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Donna Christopher

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Hundreds of Languages Spoken In Fairfield County Schools Seventy languages are spoken among students in one Fairfield County school district and half the graduating class in another are biliterate. These foreign language skills have not gone unnoticed. There are 119 students in Stamford Public Schools who have attained literacy in English as well as another language and will be awarded a Seal of Biliteracy on their transcripts and diplomas, said an announcement by Stamford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tamu Lucero. The Seal of Biliteracy, which was signed into law by the Governor of the State of Connecticut in June 2016, has be…

by Donna Christopher

06/15/2020

Politics

Around Fairfield County: Here's Where To Donate Food Now, 48 More Places To Dine Have extra macaroni and cheese and granola bars in your cupboard? There's a food drive for meals for kids going on today in Fairfield County. Filling in the Blanks, which is based in New Canaan, provides weekend meals to school children in many area towns and needs the items. Tuna, spaghetti, canned soup, boxed dry chicken noodle soup, apple sauce, fruit cups, instant oatmeal, canned corn and beans and rice are all being collected. All you have to do is drive over to the FITB warehouse where volunteers wearing masks and gloves will collect the groceries from your car up to 6 p.m. today, Thu…

by Donna Christopher

06/11/2020

Schools

High Schools Around Fairfield: Drive-By Graduations & Live Stream Ceremonies Planned A drive-by ceremony and beachside event are ways Fairfield County's first-ever distance-learning graduating class will celebrate their exit from high school. Many districts are still putting plans in place since Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Wednesday, June 3 that in-person graduation ceremonies will be allowed starting July 6. Meanwhile, these schools are set to send off their 2020 seniors with the first of the events taking place this week at Danbury High School. The school will have drive-by graduation where graduates will be able to get out of their car and walk across th…

by Donna Christopher

06/11/2020

Politics

Fairfield County Group Raises Money For Undocumented People, Coronavirus Help Coming From CT No federal stimulus check is coming for unemployed undocumented workers now in the third month of having to choose between paying rent and buying groceries. There's no state aid either. They can't apply for unemployment and are not eligible for SNAP benefits. Knowing this harsh reality for many of its local citizens, a Fairfield County citizens group mobilized to try to help families out. The Norwalk Immigrant Community Emergency Fund organized by Unidad Latina Norwalk (ULA) has raised $2,000 of a $50,000 goal since it established a GoFundMe on May 8. Wesleyan University student and pa…

by Donna Christopher

06/10/2020

Schools

Around Fairfield Schools: Webinar For Parents To Talk Of Race; Meet New Principal, HR Director You can't shield your children from the recent acts of racism and violence that followed the death of George Floyd, but what do you say to them? A pop-up webinar to address these is being hosted by Stamford Public School to assist parents in having these conversations. The webinar on Friday, June 5 at 5 p.m. will give "strategies for speaking with children about race and traumatic events," said Associate Superintendent for School Development Olympia A. Della Flora. "Watching news stories related to George Floyd has left us all speechless. It is unbelievable that in 2020 we must …

by Donna Christopher

06/04/2020

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Playroom Filled With Toys But Kids Always Bored? Here's Who Can Help Fairfield County Parents Does your child's playroom just keep them busy or promote independent play and learning? Mindful organizing is the key to optimize the latter. There's help for that in Fairfield County, where educator and organizer Alanna Gallo has a new business aptly called Play Learn Thrive. Playrooms can be powerful teaching spaces and her company offers a range of services to help you set it up for that. They are not just for hiding away toy clutter. "Play is how kids learn," Gallo explained. "Cognitive, social and emotional skills can be best developed in these spaces when they have "a more intentiona…

by Donna Christopher

06/03/2020

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High Schools Set Grad Plans In Westchester; Will NY Allow July Ceremonies? Signs still pop up on lawns, but around Westchester, car parades are now setting the pac for what high school graduation looks like in 2020. New York state senators, however, are hoping for outdoor, in-person ceremonies later in the summer. Several wrote to Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week asking for high schools to be allowed to have exactly that — with social distancing — in July, under guidance set by the NYS Department of Health. “Our students have already had to make tremendous sacrifices due to the coronavirus pandemic," said Senator Shelley B. Mayer, Chair of the S…

by Donna Christopher

06/02/2020

Schools

Children In Westchester Can Tap Into Thousands Of Free Books — Anytime, Anywhere Reading books will make your child's shrinking world grow back up again. And if yours live in Westchester, they can download a free app to gain access to thousands of titles — anytime, anywhere. Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is using the Sora technology to expand access to digital reading materials by connecting students with its broad collection of ebooks and audiobooks through the Sora app. Sora is a student reading app that allows K-12 students to borrow and read ebooks and audiobooks from their school’s digital collec…

by Donna Christopher

06/01/2020

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'Enjoy The Process' Says Fairfield County Teen, One Of Three CT Presidential Scholars "Have an end goal in mind, but take time to enjoy the process of the endeavor in addition to its result," so suggests a Fairfield County teenager whose been selected one of 161 United Presidential Scholars to younger classmates. Greenwich High School senior Cynthia Chen has been selected as one of the 161 United States Presidential Scholars. Two more make up the total Connecticut contingent: Brandon Demkowicz from Farmington High School and Elizabeth Ann Wozniak from Orville H. Platt High School in Meriden. Eight students from Greenwich High School were initially eligible for semi…

by Donna Christopher

05/29/2020

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Around Westchester Schools: Best HS In History, Andy Pallotta Again President Of Teachers Union Andy Pallotta, a former Valhalla resident who taught in New York City elementary schools, was elected to a second three-year term as president of the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) union. His re-election was part of the Representative Assembly meeting — the first-ever virtual meeting in the union's history. Executive Vice President Jolene DiBrango, a former Pittsford middle school teacher and New York State Teachers’ Retirement System Board member, was also re-elected. The election came as educators continue to be challenged since schools closed mid-March due to the novel cornaviru…

by Donna Christopher

05/26/2020

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