SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
2009-2010
MARCH
1st-
Parent Conference Day
12:00 pm-7:00 pm
NO SCHOOL
13th -
Session 1 of PESA
in Spanish
(Parents' high expectations
help children succeed)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oyster campus
16th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
17th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
20th-
Session 2 of PESA
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oyster campus
26th-
Early Dismissal 12:15 pm *End of third term
Session 3 of PESA
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Oyster campus
27th
Session 4 of PESA
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oyster campus
Mar. 29-Apr. 5
Spring Break
NO SCHOOL
6th-
Students return to school
10th -
Session 5 of PESA
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oyster campus
16th- Emancipation Day NO SCHOOL
17th -
Session 6 of PESA
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oyster campus
Oyster-Adams Auction
7p-11p
Hilton Washington
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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A Message from
Principal Liang-Aguirre
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March 26, 2010
Dear Oyster-Adams Community:
Today is the last day of the 3rd Advisory period,
which means that the school year is ¾ complete.
Please don't forget to return your "intent to enroll" form
by April 6.
I wish everyone a safe spring vacation filled with family
time, an adventure or two, and some great books to read.
All the best,
Monica Liang Aguirre
Principal
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Week of April 5-9:
Monday, 4/5:
- NO SCHOOL!
Last day of vacation.
Tuesday, 4/6: Friday, 4/9: -
8:30AM: Meet
and Greet with new Assistant Principal at the Intermediate Campus, Karen Lesmez
(Adams)
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9:00AM:
Principal's Coffee (Adams)
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 10: PK and Kinder Orientation
for NEW students (for 2010-2011)
April 17: AUCTION
April 19-30: DC-CAS (3rd-8th grade)
DC-CAS RESOURCE FOR 3-8th
graders: Information
was sent home on Thursday on Study Island (www.studyisland.com), the new
on-line program we have purchased for all 3-8 graders to help prepare for the DC-CAS. All students have their own username and
password:
Username: firstnamelastname@tigers
Password: tigers
Teachers
have set up assignments for students to work on over the vacation. (It is
accessible from anywhere via the internet).
Also, the Adams Computer Lab will be open daily from 10AM-12PM over the
vacation to provide access to the internet if needed. Please work with your child and monitor their
progress. For more information, click here.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PLANS will continue to develop throughout the spring. Please click here for a summary of
plans.
Principal's Coffee: Join Principal
Monica Liang-Aguirre, Assistant Principal Ibis Villegas and new Assistant
Principal, Karen Lesmez on Friday,
April 9 for the Principal's Coffee at 9:00AM at the Intermediate Campus
(Adams). We will be discussing
programmatic plans for next year. We
will also have an informal meet and greet for Karen Lesmez between 8:30-9:00AM.
CLASS PHOTOS were taken on Thursday. You can order a copy until
April 9 ($13). Please come to the office
if you need a form.
Campamento DEDOS-Spanish language Camp. Oyster-Adams is ready to
launch the Summer Campus DEDO en Español, July 6-30, 2010. The theme will be: Campamento DEDOS en Español: Travels through Latin America. The weekly music, art and
drama sessions will focus on the following:
- Week 2: The Indigenous of Central
America
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Week 3: The Amazon of South
America
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Week 4: La Conquista de Mexico
Registration will open on Thursday, April 8. Ms. Villegas and Ms. Kleinmann will be
available to answer any questions from 5:00-6:30PM. Come learn more about
our Spanish immersion camp.
Student Winners! While we were all snowed in
during the month of February, some of our sixth graders were at home writing
entries for an annual essay contest sponsored by the National Capital Lawyers
Auxiliary. Alexandra
Littleton, Matthew Smee and Ben Topa were selected as winners for
their thoughts on the topic "You Make a Difference," a reflection on
the relationship between children and the law. They will be honored on
Friday, May 7th at a ceremony at the United States Supreme Court.
Free Parenting Class: Columbia
Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative is offering a free, 8-week Parenting Education class starting Thursday, March 25th 2010. The course willbe
presented in English and willfocus on managing your
children's behavior, improving communication, helpingchildrensucceed in school, and protecting children from violence. The class will take place at Shaw/Garnett Patterson Middle School 2001 10TH St, NW on Thursdays at 6 P.M. To register,
call Athena at 202-319-7599.
Pennies for Patients update. Thanks
to the PK-3rd grade students, our school raised $2,408.41 for "Pennies for
Patients". Thank you for supporting
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!
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March 26, 2010
Hello Oyster-Adams Community!
Happy Spring everyone! I wish everyone a wonderful Spring
Break! I hope you will enjoy the days with family and friends, and if
you have
to work, please go outside for a walk if it's nice day. Take a moment to
clear
your mind.
Auction: The Website for the
Oyster-Adams Auction is available for bidding. You can still submit your
donation. You can still make a donation. Tickets to the auction are now
available for purchase on the website.
http://oysteradamsauction.maestroweb.com/
OCC Baby News:
Cristina Garza de Faz, Spanish Secretary, had a surprise arrival.
Santiago
Xavier came to this world on March 22nd at 12:28 pm, healthy and
handsome at 7
pounds 6 ounces, 19 inches. Cristina, Xavier, Jimena, Elena and Santiago
Faz
are doing well. Congratulations!
We will need help in translating our minutes. If you are
able to help once, twice or all the time, please let me know so we can
always
put our minutes in both English and Spanish.
http://oysterbilingual.devis.com/Programs/OCC/OCCMinutes/
OCC Budget News:
We will begin the process of putting a budget together for the 2010-2011
school
year. We are currently accepting budget request. Please visit the OCC
section
of our website for the budget form if you need to submit a request. The
deadline
for all committees and individuals to submit their requests is March 31.
Please
email your request to me (alvaradojay@gmail.com).
I must receive the form in order for funding to be considered for a
particular
committee or project.
http://oysterbilingual.devis.com/Programs/OCC/
If you need to be in touch with me: email - alvaradojay@gmail.com or
cell phone:
202-582-1142.
Thanks,
Jackie Alvarado
OCC Co-Chair
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AUCTION NEWS
Save the date: April 17, 2010
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Bidding Has Begun and
We Are Still Taking Donations!
More and more items are being added each day to the online
auction at http://oysteradamsauction.maestroweb.com.
Don't miss out on these and other fantastic items:
Dinner at Restaurant
Nora! Cupcakes from Georgetown
Cupcake!
One-month membership
at Mint gym!
Dance, karate and yoga
classes for kids!
A boat ride with lunch
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!
Lunches, pizza and ice
cream, a zoo trip, dinner, movie night or bedtime stories with our fantastic
teachers!
You can bid on these items only online. They will not be
available at the gala auction event on April 17th. Click on "Bidding
Information" if you need help bidding online.
SAVE THE DATE!
The gala auction event is Saturday, April 17th at the Washington
Hilton Hotel (1919 Connecticut
Avenue NW) from 7 to 11 pm. You can buy tickets
for $25 each now at http://oysteradamsauction.maestroweb.com/
-- click on "RSVP." They will be $35 each at the door.
Come and enjoy a fabulous night on the town with great food,
drinks, music and dancing in the company of your Oyster-Adams friends. Of
course, the evening wouldn't be complete without the exciting live auction of
items including art created by our students and vacation stays around the
world. Go to http://oysteradamsauction.maestroweb.com/List.aspx?OrgID=911&ItemCategory=Live+Auction&Selection=0 to see what will be on the auction block that night, including a chef-catered
dinner for ten in France!
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March 26, 2010
No LSRT news this week.
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Postings for this space are limited to free or very low-cost events,
services or products that support the mission of our school. Please send your notice IN ENGLISH AND IN
SPANISH to wendy.jacobson@verizon.net
by 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays.
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March 26, 2010
No OCA news this week.
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OYSTER-ADAMS BILINGUAL SCHOOL
Monica Liang Aguirre, Principal
Ibis Villegas, Assistant Principal
Karen Lesmez, Assistant Principal
Pablo Girón, Acting 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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