SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
2009-2010
Veteran's Day NO SCHOOL
13th-
Repord Cards issued
OCA cocktail party
17th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
23rd-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
26th & 27th-
Thanksgiving
NO SCHOOL DECEMBER
5th-6th & 12th-13th
Christmas Tree Sale
Oyster blacktop
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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November 6, 2009
Dear Parents and Guardians:
For me, the start of November always marks the
end of the "beginning of the school year" and the transition into "the middle
of the school year." It is also the time
when the staff and faculty (and surely students and parents) begin to get
really tired. Yes, indeed, we are in the
throes of the 2009-2010 school year. As
we enter into the frenzy of the holiday season, we have to remain focused on
our main purpose: to nurture bilingualism and bi-literacy in our students as
they grow academically.
Since many of our families have international
roots, the holiday season is a time when many decide to travel long distances.
While I encourage travel to broaden our global perspectives and I value the
importance of family ties, missing school has its negative impact and we must
be judicious about our plan. Keep in
mind that student and especially teachers much put in significant extra work to
get a child caught up after a prolonged absence
If you are planning a long trip that will
require your child to miss school, please consider the following:
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Has your child missed much school this
year already (due to the flu?)
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What does your child's teacher think the
impact will be of an extended absence?
Then:
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Devise a plan to keep your child reading
everyday and do other recommended work.
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Write a note to the front office noting
the dates of your child's absence.
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Please note that according to DCPS
policies, family travel (i.e. vacation) is an unexcused absence.
Next week you will receive your child's first
Advisory Report Card. Many parents and
teachers feel the strain of not having our first Parent/Teacher Conferences
until December this year. Please
remember that if you have any questions that you should feel free to contact
the teachers directly.
Enjoy the weekend,
Monica Liang Aguirre
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NEXT WEEK (November 9-13)
Monday:
- 6PM: Brief Meeting for parents in 5C (5C Spanish
Classroom)
Tuesday:
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9:30AM: Oyster-Adams Open House at Primary (for
propsective parents)
Wednesday:
- NO SCHOOL! Veterans' Day.
Friday:
- **Reports Cards Sent Home with Students in Kinder-8th grade**
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6:00-8:00PM: OCA Fundraiser/Cocktail Party (Stanford in Washington, 2661
Connecticut Ave., NW)
IMPACT AID FORMS: Past Due! We are still missing
many IMPACT AID Form that were due this past Wednesday. Please make sure to
turn the form in on Monday. Each year,
DCPS applies for Impact Aid funds from the US Department of Education for additional
assistance. In order to qualify for
funding, 100% of surveys must be returned.
All information on the survey is confidential.
Congratulations to Melissa Mohammed, Technology
Coordinator, and Oscar Ramirez, Dual Language Coordinator who have made it through the first level (and
have won $1000) of a competitive grant called "State Farm Es Para Mí." Their grant proposal contained a video which
highlights our new Advisory Program for middle school students, part of a
district-wide drop-out prevention initiative.
Stay-tuned for more information on how to vote for their video and help
them win the grand prize.
Dog
Party! Author Elise Luskin and photographer Diana Walker will visit
the Primary Campus on Tuesday morning at 9:00AM and 11:00AM at the Intermediate
Campus, accompanied by "Fred" and "Shakespeare". Both dogs are featured in the
book, To The Rescue and both dogs have been part of DC's Humane Education
program for the past eight years. Students in ECC and PKB as well as last
year's 3rd graders have been working with this program. Parents are
invited to attend.
OCA Fundraiser/Cocktail
Party: TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Oyster-Adams
parents and friends are invited to a cocktail party from 6-8 p.m., Friday, Nov.
13, at Stanford in Washington, 2661 Connecticut Ave., NW. Meet other
community members, socialize over food and drinks and earn a chance to win
great items during a raffle and auction. Childcare will be provided, free of
charge, at the primary campus. Proceeds will fund scholarships to OCA, Oyster
Creative Activities. OCA serves 150 students, nearly a quarter of our student
body, and about 25 percent of those students receive needs-based scholarships.
Come support our students and have fun at the same time.
Student
Council. November marks the time when Student Council elections are
held. Students who are interested in participating in Student Council and in
Student Council leadership positions must contact Ms. Nora Bustios and/or Mr.
Geovanni Peña at the Primary Campus. Pablo Giron is the contact person at the
Intermediate Campus. Details are forthcoming.
RIF
is coming to Oyster Adams! Next week we will have the first of three book distributions
at Oyster Adams sponsored by Reading Is
Fundamental. On Monday, each student at the Primary Campus will have the
opportunity to choose a book to read, enjoy and keep! At the Intermediate
Campus, each student will be given the opportunity to pick up a book from the
librarian. Thank you to Kinder A
teacher Carolina Clarens for coordinating this wonderful opportunity!
DON'T BUY BOOKS
. . . yet.
Control your book-buying impulses until December 7th and then
buy all the books you could possibly want at the Oyster Adams Bilingual Book
Fair. Once again, librarian Laura
Kleinmann has put together an amazing selection of Spanish language books
(authentic and translations) that is unmatched in the Washington DC area (maybe
on the east coast!). In addition, you
will find a wonderful selection of books in English for all ages. Don't miss out on the opportunity to
participate in this wonderful Oyster-Adams tradition.
The book fair runs from Monday, December 7 (parent-teacher conference day) through Sunday,
December 13th.
EARLY
STAGES: Early Stages
is the program within the District of Columbia Public Schools' Office of
Special Education focused on children 3 to 5 years old. This program seeks to
provide early identification of any developmental delays that a child may have
and provides appropriate evaluations and services to address those delays.
These services are available to all families living in the District, whether
your child goes to public school, private school, is home-schooled or has not
yet entered the school system. Catching developmental delays as soon as
possible is the best way to assure that every DC child has a stronger start to
his or her education.
To this end, Early Stages begins this identification process by administering
the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) to your child, either at your school
or at the Early Stages Center. This highly rated screening tool offers a
complete overview of your child's development, including the areas of gross and
fine motor, communication, problem solving, and social/emotional development.
During the screening, your child will be able to play, draw, move about
and practice daily living skills. The process takes only about 15 minutes to
complete.
If your child between ages 3-5 might benefit from the ASQ screening or if you
know of another parent with a child, please contact: Early Stages at
202-698-8037 or visit the Early Stages website at http://www.earlystagesdc.org.
Click here for:
Early Stages FAQ's
Early Stages Milestones
Primary Campus Specifics
Lakeshore
Corporate Office Reps Visit Primary Campus. Lakeshore corporate office representatives will be in town
for the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) which
begins November 18th. They will visit Pre-K and Kinder classes at the Primary
Campus as part of their time in DC. Their interest in our school and their
visit is a reminder that we have a lot to be proud of at Oyster Adams
Bilingual. We literally host visitors from around the country and from around
the world, who come to see our dual language approach in action.
Visits such as these also provide Student
Council leaders with the opportunity to showcase their school.
Intermediate Campus Specifics
Music Program for 4th-8th graders: Come
Join!
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Learn
an instrument with Oyster-Adams music teacher Mr. Klapper (Mondays 3:30-5)
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Advanced
Band with special guest Michael Bowie (Wednesdays 3:30-5)
For
more information, to sign up, or to sponsor an instrument get in touch with Mr.
Klapper: Joseph.Klapper@dc.gov or call 202 904 5004!
WE
STILL NEED:
- 5 pairs of maracas ($15 a pair); 4
tambourines ($8 each); 3 small bongo pairs ($30 each pair)
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Lyons 2 Piece Renaissance Recorders (60 -
$4 per recorder); Tennis Balls (approx. 40) - $40
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Accessories: Reeds for saxophone and
clarinet (2 to 2 ½ size) ($10) Nylon guitar strings, full set ($12 per set)
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Erasable Music Lap Cards with dry erase markers,
30 (package of 10 runs $31)
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Orff Instruments:
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Sonor Global Beat Fiberglass Xylophones
($525)
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Set of 5 ($990)
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Set of 15 ($3,969)
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Quality touch sensitive electric piano -
$1100
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Storage Tubs - ($20-$40)
Basketball
practice starts next week. If your child is playing basketball please send them
to practice at the appropriate day and time. The full practice schedule for
each team will be given at the first practice. - ALL
boys 4-5th: Monday 3:30-4:30
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Boys
6-8th: Monday 4:30-6:00
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Girls
6-8th: Tuesday 3:30-5:00
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Girls
4-5th: Thursday 5:00-6:00
Award-winning Author presented to Intermediate Campus
Students. Katherine Marsh,
author of The Twilight Prisoner and The Night Tourist, presented
this Monday to students. Students are
still able to order autographed copies of her books. Please turn in the order form and money to
the library by Tuesday,
November 10th. Thank you to our
librarian, Leslie Smith, for organizing this event!
The fastest Human Calculator comes to OA. Scott Flansburg, the Guinness World Record
holder for the fastest Human Calculator, inspired and amazed our 7th/8th
graders on Thursday in a presentation on his super-human mental math
skills. Thank you to Sr. Cárdenas for
organizing this fabulous event! You can
read more about the Human Calculator at http://scottflansburg.com/thc/meet/.
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Upcoming
Games:
- Cross Country: Saturday November 7 at Fort Dupont
Park will be the final,
city championship meet!
2:10
PM MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS
2:50
PM MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS
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Soccer: Friday November 6 at 4:00 at Jefferson (801
7th St SW)
Come
cheer on the tigers!
Basketball:
Basketball
practice starts next week. If your child is playing basketball please send them
to practice at the appropriate day and time. The full practice schedule for
each team will be given at the first practice.
- ALL
boys 4-5th: Monday 3:30-4:30
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Boys
6-8th: Monday 4:30-6:00
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Girls
6-8th: Tuesday 3:30-5:00
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Girls
4-5th: Thursday 5:00-6:00
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November 6, 2009
Hello
Oyster-Adams Community!
How
fun was the Hispanic Heritage Celebration? Claudia and her wonderful group of
volunteers, not only did a great job with putting the event together, but also
in bringing the community together! I've posted some pictures that I took at
the event on Shutterfly. If you would like to see them or add your pictures, go
to www.oysteradamsbilingualschool.shutterfly.com.
If you see a picture that you want me to send to you, let me know. If you see a
picture you want me to remove, also let me know.
A
word from Claudia:
THANKS
TO YOU......
THE
HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION WAS A SUCCESS!
To
those of you who attended and helped, THANK YOU! Without your energy, dedication, and
volunteerism, this event would not have been the same. This event clearly demonstrated how much we
can do with the community spirit that
our Oyster-Adams embodies. Until
next year!
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The
OCC would like to request support from the community for a volunteer
CPA/financial expert. The volunteer
would help to strengthen and improve the financial infrastructure of the OCC,
as well as support the OCC Board. Please contact Deon Woods Bell: email
deon.bell@gmail.com or cell phone 202-271-5419 or Robert Osley: email
rcosley@gmail.com
Thank
you in advance for your support.
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Annual
fundraising campaign meeting Wednesday November 18
There
will be a meeting for OCC annual campaign team leaders and others interested in
helping with the annual fundraising campaign
on Wednesday, November 18, from 6pm-7:30pm at 3221 Garfield St NW at the house of Susan
Stevenson and David Littleton. Anyone interested in helping out on the annual
campaign is encouraged to attend. Childcare will be provided.
Contact
Anne-Marie Bairstow: email: bairstow@pailtonroad.com or telephone 202-441-9576
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Please
remember to be in touch with me, or PTO Manager (ptomanager.com), to volunteer
your time for one of the upcoming events:
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Parent Night Out Cocktail November
13. Tickets on sale through OCA.
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Next OCC committee meeting is Nov. 17
at the Primary campus.
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Book Fair (December 7-14) - contact
Laura Kleinmann (kleinmannlaura@hotmail.com)
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Christmas Tree Sale (December 5-6 and
12-13) - contact Karen Smith (ksmith@urban.org)
If
you need to contact me: email -- alvaradojay@gmail.com, cell phone:
443-799-5458
Jackie
Alvarado
OCC
Co-Chair
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November 6, 2009
The
LSRT met Wednesday night and started to work in groups on the following
issues:
1)
Parent involvement
2)
Achievement gap
3)
School climate/culture
4)
Student population
If
you would like to be involved in the committee work on these issues, please
contact Susan Stevenson at skstevenson@gmail.com.
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November 6, 2009
Oyster
Creative Activities (OCA)
Fall
Cocktail Party Fund-Raiser
for
the Scholarship Fund
Friday,
November 13 @ 6:00 PM
Hosted
by Stanford in Washington
PARENTS,
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
We
are seeking raffle or auction items for the event.
All
proceeds from tickets will go to the OCA Scholarship Fund, which supports 23%
of the 155 children in the program.
For
donations, please contact
Lydia
Borland at lborland@erols.com or 202 258 5816
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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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