Urban Assembly School of Music and Art

November 1, 2017

Dear Parents and Guardians:

We would like to warmly invite you to our 2017-2018 Fall Parents-Teacher-Student conferences. These conferences will give you the opportunity to discuss your child’s progress with their teachers.

To make these conferences the most meaningful, we strongly recommend that you bring your child with you. 

Our conferences will be held at the following times:

• Thursday, November 9, 2017
  • 5:00-8:00 PM: Parent Teacher conferences
• Friday, November 10, 2017
  • 11:31 AM: All students will be dismissed from school.
  • 1:00-3:00 PM: Parent-teacher-student conferences

This year, we will host workshops on the following topics:

• Understanding and accessing Pupil Path , UAMA’s online grading system
• Understanding your child’s Class Progress
• The 5 week project unit

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Parent Coordinator, Cecily Zayas at (718) 858-0249 ext. 8051.

Hello Parent

The bell schedule has changed for fridays only

PERIOD  FRIDAY
1ST 8 8:33 AM 9:07 AM
2ND  9:09 AM 9:43 AM
3RD  9:45 AM 10:19 AM
4TH  10:21 AM 10:55 AM
5TH 10:57 AM 11:31 AM
6TH  11:33 AM 12:07 PM
7TH  12:09 PM 12:43 PM
8TH  12:45 PM 1:19 PM
9TH 1:21 PM 1:55 PM
TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (FRIDAY ONLY) 1:58 PM 3:15 PM

The Urban Assembly for Music and Art (UAMA) is pleased to announce that beginning in the 2017-18 school year we are providing 1:1 technology to every UAMA student. Just like college and the world of work, UAMA students need to be able to work inside and out of school, virtually and in-person, on mobile technology or using a pen and paper, so we want all of our students to be connected! Through a partnership with Sprint, we are able to provide smart phones with wireless hotspots to every UAMA student in grades 9-12. The phone comes with 3 GB of free monthly high-speed data to use for research, homework, and overall academic enrichment through technology. The wireless hotspot also enables parents to connect to the internet either through the phone or with their own device so that they can log on to IO Education/Pupil Path where they have 24/7 access to their students assignments, grades, and attendance information. This technology will enable real-time connection between our students, families, and school, and will open the door to information about college, scholarships, jobs, and new possibilities.

They will be coming in mid fall, but in order to receive the phone.  The student must return the packet filled out by the parent or guardian by this Friday.  We will give you the rules of the new phones and the expected date of arrival soon.

Click here to access the form.

We are pleased to announce a new partnership starting in the spring of 2018:

The Bard Early College Academy at the Urban Assembly School of Music and Art Bard@UAMA

The Bard Early College Academy at the Urban Assembly School of Music and Art (UAMA) enables UAMA students in 11th and 12th grade to enroll as part-time undergraduate students of Bard College and earn tuition-free college credits concurrently with their high school studies. Participating students take a liberal arts college course of study that aims to intellectually engage UAMA students and help them prepare for and succeed in college.

The Bard Early College Academy establishes an academic extension of Bard College at the UAMA. College courses are taught by Bard Early College faculty, and take place on the UAMA campus within the UAMA course schedule. Additionally, students participate in field trips, including conferences and academic events on the Bard College campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, and joint programming with Bard’s other early colleges in the tri-state area. Upon completion of the Bard Seminar sequence, UAMA students have the opportunity to earn as much as a semester of Bard College credits, tuition-free.

Please fill out the form below to receive more information (or click here if you cannot see the form):

Urban Assembly School of Music and Art

49 Flatbush Extension Brooklyn, New York 11201 718.858.0249

Hello 8th graders and families

The Urban Assembly School of Music and Art would like you to come out and join us at one of our information session open house dates. We are a small limited unscreened high school dedicated to infusing a rigorous college preparatory curriculum with intensive arts elective courses and arts integration.

We’d love you to come learn more about us and we look forward to meeting you.

Our open house dates are as followed:

Monday, September 25, 2017 4 PM to 6 PM

Saturday, October 7, 2017 9 AM to 11 AM

Monday, October 16, 2017 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Thursday, October 26, 2017 1 PM to 3 PM

If you are interested in attending any of the above dates, please reach out to our parent coordinator Cecily Zayas at zayas1@uamusicandart.org or  phone (718) 858-0249 to inform us which open house date you would like to attend.

Sincerely

Paul J. Thompson

Principal

Founding Principal

This summer we are very excited to be offering a Summer Bridge Language & Thinking program at UAMA. The program runs from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. from Monday July 31 – through Tuesday, August 15, 2017. The classes will be held Monday – Thursday. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

The Summer Program is designed to provide you with an opportunity to improve your academic skills in Literacy, Writing, Critical Thinking, and to earn a high school credit before you begin in the fall of 2017. Research shows that surpassing 11 credits by the end of 9th grade in an important target to stay on track for high school success and on-time graduation, as well as to be better prepared for college. The goal of this program is not only to develop your academic skills but also to have fun learning, build relationships, and help you transition into high school.

To access the Summer Bridge form, please click here.

Have you filled out the SURVEY this year? If not you still have time! Come in today and tomorrow until 4 PM to fill out your Survey or please call the Survey Hotline at 1-800-690-8603 to receive you Survey Code and fill it out online. If you have any questions on how to fill it out please call our parent coordinator Cecily Zayas at 718-858-0249 ext 8051

Hello Parent

This week is Parent Teacher Conferences Thursdays March 23, 2017,  the conference is from 5 PM to 8 PM and on Friday March 24, 2017,  The conference is from 1 PM to 3 PM. Parent please keep in mind that on Friday march 24, 2017 is a half a day for our students they will be released at 11:20 AM.

If any questions please contact our parent coordinator Ms Cecily Zayas at 718-858-0249 ext 8051