What’s Happening in the Optimal Learning Center? Najela Blain-Hammond     Look below at what we’ve got To help with Reading on the Spot!       It’s a Fact:        Kids Lose Learning Skills over the Summer Months.        How can you Help your Child this Summer? The Optimal Learning Center has recently acquired the Lexia Software Licenses for all resource and ESL students. As part of our philosophy of service, we would like to offer all students the opportunity to make use of this software over the summer holiday. You will receive ...

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...

     What’s Happening in the Optimal Learning Center? Najela Blain-Hammond   Literacy Skills in the Middle School Before beginning the novel, Bud, Not Buddy, many of my students thought a novel study was just another task to complete, assigned by the teacher. By the last page of the novel, the students were questioning, reflecting and exclaiming “I was right!” about their predictions of the book’s ending. Through a program called Thinking Reader, the students in Literacy Skills improved their comprehension skills by focusing on seven rea...

What’s Happening in the Optimal Learning Center? Najela Blain-Hammond     HARDBACK BOOKS ARE BACK!   All Pre-K to 5th graders have the chance to PURCHASE a professionally bound hard back book that contains THEIR OWN original writing!    Hard back books are on sale until Monday, March 11th. Please pay the CMS cashier in US dollars ($21.00 US per book). Order forms were sent home in Thursday folders. Since we are shipping internationally, it is important not to miss this deadline. Please contact Jennifer Willner with any questions. J...

  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...

  What's Happening in the Optimal Learning Center? By Najela Hammond    You are invited!   We cordially invite you to attend the Parent Teacher conference on November 7th, 2012 in Middle School and High 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 secretary will be contact...

  What's Happening in the OLC? Najela Hammond   In September, three OLC teachers, Amanda Anderson, Melissa Dimitracopoulos and Jennifer Willner were selected to attend the Tri-Association's 31st Annual Educator's Conference held in Cartagena, Colombia the week of September 24th. Between the three teachers, they attended more than fourteen workshops. Keynote speeches included topics relating to worldwide literacy and the "Power of Narrative in Children's Lives." Others spoke about differentiation in the classroom and fostering well-being and...

  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...

What’s Happening in the Optimal Learning Center?    Parent Teacher Conference – April 17, 2012 All Middle School and High School resource students are invited to make an appointment to meet with the resource specialist at their child’s grade level on April 17, 2012.  The conference presents an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and to talk about recommendations for the following year. Middle School Literacy Skills:  An Elective that Provides a Boost! Literacy Skills is a class in the middle school through the Optimal Learnin...

REMINDER: If your child is receiving OLC resource services, please remember to make the payments for: Elementary – Second TrimesterMiddle School – Second SemesterHigh School – Second SemesterParent Teacher Conference (ES) – March 15, 2012. All parents of OLC students are invited to make an appointment to meet with the resource specialist at their child’s grade level on March 15, 2012. It is a good opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and to talk about recommendations for the following year. Getting the SignalBecome a more effective ...