Hello AmPark Families, We hope that many of you will come and join us to celebrate and sing along at next week's AmPark Festival of Lights Holiday Sing on Tuesday, December 19th. Please note that we have made a schedule change to accommodate the anticipated group sizes for the morning and afternoon Sing sessions. These Sings will be taking place in person, with us all together in our Multipurpose Room. Please see the updated schedule here for the Festival of Lights Sings on 12/19: 8:20 - 9:00 - 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grades 1:30 - 2:15 - PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grades Can't wait to sing out some holiday cheer with you all and be ready to sing along! While we have you, please note that there is an in-person Prospective Family Tour this Friday, December 15th and families are still welcome to sign up below: Click here to register:
AmPark Prospective Family Tours Tours will be held on... December 15th January 11th Dear AmPark, First, we wish a very Happy Hanukkah to all of our AmPark Family who celebrate! Please join our community for a wonderful winter wonderland walk and celebration, tomorrow December 8th! At 4:30 pm, students and families are welcomed to come together in the PS/MS 95 Yard around some yummy refreshments and good tunes, and then head out with AmPark supermom and educator, Mariana, for a winter walk in our beautiful Van Cortlandt Park. The walk will lead us back to AmPark where families can engage in a holiday/winter craft activity and some more musical merry-making until 6:00 pm. We so hope to see you there and thank you to our amazing AmPark PA for making this truly AmPark annual event a reality once again! To all AmPark 5th Grade Families: Middle School Applications and virtual auditions are due this Friday December 8th in myschools.nyc. If you need support, please reach out to our Guidance Team: Melissa Valerio mvalerio@schools.nyc.gov and Ana Veras averas3@schools.nyc.gov and we are happy to help! Kindergarten Applications Opened on December 5! Beginning December 5, families with children born in 2019 can apply to attend kindergarten for the 2024–25 school year; the application deadline is January 19. Please encourage all families with children born in 2019 to participate in kindergarten admissions, including families with children currently attending pre-K, students with disabilities, English language learners, and students with accessibility needs. Also note the following:
Interested in AmPark for K or other grades? Come by for a tour and sign up below! Interested in joining the AmPark Neighborhood School Family or know someone who is? Come on by for an AmPark Prospective Family Tour! We are very glad to be offering IN-PERSON prospective family tours this year, for all families considering AmPark Neighborhood School for their children. Just in time for the Kindergarten application window, AmPark will be swinging our doors open to families who would like to hear more and see more about all things AmPark. Please let us know you're coming by and complete the tour sign up linked here: AmPark Prospective Family Tours Tours will be held on... December 1st December 8th December 15th January 11th Roads to Success December Newsletter (in very fancy video form! : ) AmPark's December Events Calendar There is so much going on at AmPark in the month ahead! Please take a look below. December 5th, Remote Learning Simulation Day for Remote Preparedness November 30th, 2023 Dear AmPark Families, New York City Public Schools are dedicated to ensuring that every student can learn uninterrupted, including during disruptions caused by building closures. To accomplish this goal, we want to make sure that our students and staff are prepared for successful remote learning. NYCPS has developed a practice plan to support and improve schools' readiness in the event a transition to remote learning is necessary. AmPark Neighborhood School has been selected to participate in the first round of tech readiness activities on December 5th, 2023. What does that mean for your child?
Thank you. If you have any questions, please contact Bonnie, bdurgin@schools.nyc.gov, and Elvira, edejesus30@schools.nyc.gov, and always feel free to call the main office directly at 718-548-3451. Meena Lildharrie Principal AmPark Neighborhood School Interested in joining the AmPark Neighborhood School Family or know someone who is? Come on by for an AmPark Prospective Family Tour! We are very glad to be offering IN-PERSON prospective family tours this year, for all families considering AmPark Neighborhood School for their children. Just in time for the Kindergarten application window, AmPark will be swinging our doors open to families who would like to hear more and see more about all things AmPark. Please let us know you're coming by and complete the tour sign up linked here: AmPark Prospective Family Tours Tours will be held on... December 1st December 8th December 15th January 11th AmPark's 1st Climate Action Day will be on December 6th! Please see informational flyers created by our Student Wellness/Sustainability Committee below with more information. We have some AMAZING AmPark Owl Artists Representing at Saturday's D10 Arts Festival at In-Tech Academy!
We encourage all who can attend to go and cheer them on along with the 56 participating schools who have submitted both visual and performance art pieces. Anso & Josiah, we're so proud of you both already and know that you're going to absolutely shine! Break a leg gentleman! Good Evening AmPark Families, We are so grateful that Mother Nature decided to literally shine on us this morning and stop the rain just in time to hold our 2nd annual AmPark Balloon Parade, outside! We are even more grateful to all of you for your support and joining us to cheer on the most creative balloon creations this side of the Macy's Day Parade! This morning was pure joy and from the smiles on their faces with hundreds of spontaneous hugs and high fives given to our mascot, Hope, and our inflatable costume clad teachers, we have no doubt that our students had a very happy send off into the holiday break ahead. We have much to be thankful for this year, but nothing more than all of you, our amazing families, for your partnership and support in all that we do at AmPark. We wish you all a very healthy, happy, and family and friend filled Thanksgiving. A few quick announcements while we have you here:
Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a good night! Interested in joining the AmPark Neighborhood School Family or know someone who is? Come on by for an AmPark Prospective Family Tour! We are very glad to be offering IN-PERSON prospective family tours this year, for all families considering AmPark Neighborhood School for their children. Just in time for the Kindergarten application window, AmPark will be swinging our doors open to families who would like to hear more and see more about all things AmPark. Please let us know you're coming by and complete the tour sign up linked here: AmPark Prospective Family Tours Tours will be held on... December 1st December 8th December 15th January 11th AmPark PA presents the Coin Challenge!
November 27 – December 15, 2023 Put your spare change towards a great cause. All proceeds from our coin challenge will go to support all students at AmPark. Here’s how it works:
Start saving your change—it can make a big difference! In honor of New York’s long history with the Thanksgiving Day Parade, AmPark will host our own, 2nd Annual Balloon Parade! On Wednesday, November 22nd, PreKindergarten through 5th grade students will put on a balloon parade. Parents are welcome to join in on the fun, as spectators! Spectators can line the sidewalk of Hillman Avenue to watch our students march with their decorated balloons. Our parade will take place from 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Classes will exit through the main doors of the building, head right, and walk around to Sedgwick Avenue, and then back to Hillman Avenue. We hope to see many of you there! AmPark PA presents the Coin Challenge! November 27 – December 15, 2023 Put your spare change towards a great cause. All proceeds from our coin challenge will go to support all students at AmPark. Here’s how it works:
Start saving your change—it can make a big difference! Interested in joining the AmPark Neighborhood School Family or know someone who is?
Come on by for an AmPark Prospective Family Tour! We are very glad to be offering IN-PERSON prospective family tours this year, for all families considering AmPark Neighborhood School for their children. Just in time for the Kindergarten application window, AmPark will be swinging our doors open to families who would like to hear more and see more about all things AmPark. Please let us know you're coming by and complete the tour sign up linked here: AmPark Prospective Family Tours Tours will be held on... December 1st December 8th December 15th January 11th |