March 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 09:48AM As we are finishing our work on exmissions for children leaving WMS to attend ongoing schools, I am once again reminded of how much each child’s strengths come to play in this process. Personality aspects like “curiosity,” “stamina,” “independence,” “sociability,” “self-reliance” and “self-regulation” all play a role in the evaluation process. We know our children are at the age when these characteristics are developing and so the school community as well as each family has the obligation and rich opportunity and pleasure to encourage positive development in all these areas. Even more than how children do on cognitive tests, these will determine how successful our children will be as they go through life.
Ronnie
Students Graduating to Independent Schools
This year our students were accepted to the following independent schools. A list of public & public gifted schools will be announced in June.
Allen - Stevenson School, Avenues, Blue School, Brearley School, British International School, Brooklyn Waldorf School, Browning School, Calhoun School, Cathedral School, Chapin School, City and Country School, Collegiate School, Corlears School, Dalton School, Dwight School, Ethical Culture School, Friends Seminary, Grace Church School, Hewitt School, Horace Mann School, Little Red School House, Lycee Francais, Marymount School, The Nightingale-Bamford School, Packer Collegiate Institute, Spence School, St. Ann’s School, St. Bernard’s School, St. Stephan’s School (Miami), St. David’s School, St. Luke’s School, Trinity School, United Nations International School, Village Community School.
What’s happening in March...
March 1st (Friday)
Mug ‘n Muffin – Duane Street (9.30am – 10.30am)
March 8th (Friday)
Spring Parent Teacher Conferences – School Closed for Children
March 11th – 14th (Monday - Thursday)
City Harvest Food Drive
March 12th (Tuesday)
WMS Small Works Art Show
New York Academy of Art, 111 Franklin Street
Daytime Viewing 9.30am – 5.00pm
Evening Viewing 6.00pm – 8.00pm
March 13th (Wednesday)
WMS Small Works Art Show
New York Academy of Art, 111 Franklin Street
Daytime Viewing 9.30am – 1.00pm
March 18th - 29th (Monday - Friday)
Spring Break – School Closed
News & Events
City Harvest Food Drive
On March 11th-14th, Washington Market School will hold its annual City Harvest Food Drive. Every week, City Harvest helps feed more than 260,000 hungry men, women and children in NYC. Please donate non-perishable items to the collection box outside your classroom.
On-going Schools Meeting
All you ever wanted to know about exmissions...
Thursday, April 4th – 9.15am – 10.30am
Duane Street Gym
This session will give parents information about all public, public-gifted and independent ongoing school options. We will address the process for moving on, along with key dates and a discussion on the public school lottery. This is the last meeting of this kind until June.
Chinese New Year at WMS
Both Duane and Hudson Streets enjoyed an amazing traditional Lion dance and the story of the Lunar New Year. Thank you to the parents who generously donated the performance: The Tan Family, The Fong Family, The Lin/Kumar Family, The D’Hollander Family. Best wishes to everyone for a great Year of the Snake.
Hudson St - NAEYC Accreditation
Please pick up your survey at the Hudson front desk.
WMS successfully completed its NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accreditation in 2011. We are required to renew our membership annually. Our teachers are consistently working on curriculum portfolios and administrators are continually reviewing various aspects of the program. We are requesting each family’s participation by filling out and returning (by March 11th) an anonymous and confidential survey (located at the front desk). Thank you in advance for your partnership.
WMS 22nd Small Works Art Show
New York Academy of Art
111 Franklin Street
Tuesday, March 12th
The gallery will be open for viewing and for Hudson Street class visits from 9.30am - 5.00pm. Please join your class as a chaperone, if possible; or visit at your leisure. There will be an evening family viewing from 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Wednesday, March 13th
The gallery will be open for viewing and for Hudson Street class visits from 9.30am - 1.00pm. Please join your class as a chaperone, if possible; or visit at your leisure.
WMS Street Fair
Saturday, May 4, 11.00am - 3.30pm
We are looking forward to having a great day for children and families.
Table Submission Forms are due this week by Wednesday, March 6. Forms are available at the Duane or Hudson front desks.
Calling for Donation Submissions
This week, you will have each received a donor solicitation letter and form. Please consider reaching out to EVERYONE you know – friends, family, business associates and others to see if they would be willing to donate to our Auction and Raffles. We are open to all ideas and the success of our auction and raffles depend on these exciting and generous donations. Please submit the Donation Suggestion Form (available for pick up and drop off at the front desk) by Friday, April 5th. Or simply contact the Donations Co-Chairs: Mona DAttilio and Kerianne Flynn.
Ensure Fun for Everyone
Please consider becoming an Underwriter for this year's street fair whether or not you have an item to donate. Your generous cash donation will make possible a day that we hope everyone will enjoy so that more revenue can be used to support ongoing teachers' development and to provide scholarship opportunities to deserving families. Underwriting levels range from $500 to $10,000 and are 100% tax deductible.
Lend a Helping Hand
We are looking for day-of-event volunteers. If you are interested in helping with the street fair, but can only donate a few hours, this is the committee for you. Please sign-up online.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the Festival Co-Chairs: Lissa Schiele and Lisa Hill.
Welcome to the World!
Congratulations to…
Elizabeth and Matthew Tocks on the birth of their baby boy, William on February 27th. And to Katharine (Class D) and Charlotte (future WMS student) on becoming big sisters.
Andrea and Paul Vasady-Kovacs on the birth of their baby girl, Liv Beca on February 8th. And to Max (Class 2) on becoming a big brother.
