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January 2002 Read K/1 letters to Santa Pictures of Young Explorers visit to the Sevilleta NWR visitor's center and hike to the dunes at Rio Salado. Charter School Day at the Roundhouse: Read about the exciting field trip and see the picture. Parent Information Meeting: There will be a meeting on January 30 at the school at 7pm to form an Expansion Task Force. The task force will plan for the addition of seventh grade. For more information contact Mary Dwyer at 838-0914. Sixth Grade Field Trip on "Charter School Day": On January 15, Mrs Jones' sixth grade class will be going to Santa Fe to represent Cottonwood Valley Charter School at the state legislature on "Charter School Day". All parents are encouraged to drive up to show support for charter schools. Science Pals: A extra-curricular science club called "Science Pals" in the planning stages. The plan is to meet once month on a Saturday, focusing on monthly themes. Anyone interested in helping with the planning should contact Jeannie Gacanich at 459-4450 or Francie Deters at 838-4018. Staff meeting childcare: Anyone interested in watching teacher's children on Thursday afternoons during the weekly staff meeting should contact Jill in the office at 828-2026. This is a paid position and would suit a parent or older child. New Administrator: Welcome to Dolores Griego, our new administrator. "I worked for the Socorro Consolidated School District for 26 years as classroom teacher, bilingual director and elementary school principal. "I have also been hired as a part-time teacher, so I will teach the fourth/fifth combination classroom after lunch. Mrs Sliter will be responsible for teaching language arts and math skills in the morning, and I will teach the Core Knowledge Curriculum in the afternoon. However I will be available to meet with parents from 7:30 am to 12:00 pm, and after school." New Administrative assistant: We also have a new administrative assistant, although she is not new to the school. Mrs Jill Urban has been a substitute teacher and parent volunteer a the school and will now be working in the office. Thanks Jill! Young Explorers: Our next outing is January 26th and we are going to explore the sand dunes of the Sevilleta Wildlife Refuge with Dr. Peter Mozely as our guide. See pictures of the hike to Arroyo del Tajo Art program grant: Art of Many Lands, a free after school art program will run from January 16 to May 23. Josephine Gosiak is the instructor and the program is funded by a grant from the NM Department of Health, Public Health Division. The first 30 children in each age group will be accepted, on a first-come, first serve basis, so please return the orange form sent home with the children to the office as soon as possible. K-3rd grade students will meet each Wednesday after school, beginning January 16 and 4-6th grade students will meet on a Thursday after school, beginning January 17. Students are asked to bring a snack and art class will begin after snack time and finish at 5pm. Please make arrangements to pick up students after class. Students are asked to bring a big. old shirt to use as a painting smock. Used gift wrap paper, greeting cards, yogurt containers, plastic knives, forks and spoons are materials that the children will need for art projects. For more information or any other questions please call Josephine Gosiak at home at 838-5369. Congratulations: Congratulations to Moaz Soliman (4th grade) and Zachary Cates (third grade), winners of the humorous poetry division of the Declamation Competition at the School District level. Shannon del Curto (5th grade) took home the first prize in the Serious Poetry division and Sohaib Soliman (5th grade)and Nikki Engler (4th grade) were winners in the Serious Prose division. Well done everyone! Spanish program: One of the objectives of the Cottonwood Valley is to create a Spanish program that will produce bi-lingual children. For this first year, Cottonwood Valley is pleased to invite Maria Sandra Daruich Gomez to initiate the Spanish program.Ms. Gomez, who hails from Argentina, has a rich background in drama and teaching. She utilizes her drama in her approach to teaching Spanish. The goal of her program is to promote familiarity with and confidence in the Spanish language by providing a supportive environment where students are encouraged to openly participate without fear of ridicule. The program uses play-acting and songs to explore Spanish, which is effective for long-term retention. The lessons focus on basic and essential vocabulary through repeated exposure in a meaningful context, mastering simple nouns, then developing greater abstraction and expression.
Student representatives: K-1: Mirjana Gacanich and Steven Kemball 2nd: Kiana Elder and Quinten Norris 3rd: Linnea Burleigh and Willie Mozley 4th: Samantha Chavez and Albert Gallegos 4/5th: Carly Nowicki and Doug Passalaqua 5th: Sohaib Soliman and Shannon Del Curto 6th: Katrina Cotter and Louie Chavez
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