Calling gardeners and gardener-wannabes! Next Saturday, June 27, is Garden Beautification Day at John Gill. We invite students, parents, and neighbors to help us make the garden a welcoming place with vegetables and native plants.
Tasks include weeding, amending soil, planting seeds and seedlings. If you are new to gardening, there will be experienced gardeners to guide you. We will also have pizza to keep us fueled!
Where: Garden @ John Gill Elementary (park on Myrtle between Jefferson and Harrison)
When: Saturday, June 27, 10am-2pm (pizza provided)
Contact: Cesar, (650) 444-6560
See you there!
The 2015-2016 school year is about to start! We are in search of a talented and dedicated Mandarin speaking teaching aide to work with the teachers in our Kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Pass this on to anyone you think might be interested!
Candidates should apply directly through edjoin.org. The job posting should be up by early next week.
We had been talking about it for a while, but it really is happening! In collaboration with REACH, an existing after school program, John Gill will offer an on-campus, Mandarin immersion option starting this fall 2015.
The Mandarin immersion option, called REACH-MI, is open to any John Gill student. The program aims to assist children in exploring, creating, and making friends in a language-rich environment. Through a mixture of guided activities and free play, children will learn and practice Mandarin naturally. Children will also have time to complete their homework and receive help (if suggested by their classroom teacher).
REACH-MI will provide a project-based, hands-on, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) - focused curriculum that will complement the John Gill MI classroom curriculum. Children will engage in activities led by a classroom teaching aide, a leader from REACH and 3 specialty teachers (e.g. music and kung-fu), all mandarin-speaking. Parent volunteers are also welcome to come lead a fun activity of your choice!
Below are some basics on the program. For more detail see REACH-MI Curriculum and REACH-MI FAQ.
Schedule: Follows the John Gill academic calendar and schedule. 8/24/2015 - 6/9/2016 for this coming school year, and starts every school day at school dismissal until 6pm.
Cost: $325/month, paid separately to REACH ($125) to cover the general REACH program cost and to PlayThrive ($200) to cover the MI portion of the curriculum, material and staff.
Registration: Fill out the REACH application form specifying the Mandarin Immersion (REACH-MI) program along with:
- Check to REACH: $125 (1 month of tuition) which covers program cost until end of September 2015 plus June 2016 (2 weeks free!).
- Check to PlayThrive: $200 (1 month of tuition) which covers program cost until end of September 2015 plus June 2016 (2 weeks free!)
Deadline to register is Wednesday, July 15. There is a registration session at John Gill MUB on 7/15 at 5:30pm where you can learn more about REACH-MI’s daily operations, enrichment classes, and the auto-pay process. If you cannot make it to the 7/15 registration session, you can also mail in your registration. Please see the REACH-MI FAQ for details on mailing.
See you after school!
