Dear Families,
A few weeks ago I shared with you the news that our student, Isabella Lozada, had won the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Middle School Student of the Year Award. This week I am thrilled to share with you the news that another one of our 8th grade students has won the Multistate Association for Bilingual Education (MABE) Essay of the Year Award. Miranda Santiago, won this award with her essay about what being bilingual means to her. This is a great achievement and she will receive her award during the MABE Conference in Somerville on March 24. Two other students, Siroun Johnson and Camila Tedesco, also won second and third place. Please join me in congratulating these three students!
On March 14th, there is a planned National School Walkout. The sponsor, the Women’s March’s Youth EMPOWER group, is encouraging teachers, students, administrators, parents and allies to walk out for 17 minutes — one for every person killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on that day at 10:00 AM one month ago.
At Amigos, our 6th, 7th and 8th grade students, as well as some staff, have shared with me their interest in participating in this walkout. We plan to honor the memories of the victims by observing 17 minutes of silence in front of the building at 10:00AM. After meeting with teachers, they felt that this would be the most authentic and appropriate engagement given the mixed age of our students. We recognize that in the younger grades there will be a difference in awareness about the shootings and the aftermath. If you are interested in joining your student in this walkout, you are welcome to meet us in the front courtyard at 10:00. We will return to our regular academic schedule following this moment of silence. Our school counselors will be available to assist with any students for further conversations and we will continue to follow the directive of the Superintendent as outlined in his community emails.
 This week we welcomed our new full time nurse, Tamara Smith. Ms. Smith has been a nurse for 23 years and a school nurse for the past ten years. She attended Holyoke Community College and Chamberlain School of Nursing. Nurse Smith brings a wealth of experience and is very excited to be here. Please join me in giving her a warm welcome to our Amigos community.
I hope to see you tomorrow at Multicultural Night!
Sincerely,
Sarah Bartels-Marrero
Principal
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Estimadas familias,
Hace unas semanas compartí con ustedes las noticias que una de nuestras estudiantes, Isabella Lozada, ganó el Premio del Estudiante de Escuela Intermedia del Año otorgado por la Asociación Nacional de Educación Bilingüe (NABE por sus siglas en inglés). Esta semana me emociona anunciarles que otra de nuestras alumnas del octavo ganó el Premio del Ensayo del Año otorgado por la Asociación Multiestado de Educación Bilingüe (MABE por sus siglas en inglés). Miranda Santiago, ganó este premio con su ensayo sobre lo que significa para ella ser bilingüe. Este es un gran logro y ella recibirá su premio durante la conferencia de MABE en Somerville el 24 de marzo. Otras dos alumnas, Siroun Johnson y Camila Tedesco, también ganaron el segundo y el tercer lugar. ¡Acompáñenme en felicitar a estas estudiantes!
El 14 de marzo, participaremos de la Marcha Nacional Escolar auspiciada por el grupo “Women’s March’s Youth EMPOWER”. Este grupo exhorta a maestros, estudiantes, administradores, familiares y aliados a estar afuera durante 17 minutos — uno por cada persona fallecida en la Escuela Superior Marjory Stoneman Douglas hace un mes a las 10:00AM.
En Amigos, tanto los estudiantes del 7mo y del 8vo grado como algunos miembros de la facultad, han expresado interés en participar en esta marcha. Nuestro plan es honrar la memoria de las víctimas observando 17 minutos de silencio frente al edificio a las 10:00 AM. Luego de reunirme con miembros de la facultad, decidimos que ésta era la manera más auténtica y apropiada dada la variedad de edades de nuestro cuerpo estudiantil. Reconocemos que en los grados elementales habrá una diversidad de conciencia sobre la violencia escolar y sus repercusiones. Si usted interesa que su estudiante participe en la marcha, le invitamos a que se una al grupo frente al edificio a las 10AM. Regresaremos al horario regular de clases luego del momento de silencio. Nuestras consejeras estarán disponibles para asistir a cualquier estudiante que quiera conversar y seguiremos las directivas ya establecidas por el Superintendente en su comunicación electrónica a la comunidad de CPS.
Esta semana le damos la bienvenida a nuestra nueva enfermera, Tamara Smith, quien ha trabajado como enfermera por los últimos 23 años y enfermera escolar por los últimos 10 años. Ms. Smith estudió en Holyoke Community College y en Chamberlain School of Nursing. La enfermera Smith nos aporta una gran experiencia y está muy emocionada de estar aquí con nosotros. ¡Démosle una cariñosa bienvenida!
Espero verlos mañana en la Noche Multicultural!
Atentamente,
Sarah Bartels-Marrero
Directora
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