Thursday, July 22, 2010
Heyyy Family!!!! had a wonderful time @ the Bronx Zoo!! my children really enjoy themselves. even though it was lot of walking but i still enjoy myself. I also enjoy wellness but we need to step up alil more. after 5-7 mintues into wellness the students starts to get lazy...... hmmmmmm i was really impress about my SYEP because they actually step it up. another thing "Crosser" did an excellent job crossing the students. Have a Great Day Familt :)
Monday, August 10, 2009
A Word about your International Youth Day Booth Offerings...
Good Monday Everybody!
I am so excited about your performances, which I was fortunate enough to see you guys practice earlier today. Keep up the good work!
About your booth presentations, each exhibit from each group should be labeled with the following information:
A. Your Group's Name
B. Age Range
C. Title of the Exhibit (i.e. "Turtles from Under the Sea")
D. A Description of the project (What was done to create it? Why? Duration of the project? What the kids' learned)
The easiest way to do this task of labeling your works/projects is to type up the labels and make sure they are pasted or posted near the project for the viewer's convenience. The booths will be set up much like a "DFOY Children's Museum" and viewers will need to fully understand the work we display.
Thanks for all you do,
Ms. Tate
I am so excited about your performances, which I was fortunate enough to see you guys practice earlier today. Keep up the good work!
About your booth presentations, each exhibit from each group should be labeled with the following information:
A. Your Group's Name
B. Age Range
C. Title of the Exhibit (i.e. "Turtles from Under the Sea")
D. A Description of the project (What was done to create it? Why? Duration of the project? What the kids' learned)
The easiest way to do this task of labeling your works/projects is to type up the labels and make sure they are pasted or posted near the project for the viewer's convenience. The booths will be set up much like a "DFOY Children's Museum" and viewers will need to fully understand the work we display.
Thanks for all you do,
Ms. Tate
Friday, August 7, 2009
Good Friday BEACON 219!!!
Good Friday All,
How is everything going at Beacon 219! I do miss you guys and seeing you progress in developing your projects!
Malaika, I do hope that today's visit from Mr. Reavis was encouraging for your performers and that your non-performers have finished putting together their Photojournalism exhibit.
Stephon, I have heard that your cultural awareness performers now have wardrobe! I do hope that you will be adding to your IYD contribution the masks and sculptures completed by the group and perhaps one more piece that reflects their current discussions and activities that incorporate cultural awareness and environmental awareness. I have an idea for something small yet powerful! ( A map that has little flags on countries that have environmental action projects going and those that are environmentally unstable -like the US. Kind of a problem/solution identification map. Which countries are environmental problems? Which are becoming part of the solution?)
George, I saw the boat! Your group's booth is well under way!
Suleidy, how are the masks going?
Liz, the kids sound so cute.
Vanessa, how is Koreh' s poem? Of course, he didn't email me a copy, probably suspecting that I would be by the site this week. The Santos twins...I will be onsite with Beacon 219 on Monday to practice with them .
Til Next Week....Blog and tell your groups' success stories!
Ms. Tate
How is everything going at Beacon 219! I do miss you guys and seeing you progress in developing your projects!
Malaika, I do hope that today's visit from Mr. Reavis was encouraging for your performers and that your non-performers have finished putting together their Photojournalism exhibit.
Stephon, I have heard that your cultural awareness performers now have wardrobe! I do hope that you will be adding to your IYD contribution the masks and sculptures completed by the group and perhaps one more piece that reflects their current discussions and activities that incorporate cultural awareness and environmental awareness. I have an idea for something small yet powerful! ( A map that has little flags on countries that have environmental action projects going and those that are environmentally unstable -like the US. Kind of a problem/solution identification map. Which countries are environmental problems? Which are becoming part of the solution?)
George, I saw the boat! Your group's booth is well under way!
Suleidy, how are the masks going?
Liz, the kids sound so cute.
Vanessa, how is Koreh' s poem? Of course, he didn't email me a copy, probably suspecting that I would be by the site this week. The Santos twins...I will be onsite with Beacon 219 on Monday to practice with them .
Til Next Week....Blog and tell your groups' success stories!
Ms. Tate
Monday, August 3, 2009
Good Monday!
Today's visit found you guys in progress on your International Youth Day 2009 presentations.
I am so looking forward to: the art and musical performance from the Elementary groups and the dance/drama performance/photojournalism/public service announcement presentations from the middle school groups.
I really like the broad spectrum of topics within human and environmental sustainability that will be exhibited. Let's start pulling together the projects created that will be presented within the Site's display booth. Keep in mind, also, that smaller performance pieces can be staged in front of the booth as a way to draw the viewers' attention to our site' s booth.
Stephon, good job bringing the experience your kids had on the Sustainable South Bronx "Toxic Tour" to your workshop as a beginning of your next Pathway cycle on Environmental Sustainability. Don't forget to look at the environmental problems and efforts of the different countries that you have been exploring from a cultural standpoint.
Malaika, I like the ideas behind your upcoming photojournalism campaign. It really seems like your kids were able to choose some powerful messages that may bring out the images. Good job.
Jasmine, good luck with the Public Service Announcement project. Let's see if we can't get that on video record in order to catalogue your group's work. (I will work on getting the camera to you ASAP!:)
Liz & Suleidy, I believe that the kids sound amazing and that the accompanying animal masks to be displayed during the song performance and at the booth.
George, the Caribbean island project you are cooking up sounds amazing. Can't wait to see it!
Thanks for your efforts and amazing creativity! Full steam ahead, Beacon 219!
Remember, "Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean!"
Tate
I am so looking forward to: the art and musical performance from the Elementary groups and the dance/drama performance/photojournalism/public service announcement presentations from the middle school groups.
I really like the broad spectrum of topics within human and environmental sustainability that will be exhibited. Let's start pulling together the projects created that will be presented within the Site's display booth. Keep in mind, also, that smaller performance pieces can be staged in front of the booth as a way to draw the viewers' attention to our site' s booth.
Stephon, good job bringing the experience your kids had on the Sustainable South Bronx "Toxic Tour" to your workshop as a beginning of your next Pathway cycle on Environmental Sustainability. Don't forget to look at the environmental problems and efforts of the different countries that you have been exploring from a cultural standpoint.
Malaika, I like the ideas behind your upcoming photojournalism campaign. It really seems like your kids were able to choose some powerful messages that may bring out the images. Good job.
Jasmine, good luck with the Public Service Announcement project. Let's see if we can't get that on video record in order to catalogue your group's work. (I will work on getting the camera to you ASAP!:)
Liz & Suleidy, I believe that the kids sound amazing and that the accompanying animal masks to be displayed during the song performance and at the booth.
George, the Caribbean island project you are cooking up sounds amazing. Can't wait to see it!
Thanks for your efforts and amazing creativity! Full steam ahead, Beacon 219!
Remember, "Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean!"
Tate
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
summer camp 09
hey everyone,
this summer has been a rocky one and im sure we all can agree, but i love my kids. word of advice; patience guys its almost over lol
this summer has been a rocky one and im sure we all can agree, but i love my kids. word of advice; patience guys its almost over lol
Monday, July 27, 2009
Passport Required to Enter....
Dfoy Beacon 219,
I'm so Excited !!! The groups are so involved in the projects at Summer Camp 2009. In the 5 yrs that i have been at Directions For Our Youth i have never seen such amazing arts, Creative Lessons, The Staff at Beacon 219 are truly Talented on many levels that may not have been to challenge in the past. I walk into classrooms and through the halls and feel like I'm traveling internationally...Maybe I should carry my passport through the door of M.S.219...lol
Let Bring this to IYD...
Wow!!!! U Guys are great!!!
I'm so Excited !!! The groups are so involved in the projects at Summer Camp 2009. In the 5 yrs that i have been at Directions For Our Youth i have never seen such amazing arts, Creative Lessons, The Staff at Beacon 219 are truly Talented on many levels that may not have been to challenge in the past. I walk into classrooms and through the halls and feel like I'm traveling internationally...Maybe I should carry my passport through the door of M.S.219...lol
Let Bring this to IYD...
Wow!!!! U Guys are great!!!
Good Monday!
Hello Beacon 219,
Today's visit found you guys in progress on some pretty amazing projects.
The 12 & 13's are in the process of working on a photojournalism display of an environmental/human sustainability issue about community and pollution. I can't wait to see the images the kids chose to represent these issues.
Remember that you guys are also responsible for displaying your Pathway projects and other exciting projects at your booths. So let's post some ideas!
A little birdie told me that the site is hard at work on your IYD presentation for the Main Stage. My advice, make sure the ideas and actions on stage are presented around one cohesive message since this performance represents the entire site. I like the skit idea. It seems that you chose to highlight the most essential element of sustainability: Human sustainability. For unless we are willing and able to unite and pool our efforts, the positive impact we may have on this world and our natural environment may never happen.
Remember, individually we are but one drop; but together we are an ocean.
The 10&11s will have an awesome opportunity to view the South Bronx from a new perspective during their upcoming field experience, the TOXIC TOUR sponsored by the Sustainable South Bronx organization. I am looking forward to the reflections from that day!
The 5th graders are hard at work on their cultural projects covering the Caribbean nations. It was very nice to see the kids using literacy to learn more about such exciting topics. Who knew that kids would have fun researching in the summer? George DID!
The elementary environments look very nice and I am very pleased to see the arts projects coming out of Liz and Suleidy's groups. They will make for very interesting displays at the IYD booth. Let's think about some of those decorative reflection journals on display at the booth. Why not?
Til next time,
Tate
Today's visit found you guys in progress on some pretty amazing projects.
The 12 & 13's are in the process of working on a photojournalism display of an environmental/human sustainability issue about community and pollution. I can't wait to see the images the kids chose to represent these issues.
Remember that you guys are also responsible for displaying your Pathway projects and other exciting projects at your booths. So let's post some ideas!
A little birdie told me that the site is hard at work on your IYD presentation for the Main Stage. My advice, make sure the ideas and actions on stage are presented around one cohesive message since this performance represents the entire site. I like the skit idea. It seems that you chose to highlight the most essential element of sustainability: Human sustainability. For unless we are willing and able to unite and pool our efforts, the positive impact we may have on this world and our natural environment may never happen.
Remember, individually we are but one drop; but together we are an ocean.
The 10&11s will have an awesome opportunity to view the South Bronx from a new perspective during their upcoming field experience, the TOXIC TOUR sponsored by the Sustainable South Bronx organization. I am looking forward to the reflections from that day!
The 5th graders are hard at work on their cultural projects covering the Caribbean nations. It was very nice to see the kids using literacy to learn more about such exciting topics. Who knew that kids would have fun researching in the summer? George DID!
The elementary environments look very nice and I am very pleased to see the arts projects coming out of Liz and Suleidy's groups. They will make for very interesting displays at the IYD booth. Let's think about some of those decorative reflection journals on display at the booth. Why not?
Til next time,
Tate
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