Sentences with phrase «youngest student in a family»

(I would send the school newsletter home with all students, not just the youngest student in a family, and encourage families to pass on the extra copies.)

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«Jaelynn is an amazing young lady, whose peaceful presence and love of her fellow students and family is known throughout her Maryland - based school,» the family said in a statement.

It has drawn the interest of a growing number of students and young families and is another sign of thefruitfulness of the ongoing reform of the Conciliar liturgical reform here in the States.

In and out went young students and old students, fellow lecturers and their families, preachers and pastors and their families, men from the Elector, men from the local Council local residents, men and women with their various problems.

A young white podiatry student living in another Chicago project said: «The only difficulty in this project is some of the families that the management has admitted and then permitted to remain.

I recall some twenty - three years ago when, as a young seminarian serving a congregation of tenant farm families in rural Virginia, one of my duties was to teach a class for high school students each Sunday morning.

«The same great young man, great student and great athlete that we have been so proud to have as a member of our family is the same guy tonight, unchanged in any way except for, as he indicated in the statement, his release, the embarrassment of being a victim in this case.»

In addition, students are responsible, whenever possible, for assessing themselves; twice a year, at report - card time, parents or other family members come in to the school for meetings known as student - led conferences, in which students as young as five narrate for their parents and teacher their achievements and struggles over the past semesteIn addition, students are responsible, whenever possible, for assessing themselves; twice a year, at report - card time, parents or other family members come in to the school for meetings known as student - led conferences, in which students as young as five narrate for their parents and teacher their achievements and struggles over the past semestein to the school for meetings known as student - led conferences, in which students as young as five narrate for their parents and teacher their achievements and struggles over the past semestein which students as young as five narrate for their parents and teacher their achievements and struggles over the past semester.

When I teach students in the relatively new discipline of infant mental health, which brings together researchers at the interface of developmental psychology, neuroscience, and genetics, I tell them that almost everything they need to know to support young children and their families can be found in the essay «The Ordinary Devoted Mother» by pediatrician turned psychoanalyst D.W. Winnicott.

We encourage all of families at our school to follow an age - appropriate approach to use of media, in a belief that guarding a young child's acute senses and impressionable mind is essential to the healthy growth of each individual student.

Many of the students in my classes are low income, young, or otherwise «high risk» mothers and their families.

Although 75 percent of students in the city were already eligible for free lunch, this program will offer approximately 200,000 additional young people access to the program, and will save their families some $ 300 a year.

It holds great opportunities for students as well: they can present research in the Student Poster Competition, while younger students enjoy Family Science Days, a free science event featuring hands - on activities and demonstrations.

NYC Pre-K Thrive uses evidence - based practices to train staff and engage families to ensure students in pre-k programs are building a foundation of social - emotional skills from a young age.»

«It's not unusual for the disease to go undiscovered in a family until a young, relatively healthy person drops dead,» Saffitz tells Science News for Students.

The genocide is a sloppy cover up, those who perpetrated the genocide are still in power, and young students are taught that communists are horrible adulterers.This film fleshes out the story of just one of the families affected and begs the question, how many tens of millions of family have similar stories but remain silent in fear of what the current regime would do if they spoke out.

Mebrathe, a young girl in Ethiopia is a strong student fighting to stay in school against her family's wishes.

In Raw, a school ritual of initiation — the gateway outside of loneliness — turns the young first year student into a cannibal, preventing her from developing relationships with anyone but her own family of cannibals.

In Bryan Singer's X2, his 2003 sequel to X-Men, one of the young students at Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters is forced through outside circumstances to tell his family that he has not, in fact, been attending a normal boarding school — that he has mutant powers, and he is attending a school that is.In Bryan Singer's X2, his 2003 sequel to X-Men, one of the young students at Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters is forced through outside circumstances to tell his family that he has not, in fact, been attending a normal boarding school — that he has mutant powers, and he is attending a school that is.in fact, been attending a normal boarding school — that he has mutant powers, and he is attending a school that is...

Also nominated: Cate Blanchett, ethereal in her role of a teacher having an affair with her young student; Abigail Breslin as a smart, irrepressible offspring of a dysfunctional family in «Little Miss Sunshine» (she has her emotional hooks into everybody); Rinko Kikuchi, as a deaf grieving teenager in «Babel» whose life becomes a target in her world, and Adriana Barraza as the Mexican maid who becomes the victim of a border guard while returning from her son's wedding in «Babel.»

Set in the sun - dappled Lombardian countryside in the mideighties, this portrait of a brief but extraordinary romance between a young man and the graduate student who comes to stay with his family for the summer holiday is a stirring depiction of self - discovery and love's ability to shake the foundations of our lives.

Dr. Danielle Moss Lee continues her series about helping young African - Americans attend and succeed in college with a look at the families of first generation college - bound students.

Perrotti makes the comparison that, years ago, when we first started talking about different configurations of families or students, educators often worried about how to talk to young kids «about sex» when those kinds of discussions in schools didn't happen until at least fifth grade.

It's important for students and the adults in their lives to know that family time is a «significant protective factor,» the authors point out, and results in positive mental health and fewer at - risk behaviors for young people.

A network of 16 center - based teachers and family childcare providers worked with their young students to create the book which includes drawings, poetry, and descriptions of places to visit in the city as seen through the eyes of three -, four -, and five - year - olds.

In effect, the nation's urban high schools, which served increasing numbers of young people from poor and immigrant families, were arguably providing the best academic and, for a smaller number of students, vocational education available in the United States at that timIn effect, the nation's urban high schools, which served increasing numbers of young people from poor and immigrant families, were arguably providing the best academic and, for a smaller number of students, vocational education available in the United States at that timin the United States at that time.

For younger students, research has shown that chronic absenteeism in kindergarten is associated with lower achievement in reading and math in later grades, even when controlling for a child's family income, race, disability status, attitudes toward school, socioemotional development, age at kindergarten entry, type of kindergarten program, and preschool experience.

And thinking about young people in particular, students from low income families who take part in arts activities at school are three times more likely to get a degree than children in low income families who do not engage in arts activities at school.

Students can learn from a young age that gender stereotypes limit their options at school, work, in sport and within their families and socially.

It's providing scholarships to children and families at a very young age and actively mentoring students in middle school, high school, and through college, focusing on what it will take for them to succeed.

It's providing scholarships to children and families at a very young age and actively mentoring students in middle school, high school, and through college.

In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children, like Georgia or Oklahoma, studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, form more stable families of their own.

She enjoys being the instructional leader for the students, teachers and families in Rocketship and takes pride in educating our young learners.

Depending on how they answer this fundamental question, they may choose to focus on any number of priorities, such as ensuring that young children are ready to learn, improving student attendance, strengthening family involvement in the school, promoting physical and mental health, or providing opportunities for academic enrichment.

Second, few educators of the gifted would argue with the core tenets set forth in Turning Points (Carnegie Task Force on the Education of Young Adolescents, 1989) that middle school programs should: (1) create small communities of learning within larger school settings, (2) teach a solid academic core, (3) ensure success for all students, (4) enable educators closest to students to make important decisions about teaching and learning, (5) staff middle schools with teachers trained to work effectively with early adolescents, (6) promote health and fitness, (7) involve families in the education of learners, and (8) connect schools with communities.

We are finding that even though the vast majority of our youngest readers can manage simple texts, many students - particularly those from low - income families - struggle when it comes time in grade four to tackle more advanced academic texts.

Policy Advocacy: Through our work with over-age students and their families, we work to identify trends affecting over-age students and engage in policy efforts to eliminate barriers and expand educational opportunity for these young people.

Teachers and administrators who work with children from low - income families say one reason teachers struggle to help these students improve reading comprehension is that deficits start at such a young age: in the 1980s, the psychologists Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley found that by the time they are 4 years old, children from poor families have heard 32 million fewer words than children with professional parents.

Locate the program inside the former 35th Street Elementary School, which is well suited to serve our youngest learners; it would share a separate and distinct space in the same building with Assata, an MPS partnership school; this is a model that has been used in the past and allows for improved achievement and better student and family engagement and support at both schools.

Our Great Start Readiness Program and Great Start Collaborative has had many notable achievements in recent years and continue their work toward improving programs and services that are provided to our youngest students and their families.

Though there are two other elementary - level enrollment zones (Stapleton and Far Southeast), in the past there has been reticence to move toward elementary enrollment zones as families, particularly for younger students, tend to prioritize proximity to school.

In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children... studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, form more stable families of their own.

Staffers visit kindergarten classrooms to identify children who, even at their young age, are seen by their teachers as likely future candidates for prison or early pregnancy (because the students carry a great deal of family and social baggage and because, even as five - year - olds, they are extremely hard to manage in the classroom).

According to the Coalition, all students can achieve high levels of learning if 1) the school has a core instructional program with qualified teachers, a challenging curriculum, and high expectations for all students; 2) students are motivated and engaged in learning — both in school and in community settings; 3) the basic physical, mental, and emotional health needs of young people and their families are recognized and addressed; 4) mutual respect and effective collaboration take place among parents, families, and school staff; and 5) community engagement, together with school efforts, promote a school climate that is safe, supportive, and respectful and that connects students to a broader learning community.

Prior to working at d.tech Wendy directed a Child Development program at Capucchino High School where she taught high school students to work with young children and families in student - led community preschool.

[Back in the fall of 2010 I attended a University of Connecticut Young Democrats meeting with candidate Dan Malloy in which he took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and promised to put an end to Governor Rell's approach of shifting costs from the state to students and their families.

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2 Title IV, Part F, Subpart 2 — Community Support for School Success Full Service Community Schools program The bill also contains provisions that advance the community schools strategy, including the requirement for indicators beyond academics in state and district accountability systems; supportive programs including Promise Neighborhoods and 21st Century Community Learning Centers; and a new set of tools and resources to boost results - focused school - community partnerships for young people's success, including integrated student supports, needs assessments, and professional development for educators to work more effectively with families and communities.

While Massachusetts has engaged in considerable work to improve educational outcomes for ELL students, the challenges that these young people and their families face go beyond academic English acquisition and require a more comprehensive approach.

While the program is geared for kids in sixth, seventh and eighth grades, it allows some families to send the students» younger brothers and sisters to attend as well.