Holiday Celebration Party

Come One! Come All!

KHSO will host its annual Holiday Celebration Party on Saturday, December 3 from 11:30 to 3 pm. Please bring a side dish to feed 10 people or donate $5! See flyer in your mailboxes!

Michelle VanBoxlaere
KHSO President

NEW BOOKS AT KENDALL SCHOOL LIBRARY

NOVEMBER 2005
Amato, Mary. The Word Eater. Lerner Chanse, a new student at Cleveland Park Middle School, finds a worm that magically makes things disappear, and she hopes it will help her fit in, or get revenge, at her hated school. [Call number: F AMA; Fiction]

Bunting, Eve. My Red Balloon. A young boy waits with both excitement and apprehension for his father to disembark from the aircraft carrier returning to port after many months at sea. [E BUN; Picture Books]

Doty, Gwen. Fostering Emotional Intelligence in K-8 Students: Simple Strategies and Ready-to-Use Activities. Explains the value of teaching emotional intelligence; describes its components, providing activities that teach self-awareness, self-approval, self-responsibility, personal meaning, and honesty and ethics; and provides an example thematic unit and tools for assessment. [T372.13 D; Professional Book]

Edwards, Pamela Duncan. The Bus Ride that Changed History: the Story of Rosa Parks. A cumulative narrative tells the story of Rosa Parks, an African-American woman who sparked the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, for a white man. [323 E; Nonfiction]

Ehlert, Lois. Leaf Man. A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. [E EHL; Picture Book]

Woodson, Jacqueline. Show Way. A mother passes on the tradition of making quilts, or "Show ways", that serve as secret maps for freedom seeking slaves. [F WOO; Fiction] Cindy Sadoski Librarian

Want to learn more about cochlear implants?

What is a cochlear implant?
Is this technology right for my child?
What supports are provided at school?
What are the experiences of others?

We have two evenings planned:

Tuesday, November 29th, 6:00-8 pm About the technology About Clerc Center Services

Wednesday December 7th, 6-8 pm Panel Discussion

Where: Kendall School Family Resource Room

Pizza and drinks to be provided from 5:30-6.

Debra Nussbaum
Coordinator of CI Education

Lunch Menu for November 28 - December 2

Monday - hotdogs, veggie dogs, cole slaw and mac/cheese.
Tuesday - quesadilla bake, chicken and cheese, sweet corn and red rice.
Wednesday - fish and chips, fried tofu, steamed rice and steamed carrots.
Thursday - bbq chicken salad, fresh greens, red potatoes and roasted vegs.
Friday - beefaroni, pasta tomato sauce, garlic bread and steamed broccoli.

Served everyday: Salads, Cold Cut and Cheese platters, Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches and a variety of fresh fruits.

Athletics Corner - Nov. 28

Boys Basketball:

Home game vs Edmund Burke at 4:00 pm


Girls Basketball:

No games this week.

Announcements - Nov. 20

*There will be no school for KDES students and teachers on Wednesday, 11/23.
Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday!
Don Mahoney and Ruth Innes

*LIBRARY CORNER

Kendall School Library will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Cindy Sadoski

*LOST:

Sherry Pedersen misplaced her ZIP somewhere in the computer lab. It contains a lot of information. If found, please return it to her.
Thanks

Announcements - Nov. 16

*KDES students will be dismissed from classes today at 1:00 pm. We will provide activities to students here at school.


*One person junk is another persons treasure !!!
Wondering what to do with those gifts you never cared for..what about those candles that are sitting on your shelf collecting dust..And then there's that new box of tea that's just not your flavor or the toy your own child has 6 of.Well a group of students from teams 4/5 and 6/7/8 are setting up a holiday gift show and would love your donations. Please bring new and like new gifts to Lori's office anytime this week and next.
Thank you,
Lori Rolnick

Family Sign Language Program

There will be the deaf culture workshop presented by ASL specialist, Ruth Reed at the Kendall auditorium on Saturday, November 19 at 10:30 am. Parents/caregivers are more than welcome to come and learn more from this workshop. Hispanic and ASL interpreters will be provided.

For more information, contact Rosemary Adamca-Balzer, ECE Family Educator.

Project Harvest

Greetings Clerc Center Family! It is time for our Project Harvest food basket contribution drive. Project Harvest is a charitable organization in Washington DC that provides families in need with a Thanksgiving food basket. Gallaudet University, MSSD, and Kendall School will be participating in this event. Please let us know if you are able to make a contribution of money for the purchase of fresh turkeys, hams, fresh vegetables, and greens, bread, eggs, fruit, and deserts. Donations of canned food are also needed.

Have you seen the creative boxes made by our students yet? These boxes are located around the school to collect canned foods. Contributions of money may be made by checks payable to Project Harvest. Please seal the money in an envelope and then give it to Georgia Weaver, Beth Betman, or the School Social Work intern, Tajudeen Akinlotan. Any contributions given, would give these families a wonderful Thanksgiving meal!

Project Harvest is also a good opportunity for our students to become involved in an important community service. Students are being asked to volunteer their time to prepare posters and boxes as you can see. In addition, 8-10 students will be asked to go out into the community to participate in Project Harvest by bagging vegetables, sorting cans, and assembling food baskets. The baskets will be picked up by families who have requested a thanksgiving basket.

We hope you can help a family with a nice and nutritious family meal!

Thank You!
Georgia Weaver
School Counselor

KHSO Fundraiser

On behalf of Kendall Home School Organization (KHSO), we are proud to announce our first fund-raiser of the year. We will sell cookie dough on November 18 through November 28. The purpose is to raise funds that will support a variety of school activities for students and families. We need your help. Every sell counts!

Please submit cookie dough to the family educator by Monday, November 28.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Michelle VanBoxlaere at dolcow@aol.com

Cookie Dough will be delivered on Friday, December 9. Pick up after 3 p.m.

Winter Holiday Party will be held on Saturday, December 3 at 11:30 a.m. See flyer for further information. Please come and join our celebration.

Thanks,
Tyese Wright Family Educator

Announcements - Nov. 14

*KDES students will be dismissed from classes at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, 11/16. We will provide activities to students here at school. Activities and locations will be announced soon.

*Another make-up day for school pictures is Thursday, November 17th from 9 am to 10:30 am in KDES auditorium.

* Field trips this week:
Team 6/7/8 to National Museum of American Indians on 11/17.

Lunch Menu for November 14-18

Monday - philly cheese steaks, sautéed mushrooms, pepper and onions, soy meat steaks, French fries
Tuesday - fried chicken, mac/cheese, green beans, vegan chicken nuggets
Wednesday - pasta bar, red meat sauce, garlic bread, sweet peas
Thursday - turkey wraps, roasted veg wraps, potato chips, dill pickles
Friday - pizza day, veg calzones, roasted veg and potato medley

Served everyday: Salads, Cold Cut and Cheese platters, Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches and a variety of fresh fruits.

Reading is Fundamental - RIF

We will be having our first RIF book distribution event on November 17, 18, and 22. Activities will be conducted before distributing the books. Each student may receive 3-4 books. Here is our schedule.

Nursery (Christi) Thursday, Nov 17, 9 am Storytelling (Jason Dietz)
Nursery (Amy/Julie) Thursday, Nov 17, 9:45 am Storytelling (Laura Helms-Salit)
Pre-Kindergarten (Beth) Friday, Nov 18, 10:15 am Storytelling (Mike Peterson)
Kindergarten (Linda) Friday, Nov 18, 11:30 am Storytelling (Renee Suiter)
Kindergarten (Bobbie/ Steve) Friday, Nov 18, 12:50 pm Storytelling (Serafima Mehan)
Team 1/2/3 Thursday, Nov 17, 2pm Creative Drama (Tara Downing)
Team 4/5 Friday, Nov 18, 2 pm Storytelling (Parent Volunteer)
Team 6/7/8 Tuesday, Nov 22, Storytelling (Richard Jeffries)

If any questions, contact Rosemary Adamca-Balzer or Richard Jeffries, Co-coordinators of RIF.

colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf

Gallaudet University's Theatre Arts Department presents, for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf, on November 10-13 and 17-20, 2005 (TH/F @ 8 pm; Sat. @ 2 pm/8 pm; and Sun. @ 2 pm) in Elstad Annex BLACK BOX on the Gallaudet University campus. Seating is limited - only 92 seats per performance.

Ntozake Shange's groundbreaking work represented the first time in theatrical history where women of COLOR took center stage and brought to light abortion, rape, relationships and commitment, self-love, tragedy and redemption, in a revolutionary theatrical form -- the choreopoem. Directed by Jaye Austin Williams from NYC, Gallaudet University brings today's audience Ms. Shange's classic work with an expanded, interracial, Deaf and hearing cast, framing the heart-wrenching, funny, and poignant stories that are as resoundingly true today as they were thirty years ago.

Tickets: Gallaudet students/one free ticket with ID; non-Gallaudet students with ID and groups of 15+ /$12; and adults/$15. Reserve tickets by phone: (202) 651-5500 (V) or (202) 651-5502 (TTY); by email: theatre.tickets@gallaudet.edu; or through the Theatre Arts Department website: http://depts.gallaudet.edu/theatre/Events/ Box Office opens Monday November 7, 2005. Hours: Monday-Wednesday 2-5 pm; Thursday-Friday 6-8 pm; Saturday noon-2 pm and 6-8 pm; and Sunday noon-2 pm.

Athletics Corner - Nov. 9

*Girls and Boys Basketball Try-Outs run Tuesday through Thursday this week. Teams will be announced on Friday.

Announcements - Nov. 9

*KHSO meeting will be held in KDES auditorium Thursday evening 11/10 from
6:30 to 8:30 pm.

* Family Involvement Needs Your Help!
We are in need of a Christmas tree for the front lobby. Do you have an old one at home that you are planning to throw out?? If anyone can donate a tree, please contact any family educator here at KDES. Thank you so much!
~Tara Downing
Family Educator for Teams 1/2/3 and 4/5

*Missing:

LOST KEYS: set of school keys on a blue, stretch wrist coil. If found pls return to Sandy Paradis on Team 6-7-8.
LOST JEWELRY: 1 inch, gold, Italian horn (looks like unicorn horn). If found, pls return to Sandy Paradis on Team 6-7-8.

Announcements - Nov. 7

*Welcome to Harbour School where they are providing a workshop to KDES teachers and staff in KDES cafeteria today.

*Users of Prolonged Assigned Vehicles:Effective Tuesday, November 8, fuel pumps at the Transportation Department will close due to construction activity.The duration of the closure is unknown but will be dependent upon the progress of work. Please encourage your staff to fill the diesel and gasoline tanks of vehicles assigned to your unit before the close of business on Monday. Should additional product be needed before work is complete, using a purchasing card at a gasoline station may be necessary.I will send an email when the pumps reopen.

Thank you,

Darnese H. Nicholson, CDPT
Gallaudet University Transportation Dept. x5789

*FYI... You can find our KDES student incident report online in Clerc Center website. You can click CC personnel only and then click KDES forms.

*Found: If the following are yours, please come to Front Office to claim them.

- a pair of blue wired prescribed glasses
- an earmold with a wire for cell phone
- a silver/gold wrist watch


* ECE FALL WORSHOP

Strategies for Literacy Development will be presented in the cafeteria on Thursday, November 10th from 4:30 till 6:15 pm. Refreshments will be served for children and parents. Child care will be provided from 3 till 6:30 pm. If any questions, contact Rosemary, ECE Family Educator.

* No field trips this week.

Lunch Menu for November 7-11

Monday - no school for KDES students
Tuesday - Quesadilla bake, chicken and cheese, sweet corn, red rice
Wednesday - Fish and chips, fried tofu, steamed rice, steamed carrots
Thursday - BBQ chicken salad, fresh greens, baked red potatoes, roasted vegs.
Friday - Beefaroni, pasta tomato sauce, garlic bread, steamed broccoli

Served everyday: Salads, Cold Cut and Cheese platters, Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches and a variety of fresh fruits.

Announcements Nov. 2

· First Quarter is coming to an end and that means it’s time for our EXPO Day!! This quarter, each team will do our Expo on different days. Please come and support our students. They will show their work from the first quarter and give presentations.

Wednesday, November 2nd: Team 1/2/3 EXPO, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 3rd: Team 4/5 EXPO: 1:30 – 2:35 p.m.

Friday, November 4th: Team 6/7/8 EXPO: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

· KDES students will be dismissed at 1:00 pm on Friday, 11/4. There will be no school for students on Monday, Nov. 7th.

· Message from Lisa Jacobs

Will you be a guest speaker at a Gallaudet undergraduate or graduate class sometime soon? Are you currently serving on a national conference planning committee? Will you be conducting a training/workshop/presentation to anyone outside of the Clerc Center? If so, we will include your ‘outreach’ effort in Highlights.

The deadline for informing Lisa Jacobs, Outreach Specialist, is Thursday, Nov. 3. Lisa can be reached at Lisa.Jacobs@gallaudet.edu.

Thank you.

· Last week at the Wizard's Read to Achieve event, there must have been a thousand photos taken. If you have some, would you please share with the front office? Perhaps we will enter a few in the Wildcat Weekly. Just forward your best shots to Ruth.Innes@gallaudet.edu or Donald. Mahoney@gallaudet.edu. Thank you for sharing.
Don

HATS OFF to the KENDALL VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

What an EXCITING season!

Skills and drills are our focus as we learn the game of volleyball and work to figure out the positions that suit our strengths.

Each player brings different experiences and talents to the court. Renee Glanville and Lily McNamara have demonstrated power serves. Karina Martin has made many saves. Lark McNamara and Shadaye White often made more than 5 straight serves and demonstrated an outstanding sportsmanship in each and every game. Ariana Myers the rookie and quickest player on the team, was always on the move on the court. Tiffany VanBoxlaere, Kelly Doleac, Stephanie Vazquez, and Amberlin Hines have shown great improvement in their skills, and we look forward to having them again next year. Together, the team brought with them a great mix of talent, energy, and drive.

The first regular game of the season, we lost to our rival, Maryland School for the Deaf (Frederick), BUT… we got our sweet revenge by beating them at the last regular game. It was an exciting and close game. Our overall record was 7 wins and 3 losses.
KDES is a part of the PVAC league. We were surprised and excited that we were seeded #1 with a league record of 5 wins and 1 loss. Unfortunately, the team didn’t fare well during the semi-final game against Covenant Life. The score was 25-23, 21-25 and 10-15. In spite of our disappointing loss, the coaches are extremely proud of our volleyball players for an outstanding job all season long.
Good luck to the 8th graders who will be moving on into the next level (junior varsity or varsity levels).

We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to parents, teachers, staffs and friends for their tremendous support. By watching our games, and giving compliments to the players, you have inspired our girls to play well.

We hope to see more fans at the next volleyball season. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to Kelly Orsi and Steve Doleac for all of their support throughout the volleyball season.

We hope more girls will join volleyball next year! Come and join us!

Head Coach, Tonya Killam