Recently, our PTO received two $2500 grants from the Capitol Hill Community Foundation to support:
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• FoodPrints: The grant money will allow the PTO to continue to support our FoodPrints program as a cornerstone of our health and wellness model.

 

• Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) system: The PTO will purchase the LLI system, which is aimed at getting third through fifth graders up to reading at grade level. This purchase will support our goal to have 100% of our students reading at or above grade level. Ms. Addison is certified in implementing the LLI system and will help our teachers implement it.

Special thanks to the PTO grants committee for seeking this funding for our school and the Capitol Hill Community Foundation for supporting local schools! If you are interested in helping the PTO Grants Committee, contact Rachel Turow.

On November 13,  art teacher, Professor Jean-Pierre and five other artists joined Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank, to open the exhibition"A City of Questions."  

For the exhibition, the Inter-American Development Bank asked a group of local artists of Latin American and Caribbean heritage working in Washington to respond to the idea of promoting more inclusive cities. Through a collaborative process, the artists answered by creating this multidisciplinary exhibition about choices in urban development, which seeks to uncover who gets to ask questions and what sort of questions they pose. A City of Questions consists of a multitude of queries, sometimes giving voice to an underrepresented group or offering a fresh perspective into urban life.

This exhibition was made possible thanks to artistic research support by Washington Project for the Arts, which envisions the city as a place that welcomes, values, and respects the presence and contributions of contemporary artists.

"A City of Questions" will be on display until Spring at the IDB Cultural Center Exhibitions and Art Collection (1300 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington DC 20577). It is Free and open to the public Monday – Friday, 11:00 am-6:00 pm.

The Student Ambassador Program is a group of 10-12 fourth and fifth grade students who are selected to represent Ludlow-Taylor in many capacities, including:​

• Leading parent tours;
• Joining the PRIDE Committee;
• Assisting with school wide event planning (Field Day, Spirit Week, Read Across America Day, etc.); and
• Modeling our core values at all times.

The application window opens Friday, October 19 and closes Friday, November 2. Decisions will be made by mid-November. Student Ambassadors will serve throughout the 2018-19 school year.

The Student Ambassador program is designed to nurture a diverse group of students to:

• Become life-long active participants in their own education;
• Develop a sense of self-community; AND
• Become responsible and compassionate members of society.

HOW TO APPLY
See Ms. Burton or Ms. Broom for an application no later than November 1.

• Applications are due by November 2.
• All applicants who submit a COMPLETE application will be given an interview.
• Student Ambassadors will be chosen by mid-November.

Questions? See Ms. Addison​