UA Maker April Family Newsletter

Dear Maker Family, 

It’s wonderful watching your children bloom this spring at Maker! This past month we were visited by the Lighthouse Collaborative, the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools, the Competency Collaborative, and our Superintendent Fred Walsh. This coming week we will host DC Public Schools Design Lab and the New Learning Collaborative. Everyone’s feedback has been about how authentically and meaningfully they see our students grappling with complex, real world problems. More and more folks are expressing interest in visiting our school to learn, and their feedback pushes our practices to better and better prepare our children to lead in the world they will walk into oh so soon! 

We’ve responded to your feedback about wanting your children to have more and more real world experiences through our classes and also through trips. This past month included trips to the Met Museum, the Union Square Greenmarket and more, and next month will feature trips to FactSet, The NY Autoshow, and more!

As we draw closer to Regents please be sure to check your students' grades on Jumprope. The more you talk with them about their strengths and areas of growth, the better they will be prepared to finish the year strong. Additionally, we are offering Saturday School for Regents preparation. Please see details in the newsletter to sign up and support your children in being prepared. 

Happy Spring everyone!

Warmly, 

Amy

Our spring 2024 fundraiser will be held on April 17th from 6-9 pm at 208 West 13th St. in Manhattan. You can get your tickets here - there is a pay-what-you-wish option for Maker Families!!! Feel free to share this invitation with folks in your network who may be interested in learning about or supporting our school.
 
Join us for an evening to celebrate and raise money for the Urban Assembly Maker Academy. We will have hors d'ouevres, drinks, music, as well as showcases of student work and hands-on workshops so you can become a Maker for the evening.
 
Funds raised at this event will be used for college and training program scholarships, to purchase technology to keep our programs modern and up-to-date, and for enrichment field trips and activities. Your support will help us meet the needs of our students and prepare them for the ever-changing world of college and careers.
 
We're still seeking silent auction donations and family volunteers. Sign up here to volunteer or donate. Email [email protected] with questions

 

 

Please join us on Thursday, April 4th, from 6pm-7pm for our in-person Junior
Family Night event! We plan to discuss progress to graduation, the college process
including college applications, timelines, financial aid, and scholarship
opportunities! We will also be discussing senior year scheduling, AP classes, senior
activities and summer opportunities!
*We will have translators for Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Bengali and Arabic.
Don’t see your language? Sign up for the event and reach out to let us know to get a
translator that matches your preferred language!
This event will be a catered dinner WITH raffles for students and families
attending!
Register HERE

 

Family Intake Forms
The College Office has given all juniors the Class of 2025 Family
Intake Form. This form will be based off your family's 2023 Income
Taxes. This will allow the College Office to determine if a student is
eligible for opportunity programs, scholarships, and will aid in
helping to build a college list. Please fill out this form and have your
child submit it to the College Office. All Juniors are expected to
have their parent(s) fill outthis form and bring the accompanying
materials (2023 taxes including the 1040 and 201 form).

 

Upcoming Trips
04/04: City College Trip (General Tour). Permission Slip here
04/05: City College, Chemistry Department Tour

 

 

As of March 15, the FAFSA began processing applications. Students
should start receiving emails that their FAFSA was processed. This will
also notify students if there is a missing signature or any errors in the
application. Currently, there is no timeline for when students and
contributors can go into FAFSA to correct these errors, however we will
keep you updated! We are hoping this is soon!

FAFSA is expected to begin sending out FAFSA information to colleges
this week, and students with successfully processed FAFSA applications
should begin to get Financial Award Letters from each school that they
listed on their FAFSA form and were accepted into.

Commitment Day for Colleges in the United States has historically been
on May 1st each year. However, due to issues with the new FAFSA form,
many schools have pushed back their commitment day deadlines to
May 15th or even to June 1st. Please encourage your child to see the
deadlines for their top college choices!

 

We will continue to have Regents prep Saturdays from 10-1 on:

Come on down!