The Weekly Word
Information for the Faculty, Staff, Students and Parents
Of the
Barnard Early Childhood Center
By Patricia Lambert, Principal
Week of May 18, 2009
BARNARD IS GOING GREEN THIS YEAR!
THIS WEEK-PLEASE CHECK OFFICE CALENDAR FOR ADDITIONAL INFO
PLEASE OPEN YOUR EMAIL FOR THE FULL EDITION OF THE WEEKLY WORD
FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, PLEASE REPORT ANY STUDENT ABSENCE OF
MORE THAN 3 DAYS TO THE MAIN OFFICE. STUDENTS WHO ARE ABSENT FOR 3 DAYS OR MORE
MUST REPORT BACK TO SCHOOL WITH MEDICAL CLEARANCE.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009-GRANDPARENTS & GRANDFRIENDS DAY!!!
Thursday, May 21, 2009- New Grandma shower for Pat Harrell-11:30-1:30
Friday, May 22, 2009-Memorial Day Observance: SCHOOL CLOSED
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, May 25, 2009- Day Observance: SCHOOL CLOSED
Tuesday, May 26, 2009-SCHOOL RESUMES
Wednesday, May 27, 2009- PreK Field Day
Friday, May 29, 2009- Grades K, 1, & 2 Field Day
Saturday, May 30, 2009-BARNARD CARNIVAL
GENERAL INFORMATION

The PTA parents (Co-chairs Patricia & Robin) did a great job welcoming the
Barnard families to the International Dinner held in our gymnasium on Saturday
evening. There were homemade dishes from countries around the world including
China, Mexico, Pakistan, Italy and Germany that looked delicious. Thanks to all
who contributed and participated!!!

On Wednesday of this week our Speech Pathologists (Rosanne Ferber-Lerner and
Maria Alicea)will present a parent workshop on “Improving your child’s listening,
memory & speaking skills”. We hope they have a big turnout and appreciate their
sharing this information with the parent community!!!

This Tuesday we will wecome many visiting Grandparents and Grandfriends to
Barnard. There will be an assembly that our visitors should join us at in the
morning (9:30 AM) and afternoon (1:30PM). The assembly should last about 40
minutes. Our visitors will then accompany classes back into the classroom where I
hope you have planned welcoming experiences for them to be a part of. PLEASE
LEAVE THE FIRST 3 ROWS OF SEATS IN THE AUDIROTIUM OPEN FOR
OUR VISITORS TO SIT IN ON THIS DAY.

Congratulations to Andrenan Pizzuti on her completion of her Master’s degree. She
will be graduating at Radio City Music Hall with her co-graduates!!!

The following are some very important and interesting events that have been
organized for teachers. The workshops will be held at the New York Historical
Society, located at 170 Central Park west between 76th and 77th Street, on June 4,
2009. You can register online. I hopeful that Barnard faculty will be represented at
these events:
Exhibition Preview: Lincoln and New York
Teachers are invited to a preview of the upcoming exhibition Lincoln and
New York (opening September 15, 2009). Teachers will explore the
exhibition’s key themes, in particular the role of the press in creating
Lincoln’s national image, and will view artifacts related to Lincoln, including
documents in the president’s own hand featured in the exhibition Lincoln in
His Own Words. N-YHS Vice President of
Education Adrienne Kupper will lead participants on a virtual walkthrough of
Lincoln and New York and will outline plans for student and teacher
programs supporting the exhibition. All participants will receive Abraham
Lincoln in His Own Words: An Intimate View of Our Greatest President.
Registration is $30 per teacher and includes light breakfast and materials.
Race in American History
Associate Professor of History Donna Murch (Rutgers University) and N-YHS
Director of Education Elizabeth Grant will lead teachers in a discussion of
how the concept of “race” has been created and recreated throughout
history. Using documents, images and objects from the N-YHS collections,
participants will work together to address the critical historical questions and
pedagogical concerns raised in discussions of race in their classrooms.
Registration is $30 per teacher and includes light breakfast and materials.
Seneca Village Teacher Workshop
In the summer of 1853, the New York City government designated the land
between 59th and 106th Streets, between Fifth and Eighth Avenues, to lay
grounds for a public park. Through the right of “eminent domain,” which
permits the state to take private land for public use, with compensation
awarded to the land owners, the city effectively destroyed Manhattan’s first
significant community of African American property owners. Professor
Edward O’Donnell (Holy Cross College) sets the historical stage for exploring
Seneca Village through newspaper articles, property maps and census
records. N-YHS staff will lead participants on a walking tour of the site of
Seneca Village to look for clues of the settlement amid the glories of Central
Park. Registration is FREE and includes light breakfast and materials. Space
is extremely limited; only one teacher or administrator per school may
register.
Space is limited and all participants must register in advance using our
online booking system Ed-Net, available at:
https://www.nyhseducationdb.org/login.aspx.
 GREEN TIP(S):
GET ONLY THE CATALOGS THAT YOU REALLY WANT!
If your recycling bin is stuffed with catalogs you never read, put an end to the pile with the
free Catalog Choice service. Catalog Choice lets you select the catalogs you don't want to
receive and sends your requests directly to the merchants.
Over 53 million trees are consumed each year to produce paper catalogs. The production of
all those catalogs results in 56 billion gallons of wastewater. And when all those catalogs are
thrown out it's approximately 4.1 million tons of waste, equal to the annual waste of 2
million households. An emptier mailbox means less pollution, less waste and less of the
emissions that cause global warming.
Rather than spend a morning calling companies and asking to be removed from their
mailing lists, go to catalogchoice.org and spend 10 minutes selecting the catalogs
you don't want to receive. Catalog Choice will contact the merchants for you and they'll
stop sending you catalogs you don't want!
HUMOR
A sweet little boy surprised his grandmother one morning and brought her a cup of coffee.
He made it himself and was so proud. He anxiously waited to hear the verdict on the
quality of the coffee. The grandmother had never in her life had such a bad cup of coffee,
and as she forced down the last sip she noticed three of those little green army guys in the
bottom of the cup.
She asked, "Honey, why would three little green army guys be in the bottom of my cup?"
Her grandson replied, "You know grandma, it's like on TV, 'The best part of waking up is
soldiers in your cup."
Have a GREAT week!
Love, Patricia