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| Fenty visits Florida Avenue campus |
VOICE writes, "BY MICHAEL SKINNER
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“The mayor is coming!” students on the playground exclaimed. “He came to my house, and now he’s at my school,” gushed one first-grader.
Mayor Adrian Fenty visited Two Rivers Public Charter School one bright fall afternoon in early October. School Executive Director Jessica Wodatch and Principal Jim May escorted Fenty and his staff on a tour of Two Rivers’ new Florida Avenue campus.
Fenty had an opportunity to see classes hard at work, quietly observing lessons in action in some classrooms and talking directly to students and teachers in others."
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Posted on Dec 03, 2007 13:28pm.
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| Literary dreams new library |
VOICE writes, "BY Amy Weedon
In his first year at Maury Elementary School, a prospective parent asked Principal Michael Wilson what he thought of the No Child Left Behind Act. He replied that, in his opinion, children should be able to read by first-grade, not the standard of third-grade.
Three years later, this remains a top priority for Wilson. And thanks to the Capitol Hill Community Foundation's School Libraries Project, a grant from the Northeast Capitol Hill advisory neighborhood commission (ANC 6A), and an enormous amount of “sweat equity” from volunteers, Wilson has a brand new library, helping Maury students meet his high standards. "
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Posted on Dec 03, 2007 13:27pm.
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| Creating an outdoor classroom |
VOICE writes, "BY Sally Aman
The removal of an old fence on the grounds of St. Peter’s Interparish School has expanded the school’s outdoor public space by 2,800 square feet. The space will be used to create an exciting outdoor classroom comprised of multiple spaces for learning through teacher and self-guided instruction. The outdoor classroom is intended to promote healthy development — physical, emotional and spiritual ‑ through nature. "
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Posted on Dec 03, 2007 13:25pm.
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| Stuart-Hobson students help make history |
VOICE writes, "By Gabriella Boston
History doesn’t have to be dusty, dull or distant. At least not the way it’s done at Stuart-Hobson Middle School, where students, archivists and teachers are digging deep into the school’s more than 80-year history.
“I think that working on this helps students realize how rich their school and neighborhood history is,” says Satu Haase-Webb, a school archivists working on a project called “Filling in the Missing Pieces – Stuart-Hobson History Collection.” "
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Posted on Dec 03, 2007 13:23pm.
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| Open houses planned |
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VOICE writes, "All Capitol Hill Cluster School campuses will be hosting open houses in November, during which the public is invited to tour the schools, talk to parents and question administrators. The simultaneous event starts at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 6. at all campuses: "
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Posted on Dec 03, 2007 13:22pm.
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| Beauty Day at Maury |
VOICE writes, "Beauty Day at Maury
BY HEATHER SCHOELL
Parents, students and volunteers began rolling in for D.C. Public School’s annual Beautification Day at 8 a.m., all ready to dig in. Landscaping was the main focus, where volunteers were busy weeding and planting with temperatures hitting 97 degrees in the shade.
After Principal Michael Wilson gave Chancellor Michelle Rhee a tour of Maury’s new library, she planted flowers and chatted amicably with volunteers.
Many Maury families pitched in: the Fontenots and Estradas worked tirelessly, Heather and Nicky labored away, Sonia and Alistair with 5-year-old Robert (a stellar sweeper), and Noel and Nhu-an – even 3-year-old Isabelle – toiled over yard work all morning long. Dan Mullins and Matt Haines did far more than their share of heavy lifting."
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Posted on Oct 23, 2007 09:55am.
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| Two Rivers artists join 9/11 gallery installation |
VOICE writes, "Two Rivers artists join 9/11 gallery installation
BY MICHAEL SKINNER
Budding artists from fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grades joined New York-based artist Manju Shandler for an afterschool workshop to explore the techniques she used to create her 3,000 painting installation called “Gesture,” now on display at the Honfleur Gallery in Anacostia. "
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Posted on Oct 23, 2007 09:52am.
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