Powell Elementary Open House/MLK Day of Service Monday January 20, 2014
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Dear Parents and Friends: Powell parents and Principal Janeece Docal invite you to visit and tour Powell Elementary School this coming Martin Luther King holiday Monday, January 20, 2013, 10:00a.m. – 11:30 a.m. As you might have seen before, there are lots of reasons to be excited about Powell: Powell piloted the Tools of the Mind curriculum, now one of the most coveted Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten programs in DC Public Schools. There are small classes with two educators in each classroom and a highly qualified faculty who work in both English and Spanish as part of the school’s dual-language program. Powell has been a leader in home visits this year and we got to know our child’s teachers well quickly. Principal Janeece Docal arrived four years ago and since then Powell students and our community have done nothing but grow. She was a 2013 winner of a Rubenstein Award for Highly Effective Leaders. Powell was recognized as the second-best bilingual school in the United States by the Spanish Embassy (2012-2013), and was the 2011 recipient of Fight for Children Rising Star Award. It has everything from a robotics club to afterschool programs with the Latin American Youth Center to a student mayor and council who met Mayor Gray and Members of the DC Council in November to advocate on behalf of the school. Students returned to Powell in August 2013 with a renovation completed for all of the early childhood classrooms, which are now right-sized for preschool and pre-K, all equipped with bathrooms, and these new spaces all have great technology in each room. There are exciting plans for expansion and modernization of the entire building. We are very happy to have found a great school for our family, responsive administrators and teachers, and an active parent community, Parents Organized for the Power of Powell (POPPs). We hope you’ll come by Powell next Monday morning at 10:00 to talk with Principal Docal, take a tour of our school, meet parents, take a peek into one of our early childhood classrooms, and learn why we feel so optimistic about our children’s future at Powell. Powell is located at 1350 Upshur St. NW(between 13th and 14th Streets, not far from Petworth Library and across the street from Upshur Park). In addition to an open house and tour, Powell will have volunteer opportunities8:00am-12:00pm as part of our participation in the Martin Luther King Day of Service. Please let anyone know who would like to work with teachers, parents and staff to prepare materials, paint, sweep, clean up and perform other projects. Please come! You can also let us know you are coming here: http://serve.dc.gov/node/607792?appSession=82440441344310&RecordID=149&PageID=3&PrevPageID=2&cpipage=1&CPIsortType=&CPIorderBy=&cbCurrentRecordPosition=3 Many thanks! |
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Hello everyone - just wanted to remind everyone about this great day of service event tomorrow morning along with an OPEN HOUSE!
If you're curious about Powell and want a chance to talk to our principal, staff and current parents, come by 10:00-11:30 a.m. Or come 9:00-12:00 to help us beautify and assist with classroom projects alongside Powell teachers. Best, Andrew Rowe Parents Organized for the Power of Powell andrewrowe@gmail.com |