Week Of March 8
Important reminders
March 14: Daylight Saving Time begins … Set your clocks one hour ahead!
March 15 - 19: No School - Spring Break
Reminder of travel policy
April 2: No School - Spring Holiday
April 15: Community Seminar - Story Frames for Teaching Literacy Book Discussion
summer leap
Our Summer LEAP programs for Early Childhood and 1st - 8th graders are filling very quickly. If you would like your child to attend either of these programs, please turn in your application ASAP. More information about the programs and a link to the application can be found here: https://www.maycenter.org/summer-leap
Think spring!
As the weather warms, Ms. Jamie’s students are getting excited for Spring. They spent time brainstorming all that makes them think of spring. What great poems and sentences they wrote in preparation of March 20th, the first day of Spring!
GREEK MYTH COMES ALIVE
For weeks Ms. Mich’s language arts students have been rehearsing for a class production of The Midas Touch and Pandora’s Box. Students memorized lines, created costumes, crafted sets, and performed live via webcast for an audience of parents, grandparents, friends, and classmates. As one audience member wrote in the chat, “We laughed, we cried.” We also learned to be careful what we wish for, and were reminded that no matter how bad things get, hope still remains. Bravo, students!
LETTERS FROM LEGISLATORS
A few weeks ago, as reported here, students wrote letters to President Biden and Vice President Harris. Then students wrote letters and emails to local lawmakers expressing opinions on current legislation.
We are thrilled to report this week that the legislators are listening! Students are excitedly checking their mailboxes and inboxes as replies are coming in. What a great experience for our students!
TRAVEL POLICY + TESTING
Here is a reminder of our current travel policy along with links for COVID testing.
Family Members will quarantine for 3 days should they travel out of state or come into close contact with someone who has traveled outside of the state. Child will test on day 3 after returning home or on day 3 after initial contact and will not return to school until they receive negative test results.
Here are two no-cost pcr testing options:
Vault saliva test
NM Department of Health nasal swab
COMMUNITY SEMINAR:
STORY FRAMES FOR TEACHING LITERACY BOOK DISCUSSION
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 6:00-7:00 PM, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Join Story Frames for Teaching Literacy author Carolee Dean, M.S., CCC-SLP, CALT, and May Center Executive Director Amy Miller, who also authored a chapter in the book, in a discussion about the use of story frames as an effective way to teach writing.
Mastering the art of storytelling isn’t just a goal for professional writers. Analyzing and creating stories can boost critical literacy skills for all learners—and this comprehensive resource will show teachers and Speech Language Pathologists how.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpdO6vpzgiH9ZCZLf04Lj5vzUqMNTv3plG