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!
10th
Celebration of Athletics at Oyster-Adams
7-8:30
Adams campus
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 26, 2010
Dear Oyster-Adams Community:
Congratulations to Theresa Minni and her team of parent
volunteers who pulled off a fabulous auction last weekend that raised essential
funds for our school's programming. Without you, our school couldn't offer the special programs we do and I
thank you, on behalf of our students and staff, for your kind generosity.
Testing has gone very smoothly this past week for our 3-8th
graders thanks to the impeccable planning of Assistant Principal, Ms. Villegas,
the solid implementation of our staff, and, of course, the hard work and focus
of our students. Students are even more
motivated and focused thanks to early morning exercise fun with our PE
teachers, Ms. Barnes and Sra. Martinez, and with the privilege of chewing gum
during testing. Students should rest up
for the grand finale next week!
I
received an overwhelmingly low (zero!) response from parents about the teacher
interview committee. Perhaps it was the
time commitment or maybe it doesn't seem like an important task-but keep in
mind that helping to hire the BEST TEACHERS FOR OYSTER-ADAMS is one of the most
valuable contributions you can make to the school. Why? Because...
Teacher effectiveness is the "single biggest factor influencing gains
on achievement, an influence bigger than race, poverty, parent's education, or
any of the other factors that are often thought to doom children to failure."
-W.L Sanders and J.C. Rivers
Please
consider joining the committee and volunteering every Tuesday from 2-5PM until
May 25th to participate in the first round of interviews. If you're interested and available, please
contact me through either campus office or at: monica.liang-aguirre@dc.gov.
Have a great week,
Monica Liang Aguirre
Principal
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Week of April 26-30:
DC-CAS Testing WEEK 2,
grades 3-8 Monday-Friday.
Wednesday, April 28:
- LSRT Meeting, 6PM, PRIMARY CAMPUS
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 3-7: Elementary Science Fair (held at Adams)
May 6: Middle School College Field Trip
May 6: Anti-Bullying meeting for parents (Adams)
May 3-7: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7: Principal's Coffee
May 7: Laura Dueñes Memorial Library Dedication
May 8: ¡FIESTA!
May 10: Oyster-Adams Celebration of Athletes
DC CAS Schedule
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)
Summer School Changes: We have exciting
construction plans at Adams for this summer that include the installation of an
elevator and new bathrooms that meet ADA
requirements. Because of this
construction, Summer School has been moved from Adams to Francis-Stevens. Click here for a letter from DCPS about some important changes regarding summer
school.
Please note that
Extended School Year (ESY) for our special education students will be held at
Oyster-Adams' Primary Campus. For more
information, please see Ms. Manzano at evelyn.manzano@dcgov.
Creating a Bully-Free Oyster-Adams. Bullying is a national and international concern that is
currently in the spotlight due to the recent horrific news reports related to
it. Sadly, we are not immune to bullying behavior at Oyster-Adams and have been
working hard with our teachers and counseling staff to minimize its negative
effects at both campuses.It is imperative that school be a safe place for everyone. Despite
our efforts, we feel that a more systematic and comprehensive approach is
needed to truly establish a safe environment for all. With
from DCPS' Office of Youth Engagement, we have
expanded our prevention strategies in an effort to build more trust within our
school community. This community-wide approach involves parents and the larger community in addition to all students and staff inside the school building. This
comprehensive approach is considered best practice by bullying prevention
experts.
We
will be piloting a community-wide bully prevention program in May at the
Intermediate Campus (Adams). We hope to
expand it to the Primary Campus in September of next school year. Beginning in
May, we will be speaking with each class and every staff member at the
Intermediate Campus to ensure a consistent response to reports of bullying. We
will focus on the importance of the larger community and the role of the
bystander in preventing bullying. Our goal is to create a community where we
all feel responsible for stopping bullying.
Our
work with the Office of Youth Engagement is on-going and we invite you to learn
more about our plan at a meeting for parents on Thursday May 6th from 6-7pmin the Art
Room at the Intermediate Campus.We welcome
you as partners in our community-wide effort and count on you to continue the
bully prevention education at home.Please
contact our social worker, Melissa Shaw, at 202-673-7311 with any questions or
comments.
Elementary School
Science Fair, Adams gymnasium, May 3 - May 7th. In two weeks we look forward to the Elementary School
Science Fair in the Adams campus gym! Please mark your calendars and be sure to
come by to view the creative and interesting projects the students have been
working on. Students will present their projects to scientists from NIH and
other renowned institutions who will serve as judges.
As always, we will need parent volunteers for this effort.
Please come and support our students. Contact Liz Fallace, lizfallace@gmail.com,
202/213-6609, to volunteer.
Monday. May 3 TABLE SET UP 9 am - 11 am
Five (5) Parents Needed
Round tables will be delivered to Adams at 10 am and parents
are needed to help unload the truck and set up the tables and tablecloths.
Tuesday, May 4th PROJECT SET UP 9 am - 1 pm
Three (3) Parents Needed
Parents from each class are needed to transport class projects
from the Oyster Campus to the Adams Campus. Parents are needed to help
set up projects on the tables.
Wednesday, May 5th JUDGING 8 am - 2 pm
Six (6) Parents Needed
Scientists from NIH and other research institutions will
judge student projects. Parents are needed to help with organizing and
collating the judges' evaluations.
Thursday, May 6th CLASS TOURS 9 am - 3 pm
Parents Needed
Science Fair will be open to public and all Oyster/Adams
classrooms.
Friday, May 7th BREAKDOWN 10 am - 2 pm
Five (5) Parents Needed
Parents are needed to transport projects to Oyster and help
break down tables.
Raffle
news! Please help your child sell his or her raffle tickets!! The Oyster-Adams
raffle will take place at Fiesta on Saturday, May 8, and we need to sell all
the tickets for this important fundraiser for our school. We will collect money
and ticket stubs on Monday, April 26, and then each day during the week of May
3.
Thank you to all who have been working
hard to sell tickets! Your efforts are vital to the success of our programs.
Families who need more tickets to sell
may obtain them from Ms. Shorts at the primary campus, Ms. Oviedo at the intermediate
campus, or your child's teacher. For
more information please contact Bev Paul at bpaul@gordley.com
or Denise Senecal at denisehsenecal@gmail.com.
A note from our BoxTops parent chair Angela Juarez: Hello everyone -- these months are going by really fast and I still would like
everyone help keep on collecting boxtops. You can go to BTFE.com to see all
the amazing products we can buy for our school. Each boxtop collected is 10 cents for our school and will be used for something
needed. I would like to thank all my dedicated teachers for helping get the
word out. With everyone's help we can make boxtops a success!
Oyster-Adams Advanced Band: The Oyster-Adams advanced band, led by Michael Bowie, did an awesome job during their jazz performance at the Smithsonian's Craft Show this weekend. I hope you were able to come out and support them. Congratulations to Otto Euller, Ethan Diner, Max Vichr and Stephanie Guzman.
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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)
DC
Scores Soccer Game Schedule. All games are on
Fridays. MS girls start at 4:00; MS boys
begin immediately afterwards: -
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 26, 2010
Hello Oyster-Adams
Community!
Auction: Thank you community for all your support with the Auction! We raised
over $60,000 for next year! A special heartfelt thank you to Theresa Minni for
being a terrific organizer of this event. She devoted countless amount of hours
and was dedicated to making it a success. Mr. Oscar Ramirez and Claudia
Cauterucci were superb auctioneer and hostess, respectively. We raised a lot of
money online and at the live auction. It all goes to support wonderful
activities at Oyster-Adams.
http://oysteradamsauction.maestroweb.com/
Fiesta: Get ready for fun games and delicious food on
Saturday, May 8 at Oyster campus!! If you can help with the grill, games,
pupusas stand, or any part of Fiesta, please contact Tomora Redman
(202-907-8612).
OCC
Election News: There will
be several positions available on the OCC board for next school year: Co-Chair
Spanish, Secretary Spanish and English, Treasurer English, At-Large and teacher
representatives. If you are interested in joining the OCC board, please send me
a note and express your interest. We will have our elections in May. We need
lots of help so please don't hesitate. Step-up and help move Oyster-Adams
forward. I can be reached via email or phone number below.
http://oysterbilingual.devis.com/Programs/OCC/
Annual Parent Campaign: We have not yet reached our goal for the
year. It is not too late to donate! So far we have raised a little over $80,000
but still short of our goal of $100,000. We are only at 33.6% of families
participating. Please help us increase that number and make a donation today!
http://www.oysterbilingualschool.com/SupportOyster/
Raffle: SELL! SELL! SELL! Please remember to sell the raffle tickets that were
sent home last week. Each ticket is worth $1. If you need extra tickets, please
send Denise Senecal (DSenecal@creditunions.com)
or Bev Paul (bpaul@gordley.com) an
email. Individual prizes include, Borders gift certificate, chance to win an
ipod shuffle for middle school students and lunch with the principal. There are
also class prizes so start selling!
T-Shirts: If you attended the Auction, you saw our new T-shirts fitted with the new Oyster-Adams logo. The winners of the contest that took place a few months back were Kristina Wiltshire and Ella Feldman, both of 5A. Congratulations to them and thanks to all the kids who submitted an entry. The T-shirts will also be on sale at the Fiesta on May 8th. If you need to be
in touch with me: email - alvaradojay@gmail.com
or home phone: 202-582-1142.
Thanks,
Jackie Alvarado
OCC Co-Chair
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April 26, 2010
LSRT will meet on April 28 to review a family engagement
framework that shows how schools can engage families as partners to improve
their children's learning. From this
framework, we will develop our vision and plans for family engagement at
Oyster-Adams in SY 2010-2011 and beyond.
LSRT elections will be held in late May or early June this
year, depending on when DCPS finalizes its LSRT guidelines. Please consider running for a position on the
LSRT. The LSRT meets monthly and is
comprised of teachers, parents, administrators, and community
representatives. It exists to advise the
Principal about Oyster-Adams' strategic and budgetary matters. Those interested in running will be asked to
submit short bios summarizing their relevant professional and volunteer
experiences, so please stay tuned to these announcements for further
information about LSRT elections.
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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 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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