Good Afternoon AmPark Families, We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported AmPark in our Double Good fundraiser last week! We appreciate you and hope that your support of all things AmPark tastes delicious! Thank you also to our amazing AmPark PA for another fantastic Scholastic Book Fair! With the BOGO deals and the careful handling of set up, displays, and scheduling, this fair was another huge success and we're glad to have more great books in the hands of our eager readers. Below, please find our official AmPark Annual Spring Concert flyer, with information about this epic music fest featuring ALL AmPark student performers and a performance by YADP! (This flyer comes to you with some original illustrations by one of our awesome Owl artists, Prince!) Hope so much that you're planning to grab a blanket and get cozy on our tar beach for an evening of music and pure joy. : ) Tomorrow is the D10 Science Fair and we hope that you'll head out to InTech Academy to cheer on our scientists and take in a wonderful day of academic competition. (Please see the flyers below with more information.) Wishing a wonderful weekend to all! Link to CEC Parent Workshop : https://elevateeducation.zoom.us/j/89004738853
Dear AmPark Families, Just a quick Tuesday post to send along information about the schedule for the AmPark Scholastic Book Fair that begins tomorrow, as well as to wish good luck to all of our 5th grade scientists who will be taking the new CBT state Science exam tomorrow morning! Also, a reminder that this weekend, our AmPark Science Fair winners will be representing us at InTech Academy for the Bronx, District 10 Science Fair. Hope you can drop by to cheer them on and take in a day of science wonder starting at 9am on Saturday, May 18th! See you at the Fairs! AmPark's Book Fair is On! Please see the class visitation schedule and information about the Fair + how to sign up for your e-wallet below... Dear Families:
Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way. Even better news? At our school’s upcoming Fair, for every book they purchase, your eager readers can choose another book for FREE! I love this buy-one-get-one promotion because it means students can take home extra reading. Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. Here’s what you need to know about the big event, which will take place: • May 15th - May 17th, 2024, in the main entrance 3981 Hillman Avenue. Before the Fair, make sure to set up eWallet, your child’s digital payment account. Say goodbye to cash and hello to worry-free, cash-free purchases—and anyone can contribute! Share your child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give them more books to enjoy. (If you have more than one child, you’ll need to create an eWallet for each one.) Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with EWallet and online shopping: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/amparkneighborhoodsch1 The countdown to more Bookjoy is on. Catch you at the Fair! Happy reading! Estimadas familias: ¡Prepárense! La Feria de Libro de Scholastic se acerca (¡hurra!). Elegir los libros que quieren leer empodera a los niños y las niñas, y los inspira en su viaje para convertirse en lectores de por vida. ADEMÁS, como siempre, cada compra que se haga en la Feria beneficia a nuestra escuela. Esto es lo que necesitan saber sobre el gran acontecimiento, que tendrá lugar desde
Si no pueden asistir a la Feria, compren en la Feria del Libro en línea de nuestra escuela. Todos los pedidos se envían directamente a su hogar y el envío es gratuito para órdenes de libros superiores a $25. Todas las compras en línea también benefician a nuestra escuela. Visiten la página web de nuestra Feria del Libro para aprender más y comenzar a usar la eWallet para hacer compras en línea: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/amparkneighborhoodsch1 ¡La cuenta regresiva para la emoción de leer ya comenzó! ¡Nos vemos en la Feria! ![]() Dear AmPark Family, It was so wonderful to see so many of you for our Parent Teacher Conferences last night, as well as for the science fair encore display this morning! We are so proud of the hard work of our AmPark scientists and grateful to your for supporting them. We had such fun celebrating all of our students who were truly all winners for their creativity and dedication to their projects. Our overall project winners, Nyquist & Hannah, with their project, "2 Minute Dark", will be representing AmPark at the District 10 Science Fair at Intech Academy next Saturday, May 18th. All families are welcome to go and see the fair, which begins at 9am. Last night, we mentioned so many exciting upcoming events during our Conferences, that I want to be sure to highlight them here and get them on your calendars: June 5th - The AmPark Spring Concert featuring ALL AmPark students will be held in the 95 yard, picnic style, from 4:30-6:00pm! Each and every one of you and your families are invited to share in an evening of song with Josh and our amazing AmPark Owl singers and musicians. May 14th-16th - Kachumber WITS Labs with Chef Victoria for all of our Owl chefs! Please see the recipe cards below if you're interested in trying it out at home! May 15th-17th - The AmPark Scholastic Book Fair is on! Teachers will send out schedules via Bloomz next week and be on the lookout for e wallet information soon. May 24th - The AmPark Basketball Playoffs featuring all of our AmPark athletes who participated in the basketball program. Times and more details will be sent along next week! Today was Lunch with Elvira featuring a presentation on the Science of Reading by Ms. Casey. Did you miss it? Please check out Ms. Casey's informational slides here. Feel free to follow up with Ms. Elvira should you have more questions or want more resources on this important subject. Sunday is Mother's Day and that is a most significant holiday in the hearts of all of us at AmPark. Whether you are a mother, or a mother figure, or someone who is celebrating and reflecting on the love of the mothers in your life, we wish you a most beautiful Mother's Day. To our AmPark Moms... you are your child's first and most important teacher. Our Owls are the lights in the world that they are, because you give them all that they need to shine. Thank you for the joy you imbue in them and the love that they radiate. May you have that love reflected back to you this weekend, a thousand fold. One last thing... you know what would make an amazing last minute Mother's Day present? Delicious and fancy gourmet popcorn from Double Good! : ) Please see the details for AmPark's Fundraiser below. (Jokes aside, this popcorn is truly that delicious and the proceeds are going to fund all things AmPark Neighborhood School!) Sending love and appreciation to all and wishing you a gorgeous weekend ahead! Dear AmPark Families, AmPark is conducting a fund-raising drive in order to raise needed money with Double Good Popcorn! Sale stared MAY 9th and will END on MAY 13th at 5PM. PLEASE do your best with this very important fundraiser and if you do not want to participate a donation to school would be great. The more the merrier. The proceeds will benefit all children at AmPark. We are asking that all families participate in order for this sale to be as successful as possible. Join us in kicking off the end of school year with a popular fundraiser. Double Good is a popcorn pop-up store that offers different flavors of deliciousness and is always fresh. Double Good is a virtual fundraiser which is 100% contactless. AmPark will keep 50% of the total amount sold and the popcorn ships directly to the buyer. We are looking for all families to participate!! Please create a Pop-Up Store and sell Double Good gourmet popcorn to your friends, family, co-workers! Prices range from $18-$59. Double Good Gourmet popcorn is award-winning and really delicious! There will be prizes for the top seller who will receive a $50 Gift Card. This is a 4-day Fundraiser only! Before the fundraiser begins: 1. Download the Double Good app 2. Enter our Event Code GOTPQI in the app 3. Create your Pop-Up Store The app is available for free on iOS and Android. If you choose not to create a store, that’s ok!! You can help by sending a link to family and friends, to buy popcorn from one of our existing stores OR you can donate the popcorn to first responders! Last year we had 28 pop-up stores which generated $8,540.00 for our school. If we can get more families to participate, the school can make more which will help with funding! Any questions please reach out to [email protected]. AmPark Students Are Chefs Next Week!
Try making the Wellness in the Schools Kachumber Salad recipe that students will prepare with Chef Victoria next week, in your own home! See the recipe cards below! Good Afternoon AmPark Families, It's been lovely to have your children back and looking refreshed after a long spring recess! We are racing into the home stretch of this school year and next week is a wonderfully busy and exciting one!
Each grade level team will hold 2 sessions that begin with a 20 minute recap of the current year for current families and end with a 20 minute preview of the year ahead for incoming families (please note the sessions are the same, just offered at different times to accommodate families with siblings).
![]() The Annual AmPark Science Fair Dear AmPark Families, It’s time to start working on the AmPark Neighborhood School Science Fair! This is an exciting event that encourages students to think as young scientists. Students will not only be learning important science content but they will also have choice in their learning which will make the projects so much more engaging! They will also be strengthening their writing skills and oral presentation skills during this process. The AmPark Science Fair will be held on Thursday, May 9th! While all classes will participate in the Fair with a whole class project, students in K-3 are welcome to participate, and 4th grade is strongly encouraged to participate. 5th grade students are required to do an individual or group project. During the next few weeks your child will be thinking and planning for a science project that uses the scientific methodology that they have used in science class each year. In the future our children will need the ability to solve problems in creative ways by questioning the world around them. This science project is a great opportunity for students to practice these important skills. Please join us in supporting your budding scientists journey! Are you interested in your child participating and want to get started on your projects? Please see the information linked here: AmPark's 2024 Science Fair. The winning project will be going to represent AmPark at the District 10 Science Fair! Are you interested in coming in to see your class project? Unfortunately, due to capacity limits, we cannot invite families in for Thursday, as all of our students will be exploring and touring projects throughout the morning in the multipurpose room. So, on Friday May 10th, you're welcomed to come in and see the projects that were shared. While we cannot recreate the Fair overall, we do welcome you to come in and see the trifold boards and experiments that were created. The projects will be set up throughout the 1st floor atrium space for your viewing, should you be able to come by and check them out. We will have the projects on display from arrival at 8:15am through 10am on the 10th. AmPark Neighborhood School - Schoolwide Fundraiser Dear Parents:
Our School will be conducting a fund-raising drive-in order to raise needed money. We will be selling Double Goods Popcorn again. SALE STARTS MAY 9th at 5PM and will END on MAY 13th at 5PM. PLEASE do your best with this very important fundraiser and if you do not want to participate a donation to school would be great. The more the merrier. The proceeds will benefit all children at Ampark. We are asking that all families participate in order for this sale to be as successful as possible. Join us in kicking off the end of school year with a popular fundraiser. Double Good is a popcorn pop-up store that offers different flavors of deliciousness and is always fresh. Double Good is a virtual fundraiser which is 100% contactless. AmPark will keep 50% of the total amount sold and the popcorn ships directly to the buyer. We are looking for all families to participate!! Please create a Pop-Up Store and sell Double Good gourmet popcorn to your friends, family, co-workers! Prices range from $18-$59. Double Good Gourmet popcorn is award-winning and really delicious! There will be prizes for the top seller who will receive a $50 Gift Card. This is a 4-day Fundraiser only! Before the fundraiser begins: 1. Download the Double Good app 2. Enter our Event Code GOTPQI in the app 3. Create your Pop-Up Store The app is available for free on iOS and Android. If you choose not to create a store, that’s ok!! You can help by sending a link to family and friends, to buy popcorn from one of our existing stores OR you can donate the popcorn to first responders! Last year we had 28 pop-up stores which generated $8,540.00 for our school. If we can get more families to participate, the school can make more which will help with funding! Any questions please reach out to [email protected]. |