Lunch Menu

Monday: pork tamale bake, veg tamale bake, spanish rice, corn/kidney beans
Tuesday: meat loaf/gravy, vegan meatloaf, mac/cheese, string beans
Wednesday: chicken tenders, veg nuggets, sticky rice, veg stir fry
Thursday: chicken Tettrazini, mushroom tettrazini, cauliflower/broccoli
Friday: pizza day, fries, steamed carrots

Athletics News

Girls Softball games:

Away game vs Sandy Spring Friends on 4/8 at 4:00 pm. Class dismissal at 2:15 pm.

Home game vs Grace Brethren Christian on 4/10 at 4:00 pm.

New Announcements

LIBRARY CORNER
Scholastic Book Fair
April 11 – 18, 2008
9:00 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm at KDES Library

Dear Teachers, Staff, Parents, Caregivers, and Friends:
Hello!!! I want to share the exciting news with you about the book fair. The Kendall School Library will host the book fair on Friday, April 11 through Friday, April 18 . "Take a Reading Road Trip" is a book fair's theme fair this year.
"Ms. Librarian Wants You"
I am looking for volunteers to help out with the book fair here. If you are interested in assisting with the book fair, please stop by the library or contact me at cynthia.sadoski@gallaudet.edu. Thank you.
-Cynthia Sadoski
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Third RIF Book Distribution Event
(Spring 2008)


Pre-school Jillian & Michelle Wed., April 9 9:45-10:15am
Pre-school Senoa & Ricky Wed., April 9 10:30-11:00am
Pre-Kindergarten Beth & Alyssa Fri. April 11 2:00pm
Kindergarten Jen Drew Thurs., April 10 9:45-10:15am
Kindergarten Aimee & Steve Wed. April 9 1:30- 2:00 pm

Team 1/2/3 (all classes) Thurs. April 24 2:00pm

Team 4/5 (all classes) Fri. April 18 2:15pm

Team 6/7/8 Sara & Sharon Tues., April 22 8:40-9:30am
Team 6/7/8 Sandy & Dwight Tues., April 22 9:45-10:30am
Team 6/7/8 Alex & Lisa Tues., April 22 12:45-1:30pm


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A gentle reminder: There will be a KPTA Board Meeting here on Tuesday, 4/8 at 6:00 pm. Please come, one and all! Child care and interpreters will be provided.
- Eric Scott

Lunch Menu

Monday: pasta bar/meat sauce, peas/mushrooms, garlic bread
Tuesday: chicken pot pie, veg pot pie, pasta, broccoli
Wednesday: beef/mac, cheese mac, carrots, garlic bread
Thursday: hamburgers/cheeseburgers, veg burgers, french fries, cauliflower
Friday: pizza, stuffed pizzas, crinkle cut fries, stewed zucchini

Girls Softball Games

Away game vs Maryland School for the Deaf on 4/3 at 4:30 pm.
Class dismissal at 1:45 pm. ««----- please notice the change of time.


Home game vs Montrose Christian on 4/4 at 4:30 pm.

New Announcements

LIBRARY CORNER

Book Fair is coming!
Book Fair is coming!
Book Fair is coming!
BOOK FAIR IS COMING!!!

Please mark your calendar. KDES Library will host the Scholastic Book Fair on April 11th thru April 18th .
-Cynthia Sadoski

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Below are missing from Beth Hall and Alyssa Haneline’s classroom, #2401. If you see them or know where they are, please let them know.
Thanks.

One plastic yellow bin labeled “Library”.
One dry-erase spray bottle.

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Dear Clerc Center Teachers and Staff:

On Tuesday, April 1, 2008, several members of the PRP staff will accompany photographer John Consoli as he visits Kendall School and MSSD to do a photo shoot for the next issue of Odyssey.

The photo shoot is scheduled to take place during the school day—from approximately 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. If you have any questions, please contact mary.carew@gallaudet.edu or susan.flanigan@gallaudet.edu.

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Sexuality Education Parent Workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 2. A real hot dinner (both meat and veggie) will be served! YOU MUST RSVP for Tara Downing. Please arrive on time because there is a lot of information that will be covered:-)! Dinner starts promptly at 5:30. We will eat together as a family and then we will begin the workshop at 6:00 p.m. Hope to see you there!!

- Tara Downing, KDES Family Educator
202-361-8807 (V) tara.downing@gallaudet.edu

Future field trips

Team 6/7/8 will visit Museum of Natural History on 3/21.
Departure time: 9:30 am Arrival time: 1:40 pm


Team 4/5 will go to National Mall of DC on 4/3.
Dep. time: 9:00 am Arrival time: 2:00 pm


Stella Keltz’s class will visit Newseum Museum on 4/18.
Dep. time: 9:00 am Arr. time: 2:00 pm

New Announcements

The family of Eric Malzkuhn welcome the public to attend a Celebration of the Life of Frederick Malzkuhn (Malz) memorial service at MSSD Theatre Malz on March 27th, 4:00-5:00 pm. A reception will be held in the Peikoff Alumni House after the service.

Malz died January 23rd at the age of 85. He earned a baccalaureate degree from Gallaudet University in 1943, and received an honorary doctorate in 1993. He also earned a master of fine arts degree from Catholic University. Malz was a loyal member of the Gallaudet University Alumni Association and he served on the GUAA's Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund Committee from 1994-1995. According to legend, Malz was partly responsible for the bison becoming Gallaudet University's mascot. He was a member of Gallaudet "Five Iron Men" basketball team who won the 1943 championship title which brought fame and glory. Malz was gifted in so many areas -- teacher, actor, playwright, director, translator, poet, writer, sportswriter, tale teller, and friend. Malz was instrumental in placing theatre in sign language on the world stage, adapting many classics for sign language productions in conjuction with the National Theatre of the Deaf. He was heavily involved with the Gallaudet Dramatics Club as an undergraduate and ran the Model Secondary School for the Deaf's theatre program from 1973 to 1986. The MSSD auditorium on the Gallaudet University campus was named in his honor, "Theatre Malz." Malz was also a filmmaker during the 1940s. Condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.twifordfh.com or Mary C. Malzkuhn, 1009 Elysian Place #148, Chesapeake VA 23320. Donations can be sent: Gallaudet University Development Office 800 Florida Ave. NE Washington, DC 20002 *Write to Gallaudet University. Memo line needs to specify that the donation is in memory of Eric Malzkuhn. The family will decide the name of fund at a later date.
-Julie Greenfield

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Good Morning America Live from the Clerc Center

Good Morning America came to film at KDES and MSSD for a show about Marlee Matlin who is performing on Dancing with the Stars. The ABC TV crew interviewed five students, two from KDES and three from MSSD, Tara Downing and Yola Rozynek. They filmed the National Deaf Dance Academy Pre-Teen Hip-Hop Dance group at KDES and filmed students performing "Classroom Antics" from MSSD's winter dance concert. The show airs Monday, March 24 at 7:00 a.m. Make sure to watch our stars!
-Susan Flanigan

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Sexuality Education Parent Workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 2. A real hot dinner (both meat and veggie) will be served! YOU MUST RSVP for Tara Downing. Please arrive on time because there is a lot of information that will be covered:-)! Dinner starts promptly at 5:30. We will eat together as a family and then we will begin the workshop at 6:00 p.m. Hope to see you there!!

- Tara Downing, KDES Family Educator
202-361-8807 (V) tara.downing@gallaudet.edu

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Please join us in welcoming Georgia Weaver as our new Clerc Center Social Worker. Georgia has officially started her new position and will be serving both Kendall School and MSSD. You may find her at KDES on Mondays and Wednesdays and in the afternoon on Fridays in room 2314. She will be at MSSD on Tuesdays and Thursdays and in the mornings on Fridays in room 214c. Please stop by and congratulate her in her new position. Student Services is delighted to have Georgia join our unit!
-Stephanie Marshall
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Please welcome a familiar face back to KDES! Who?? Tonya Killam!
She will teach PE classes starting Monday, 3/17/08.
- Mark Burke

Lunch Menu this week

Monday: bbq chicken fingers, vegan nuggets, brown rice, succotash
Tuesday: sloppy joe’s, messy mikes, french fries, steamed beans
Wednesday: fish, grilled veg bake, roasted potatoes, carrot coins
Thursday: pizza day, cheese/pepperoni/veg, steamed broccoli
Friday: sausage sauté with corn/black beans, tempeh sauté, pasta, orka

Future Field Trip

Team 4/5 will visit National Postal Museum on 3/19.
Departure time: 10:00 am arrival time: 1:30 pm

New Announcements

Mark Your Calendars! The next Parent Workshop entitled "Anger Management" will be March 18 from 6-8 p.m. in the cafeteria. This fun and interactive workshop will be presented by Ms. Alexis Greeves. Please RSVP to Tara Downing if you are planning to come. Light Refreshments and Child care will be provided!
-Tara J. Downing, KDES Family Educator(202) 361-8807 (V)(202) 651-5799 (VP)
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Kendall PTA Meeting:

Tuesday 11 March, 2008
6-8 PM, Room #2311

Items to be discussed (in no particular order at this time:
Formation of Nominations Committee
Selection of Spring Fever Chairperson
Spring Fundraiser?
Solution to volunteer background check costs?
Update from Dr Deninger
Bus communications?
Pagano Memorial update
Any other items: submit to Kendall.PTA@Gmail.Com before Tuesday.
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HELP THE ENVIRONMENT AND OUR SCHOOL
Recycle your empty printer cartridges and/or used PERSONAL cell phones & pagers by bringing them to the front office or contacting Dane Officer or any KPTA officer. (NO Clerc Center or University cell phones or pagers at this time, please!) This will be an ongoing activity with no deadlines, so bring/send them in whenever! When the boxes are full, they will be sent to a special recycling center and earn money for the KPTA. (no phone chargers, power cords batteries, or toner BOTTLES, please.) This does include Clerc Center printer/copier cartridges, too (per Bill Humm). Collection boxes will be in the mailroom, and perhaps other locations to be announced later.
If you have any sitting around because you haven't found a convenient way to dispose of them and did not want to just THROW them away, here is your chance!
Collect from your neighbors & friends for Kendall School.... (At least you aren't selling them any more cookies!)
- ESScott, KPTA Secretary
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ASL Film – “Wrong Game”

Saturday, March 15, 2008 ▪ 7:00 pm
Model Secondary School for the Deaf ▪ Theatre Malz
800 Florida Ave. NE ▪ Washington, DC 20002
$5 Admission
Tickets/Info: Tami Lee Santimyer
Email: Tami.Santimyer@gallaudet.edu
Proceeds support MSSD Junior Class
Movie Trailer: www.aslfilms.com ▪ rated PG-13 ▪ 128 minutes

Lunch Menu

Monday: roasted turkey, tofurkey, mashed potatoes, roasted vegs
Tuesday: meat loaf/gravy, vegan meatloaf, mac/cheese, string beans
Wednesday: chicken tenders, vegan nuggets, sticky rice, veg stir fry
Thursday: chicken tettrazini, mushroom tettrazini, cauliflower/broccoli
Friday: cheese steak sandwiches, soy beef cheese steak, french fries, corn

New Announcements

Today is first day of softball tryouts. The tryouts will be one weeklong from 3 to 5 pm. Your encouragement and support will be helpful.Thanks!
-Nanette Virnig

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LIBRARY CORNER

In Celebration of Women's History Month (March 1-31, 2008), the Adaptive Services Division and the Children's Division of the D.C. Public Library present "Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "Brave Bessie' Coleman" in American Sign Language with ASL Storyteller Kris DaCosta.

DATE: Saturday, March 8, 2008; 10:00 am to 11:00 am
WHERE: Children's Division, Room 200, Second Floor
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW, Washington, DC

Voice Interpreters will be present for people who do not know sign language. Books will be projected on a screen, page-by-page, as the story is told.

Therapy dogs will join the kids. Come and learn how their owners use hand signals to communicate with the dogs.

For more information, call Adaptive Services Division (202) 727-2142 or (202) 727-2255 TTY; Children's Division (202) 727-1248 Voice; or email Janice Rosen, Librarian to the Deaf Community: library_deaf_dc@yahoo.com



Previously Announced

The American Red Cross Blood Drive that was held on February 29th was a success! Thanks to all of you who volunteered your time. We were able to donate 15 pints of blood to a local hospital. Each pint of blood will save three lives!

A special thank you to Mark Burke for allowing us to use the MSSD Gym and to Charles Welsh-Charrier for volunteering his time as an interpreter.
-Alison Aubrecht

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Friday, March 7, 2008
Early Closing Schedule

Staff on Duty

Time
Location
Team 1/2/3
Team 4/5
Team 6/7/8
8:10-8:40 am

8:40-9:10 am
Cafeteria
(Breakfast)
Gym
Tae Bo Kicks Video Part 2
Warn
Munoz
Jones
O’ Brien
McIntyre
Rangel
Downing
Doleac
Reed (B)
Rolnick (B)
Hunt (B)
C. Scott (A)
Schatz (A)

Time
Team 6/7/8
Group B
(Reed)
Team 1/2/3
(Warn/Munoz)
Team 4/5
(McIntyre)
Team 6/7/8
Group A
(C. Scott)
9:15am –
10:15am
Literacy
(Sadoski//Worthlake)
Earth Area

Communication
(Duncan/Bailey/Smith)
Activity Center
Technology
(Pongor/Stifter/Longson)
Tech Ed
Art/Math
(Shen/Balzer)
Art Classroom
/Hallway
10:15am-
11:15 am
Teamwork/
Sportsmanship
(O’Brien/Hunt/
Whitaker)
Earth Area
Recreation
(Doleac/Viring)
Gym
Transition Activities
(Olden/Hullinger/Balzer)
Eagle Zone
Dancing
(Downing/Rangel)
Auditorium
11:15am-
12:15pm

World Geography
(Mahoney/Kreisle)
Earth Area
Stop:12:15 pm
ASL Games
(Edington//Pedersen/Walla)
Activity Center
Stop: 11:50 am
Cooking
(Farmer/Rolnick/Craddock/ DeFreitas)
Home Economic Room
Stop:12:0o pm
Travel
(Jones/Balzer)
Eagle Zone
Stop: 12:20 am

Staff on Duty

Time
Location
Team 1/2/3
12-12:30pm
12:30:-2:40pm

12:50-12:55pm
12:55pm
Cafeteria
Bathroom & Pick up backpack in the hallway
Recess
Dismiss students to their bus
Warn
Sadoski
Munoz
Pongor
Stacey Pedersen

Time
Location
Team 4/5

Time
Location
Team 6/7/8
12:-12:30 pm
12:30-12:55pm
12:55 pm
Cafeteria
Recess
Dismissal

McIntyre
Bailey
C-Duncan
Edington
Wei

12:20-12:55 pm
Cafeteria
Mahoney
Whitaker
Reed
ScottViring

Lunch Menu for this week

Monday: pasta bar, herb/marinara/meat sauces, peas, garlic bread
Tuesday: chicken pot pie, veg pot pie, pasta, broccoli
Wednesday: beef/mac, cheese mac, carrots, garlic bread
Thursday: hamburgers/cheesburgers, veg burgers, french fries, cauliflower
Friday: pizza, stuffed pizzas, crinkle cut fries, stewed zucchini

Mr/Miss Deaf Teen America Pageant

The Mr. /Miss Deaf Teen America (DTA) Pageant is now in its tenth year of existence, thus the theme, “The Celestial Decade.” The Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD) is delighted to host it on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 7 p.m. in Theatre Malz on the campus of Gallaudet University.

Deaf teenagers, ages 13-19, from schools and programs for deaf students across the United States will participate in this special event. The national co-ed pageant is a great opportunity for the participants to display their talents, leadership skills, and intelligence, as well as their fellowship and congeniality. Not only will the students be able to develop these skills, they will also have the opportunity to network with other teenagers from across the country. They will have an educational, well-balanced, and fun experience while meeting new and old friends. Please visit our website to learn more about the DTA Pageant: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/DeafTeenAmerica.

The participating schools for this year are: California School for the Deaf-Riverside, Illinois School for the Deaf, Indiana School for the Deaf, Maryland School for the Deaf, Mr. /Miss Deaf Michigan Pageant Association, Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, South Carolina School for the Deaf, Texas School for the Deaf, and Model Secondary School for the Deaf.

The tickets are on sale for $15 dollars in advance or $20 at the door. Please order tickets in advance as we expect to have a full house! Overflow tickets will be sold in the event of a full house for $5 dollars. The deadline to purchase tickets in advance is Friday, February 29. Please make your check or money order payable to: MSSD Residence Education and mail it to Roberta Gage, DTA Coordinator at MSSD, 800 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Roberta via e-mail at Roberta.Gage@gallaudet.edu.

Future Field Trips

Elizabeth Hall and Alyssa Haneline’s PreK class will go to Jackey’s Café on 2/28.
Departure time: 11:00 am Arrival time: 2:00 pm

Team 6/7/8 will go to Gardens Ice House on 2/29.
Departure time: 10:00 am Arrival time: 2:00 pm

New Announcements

Google Mail Training this weekTuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 3:15-4:15 PM in TecEds lab. All teachers and staff must migrate their email to the new Google email system by Friday, March 1st. If you cannot attend one of these trainings, please contact rosemary.stifter@gallaudet.edu.Have you already moved to Google Mail but still have questions? Check out the Gallaudet Web Apps Documents at http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg27pqx6_2c7wmk2&pli=1 or contact Rosemary, Kathy or Bill.


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Eight White House Interns will visit Teams 4/5 and 6/7/8 on Feb. 28th. Team 6/7/8 will meet them from 1:30 to 2:20 pm and Team 4/5 from 2:20 to 3:00 pm. Both will take place in Earth Area.

Team 6/7/8 will miss their first CE/PE time slot (1:30 to 2:20 pm). All CE/PE teachers assigned, please help with supervision.
Thanks,
Susan Schatz
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American Red Cross Blood Drive
Date: Friday, February 29th, 2008
Time: 10am to 4pm
Location: MSSD GYM
Please email Alison Aubrecht at Alison.Aubrecht@gallaudet.edu to schedule your life saving donation today!

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Hello Everyone,
I am proud to announce that The Eastern Regional Conference by DCABDA will be the host at Gallaudet University on April 24-27, 2008. I am one of Co-Chairs of the event.
Check on www.dcabda.org website or click the attachment of brochure and flyer.

I strongly encourage you (teachers, and staff) to share especially African American parents or guardians of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing children to attend the conference. I need your HELP. Thank you again.

-Ruth Reed, Co-Chair of ERC

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Families, Staff, and Teachers...
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 5th from 6-8 pm for:

A Panel Discussion: Cochlear Implant Experiences

Join KDES and MSSD families as well as MSSD students as they discuss their personal experiences surrounding cochlear implants. Pizza and drinks will be served in the Cafeteria prior to the panel at 5:30. Childcare will be provided. If you plan on attending, please contact Debra.Nussbaum@gallaudet.edu.
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Please check this out.
-Timothy Worthylake, World Around You Staff

World Around You - February 2008
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/worldaroundyou

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Attention All Teachers, Staff, and Parents: On Wednesday, February 27 we will have a workshop entitled “Academic and Social ASL: Why Are Both Equally Important.” The workshop will be held in the cafeteria from 6-7 p.m. Light Refreshments and Child Care will be provided. All are welcome to attend, however you MUST RSVP for food ordering and child care purposes. RSVP to Tara Downing at tara.downing@gallaudet.edu. Thank you and hope to see you there!!

Girls Basketball

2nd Round PVAC vs Grace Bethren Christian in Clinton, MD on 2/11.
Result: KDES 9 GBC 40

Team 4/5's Fundraiser....

Justyce, Jonathan, Malita, and Diamante will be selling Valentine's Day fortune cookies in the Kendall School Lobby from 9:00-11:00am on Wednesday, February 13th. Please stop by and support our fundraiser. Profits will support community outings. The cost of each fortune cookie is $.75 and a bag to put it in is $.15. We hope to see you there.
-Holly McBride