December 2, 2021 | Issue 14 |
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A Message from the Head of School |
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College and Career Readiness in Writing and Speaking
This year I am enjoying teaching the Senior Project course to our Class of 2022. It is great to be teaching again as I have not been in the classroom since I taught American history to high school and 8th grade students four years ago at the school where I was the founding director in Portugal. Senior Project is a required capstone course that requires the writing of a college level research paper and a professional oral presentation of the research and conclusions with questions from the audience. For the students it provides a tremendous opportunity to polish their research and writing skills as well as their presentation and speaking skills. For me personally, it is refreshing to revisit the process of research and writing that I recall from my own experiences in graduate school.
Before Christmas the seniors will all submit their final research paper to me, which is a 15-20 page essay, written in accordance with the style of MLA8. Over the semester their mentors and I have reviewed their writing in stages and provided them with feedback so that they can edit their papers to effectively support their theses and communicate their arguments with focus and power. By extending this process from beginning to end over the first semester, we provide time for them to consider each step of their work carefully and deliberately. Our hope for these students is that they will use a similar process in college over a shorter period of time to produce research papers of substance and excellence. My personal hope which I have expressed with them, is that they write their college essays within a time frame that will allow them to share them with their tutors or college writing labs for review and feedback ahead of submitting their papers. It is not just the ability to write a good research paper that we are teaching but the discipline of writing a good research paper.
I have been impressed by the writing I have seen from our seniors this semester. It is clear that the education that they have received in research and writing from Mrs. Dickey in English and in their other high school classes has been vital to their success in Senior Project. As these students have been here for elementary and middle school, it is also clear that their ability has been grounded in their earlier English Language Arts education at Mead Hall which has prepared them for this year and for the writing of this research paper. I look forward to reading and grading their final papers. I also look forward to the second semester where I will teach them how to give an effective oral presentation and eventually in the spring seeing them stand on the stage in the auditorium and sharing their research and conclusions with their peers, teachers, and parents.
Blessings,
Frank Sawyer
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LiepU English classes will be taught by Fulbright Program’s participant from the USA
In 2021/2022 academic year in the frame of Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Program Liepaja University is hosting English Teacher from the USA - Daniel Harrington.
Daniel Harrington in a cooperation with LiepU English Teachers – Dagnija Deimante and Indra Kalniņa – is giving Practical Communication, British and American culture classes.
Fulbright scholar’s grandmother immigrated to the United States from Latvia during World War II, this is one of the reasons Daniel Harrington wanted to undertake an English Teaching Assistantship to further explore Latvian heritage through his stay in Latvia. The second reason was to gain a teaching experience as he is planning to link his professional activities in the future with this profession.
Daniel Harrington has been studying in University of South Carolina-Columbia and has received a bachelor’s degree in Geological Sciences.
Scholar will stay at LiepU for two academic semesters and has already joined Liepaja University folk dance group “Banga” and expressed the fish to attend Latvian classes at LiepU.
Thank you, Embassy of the USA in Latvia, for this opportunity!
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The Friday after Thanksgiving was a special night at the Aiken Prep Campus. Over thirty alumni gathered for s’mores and an opportunity to catch up with one another. It was an incredible night of laughter and memories. These young adults are an amazing group of people who are doing a phenomenal job of sharing the skills and talents they gained at Aiken Prep and Mead Hall with the rest of the world. There will be a Christmas gathering in December so if you know of any alumni that would like to be added to our mailing list, please have them email Heather Wiseman at hwiseman@meadhallschool.org or Allison Fuller at afuller@meadhallschool.org with a current email address.
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Mead Hall PTO News and Events
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Aiken Jaycees "Old Fashioned Christmas" Parade is Sunday, December 12th at 2:00pm in downtown. If your student would like to participate please CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
Students of all ages are welcome (1 parent may accompany children ages 5 and under, please sign up everyone who will be riding/walking in parade) All participants should wear a RED Mead Hall Polo/Sweatshirt or Festive Christmas Sweater (festive headbands/Santa hats are encouraged). A Mead Hall parent will be towing a trailer through the parade where students will be seated and wave to the crowd. Parents will drop off students at our assigned space (TBD) by 1:00pm and reunite with their children after the parade on 129 Pendleton St in front of St. Thaddeus where everyone is invited to join us for Hot Cocoa and Cookies!
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Save the Date for a night of 80s fun on Saturday, February 12th in the Aiken Prep Gym
Flashback to the 80s 'Pink Carpet Event' Prom Edition will be a night to remember, make memories and enjoy a blast from the past with great music, drinks and hors d'oeuvres!
DJ Kenny Ray, Live Auction, Photos by Larry Johnson, Dancing
Tickets will go on sale in January - Stay tuned for more information!
*PTO Committee Members and Volunteers are needed for Strawberry Festival - please email PTO@meadhallschool.org if you are able to assist with the planning and organizing of our biggest PTO fundraiser of the year!
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Caps For Cash - Save your bottle caps from all
Coca-Cola brand drinks or the codes from inside 12 pack cans! Turn in them to the school office on either campus and .5c from every code will benefit Mead Hall
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Support Mead Hall Athletics
by becoming a Panther Club Sponsor -
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School Store Hours
December 6th - December 10th
Open: Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Afternoons by Appointment
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*Plaid Sale*
Mead Hall Plaid is now
HALF PRICE
Skirts - $25 each
Jumpers - $30 each
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Shop the School Store this Holiday season! |
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First Annual Christmas Ornaments are in stock and ready for your tree and gift giving - $19.50 each with gift box . |
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We have lots of items to fill those stockings - Scrunchies, Notepads, PopSockets, Hairbows, Panther Plush and more! |
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For more information about the AmazonSmile program, go to http://smile.amazon.com/about and type in Mead Hall Charitable Foundation and begin shopping today.
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Thursday, December 16th: Early Dismissal / 12:00PM (NO EXTENDED CARE)
December 17th - January 3rd: Christmas Break
Tuesday, January 4th: Students Return
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SUNDAY
Rite I Eucharist no music 7:45 AM
Rite II Eucharist with Contemporary music 9:00 AM
Rite II Eucharist with Traditional Music, choir and organ 11:15 AM
WEDNESDAY
Rite II Eucharist in the chapel 11:00 AM
FIRST SATURDAY PRAYER SERVICE
First Saturday is this Saturday, December 4. Meet in the tea garden on the St. Thaddeus campus at 5:00PM for Evening Prayer. Dinner will be chili and cornbread with cookies for dessert. Hot dogs will be provided. Please bring a snack to share and bring your own drinks. After dinner, those interested will go to the sanctuary for the Greening of the Church. Hope you will join us for the festivities.
We also live stream the services.
All of our services offer Communion.
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Notification Process for a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19
Please notify the school if your child or a member of your child's household has a COVID-19 positive test result. If your child is sick and is exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, please keep the child home and contact the school. Please see the link below for further details of what to do in the cases of Covid-19 symptoms or exposure.
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