Sentences with phrase «school assemblies about»

She also supported her students in resisting the addition of metal detectors and helped organize school assemblies about police brutality.

Not exact matches

«On one hand, they've got keeping the show on the road; they've got regular stuff of weekly services, teaching, school assemblies, worrying about buildings and worrying about money.

Deliver a school assembly to inform other students about Meat Free Monday and get their support.

Not only that but I joined her in assembly and told her whole school about the Liverpool Way.

It is likely you have already sat through a bullying awareness assembly at school, seen your favorite celeb blog about standing up to bullies, or have read about another tragic teen suicide triggered in part by bullying.

We had already worked out that about 3 hours per day would be more than sufficient to cover the amount of learning in a typical school day, by the time we had subtracted lunchtime, the various breaks, Assembly, PE, lining up, registration etc - not to mention the waiting around while the teacher spoke individually to other children.

«Unfortunately, the Governor and the Assembly Speaker care more about keeping teenage drug gang members, murderers and rapists out of jail than they do about funding our public schools, providing tax relief for our families and rebuilding our infrastructure,» said Sen. Tom Croci, a Long Island Republican.

Also at 6:30 p.m., NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and Assembly members Robert Carroll and Jo Anne Simon co-host a town hall meeting about concerns over President Donald Trump's budget proposals, John Jay High School, 237 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Assemblyman Al Graf (R,C,I - Holbrook) and Assemblyman Ed Ra (R - Franklin Square) today called on the Assembly Majority to get serious about the impending Common Core standardized testing crisis in our schools and convene a special session before the first round of tests begin on April 14th to ensure parents know about their rights to have their children refuse the tests.

«As always, you have to make decisions about how much you can afford to do in school aid and how much money you have to put aside for the potential impact of federal cuts in Medicaid and in health care,» Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle (D - Irondequoit) said last week.

Mark has been a leader in the Assembly, championing issues our constituents care about, from school governance reform to protecting our seniors and keeping them in their homes.

At the Accra High school assembly hall, which was packed with over 500 energetic and enthusiastic high school students who were already in reading mode as they prepare for their exams next week, said they were eager to talk about their own ambitions and to read passages from The Fishermen.

Both legislative leaders said yesterday that her proposals are a template from which to re-start negotiations, although there is a school of thought — one particularly of concern to black and Latino leaders in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan — that Mann's lines will end up standing, since they allow the majorities in both the Senate and Assembly to punt on hard decisions about whose district to eliminate and how.

Three members at PROSE schools addressed delegates about the changes at their schools at the Jan. 14 Delegate Assembly.

The Assembly has proposed a spending plan that would provide $ 25 billion in total school aid, about $ 1.8 billion more than the previous year, but that budget was not supported by the senate or Gov. Cuomo.

Cuomo said it was reasonable for the Republicans to talk about charter schools — provoking the ire of the Assembly — but offered no more details, and no legislation.

But Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R - Ontario / Seneca) noted that every conversation about mayoral control throughout the year was linked with either charter schools or sales - tax extenders.

«The network currently consists of 950 speakers who donate their time to go into state schools to share their insights, experiences and more about their area of expertise as leaders in their fields through high - profile assembly talks with students.»

Acting Commissioner Stuart Cameron said Tuesday that police are considering plans for an «enhanced police presence» at about 21 schools hosting polling places during the April 24 vote in the 5th Assembly District.

Nick Clegg, in town for the UN general assembly, attended meetings about the ongoing situation in Syria, laid a wreath at the World Trade Center, and still found time for a tour of Harlem school with a former television presenter.

«One of the inspirations of my campaign is the 1912 Progressive Party, which I think had a lot of great ideas — Theodore Roosevelt's party,» he told a crowd of about 30 people on the evening of August 14, at General Assembly, a tech start - up school in Manhattan.

Heastie says while the majority of the Democrats who rule the Assembly are from downstate, that won't drive the decisions made in the Democratic conference about schools, spending priorities and economic policy.

The world leaders who are concerned about their people think of good policies and welfarism, not selfish ambitions.Politics has become a school, from councilor - chairman - state house assembly - house of rep. - governor - either senate minister or president.I want to advise you that, as you line chains of political ambition, please include death.

He introduced a bill to provide a tax credit to families that pay private school tuition, and fielded questions on the Assembly floor about another bill he sponsored that would require food - inspection violations to be posted on a state website.

If I were in school at the moment, I'd definitely be wanting to give an assembly about the life and works of Stephen Hawking, who died yesterday.

Sara Vance shares her passion and knowledge about nutrition and healthy lifestyles via lectures, school assemblies, classes, and as a regular contributor on local San Diego television shows.

Because when we were little and tried wearing favorite graphic tees with Sunday School skirts, we heard a few things about outfit assembly, fibers, and appropriateness.

Eventually the School Principal asked her not to get up in assembly to talk about movies anymore.

Classical 100, the new, government ‑ backed initiative from music exam board ABRSM, Classic FM and record company Decca Classics, was introduced by ABRSM strategic director Lincoln Abbotts: the resource is built around 100 recordings of classical music pieces which teachers can draw upon in lessons, school assemblies and other school activities, alongside which there is information about the composer and stories behind the music — it is free to use and open to all schools in the UK.

This traditional way of thinking about schooling is sometimes referred to as an «industrial» or «assembly line» model.

The organisation will also send a representative to your school to present an assembly about the importance of the charity.

The Blue Cross animal welfare charity can arrange a speaker to your school to take an assembly or visit your class to talk about caring for pets or...

While they may be separated much of the school day, today's assembly shows that these children know something about working together.

Assembly presentation to explain why 58 million children around the world are still missing out on school - and what we here in the UK can do about it.

I recently had the chance to chat with Kristin about Urban Assembly, what they do, and some of the challenges they've faced on timely questions like graduation rates and school discipline.

Working on their own, they decided to bring their newfound knowledge to the rest of the school by organizing an assembly at which the district nurse came and spoke about HIV.

Assembly day 1 You will find with this 29 - slide powerpoint a nice way to break the ice with your students while telling them about the rules of your school.

So this assembly involves you telling an anecdote about a recent event, as well as asking for volunteers to perform a school scenario.

So this assembly involves you telling an anecdote about a school scenario, before linking this to the story of Jesus rising again on Easter Sunday.

The children read books about him and research his life throughout their education at the school, and for Martin Luther King Day the school holds a large assembly that focuses on King and his work.

«In every region there were local dignitaries present, with mayors, councillors, MPs, and Welsh Assembly members in attendance (we even had GB athlete Jess Coulson running with Karen in the North West region) celebrating all that is great about today's school meals.»

Next time you are in a classroom, at a parents evening or a school play or assembly, spend a minute or two thinking about the chair you are sitting on and ask yourself if you are comfortable --(I predict that you won't be), ask yourself if you would like to sit in that chair all day and finally ask yourself whether you think these are adequate for children with their soft bones and developing spines.

After the breakfast club the whole of Harmondsworth Primary school took part in an assembly with Tanni Grey ‑ Thompson, who talked to the children about the importance of being active at a young age, why she believes keeping active is an important part of her life and the benefits it can have throughout everyone's lives.

At Bett Academies (16 - 18 March, NEC, Birmingham) the director of Assembly, a non-profit joint venture between Ark and NEON, will be talking to suppliers and MATs about the changing needs of these schools, and how collaboration will help the next wave of edtech to evolve.

An assembly that i used with whole of primary school about how important kindness is and how they can show it.

While the debate rages on about whether or not North Carolina's General Assembly actually dealt public education a financial punch in the gut with the 2013 - 15 budget, NC Policy Watch is keeping a running tally of education funding cuts that local school districts are coping with as they open up for the 2013 - 14 academic year.

The Assembly plan would cut about $ 90 million from the governor's school plan, and result in a slightly larger property tax bill, in part, because it would allow low - spending school districts to raise per - pupil spending from $ 9,100 to $ 9,800 through a property tax increase.

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«As a result of the new duty, I expect to see schools setting up careers events, assemblies and options evenings so that providers can talk to pupils about what they offer and what it is like to learn in a different environment,» she wrote.

In a media event Wednesday in Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca's (D - Kenosha) office, school superintendents from Superior, Eau Claire and Sturgeon Bay outlined their concerns about the current budget and its impact on their districts.