We hope everyone enjoyed Spring Break. Next week is busy with many activities. Also, don’t forget to thank the Center School staff next week, it’s Teacher Appreciation Week!
This Upcoming Week
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 7th – 8th: State Math Tests
Friday, May 10th: Annual Jog-a-thon at Riverside Track (River & 72nd Street) from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. Kids will need to bring a sack lunch, water bottle and wear sneakers. Pledge sheets went home today, please check with your student.
Friday, May 10th: Community Coffee @ Jog-a-thon – more details to come.
PTA and SLT Opportunities
We will be hosting our PTA and SLT elections in May. We currently have several positions that will be vacant next year, so we are looking for members of our community to run for office.
If you have questions about these opportunities or positions, please contact the PTA Presidents at centerschoolpta@gmail.com.
Committee for Racial Equity and Justice (CRJE)
CRJE is also REQUESTING that families add favorite books to THIS BOOK COLLECTION which reflect your culture and identity. Help us to build a broad list of titles that celebrate the diversity of Center School!
Save The Date:
2nd Annual Belonging Dinner – Wednesday, June 5th
Special Events
Writers Night is confirmed for Tuesday, May 14th in the 222 Speakeasy at Mochi Dolci.
We want writers who will share their work!
Selected writers will read a brief 8-10 minute selection of their work. We will try to have a balance of writers and styles including current parents, alums, and teachers. Writing can be new, old, published, not published, of any genre. The atmosphere is very casual. There will be food and drinks for purchase. This event is not recommended for children.
Questions? Use the form for that, too!
Our Singer / Songwriter night will be on Thursday, June 13th at Mochi Dolci. If you would like to perform an original song or cover, please email centerschoolspecialevents@gmail.com.
Summer Opportunities for Students
Mind the Gap, an intergenerational theater program, connects young people and elders through the power of storytelling.
This free workshop matches New Yorkers aged 60 and up with teens ages 14 to 19. Participants interview each other over the course of 12 sessions, learning about their partners’ lives and dreams. They write or devise short plays based on the material they gather and in a culminating celebration, hear their scripts read aloud by professional actors or perform their own work.
MIND THE GAP – PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP – SUMMER 2024
SESSIONS
Tuesdays and Thursdays – In Person
July 9 – August 13, 2024, 4:00-6:00 pm
LOCATION
All sessions will take place at The Sheen Center, located at 18 Bleecker Street, New York, NY on the corner of Elizabeth and Bleecker.
The goals of the program are both to teach writing and theater skills and foster better communication and understanding between these two age groups. No playwriting or theater experience is necessary to participate in Mind the Gap.
Message from a Former Student
Somerset Seidenberg, a Center School graduate, who now attends Stuyvesant has organized a Benefit Concert for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The concert will take place on Thursday, May 23rd at 7:30 pm at Merkin Hall in Kaufman Music Center.
Somerset serves on the St. Jude Leadership Society (SJLS) of NY this year. Since 2017, SJLS has been an organization of high performing high school students who exercise leadership while raising awareness and funds for the children of St. Jude. SJLS raised over $650K nationally last year. St. Jude is a cause that is very close to her heart. Her mother is a cancer survivor, and they recognize firsthand the profound gift St. Jude gives to its patients and their families.
In addition to attending Stuyvesant, she is also piano major at Manhattan School of Music. As her fundraising strategy, she decided to organize a Young Musicians Benefit Concert for St. Jude. She has gathered some of the best young musicians to be on the stage with her, with most of them from the pre-Colleges of Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music. The world-renowned pianist Evgeny Kissin will be endorsing the concert with a video greeting.
More details here:
https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/music-for-st-jude-young-musicians-benefit-concert
Community Opportunities
- FREE SHREDDING: Saturday, 5/4, 11 am–2 pm, Memorial Baptist Church (141 W. 115th St.)
- FREE SHREDDING: Sunday, 5/5, 10 am–2 pm, 230 W. 72nd St. (between Broadway and West End Ave).
- Tuesday, 5/7, 11 am–1 pm, outside Goddard Riverside (593 Columbus Ave. @ 88th Street): “Love Your Street Tree Day.” Register to help care for street trees at the link. Bring extra bags for free compost and mulch to take home; any questions email west80sneighborhood@gmail.com.
Mark Your Calendar – Important Dates
MAY
* Tues & Wed 5/7-5-8: State Math Tests
* Fri 5/10: Community Coffee & Jog-a-thon
* Tues 5/14: Writers Night @ 6:00 PM
* Thu 5/16: SLT Meeting @ 6:00 PM (Zoom)
* Mon 5/20: PTA Meeting @ 6:00 PM (Zoom)
* Mon 5/27: SCHOOL CLOSED (Memorial Day)
* Thu 5/30: 8th Grade Show
JUNE
* Wed 6/5: 2nd Annual Belonging Dinner
* Th 6/6 & Fri 6/7: Clerical Day – STUDENTS DO NOT ATTEND
* Mon 6/10: PTA Meeting @ 6:00 PM (Zoom)
* Thu 6/13: Singer/Songwriters’ Night
* Thu 6/13 & Fri 6/14: All-School Trip
* Mon 6/17: SCHOOL CLOSED (Eid al-Adha)
* Wed 6/19: SCHOOL CLOSED (Juneteenth)
* Thu 6/20: 8th Grade Graduation
* Fri 6/21: 8th Grade Prom
* Wed 6/26: Last Day of School (dismissed at noon)
ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Please forgive errors, mistakes, typos. We will update the community with any corrections.
-THE CENTER SCHOOL- 