Last Day of School!
It is hard to believe that we are already in May. We have had our 8th graders travel to DC and we are finishing the year strong. The school board has now set the last day of school as May 25th with a 2:15 dismissal. Please mark your calendars. The teaching staff will return May 29th for the last day with staff to get ready for next year and to finish getting the building ready for summer. We have had a great year and it wouldn't be possible without the support of students, parents and staff. We will be having a celebration at the end of the year on May 25th with our end of quarter activities. It will be a fun day for all. Over the summer, we will be working on scheduling for next year and students will be able to see classes and schedules when you return on August 21st for Open House. School will begin next year on August 23rd.
Mr. Rude Gets Honored in DC!
Ford’s Theatre Society will hold its seventh-annual National Oratory Fellows Performance on Monday, May 7, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. The performance culminates a year-long partnership between Ford’s Theatre and 26 teachers chosen as Ford’s Theatre National Oratory Fellows. Jason Rude was selected by the Ford’s Theatre Education team after a competitive application process. The Ford’s Theatre National Oratory Fellows program builds and strengthens teachers’ skills to integrate speech and performance as teaching and learning strategies in the classroom. Through the use of video-conferencing, Ford’s Theatre teaching artists conduct multiple virtual classroom visits to work
with New Hampton Middle School students throughout the 2017-2018 school year. “The National Oratory Fellows retreat and performance is a wonderful opportunity to welcome our National Oratory Fellows and student delegates to Washington, D.C.” said Ford’s Theatre Director of Education and Interpretation Sarah Jencks. “Every year, I continue to be inspired by what our educators and students have accomplished.”
In September 2017, Jason attended group professional development sessions with Ford’s Theatre education staff and teaching artists in Washington, D.C., to learn how to utilize the teaching of
oratory in their classroom to develop students’ speaking, writing and leadership skills, in addition to
deepening students’ knowledge and understanding of great American orators including Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
Since reopening in 1968, more than a hundred years after President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination,
Ford’s Theatre has celebrated Lincoln’s legacy and explored the American experience through theatre
and education. Under the leadership of Director Paul R. Tetreault, Ford’s Theatre has been recognized
for the superior quality of its artistic programming. With works from the Tony-nominated Come From Away and the nationally acclaimed Big River to the world premieres of Meet John Doe, The Heavens Are Hung In Black, Liberty Smith, Necessary Sacrifices, The Widow Lincoln and The Guard, Ford’s Theatre is making its mark on the American theatre landscape. For its accomplishments, the organization was honored in 2008 with the National Medal of Arts. For more information, visit www.fords.org.
with New Hampton Middle School students throughout the 2017-2018 school year. “The National Oratory Fellows retreat and performance is a wonderful opportunity to welcome our National Oratory Fellows and student delegates to Washington, D.C.” said Ford’s Theatre Director of Education and Interpretation Sarah Jencks. “Every year, I continue to be inspired by what our educators and students have accomplished.”
In September 2017, Jason attended group professional development sessions with Ford’s Theatre education staff and teaching artists in Washington, D.C., to learn how to utilize the teaching of
oratory in their classroom to develop students’ speaking, writing and leadership skills, in addition to
deepening students’ knowledge and understanding of great American orators including Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
Since reopening in 1968, more than a hundred years after President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination,
Ford’s Theatre has celebrated Lincoln’s legacy and explored the American experience through theatre
and education. Under the leadership of Director Paul R. Tetreault, Ford’s Theatre has been recognized
for the superior quality of its artistic programming. With works from the Tony-nominated Come From Away and the nationally acclaimed Big River to the world premieres of Meet John Doe, The Heavens Are Hung In Black, Liberty Smith, Necessary Sacrifices, The Widow Lincoln and The Guard, Ford’s Theatre is making its mark on the American theatre landscape. For its accomplishments, the organization was honored in 2008 with the National Medal of Arts. For more information, visit www.fords.org.
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