Dear Ludlow Families -
I want to personally thank everyone in our community and the PTO for the wedding well wishes, cards, and words of affirmations/encouragement about marriage over the last two weeks. It has been a joyous experience and last Saturday was nothing short of amazing. My favorite gift was a book the students created for me, which had me laughing for much of the weekend as I shared it with my family. Their words and drawings were the sweetest. It lets me know they pay attention to you as caring parents/adults in their lives. They watch you!
Special Education:
I do not think it comes as any suprise that our special education department has had some struggles this school year with staffing and support and I have discussed this with a few families. I just want you to hear from me, our special education students mean the world to us and we are working feverishly to provide consistency and structure to these classrooms with the help of additional LT staff as well as district support. I have been a frequent visitor/sub in one of our self-contained classes and what a joy it is to see school through their eyes. We want to welcome a new addition to our team, Coordinator Mable Sweeny, as she will be guiding the team moving forward. We look forward to getting to know her more in the coming weeks.
Foodprints:
Our Foodprints program will begin this month with students visiting our outdoor garden on a pre-determined schedule. Please see a below from their leader. We are so excited to continue this learning partnership.
Move Night:
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow on the fields!
COVID Testing Sites:You have many options listed at this website: https://coronavirus.dc.gov/testing. In addition, here are a few more:
November 2
November 5
November 11
November 24-26 Thanksgiving Holiday
Best,
Dr. Rachel Williams-Lacey
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MESSAGE FROM FOODPRINTS:
Dear Ludlow-Taylor Families,
We are so happy to share that FoodPrints is ready to start classes at Ludlow-Taylor in October! FoodPrints is a food education program that incorporates gardening, cooking, and nutrition into lessons that connect to DCPS units of study and national standards at every grade level. We have partnerships with 19 DCPS elementary schools, and value our partnership with Ludlow Taylor so much.
This year, Melissa Klein (Ms. Melissa) will be taking over as Lead FoodPrints Teacher at Ludlow. Ms. Hannah will continue to support FoodPrints at Ludlow through Ms. Melissa’s transition and through the school year.
---- Hello from Ms. Melissa: I look forward to meeting everyone as we begin the FoodPrints program this October. After the challenges of the past school year, I hope the garden will be a place for children to connect joyfully with the natural world. I also welcome hearing about everyone's family food traditions and finding ways to share them. While you are playing on the playground or heading to the field for practice, feel free to walk through and explore your school's beautiful garden - it is a space for all of us to share and enjoy.
A little bit about me: My background as an educator includes two decades in schools and community programs, working with a range of learners - from preschoolers to women transitioning from incarceration. I’m a DCPS graduate and current parent. I love using storytelling, puppetry and art to enrich learning and build community.
---- For FoodPrints this year, we plan to see each class about once a month, for 60 minutes. Currently, we will be doing outdoor, garden-based lessons without the cooking component due to COVID-19.
Please check in with Ms. Melissa if you are interested in volunteering with your student’s class and/or in the garden! Looking forward to the year ahead, Ms. Melissa - melissa@freshfarm.org.
I want to personally thank everyone in our community and the PTO for the wedding well wishes, cards, and words of affirmations/encouragement about marriage over the last two weeks. It has been a joyous experience and last Saturday was nothing short of amazing. My favorite gift was a book the students created for me, which had me laughing for much of the weekend as I shared it with my family. Their words and drawings were the sweetest. It lets me know they pay attention to you as caring parents/adults in their lives. They watch you!
Special Education:
I do not think it comes as any suprise that our special education department has had some struggles this school year with staffing and support and I have discussed this with a few families. I just want you to hear from me, our special education students mean the world to us and we are working feverishly to provide consistency and structure to these classrooms with the help of additional LT staff as well as district support. I have been a frequent visitor/sub in one of our self-contained classes and what a joy it is to see school through their eyes. We want to welcome a new addition to our team, Coordinator Mable Sweeny, as she will be guiding the team moving forward. We look forward to getting to know her more in the coming weeks.
Foodprints:
Our Foodprints program will begin this month with students visiting our outdoor garden on a pre-determined schedule. Please see a below from their leader. We are so excited to continue this learning partnership.
Move Night:
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow on the fields!
COVID Testing Sites:You have many options listed at this website: https://coronavirus.dc.gov/testing. In addition, here are a few more:
- https://curative.com/
- http://samedayhealth.com/
- https://www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing/covid-assessment
November 2
November 5
November 11
November 24-26 Thanksgiving Holiday
Best,
Dr. Rachel Williams-Lacey
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MESSAGE FROM FOODPRINTS:
Dear Ludlow-Taylor Families,
We are so happy to share that FoodPrints is ready to start classes at Ludlow-Taylor in October! FoodPrints is a food education program that incorporates gardening, cooking, and nutrition into lessons that connect to DCPS units of study and national standards at every grade level. We have partnerships with 19 DCPS elementary schools, and value our partnership with Ludlow Taylor so much.
This year, Melissa Klein (Ms. Melissa) will be taking over as Lead FoodPrints Teacher at Ludlow. Ms. Hannah will continue to support FoodPrints at Ludlow through Ms. Melissa’s transition and through the school year.
---- Hello from Ms. Melissa: I look forward to meeting everyone as we begin the FoodPrints program this October. After the challenges of the past school year, I hope the garden will be a place for children to connect joyfully with the natural world. I also welcome hearing about everyone's family food traditions and finding ways to share them. While you are playing on the playground or heading to the field for practice, feel free to walk through and explore your school's beautiful garden - it is a space for all of us to share and enjoy.
A little bit about me: My background as an educator includes two decades in schools and community programs, working with a range of learners - from preschoolers to women transitioning from incarceration. I’m a DCPS graduate and current parent. I love using storytelling, puppetry and art to enrich learning and build community.
---- For FoodPrints this year, we plan to see each class about once a month, for 60 minutes. Currently, we will be doing outdoor, garden-based lessons without the cooking component due to COVID-19.
Please check in with Ms. Melissa if you are interested in volunteering with your student’s class and/or in the garden! Looking forward to the year ahead, Ms. Melissa - melissa@freshfarm.org.
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