In Memoriam

I walked through the corn field, away from the fence where the sound of the wind caressed the dandelion. With every sudden gust of wind a few more seeds were blown away, invisibly gone to find a new home in rich soil. Only one little seed remained attached; the head, almost empty, stood erect and proud. Another gust and now the last seed gone - the dandelion's mission done, a brittle barren head holds on. I keep walking and think of the same field just a few moons away, covered in countless yellow flowers...

Department Meeting on Thursday, May 10!

Even though I'd announced our May Dpt Mtg for Tuesday this week, we'll have to meet on Thursday. There's a Consejo Consultivo meeting on Tuesday at noon. Sorry!
We'll be starting at 12:45 on the dot. PLEASE, do you very best to be here on time.

Since most members chose Tuesday, Thursday and Wednesday -in that order of preference with one vote difference between the first two and the third- at noon as their best times to meet, we shall be rotating the day each month, i.e. in June the meeting will be either on Tuesday or Wednesday, etc. If any of these days is not your personal preferred/suggested time, please understand that this might just be the case once every three or four months. Also for this reason, I'd appreciate it if, whenever the meeting is on your 'busy' day, you could make arrangements so that you can attend our meeting.

Agenda

• Announcements:
• Comprehensive Exams EGB3: May 18-24 (No class PM)
• Polimodal: 2nd Midterm grades due May 19
• Check out new books in library
• Class Observations
• Evaluation: Comprehensive exams in Global?
• 25 de Mayo Acto
• Support needed from new psycho-pedagogue
• FAAPI update: The projects under an umbrella concept.
• Exciting On-going Projects: Movie, Play, Drama, Cultural Awareness, Others…
• Get FAAPI list of possible attendees
• IB update: A2/B, re: dossiers, prep
• FCE update: 1st and 2nd Polimodal
• EGB 3 update: SSR update
• Poetry throughout the curriculum
• Set up meeting for meeting with 3rd Pol Eng B teachers

Let me know of any issue we need to add to the agenda. Thank you!

St. Patrick’s Productions

The owners gave the ok for the production of St. Patrick's High School Musical! Our 8th graders led by Alina, and Janine will be working on this exciting venture.

Omar is heading a project to make a Yerba Buena version of 'Tom Sawyer, The Movie'. With Paula and Pimpa, they'll engage their 7th graders in the process of producing the movie. You'll hear more at our Department Meeting.

Teacher Training Seminar on May 9

On Wednesday May 9, from 6 to 9pm, Lucrecia Prat Gay will be making two presentations:
a) MIND-MAPS: LINKING TO LEARN
b) PORTFOLIOS AS WHOLE PICTURES OF SELF [sounds familiar?]
Sponsor: Trinity College London
Venue: Hotel Carlos V
Free of charge!
Registration: Libreria San Francisco (422-8822)
E-mail: sanfrancisco_tuc@arnet.com.ar
For more info, ask me!