Report Card Pick Up 2011

Parents,

We are happy to have you with us today. Please leave a comment on our blog about Report Card Pick Up.

Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving is upon us! What are you thankful for? Why?

How do you plan to spend Thanksgiving?

Fall Intersession 2010

We've made it to Fall Intercession! Students have been working hard and doing a great job arriving on time and in uniform. We are proud of you!

You will have a two week break to rest, relax, have fun, and complete your enrichment packets. What are your plans for Intersession?

Welcome Back!

Students, Staff, Parents, and Community:

Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year at May Community Academy! We are very proud to announce that we exceeded the 50% mark on our 2010 ISAT composite score! Thank you to all the students, staff members, and parents that made that happen.

This year we set our sites on 60%.

What do you think May needs to do (or continue to do) to ensure another successful school year? Please share your thoughts....

End of the Year

We are in the final week of the 2009-2010 school year! What are your plans this summer?

Literacy Week

This week (May 10th) kicks off Literacy Week. During this week there will be several events to celebrate. We began with a kick off parade and will have "author share", "deck the door", and "pass the pen" activities.

Let's add to the festivities! Please share your thoughts on any of the following:

*do you have a favorite book?
*why is reading important?
*do you like to read plays?
*where is your favorite place to read?
*do you like to read to others or read by yourself?
*any additional comments you would like to make about literacy?

Your Views on Technology

This May Mrs. Zumpano will accompany 1st grade students to Springfield to participate in our second year of Tech 2010. On this day students from around Illinois will set up technology project displays in the State Capitol Building to show our government how technology is benefiting our students.

Mrs. Zumpano will create a brochure about technology featured at May. Within this brochure she will feature quotes from students and adults. Please respond to the following prompt- your quote may be included!

How do you feel about using technology in school? Do you think it helps you? Would school be any different if technology wasn't available? Have the school website, school blog, lesson plan blogs, teacher blogs, student blogs, computer lab, laptop cart, or any other technology made a difference for you?

Please remember to include your first name and last initial only when responding!

4th Quarter Goals

Welcome back from Intercession! I hope everyone had a safe, enjoyable spring break. We are now into the final quarter of the 2009-2010 school year. What are your goals this quarter? What do you hope to accomplish?

Remember, first name, last initial only when posting a comment. NO COMMENTS WILL BE PUBLISHED FROM "ANONYMOUS" USERS. Please check your spelling and punctuation!

Spring Break Intercession

What are your plans for Spring Break?

Chicago schools try innovated physical fitness programs - chicagotribune.com

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"Having a Ball" Ballroom Dancing Article

Kudos to MCA! May students participating in the "Having a Ball" ballroom dancing program are featured in this video clip as well as the newspaper article below. Congrats!

 

Newspaper Article

Chicago schools try innovated physical fitness programs - chicagotribune.com

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Welcome 2010

Welcome back from Track E Intercession break. Everyone should be well rested and ready to move forward. During the winter break we celebrated the end of the first decade of the 21st century and welcomed 2010.

What are your goals for the new year?

Winter Break Intercession

On December 14, 2009 our Winter Break Intercession begins. What will you do during this time to make sure you are ready to pick up where you left off when you return on January 4, 2010?

Thoughts on Track E

This year school began for us on August 10, 2009 as we made the conversion to a Track E schedule. While it was difficult to come back so early, we recently had a two week intercession break. What are your thoughts about our new schedule? Do you think a Track E schedule will benefit you? Will it help May Community Academy? Why or why not?

President Obama's Back to School Speech

On September 8, 2009 President Obama addressed the Nation's schoolchildren challenging them to set goals for this year and take responsibility for their learning. Consider responding to one of the following questions:

#1. Who do you feel is ultimately responsible for how well you do in school: your government, your teachers, your parent, yourself? Why?

#2. President Obama stated in his speech, "Every single one of you has something you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer." What are you good at? What do you have to offer May Community Academy?

What is Success?

Welcome back, May students!

This blog post comes as a request from Ms. Davis, 7th/8th grade writing teacher. Anyone is free to contribute to the conversation!

Thinking about Drake's song, "Successful", what is your definition of success?

Summer Break

Have a safe and productive summer. Remember to be back August 10, 2009 on time and in uniform.

Planning for Next Year

Students, Parents and Faculty,

The end of the school year is quickly approaching! As this occurs we need to look back at our successes and shortcomings, and look forward to how we can continue to strive to make May Community Academy the best on the west side!

Tell me 1 thing we did well this year that you would like to see stay in place next year.
Tell me 1 thing we can improve upon for next year.

Eighth graders, your opinion matters! We know you'll come back and visit, so be sure to share your insights as well!

Faculty to Crush 8th Graders in Basketball...

Today after school the faculty will take on the 8th grade students in a basketball game at Michele Clark (and will surely put the 8th graders in their place).

Do you like activities like this? Do you think it helps create a positive school atmosphere and helps build relationships between students and teachers?

May Goes Track E!

As you have heard by now, May will be a Track E year round school beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. Technically, students will be in school the same number of school days as every other CPS school. However, on the Track E schedule students will have breaks throughout the school year. School begins August 10, 2009 for students. Students and faculty will have 2 weeks off in October, 3 weeks off at Christmas, and 2 weeks off for Spring Break.

I am excited for this new opportunity and want to share the reasons I think this will work for May.

1. Summer break will be shorter, so there will be less time for students to "lose" knowledge gained throughout the school year.

2. With a shorter summer break teachers will not need to spend as much time "catching up" in September and will have more time to cover new content.

3. There will opportunities to have enrichment programs during the breaks in October, December, and April.

4. Because there are scheduled breaks after 45 days of instruction, teachers and students have a chance to rest and rejuvenate which decreases "burn out".

What are your thoughts about Track E? Do you have concerns? Are you excited?

Let me know!

Mr. Lewis