South Shore K-8 teacher accepts teaching award: Huyen T. Lam, a kindergarten teacher at South Shore K-8, recently received KCTS 9 TV’s 2009 Golden Apple Award during a live ceremony at the Intiman Theatre. Lam and other winners will be featured in a primetime broadcast on public television stations statewide in February:
Huyen Lam chose to become a kindergarten teacher because she believes in educating and nurturing children as early as possible in order to provide them with a strong foundation for the future. In her classroom, students consistently rise to the high expectations that are set for them, and no child ever lags behind. The children are encouraged to take ownership of their learning by leading activities and problem-solving together. Huyen goes the extra mile to build personal connections with her students and their families, and involves the children in meaningful experiences that instill cultural awareness, such as singing songs from other countries and celebrating each other’s holidays. From math and science to reading to art, Huyen makes learning fun and exciting.
Each of this year’s winners will receive a “Golden Apple” statuette and $250. PEMCO Insurance will also award each Golden Apple recipient a $1,500 grant to use to support a classroom, school or educational program.
Open houses scheduled at all Seattle Public Schools: Seattle Public Schools will hold open houses at every school in the next few weeks. The visits are aimed at helping parents learn more about schools in their attendance area, as well as option schools open to their students under the School District’s new student assignment plan. Weeknight open houses will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday open houses will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, unless otherwise noted in the schedule.
The intended audiences for these open houses are parents and guardians, so no child care will be available. For interpretation services, please contact the school three days before the scheduled open house date. Many of the open houses will include a formal presentation, so parents and guardians are encouraged to arrive at the beginning of the event.See south-end schedule below:
Elementary Schools
- Beacon Hill, 2/2 (2025 14th Ave. S.) Beacon Hill
- Dearborn Park, 2/10 (2820 S. Orcas St.) Beacon Hill
- Dunlap, 1/26 (4525 S. Cloverdale) Rainier Beach
- Emerson, 1/27 (9709 60th Ave. S.) Rainier Beach
- Graham Hill, 2/10 (5149 S. Graham St.) Brighton
- Hawthorne, 2/9 (4100 39th Ave. S.) Mt. Baker
- John Muir, 2/9 (3301 S. Horton St.) Mt. Baker
- Kimball, 2/11 (3200 23rd Ave.) Beacon Hill
- Maple, 2/11 (4925 Corson Ave. S.) Beacon Hill
- Van Asselt @ AAA, 1/28 (8311 Beacon Ave. S.) Beacon Hill
- Wing Luke, 1/20 (3701 S. Kenyon St.) Beacon Hill
K-8 Schools
- Orca, 1/28 (Middle School) & 2/4 (Elementary) (5215 46th Ave. S.) Columbia City
- South Shore, 2/4 & 2/6 (4800 S. Henderson St.) Rainier Beach
Middle Schools
- Aki Kurose, 2/2 (3928 S. Graham St.) Brighton
- Mercer, 2/9 (1600 S. Columbian Way) Beacon Hill
High Schools
- STEM @ Cleveland, 1/23 (5511 15th Ave. S.) Beacon Hill
- Franklin, 2/11 (3013 S. Mt. Baker Blvd.) Mt. Baker
- Rainier Beach, 2/4 (8815 Seward Park S.) Rainier Beach
- South Lake, 2/11 (8601 Rainier Ave. S.) Rainier Beach
Cleveland to hold open house on STEM program on January 23: Seattle Public Schools will hold an open house and recruiting fair on the STEM program at Cleveland High School on January 23. The STEM program focuses on a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics curriculum with students having a choice of two academies: Life Science and Global Health; and Engineering and Technology. For more information, e-mail stem@seattleschools.org or visit the STEM Web site at www.seattleschools.org/area/stem.
Maple students collect, ship care packages for U.S. troops: Students from Marcia Ventura’s class at Maple Elementary get ready to ship out 48 care packages they assembled in November for an Army unit in Afghanistan. The packages contained items such as DVDs, playing cards, paperback books and chocolate candies. The students collected the items from families and friends.
Who to know, where to eat & what to do in one of America’s most diverse zip codes!
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This video should be shown at all the local school open houses –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x-6G7tOL2s&feature=player_embedded
John Taylor Gatto: On Life and Education
Please watch, and discuss with your loved ones.
@Corn
That’s about the most disconnected video I’ve seen in a long time, full of bits of everything under the sun, and the very definition of Corny.
But out of respect to you, I watched the whole thing.
4 U
Bien,
I did not find the video “disconnected” whatsoever. I am unsure why you feel this way, because I found the video to be spot-on and extremely relevant. Maybe take notes next time and summarize the main points, and read them back to yourself once or twice so you get the gist of it.
Very interesting lawsuit being filed against the Seattle School District by Cliff Mass and friends (UW weather professor). It cites Discovery Math as disadvantaging low income, black and hispanic kids.
http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2010/01/lawsuit-against-seattle-public-schools.html
Tom T –
Great and interesting link — thank you for sharing, for caring about our kids, and for saying what needs saying.
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