Thank You For Making This Year's Spring Fair a Day to Remember!

Dear New Amsterdam Community,
 
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making this year’s Spring Fair a day to remember. It was a truly magical event, one that delighted our children, intrigued newcomers, and solidified our feelings of connection to our school and to one another. It was just what we needed. The Spring Fair was the pinnacle of our year together, the culmination of our work to help the school grow and flourish, and an auspicious inaugural event for 62 Avenue B!
 
Thank you to everyone who supported the fair by showing up and enjoying it!! Thank you to those who invited friends, and shared the word. To those who shopped in the amazing market and bid on the beautiful auction items. Thank you to those who donated the items—from knitted animals and silks to delicious things to eat and wear!—and to those who worked tirelessly to price, display, organize and log everything. Thank you to those who crafted flowers and ladybugs and gnomes and other treasures for our pocket fairy and angels share. Thank you to the angels, thank you to the fairies. Thank you to the gnomes in the crystal cave and the mysterious cave they created. Thank you to the farmers in Mother Nature’s Garden who sorted eggs and harvested root babies. Thank you to the crafters who patiently helped little fingers navigate difficult crafts. Thank you to our puppeteers for their mesmerizing artistry. Thank you to the ticket takers, the ticket sellers and the greeters, those who organized the guest list and the token sales. To the alumni families who showed up and supported this event with such love and graciousness. To the underwriters, those who generously gave in-kind and cash donations. Thank you to the designers for the beautiful postcard and our first ever Spring Fair map.Thank you to the peat pot planters, the flower arrangers, the branch trimmers, the garland makers.Thank you to the gardeners and those who planned the glorious picnic in the garden. To the bakers and lunch packers and chefs. Thank you to the setter-uppers at the school, too. It was a monumental task to transform our school into such a magical, beautiful place. Thank you to the clean up crew who put it all back together as quick as can be, as if by magic (but we know it was through strength and hard work). And thank you to the universe for blessing us with such a beautiful, warm day... and such a beautiful, warm community.
 
It takes strength and hard work to build a school. It takes love and devotion. It takes our annual Spring Fair to show the world that we can do it, with kindness, fun, and grace. Thank you to everyone for your kindness and grace. And thank you for making it fun.
 

With grateful hearts,
 
New Amsterdam Spring Fair Committee
 

New Amsterdam Partners with Doma Na Rohu Restaurant

Enjoy a delicious meal at Doma Na Rohu (you will remember their delicious spread at our Benefit Reunion Party!!) and support New Amsterdam!!

Doma Na Rohu will give you 10% of your bill

And give New Amsterdam 30% of the proceeds!!

It's win win!

Bring a coupon to participate in this amazing offer! Coupons are available below and also at the front desk. For use between April 28th & May 28th.

27 & 1/2 Morton Street at Seventh Avenue in the Village
212-929-4339 ~ www.domanyc.com

Thank You for Coming to our Garden Work Day

A big thank you to everyone who came to help out at our garden work day!!

Many of you were able to become members of the garden. It is important to increase our membership at the garden so that we can ensure a smooth relationship with the school. The board of El Jardin del Paraiso will set up a booth at our Spring Fair, so you will have an opportunity to get to know them and maybe join the garden too!

Please Join the Outreach Action Group

Please join us! Outreach Comm Tues & Wed9am! We need your help!

Dear parents,  

Word of Mouth and Local Marketing are the number one way for prospective parents to discover and select your school, this selection is based on the trust and credibility from someone who has experienced the school. THANK YOU for being the Ambassadors of the New Amsterdam School.

To help you spread the word, we have created some materiel reflecting the upcoming activities at the school and some general information in the form of vibrant postcards for the summer camps, lovely bookmarks, brochures and admission business cards. 

We have prepared some communication packs for you to drop wherever you feel the clientele could fit: Libraries, children classes, yoga studios, family friendly restaurants & coffee shops, etc. Alternatively, we have attached some suggested places where to leave them.

Attached to your bundle, you will find a ‘Report card’, if you could kindly mention the places you have dropped off materials that will make our actions very efficient.

When :           Tuesday, 31st after drop off – 1 Avenue B

                        Wednesday, 1st after drop off – 62 Avenue B

Please feel free to ask for a packet if you haven’t gotten yours.

Thank you for your continuous support!

Marketing Committee

Consolidation Plan ~ Please Read

March 17, 2015

Dear Parents,

We would like to confirm with you that we will be moving our classes from 1 Ave B to 62 Ave B this school year.

We are sending along our consolidation plan for your reference with important information we feel will aid in the success of our move together and create a harmonious experience for the children and our community.

We hope that it can be used as guide as our community navigates the transition from 1 ave B to 62 Ave B.

Practical things to know:

·      New Amsterdam School will be closed Thursday, April 2^nd and Friday, April 3^rd.  We are seeking volunteers to help us with the move.   

·      We will send a sign up sheet for times to support the move April 2^nd and April 3^rd through the parent reps.

·      Spring Break will be from Thursday, April 2^nd through Sunday, April 12^th.

·      New Amsterdam School will re-open on Monday, April 13^th. (Please note: this is a change. There will be no professional development day on Monday.)

We are in need of boxes and bags to be delivered to the parent lounge at 1 Ave B throughout the next few weeks. The faculty will pack the non-essentials to our daily work with the children and place the boxes in the parent lounge for delivery. In addition if anyone can carry a box to 62 in the next few weeks, we would appreciate it.

During the week of March 23^rd to March 27^th, we will begin to share stories in our classrooms that represent and prepare the children for the transition.  Our intention is to introduce the change in a gradual manner. We recommend that there is not a lot of talk in the family about the move with the children. If there are questions from the children, responding simply and truthfully can support your child to not grow anxious or nervous about what is coming.  Please let your teacher know of any questions or concerns you have about you child and this change.

If you have questions, please direct them to the coordinators at coordinators@newamsterdamchildhood.org.

 SAVE THE DATE:  We will welcome everyone to “62” at our next community meeting, April 16^th, 6:30pm to 8:30 pm.

With appreciation,

The New Amsterdam Faculty and Administration

First Grade Trip to Green Meadow!

Mr. Jamie and Ms. Kaori spent the day at Green Meadow with the First Grade Class last Thursday. They tapped maple trees, sampled the sap, explored the woods, and got to know the farm animals. They even found some eggs in the barn! They had a wonderful day. Thank you Mr. Jamie! And Thank you Ms. Kaori!!

Spring Fair!! Saturday, May 2nd! Indoor Portion of Fair at 62 Avenue B and Picnic & Activities in the Garden, El Jardin del Paraiso

Save the date for this glorious event featuring a New Amsterdam Faculty Puppet Show; Mother Nature's Magical Garden; Crystal Cave; The Magical Meadow Wool Craft Room; Pocket Fairy; Eurythmy; The New Amsterdam School Spring Market; and Angel's Share (new this year)! We will also have a picnic and activities in our beautiful garden, El Jardin del Paraiso. Stay tuned for info on the time and ticket sales. See you at the Spring Fair!