AEHS Community Member,
This week, I wanted to center my message on the importance of vocabulary: building your vocabulary along with your child’s as part of a lifelong learning process. The benefits of from this are many and will give any student or adult an edge in whatever direction they choose to go in life.
Did you know that there are eight main types of words? Children tend to learn nouns and verbs first and then expand their vocabulary as they get older and are exposed to a wide variety of words. Here is a description of the eight types:
- nouns (including Proper Nouns)—for example: Mom, dog, rainbow, Alex
- pronouns—for example: I, you, they, him, she, this
- determiners—for example: the, a, an, her, their, many
- adjectives—for example: long, pointy, childish, imaginary, sisterly
- verbs—for example: run, play, decide, sorted, thinking
- adverbs—for example: slowly, foolishly, very, mostly
- prepositions—for example: in, at, on, off, into, about
- conjunctions—for example: and, or, but, because, whenever
Building your vocabulary is a continuing process. You can always learn new words and impress your friends with your new conversation skills. According to the Reading Rockets website, “talking to and reading with your child are two terrific ways to help them hear and read new words. Conversations and questions about interesting words are easy, non-threatening ways to get new words into everyday talk”. Taking the time each day to read to your child or just to have a conversation at the dinner table can have a huge effect on their vocabulary development.
I hope you will give vocabulary building some thought as we get ready to begin a new month tomorrow. As for this week's edition, I think you will like reading about some of our recent "Phoenix happenings" around the campus. Enjoy the rest of your week and please remember there is no school next Monday, September 6th on Labor Day.
Douglas K. Loftus
Principal
Pictured very top: Our tremendous cafeteria staff... Ms. Parson (left) and Mrs. Corredor.
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Health & Safety
Mask policy and social distancing procedures are now in place campus-wide.
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Angelic Troche is pictured cleaning the tile floors while we also have social distancing and other procedures in place to help protect students & staff from COVID. |
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Security officer Josue Maldonado and Miguel Ramos. While we are tightly focused on COVID prevention best practices, we never lose sight of other campus security issues such as traffic and the monitoring of visitors. |
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Security officer Josue Maldonado directing traffic during dismissal. |
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Above and just below: Mrs. Singh's class has been learning how to properly read bar graphs by reviewing real COVID statistics. In this example they were discussing county level case data from the state of Georgia. As you can see below, Mrs. Singh's students had to give thought as to which chart did a better job of explaining the COVID situation at the county level. |
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Mrs. Ker's art students engaged in class this afternoon. |
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Both pictures above:
Water color Zin project: Bree Stockton's work
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Bree Stockton's digital drawing |
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2021-2022 SAFE Ambassadors |
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Mr. Soriano meeting with the 2021-2022 SAFE Ambassadors. Our group of SAFE students (Student Assistance and Family Empowerment Program, or SAFE) share the common goal of wanting to create a more peaceful, drug free school environment. They help to implement a variety of prevention and awareness activities to try to reach this and other goals for the good of all our students. |
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Social and Emotional Learning & Leadership (SELL) |
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Teachers Alka Singh, Normal Medina, and Lynn Shewchuk in a meeting last week discussing Social and Emotional Learning as part of a discussion with other schools' SELL teams. |
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This chart helps to explain why given the events of these past 18 months discussion of SEL is important in the schools today.
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OUR Florida:
OUR Florida is a program of the Florida Department of Children and Families. Funding is provided by the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Should applicants have questions regarding their eligibility, the application process or concerns about the program, the compiled Frequently Asked Questions is a great place to start.
For questions about the program, call 833.493.0594, 7 days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST.
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Family & Emergency Services: |
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Christian Service Center’s flagship program, Family & Emergency Services (FES) provides immediate emergency assistance and relief to families and individuals who are faced with an unexpected financial crisis*. Assistance available only to residents of Orange County, Florida. The primary goal of FES is to help families maintain their residence and prevent them from being forced into homelessness.
At the onset of an emergency, FES is available to offer direct, immediate assistance in the form of food, clothing, rent/mortgage assistance, utility assistance or other services that meet immediate, pressing needs. FES works with individuals in a comfortable case-by-case basis to help develop a sustainable action plan aimed at improving the long-term situation of families and individuals.
FES operates out of all three Christian Service Center locations in Downtown Orlando, West Orange (Ocoee) and Winter Park. Visit our Contact Us pages for location addresses and hours.
*Note: Assistance available only to residents of Orange County, Florida.
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City of Orlando Police Department's Parent Academy: |
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1) Improving your vocabulary by reading:
Credit: Dr. Pelletier, Principal Apopka Memorial Middle School
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2) Largest Hispanic groups by County (Orange = Puerto Rican; Miami-Dade = Cuban):
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Looking ahead: While closed at the moment, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund for 2022-23 will open up early next year. Click here to read about the HSF. Hispanic Heritage Month also begins September 15th.
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3) WISDOM TO LIVE BY:
Malala Yousafzai On Education
Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
~ Malala Yousafzai, activist
Eliud Kipchoge On Drive
If you have that belief — pure belief in your heart — that you want to be successful, then you can talk to your mind and your mind will control you to be successful.
~ Eliud Kipchoge, Olympic runner
Andrew Carnegie On Effort
There are two types of people who never achieve much in their lifetime. The person who won't do what he is told, and the person who does no more than he is told.
~ Andrew Carnegie, industrialist
George Lucas On Dedication
You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.
~ George Lucas, moviemaker (Star Wars)
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Enjoy the rest of your week!
Douglas K. Loftus, Principal
Acceleration East High School
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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