Spirit Week!!!! 02/08 – 02/12
Next week we will celebrate Spirit Week!!!!!!
Monday: Fancy Clothes day
Tuesday: Purple Day
Wednesday: Twin Day
Thursday: Crazy Look Day
Friday: Pajama Day
3rd Assembly: Responsibility!!!!!
So exciting our third assembly will take place this coming Monday, Feb 8th at 9 am in the Academy of Medicine. We will have the 1st graders performing and teaching us all about Responsibility.
Amber Open House!!!!!!!
Wednesday, Feb. 10th and Feb. 24th at 9:00 am and 5:30 pm.
Parents of who wish to apply Kindergarten / First Grade children for Amber’s upcoming 2010 - 2011 school year are welcomed to tour the school and fill out applications. Looking forward to seeing you all.
Advocacy Day
Parents, students and staff will be traveling to Albany on February 2nd to advocate for Charter schools with our state legislators. It is an exciting day and very important especially since some legislators are trying to pass legislation that can hurt charter schools.
Mock Trial
In a partnership with Legal Aid Amber’s 5th graders will be participating in a Mock Trial. They will work with lawyers on a court case and then present the case as the prosecutor or defendant in a real courthouse (Harlem Community Justice Center) as part of their Law Day celebration. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to get real life experience of our justice system.
Amber Charter Students march in Three Kings Day Parade!!!Amber students were excited to participate in this years Three Kings Day Parade
The picture and reports were Submitted to CNN's - iReport please check it out!
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-378944
2nd Assembly: Honesty
The 2nd assembly on Honesty showcased the 2nd and 3rd graders, and it was terrific!
Thank you Ms. Eva, Mr. Nello, and Ms. Star, Ms. Laura, Ms. Wenpu, Ms. Meg, Ms. Christine, Ms. Julie, Ms. Jessica, Ms. Nicole, Ms. Marie and Ms. Yvette for a job well done and for reinforcing an important character trait for Amber students.
Amber Students Art Displayed at El Museo Del Barrio
1st Assembly: Respect
Our 1st Assembly was wonderful!
Amber students demonstrated that they know how to be an audience.
The new student council members are:
President: Zoe Abney
Vice President: Tatiana McNeil
Secretary: Brittany Maldonado
Treasurer: Gwendolyn Paulino
Cultural Affairs: Jeziel Sewer
Sports Affairs: Kevin Diaby
1st Assembly: Respect
1st Assembly is scheduled for Monday, October 26th. It will be the induction ceremony for the new student council and the 4th grade student leaders. It will be held at the
Academy of Medicine at E. 103rd and 5th Avenue.
Parent Workshop for Middle School
Thursday, Oct. 29th a workshop will be held for the parents of fifth graders regarding applying to Middle schools.
Amber Featured in Manhattan Times Article!!!!
Joy at Amber Charter School as test scores are tops in Manhattan
by John Gutiérrez
There was joy in the hallways of Amber Charter School May 7. That was the day that the NYC Department of Education unveiled scores for the English Language Arts Test (known in education circles as the ELA) that showed Amber leading all other charter schools in Manhattan with a school-wide score of 88.5 percent. These ELA results indicate that nearly nine out of every ten students in Ambers 3rd, 4th and 5th grades are reading at or above grade level.
click the link for the rest of the story!