Re-Opening for September 2020:
Welcome Back AmPark Owls!
Message from Principal Kelly Lennon Fitzpatrick
Dear Families:
We hope that you and your family are all safe and well.
The COVID pandemic has made the partnership between school and home more necessary than ever, especially as we try to create the safest environment for children. Please know that we are here to support you in any way that we can. We hope that you find this page a supportive resource as we move into this season of blended and remote instruction. Please also sign up on our Owl Blog to ensure that you are informed of everything going on both in person and remotely, at AmPark.
Sincerely,
Kelly Lennon Fitzpatrick
Dear Families:
We hope that you and your family are all safe and well.
The COVID pandemic has made the partnership between school and home more necessary than ever, especially as we try to create the safest environment for children. Please know that we are here to support you in any way that we can. We hope that you find this page a supportive resource as we move into this season of blended and remote instruction. Please also sign up on our Owl Blog to ensure that you are informed of everything going on both in person and remotely, at AmPark.
Sincerely,
Kelly Lennon Fitzpatrick
Health Screenings & COVID-19 Testing Consent
All students, parents, guests, and staff members must take a daily Health Screening in order to enter the school building. This Health Screening should be done at home, before leaving for school, so that students can show that they have completed the screening. The screening results can be shown on a phone or printed out at home to be shown at arrival.
**Beginning December 7th ALL students in grades 1-5 (PreK and Kindergarten students are excluded from testing) who are coming in for hybrid learning need to have submitted a COVID-19 testing consent form. Testing consents can be completed directly online using the link below or families can print out a copy to return to school the week of December 7th.**
All students, parents, guests, and staff members must take a daily Health Screening in order to enter the school building. This Health Screening should be done at home, before leaving for school, so that students can show that they have completed the screening. The screening results can be shown on a phone or printed out at home to be shown at arrival.
**Beginning December 7th ALL students in grades 1-5 (PreK and Kindergarten students are excluded from testing) who are coming in for hybrid learning need to have submitted a COVID-19 testing consent form. Testing consents can be completed directly online using the link below or families can print out a copy to return to school the week of December 7th.**
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Schedules
All students who are participating in blended/hybrid learning at AmPark this fall are now in Groups A or B. By now, you should have received an email directly from Kelly and our team, indicating which cohort your child or children are in. Please reach out to us if you have any additional questions or concerns about your child's in-person learning days and schedule. Please see the rotation of our in-person cohorts below. 
Student Arrival Times & Locations
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten* Main Entrance on Hillman Avenue 8:45 arrival and 2:05 dismissal ***PLEASE Note: Arrival for the first day of school for Kindergarten & 1st Grade, for each cohort C, A, & B, will take place at Classic Park - parents may stay with their children as they arrive and begin walking to the school for goodbyes at the main entrance. 1st Grade Main Entrance on Hillman Avenue 8:50 arrival and 2:10 dismissal 2nd Grade Betty's Playground on Gouverneur Avenue 8:45 arrival and 2:10 dismissal 3rd Grade Entrance through 95 yard on Gouverneur Avenue 8:45 arrival and 2:10 dismissal 4th and 5th Grade 95 yard on Gouverneur Avenue 8:50 arrival and 2:15 dismissal Upcoming Dates Student Grade Level Orientation Days: September 16th, 17th & 18th. These days will be orientation days and times for teachers and families to ensure connectivity in preparation for the first day of hybrid+remote instruction. First Day of School for Students: While all students will begin remotely on September 16th for orientations, the first day of remote instruction for all will begin on Monday, September 21st. *Only PreK will begin hybrid, in-person learning on September 21st. Hybrid cohorts for Kindergarten through 5th grade will begin coming into the building on Tuesday, September 29th, which is a Cohort C day. Parent Association, General Meeting: September 30th @ 6:30 - Click here for Zoom Link |
Blended/Hybrid & Remote Learning
Blended Learning is an instructional model where students learn in person at AmPark some days and at-home virtually on other days. This model allows for fewer students to be in the building at once so that we can socially distance throughout the building. 100% Remote Instruction is an instructional model where students learn virtually every day. For both Blended and 100% Remote students will experience some synchronous and asynchronous instruction. Synchronous means "live" whether virtual (Zoom) or in person. Asynchronous may be any one or a combination (pre-recording, learning websites, independent work, videos, group work, etc). Parents may choose 100% Remote Learning throughout the year by using the Learning Preference Survey button below. Parent may opt into Blended Learning at specific points throughout the year. The next opportunity will be in November. 
Technology Support, Password Resets & DIIT Help Desk for Families
Zoom troubles? Check out the Zoom Login Help Video from one of AmPark's Tech Guru's, Craig, below!
Helpful DOE Links
Guidance for Students Who Arrive at School on the Wrong Day
AmPark will follow the guidance of the DOE in supporting students and families that come to school for in person learning on a day that the student should be all remote. Per that guidance, no student who is not scheduled for in person learning on a day that they brought to the school building will be able to remain for in person learning. At student arrival, our staff and members of our Building Response Team will work to ensure that any families who bring their student(s) to school on the wrong day are alerted to it before the family departs, so that they can bring their children home. Any student who arrives on the wrong day and a parent/family member does not remain to immediately return home with their child, will wait with AmPark BRT staff in a designated unused classroom space to await pick up by a family member. |
AmPark's Remote Learning Expectations for Both Hybrid & All Remote Students
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Communication
AmPark's School-Wide Google Classroom Code: ozsmu6s Subscribing to the Owl Blog, by inputting your email address into the black dropdown bar will ensure you receive every new post and email blast from AmPark. This will include everything from Principal's messages to community wide virtual events. |
Opening Day "Packets" & Necessary Student Forms
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Direct Links to Email Key AmPark Staff Members
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Steps and Precautions AmPark is Taking to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
AmPark will be following all guidance outlined by the NYC DOE as informed by the CDC and DOH-MH. That guidance can be found here:
The NYC DOE's InfoHub 2020 Return to School Page
AmPark will be following all guidance outlined by the NYC DOE as informed by the CDC and DOH-MH. That guidance can be found here:
The NYC DOE's InfoHub 2020 Return to School Page
Ensuring A Safe, Supportive Environment: Citywide Behavioral Expectations to Support Student Learning
Previously Shared Information about Re-Opening
Please refer back to our Owl Blog for any and all previously shared information on AmPark's & District 10's communications on re-opening. Below are direct links to our Town Hall Q & As as they were posted to our blog.
September 21, 2020 - Update to Families from NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza
August 13, 2020 - District 10 Town Hall Meeting Minutes
July 29, 2020 AmPark Town Hall Meeting Notes + Q & A
Please refer back to our Owl Blog for any and all previously shared information on AmPark's & District 10's communications on re-opening. Below are direct links to our Town Hall Q & As as they were posted to our blog.
September 21, 2020 - Update to Families from NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza
August 13, 2020 - District 10 Town Hall Meeting Minutes
July 29, 2020 AmPark Town Hall Meeting Notes + Q & A