Announcements - Feb. 28th

Families Count!

Come join us on Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 22, and 29!

Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Where: We will meet in the KDES cafeteria.

Families Count! is a hands-on approach to learning mathematics skills. Our workshops provide an excellent opportunity for your family to learn how to play math games, sign math signs, help your child with math at home, etc. If you have any questions, please see your family educator.

Thanks,

Tyese Wright and the Family Involvement Unit

Lunch Menu for Feb. 27- March 3

Monday: cheese steak sandwiches, soy beef cheese steak, steak fries, corn
Tuesday: grilled cheese sandwiches, hot ham and cheese, grilled shredded potatoes, roasted vegs
Wednesday: chicken tenders, vegan nuggets, sticky rice, veggie stir fry
Thursday: sloppy joes, messy mikes, tater tots, broccoli
Friday: pizza day, spinach calzones, french fries, carrots

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

Announcements - Feb. 27th

Lost and Found:

Missing: a single key attached to a brown-beaded necklace. If found, please give it to Ruth Innes.

Thanks.

To students, teachers, and staff: We Need Your Help!

The Clerc Center is printing a new magazine. The magazine will be a showcase of art and writing of deaf and hard of hearing students. It will be sent to students throughout the country and show the winning entries in the Gallaudet National Essay and Art Contest for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students.

Please help us decide the name of this new magazine. We have put three popular names on the web and are asking people to vote on their favorite. We would like to hear from teachers, staff, and, especially students. What is your opinion? Please look at the names and vote at:

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/worldaroundyou/2006-02/mag-poll.html

The deadline for voting is March 1.

Thanks for your patience!

Michael Walton, Writer/Editor
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
Publications and Information Dissemination
Phone: (202) 651-5340 (V/TTY), Email: michael.walton@gallaudet.edu, VP: 202-651-5340

The integrated kindergarten class..(Steve, Bobbie Jo and Todd’s class) celebrated 100 Days of School today. They had a party this morning from 10;30 to 11:30 in their classroom.

Gail Solit


Kendall School Library purchased 371 new Reading Practice Quizzes and they were installed into Clerc Center’s AR database. Come to the library to see new AR books on the shelving display.

If you need more AR color coding labels for your team library, please contact the library staffs.

Cynthia Sadoski

Hello, my name is Angela Dunkle and I am a student teacher with Sharon Sandoval in Team 6/7/8, Social Studies. In March, my students will be acting out the "Boston Tea Party". I am asking that whoever is a tea drinker, please save your empty tea cartons and drop them off in Sharon's classroom or front office for me. I hope to collect quite a few so that my students will understand how much tea was wasted by being thrown out in ocean in the 1700s!
Thanks for your help.
Angela Dunkle

Athletics Corner - Feb. 22

Mid-Atlantic Tournament Results:

Girls BB Boys BB
Championship: MSD (var) PSD
2nd Place: MSD MSD
3rd Place: KDES KDES
4th Place: MSD (jv) MSD (c)
5th Place: PSD MSD (blk)
6th Place: MSD (c) MSD

Announcements - Feb 22

· Has your computer mouse died?


Don’t toss it---give it new life by donating it the Mouse Explorers!

KDES Computer Technology classes are looking inside computer mice to learn more about how they work. Please donate your old computer mice to Kathy Pongor at KDES. You can put them in my mailbox or drop them off at my office #2413
Any type, style or condition would be gladly accepted!

· Reading is Fundamental – RIF

We will be having our second RIF book distribution event on the last week of February. Activities will be conducted before distributing the books. Each student may receive 4-5 books. Here is our schedule.


Team
Day
Time
Activity
Nursery (Christi)
Thursday, Feb 23
9 am
Read Aloud
(Carina Edington)
Nursery (Amy/Julie)
Thursday, Feb 23
9:30 am
Read Aloud
(Julie Reese)
Pre-Kindergarten
Thursday, Feb 23
10:15 am
Read Aloud
(Lisa Herberger)
Kindergarten
Friday, Feb 24
2 pm
Read Aloud
(Allen Markel)
Team 1/2/3
Monday, Feb 27
2:15 pm
Read Aloud
(John Spinosi)
Team 4/5
Thursday, Mar 2
9 am
Read Aloud
(Sue Gill-Doleac)
Team 6/7/8
Friday, Feb 24
11:30 am
Read Aloud
(BDSU)

*Parents will volunteer to read aloud their child’s team. Thank you, Rosemary Adamca-Balzer and Richard Jeffries, Co-coordinators

Announcements - Feb. 17th

Attention for KDES Community:

PPD has turned off hot water in this KDES building and will be off for several hours.

Thanks, Don

· Reading is Fundamental – RIF

We will be having our second RIF book distribution event on the last week of February. Activities will be conducted before distributing the books. Each student may receive 4-5 books. Here is our schedule.


Team
Day
Time
Activity
Nursery (Christi)
Thursday, Feb 23
9 am
Read Aloud
(Carina Edington)
Nursery (Amy/Julie)
Thursday, Feb 23
9:30 am
Read Aloud
(Julie Reese)
Pre-Kindergarten
Thursday, Feb 23
10:15 am
Read Aloud
(Lisa Herberger)
Kindergarten
Thursday, Feb 24
2 pm
Read Aloud
(Allen Markel)
Team 1/2/3
Monday, Feb 27
2:15 pm
Read Aloud
(John Spinosi)
Team 4/5
TBA
2 pm
Read Aloud
(Sue Gill-Doleac)
Team 6/7/8
Friday, Feb 24
11:30 am
Read Aloud
(David VanBoxlaere)

*Parents will volunteer to read aloud their child’s team. Thank you, Rosemary Adamca-Balzer and Richard Jeffries, Co-coordinators

Subject: Welcome to the Latest Edition of World Around You - http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/worldaroundyou/mailouts/2006-february.html

Timothy Worthylake
Publications Specialist - PID
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Edcuation Center
Gallaudet University
202-651-4350 VP or 202-651-5340 TTY

Athletics Corner - Feb. 17

Mid-Atlantic Tournament Updates: KDES Girls won. (Game 1)
KDES 30 MSD JV 20

Lunch Menu for Feb. 20-24

Monday: no school
Tuesday: Meatball subs, veggie subs, roasted red potatoes, steamed broccoli
Wednesday: turkey pot pie, veggie pot pie, steamed rice, green beans
Thursday: chicken caesar salad, grilled vegs, brown rice, sautéed mushrooms
Friday: hot dogs, burgers, veggie burgers, french fries, baked beans

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

Announcements - Feb 15th

KDES students will attend Winter Dance Concert at MSSD tomorrow at 10:00 am.

Student Recognition Assembly will be held in KDES auditorium tomorrow at 2:15pm.

Hello everyone,
This bulletin is written to inform you that the Russian Deaf Performance Group, ”TOYS” will offer a very special performance for everyone at Kendall School . Because we want all teams to participate, the performance will be given in the Kendall School gym. It will be on Tuesday, March 21st @ 10:00 a.m. Many thanks to Tim Frelich for arranging this special performance for our children, teachers and staff. Everyone tells me that this group is fantastic and the children will love it.

See you there, Don

Lunch Menu for Feb. 13-17

Lunch Corner

Wednesday: pasta bar, red meat sauce, garlic bread, sweet peas
Thursday: turkey wraps, roasted veg wraps, potato chips, dill pickels
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.

Announcements - Feb. 10th.

Turn It In

Thursday, February 16 3:15pm @ MSSD

√NO MORE BRINGING STACKS OF PAPERS HOME!!

√NO MORE SHUFFLING THROUGH PAPERS LOOKING FOR MISPLACED ASSIGNMENTS!!
√NO MORE LOST GRADES DUE TO DISK OR FILE CORRUPTIONS!!

You may know Turn It In as a way to combat plagiarism, but it’s much more. Now you can use it to:

Save and organize students’ work on-line
Comment on students’ papers without ever printing out the assignment
Grades automatically entered into Gradebook and saved
Grades automatically totaled
Class averages are tallied and graphed at the click of a button
Each student will have a portfolio for you to review online
Each student has their own account to submit assignments, receive corrected papers, and review their grades at any time
Assignments automatically entered into class calendar
Email all students with one click
And much more!!

IT’S ALL ON-LINE!!!
Julie Longson


The New Clerc Center Newsletter—News & Notables—is now available:

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/NewsandNotables/2006-02-03.html


Thank you,
Tim Worthylake
Publications Specialist, Publications & Information Dissemination, Clerc Center

This Saturday, Feb. 11th, six KDES students ranging from Teams 1 through 8 will be participating in the Optimist Club District Contest in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The six students will present their presentation on "My future is bright because..." They are: Wendy Brehm, Emmanuel Njoku, Brennen Terhune-Cotter, Shadaye White, Andrew Duncan and Marquita Whitfield

They will be competing with 5 other contestants from all over Virginia. The contestants will be using ASL to present their presentation. Each presentation is up to 5 minutes long. It is a tough one but the contestants worked very hard on it for many weeks. When you see them in the hallway or in the cafeteria or in class- please wish them luck. Give them your support. Thank you very much.

Hopefully one of our students will win the $1,500 scholarship to their choice of colleges.

Elizabeth Hall

The Family Sign Language program will begin on February 9 and continue until May 4. It will be held on Thursdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Rosemary Adamca-Balzer

The 4th and 5th Team will be videotaped during Writers’ Workshop on the following dates:
Friday, Feb. 10

Monday, Feb. 13
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Wednesday, Feb. 15

Monday, Feb. 27
Wednesday, March 1
Thursday, March 2

Tuesday, March 7
Wednesday, March 8
Thursday, March 9
Friday, March 10

All students, along with Susan Schatz, Preston Ponder, Nanette Virnig, Leslie Brewer, along with Cynthia Downing, Ruth Reed, Patti McIntyre, Cynthia Hunt, along with intern Holly McFarland, along with Dave Schleper, will be writing from 10:15 until 11:15 a.m. We are excited to be videotaped, and the videotape will be used for training of teachers throughout the country!

Any questions? Contact David.Schleper@gallaudet.edu. Thanks!

NEW REFERENCE BOOKS at Kendall School Library

A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children’s Picture Books
The American Heritage Children’s Dictionary
The American Heritage First Dictionary
Best Books for Children: Preschool through Grade 6
Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers: Grades 6-9
Guinness World Records 2006
Merriam-Webster’s Primary Dictionary
The Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids
Scholastic Book of Firsts
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2006
The World Almanac for Kids 2006

Cindy Sadoski


Technology Training Class Schedule
The ISCS team is pleased to announce this semester's offering of TecEds Technology Training classes. Take some time to peruse the class schedule and class descriptions and pick a class or two that appeal to you.

Classes will take place in the MSSD TecEds Lab or the KDES TecEds Lab.
We'd like a minimum of five students per class and a maximum of twelve.
Certificates will be given to students who complete a class.
Classes will be offered 3:15-4:45 PM. Check the calendar for specific dates and times.
Here's a list of upcoming classes: click on the link to see more information.

Turn It In - Thursday, February 16, 3:15 pm @ MSSD
Microsoft Word Form Fields - Tuesday, March 7, 3:15 pm @ MSSD
Microsoft Publisher - Wednesday, March 22, 3:15 pm @ MSSD
SMART Board & Notebook in the Classroom - Tuesday, April 18, 3:15 PM @ KDES
Microsoft Word – Track Changes - Wednesday, April 26, 3:15 pm @ KDES
Macromedia Dreamweaver - Tuesday, May 2, 3:15 pm @ MSSD
Excel Basics - Thursday, May 18, 3:15 pm @ MSSD
Contact Bill Humm - William.Humm@gallaudet.edu if you'd like to reserve a place in this class or any of the classes.

TecEds Technology Training Class Schedule can be viewed at
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/TecEds/training/short-sessions/2006/index.html

Athletics Corner

Boys Basketball:

PVAC 1st Round on 2/9 vs Burke
Result: KDES 19 Burke 30

Girls Basketball:

PVAC 1st Round on 2/9 vs Sidwell Friends
Result: KDES 16 SF 20

Next week is practice to prepare for Mid-Atlantic Tourney at MSD.

Lunch Menu for Feb. 6-10

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

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

Athletics Corner

Boys Basketball:
Away game vs Maryland School for the Deaf TODAY at 4:30 pm. Class dismissal at 1:15pm.
PVAC 1st Round on 2/9. Time and location - TBA

Girls Basketball:
Away game vs Maryland School for the Deaf TODAY at 3:30 pm. Class dismissal at 1:15pm.
PVAC 1st Round on 2/9. Time and location - TBA

Athletics Corner

Boys Basketball:

Home game vs Barrie School on 1/31.
Result: KDES 27 Barrie 39
Home game vs Washington International School on 2/2
Result: KDES 16 WIS 23

Girls Basketball:

Home game vs Barrie School on 1/31.
Result: KDES 18 Barrie 8
Home game vs Washington International School on 2/2
Result: KDES 15 WIS 11

Announcements - Feb. 3rd

Clerc Center Teachers and Staff ~ Not sure what to do for lunch TODAY? Come and support the Stephanie Joyner Scholarship Fund! The SJSF Committee is hosting a fundraising luncheon TODAY - February 3rd at 12:00 noon in the MSSD Cafeteria. Lunch is $8 per person (Come on – what can you get for $8 now-a-days?) The Menu, courtesy of LaPrima, will include: Vegetarian Lasagna, Meat Lasagna, Garden Salad, Fresh Bread, and your choice of beverages. Now THAT’s worth it! Plus you can check out all the great stuff for sale! See you there!
Nicole Sutliffe

The 4th and 5th Team will be videotaped during Writers’ Workshop on the following dates:
Monday, Feb. 6
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Thursday, Feb. 9
Friday, Feb. 10

Monday, Feb. 13
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Wednesday, Feb. 15

Monday, Feb. 27
Wednesday, March 1
Thursday, March 2

Tuesday, March 7
Wednesday, March 8
Thursday, March 9
Friday, March 10

All students, along with Susan Schatz, Preston Ponder, Nanette Virnig, Leslie Brewer, along with Cynthia Downing, Ruth Reed, Patti McIntyre, Cynthia Hunt, along with intern Holly McFarland, along with Dave Schleper, will be writing from 10:15 until 11:15 a.m. We are excited to be videotaped, and the videotape will be used for training of teachers throughout the country!

Any questions? Contact David.Schleper@gallaudet.edu. Thanks!