Announcements for Sept. 26-30

• Information for KDES Staff
  
  Please be aware that there is no MSSD mailbox in the KDES mailroom. If you need to send mail to MSSD, please send them thru campus mail until further notice.
  
  Thanks!
  Yvonne Olsen
  MSSD Assistant Principal

• Don't forget to check what's happening with Alexis Greeves while she is doing important work with deaf evacuees in Houston. The blog Hurricane Katrina Relief Update http://clercblog.gallaudet.edu/hurricane/index.html is updated almost daily.

• Team 1-2-3 now has their own blog http://clercblog.gallaudet.edu/team123 which will share what the team is doing and important messages for educators and parents from Francisca Rangel, team leader.
  
  As always, we welcome your comments on all the KDES blogs.
  
  

Athletics Corner Sept. 26-30

Girls Middle School Volleyball:

Tuesday, 9/27 - home game vs Barrie School at 4:00 pm
Thursday, 9/29 - away game vs McLean of MD at 4:00 pm. Class dismissal at 2:30 pm
Friday, 9/30 - away game vs Maret at 2:30 pm. Class dismissal at 1:00 pm.

Boys Middle School Flag Football:

Monday, 9/26 - home game vs Ideal at 4:30 pm.
Friday, 9/30 - home game vs Ideal Academy at 4:30 pm.

Score Results:

Volleyball game on Thursday, 9/22
KDES 25 Jewish Day School 19
KDES 25 Jewish Day School 13

Flag football game on Friday, 9/23:
KDES 12 Ideal 27

Hurricane Katrina Relief Update Blog

In an effort to support the relief work as a result of the devastation from Hurricane Katrina, Gallaudet University is sending licensed counselors and social workers to do counseling with deaf and hard of hearing evacuees. Alexis Greeves, Clerc Center Outreach Specialist, is a licensed counselor that was sent to Houston this past weekend. She has set up a blog (http://clercblog.gallaudet.edu/hurricane/index.html) to document her experiences for the next two weeks.

Athletics Corner Sept. 12-16

Girls Middle School Volleyball:
Tuesday, 9/20 - home game vs Grace Brethren Christian at 4:15 pm
Thursday, 9/22 - away game vs Jewish Day School at 4:30 pm. Depart at 3:00 pm.

Boys Middle School Flag Football:
Tuesday, 9/20 - home game vs Ideal at 4:30 pm
Friday, 9/23 - home game vs Options at 4:30 pm

Last week's results:

KDES Girls VB vs MSD on 9/15/05
Game 1: KDES 20 MSD 25
Game 2: KDES 14 MSD 25

Announcements for Sept. 12-16

• Team 6/7/8 will receive 10 students from the Gallaudet University Department of Education. They will be tutoring our students on Team 6/7/8 focusing on reading and writing. They will be here between the hours of 12:50 and 1:55 p.m. Monday through Friday. See Maureen Burns if you have any questions.

• Hurricane Katrina Relief Project: Ms. Susan Schatz’s class is collecting donated items to sell so they can send money to Louisiana School for the Deaf. However, we are not currently collecting donation items due to overwhelming response. Please keep your eyes open for an advertisement announcing the Collection Day which will follow the next day.
  
  Cynthia D. Hunt, MSW, LGSW
  Personal Counselor, Team 4/5
  cdhunt@tmo.blackberry.net

KDES is going blog crazy!!!!

We have set up this Wildcat Weekly blog so teachers, staff, students and parents can find weekly news fast and easily.

Check out all the latest academic news on the KDES Principal's Blog (http://clercblog.gallaudet.edu/kdesprincipal) . This blog will contain information about the educational programs at KDES and our efforts to improve student achievement during the 2005-2006 school year. Much of our work will focus on our two student growth objectives - reading/writing and emotional intelligence (EQ).

Classroom teachers and students are creating blogs, too! You don't want to miss What's up with Lisa's Class (http://clercblog.gallaudet.edu/lisa). Lisa Pershan and her students will be making weekly updates to this blog including their experiences through the school year. They will include things they have learned, good and bad things that may have happened during the week and any antidotes they may desire to include.

Take a look at Exploring Language - ASL and English ( http://clercblog.gallaudet.edu/gabrielle/period3/). Gabrielle Jones designed this blog for her 3rd Period students and their parents to access class information. Her students are just learning how to create blogs so check out the student blogs on the right side of this blog.
All are welcome and encouraged to make comments on these blogs and check back often as these blogs will be updated often.

Rosemary Stifter

Message from the Dean's Office

Mr. Brad Thomas, staff member on the House Education and Workforce Committee which has responsibility for the Education of the Deaf Act (EDA), will be visiting KDES on Tuesday, September 13th from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm. He is new to his position and wants to learn more about the Clerc Center and Gallaudet. We have an agenda planned for him that includes a tour of KDES led by Dr. Jankowski and Ms. Marilyn Farmer, so we may be stopping by your classroom or work area. He will be joined by Dr. Fernandes, Provost, and Mr. Fred Weiner and Ms. Kathy Canfield from the President's Office. Please welcome the group to KDES!

Thanks,
Nicole Sutliffe

Assistant Principal's Corner

LOST:

• Our red dolly! The one that is tallest. If anyone knows where it is, please let us know or just bring it to its rightful place in the front office mailroom.
• A bucket (with Kitty Litter logo on it) which contained many personal mementos from different countries that belongs to Nancy Topolosky. If found, please let us know or bring it to Ruth Innes or contact Nancy at Ann.Topolosky@gallaudet.edu.
• The cafeteria cart…. Ahhhhh, once again as we start the school year, we experienced the annual disappearance of the gray cart from the cafeteria. If seen, please let us know or return it to its rightful place in the cafeteria.Thanks, Don Mahoney

Announcements

Copies of the 2002-2004 KDES Yearbook are available from Kathy Pongor. The cost is $5.00 each. Please see Kathy or email her at Kathy.Pongor@gallaudet.edu if you are interested in purchasing a copy.
Thanks,
Kathy Pongor

Welcome to the online version of the Wildcat Weekly!

Here we will post information, announcements, lost and found, etc. Be sure to check back often as we will be updating every Monday and Wednesday.

If you have anything you would like to post on this blog, please send it to ruth.innes@gallaudet.edu.