SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
2009-2010
6th-
Students return to school
10th -
Session 5 of PESA
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oyster campus
17th -
Session 6 of PESA
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oyster campus
Oyster-Adams Auction
7p-11p
Washington Hilton
19th-
Report Cards issued
20th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
28th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
MAY
3rd-7th-
Teacher Appreciation Week
K-5
Science Fair
7th -
Principal's Coffee
Oyster Campus
8th-
Oyster-Adams Fiesta!
18th-
OCC Board mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
21st-
Concurso
de Poesía
(both campuses)
OCA
Fundraiser
Cocktail party
26th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Adams campus
31st-
Memorial Day NO SCHOOL
JUNE
2nd -
Move up Day
4th-
Field Day
11th-
Parent Appreciation Breakfast
16th-
OA LSRT mtg.
6:00 Oyster campus
17th-
8th Grade Promotion
21st-
Talent Show
Intermediate Campus
22nd -
Talent Show
Primary Campus
Last day of school
for students End of fourth term |
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A Message from
Principal Liang-Aguirre
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April 15, 2010
Dear Oyster-Adams Community:
Construction work has finally begun in earnest in the
gym/auditorium at Adams! Parents, we need your help. We have always asked that there are no
pick-ups at 3:15PM from the parking lot area. However, there are still several parents who are going to the back to
wait for their children. Because of the
added congestion and limited parking due to the construction vehicles and
materials, additional cars at dismissal are dangerous and causing difficulties
for the construction process. We are now closing the parking lot between
3:00-3:45PM.
Also, with the construction vehicles added to our parking
lot, there is NO VISITOR parking
available in the parking lot during the school day. You may only pull in if you will be no more
than 10 minutes. Please be courteous and
leave your name and cell phone number on the dashboard of your car so we can
contact you if you are blocking someone. Remember, there will be no access
to the parking lot between 3-3:45PM.
Oyster-Adams will be in DC-CAS testing mode, GOING FOR THE
GOLD, for the next two weeks. All 3-8th
graders will be participating in testing daily beginning on Tuesday, April 20
until April 29. 4th, 5th,
7th and 8th graders will have testing on Friday the 30th.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Monica Liang Aguirre
Principal
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NO SCHOOL TOMORROW, APRIL 16!
Week of April 19-23:
Tuesday-Friday
- DC-CAS Testing, grades 3-8
Tuesday, April 20
- OCC Board Meeting, 6PM, PRIMARY CAMPUS
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 26-30: Week two of DC-CAS
May 3-7: Elementary Science Fair
May 3-7: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7: Principal's Coffee
May 8: ¡FIESTA!
May 10: Oyster-Adams Celebration of Athletes
DC-CAS Testing Schedule April 20-30:
This
year, we will be implementing a different, more student-friendly testing
schedule. Rather than two sections per
day, schools were given the choice of administering only one section per day,
thereby shortening the amount of time students spend testing daily and
hopefully increasing their focus and stamina. Of course, the downfall is that testing lasts longer over all.
Please
help us help your child by ensuring that he/she:
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Gets a good night of sleep every
night (9-11 hours is recommended for 5-12 year olds.)
- Eats a healthy breakfast every
morning.
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Comes in with a positive attitude to
his or her best.
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Comes to school ON TIME and everyday
unless he/she is sick.
The
testing schedule is as follows:
Tuesday 4/20: Reading Section 1
Wednesday 4/21: Math Section 1
Thursday 4/22: Reading Section 2
Friday 4/23: Math Section 2
Monday 4/26: Reading Section 3
Tuesday 4/27: Math Section 3
Wednesday 4/28: Reading Section 4
Thursday 4/29: Math Section 4
Friday 4/30: Writing (grades 4 & 7), Science
(grades 5 & 8)
Hiring Season Has Begun at Oyster-Adams: We are
starting to interview for anticipated openings for teachers and staff for next
year. We are looking for parents who are
interested in participating in the interview committee. This is a short-term commitment, but we must
have individuals who can commit to participating fully throughout the
process. Interested parents must be
available every Tuesday from 2PM-5PM through May 25 (6 weeks). We will devise another summer committee in
June. Ideal parents are: bilingual (we conduct interviews in both
languages) and have hiring experience. If you are interested, please contact
the principal at: monica.liang-aguirre@dc.gov or through either campus office.
Emancipation Day Celebrations:
Friday, April 16, is the 148th anniversary of DC Emancipation Day, the
day that Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated
Emancipation Act, which freed the last 3,100 enslaved people in Washington, DC,
nine months before the more famous Emancipation Proclamation took effect
elsewhere.
If you would like information about this local holiday, or if you are looking
for activities to commemorate the day, please go to <http://www.dc.gov/emancipationday>
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The raffle season has started, and we need
your help! The annual
raffle is one of the OCC´s main fundraising efforts and is one of the few in
which your child can really work with you to help raise money for the school.
Last year, the hard work of Oyster-Adams parents and students brought in over
$15,000!
Your child has been
given today an envelope containing 20 tickets to be sold at $1 each.
Inside the envelope there is a letter enclosed for you to read with a few
reminders about the selling of the tickets. Once your child sells all his-her
tickets please ask for more. The top sellers will get lots of incentives
including a pizza party, treats on Fridays and a special lunch with the
Principal! Middle school students will
compete for an Ipod shuffle!
IMPORTANT:
Sold stubs and money collected need to be returned to the classroom
teachers on Monday, April 26, and each day from May 3-7. Parent volunteers will collect the sold
tickets and money from each classroom. Please do not send your child with money
and stubs any other day of the week as we don´t have enough volunteers to do
the collection every day of the week and we cannot keep money in the
classrooms.
Please contact
Denise Senecal at denisehsenecal@gmail.com
or Bev Paul at bpaul@gordley.com with
any questions. Thank you for making the raffle fun, safe and successful!
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Calling all runners, swimmers,
soccer players and basketball players!
Save the date to celebrate a year of
athletics at Oyster-Adams!
What: Oyster-Adams
Celebration of Athletes
When: Monday May 10,
7:00-8:30 PM
Where: Adams gym
(pending construction)
More information to follow.
DC
Scores Soccer Game Schedule. All games are on
Fridays. MS girls start at 4:00; MS boys
begin immediately afterwards: -
April
23: vs. Paul @ 5800 8th Street, NW
20011
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April
30: vs. Kelly Miller @ 301 49th St, NE 20019
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May
7: vs. Cesar Chavez- Parkside @ 3701 Hayes St, NE 20019
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May
14: vs. Lincoln
Knights @ 3145 Hiatt Pl, NW
20010
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May
21: vs. Friendship Edison @ 725
19th St, NE 20002
Track and Field Meet schedule for elementary (4th and 5th
grade) and middle school (6th-8th grade) students:
- 5/5/10: Elementary students, 1:30 at Anacostia (1601 16th
St. SE)
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5/11/10: Middle School students, 2:00 at Dunbar (1301 New
Jersey Ave. NW)
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5/19/10: Elementary students, 2:00 Dunbar (1301 New
Jersey Ave. NW)
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5/21/10: Middle School students, 2:00 at Anacostia (1601
16th St. SE)
Come cheer on the Tigers!
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April 15, 2010
Hello Oyster-Adams
Community!
Auction: See you at the Auction Saturday!!! No child-care will be available due
to a lack of interest.
http://oysteradamsauction.maestroweb.com/
OCC Election News: The OCC board will begin to see what
positions will be open for the 2010-2011 school year. If you are interested in
joining the OCC board, please let me know. Elections will take place in
May.
http://oysterbilingual.devis.com/Programs/OCC/
Sports: Sports Schedules for track and field and DC Scores soccer are posted on
the Sports section of the Oyster-Adams website.
http://oysterbilingual.devis.com/Programs/Sports-Deportes/
Swimming For Adams Students Only: Swimming classes began on October 13 and
continue through the spring. There are two groups, 4th and 5th
grade on Tuesdays and 6th, 7th and 8th on
Wednesdays. We meet after school to do homework and have a light snack and
depart at approximately 4 pm. We walk to the Marie Reed Pool, swim and return
to the school. Tuesday's group we have 15 kids and room for 5 more. Wednesdays
we have 6 kids and there is room for 11 more. If you are interested in
registering your child, please pickup a form from the Adams office, fill it
out, sign and drop off in Ana Martinez box (gym teacher).
http://oysterbilingual.devis.com/Programs/Sports-Deportes/
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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We're getting close
to Auction Time!
The on-line bidding ends tomorrow at 11pm! You might get a
great deal on something, but you need to go to the website to bid, or you could
miss out.
Go to http://oysteradamsauction.maestroweb.comif you haven't bought tickets yet.
Get them there for $25 or buy them at
the door on Saturday for $35 a piece.
Don't miss this great evening of live music, tasty food,
drinks, good company and an exciting array of live-auction items, like a
weeklong stay in a beautiful, tropical vacation home. Or go on-line to purchase
one at the "Buy now" price.
Please note that childcare will NOT be provided at the
Hilton on Saturday evening, so get your babysitters and come join the
fun.
Questions? Contact Theresa Minni at tminni@gmail.com or (202) 667-7429.
See you Saturday at 7pm the Washington Hilton!
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April 15, 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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April 15, 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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