SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
2009-2010
6th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
12th-
*Columbus Day
*No School
13th-
OCC Community Mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
18th-
VAMOS 5K race
8:30 a.m. Oyster campus
28th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
29th-
*Early Dismissal 12:15 pm
30th-
NO SCHOOL for students (prof. dev.) Veteran's Day NO SCHOOL
13th-
Repord Cards issued
17th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
23rd-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
26th & 27th-
Thanksgiving
NO SCHOOL DECEMBER
7th- Parent Conference Day 12:00 pm-7:00 pm NO SCHOOL
7th- 14th-
Bilingual Book Fair, Oyster cafeteria
15th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
16th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
Dec.21-Jan.1 Winter Break NO SCHOOL
4th- Students return to school
15th-
NO SCHOOL for students (prof. dev.)
18th- Martin Luther King Jr. NO SCHOOL
19th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
22nd- Early Dismissal 12:15 pm End of second term
27th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
12th-
NO SCHOOL for students (prof. dev.)
15th-
President's Day NO SCHOOL
16th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
24th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
1st-
Parent Conference Day
12:00 pm-7:00 pm
NO SCHOOL
16th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
17th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
19th- NO SCHOOL for students (prof. dev.) 26th- Early Dismissal 12:15 pm *End of third term Mar. 29-Apr. 5
Spring Break
NO SCHOOL
6th-
Students return to school 16th- Emancipation Day NO SCHOOL
19th-
Report Cards issued
20th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
28th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
MAY
17th-
Parent Conference Day 12:00 pm-7:00 pm NO SCHOOL
18th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
26th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
31st-
Memorial Day NO SCHOOL
JUNE
16th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
18th-
Early Dismissal 12:15 pm Last Day for students End of fourth term |
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MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL LIANG AGUIRRE
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October 16, 2009
Dear
Parents and Guardians:
Hopefully
the weather will dry up for Sunday and the second annual ¡Vamos! 5K can be
another crisp yet sunny experience. I
hope you will join me, my family, many staff members, parents, students and
community members as we run, skip, walk and hobble up and around the beautiful
Woodley Park neighborhood. Don't forget
to register online!
If
you are unable to participate, please consider volunteering your time on Sunday
morning to guide the runners and shot encouraging words. Contact Serena Wiltshire, 202-249-8327,
wiltshire@starpower.net or Tamara
Belt (202)-415-8020, tamaracbelt@yahoo.com
to volunteer.
I
also wanted to share with you some very encouraging and exciting news that was
just released this week about DCPS' performance on the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP is a
national, gold-standard assessment for 4th, 8th and 12th
graders, administered from the outside, and it is not aligned to the DC CAS
test we prepare for in schools. Schools
all over the country are picked randomly to participate (last year,
Oyster-Adams 8th graders participated). Michelle Rhee shared the following results
yesterday with DCPS staff:
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DCPS had the
greatest gains of any state in 4th grade math (DCPS increased by 5 points while
the nation remained flat.).
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In 4th grade,
DCPS was the only district in the country
to see gains in every subgroup. African-American students, students on free and
reduced lunch, English Language Learners, students with IEPs.... Compared to the
nation, they knocked it out of the park.
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DC is one of only
five states to show increases in math for both grades (4th and 8th): District
of Columbia, Nevada, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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8th grade growth
in DCPS was 3 times the national average.
Remember
to appreciate your child's teachers--they are working incredibly hard every day,
weathering massive changes in the district and at Oyster-Adams. Change is hard, but if move forward with
conviction and give things time, we will begin to see results.
Have
a great weekend!
-- Monica
Liang Aguirre, Principal
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NEXT
WEEK (October 19-23)
Sunday, October 18
- 8:30AM ¡Vamos! 5K.
Register now at: http://www.vamos5k.com/
Monday:
- ENROLLMENT AUDIT! Please make sure your child attends school ON
TIME. The audit will begin promptly at
9AM.
Tuesday:
- SCHOOl PICTURES: Primary Campus
Wednesday:
- SCHOOL PICTURES: Intermediate Campus
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1:30PM: Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Intermediate
Campus. Parents Welcome!
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3:30-5:00PM: Staff-Student Soccer Game on the Intermediate
Campus Field
Friday:
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1:30PM:
Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Primary Campus. Parents Welcome!
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6:00-9:00PM:
Community Hispanic Heritage Celebration (Primary Campus)
Enrollment Audit at both
Campuses is Monday, October 19!
Every year, the Office of
the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) verifies the number of students we
have enrolled and compares it to the number of students we actually have in the
classrooms. This affects our
funding. Unless your child is sick, please
ensure that your child attends school on October 19 and is here ON TIME. Thank you for your assistance!
School Pictures are Coming
to Oyster-Adams! School
pictures will be taken at the Primary Campus on Tuesday, October 20th and at the Intermediate Campus on Wednesday, October, 21st.
Consider capturing a memory of your child while participating in a
significant fundraiser for our school.
If you would like to purchase a portrait of your child, you must complete the
School Picture Order Form which was sent home today in your child's backpack
and return it, along with payment, to their homeroom teacher no later than
Picture Day (October 20th and 21st). Extra order forms can be found in
the front office of each campus.
Hispanic Heritage Celebrations: Join
us to celebrate Hispanic Heritage with song, dance and art!
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Intermediate Campus: 1:30
p.m. on Wednesday, October 21.
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Primary Campus: 1:30 on Friday, October 23.
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School-Wide Celebration
(non-school hours): Friday, October 23
from 6-9PM at the Primary Campus.
Spanish Classes for Adults
at the Primary Campus. Oyster-Adams
parent Mr. Vilchez has agreed to teach Spanish As A Second Language to
interested parents. Please contact Mr. Vilchez directly at 202-285-6554 or at molinero40@hotmail.com.
Classes will most likely be scheduled during school hours since Mr. Vilchez
spends the evenings with his family. Mr. Vilchez has taught SSL in North
Carolina. He is currently teaching SSL at GW University.
Primary Campus Specifics
Walk
for the Homeless at
the Primary Campus. The annual Walk for the Homeless
will take place on Thursday, October 29th. Students in grades 1-3 at the
Primary Campus will first hear about the importance of walking for the homeless
directly from our beneficiary, Sasha Bruce. This will take place in the
cafeteria at 9:00 am. All students will walk around the block at 9:30AM.
Students may come to school that day wearing either their Walk for the Homeless T-shirts (available only to those who
returned signed permission slips by Oct. 7th ) or a costume. Last year's
event was memorable. We will therefore walk exactly the same route as last
year. Please contact the Main Office and leave your name and contact
information, if you can help supervise students as they walk. We will need
parents stationed along the way. The exact route will be delineated in the next
newsletter. Volunteers are needed! Please help us make this year's walk as
successful as the last one!
Girl
Scouts will resume soon at the Primary Campus! The first troop meeting will be at 4:30 p.m.,
Monday, Oct. 19. This meeting is geared toward third graders, though others are
welcome. If there is enough interest from younger girls, additional troops will
be started for PK-K and 1st-2nd graders. The Girl Scouts also will start troops
at the Intermediate Campus if girls and their parents express an interest.
Parents must fill out registration forms before the
first meeting. The forms are available from classroom teachers, OCA or OST
counselors. There is no charge to participate. Please return the forms to
Lauren Velazquez in the OCA/OST office, just inside the front door. For more
information, contact Jodi Enda at jodi.enda@comcast.net.
Intermediate Campus Specifics
Correction from last week's after-school
announcements:
Swimming program starts (3:30 - 6:30 p.m.). Contact ana.martinez-lopez@dc.gov
(different e-mail!)
- Tuesdays: 4th & 5th
- Wednesdays: Middle School
Walk
for the Homeless at the Intermediate Campus. Please make sure your child brings back their Help the Homeless Walk
registration form by Thursday, October 22, so your child to get a t-shirt. Remember,
the more forms we collect, the more money we raise for the Latin American Youth
Center.
Halloween Puppet Show -- Save the Date. Intermediate Campus
Librarian Leslie Smith and her performance partner will present a Halloween
puppet show on Wednesday, October 28 at 8 a.m. Plan to get to school early that
day to enjoy this wonderful Halloween treat!
8th Grade Parents: Please ask your child to share the high school information packet we
sent home today.
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- Cross Country: 10/24 - 11:10 a.m., DCIAA Developmental Meet at Fort Dupont Park
- Volleyball: Monday 10/19 vs Hardy, 4:30 at Walker-Jones Educational Campus; Wednesday 10/21 vs Deal 4:30 at Deal; Thursday 10/22 vs Walker Jones 4:30 at
Adams.
- Soccer: Friday, October 23 vs. Deal at Deal.
Come cheer on the Tigers!
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October 16, 2009
Thanks to those who came to the OCC community meeting on
Tuesday night. We had an intimate crowd. I hope to have a larger crowd at our
next community meeting. The major topic that seemed to be echoed all night was
the need for more parent involvement in school events. We have great events
that cannot happen without the help of volunteers. If you are not sure what
event you can best help with, please talk to me (alvaradojay@gmail.com) anyone on the
board or Claire Taylor (claire_elin_taylor@yahoo.com)
and we will help you to find a great opportunity. The events that are coming up
that are in need of help:
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Vamos (October 18)
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Hispanic Heritage
Celebration (October 23)
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Book Fair (December
7-14)
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Christmas Tree Sale (December 5-6
and 12-13)
The next board meeting will on November 17.
Thanks,
Jackie Alvarado
OCC Co-Chair
ONE
WEEK COUNTDOWN
FOR
THE HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION!
WHEN:
Friday, October 23, 2009
WHERE:
Oyster Auditorium
TIME:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
CHAIRPERSON:
Claudia Cauterucci
202-487-4401
(mariaclaudia828@hotmail.com)
Please come to a night full of great food, great
music, and great dancing!! This night is an easy and fun way
to share with us your gifts and appreciation for the Latin culture.
THANKS ARE ALREADY IN ORDER!!
- WE HAVE 3 adults helping with
set-up and serving dinner. WE NEED 4 or 5 more.
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WE HAVE 4
national tables: Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala and Spain. WE
NEED several more!
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WE HAVE 2 teens helping with
face-painting. WE NEED 2 more.
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WE HAVE a Masters of Ceremony --
thank you Mr. Ramirez!
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WE HAVE 5 dance and musical
acts. WE WELCOME more.
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WE HAVE 2 4th grade boys for a
dance. WE NEED girls between 3rd and 5th grades for a
dance.
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WE NEED a DJ.
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WE NEED artwork and flags to
decorate. WE WELCOME teacher's class projects as exhibits.
1) CALL ME, 2) EMAIL ME, OR 3) SIGN UP ON
PTO.
Can't wait to celebrate, collaborate,
and partake Latin-style!
Claudia Cauterucci
(John McCargo's mom, 4th
grade)
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We still need volunteers for Vamos!
We need people for prep work before the race
day and during the day of the race.
We need about 50 people to help on the day of the race. If you are available and can give two to
three hours of volunteer time between 7 am and 10am please call or email Tamara
Belt at 202-744-5978 or tamaracbelt@yahoo.com
Register today for Oyster-Adams' 2nd Annual
5K Race/Walk & Children's Fun Run
Sunday, October
18
8:30
a.m.
Registration online will be available until Saturday at 2:30 PM
Scholarships for the race are available!
Contact Maria Elena Nawar MARIAEM@iadb.org 202-841-0262
www.vamos5k.com
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October 16, 2009
No LSRT news this week
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October 16, 2009
Tuition was due on October 10th. The fees are: $280 first child, $270 second
and $260 for the third.
Did you return you permission slip for the trips on
Thursday, October 29th and Friday, October 30th? It was due Wednesday, October 7th.
On Thursday we're going to Color Me Mine
and All Fired Up to paint a ceramic piece.
On Friday we're going to Cox Farms and Butler's Orchard to play and pick pumpkins.
Thanks,
Connie Artiga-Oliver, director (202)329-6693 connieoca2003@yahoo.com
Silvia Segovia, assistant director- (202)-570-3717 silviasegovia2009@yahoo.com
Sandy Batres, assistant-(202)570-3719 SBatres81@gmail.com
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OYSTER-ADAMS BILINGUAL SCHOOL
Monica Liang Aguirre, Principal
Ibis Villegas, Assistant Principal
Sandi Baer, Intermediate Campus Coordinator
Oyster Campus (PreK - 3rd Grade)
2801 Calvert Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: 202/671-6130
Fax: 202/671-3087
Adams Campus (4th - 8th Grades)
2020 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel. 202/673-7311
Fax. 202/673-6500
__________________________Email: contactus@oysterbilingualschool.org
Website:
http://oysterbilingual.devis.com/AboutUs/
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