Dear 2021 Summer Program Families,
This is our 3rd communication to you after the launching of the 2021 Summer Program on Thursday, July 8! Some of you have asked me when the first day of the school year will be. We are working to share with families the SY21-22 calendar next week. Others have asked me if there will be after school programming during the upcoming school year. Please know that there will be an after school program and it will continue to prioritize at risk students (city definition). This is different from past years. More details are forthcoming. Turning to the 2021 Summer Program please know the following.
ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL
Thank you for helping us with traffic safety by not blocking the street at the J.F. Cook Campus main entrance. We very much appreciate you pulling your car up to the top of the sidewalk in order to allow other cars to come up behind you and walking your child to their respective door. As of Friday, July 16 Drop-off and Pick-up were smooth and fluid!
NEWS FROM THE SPECIFIC GRADE BANDS
The 2021 Summer Program continues to prioritize at risk (city definition) and students with disabilities. We feel strongly that students participating in our summer program will be in practice and have more language skills in preparation for the upcoming school year!
Rising PreK-Kinder
The students are learning Spanish!! We have evidence of students using their Spanish in the classroom and activating their words such as “buenos dias”, “hola” and much more. One student could name two animals that fly in Spanish “la mariposa” and “el murcielago”. The program in this grade band is full Spanish immersion.
Rising 1st-2nd
Teachers are working one-on-one with students, assessing their language skills in English via the Springboard Program and their Spanish language skills via the ¡Adelante! Program. The program in this grade band is half in English and half Spanish with focus on phonics, decoding, context clues and fluency in each language.
Rising 3rd-6th
The children are reading the novel “Root Magic” by Eden Royce. If you want to know more, ask your children to tell you about the protagonist Jez and Jay Turner and their beloved grandparents. The program in this grade band is half in English and half in Spanish with focus on fluency and comprehension while enrichments and recess are in Spanish.
WEDNESDAY FIELD DAY
Our best intentions are to provide the children with as much outside time as possible! However, student safety comes first at all times. While our July 14 Field Day was cancelled due to the city wide heat alerts, we will try again on July 21 to take the children to New York Park and the Kennedy Recreation Center. When Field Day is cancelled, the children will play on the campus outside stations and teachers will provide alternate play activities in the classrooms.
PARENT WORKSHOPS IN RISING 1ST-2ND
As part of the Springboard Program in the 1st-2nd Grades, parents are invited to participate in a series of workshops designed to help them be the best “At-Home Reading Coach” for their children. Please reach out to Kelley Ukhun, the Program Site Leader for more information at kukhun@mundoverdepcs.org. Below are the dates of the next workshops which are virtual:
July 21: Workshop #3 - “Scoop”
July 28: Workshop #4 - “I have another question for you”
August 4: Workshop #5 -“Prove It”
We appreciate your continued communication around your child’s attendance. If your child will be absent please email attendance@mundoverdepcs.org.
Sincerely,
Gloria Quirarte
Director of Extended Day Programming