What’s Happening in the Optimal Learning Center? Najela Blain-Hammond / OLC Coordinator   About OLC Services for the Academic Year 2013-2014…  If you wish to register your child for services for the next academic school year 2013-2014. Please remember to sign and return the consent form you’ve received at the last Parent Teacher Conference (MS/HS) or in the Thursday folder (ES). If you are in need of a new copy, please contact the OLC secretary, Ms. Mary Marti at (809) 947-1071. We would be more than happy to send a copy home with your chil...

Come join us at the Carol Morgan School Library/Technology Center on April 3, 2013 from 1:30-2:45pm. The CMS Elementary School Technology Showcase is a chance for you to learn firsthand from our CMS student presenters about the 21st Century Skills they are acquiring in their classrooms. Select students from Kindergarten to 5th grade are working hard on their presentations for our annual Technology Showcase. We welcome and encourage all members of our community to take advantage of this opportunity to see our students demonstrate their technolog...

  What’s Happening in the Optimal Learning Center?   Social Skills Groups in the Elementary Resource Program                  When you think of the OLC’s resource program you might think that we solely focus on academic difficulties, but this year we have classes to provide support for those students with social difficulties. The Social Skills groups were created to meet the needs of these students and assist them in their acquisition of appropriate social skills and effective social behavior. In these groups we work on relating to peers,...

  What's happening in the Optimal Learning Center? By Najela Hammond We cordially invite you to attend the Parent Teacher Conference on November 7th, 2012 in Middle School and High School and  on  November 15th in the Elementary School. This is an opportunity for you to review your child’s Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) goals and discuss his or her progress in the resource room. This meeting is an opportunity for you to provide some input and share some of your concerns and hopes regarding your child. The Optimal Learning Center...

The new shelving for the ES Library has arrived to our campus! This shipment is the first of three that will arrive over the next three years. This shipment includes furniture for the walls of the library from end to end, some display shelving for the Story Steps area, and some new seating for students near the doors and circulation desk. Our furniture is supplied by the library company DEMCO. We choose the line 'ColorScapes' because it is sturdy, safe, and kids friendly with rounded edges and fun colors.   It's going to be a lot of work, but...

  What’s happening in the Optimal Learning Center?  Najela Blain-Hammond/ OLC Coordinator   A New Year … A New Start! Welcome to a new school year at Carol Morgan School and the Optimal Learning Center. Every September students engage in learning with new teachers, meet new friends, and learn new content. This year, they will get to know these new faces in their classrooms: Ms. Kristi Carpenter, our K- 2nd grade ESL teacher       2.   Ms. Ami Abreu, our 2-3 grade resource teacher   Meet Ms. Abreu  My name is Ami Abreu and I am th...

What’s happening in the Optimal Learning Center? As summer nears, we pause and revel in the accomplishments of our students. We have many reasons to celebrate this year, and here are a few of them: 4 of our students made the Honor Roll in Middle and High School. 7 of our students met the criteria to exit our Resource services. 3 of our students exited the Literacy Skills Program midyear. 13 students met the criteria to exit our ELL Services All Elementary school teachers participated in a SIOP Workshop facilitated by some of our very ow...

What’s Happening in the Optimal Learning Center?                       SAVE THE DATE!     3rd, 4th and 5th grade Students and parents… Don’t miss the Authors’ Café & Book-Signing Event at 6:45pm on May 31st in the MS/HS Library. This spectacular event will showcase Carol Morgan School’s talented authors....

What’s Happening in the Optimal Learning Center?   A few reminders….   About OLC Services for the Academic Year 2012-2013… If you wish to register your child for services for the next academic school year 2012-2013. Please remember to sign and return the consent form you’ve received at the last Parent Teacher Conference or in the Thursday folder. If you are in need of a new copy, please contact the OLC secretary, Ms. Mary Marti at (809) 947-1071. We would be more than happy to send a copy home with your child. About Psycho-Educational Ass...

HS Musical The High School performed the musical GREASE on Wednesday, April 25th and Thursday, April 26th in the school gym. Congratulations to all of the students, teachers, Ms. Kimi, and Ms. Baird for all of their hard work! The shows were extremely well prepared and fun. Helping Hands Art Auction The Helping Hands Art Auction will take place on May 3rd at 6 pm in the CMS Fine Arts Pavilion. All of the artwork is created by ES, MS, and HS CMS students to raise money for charity. All proceeds from this year’s auction will be donated to Fu...

3rd GRADE ENCOURAGES DOMINICAN TOURISM The 3rd grade has been working on a PBL.The guiding questions was 'How can we encourage more foreign tourists to visit our country?". Students talked about the pros and cons of tourism, researched parts of our country, found photos, found music, and filmed short videos. Then they put all of their work together into Animoto, a program that animates photos and videos. Special thanks to the Photographer Pedro Genero, for allowing us to use his photos in the projects. Here are some examples of our finished...

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Apr. 16-20: Heartcare Dominicana Fundraising Week Apr. 21: Family Fun Day Apr. 27: Student Council Sponsored Dress Up Day “Favorite Character Day” Dress up as a character from a book, movie, or superhero! Apr. 30: No School – “Día del Trabajo” May 3: Helping Hands Art Exihibition Progress Reports Sent Home (3-5) May 10: ES Musical “Lemonade” Performance for Students in Grades 3-5 @ 12:30 PM May 11: ES Musical “Lemonade...

HS Musical The High School is performing the musical GREASE on Wednesday, April 25th and Thursday, April 26th in the school gym. This production is the PG rated "school version" of GREASE, so it is appropriate for all ages. Performances start at 7:00pm. Tickets are on sale at the cashier, at the MS and HS offices, or from Ms. Baird. They will also be on sale the week of the show during MS and HS lunch time. The cost is RD $300 if you buy your ticket in advance or RD $400 if you buy it at the door the night of the show. There are 28 students ...

Important Dates to Remember Mar. 30:            ES Athletic Assembly                         Wear your class color and PE shorts or khaki pants/shorts. Apr. 2-6:           Spring Break Apr. 11:            PTO Meeting @ 7:45 AM (Blue Room)                          Immediately followed by                         Fifth Grade Moving Up Ceremony and ES-MS Transition Meeting                         Early Dismissal @ 11:30 AM – Staff Development (No ASA) Apr. 16-20:      Heartcare Dominicana Fundraising Week Apr. 21:           Family Fun Day ...

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Mar. 15:                No School – Parent Teacher Conferences                             Report Cards Go Home Mar. 19-24:          CMS Book Fair (Blue Room) Mar. 21:                Early Dismissal @ 11:30 AM – Staff Development (No ASA) Mar. 23:                International Fair “Call of Nations” Assembly (Gym) – 8:00 AM Mar. 24:                Spring Fest including the International Fair Food Fest Mar. 28:                ACCAS Spelling Bee (El Domínico Americano) Mar. 30:                ES Athletic Assembly...