Learn ♦ Experience ♦ Thrive |
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California School for the Deaf embraces our
2021-2022 Theme
“Our Impact, OUR FOCUS, Our Legacy”
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It has been 10 weeks since school opened its doors to our students and we are pleased to see that things are falling in place. It has been a huge and positive transition after 18-months of Distance Learning. We see a lot of happy faces on campus and will continue to perform student safety measures and practices.
Our annual "Name Flags" are back and our students love it! Once the flags went up, the students continued to search for their own flag and carry discussions with each other.
In the classrooms, our teachers and students have gotten to know each other. Lessons are planned around students’ strengths and areas that need extra support and practice. We have had the opportunity to walk around and observe teachers and students in action. It has been wonderful seeing BLA Literacy Centers happen and how they revolve around other subject areas including Math, Social Studies, Science and Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
We kicked off the Heritage Month assemblies with Latinx Heritage (September) and LGTBQ+ (October). Our teachers continue to find ways to discuss each culture and celebrations through different subject areas. Our focus is to help each student realize that they can have more than one identity and how we can embrace one another.
Check out some of our activities below and do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher(s) if you have questions. Also, we appreciate the communication, feedback and support you gave to our department.
Best,
Joey & Ryan
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5th graders are having fun with hands on investigations about Mixtures and Solutions in Science! |
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The 2nd graders learned what it takes to be an engineer and how to build their own tower! |
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We are taking turns being meeting leaders during morning meeting. We learned different games, and our favorite game is freeze dancing. We started language arts groups last week and are having fun reading different stories. We learned about and played with magnets in science class. In social studies we learned about the Earth, and its continents, countries and oceans. During math class we learned about place value, rounding, and addition. We like playing ST math. Going to the library for storysigning is fun. We enjoyed the storysigning of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” in class. We will be watching the movie soon and comparing it to the book.
written by 3rd Grade Class
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Field Trip to Joan's Farm |
The 1st, 2nd & 3rd grade classes enjoyed a recent field trip to Joan’s Farm in Livermore. They fed farm animals, found their way around mazes, got a glimpse of the past in the “old town” and picked orange pumpkins. |
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For our Bilingual Language Arts, we have literacy centers which include: Guided Reading (GR), SWW (Signed Writers Workshop), American Sign Language (ASL), and Independent Work. This year, our focus will be on Signed Writers Workshop where our teachers will receive some training from our Literacy coaches; Kate Kovacs and Julie Sepah. Through writing, our students will learn to write to give a voice to their inner thoughts and develop different perspectives through four different types of writing: narrative, expository, persuasive, and argumentative writing. They will also focus on vocabulary development, grammar, and mechanics. We look forward to guide our students to become confident writers.
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Our Stars in 'Disney Princess Series' |
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Our own 5th grader, Norah Pendergraft, was featured in the Courage and Kindness Club series! Norah (left) was the star in the Courage and Kindness Club series! Not at least but our own teacher, Bianca Hamilton Miller (bottom left) was also part of this program. Together, they produced 7 episodes.
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Heritage Month Assemblies |
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We kicked off the Heritage Month Assemblies with the Latinx Heritage and LGTBQ+ in past two months. |
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Students watched Latinx video produced by High School students on why is it important to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month. To see the video, click here.
LGBTQ+ videos are being produced by the Talon News at the time of this publication. It will be shared with students when it is available.
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Among all of our classes, 5th Grade discuss about Latinx Heritage video after viewing.
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As we continue practicing COVID Safety protocols, you can find some documents describing our Safety Plan across the campus. If you ever have any concern or questions, do not hesitate to contact us.
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Upcoming Events:
- November 12th: Native American Heritage Assembly
- November 22-26: Fall Break
- December 10th: Universal Rights Assembly Assembly
- December 24 - January 7th: Winter Break
- January 14, 2022: Lunar New Year Assembly
- February 21st - March 4th: 2021-2022 National Literary Competition
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Join & Follow Association of Families, Teachers and Counselors (AFTC)! |
We hope to see more families to become active within AFTC. See on your left for more information on how you can follow AFTC and be part of this wonderful organization. For more information, email AFTC at csdaftc@gmail.com |
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California School for the Deaf
39350 Gallaudet Drive,
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 794-3666
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