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Fall 2011

Volume 10, Issue 1

Holyoke Publ ic Schools

School News

2-7

Athletics

8-9

School Briefs

9

After School

10-11

Family Nights

12

Spanish

13-16

Holyoke Public Schools

An Open Letter to the Holyoke School Community

Inside this issue:

9/11 Event - E.N. White Student Support

The 9/11 Event began in Veteran's Park. Many Holyoke residents gathered to support the 9/11 vic-tims and their families and honor Holyoke's First Responders. E.N. White was represented by several students who were very happy to show their sup-port. The students had the opportunity to listen to Mayor Elaine A. Pluta speak about the importance of the day. They also had the pleasure of listening to a musical performance by the Holyoke High School band. Each student was given a "Tiger Pride" red, white, and blue peace ribbon to wear. In order to show appreciation to the students who represented E.N. White School, Principal Mrs. Russell awarded each of them with a one-day homework pass. Chris-tian Roman and Jeyneliz Ortiz, both E.N.White stu-dents, read aloud poems they wrote in Ms. Lind-strom's ELA classroom. At the conclusion of the 9/11 Ceremony, a Peace March to the War Memorial began the celebration of Peace Week.

Connections A Community Working Together

E.N. White students Christian Roman, Jeyneliz Ortiz, and Jennifer Lefebvre, display their peace ribbons.

Edition Highlights:

● Dean’s Anti-bullying

● McMahon’s 50th

● Peck’s 350 Project

● Athletes Support Cancer

The new school year is already well into its second month although it seems like it was yesterday when we started school right after Irene’s scare to the region in very late August. The major focus of our work for this school year and beyond will be those priorities centered around instruction, data and liter-acy, which we have committed to in our District Improvement Plan – the same priorities that will be featured in all of the School Improvement Plans. It will do us well if we all can be of the same mindset in our approach to improvement as a school district. Although the eleven schools that make up our dis-

trict might have different benchmarks to reach and different issues to deal with that are peculiar to the respective schools, the ultimate goals are to improve instruction and school leadership, to improve how we acquire, store, and maintain data, and most im-portantly, how we use this data, and to improve literacy throughout the school system.

Another major endeavor for 2011-2012 will be adopting the new educator evaluation system. For this school year, this applies only to the Level 4 schools in the state, along with those school districts who volunteered on their own to try for early imple-

mentation. Next year, all districts will have to adopt the new system. We have already begun working with the MTA/HTA to get the new sys-tem in place at Morgan and Dean, and we will continue to do so for the other schools as the year progresses. As we set out to accomplish all of the above, Holyoke faculty and staff already know that we are doing this for the students. They deserve the best and we are here to provide the best as we have always tried to do.

Thank you for your support and dedication and best wishes for a healthy and productive school year.

Providing the Best: Priorities,Goals and Endeavors


Connections

National Bullying Prevention

Bullying directly affects a student’s ability to learn. Students who are bullied find it difficult to concentrate, show a decline in grades, and lose self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-worth. “The culture of bully-ing won’t end until people across the country take action and show children and teens that they care,” says Julie Hertzog, director of PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, which sponsors Na-tional Bullying Prevention Month.

Taking action is what 9th grade Health students at Dean Tech are all about! Mrs. Carbone's students have been learning about bullying and cyber-bullying and have taken a pledge to be "Kids Against Bully-ing". In addition, they have been talking with their trusted adults, creating posters to educate peers, and providing PSAs to spread the message to fellow students. “Cyber-bullying and bullying are very real and painful issues kids today are facing,” Carbone says. “But our students here at Dean know they are not alone, and that we can prevent episodes of bullying if we all work together.” She further explains that at Dean, students, par-

ents and the ninth grade Health program are all working together to address cyber-bullying and bullying to increase awareness that these behaviors have a lifelong impact. "The anti-bullying component of our Health curriculum helps give students the tools they need to respond effectively," Carbone says.

Carbone's efforts are supported community, state and nation-wide, with PACER and Spookley the Square Pumpkin, who has been named the Official "spokes-pumpkin" for October 2011 National Bullying Prevention Month. Spookley is working together with farms, movie theatres, malls, and museums to spread the word throughout October that hurting people’s feelings is never okay!

Investigating Insect Life Cycles Students in Ms. Monteiro’s ESL class at CFE have been studying the life cycles of insects. During September, they watched the life cycle of the Painted Lady Butterfly unfold through metamorphosis as the tiny caterpillars grew, molted several times, created a chrysalis, and finally emerged as full grown adult butterflies. The students observed the butterflies in the classroom for several days, studied how they eat, learned about their habitat, read butterfly stories, and finally released them into the courtyard on a warm 70 degree day. The same class is now busy collecting and learning about another native and plentiful insect, the grasshopper.

Hiram Coira is the perfect resting spot as a butterfly balances on his finger.

CFE students Alex Capella, Luis Garcia, Luis Flores, Hiram Coira, Brabdon Diaz, Jesus Rosario and Patricia Mattei

showcase their insect treasures.

Open House On Tuesday, October 4th, The Center for Excellence had their annual Open House for parents. The students performed for the first time in front of a standing-room-only crowd in the cafeteria! The students in first grade through high school sang, “Stand By Me”, “Don't Stop Believ-ing”, and “Everything's Going to Be All Right”. It was a fantastic show of support from students, families, and staff.

If you are interested in more information, PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center provides creative and interactive resources that are designed to benefit all students, including students with disabilities. Middle and high school students and their families can visit PACERTeensAgainstBullying.org and ele-mentary school students and their families can visit PACERKid-sAgainstBullying.org. For additional ideas on how they can take action against bullying, contact Cynthia Carbone, RN, MSN, Med, Health Teacher [email protected] at Dean.

Dean Technical

Center for Excellence

Mrs. Carbone's ninth grade students

display their anti-bullying posters.


Volume 10, Issue 1

Rosemary Agoglia models the "Whole Book Approach", one of the Visual Think-ing strategies presented through Profes-sional Development for the teachers. Students in Ms. Hillary Perks' second grade class examine and discuss the end-papers of a picture book. Rosemary is the Curator of Education at the Eric Carle Picture Book Museum in Amherst, MA.

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Mr. Edward Caisse of the Hampton County Sherriff’s department provides information on the “Text-A-Tip” Program and offers valuable life advice to Donahue Students.

Open House

Legendary VP Gary Tirrel checking out Donahue’s Green Team table at Dona-

hue’s Open House, Thursday, September

Donahue School

Middle School Initiatives Night

On Thursday, September 22nd, Donahue ran its first “Middle School Initiatives Night.” Guest speakers included Officer Rafael Santos and Mr. Edward Caisse of the Hampden County Sherriff’s department, presenting their “Text a Tip” program. Additionally, Mr. Anto-nio Simmons, Mr. Brian Sullivan and Ms. De-nise Kelly of the Hampden County District Attorney’s CSO presented on safe school climates. Mr. Douglas Arnold, Holyoke’s Director of Student Services, presented “Preparing for Your Future.” With over 150 community members in attendance, the turn-out exceeded expectations. The night also included a “Speak Out” performance by Dona-hue’s Middle School students. A main focus of the Middle School Initiative’s Night was Holy-oke’s anti-bullying initiative, culminating in the presentation of a music video by Donahue staff and students set to Taylor Swift’s song “Mean” (which you can see at www.donahueschool.com under the “videos” page). Following the speakers was a middle school dance that lasted until 8 PM and was enjoyed by all. Go dolphins!

eInstruction Video Contest

Maurice A. Donahue is taking part in the eInstruction Classroom Makeover 2011 con-test. Up for grabs is a $79,000 classroom makeover. The competition is fierce, but with the talent we have right here in Holyoke, Donahue has a great chance of winning. Our song, written by students, is a parody of a popular song, titled “My Heart is a Battery”. The song was created, sung and choreo-graphed by a group of four sixth grade stu-dents, Ibeliz Velez, Angelee Diaz, Natalie Fi-gueroa and Synell Rodriguez. The acting cast includes sixth grader Madison Choinard as SpiriRoboGirl, and eighth graders Luis Otero and Giovanni Rios as Helper Bot and Evil Guy (aka Smokey) respectively. Please check out the video, rate it and share it at the link be-low. If we make it to the final round, be sure to vote! The video is now posted at: http://2011classroommakeover.shycast.com/submission/show/1589. We need your help!

Picture This! Bridging Arts and Literacy Project

Maurice A. Donahue is brimming with ex-citement as the NEA Grant for the Eric Carle Museum to come to Donahue School is now underway— The Picture This! Bridging Arts and Literacy Project. This grant focuses on the second grade and is bringing several pub-lished book authors/illustrators right to our school. The artists visiting our school are Melanie Hope Greenberg, Raul Colon and Jerry Pinkney. The focus of the grant is to provide a link between art and literacy for young readers. In addition to the wonderful work taking place in the classroom, parents were invited to a special after school gathering to introduce the program, and the involved staff were able to receive two full PD days on the whole book approach. Much thanks to the Eric Carle Museum, and Margaret Bartley (Donahue's ELA Coach) for making this won-derful, educational event a reality!

Tune in to Channels 12 and 15 for more information regarding

the “Text-A-Tip Program”.


Connections Newsletter

School Uniforms— A New Look

Peck School began this year with a new look – school uniforms! The uniforms consist of khaki or blue pants or skirts and a light blue or white shirt. On Fridays students can wear blue jeans with the uniform top. This is a di-rect result of Peck families lobbying tirelessly for eight months at school committee and subcommittee meetings for school uniforms. Parent leaders of P-PUA (Peck Parents United in Action), with Maria Luisa Arroyo’s assistance as translator and interpreter, conducted sur-veys and collected signatures on ballots that numbered well over 210 adults who represented over 350 children at the Peck Full-Service Community School. Further-more, they learned to navigate the process of presenting at school committee meetings, no small feat, given that five of the 7 parents are Spanish-dominant. The following P-PUA leaders explained some of the benefits of school uniforms—Mari Santiago; husband-and-wife teams, María Rodríguez and Rafael “Rafi” Torres, and Luz Román and Juan Perez; Barbara Torres; and Gloria Aquino. They explained that uniforms provide Peck families with the opportunity to save money on clothes, and an increased sense of school community and school pride. Eighth grader Luvineiry Ortiz commented, “When I heard about the uniforms I felt happy because it saves my family money on clothes. We can still put together different ways of wearing the uniforms and add our own style.” Third grader Neyshaliz Figueroa commented on the uniforms, “I like them because it doesn’t waste clothes – we wear the same or different.” Third grader Nelly Malave explained, “I like the uniforms because you can wear skinny jeans on Fridays and then on the other days you can wear skirts and you can wear blue or white shirts.”

New Behavior Management System

The Behavioral Management Group is one of several working groups of the Peck Full Service Community School. The group was created in September 2009 to study behavior management and develop a system, spe-cific to the needs of the Peck FSCS, that would support students and teachers within a caring school community. Teachers, administrators, parents, and representatives from area colleges, the University, and many community based organizations were brought together to conduct. meetings, research, surveys, and program visits. After two years of their extensive efforts, the direction was clear and a program was developed with implementation

beginning in the fall of 2011. The model is driven by Peck’s two core values, Academic Achievement and Un-conditional Positive Regard for all. The multi-tiered support system of prevention, intervention and intensive support involves collaboration between: the classroom teacher, a team of Caring Adult Volunteers (CATS), two interventionists, an Intensive Behavioral Support Coordi-nator (IBSC), and the administration with additional input and assistance from families and community partners. The two main goals of the new system are to improve the school culture and climate, and to increase student time on learning. “The Behavior Management working group intentionally set aside two years to carefully plan for a relationship based system that would support both students and teachers. The implementation and develop-ment of the system is a work in progress as the dedi-cated team continues to meet monthly to reflect on the function of the overall system and its impact on school culture and climate,” stated Vice Principal Patti Jennings.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Holyoke Public Schools

is to provide educa-tional opportunities for all students to reach

their full potential in a safe, secure, healthy learning environment while valuing diversity and promoting respon-

sible citizenship.

Holyoke School Committee

Mayor Elaine Pluta

William Collamore

Yvonne Garcia

Margaret Boulais Gladys Lebron-

Martinez

Howard Greaney

Dennis Birks

Michael Moriarty

Cesar Lopez

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” —John Dewey

Peck

Peck School Students Spread the Word about

Climate Change On Friday, September 23rd students at Peck Full Service Community School came together to share information about Global Climate Change - the product of a school wide arts integrated science unit undertaken in the first month of the school year. Peck students gath-ered for culminating activities which included a skit, “Goldilocks and the Just Right Planet”; poetry; a video and a soundscape. Following the assembly, students gathered on the field outside the school to form the number “350”. The 350 Project at Peck School was spearheaded by a committee of interested teachers and commu-nity members, including art teacher Darcy DuMont, librarian Fiona Creed, middle school science teacher Tina Siniscalchi, Enchanted Cir-cle theater artist Kate Dean, and received sup-port from Peck staff. Enchanted Circle Theater worked with both third and fifth graders to help bring the climate change curriculum alive through the arts. Visual art teachers also sup-ported the science unit by providing climate change related art and music projects.


Volume 10, Issue 1

September Goodbyes In June 2011 Kelly School said goodbye to the Class of 2011 when they graduated as 8th grade students from Kelly School. Sitting behind the graduating students were parents, teachers and fellow classmates listen‐ing to the pomp and circumstance ceremony, and waiting to congratulate them on their achievements. Many students began their journey as kin‐dergarten students at Kelly School. Now they are going off to High School at the Dean Vocational or Holyoke High School. We will miss them but wish them the best of luck in their new adventure!

In September Kelly School also said Goodbye to Mr. Chad Mazza, who after serving over five years as principal of Kelly is now the principal at McMahon Elemen‐tary School. However, during Kelly’s first Student of the Month assembly in September, the new interim principal Mrs. Jacqueline Glasheen arranged a surprise visit from Mr. Mazza so students and staff were able to say goodbye. Mrs. Glasheen was previously

the Assistant Principal at Kelly before returning in her new position. Mr. Mazza is featured with the new assis‐tant principal Senorita Maritza Carballo who began last fall at the Kelly School. We will miss Mr. Mazza but wish him the best of luck at McMahon.

Welcome Class of 2019 One of the first administrative jobs that new interim principal Jacque‐line Glasheen completed was to read to incoming Kindergarten students. It is hard to imagine that these students will be the graduating class of 2019 when they leave Kelly School after completing the eighth grade. Already the first Kindergarten student was awarded the first Student of the Month at Kelly in September. Who will be our shining stars in the year 2019?

Changes at Kelly Kelly School has seen some changes at the beginning of the school year with new staff, kindergarten students and administration. As students began their first term of art and music, changes in classrooms awaited them as well. Elementary art teacher Ms. Descoteau can be found in Mr. Christofori ‘s classroom on the second floor at Kelly. The Sounds of music from Mr. Sasanecki are off the stage area in the cafeteria with keyboard, recorders and notation. Mr. Christofori’s middle art center is now lo‐cated in the former music classroom by the rotunda. It appears that Mr. Christofori is enjoying his new space with the creation of a new gallery art center. Please check out the creativity at work in, outside and around the rotunda downstairs at Kelly School.

Health News at Kelly with BOKS

The Kelly School is off to a healthy start with a grant in partnership with the Greater Holyoke YMCA and the Reebok Foundation (BOK.) The BOKS program is a fun, physical activity program that wakes up students’ brains and bodies for school and teaches them healthy habits as well. The program runs for ten weeks and meets from 7:15‐8:15 AM before school. Each session involves a functional, fun activity and ends with a quick and easy nutri‐tion tip. Applications can be picked up at the Kelly School. Students above are featured with Mrs. Glasheen.

Kelly

Let Your Own Light Shine The grade eight students in English Language Arts have been participat-ing in an exciting project entitled, “Let Your Own Light Shine.” After studying and discussing Nelson Mandela’s Inauguration Speech written by Marianne Williamson, students wrote excellent essays on the ways they let their own light shine— the things they do that represent who they truly are. Each student is presenting their passion to their fellow stu-dents; as well as, brainstorming who they would like to invite to E. N. White to represent how they live their dream and let their particular light shine. On Wednesday, October 5th, Alex Morse was invited to our school and presented the eighth grade class with how his interests and passion have led him to run for the position of Mayor for the City of Holyoke. The students and staff enjoyed his visit and the class is planning to invite more presenters to let their own light shine as well.

Kindergarten Cooks The kindergarten students at E.N. White School are becoming quite the cooks! Through an extensive learning unit on farms, the students have learned how to make applesauce, but-ter and ice cream. These experiences have enabled the students to learn not

only about foods we get from farms, but about changes from liquids to solids and solids to liquids. They then were able to apply their learning to Writer's Workshop, where they wrote an informational piece about the sequence of these events, using beginning, middle, and end. The students have been brainstorming ideas and are very excited for their next "cooking" experience!

E.N. White


Connections

Incentive Program

A behavior, attendance and academic success initiative has been developed by middle school Vice Principal Hector Santos in the form of a basketball program for boys and girls. The program started on Octo-ber 17th from 3:45-4:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Separate teams for 5th and 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys and girls will be welcomed based on their behavior, school attendance and academic success.

Homework Workshop for Parents As Morgan continues to improve student success, efforts are being made to reach out to parents and include them in the process. Under the guidance of Pauline Carriere, Title 1 Parent Coordinator for Holy-oke, a Homework Workshop for Parents was held on September 15th. Parents arrived at 9:30 and were provided with materials to help their children including markers, crayons, pens and writing pads. They also received folders containing information about Big Y’s Homework Help hotline as well as brochures published by Channing Bete. Parents were able to watch a video that explained the importance and methods of achieving good study skills at home. The successful session ended with a question and answer period, and enjoyment of refreshments. There was great interest on the part of participating parents, who had ques-tions about what other programs were being scheduled for them. Several expressed an interest in becoming school volunteers.

Teddy Bear Parade Over thirty families of kindergarten and first grade students attended the Teddy Bear Parade on September 20th at 6:00 PM. As part of Mor-gan’s efforts to include parents in their children’s’ education, parents were invited to join the children as they worked on math, literacy and art activities. Students made paper bag Corduroy puppets based on the Corduroy story read-aloud. The evening culminated in sharing of cookies and juice. While “The Teddy Bear Picnic” played, students lined up and marched around the cafeteria while holding up their special teddy or other stuffed animal friend.

Morgan Band Begins under the Direction of George Baker

A special grant has made it possible to purchase instruments for the development of bands at Morgan, E.N. White and McMahon schools. At Morgan, over thirty children have signed up to play flute, clarinet, alto and tenor saxophone, trombone, trumpet, euphonium and percus-sion instruments. Grades five through eight will participate in this ex-citing endeavor, hopefully going on to become future members of the award-winning high school band, which has recently played at the Big E and in Boston. As they reinforce math, literacy and science (because of acoustics) lessons, students will also have the pleasure of creating great music. Instruments have been distributed by George Baker and lessons started on October 17th.

Morgan School

Seventh Grade Cross-Curriulum Mango Project

Amanda Smith’s seventh grade ELA class’s reading of The House on Mango Street grew into a cross curriculum project as they incorporated mapping of a neighborhood from the book (social studies), measuring the buildings they were drawing (math), and learning how to draw a map both from an aerial view and using mirror imaging to depict their buildings (art). The also maps illustrated students’ understanding of the story (ELA), A sense of community within the various homerooms as well as a lot of student pride has resulted, as maps were displayed in the hallways.

For more FREE FAMILY FUN, see schedule of Title One Family Nights on page 12.


Volume 10, Issue 1

McMahon School Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence in Education

Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School is half a century old! The McMahon community formally celebrated this milestone during the week of October 10th, culminating in a night of festivity and remem-brance during the school’s Open House on October 12th. Senior Clerk Maureen Schuck, who has worked at McMahon for 23 years, and sixth grade Science teacher Noreen Ewick spearheaded the anniversary celebration. They, along with an able team of volunteers, organized many wonderful events to celebrate McMahon’s past and present. Dur-ing the school day, the whole school gathered outside on the blacktop in the shape of the number “50” for a photograph that can be seen at McMahon and on Channel 12. Additionally, middle school students participated in the planting of a flowering shrub in the school courtyard; students from grades K-4 buried a time capsule to which all classes had contributed a remembrance of their year; and Lt. Elmer J. McMahon’s nephew, also named Elmer J. McMahon, visited the school named for his uncle to speak to the students. At Open House, current and former students, staff, and principals were joined by Superintendant David Dupont, Mayor Elaine Pluta, and State Representative Michael Kane. Holyoke High School’s Madrigal Choir and Band performed, the Holyoke High School Honor Society distributed programs, and all visitors enjoyed cookies baked by the Dean Technical High School Culinary students. The turnout was spec-tacular!

Project 13 Partners with Middle School Students

Seventh and eighth grade Special Education teacher Kiely Rigali has invited the nonprofit organization Project 13, a dropout prevention program based in Holyoke and Springfield, to McMahon School to part-ner with a group of middle school students. The group, which Ms. Rigali has nicknamed “The Media Group,” will concentrate on working with musical instruments, making music, and producing videos. “I think this kind of experiential education is necessary for productivity, because it keeps the kids engaged in their education,” says Ms. Rigali. “One of our goals is to have a talent show that highlights the students’ interests. Our working title is ‘The True Us.’”

Second Grade Pilots Academic Classroom Rotation

Students in Jennifer Hartbarger’s and Stephanie Hills’ second grade classrooms have begun a new program this year, switching classrooms during the day as they move from academic subject to academic sub-ject. Mrs. Hartbarger teaches English Language Arts and Ms. Hills teaches Mathematics, Science and Social Studies to all second grade students. “I think it’s very beneficial for the students, not only for their learning, but because we’re taking advantage of the teachers’ strengths to best support the students,” says Jennifer Hartbarger. “The students are doing very well with the transitioning,” adds Stephanie Hills.

K-2 Autism/RISE Class Celebrates

Columbus Day in Style Christopher Columbus’ ships the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria were recreated by students in teacher Julie Levesque’s K-2 Autism/RISE classroom as a part of their academic unit on Colum-bus Day. The students made the ships out of cardboard boxes which they painted. They each created a sail with their own name, an illustration and an ex-plorer’s hat. The students “sailed” the ships by placing them on rol-lerboards and rolling them around the classroom. Students also studied telescopes, maps, com-passes, the oceans, and America.

McMahon School

Kindergarteners Brenna Philips and Genesy Cruz are burying the time capsule to which all classrooms con-tributed. Devin Gonzalez is sailing one of

Columbus’ ships created by Ms. Levesque’s students.


Connections

Outreach for Cancer — Molly’s Team

Team Molly Girls JV Field Hockey Team

Team Molly Boys Soccer Team

Athletics

The Holyoke High School fall sports teams celebrated homecoming weekend on September 23rd and 24th with the focus on raising aware-ness and money for ovarian cancer. The teams partnered with a pro-gram called Team Molly. Team Molly is an education effort, which bears the name of a brave young woman and all-star athlete, Molly Eisenberg of Lexington, Massachusetts. In 2009, at just 19 years old, Molly lost her battle with ovarian cancer. Team Molly encourages high school students to educate their peers and family, reminding them to take care of themselves through exercise, doctor visits, a healthy life-style and awareness. All high school athletic teams in Massachusetts were invited to join Team Molly in an effort to break the silence on ovarian cancer. The Holyoke High School athletic teams, in an action packed week-end of sports, wore teal t-shirts, sweatbands, and shoelaces to bring awareness to ovarian cancer. Teal is the nationally recognized color for awareness and support of Ovarian Cancer and September is ovarian cancer awareness month. The Holyoke High School teams also invited their opponents to join them in the fight against ovarian cancer. The slogan for the weekend was “Today we are ALL on the same TEAM! Let’s fight ovarian cancer together”. Literature was distributed to fans who attend the games highlighting the risk factors associated with ovarian cancer. Donations were collected at each of the games. Over the course of the weekend over $200.00 was raised with all proceeds being donated to the Team Molly program. Although ovarian cancer is less common in young women, it does happen. One of the campaign's goals is to educate both young women and their mothers and grandmothers, who are more at risk. By learn-ing about symptoms at an early age, young women can protect them-selves and the women in their families until there is a successful screening program.

Ovarian Cancer Facts Each year, more than 13,800 women die from ovarian cancer – a disease with symptoms that can be misdiagnosed and spread quickly. Many women don't seek help until the disease has begun to spread, but if detected at its earliest stage, re-search has proven that the five-year survival rate for women with ovarian cancer is over 90%. Symptoms of ovarian cancer can be vague and subtle, and are often misdiagnosed. Symptoms do exist and may include: bloating, trouble eating or feeling full quickly, pel-vic or abdominal pain, feeling the need to urinate urgently or often. Other symptoms of ovarian cancer include: fatigue, upset stomach or heartburn, back pain, pain during intercourse and constipation or menstrual changes. Women who experience these symptoms for more than two weeks should see their gynecologist.

All women are at risk; however, women are considered more of a risk for ovarian cancer if they have: a family history of breast, ovarian, or colon cancer on either the maternal or paternal side of their family; problems with fertility; have never been pregnant; or have an ovarian cyst after menopause. Women who have reproductive cancers in their family history should ask their physician about genetic testing. A pap test does not detect ovarian cancer.


Volume 10, Issue 1

Holyoke High School teamed up with the Volleyball Hall of Fame and Spalding to host the Fifth Annual Spalding Showcase of Champions High School Girls’ Volleyball Invitational. Thirty five of the best high school volleyball teams competed over the three day event which was held at the Bartley Center at Holyoke Community College, a state of the art volleyball facility. Teams from five states participated in this year’s event including state and sectional champions from Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. In total, nine state champions were represented at the event. The Holyoke High School Girls Volley-ball Team had a great showing at the tournament making it to the silver bracket semifinals.

The tournament was an official Dig Pink event with some proceeds benefiting the Side-Out Foundation. Dig Pink is a National Breast cancer awareness rally that is taking place throughout the month of October. High Schools and colleges are hosting Dig Pink matches all across the country to help educate and raise funds to help fight breast cancer. For more information on the Dig Pink Side-Out Foundation visit www.side-out.org

Holyoke High partners with the Volleyball Hall of Fame and Spalding

Fifth Annual Volleyball Showcase of Champions

Holyoke High School girls volleyball team

competes in the tournament raising funds for breast cancer (#23 – Brittany Morin and #8 – Victoria Hepworth).

• • • Peck’s third grade classes are travelling to the Amherst Cinema to participate in See/Hear/Feel!—a writing program connected to film. Mrs. Carrier’s class has already attended and student Alexsaidie Rivera commented, “I learned in movies you can watch the faces when the movie has no words.” Third grader Lizelott Marrero explained, “I learned films come from your imagination.” • Kristen Luschen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education Studies, School of Social Sciences/Critical Social Inquiry—one of our partners from Hampshire College—has received District approval to perform research this semester at Peck on “Examining and Crafting Cul-tures of Respect with Youth in Schools.” In addition to this research, she will be working with Ms. Siniscalchi and a Design profes-sor from Hampshire on a seventh grade Specials class during our third quarter to explore youth definitions of UPR and create a media cam-paign.

• Through the Massachusetts Promise Fellowship under Ameri-Corps, an Eighth to Ninth Grade Transition Fellow has been awarded to Peck. Ms. Stacey Funston is working with current eighth graders and high school students to improve the transition from middle to high school.

Peck School

School Briefs

Holyoke High Save the Date—Free Event for Parents/Guardians

Financial Aid Night— College Financing Seminar

Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 6:00 PM HHS Auditorium (English) & Cafeteria (Spanish)

Topics: Information about scholarships and grants, applying for financial aid, completing required forms, free resources for families

Visit the Holyoke High School website www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/hhs/index.html

Click on the Guidance/Career Center link to view weekly announcements, updated scholarship information, college representative visits, testing information, support services

and transcript request forms.

Parents can once again come to Sullivan after school to improve their English and have their children receive homework assistance and other enrichment activities. We'll take field trips together, cook, and use computers. The program runs on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-5:00 PM. Please contact Aida Gomez at Sullivan (534-2060) or Maria Correa (552-2937).


Connections

CONNECTIONS After School Program

New Year New Opportunities By Kayla Morrison, Enrichment Club Instructor

This fall, the CONNECTIONS After-School Program at Kelly School, Peck Full Service Community School, E.N. White, and Morgan School is back and better than ever! Everyone is excited by the new clubs that are available! These new clubs include: Martial Arts, Multi-cultural Arts, Robotics, Music, Ballet and Jazz, Farming, and a Social/Emotional Skill-Building Drama Club.

The Social/Emotional Skill-Building Drama Club involves stu-dents participating in role-playing exercises, where they are able to act out how they feel in a controlled setting. Through fun and engaging Improv and drama games, students learn skills to identify and control their emotions, thanks to the club director, Becca Greene-Van Horn. Greene-Van Horn is the co-founder of the New England Center for Drama Therapy. She uses role playing as a means of enabling students to step outside of their problems. This new club is a success with our students. One female, a fourth grade student from Morgan School, loved the club so much she exclaimed on the first day, “I’m in Heaven - this is my dream come true!” The Martial Arts Club, taught by instructor Amanda Doyle, allows students to gain confidence while learning about core concepts of respect. Doyle believes, “Martial arts taught me self awareness, perse-verance, discipline and respect. In my martial arts class, students learn about all of these things through games, martial arts movements, and partner skills.” The club is a balanced combination of skill building and fun. The Multicultural Arts Club allows students to experience cul-tures from around the world. In each club session, students explore new cultures through reading a book or viewing a presentation by instructors. Afterwards, they create works of art inspired by different cultures. Examples include African, Native American, Puerto Rican, Australian, and more. At the end of the club session, students will present their work in the form of a CONNECTIONS art exhibit. The Robotics Club teaches students the skills to build their own robots while learning about STEM related careers. This club consists of basic principles of computer science and engineering. The students are challenged to work together, problem solve, research, and design. The “Dance It Up” Jazz and Ballet Club is a fun active club. It offers students a chance to move around and get exercise, while learn-ing about classic dance techniques. In addition, students can take on a leadership role by leading an exercise, helping choreograph a sequence and selecting the music for the following week. The last addition to our new clubs is the Farm-to-Table Club where students grow their own food. The club has four mini clubs: Harvest Helpers, the Garden Club, Garden Carpenters, and the Gar-den Art Club. In the Harvest Helpers Club, students are taught about local farms in Holyoke and ways to get involved. During each Garden Club session, the students learn about a different fruit or vegetable. This allows them to explore healthy eating. The Garden Carpenters use tools and safety equipment to make their own garden benches and plant trellises for plants to climb. Lastly, the Garden Art Club allows students to create beautiful watercolors, mosaics and clay sculptures.

The Culinary Art Club received a complete makeover. The new additions included healthy eating options, along with several improve-ments. For instance, students learned how to make egg white omelets with spinach!

CONNECTIONS’ clubs offer students the chance to learn more about their future career options. The students enjoy hands on activi-ties that pertain to their interests. There are several opportunities to explore their talents by joining new clubs. These opportunities often do not exist outside of the clubs. Without these clubs, the world would be missing out on future engineers, dancers, scientists or bota-nists!

CONNECTIONS Ventures to Mount Tom By Jennifer Bergus On Saturday, October 15th, twenty-one CONNECTIONS middle-school students braved the wilderness and ventured to the state reser-vation, Mount Tom. This field-trip is the first of the many Saturday field-trips that CONNECTIONS hopes to provide this year for our students. We extend a special thank you to Gini Traub, Regional Edu-cation Coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Conserva-tion and Recreation, for sponsoring this event and helping us to create a fabulous kick-off event for the Kelly CONNECTIONS After-School Program. At Mount Tom, students learned about core concepts of hiking safety and traveling in the wilderness. Jessica Daly, an instructor for the Kelly After-School Program, noted that students climbed the mountain in record time and with vigor. She noted, “The students showed great enthusiasm and were eager and excited to learn about the new experiences Mt. Tom had to offer”. Gini Traub noted the students’ “enthusiasm, engagement, questions, and goodwill towards one another” on the trip. After their long hike, students were re-warded with a beautiful view of the fall foliage as well as a panoramic scene of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the Connecticut River, South Hadley, and in the distance, Hartford. Students were also thrilled to see their own city of Holyoke off in the distance! Many felt as though they were “on top of the world”! On the way down, stu-dents hunted for salamanders and learned about respecting animals and the environment.


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Save the Date— Deadline for Winter

Connections Newsletter Article

Submissions is Tuesday,

January 17, 2012

Luz Aguillar

Debra Basili

Cynthia Carbone

Pauline Carriere

Jessica Daly

Amy Fitzgerald

Cathleen Foley

Claire Folini

Josiah Friedberg

Jacqueline Glasheen

Michael Hines

Paul Hyry

Chad Mazza

Mitchell Moskal

Gary O’Connor

Aaron Patterson

Aliza Pluta

Linda Rex

Gina Roy

Hilary Russell

Miranda Smith

Sarah Spence

Jody Spitz

Paula Strobel

Julie Winberg

Mary Wright

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Contributing to this issue —

Students discovered some forest wildlife- salamanders!

For more information about the CONNECTIONS Program, please contact: Jorge L. Castellano, Director Connections After School Programs [email protected] (413) 313-7710 Sarah Spence, Assistant Director Connections After School Programs [email protected] (413) 478-6132

The trip gave students and tutors an opportunity to bond outside of the classroom.

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For a snack, students chopped up veggies to eat with hummus while others foraged for firewood and learned how to start a controlled campfire. Students roasted peppers and onions over the coals and each roasted their own hot dog “pig-in-a-blanket” over the fire. No camp-ing trip would be complete without roasting marshmallows, and sev-eral students were able to roast their first real campfire marshmallow – the ultimate symbol of a true camping experience.

At the end of the day, students learned about cleaning up and the concept of ‘not leaving a trace’. Although they were tired out from their adventure, students left with smiles that encompassed their en-tire face. After the trip, students commented “This trip was the best!” and “Mt. Tom was the bomb!” One student described his experience on the trip, saying “We went on a long hike around Mount Tom. It was a great thing to walk. We climbed ‘till we got to the top of the mountain. On top was a great look of Massachusetts and the cities in it”. This field trip is one of many that CONNECTIONS hopes to pro-vide for students to experience a variety of new activities.


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DECEMBER Mon., Dec. 5 Donahue Bingo for Books Mon., Dec. 12 Morgan Bingo for Books Tues., Dec. 13 McMahon Bingo for Books Wed., Dec. 14 E. N. White Bingo for Books Tues., Dec. 20 Kelly Bingo for Books

JANUARY Mon., Jan. 9 Donahue Bingo for Books Tues., Jan. 10 Morgan Bingo for Books Wed., Jan. 18 McMahon Exploring the Sea Mon., Jan. 23 Donahue Family Math Night Tues., Jan. 24 Kelly Family Math Night Wed., Jan. 25 E.N. White Exploring the Sea

FEBRUARY Mon., Feb. 6 Donahue Bingo for Books Mon., Feb. 13 Morgan Mardi Gras Bingo Wed., Feb. 15 E.N. White Mardi Gras Bingo Thurs., Feb. 16 McMahon Mardi Gras Bingo Tues., Feb. 28 Kelly Bingo for Books Wed., Feb. 29 Sullivan Family Game Night

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Otono 2011

Estos son los puntos mas sobresalientes del Boletin

Una Carta Abierta a la Comunidad de la Escuela Holyoke

Proporcionar lo mejor - Prioridades, objetivos y esfuerzos

Por David Dupont

Superintendente de Escuelas

El nuevo año escolar ya está en su segundo mes, aunque parece que fue ayer cuando empezamos la escuela después del susto de Irene a la región a finales de agosto. El enfo-que principal de nuestro trabajo para este año escolar y más allá de esas prioridades se centra en la instrucción, los datos y la alfabe-tización que nos hemos comprometido en nuestro Plan de Mejoramiento - las mismas prioridades que se presentarán en todos los Planes de Mejoramiento Escolar. Nos va a ir bien si todos podemos estar con la misma mentalidad en nuestro enfoque a para la mejora como un distrito escolar. A pesar de las once escuelas que conforman nuestro distrito podría tener diferentes objetivos para alcanzar y diferentes problemas para tratar que son peculiares a las respectivas escuelas, los objetivos finales son para mejo-rar la enseñanza y el liderazgo, para mejorar la forma en la adquisición de datos, almace-nar y mantener datos, y lo más importante, cómo utilizar estos datos, y para mejorar la alfabetización en todo el sistema escolar.

Otro esfuerzo importan-te para el año escolar 2011-2012 será la adopción del sistema nuevo de evalua-ción. Para este año escolar, esto se aplica solamente al nivel de 4 escuelas en el estado, junto con los distri-tos escolares que se ofre-cieron para tratar la imple-mentación temprana. El próximo año, todos los distritos tendrán que adop-tar el nuevo sistema. Ya hemos comenzado a traba-jar con el MTA / HTA para obtener el nuevo sistema en lugar en la Escuela Mor-gan y Dean, y vamos a seguir haciéndolo para las otras escuelas a medida que pasa el año.

Como nos propusimos a llevar a cabo todo lo antes mencionado, Holyoke y el personal saben que estamos haciendo esto para los niños. Ellos merecen lo mejor y estamos aquí para dar lo mejor

como siempre hemos tratado de hacer. Gracias por su apoyo y dedicación y los mejores deseos para un año escolar saludable y productivo.

Evento 9/11 – Apoyo de Estudiante en la Escuela E.N. White

Una comunidad honra y apoya

El evento del 9/11 se inició en el Parque de los Veteranos. Muchos residentes de Holyoke se reunieron para apoyar a las víctimas y sus familias del 9/11 y honorar a los Primeros en Responder de Holyoke. La Escuela E.N. White fue representada por varios estudiantes que estaban muy contentos de mostrar su apoyo. Los estudiantes tuvieron la oportunidad de escuchar al alcalde Elaine A. Pluta hablar sobre la importancia del día. Ellos también tuvieron el placer de escuchar una actuación musical de la banda de la Escuela Secundaria de Holyoke. A cada estudiante se le dio una cinta roja,

blanca y azul "Orgullo de Tigre" para usar como paz. Con el fin de mostrar su agradeci-miento a los estudiantes que representaron la Escuela E.N. White, la Directora - la Sra. Rus-sell otorgó a cada uno de ellos con un pase de tarea de un día. Christian Román y Jeyneliz Ortiz, ambos estudiantes de la Escuela E.N. White, leyeron poemas en voz alta que ellos escribieron en la clase de ELA - Artes de Len-guaje Inglés con la Sra. Lindstrom. Al terminar la ceremonia del 9/11, comenzó una Marcha por la Paz en el Monumento (War Memorial) en celebración de la Semana de la Paz.


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Dean Technical—Prevención Nacional de Intimidación

El acoso afecta directamente la capacidad del estudiante para apren-der. Los estudiantes que son intimidados tienen dificultades para con-centrarse, muestran una disminución en los grados, y pérdida de auto-estima, confianza en sí mismo y autoestima. "La cultura de la intimida-ción no terminará hasta que la gente en todo el país tome medidas y enseñarle a los niños y adolescentes que se preocupan", dice Julie Hertzog, directora del Centro Nacional de PACER Prevención de la Intimidación, que patrocina el Mes Nacional de Prevención de la Intimi-dación. Tomar acción es lo que los estudiantes de Salud de noveno grado de la Escuela Dean Tecnica se trata! Los estudiantes de la Sra. Carbone han estado aprendiendo acerca de la intimidación y el acoso cibernéti-co y han hecho la promesa de ser "Estudiante Contra la Intimidación". Además, han estado hablando con personas de confianza, en la creación de carteles para educar a sus compañeros, y ofrecer anuncios de servi-cio público para difundir el mensaje a sus compañeros. "El acoso cibernético y el acoso son problemas muy reales y doloro-sos que enfrentan los niños de hoy", dice Carbone. "Pero nuestros estudiantes aquí en la Dean saben que no están solos, y que podemos prevenir los episodios de acoso escolar si todos trabajamos juntos." Ella explica además que en la Dean, los estudiantes, padres y el progra-ma de Salud de noveno grado están trabajando juntos para hacer fren-

te al acoso cibernético y la intimidación para aumentar la conciencia de que estos comportamientos tienen un impacto de por vida. "El compo-nente de la lucha contra la intimidación de nuestro plan de estudios de Salud ayuda darle a los estudiantes las herramientas que necesitan para responder con eficacia", dice Carbone. Los esfuerzos de Carbone cuentan con el apoyo de la comunidad, del estado y todo el país, con PACER y Spookley la Calabaza Cuadrada, quien ha sido nombrado Oficial de la "portavoz de la calabaza" para octubre de 2011 Mes Nacional de la Prevención de la Intimidación. Spookley está trabajando junto con las granjas, cines, centros comercia-les y museos para difundir la palabra a lo largo del mes de octubre que herir los sentimientos de las personas nunca está bien! Si usted está interesado en obtener más información, Centro de Prevención de Intimidación Nacional PACER ofrece recursos creativos e interactivos que están diseñados para beneficiar a todos los estudian-tes, incluyendo estudiantes con discapacidades. Estudiantes de escuela intermedia y secundaria y sus familias pueden visitar a los estudiantes de la escuela primaria y PACERTeensAgainstBullying.org y sus familias pueden visitar PACERKidsAgainstBullying.org para ideas adicionales sobre cómo pueden tomar acción contra el abuso. Póngase en contac-to con Cynthia Carbone, RN, MSN, Med, Maestra de Salud [email protected]

Oportunidades

Escuela Secundaria de Holyoke

Guarde la Fecha—Evento Gratis para Padres/Guardianes

Noche de Ayuda Financiera-Colegio Seminario de Financiamiento

Jueves, 8 de diciembre 2011 a las 6:00 PM Auditorio de la Escuela HHS (Inglés) y

Cafetería (Español)

Temas: Información sobre becas y ayudas, para solicitar ayuda financiera, completar los formula-

rios requeridos, recursos gratuitos para las familias

Alfabetismo Familiar en la Escuela Sullivan Los padres pueden regresar a la Escuela Sullivan después de la escuela para mejo-rar su Inglés y que sus hijos reciban ayuda en las tareas y otras actividades de enri-quecimiento. Vamos a tomar excursiones juntos, y cocinar, y usar las computado-ras. El programa funciona los miércoles y jueves de 3:00-5:00 PM. Por favor, pónga-se en contacto con Aida Gómez en la Escuela Sullivan al (534-2060) o María Correa (552-2937).

CONEXIONES Programa Después de Horas Escolares— Nuevo Año Nuevas Oportunidades Este otoño, el Programa Conexiones Después de Horas Escolares en la Escuela Kelly, Peck, Escuela de Servicio Comunitario, E.N. White, y la Escuela Morgan está de vuelta y mejor que nunca! Todos están emocionados por los nuevos clubes que están disponibles! Estos nuevos clu-bes son: Artes Marciales, Artes Multiculturales, Robótica, Música, Ballet y Jazz, Agricultura, Club de Drama de Habilidad Social/Emocional. Clubes de CONEXIONES "ofrece a los estudiantes la oportunidad de aprender más sobre sus opciones de carrera en el futuro. Los estudian-tes disfrutan de actividades prácticas respecto a sus intereses. Hay varias oportunidades para explorar su talento al unirse a los clubes nuevos. Estas oportunidades a menudo no existen fuera de los clubes. Sin estos clubes, el mundo estaría perdiendo los futuros ingenieros, bailarines, científicos o botánicos!

Para más información acerca del Programa CONEXIONES, favor comunicarse con: Jorge L. Castellano, Director del Programa Conexiones Después de Horas Escolares al (413) 313-7710 ([email protected])

Sarah Spence, Asistente al Director del Programa Conexiones Después de Horas Escolares al (413) 478-6132 ([email protected])


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Los Estudiantes de la Escuela Peck corren la voz sobre el Cambio Climático El Viernes, 23 de septiembre los estudiantes de la Escuela de la Comunidad Peck de Servicios Completos de se reunieron para compartir informa-ción sobre el Cambio Climático Global - el producto de una unidad de la ciencia en toda la escuela de artes integrada emprendida en el primer mes del año escolar. Los estudiantes de la Escuela Peck se reunieron para culminar las actividades que incluyeron un sketch - "Ricitos de Oro y el Planeta Just Right", poesía, un video y un paisaje sonoro. Después de la asamblea, los estudiantes se reunieron en el campo fuera de la escuela para formar el número "350". El Proyecto 350 en la Escuela Peck fue encabezado por un comité de maestros interesados y miembros de la comunidad, incluyendo el maestro de arte Darcy DuMont, bibliotecaria Fiona Creed, maestra de ciencias de la escuela media Tina Siniscalchi, y Enchanted Circle artista de teatro Kate Dean, y contó con el apoyo y la ayuda de muchos maestros y personal. Enchanted Circle Theater trabajó con los alumnos de grados 3 y 5 para ayudar a llevar el plan de estudios del cambio climático vivo a través de las artes. Los maestros de artes visuales también apoyaron la unidad de la ciencia, proporcionando el arte del cambio climático y proyectos relacionados con la música.

Atletismo – Alcance para el Cancer

Equipo Molly Los equipos de la Escuela Superior Holyoke High celebraron los Los equipos de atletismo de la Escuela Secundaria Holyoke High, en un fin de semana lleno de acción en los deportes, estaban usando camise-tas, muñequeras, y cordones de zapatos de color turquesa, para crear conciencia del cáncer de ovario. El color turquesa es reconocido a nivel nacional para el conocimiento y el apoyo de Cáncer de Ovario y septiembre es el Mes Concientización de Cáncer de Ovario. Los equi-pos de la Escuela secundaria de Holyoke también invitaron a sus opo-nentes a unirse a ellos en la lucha contra el cáncer de ovario. El lema para el fin de semana fue "Hoy estamos TODOS en el mismo EQUI-PO! Juntos vamos a luchar contra el cáncer de ovario ". La literatura se distribuyó a los aficionados que asistieron a los juegos destacando los factores de riesgo asociados con el cáncer de ovario. Las donaciones fueron recogidas en cada uno de los juegos. En el transcurso del fin de semanas se recogieron más de $200.00 con todas las ganancias dona-das al programa del Equipo de Molly.

Aunque el cáncer de ovario es menos común en mujeres jóvenes, a veces ocurre. Uno de los objetivos de la campaña es educar a las muje-res jóvenes, sus madres y abuelas, que están en mayor riesgo. Al aprender acerca de los síntomas a una edad temprana, las mujeres jóvenes pueden protegerse y proteger a las mujeres en sus familias hasta que haya un programa exitoso de detección. Socios de la Escuela Superior de Holyoke con Vo-lleyball Hall of Fame y Spalding

Quinta Exhibición Anual de Campeones de Voleibol

La Escuela Superior de Holyoke se asoció con el Volleyball Hall of Fame y Spalding para llevar a cabo la Quinta exhibición Anual de Cam-peones de Voleibol de las Chicas de la Escuela Secundaria de Holyole. Treinta y cinco de los mejores equipos de voleibol de la escuela secun-daria compitieron en el evento de tres días que se llevo a cabo en el Centro de Bartley en Holyoke Community College, una instalación de arte de voleibol del estado. Equipos de cinco estados participaron en el evento de este año, incluyendo el estado y los campeones seccionales de Massachusetts, Maine, Nueva York, New Hampshire y Rhode Island. En total, nueve fueron campeones estatales representados en el evento. EL Equipo de voleibol de las chicas de la Escuela Secundaria tuvo una gran demostración en el torneo que lo hace a las semifinales de grupo de plata. El torneo fue un evento oficial Dig Pink con algunas ganancias benefi-ciando a la Fundación Side-Out. Dig Pink es una manifestación de cáncer de Mama que e que está llevando a cabo durante el mes de octubre. Las Escuelas secundarias y Universidades están organizando partidos en todo el país para ayudar a educar y recaudar fondos para ayudar a combatir el cáncer de mama. Para más información sobre la Fundación Dig Pink Side-Out Foundation visite www.side-out.org

Kristina O’Neil dribla por el campo deportivo durante

el juego en casa del Equipo Molly.


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DICIEMBRE 5 de Dic. Donahue Bingo por Libros 12 de Dic. Morgan Bingo por Libros 13 de Dic. McMahon Bingo por Libros 14 de Dic. E. N. White Bingo por Libros 20 de Dic. Kelly Bingo por Libros

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