ANNOUNCEMENTS 12/15/06

There will be no basketball practice, KARP or KASP activities on Wednesday, 12/20. KARP and KASP will resume on Thursday, 1/4/07.

Please excuse Mike Kayembe and Amy Martin at 11:00 AM to attend the Deaf/HofH People in Government (www.dhhig.org) luncheon where they will present ASL Poetry and Mime performances, along with Elisha Spinosi, a Kendall student. Sponsors: Janet Weinstock and Luciana Spinosi

Early Childhood Education will begin selling the Kendall polo knits on January 2. Its fundraising is for the Kindergarten’s camping trip. See Rosemary Adamca-Balzer, ECE Family Educator. Youths $15 (S) Adults $22 (L, M, S)

Optimist Club

Yesterday, 4 Kendall students participated in the Annual Optimist Club Contest which promotes the development of Literacy and public speaking skills. The students write an essay with strict format guidelines and then present their essay for Optimist Club members and judges in various local chapters. The final State Champion receives a $1,500.00 scholarship award.

I am always proud to say that over the past years, quite a few Kendall School students have won that State Championship! Of course, this cannot happen without the guidance and advocacy of some very special Kendall Teachers. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to Ms. Elizabeth Hall, who has been leading the effort to provide this opportunity to Kendall students for many years. Our appreciation is also extended to Ms. Sherry Pedersen who does such a great job preparing the students for their presentations.

Yesterday, Beth and Sherry led our Kendall students to the local contest for the Alexandria Chapter of the Optimist Club at Belle Haven Country Club. In the elementary age group, the winner was Bridget Berrigan. In the high school group, the winner was Shadaye White. 2nd place was awarded to Lily McNamara and 3rd place went to Anna Lynch. Please join me in congratulating these students (and the teachers) in a job well done. Stayed tuned as 3 of our students will also participate in the Arlington Local Contest on 1/10/07.

Thanks again to all of the Teachers, Staff , Administrators, Parents and Peers who have supported this terrific opportunity for our students.

Don Mahoney

Microsoft Outlook

Recently, while troubleshooting email problems at KDES I’ve noticed that many of you are using Gallaudet Web Email as your primary email program. While Gallaudet Web Email can be a dependable and serviceable program many of you might find it awkward, slow and without many of the features you’d like to see in an email program. This might be a good time to consider switching over to Microsoft Outlook.

Outlook is a very sophisticated program with lots of features. Besides having an email component so you can check your email Outlook has a calendar and task feature to help you keep track of your appointments and projects/tasks. It also has an easy-to-use contacts area for keeping track of your addresses and distribution lists. Outlook can even help you manage your incoming junk mail and spam.

Let me know if you’d like to switch over and I’ll stop by to set you up and give you a quick lesson.
Thanks.
Bill (William.Humm@Gallaudet.Edu)

Head’s Up!

Just in case you missed the Daily Digest of today, 12/13/06, the HMB parking lot will be closed on 1/15/07 in order to permit construction of the new SLCC building to begin. That means we at KDES and MSSD should expect a few more folks to be parking in our garages and on our streets as a result. Hopefully it will not preclude any Clerc Center people from parking near our schools, but there may be more of a crunch than our current routine.

Please check the Daily Digest for additional info. Have a great day.

Don

ATHLETICS CORNER

Boys Basketball:

Home game vs McLean of MD on 12/14.
Result: KDES 11 McL 39

Home game vs Jewish Day School on 12/18 at 5:00 pm.
Home game vs MSD (Columbia) on 12/19 at 4:15 pm.


Girls Basketball:

Home game vs McLean of MD on 12/14.
Result: KDES 9 McL 17

Home game vs MSD (Columbia) on 12/19 at 3:15 pm.

Clerc Center Employees Potluck Holiday Party

Please come to Clerc Center Employees Potluck Holiday Party on Friday, 12/15 in the KDES gym, 4 to 7 pm.

Please bring food associated with your last name:
A-D: main dish
E-H: dessert
I-L: napkins/plates/plastic wares
M-P: drinks (non-alcoholic)
Q-Z: salad/appetizers.

Hope you can join the fun!

World Around You

Welcome to the latest edition of World Around You –

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/worldaroundyou/2006-10/index.html

ATHLETICS CORNER

Boys Basketball:

Away game vs Saint Anselm’s TODAY at 4:00 pm
Home game vs McLean of MD on 12/14 at 5:00 pm

Girls Basketball:

Home game vs Oakcrest on 12/12 at 4:00 pm.
Home game vs McLean of MD on 12/14 at 4:00 pm.

LUNCH CORNER 12/11-12/15

Monday: pasta bar, red/meat sauce, garlic bread, sweet peas
Tuesday: fried chicken, mac/cheese, green beans/onions, vegan chicken nuggets w/ bbq sauce
Wednesday: chicken cheese steak sandwich, mushroom/peppers/onions, soy meat steaks, red beans/rice
Thursday: turkey wraps, roasted veg wraps, potato chips, dill pickles, pasta salad/no mayo
Friday: pizza day, veg calzones, roasted veg/potato medley

Digital Stortelling Technology Trainings

Digital Storytelling: Photo Story
Create your own photo story with the free application Microsoft Photo Story. You can add special effects, titles, captions, music, and your own voice narration to your photo story (if appropriate). Please have your own photos saved to CD or h: drive to be used for this training.
Who: Teachers and Staff
When: Tuesday, Dec. 12th
Where: KDES TecEds Lab

Digital Storytelling: Movie Maker
Create a movie using your own photos and words with the free application Windows MovieMaker. You can add titles, captions, effects, transitions, soundtracks, and your own voice narration (if appropriate) to your movie. Please have your own photos saved to CD or h: drive to be used for this training. Note: this training will not include digital video editing.
Who: Teachers and Staff
When: Thursday, Dec. 14th
Where: KDES TecEds Lab

For more information, go to: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/TecEds/training/short-sessions/2006/index.html

Contact Bill Humm - William.Humm@gallaudet.edu if you'd like to reserve a place in any of the classes.

ATHLETICS CORNER

Boys Basketball:

Home game vs Washington Waldorf on 12/7.
Result: KDES 4 WW 52

Away game vs Saint Anselm’s on 12/11 at 4:00 pm
Home game vs McLean of MD on 12/14 at 5:00 pm

Girls Basketball:

Home game vs Washington Waldorf on 12/7.
Result: KDES 10 WW 25

Home game vs Oakcrest on 12/12 at 4:00 pm.
Home game vs McLean of MD on 12/14 at 4:00 pm.

KHSO Annual Winter Festival

KHSO will be hosting the Annual Winter Festival on Saturday, December 9, 2006. Here’s the schedule of what to expect during the winter festival.

11:30-12:30
• Lunch in cafeteria (KHSO officers will make a brief announcement)
•
1:00-2:00
• Silent Auction- KDES students’ artwork
• ASL story/ABC story/ASL poetry
• Crafts
• Snowflake family pictures


If any questions, please see one of the KDES family educators.

LUNCH Menu 12/4-12/8

Monday: hot dogs, veggie dogs, green beans, mac/cheese
Tuesday: quesadilla bakes, chicken and cheese, sweet corn, red rice
Wednesday: fish and chips, fried tofu, steamed rice, steamed carrots
Thursday: bbq chicken tenders, rolls, pasta salad (no mayo), roasted vegs
Friday: beef or cheese ravioli, bread sticks, carrots

ATHLETICS CORNER 12/4

Boys Basketball:
Away game vs Maryland School for the Deaf TODAY at 4:45 pm.

Home game vs Washington Waldorf on 12/7 at 5:00 pm

Girls Basketball:
Away game vs Maryland School for the Deaf TODAY at 3:30 pm

Home game vs Washington Waldorf on 12/7 at 4:00 pm

Excel ‘Cool Features’ Training

Have you been wanting to learn some of the cooler, time saving features of Excel? Then this is the class for you. You’ll learn how to: Freeze spreadsheet titles in place so you can see more information Compare two worksheets side by side Use the status bar for quick calculations Auto Fill techniques Conditional Formatting – quickly find the information you want in a spreadsheet Please contact me if you’d like to join this class.

When: Wednesday, Dec. 6, 3:15 to 4:45

Where: Kdes TecEds Lab

Thanks. Bill (William.Humm@Gallaudet.Edu)

ANNOUNCEMENTS 12/4

LOST:

A student in Team 1/2/3 lost his two hearing aids last Wednesday, If you find them, please give them to Michelle Veit in Team 1/2/3.

Thanks.

Lisa Pershan and Michelle Veit’s classes need empty 2 liter plastic bottles. If you have any, please bring them to the teams.

Thanks.

Crisis Notebook

To all Kendall Building Employees:
At the front desk, we keep a Crisis Notebook of each person’s personal emergency contact information. In the next few days, please make a little time to stop by Ruth’s Office and review your page. If your info is accurate, please sign the top of the page and write in the date. If your info has changed, please fill out a new page and sign/date it at the top as well. We will require yearly updates to maintain current info, but please, if you move or if any of this info ever changes, please be sure to update it immediately in our notebook at the front office. Thanks, Don