The Chair Auction from Julie and Jackie’s Class  was a grand success and the  Senior Learners completed their presentations on a wide variety of topics from French Pastry to Prison Reform.  

This Friday, May 23 is the last day of after school programs.

The Senior Learners will be presenting their projects to the school at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 21 and Tuesday May 27th at 2:15 pm. Please join us and see what is in store for your child when they reach the culmination of their Hayground Education:

Wednesday - May 21st Beginning at 2:00
1)     Aidan  - Sports Editing
2)    Aylin  - Digital Music
3).    Vivian  - Crocheting
4)     Nina  - Upcycling and Design
5)     Dutch  - Photography
6)    Sophia  - Rethinking Prisons

Tuesday May 27th Beginning at 2:15
7) Indie  - Mushrooms
8) Nate  -  A Protein Poptart
9) Ava   -   French Pastry
10) Augie -  Jewish History - Jewish Food
11) Jazzy  - Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks

Monday, May 19 we have the Hudson Music musical extravaganza! With Lora and Tohanash and Sakiko and Javis’ classes  along with Jalissa, Alessandra, Lorenzo, Maddie, Sebastian and Cienna performing at 2:30 and the the older student performing at 3:30. All are welcome!

Tuesday, May 20 - the three middle groups are heading to the Bronx Zoo for a fun filled day. The oldest and two youngest classes are going to share a picnic lunch together. 

Make sure to mark your calendars for the Hayground Science Symposium - Wednesday  May 28 at 2:00pm.

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Sightings of two Osprey in our nest have been reported! The Cherry blossoms are in full force. The Native plant around the reader sculpture in blooming. Our Salad and veggies are mostly from Hayground gardens!

Tuesday, May 6 at 2:15 there will be the Student Art Exhibit featuring art from all of the Hayground Students. All parents, grandparents and friends of Hayground are invited.
Tuesday, May 6 at 2:15 Parents in Lucy’s class are invited to the their Museum opening.

The Parent Committee did some wonderfull work preparing for the school dance last week - Thank You! The dance is May 8 from 5-7pm for students in the oldest four classes. It will be followed by the sleepover for students who are 10 years old by September 2025. Perry, R.J, Julie, Hannah and Oskar with be chaperoning.

The screening of “Anxious Nation” by Hayground parent Vanessa Roth was a truly wonderland informative event. We had over 50 attendees from both Hayground and the community.

Thank you to those recent contributions to the Founders Fund and our Annual appeal. We have 100% participation from faculty and the Board. Our goal is to have 100% participation for both campaigns from all Haygrounders- No amount is too small or too large! https://www.hayground.org/donate

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We hope you enjoyed this weekend. It seems we do have an Osprey stopping by our nest!

We have a busy next few weeks so please refer to the dates below which are also on our parent portal on the Hayground website.

The Parent Committee will be working on decorations for the Spring dance for the oldest four classes this Tuesday at 1pm.. all are welcome.

Please join us for the screening of “Anxious Nation” by Hayground parent Vanessa Roth. There will be a panel discussion afterward with Vanessa and Hamra Oszu from Bridgehampton School. Please respond to the link to let us know if you are coming and if you need childcare. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrIUK5UH2aerFVJwO0XWnvU9YYxziHnI0d3Vtw4rJ2MCbRMg/viewform?usp=header

We just received some donations from former parents and alumni for the Annual Appeal and the Founders Fund for our new Arts and Science Center. Our goal is to have 100% participation for both campaigns - No amount is too small or too large! Please consider donating today: https://www.hayground.org/donate

Upcoming Important Dates (All are in Parent Calendar as well):

April 29, 1-3 pm - Parent Committee meeting to make decorations for Spring dance 
May 1, 6pm - “Anxious Nation” Screening and panel discussion
May 6 - 2:15 - Hayground student art show and Lucy’s class presentation
May 8, 5-7pm - Spring Dance - Sleepover
May 14 - Julie and Jackie’s class auction - 4:30 PM
May 16 - Parent/Teacher conferences - School closed
May 19 - Spring Concerts Hudson Music 2:30 - Two youngest groups, 3:30 after school group
May 20 - Three middle groups Bronx Zoo trip
May 23 - last day of after school programs
May 26 - Memorial Day - School closed
June 7 - Alumni reunion
June 9 - Beach Day
June 13 - Graduation!

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We are excited to present a screening of "Anxious Nation” a documentary made by Hayground parent, Vanessa Roth. Join us on Thursday, May 1 at 6pm. Please fill out the link here to let us know if you can attend and if you will need childcare so we can plan accordingly.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrIUK5UH2aerFVJwO0XWnvU9YYxziHnI0d3Vtw4rJ2MCbRMg/viewform?usp=header

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We hope you had a wonderful spring break. The campus is starting to bloom. Keep an eye on our osprey nest to see if we have any new occupants. 

Our Senior learners will be on their trip to Philadelphia from Wednesday to Friday. The middle groups will be visiting the Bridgehampton library on Friday to see the books they published on display and read the reviews from the librarians. Keep an eye out for permission slips from you teachers. Our spring schedule of events and celebration is very busy so take a moment to update your calendars.

Again, if you haven’t gotten your contract in and have not been in touch with Marcelle and Cheryl, please do so as soon as possible. If you have done so or are in process, thank you!

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We hope you had a lovely weekend and were able to make it to the Parrish Art Museum for the opening of the Student Art exhibit. Our piece looks fabulous! Thank you to Perry, Sabra and all the students of Hayground.

Wednesday, March 19 – 2:00 PM - All families  are invited to a special gathering “Tales of the Deep – A Variety Show”  presented by Marybeth and R.J.’s class
Thursday, March 20, 6-8-pm – All families are invited to “A Day in the Life of Hayground Student” – Come see how your children learn. The program for the evening is attached. Childcare will be provided.. Please RSVP in the google form here: https://forms.gle/oKqdaAA7wu4VLtm17 and let us you will need childcare so we can plan appropriately. A description of the offerings will be sent out tomorrow.
Friday, March 21 – Joe Salmone from LICAB ( Long Island Council against Bullying) will be coming to talk about friendships, how to treat each other well and offer healthy ways to handle difficult social situations. He will do age-appropriate visits with each group and then spend time with the faculty at faculty meeting.

Dates to remember:
Wednesday, March 19 – 2:00 PM - All families  are invited to a special gathering “Tales of the Deep – A Variety Show”  presented by Marybeth and R.J.’s class
Thursday, March 20 – 6-8 pm – “A Day in the Life of a Hayground Student”
April 14 -21  - Spring Break – No School

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Soul Food night was really special this year. The students did a great job celebrating African America Culture through Art, Song, Dance, History, and Poetry. The pineapple dessert competition was delicious and the dancing was on point. Thank you all for contributing.

The Faculty had a very inspiring Staff Development Day. We did a mini workshop with Hannah on coding and spent the rest of the day delving into the Descriptive Review- a methodology for looking really deeply at students work and how they carry themselves through the day. Attached is and article by Pat Carini,  “A Letter to Parents and Teachers”, that informed our day. It is worth the read.

Friday is Pi day.

A gentle reminder to donate to our Annual Appeal and/or the Founders Fund for our Arts and Science Center. No amount is too small - or too big! Thank you to those that have already donated.

https://www.hayground.org/donate

Monday, March 3 – Admissions Contracts with Deposits were due. Thank you to those that have submitted their contracts for the 20025/26 school year. For those who haven’t, please do so as soon as possible. We will be sending out acceptance letters to new families as soon as we have our enrollment from our current families more solidified. Please contact Cheryl if you have any questions.

Tuesday, March 11- 2 PM - Parent Forum - Come join a discussion group with parent and teachers. The first topic will be centered around the Psychology Today article- 5 Coping Strategies for Navigating Uncertain Times. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/parenting-teens-through-connection/202411/5-coping-strategies-for-navigating-an-uncertain?amp

Saturday, March 15 - Open house for prospective students 10:00-11:30 

Saturday, March 15 - Parrish Art Museum school art show opening - 12:00-3:00

Thursday, March 20 - Curriculum Night - Don’t Miss it! Come see how your children learn at Hayground- Childcare will be provided.

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Tuesday, February 25 – Parent Committee meeting – 2:00pm

Sunday, March 2 – 12:00 - 3:00pm – On Thursday  the senior learners will be cooking a Red Lentil Curry Soup for the Empty Bowls event Amagansett American Legion. We are looking for volunteers to serve the soup.

Monday, March 3 – 2025/26 Admissions Contracts with Deposits due.

Wednesday, March 5 – 6:00 - 8:00 pm – Soul Food Night – Come celebrate Black History month – student presentations followed by Potluck Dinner and dancing with a live DJ – Shake off those winter blues! Sign- up at the link below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflYHEvSOR3tJ31qNYwpgXkwguvm-KWReKrf-TnlwLey5bqqQ/viewform

March 7 – Staff Development Day – School closed – The staff will be taking a workshop on the “Descriptive Process” with Cecelia Traugh- former Dean of the Bank Street College of Education Graduate School.

Admissions:

Just a reminder that contracts with deposits for the 2025/26 school year are due March 3. We have had a robust fall and winter of prospective students for next year. It is helpful if families get their contracts in as a soon as possible so we can inform new families in a timely manner and reserve spaces for our current families 

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Liz’s class opening of “Passportraits” - a residency with Philippe Cheng - The Watermill Center -Wednesday - 1:00pm. All families are welcome to join.

We have been holding a series of “Kindness discussions” during our weekly afternoon gatherings. The topics the kids bring up include  “Are we saying please and thank you in the lunch line?” Are we cleaning up after ourselves in the lunchroom so that our friends who have clean-up that day don’t have so much work?”, “What does being a good friend look like?”
As an extension we are having "Friendship lunches” in smaller groups to deepen the conversation about what a good friend looks like. 

Admissions:
Just a reminder that contracts with deposits for the 2025/26 school year are due March 3. We have had a robust fall and winter of prospective students for next year. It is helpful if families get their contracts in as a soon as possible so we can inform new families in a timely manner. 

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Monday, January 27 – Hudson Music Concert – 4:00-4:30 – All invited – come see our Hayground musicians in action!  Sign your kids up! Students who are in the the concert should stay after school for a final rehearsal. Students who are joining Hudson Music for this next session are welcome to stay as well.

Monday, January 27 -  Open Board Meeting 5-7 pm - Childcare available. Please RSVP if you need childcare.

Tuesday, January 28 – Lunar New Year gathering 2:15 - parents invited come welcome in the year of the Woodsnake. Find out your Chinese zodiac sign.

Wednesday, January 29 - Chinese Lunar New Year - NO SCHOOL

Friday, January 31 - Trivia Parent night out! - 6-8pm - childcare provided please RSVP to this link.

The Winter/Spring session of the after school program begins this week and goes through May 23. 

For the four oldest classes we have space in the following classes:
Mondays - Hudson Music - room for 4 ( no fee)
Tuesdays - Larping - room for 3
Wednesday - Skateboarding -room for 5, Painting room for 2
Thursdays - BMX - room for 5

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We have been holding a series of “Kindness discussion” during our weekly afternoon gatherings. The topics the kids bring up include  “Are we saying please and thank you in the lunch line?” Are we cleaning up after ourselves in the lunchroom so that our friends who have clean-up that day don’t have so much work?” “When someone holds a door for us what do we say or do?” “What happens when we run through the classroom building?"

As an extension we are going to start "Friendship lunches” in smaller groups to deepen the conversation about what a good friend looks like. 

Happenings at school --please join us!
Monday January 27 – Hudson Music Concert – 4:00-4:30 – All invited – come see our Hayground musicians in action! Then sign your kids up!
Monday, January 27 -  Open Board Meeting 5-7 pm
Tuesday, January 28 – Lunar New Year gathering 2:30 - parents invited come welcome in the year of the Wood snake.

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The current afterschool program goes through January 24. The new session will be begin on January 27, and go through May 23.

Enrollment update:

For the two youngestclasses:
Wednesday- Fun in the Kitchen: Full
Thursday – Nature-based play: Needs 7 to run
Friday – Nature-based play: Full

For the four older classes:
Hudson Music is nicely enrolled. There is more space on Mondays for students from the four older groups.
Tuesday-
- Cozy Crafts: will run and has room for 1
- Larping: will run and has room for 4
Wednesday –
- Skateboarding: (Needs 2 to run)
- Minecraft: Full
- Painting: (Needs 2 to run)
Thursday –
- Minecraft: Full
- BMX: will run, there is room for 4

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Just a reminder that contracts with deposits for the 2025/26 school year are due March 3. We have had a robust fall and winter of prospective students for next year. It is helpful if families get their contracts in as a soon as possible so we can inform new families in a timely manner.  

It is cold and flu season. Please be careful and vigilant as various flus are spreading. Especially the Norovirus. The best practices from the CDC are below, click to view…

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Happy New Year!

What a wonderful production of The Tempest. There were so many examples of students shining during the residency. We will share some photos soon.

Please keep an eye out for the Winter/Spring afterschool sign-up which will be coming to you soon as well.

Hudson Music will be holding a student concert on January 27 at 4 pm during which they will show off what they have learned this fall and winter. All are welcome.
We are also happy to announce that Hudson Music will continue through the remainder of the year. Those children who are signed up can continue and any new students are welcome to join (7 and up). Please let Arjun know. New students can begin on Friday, February 1st.

The Parent Committee is organizing a Trivia night for parents for January 31,  at 6 pm.

Please see below and check our website for upcoming important dates.

Mark Your Calendar
Monday. January 13 - Parent Committee meeting 2:00 pm
Monday, January 20 - Martin Luther King Day – no school
Monday January 27 – Hudson Music Concert – 4:00-4:30
Monday, January 27 -  Open Board Meeting 5-7 pm
Friday, January 31 – Parent Night Out! Trivia Night – 6 pm.
Monday, February 3 – African American Read-in - All day
Monday, February 17 – Friday, February 21 – Mid-Winter Recess school closed
Wednesday, March 5 – Soul Food Night 6-8 pm.

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There will be no after school programs on Thursday, December 19 and Friday December 20 – BMX, Crafter and Cooks, Hudson Music, Nature crafts

Set work – Come to the studio Monday and Tuesday to help finish the set.

Set transportation – Wednesday at 8:30 transport set to Bridgehampton school – trucks and vans needed on Thursday after the evening performance transport set back to Hayground

Child transportation:

• Wednesday at 12:15 to Bridgehampton school for dress rehearsal and back to school at 2:30.

• Thursday at 12:30 to Bridgehampton  and return to school at 2:30. Please sign the permission slip ( attached below) and indicate if you can help drive.

We will culminate our Shakespeare residency with two performances on Thursday, December 19 at 1pm and 6pm at the Bridgehampton School.

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You may have received our fundraising tri-fold for our Annual Appeal and the Arts and Science Center in the mail or online. To date we have raised $2.4+ million of our $3.5 million goal to build the Arts and Science Center and do significant renovations to the existing classroom building. This is very exciting and we are happy that our current Hayground families are part of this wonderful milestone. You can go to this link to learn more and donate: https://www.hayground.org/donate

We pride ourselves on 100% community engagement in our annual fundraising efforts, any contribution is appreciated! Thank you!

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We gathered a whopping 54 pounds of sweets at the Candy Buy Back!

The Parent Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, November 19 at 2:00pm. All parents are welcome.

Further Dates…

11/26 – The Feast of Remembrance will be on Tuesday, November 26 at 10:00 a.m.. More information will be coming shortly on what food to bring, and a sign-up for volunteers to help set-up and clean-up.  We will also be starting our Remembrance Wall this week. You and your child/ren can bring in any photos, drawing or symbols of someone or something you would like to remember and put them on the bulletin board in the gathering space. Directly following the feast, we will all meet for the Groundbreaking for our New Arts and Science Center at 12p.m.

11/27-29 – Thanksgiving Recess - School closed

12/2 Shakespeare Residency begins!

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Friday 10/25: This Friday is Parent/Teacher Conference day. Please remember to sign up for conferences with your child/rens’ teachers. Scott, Phoebe, Mark-Antonio, Perry, Sabra and Hannah will be available as well. Please reach out them to make appointments. 

Saturday 10/26 - We are co-hosting "Trunk or Treat" with theBridgehampton Childcare center again this year. We had so much fun last year when we hosted the event at Hayground. You can come and enjoythe trunks or come and decorate your own! Decorate your trunk, fill it with treats, and join us for some fun at 551 Bridgehampton - Sag Harbor Tpk from 2-4pm!
Thursday 10/31 – Halloween Party - all are welcome – 2:00pm- Costume parade, 2:20pm- Costume fashion show and Monstermash dance party!
11/1 - Staff Development Day - School Closed

Thank you to those you came to Helping Hands Day on Saturday. It was perfect weather. We were able to accomplish all of our jobs. We took down the large tent and moved the floor in preparation for our Arts and Science Center construction, we took down the woodshop tent and cleaned all of the school windows and stored the screens! Many of these jobs need many hands and we couldn’t do them without you!

The Open House was also very busy with prospective families. 

Please Note: We will be conducting Fire and Safety drills over the next few week and through out the year periodically.

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Last week we celebrated Hayground Founder Tinka Topping’s 100th birthday at lunch. The kids sang her Happy Birthday, gave her cards and we all ate cake!

This Tuesday (10/8) the Fire Department will visit us for a Fire Safety Gathering. They are bringing fire trucks!

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No School Thursday and Friday for the Rosh Hashanah holiday.

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