Recruitment season is underway for scholar siblings only. If you have a current scholar in the program, and would like their sibling to be a part of the program, please submit an application at www.higherachievement.org. Siblings have the luxury of bypassing the lottery; however, they must still be interviewed by Higher Achievement staff. Please submit an application for any interested siblings in the 4th or 5th grade during this early period. If you have any other recruitment questions, please contact Mr. Sam.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Sjout-Out's
Thank you to everyone who contributed the Potluck; I know that our timing proved challenging, given the snow and time of year so I want to express my deepest thanks to every parent who contributed and/or attended our Potluck.
Thanks to Ms. Novlyn Watson & Mr. Gorham who went above and beyond to purchase chicken and pizza for a large majority of the community. Thank you so much.
A special shout out for collaboration goes out to Mr. Burns, and Ms. Anderson who served as judges for the Food Competition.
Shout out to Mr. Mahmoud, and Ms. Person for already turning in their scholar’s 2nd quarter report card; thank you!
Monday, November 18, 2013
Report Card Reminder
Most of the public schools will be releasing their report cards to families on Friday, November 15th. Thank you to those of you who submitted your scholar’s report cards already, I really appreciate it. If you have not submitted your scholar’s report card yet, please know that the expected deadline is Thursday, November 21st. Please communicate with me about any challenges in regards to acquiring your scholar’s report card.
*On a side note, the Center City secretary has submitted all Center City report cards to me… please give her a big thank you the next time you see her.
Geography Challenge
The Ward 6 Geography Challenge will be held on Thursday November 21st, please come out and support the participating scholars. It is expected that all scholars attend center that day; additionally, I am encouraging parents and guardians to come show their support for the scholars who have chosen to take advantage of the academic opportunity. Following the geography challenge we will have desserts. Please contact Ms. Jess at jwolf@higherachievement.org if you would like to contribute a dessert for the event. I hope to see you all in attendance in support of our scholars.
End of the term Celebration
On Thursday, December 19th the Ward 6 Center will be hosting our first-ever Afterschool Academy Food Challenge . Our scholars and their mentors will be working together to create tasty holiday dishes. We will continue the tradition of recognizing scholars for their efforts over the fall semester, however, much of this night will be consumed by the Food Challenge in which the scholars will be participating. Your scholars will likely be asking you for ingredients as we get closer to the End of the Term Celebration; if you can, please ensure they have the ingredients necessary to support their group. This should be an amazingly fun event, please let me know if you would like to participate and/or judge this event.
Family Night Seminars
Parent Night (for 5th & 6th Grade Families)
In an effort to more deeply support all of our families, I will be facilitating a grade-specific parent/guardian night on December 10th to more deeply support families in strategically identified areas of need. Below is a brief description of the fall meeting. More details to come as we get closer to the December 10th date.
5th & 6th grade families: the 5th & 6th grade families will be provided with several tools to help support scholars’ learning at home, while bolstering scholar achievement. Many of these resources are free, online, and are engaging to scholars. We will conclude the session with some tips on how to get more outcome-based information from your scholar’s teachers. Many families only get behavior-based reports, and while these are helpful, conversations about scholar achievement and learning are far more impactful; this session will focus on how to foster these type of conversations in a collaborative and solution-oriented manner.
7th grade families: The 7th grade families will work together to create a vision board for their scholars. As part of the vision board, we will identify areas of strength, and areas where more support will be necessary throughout the High School Placement process. This night is designed to begin the process of creating a unified vision for our scholars, and bolstering the familiarity of the process for our families.
In an effort to more deeply support all of our families, I will be facilitating a grade-specific parent/guardian night on December 10th to more deeply support families in strategically identified areas of need. Below is a brief description of the fall meeting. More details to come as we get closer to the December 10th date.
5th & 6th grade families: the 5th & 6th grade families will be provided with several tools to help support scholars’ learning at home, while bolstering scholar achievement. Many of these resources are free, online, and are engaging to scholars. We will conclude the session with some tips on how to get more outcome-based information from your scholar’s teachers. Many families only get behavior-based reports, and while these are helpful, conversations about scholar achievement and learning are far more impactful; this session will focus on how to foster these type of conversations in a collaborative and solution-oriented manner.
7th grade families: The 7th grade families will work together to create a vision board for their scholars. As part of the vision board, we will identify areas of strength, and areas where more support will be necessary throughout the High School Placement process. This night is designed to begin the process of creating a unified vision for our scholars, and bolstering the familiarity of the process for our families.
Parent Shout-Out's
Spirit:
-Several families have donated to center this year and I want to give a long overdue THANK YOU to you all… Whether you donated money, time, candy, effort, etc… I just want to say thank you to you. It is that kind of spirit that we wish to see in our scholars, and that makes our community thrive!
Academic Excellence:
-Shout-out to the following parents for being among the first to turn in their scholars’ report card… Ms. Person, Ms. Starghill, Ms. Willis, Ms. Jamerson, Ms. Phillips, Mr. Mahmoud, Ms. Jackson, Ms. Bell … and Ms. Bebe for helping me get all of the Center City report cards.
Respect:
-Thank you to the following families for working in a concerted effort to resolve issues as they arose this year; your patience, understanding, and support are key to continuing the strong culture of collaboration we have here at center. Thank you to… Ms. Chichester, Ms. Makuson, Ms. Fenner, Ms. Ransom, and Ms. Salter.
Collaboration:
-Shout-out to Ms. Niesha Brown, Ms. Forrester, & Ms. Starghill for helping to communicate with other families during our center emergency last night. Thank you to everyone else who assisted as well.
-Several families have donated to center this year and I want to give a long overdue THANK YOU to you all… Whether you donated money, time, candy, effort, etc… I just want to say thank you to you. It is that kind of spirit that we wish to see in our scholars, and that makes our community thrive!
Academic Excellence:
-Shout-out to the following parents for being among the first to turn in their scholars’ report card… Ms. Person, Ms. Starghill, Ms. Willis, Ms. Jamerson, Ms. Phillips, Mr. Mahmoud, Ms. Jackson, Ms. Bell … and Ms. Bebe for helping me get all of the Center City report cards.
Respect:
-Thank you to the following families for working in a concerted effort to resolve issues as they arose this year; your patience, understanding, and support are key to continuing the strong culture of collaboration we have here at center. Thank you to… Ms. Chichester, Ms. Makuson, Ms. Fenner, Ms. Ransom, and Ms. Salter.
Collaboration:
-Shout-out to Ms. Niesha Brown, Ms. Forrester, & Ms. Starghill for helping to communicate with other families during our center emergency last night. Thank you to everyone else who assisted as well.
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