students alike.  We are grateful to all of your who lent your time and personal stories, inspiring our Owls to think about the many things that they may want to pursue someday.  

Please be reminded that we have Monday off from school in recognition of Juneteenth.  "Juneteenth, a combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers in Galveston, Texas, delivered news of freedom to enslaved Black people. It is considered the end of slavery in the United States. Approximately 250,000 African Americans who had been enslaved were informed that the Civil War had ended and were proclaimed legally free.  President Joe Biden signed Juneteenth into law as a federal holiday in 2021, making it the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Day in 1983. Consequently, federal employers are required to provide the date as a paid holiday to their employees, and other states have followed suit. 
Let's take this day to stand in solidarity with our Black and African American employees in celebrating Juneteenth – the day “all” Americans became free.
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” ― Nelson Mandela"  - NYC Public Schools Division of Human Resources

To all of our families and AmPark super dads, we also wish you a beautiful Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day and Juneteenth, AmPark!