Announcements: Week of February 22, 2013

- Saturday Parent-Child Class Rescheduled 

In honor of Presidents' Day Weekend, Parent-Child class was rescheduled for this Saturday, February 23rd. >>more

- Watercolor Painting with Brigitte Busse: Red and Blue - Color Exercise
- Wednesday, February 27th from 9-10:30 AM

Have you noticed that colors can liberate and stimulate, harmonize and balance our well being?  Brigitte Busse will be the guide through the artistic morning session. >>more

- 2013-14 Tuition Assistance Deadline
- Friday, March 1^st

Families requiring tuition assistance for the 2013-14 school year must apply on or before Friday, March 1st, 2013. For more information, see the post. >>more

- Exciting News from the First Grade Committee
We would like to open a First Grade in September 2014!   To pull that off, we will soon seek approval from the Board and support from the faculty and community. >>more

- Save the Date: Community Meeting
- Thursday, March 14th at 6:30pm

We request that at least one parent from each family attend.  Please set the evening aside and we look forward to seeing everyone. >>more

Save the Date: Community Meeting March 14th 6:30pm

Please join us for our Community Meeting
Thursday, March 14th, 2013 at 6:30 PM

The meeting is an opportunity for members of our Board, Faculty, Administration and Parent Body to come together and discuss our important shared work at the school.

At this meeting we will discuss the First Grade Committee's proposal to offer a first grade class in 2014-15.  This would be the pioneering class and each year they would continue to lead the growth of our grade school.

We request that each family be represented at the meeting by at least one parent.

Please set the evening aside and we look forward to seeing everyone.

Exciting News from the First Grade Committee

We would like to open a First Grade in September 2014!

 

To pull that off, we will soon seek approval from the Board and support from the faculty and community. 

If you have questions about our proposal - or would like to help us craft it - please write the committee co-chairs: Susanne Neunhoeffer [susanne@neunhoeffer.com] and Gabriela Cordo [gcordo@hotmail.com].

If you have questions about First Grade readiness, speak to your teacher. If you have questions about First Grade admissions, speak to Karen Talluto [karen.talluto@newamsterdamchildhood.org].

We First Graders meet each Friday at 9 am. Please join us!

 

We will discuss the First Grade Proposal at a the Community Meeting on Thursday, March 14 at 6:30. Please come.

Watercolor Painting with Brigitte Busse

Winter Polarity  Outside Cold - Inside Warm
Wednesday, February 27th from 9-10:30 AM

Red and Blue - Color Exercise

Have you noticed that colors can liberate and stimulate, harmonize and balance our well being?

Feel what impact fresh mint blue has on your mind!  Experience how soft gleaming vermillion red raises your enthusiasm!

Observe how the interplay between carmine-red and cobalt-blue creates space for inner movement.
We will find simple but nourishing images for our souls starting this personal research.

As a support, we might paint what we have once perceived in nature like a winter-blue sky at sunset and/or translate this into free flow of color movements.
So we might notice the value of colors on our well being and health.

Material fees $5, plus a donation for Children Center Umut Nadjeshda in Kirgysthan.

Brigitte Busse will be the guide through the artistic morning session with her experience as mother, art therapist, physical therapist and love for colors and long walks in nature.

Thanks to Our Community from the Benefit Concert Planning Committee

Dear Community,

 

Thank you all for your presence on Tuesday evening. What an amazing night it was! Your gift of time, talent, and treasure made the Benefit Concert a grand success. Suffice it to say the evening exceeded our expectations. Not only did we all have a great time, but we also raised over $22,000 for our school!

 

We are grateful for all that you did to make the event come together. We are humbled by everyone's contributions. Thank you.

 

Benefit Concert Planning Committee

Announcements for the Week of February 15, 2013

Winter Break begins February 18, 2013 and we return to school on February 25, 2013. Parent-Child classes resume on Saturday, February 23, 2013. We hope everyone has a wonderful week. 

Our downstairs Lobby needs everyone's help.  We have two new wagons sharing the downstairs lobby. Please fold up your strollers if possible and hang bicycles and scooters. Many thanks to all!

Saturday Parent-Child Class Rescheduled

In honor of President's Day Weekend we will not hold class this Saturday, February 16th.  The class has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 23rd.

Please note the remaining Winter term class dates are as follows:  2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23 & 4/6.

Enjoy the weekend!