Letter to Parents from Chancellor Rhee
Chancellor Rhee has written a letter describing proposed revisions to DCPS discipline policies and inviting parents attend one of three forums in January to discuss the proposed changes.
Reminders! December 12, 2008
Next Week: Please note that some classroom activity dates have changed!
Monday: Last Day of Bilingual Book Fair 8AM - 4PM
Tuesday: 6:00PM: OCC Board meeting (Primary Campus)
Wednesday: 9:00AM: Meeting for Kinder Parents with Principal and Assistant Principal (Oyster Art room)
9:00AM: 2nd grade holiday celebration in Cafeteria
Thursday: 9:30AM: Early Childhood Center, Pre-Kinder and Kinder holiday luncheon (Cafeteria) 6:30PM: Caf? de Autores (4th grade) at Adams gym
Friday: 1:00PM: Swan Lake, performed by 6th grade and sponsored by American Ballet Theater (Adams gym)
2:00PM: Primary Campus Holiday Fest hosted by Ms. Zwi, music teacher
3:30-6:00PM: Middle School Holiday Dance
Winter Vacation: December 22-January 2, 2009 School Resumes on January 5th!
Friday, January 2, 2009! Oyster-Adams mid-winter beautification day!
8:00AM-2:00PM at both campuses. Please come and help paint, clean and decorate!
See Flyer Attached for more information!
Next OCC Board Meeting - December 16
The next OCC Board Meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Oyster campus. All are welcome. Four new parents are expected to be voted onto the Board. There are more at-large seats available. Please let us know if you are interested in joining us. You can send an email to occsecy@gmail.com or leave a note in the OCC co-secretary's mailbox at Oyster or the general OCC mailbox at Adams. Thank you.
Phoebe Schlanger
OCC Secretary
Reminders!
December 5, 2008
REMINDERS Next Week:
Monday: NO SCHOOL!
Parent Teacher Conferences
First Day of the Bilingual Book Fair
Tuesday: Bilingual Book Fair 8AM - 8PM
Wednesday: Bilingual Book Fair 8AM - 8PM
Thursday: Bilingual Book Fair 8AM - 8PM
Friday: Enjoy books, food, fun and book B-I-N-G-O at our Book Fair Café; 6:30-8:00PM. Please bring a POTLUCK dish for 12-16 people inspired by a favorite children's book. Be creative and have fun!
....More news in the attached letter!
Pre-K and K Survey
December 5, 2008
Dear Parents/Guardians:
The Out of Boundary Admission Application for the School year 2009/20010 is approaching us. In order to plan for next year we are asking you to please list below the siblings of currently enrolled students whom you would like to enroll in Grades Pre-K or Kindergarten next year. This is for information purposes only. This is not a registration.
Sincerely,
Monica Liang-Aguirre Principal
Print, fill out and return the attached form.
Book Fair Permission
- Oyster-Adams Bilingual Book Fair Intermediate Campus Students Travel to the Primary Campus to Participate
Please print and fill out the following form.
Cheerleading!
Join the Oyster-Adams Cheerleading Squad Practice Starts on Wednesday, December 10th.
Print and fill out the attached form.
Staff-Appreciation Pot-Luck Lunch
This Monday, December 8, please bring a dish (main courses, side dishes, fruits, salads, desserts?) to the teacher's lounge at either (or both!) campuses by 11:00 a.m. You can retrieve any serving plates or utensils on Tuesday in the parent room at Oyster or in the teacher's lounge at Adams.
Book Cafe at the Book Fair!
Oyster/Adams Book Café in conjunction with our wonderful Bilingual Holiday Book Fair
Friday, December 12, 2008 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Oyster Campus 2801 Calvert Street
Food, books, fun & Book Bingo!
Christmas Tree Sale
Saturday and Sunday (10am-6pm) December 6-7 December 13-14 December 20-21 Friday December 12 (4pm-8pm)
All size trees from 3 to 9 feet. Wreaths, roping, and stands.
- Calvert Street NW, WDC (easy drive-through access).
Sixth Grade Parent / Guardian Letter
November 21, 2008
In recent weeks we have been discussing ways of increasing communication between parents, students, and teachers. It is our singular belief that success in school is afforded through close collaboration and clear communication. In order to facilitate the process of communication, we will be implementing new policies, as well as reminding you of current procedures.
First, all students have been given a homework folder today. Students will be required to write their homework for each subject in the folders. We request that parents regularly check this homework folder for work being sent home, including projects, tests, and nightly assignments. We ask that you sign this each night. We believe this will be an excellent way for students to increase their personal responsibility, as well as provide a "check" for parents and guardians.
Second, the teachers will provide parents with an end of advisory letter that outlines middle school accomplishments and explains upcoming events. We view the letter as a summative account of the advisory achievements. Likewise, the homework folder is a continuous report on classroom activity.
Finally, we encourage you to check online with the "engrade" website. Teachers continuously post point values for homework, quizzes, tests, projects, etc. If you are uncertain about the grading policy of a teacher in sixth grade or login information, you can communicate with that teacher directly.
Again, we believe that the new system for communication will build student achievement at Oyster-Adams, and reduce classroom uncertainties for parents. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact any of the middle school teachers regarding this policy using our dc.gov addresses listed in the Oyster-Adams directory or by calling the office. ALSO, remember to sign up for your parent - teacher conference time by contacting Lynne Steingass at steingass@rcn.com or 202-342-1477.
We look forward to speaking with you soon.
Sincerely, The Sixth Grade Team
Make Up Day For Individual Photos
If your child was:
- Absent on Picture Day
- You didn't order photos in Nov. but want to order some now, Or
- You want your child to retake the photos you ordered in Nov. (just pay a $5 handling fee with completed order form)
You can have your child's photo taken on Make-Up Day, Dec. 4th.
Order forms are at the Front Office of Oyster and Adams. Submit the completed order form to your child's homeroom teacher by Dec. 1st.
Thanks!
6th Grade Parent-Teacher Conferences
Please contact Lynne Steingass at steingass@rcn.com or 202-342-1477 as soon as possible to schedule a parent-teacher conference, which will take place between November 24 and December 12. The teachers will be available every morning when school is in session from 8:10 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:15 to 3:00 p.m. The conferences will start every 15 minutes; please provide Lynne with three day/time options.
All four 6th grade teachers (Sr. Ames - Science; Srta. Franco - Humanities/SLA; Mr. Petersen - Humanities/ELA; Ms. Redd - Math) will attend the 15 minute conferences. You should plan to arrive early for your conference. We are on a tight schedule and will not be able to meet with parents who arrive late.
The final schedule will be e-mailed or sent home with students along with their Friday Folder materials on Friday, November 22. If you need to change your conference time, please trade with another parent. If you are unable to make a conference at any of the available times, please contact Sandi Baer at sandi.baer@dc.gov or by calling the Intermediate Campus.
See attached for the schedule.
Oyster/Adams H20 For Life
Emmanuel Mongalo Llano Partnership
The Oyster/Adams H2O For Life Club got off to a great start last this week!
With the exciting news that the McGovern Family would be traveling to Nicaragua over Thanksgiving break, our club went to work preparing and decorating letters and photographs to be delivered to our partner school Emmanuel Mongalo Llano! If any Oyster/Adams student would like to write a letter to be delivered to our friends in Nicaragua, please leave it in the offices of Oyster or Adams before Monday,, November 24th!
Here is just a sampling of some of our correspondences:
Querido Amigos,
Me llamo Marguerite Harris y asisto a Osyter Adams. Me deporte favorito es f?tbol. Me encanta ayudar y no puedo esperar a ayudarte. Muchas veces pienso como es la vida de otras y como puedo ayudar.
Estoy in 5 grado y tengo 10 a?os. Cuantos a?os tienes. Soy una ni?a y tengo una familia muy grande (para los americanos) de dos hermanas y un hermano.
Que haces durante el d?a? Y camino sola a la escuela, empiezo aprender y tenemos almuerzo. Luego me voy a casa y ceno. Mi comida favorita es pasta y bolas de carne.
Queridos amigos de Nicaragua,
Estoy muy contento de participar en la hermandas de nuestras dos escuelas. Soy un ni?o de quinto grado ansioso para conoceros en persona. A mi me gusta mucho el f?tbol y jugar al baloncesto. Yo voy a la escuela todo los d?as y los jueves voy a tocar el tambor y al tocar el piano. Espero que en tu carta me cuente lo que haces diariamente y lo que te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre.
Mejores Deseos,
Alaitz
Amigos de Oyster-Adams Annual Giving Campaign
Dear Oyster-Adams Families,
It's that time of the year again - when we ask you to open your hearts and your wallets in support of Oyster-Adams. Thank you to those families that have made their contribution already! In the next few weeks, over 50 parent volunteers will be making calls to all Oyster-Adams families, seeking support for the campaign. If you give by December 9th, you will be entered in a drawing to win a Nintendo Wii. All gifts to the Amigos de Oyster-Adams Annual Giving Campaign are important! Your family contribution helps us to leverage additional grant funding, as foundations increasingly require evidence of strong parent support when considering their grant awards. In addition, your gift helps us pay for all the "extras" that our children receive - extras that set us apart from other DCPS schools, e.g.:
- a music teacher, math and science specialists - an unsurpassed arts program - two well-stocked bilingual libraries - tutoring, field trips, cultural assemblies, celebrations, and so much more.
Make your donation NOW by printing out the enclosed pledge card and returning it to the office of either campus or by giving online at: http://oysterbilingual.devis.com/SupportOyster/DonateOnline/
Thank you for your support! The Amigos de Oyster-Adams Annual Campaign Committee
Oyster-Adams Mission Statement:
Oyster-Adams Mission Statement
Expansion of Our School - Expansion of Our Mission
The Oyster Bilingual School has a rich history of providing more than thirty-five years of quality bilingual education to diverse populations of youth in the District of Columbia. With the expansion of our program to a full K-8 model and the new upper campus at Adams, it is appropriate to revisit our educational mission and the values that will guide it.
Redefining our mission is a community process that will incorporate ideas from teachers, parents and other stakeholders. Since we are an established school and have already developed different mission statements over the years, we will review and revise those ideas to reflect our current realities.
Come Join the LSRT and OCC in a community discussion about our Mission:
When: Wednesday November 12th, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: The Primary School Building
Childcare: By OCA $5.00 Pizza: $1.00 per Slice English/Spanish Translations
We are certain that defining our mission with the utmost clarity, will lay the foundation for a successful Oyster-Adams transition.
Monica Liang-Aguirre, Principal Carol Joyner, Parent LSRT Co-Chair Pam Ross, Teacher LSRT Co-Chair Maribel Jimeno, OCC Co-Chair Claire Taylor, OCC Co-Chair
"Make Up Day" PARA RETRATOS INDIVIDUALES
ES EL 4 DE DICIEMBRE
Si su niño estuvo:
- Ausente el día del cuadro
- Usted no ordeno fotos en noviembre pero quiere ahora pedir alguno, o
- Usted quiere que su niño vuelva a tomar las fotos que usted pidió en noviembre (apenas pague $5 adicional con la forma de orden)
Usted puede tener retratos de sus hijos el "Make Up Day", el 4 de diciembre.
Las formas se encuentran en las oficinas de Oyster o Adams. Presenten las formas completas al professor del homeroom de su niño antes del 1 de diciembre.
¡Gracias!