Wanted: Date Night

Yep, it’s the Holiday Auction Committee again, cajoling everyone we know to give us something fabulous for our hugely popular and wildly successful Holiday Auction …  Wonderful goodies are arriving at the school each day, and we’re very excited about all sorts of things – from luxury salon experiences and a wonderful farm camp to picture framing and piano lessons. Thank you EVERYONE for all your hard work and generosity so far.

We were thinking it would be fun to offer some exciting Date Night experiences– so please do continue to ask your favourite eateries, or theatres or music venues – anything – to consider a donation.    And given that we’re almost to November, now is the time to be following up on all those people that you asked weeks ago that have forgotten to get back to you ...

All donations are due by November 8th.

And book your babysitters for the launch party at
VON on Wednesday, November 20th, 6–8pm
generously sponsored by Von and Murray's Cheese.
It’s a great community mixer that introduces new and old families while having fun on behalf of our school.
Questions?
Call or email Jennie on 917 331 9250 (jennie@soulsomefood.com),
Claire on 917-498-4690 claire.szeto@gmail.com,
Lynne on 917-697-8830 or lynne.wu@newamsterdamchildhood.org.

We can email letters and donation forms too.

DONATIONS STILL NEEDED FOR HOLIDAY AUCTION!

Once again, thank you to everyone who’s helped so far – we have some lovely new items to add this week – gift certificates for gorgeous Goatmilk kidware, a subscription to Taproot Magazine, a beautiful gnome house from Heartwood Arts and a gift certificate for Laicale – amongst some lovely crafts and other nice things!

 
But we need more, of course, and everything helps!   Let us know if you need more letters and forms (and we’re happy to receive donations by email too), or if you have ideas and need us to help follow something up?  Or if you have time to help us with solicitations?  We may not yet have approached many of the businesses in our neighbourhood, so if you have a contact or a connection somewhere, then please do go ahead and ask them!

 

And Claire has some easy craft instructions for anyone who’d like to have a go at making a simple craft item at home?  Or outsourcing to Granny???

 
All donations due by November 8^th.   Thank you so much again for all your help.

 
Questions?  

Call or email Jennie on 917 331 9250 jennie@soulsomefood.com

Claire on 917-498-4690 claire.szeto@gmail.com,

Lynne on 917-697-8830 lynne.wu@newamsterdamchildhood.org.

Renew, Reuse, Recycle Clothing Sale to Support the Garden Fund

Monday, October 21st through Friday, October 25th

Annual Fall Garden Fundraiser Week

 

Our Renew, Reuse, Recycle Clothing Sale is the Fall Fundraiser for the school's "Family Garden Day."  The sale will take place in the Parent Lounge from Monday, October 21- Friday, October 25th!

It's the time of year we all go through our children's closets.

Parents, we ask, if you would please carefully chose 3 to 5 pieces of high quality clothing that is outgrown or gently worn to donate to our sale.

Beginning on Wednesday, October 15th you may drop of your hand selected contributions at the front desk. All shoes, clothing, maternity items should be in great condition, free of stains, rips, and should have working closures. We ask that you please only donate items that you yourself would gladly purchase for $5 to $10... so we can offer good quality to families during our event.

All benefits, proceeds and donations will go to the school's garden fund.

Our Renew, Reuse, Recycle sale is organized for one week. which gives families time to bring things in, browse, shop, and/or donate funds directly to the cause.  Last Fall we raised over $900.00. We hope with your help to top that and buy even more  needed supplies this year.

Fall Family Garden Day

Saturday, October 26th
10am to 1pm   
El Jardin del Paraiso (enter on 4th Street btwn Aves C & D)

 
Come one, come all to work, mulch, plant, weed, seed and celebrate the season!

BYO picnic and more details to follow...

This is an event for our entire community and we encourage everyone to attend! 

2014 Winter Benefit - Call for Talent

Dear New Amsterdam Families and Community:

As many of you know, the winter benefit plays a key role in raising funds for the school, as well as raising awareness of the school in our neighborhood, and our city.  It is also a great time for us to come together as a community - sans kids!

As we begin planning this year’s event, to take place in mid-February 2014, our goal is to craft an evening that is as rich and vibrant as the downtown community our school calls home. In these early stages we would like to ask each of you if you have a connections, of whatever degree, with any of New York’s many world-class performers and artists. If you do, or know someone that does, we would love to hear from you. Musicians, actors, dancers, trapeze artists, all are welcome! Our intent is to let the evening take shape around the talent we enlist.

So take a moment to flip through your rolodex (real or virtual), and let one of us know if anything comes to mind, however tenuous a link it might be.

Please email co-chairs with your ideas:
Nathan Laffin - nathanlaffin@me.com
Howard Dulaney - howard.dulaney@newamsterdamchildhood.org

Thank you in advance. We’re looking forward to sharing more details about the winter benefit later this year-and to seeing you there in February!

Warmly,

Winter Benefit Committee
(Resource Development)

Fall Fair at the Green Meadow Waldorf School

 

 

Enjoy the fun of Fall Fair at the Green Meadow Waldorf School

this Saturday, October 12th from 10 AM to 5 PM

Upcoming Admissions Events

Please share information about our upcoming admissions events with your friends and with your parenting web groups. 

General Open House

• Thursday, October 10th from 7-8:30  PM
• Thursday, November 14th from 7-8:30 PM

During the Open House parents will tour our classrooms, meet our teachers and participate in an in depth discussion about our programs.  Parents only please.

1st Grade Open House

• RE SCHEDULED Tuesday, October 29th from 7-8:30 PM
• New Date Coming Soon!

Our 1st Grade Open House will be an opportunity for parents to learn more about the Waldorf grade school curriculum and how it meets the developing child.  Parents only please.

Free Sample Session

• Saturday, November 2nd from 10-11:30 AM

The Sample Session is an opportunity for parents and their children over the age of two to explore one of our classrooms, share in an activity and a circle, and for parents to learn more about our pre-school programs.  Space is limited.

To participate in any of our events please email Karen.Talluto@newamsterdamchildhood.org.

Free Parent Lecture

• Monday, October 21st from 7-8:30 PM

An Introduction to the Waldorf Grades Curriculum with Tim Hoffmann
Please join us as we explore the Waldorf School First Grade and Grade School curriculum.

Questions we will consider include the following:

• How does academic work begin in the first grade?
• How do children begin to learn how to read?
• How do foreign languages, mathematics, and music become a part of the children’s daily routines?

Speaker:  Tim Hoffmann studied anthroposophy and Waldorf education at Emerson College and the Goetheanum in Dornach.  A class teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School since 1981, he also taught for many years at the Rudolf Steiner Institute.  He is currently on sabbatical.

 

Adults only, please.