Lunch Menu 10/30-11/3/06

Monday: cheese steak sandwiches, soy beef cheese steak, tater tots, steamed corn
Tuesday: grilled cheese sandwiches, hot ham/cheese, grilled shredded potatoes, roasted vegs
Wednesday: chicken tenders, vegan nuggets, sticky rice, veggie stir fry
Thursday: sloppy joes, vegan joe, tater tots, broccoli/carrotts
Friday: pizza day, veg calzones, herb/tomato pasta, steamed carrots

The OT Haunted House

Be AWARE… Literacy skills, math skills, social skills and sensory skills may be improved during this experience!

Monday, October 30th
9:10-9:25 Christi and Brenda
9:30-9:45 Senoa and Kim
9:50-10:15 Stella, Kellie and Phyllis
10:20-10:35 Michelle V. and Lisa
10:40-11:05 Beth
11:10-11:25 Steve and Bobby Jo
11:30-12:00 Lunch
12:10-12:25 Leslie
12:30-12:45 Nannette
12:50-1:05 Holly and Kristi Ann
1:15-1:30 Michelle D.

Grade 1-8 Expo Days

Come visit our students’ EXPO and see what they’ve learned during the 1st quarter!

Thursday, November 2nd
Grades 6 – 8 EXPO Day = 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Grades 1-3 visit Team 6/7/8 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Grades 4-5 visit Team 6/7/8 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
**Everyone else is welcome to visit anytime between 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Grades 4-5 EXPO Day = 12:00 – 12:45 and 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
Grades 1-3 visit Team 4/5 from 12 to 12:45 p.m.
Grades 6-8 visit Team 4/5 from 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
**Everyone else is welcome to visit anytime during either times,
12 – 12:45 or 2 – 2:45

Friday, November 3rd
Grades 1-3 EXPO Day = 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Grades 4-5 visit Team 1/2/3 from 9 to 10 a.m.
Grades 6-8 visit Team 1/2/3 from 10 to 11 a.m.
**Everyone else is welcome to visit anytime between 9 and 11 a.m.

School Pictures Schedule

The school pictures are coming!! We have a new photographer who will be working with us, his name is Dick Moore and he is deaf. He is a professional photographer with many years of experience. He owns his own business and is very well known. The schedule:

Monday, October 30th
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Grades 4 – 5
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PIP & Pre-Nursery
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Grades 6 – 8
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Photographer’s lunch break
12:45 p.m. Grades 6 – 8 group picture
1:00 p.m. Grades 4 – 5 group picture
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Stella Lee & Kellie Pagano’s classes (Grades 2-3)
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Teachers/Staff members

Thursday, November 2nd
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Nursery classes
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PIP & Pre-K class – Steve & Bobbie Jo’s class
11:00 – 11:30 p.m. Kindergarten class (Beth & Anibelka’s class)
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Pre-K class - Michelle & Charity’s class
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Photographer’s lunch break
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Teachers/Staff members
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Michelle V., Lisa’s class (1st graders)
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Phyllis’s class (3rd graders)
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Teachers/Staff members

Red Ribbon Week

Wednesday, 10/25/06 Silly Hat Day
Thursday, 10/26 Backward Clothes Day
Flower Planting for Team 1/2/3 and ECE (TBA)
Friday, 10/27 Flower Planting for Team 6/7/8 (1:00-2:00 pm)
Team 4/5 (2-3pm)
Balloon Release Celebration in Gym (2:45pm)

Project Harvest

Greetings Clerc Center Family,
On Monday and Tuesday, November 20th-22nd Project Harvest will be distributing thanksgiving baskets to needy families in the DC Metropolitan Area. Our focus will be on the students and their families of Clerc Center. Over the years, we have had student volunteers from KDES and MSSD volunteer in this effort as a community service project. This year I am requesting volunteers from adults who are willing to join us and make our process smoother with your helping hands. We need you to join us on the bus trip at 9:00a.m. to the site where we will be folding boxes, sorting canned goods and fresh vegetables, packing baskets and bring turkeys to the bus back to KDES. When we arrive we will prepare the baskets for families to pick up and possible drop off to families who are not able to pick up their baskets by Tuesday, November 22nd. Sounds like fun? Or something you feel you can contribute? Please respond directly to Georgia.weaver@gallaudet.edu if you are interested.

Georgia Edwards Weaver, MSW
Special Projects Counselor
VP: (202) 899-2158 (relay-1-866-327-8877, TTY: (202) 651-5237 (relay-711)

Principal's Blog

You can now read the KDES Principals' blog at http://clercblog.gallaudet.edu/kdesprincipal/ The purpose of this blog is to post information from the principal's management team for KDES families. We welcome your comments.

Lunch Menu for 10/23/06-10/27/06

Monday: cheese steak sandwiches, soy beef cheese steak, tater tots, steamed corn
Tuesday: grilled cheese sandwiches, hot ham/cheese, grilled shredded potatoes, roasted vegs
Wednesday: chicken tenders, vegan nuggets, sticky rice, veggie stir fry
Thursday: sloppy joes, vegan joe, tater tots, broccoli/carrots
Friday: pizza day, veg calzones, herb/tomato pasta, steamed carrots

Athletics Corner - 10/20/06

Girls Volleyball:

Away semifinals vs Grace Brethen on 10/19.
Results:

KDES 27 GB 25
KDES 14 GB 25
KDES 9 GB 15

Support Services Announcement

We regret to inform the KDES community that Aisha Jackson, our contract Physical Therapist, will be leaving us at the end of this month. Aisha has worked with us for almost 4 years now and it has been a pleasure having her here. Her professionalism and dedication to the students at Kendall School has been very much appreciated! Although plans are already arranged to replace Aisha with another contract PT, we will still miss her smiling face and hard work at the Clerc Center. Please join me in extended her a heartfelt farewell and best wishes in her future endeavors.

Stephanie Marshall

Technology Training for Teachers and Staff

ISCS is pleased to announce this semester's offering of TecEds Short Session Technology Classes http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/TecEds/training/short-sessions/2006/ . We hope you'll take a few moments to peruse the class schedule and class descriptions and pick a class or two that appeal to you.

• Classes are open to all Clerc Center teachers and staff.
• Classes take place in the MSSD TecEds Lab or the KDES TecEds Lab.
• We'd like a minimum of five participants per class and a maximum of twelve.
• Certificates will be given to participants who complete a class
• Classes will be offered after school.

Click the link below and check the calendar for specific dates and times. http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/TecEds/training/short-sessions/2006/
Contact Bill Humm - William.Humm@gallaudet.edu if you'd like to reserve a place in any of the classes.

Microsoft Word Horizontal Ruler
There is one area in Word where you can quickly set up margins, tab stops, and hanging indents: the horizontal ruler. The horizontal ruler is the bar across the top of your Word document with measurements marked out on it. Many people ignore it and use the various dialog boxes instead. But once you know how to use it, you'll wonder how you ever coped without it.
When: Tuesday, October 24th at 3:15 PM
Where: MSSD TecEds lab

Introduction to Blackboard
Most people have heard about Blackboard, but do you know what it is? Blackboard is a web content management system. What would you use it for: put your syllabus, class schedule/calendar, and homework on-line, create tests on-line, check for plagiarism, discussion forums, extra storage space for your files, communicate with students, gradebook, and much more!
When: Thursday, Oct. 26th at 3:15 PM
Where: MSSD TecEds lab

Wildcat News 18

WCN18 will be aired weekly on Gallaudet Channel 18 Tuesday-Friday 8:15-9:15 AM and 11:15-12:45 PM. Previous shows will be posted on the WCN18 Blog at http://clercblog.gallaudet.edu/kdes/ . You can watch any show that has been aired and leave comments.

If you have any news you would like to see on the WCN18 news show, please contact Jason Stewart or Rosemary Stifter. Thank you.

Announcements 10/18

Joseph Tsai from Texas School for the Deaf will read, "Seven Chinese Brothers" and Manny Hernandez will give various ASL storytelling to the Team 4-8 students only at 2:15pm in the KDES auditorium on Octobor 20.
Mindy Moore and Theron Parker from Austin, Texas will give a performance to all of the elementary students in the KDES auditorium at 2:15 pm on October 27.

Forget Me Not

The ASL/Deaf Studies department at the Clerc Center hosts a movie at the Gallaudet Elstad on October 27 & 28 at 7 pm! It is $10 for admission.

Forget Me Not explores the conflicts facing a family who wins the lottery and escapes to a cabin. While at the cabin, they are unexpectedly introduced to a mysterious stranger. Who is this stranger, and what does he want? Join the family as they go on a suspense-filled journey into their past. It is done in ASL.

To purchase tickets, see or contact Becky Gage at becky.gage@gallaudet.edu.

Check out the preview of the movie on http://www.blogger.com/www.aslfilms.com!

Announcements - 10/4

On Thursday morning, Oct. 5th, there will be a large number of Gallaudet students touring through each team. Teachers, please be aware. I will try to keep the intrusion to a minimum, as always.
Thank you in advance.
Don

Athletics Corner 10/4

Girls Volleyball:

Home game vs Holton-Arms on 10/2.
Results:
Game 1 KDES 25 Holt. Arms 11
Game 2 KDES 25 Holt. Arms 15


Away game vs Grace Brethen Christian on 10/5 at 4:00 pm.

Lunch Menu 10/9-10/13

Monday: no school for students
Tuesday: fried chicken, mac/cheese, green beans w/ grilled onions, vegan chicken nuggets
w/bbq sauce
Wednesday: chicken cheese steak sandwich, mushrooms/ peppers and onions, soy meat
steaks, red beans and rice
Thursday: turkey wraps, roasted veg wraps, potato chips, dill pickles, pasta salad w/o mayo
Friday: pizza day, veg calzones, roasted veg and potato medley

AThletics Corner

Girls Volleyball:

Home game vs Holton-Arms TODAY, 10/2 (rescheduled from 10/3) at 3:00 pm.

Away game vs Grace Brethen Christian on 10/5 at 4:00 pm.

Lunch Menu - 10/2-10/6

Monday: hot dogs, veggie dogs, green beans, mac/cheese
Tuesday: quesadilla bakes, cheese/chicken, sweet corn, red rice
Wednesday: fish and chips, fried tofu, steamed rice, steamed carrots
Thursday: bbq chicken tenders (not fried), rolls, pasta salad (no mayo), roasted vegs
Friday: beef or cheese ravioli, bread sticks, carrots