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Friday March 9, 2018 in<br />
the Wilson Gym<br />
<strong>CAG</strong> <strong>NEWS</strong><br />
Main<br />
I s s u e N o . 8 - M a r c h 2 0 1 8<br />
Bingo<br />
STARTS AT 2:30PM<br />
Mini<br />
Bingo<br />
STARTS AT 12:30PM
Commitments for the<br />
Future<br />
Dear <strong>CAG</strong> Community,<br />
The start of the third trimester is a reminder that the remaining days of the school year are few and the<br />
scholastic year ahead is quickly taking shape. This intersection of now and what is a head usually means it is<br />
time to think of enrollment and re-enrollment for the 2018/2019 school year.<br />
For us at <strong>CAG</strong>, March is a time we review our goals and begin to evaluate our progress and start making<br />
commitments for the future. We see this happen in the classrooms as students, parents and teachers undergo<br />
conferences and reflect on milestones and achievements and establish goals for the future. For our teachers,<br />
we see this happen as colleagues throughout the school meet to discuss growth as well as outline hopes and<br />
dreams for next year for our students, our grade levels and our academic departments.<br />
As a school wide community, we are reflecting on the partnerships we have made with our students, families,<br />
faculty, alumni and community leaders. This is the time of year we review the feedback we have collected and<br />
evaluate what needs improving for the next year so that we honor our relationships with our stakeholders and<br />
assure the community we remain committed to a legacy of excellence for which <strong>CAG</strong> is known. This reflection<br />
process includes reviewing our surveys.<br />
We were privileged to have received over 1000 participants partake in the community survey and over 780<br />
parents take time to respond and comment on behalf of the work we are doing at <strong>CAG</strong>. Overall, we are proud<br />
that our families report confidence and care for their school of choice. As we take a deep drive into the data, the<br />
administrative team is meeting to identify the areas we recognize as strengths at <strong>CAG</strong>, as well as begin to<br />
identify the areas our community considers important aspects to reconsider for improvement.
To make sure we are appropriately responsive to the<br />
feedback we collected, we will work with campus leaders,<br />
anticipate student feedback later this month and work with<br />
faculty to establish priorities for growth and improvement.<br />
We will look for this process to be complete in April at<br />
which point we will report back with clear institutional<br />
goals.<br />
These areas will support our new programmatic initiatives<br />
throughout the school that will advance Science education,<br />
STEAM, student life programs that include renewed school<br />
day schedules, student advisory, college counseling,<br />
learning enrichment and health education, facility upgrades<br />
as well as new partnerships to support our auxiliary<br />
services throughout the school.<br />
Until then, we have identified the areas of the survey that<br />
align with the school´s strategic plan and the commitments<br />
we have established for ongoing institutional progress.<br />
Our goals, as result of the data will support the following<br />
areas our community reports as important aspects for<br />
<strong>CAG</strong>´s success;<br />
Academic Life (teaching and learning competencies)<br />
Student Life (extra-curricular programs and athletics)<br />
Accountability and Leadership<br />
Social Emotional Learning and Wellbeing<br />
Auxiliary Programs (Security, Transportation, Cafeteria,<br />
Medical Office and Communications)<br />
Your feedback helps us be appropriately responsive to<br />
school improvement plans and also supports prioritization<br />
in meeting the needs of our students and their families. As<br />
you prepare to re-enroll at <strong>CAG</strong>, we too prepare to<br />
establish our commitment to your expectations. On behalf<br />
of <strong>CAG</strong>, I wish you all a successful start to the final trimester<br />
and a safe and blessed Samana Santa. Don´t forget to<br />
mark your calendars for April 11th and make sure you and<br />
your kids are the first to re-enroll for the 2018/2019 school<br />
year!!<br />
In the tradition of maroon and gray,<br />
Patti Marshall
Friday March 9, 2018 in<br />
the Wilson Gym<br />
We would like to invite all our <strong>CAG</strong> community to come out<br />
and support this event that will take place on March 9 in<br />
the Wilson Gym. This is an incredible event designed for<br />
the whole family to enjoy while at the same time raising<br />
money for the Asociación Becaria Guatemalteca and United<br />
World Colleges. APM will have delicious food and desserts<br />
available for purchase.<br />
Mini Bingo starts at 12:30pm<br />
Main Bingo starts at 2:30pm
AASCA<br />
Science Fair<br />
March 14-17<br />
The High School Science Fair was an incredible event<br />
where students shared creative solutions. The<br />
results are in and the 1st and 2nd place finalists for<br />
Varsity and Junior Varsity that will continue on to the<br />
AASCA Science Fair, March 14-17:<br />
Junior Varsity:<br />
Affordable Healthcare Program with Algorithmic<br />
Medicine and Medical Artificial Intelligence with<br />
Convolutional Neural Networks, Andre N.<br />
Sensor Devices to Help the Visually Impaired<br />
People Be Aware of their Surroundings, Kimberly<br />
Y., Paulina R. and Mariandre Y.<br />
Varsity:<br />
What Food Source Exploits Fish Farming More,<br />
Kelt Van M., Cristián B., Juan Diego G.<br />
Roof-Bags, María Fernanda F., Emily S., Margareth V.<br />
The AASCA Science Fair will be hosted by <strong>CAG</strong><br />
March 14-17 in the Wilson Gym. The Fair will be<br />
open to the community to tour on Thursday, March<br />
15, from 8:00 to 12:00pm.
CHESS CLUB<br />
TOURNAMENT<br />
Congratulations!<br />
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL<br />
CHESS CLUB WHO HELD THEIR FIRST<br />
TOURNAMENT.
AASCA<br />
SOCCER TOURNAMENT<br />
A big Hornet shout out goes to the Boys and Girls<br />
Soccer teams that competed in Costa Rica. Both<br />
teams walked away with honors:<br />
Girls placed 2nd in silver, won Fair Play award<br />
Boys placed 4th in the Gold category
Congrats!
ELEMENTARY<br />
CELEBRATES<br />
LITERACY<br />
b y J e f f R i c h a r d s o n , E S P r i n c i p a l<br />
Earlier this month the Elementary section spent a week celebrating<br />
reading, writing, speaking, and listening with students, teachers, and<br />
families with Literacy Week.<br />
The teachers were offered several opportunities to learn from each<br />
other in various workshops and in-class observations. English and<br />
Spanish teachers honed their skills in regards to differentiating<br />
instruction using data and learning progressions for reading and<br />
writing.<br />
Meanwhile the students participated in special literacy based<br />
activities during morning meeting that extended our curriculum. The<br />
activities were motivating and joyful, reinforcing the fun in reading<br />
and writing.<br />
Two other essential parts of Literacy Week were World Read Aloud<br />
Day and Family Literacy Night. On Thursday morning all Elementary<br />
classrooms hosted a special visitor who shared one of their favorite<br />
stories with the class. Then in the evening our elementary families<br />
came together to enjoy reading, writing, speaking, and listening<br />
activities followed by an exciting presentation in the auditorium led<br />
by the teachers and then a talk with the visiting author, Marc<br />
Nobleman. We were also honored to have local author and alumni,<br />
Allen Tannenbaum join us with his mother and read his book aloud<br />
and share a question and answer time with our families.<br />
Literacy Week has become an important part of the elementary<br />
school as our students' success with literacy lays the foundation for<br />
all future learning.
Tenenbaum<br />
Alan<br />
VISITS<br />
2000)<br />
(Class of<br />
<strong>CAG</strong> FOR<br />
Family Literacy Night<br />
On February 15th, Alan Tenenbaum (Class of 2000) visited our<br />
campus for Family Literacy Night. He showcased his new<br />
children’s book “¡Teikirizi & Pa’lante! Y la Estrella de los<br />
Sueños”. Beila Tenenbaum (Class of 1979) read the book in such<br />
an interesting and sweet manner that all our EC and ES students<br />
seemed to really enjoy the book. The book gave all students a<br />
great message about teamwork. It was a very interactive<br />
experience. Thank you, Alan, for taking the time to showcase<br />
your book to our younger students. We hope to have more<br />
Alumni with different talents visit us in the future.
<strong>CAG</strong><br />
ALUMNI<br />
VISIT<br />
SCHOOL<br />
FOR<br />
CAREER<br />
DAY<br />
<strong>CAG</strong> Alumni visited our <strong>CAG</strong> campus for Career Day (Día del Profesional)<br />
on February 21. It was extremely interesting to see our current Juniors<br />
and Seniors so engaged in the presentations of our Alumni and our<br />
current parents. This was an amazing opportunity for both groups to<br />
interact with each other and for students to learn from alumni. Thank<br />
you <strong>CAG</strong> Alumni for taking the time to visit <strong>CAG</strong> and let us learn from<br />
your fascinating careers. We hope to have more alumni visit us in the<br />
future to share their stories.<br />
<strong>CAG</strong> ALUMNI VS CURRENT SOCCER TEAM<br />
On February 9th, several<br />
Alumni from different clases<br />
(class of 1996, Class of 1998,<br />
Class of 1999 and Class of<br />
2000) visited our campus in<br />
order to play soccer against<br />
the current soccer team. It<br />
was a fun and lovely<br />
afternoon as they practiced<br />
and then challenged each<br />
other as teams!
The <strong>CAG</strong> Buzzing Around<br />
<strong>CAG</strong> High School students have put together their first online<br />
magazine focused on some amazing things students are doing.<br />
Click on this link to check out what's buzzing in HS!<br />
https://madmagz.com/magazine/1302631#/<br />
ELEMENTARY<br />
STEM PROJECTS<br />
La semana del 18 al 24 de febrero se celebró a nivel mundial la<br />
semana de la ingeniería para reconocer la importancia de esta fuerza<br />
creativa y trabajadora en la solución de problemas globales. En<br />
primaria los niños tienen la oportunidad de ser ingenieros a lo largo del<br />
año, puesto que pueden desarrollar sus habilidades para crear,<br />
resolver problemas, fallar y volverlo a intentar. El Engineering Design<br />
Process, EDP, y sus diferentes etapas: Preguntar, imaginar, planificar,<br />
crear y mejorar permite a los estudiantes abordar problemas reales y<br />
plantear soluciones. Además, aprenden a recolectar datos, hacer<br />
modelos y ante todo crear soluciones a los problemas que se les<br />
plantean. La palabra tecnología va más allá de un dispositivo<br />
electrónico porque al final los niños aprenden que cualquier cosa<br />
creada para resolver un problema o una necesidad es “tecnología”.<br />
Guatemala y el mundo necesita de más mentes creativas,<br />
emprendedoras e innovadoras que pueden impactar los distintos<br />
campos del conocimiento, la ciencia, las artes, deportes y todo<br />
aquello que aún se está por descubrirse. Seguramente no todos los<br />
estudiantes llegarán a ser ingenieros, pero sí todos desarrollarán su<br />
ingenio.
ELEMENTARY<br />
STEM PROJECTS<br />
GALLERY
<strong>CAG</strong><br />
COMMUNITY<br />
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read the<br />
previous<br />
magazine?<br />
Click on the link to see previous issues<br />
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