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With special thanks to our 4th grade percussionist rock star Ethan, the vocal stylings of Tahese, Natasha & Jennifer, Jonathan on the bass guitar, Seth on the keys, Josh on guitar, and Scotty D. dropping bars. Let your True Colors shine through AmPark. We love you! District Ten will debut its first instructional video on BronxNet this morning. The presentation will air TODAY on Monday 5/18/20 between 9:30am and 10:00am. It is usually on Channel 68 in the Bronx/on Optimum. It is also visible live online on the Bronx Net website for those who do not have access to Bronx cable. Don't forget to check out the wonderful Music, Art & P.E. offerings this week by Josh, Ina, & Caitlin. Movement and artistic expression have never been more important to do everyday in order to maintain health and wellness. Get moving, singing, playing and creating Owls!
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 Dear Families, As a collective staff we have very much appreciated the additional communication opportunities with families this past week from preliminary Department of Education Remote Learning Survey results, to fifth grade moving up meetings, to our parent engagement evening. In a time where quarantine and remote learning fatigue may be setting in for many, your continued efforts are a testament to your endurance. To further support families, we are putting together a series of workshops on a variety of requested topics. To begin the series and best meet your needs we will have a Family Resource Live Lunch where Social Worker Mike Molloy, Guidance Counselor Ana Veras, and Parent Coordinator Niomi Vasquez will co-host an event highlighting the topics they will be leading. From here, interested parents can sign up for further offerings. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 27th from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Zoom. Please take this survey to indicate your interest in attending the initial event. The blurbs below provide an overview of the workshop topics to be covered.  Mike Molloy: Coping Strategies for Families Over the last two months, I have had the opportunity to work with many families and listen to the varying concerns and emotions that have arisen during this strange time. I believe it could be useful to share out some of the issues that have been explored as well as touch on strategies to cope with various life stressors. I will dedicate the majority of session explaining SMART goals, a concrete technique used to identify and accomplish making changes in our lives. I hope you join me! Niomi Martinez: Resources for Families from Food Services to Webinars Hello AmPark family! So excited to share some valuable information regarding health, free opportunities, webinars and much more! Let me leave you with this quote, " Everyday may not be good, but there is something good in everyday." Can't wait to see you all in the info session! Ana Veras: Supporting the Transition to Middle School It is a great pleasure to be able to support you with transitioning to Middle School during this challenging time of crisis.  We are hoping to tap into some of our AmPark alum to support our fifth graders in preparing for middle school. Many of our current students have older siblings that can help us to shine a light on this transition. We are in the preliminary stages of planning the structures for these supports, but if you have a AmPark alum that would be willing to help out, please email our Parent Coordinator, Niomi Vasquez at nmartinez28@schools.nyc.gov  Live Lunch Events: All Live links to be posted in Google Classrooms, please take a look! Monday, May 18th: One Book One School - Chapter 6 of Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel with special mystery readers! Tuesday, May 19th: Live SING with Josh! Wednesday, May 20th:One Book One School - Chapter 7 of Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel with special mystery readers! Friday, May 22nd: One Book One School - Chapter 8 (The FINAL Chapter!) of Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel with one last special mystery reader!  AmPark’s Got Talent! We may be remote, but that's no reason we can't showcase the magic that our AmPark Family has to share! On June 3rd & 4th, from 5PM to 6PM, we'll be holding our very first (and hopefully only) remote edition of AmPark's Got Talent! Going remote does pose some challenges, so we're going to ask that all submissions be sent in by Thursday, May 28th. This will give the AmPark team time to upload and cue up videos to show during the live events on the 3rd & 4th. All PreK-2nd Grade Talents videos will be shown on June 3rd 3rd-5th Grade Talent videos will be shown on June 4th The videos will be shown in live Zoom events, giving each of our students a moment to shine and be seen for the stars that they are! Please ensure that no video is longer than 4 minutes. All videos are to please be sent to Bonnie at bdurgin@schools.nyc.gov. Any families who would like to help in curating and supporting the event, please reach out to Bonnie as well! We cannot wait to see you shine AmPark Stars! Recommended Resources: -A recommended read from AP Francisco De La Cruz on supporting students with math: https://qz.com/1847985/how-parents-can-be-better-math-teachers-in-coronavirus-lockdown/  Self-Care:
Take a moment for yourself today with our daily affirmations! This week we are leaning further into remaining open to new challenges, experiences, and perspectives! Monday, May 18th: I am open-minded and can try new things. Tuesday, May 19th: I am open-minded and can look at things from another person’s point of view. Wednesday, May 20th: I am open-minded and can ask questions to learn more. Thursday, May 21st: I am open-minded and can learn from mistakes I have made. Friday, May 22nd: I am open-minded and can take on new challenges. Happy Monday Owls! It was so much fun to get some of our super talented 5th grade stars in on this one! Thank you to Darshan, Yosan, & Ashley! Our AmPark Artists followed their toys on adventures around the world and brought back amazing photographs! Take a look! And don't forget that every day there are amazing PE, Art, and Music offerings from Caitlin, Ina & Josh! Check out the wonderful physical, artistic and musical activities you can do each day this week by clicking the link below. They'll also be posted in your Google Classrooms along with this week's LIVE lunch events!
 Dear AmPark Family, Happy Friday! We are sending our warmest wishes to all of our mothers and mother figures this weekend. We hope that you have a Mother’s Day filled with love and appreciation.  Our first remote Parent Association meeting was held this past Wednesday and we had a really strong turn-out! Thank you so much to all of our families that attended. Our conversation focused on supporting our students and ourselves during remote learning, as well as preparing for transitions, particularly for our fifth graders. We also discussed topics for parent workshops and the new grading policy. More than anything, we celebrated the combined efforts and connected with one another as community members. The slideshow for Teacher Appreciation Week came together beautifully and just in time to close out this week. Our teachers will be posting it in their classrooms so that you can also take a look. Thank you so much for sending in pictures and words of encouragement for our staff members. There were some watery eyes when it went out this morning! We are hoping to tap into some of our AmPark alum to support our fifth graders in preparing for middle school. Many of our current students have older siblings that can help us to shine a light on this transition. We are in the preliminary stages of planning the structures for these supports, but if you have a AmPark alum that would be willing to help out, please email our Parent Coordinator, Niomi Vasquez at nmartinez28@schools.nyc.gov Daily affirmations for a quick dose of self-care: Monday, May 11th: I am willing to keep going, when things get tough, to achieve the success I deserve. Tuesday, May 12th: I am grounded, peaceful, and centered. Wednesday, May 13th: I respect my limitations and thank myself for the things I am able to accomplish. Thursday, May 14th: I can take note of negative thoughts and then release them. Friday, May 15th: I am filled with creativity and big ideas.  Live Events for Week of May 11th: Zoom links will be posted daily in Google Classrooms. Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 11:30: Continue to join us for our One Book, One School Live Lunches. You will hear a chapter of Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel read by a mystery reader and have some book talk with friends across the school! Tuesday 11:30: Sing-a-long Songs with Josh! Thursday Evening: Be on the lookout for communication from teachers around the parent engagement meetings this evening! AmPark’s Got Talent!
We may be remote, but that's no reason we can't showcase the magic that our AmPark Family has to share! On June 3rd & 4th, from 5PM to 6PM, we'll be holding our very first (and hopefully only) remote edition of AmPark's Got Talent! Going remote does pose some challenges, so we're going to ask that all submissions be sent in by Thursday, May 28th. This will give the AmPark team time to upload and cue up videos to show during the live events on the 3rd & 4th. All PreK-2nd Grade Talents videos will be shown on June 3rd 3rd-5th Grade Talent videos will be shown on June 4th The videos will be shown in live Zoom events, giving each of our students a moment to shine and be seen for the stars that they are! Please ensure that no video is longer than 4 minutes. All videos are to please be sent to Bonnie at bdurgin@schools.nyc.gov. Any families who would like to help in curating and supporting the event, please reach out to Bonnie as well! We cannot wait to see you shine AmPark Stars! In collaboration, with appreciation, and love to all of our amazing AmPark Moms, Kelly, Bonnie, & Francisco Along with the amazing Sing that Josh & Friends have to share this morning, wanted to bring a little more sunshine to all of you Owls out there, in case you hadn't seen. The weekend before last, one of our AmPark super families left us a very special message at AmPark. As it happened, some staff came by on the following Tuesday to get a few essential materials from the building to continue remote learning instruction. Our AmPark staff were happy to have the opportunity to write a message back to them and to all of you wonderful Owls! Please check out the photo gallery and Sing below! (P.S. See you at 11:30 for today's Star Wars themed Live Lunch with Caitlin! Bring any Star Wars gear/homemade awesomeness and check your Google Classrooms this morning for the link.) I don't think we get more special guests than this! I Love You. P.P.S. Owls, Caitlin, Ina & Josh have wonderful PE, Art & Music lessons and activities for you every day! They're posted in your classrooms but take a look at this week's fun offerings here: 
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