Madera Adult School
Week of: October 21, 2019
Be Your Best Do Your Best!
Important Update
Last Thursday, our students and staff did a great job carrying out our Great California Earthquake Shakeout and Evacuation Drill! Great job on a very important drill!
Don’t forget to remind your students of our Halloween potlucks. On Monday: Mr. Chandler’s, Ms. Medrano’s and Mr. Mann’s classes will hold their potluck at 10:30 am in the Student Center. Morning and evening classes will host theirs on Wednesday and Thursday at 10:30 am and 7 pm Please have the student sign up to bring food. The school will provide plates, plastic ware, and cups.
Checking For Understanding (CFU) is an effective and powerful teaching strategy that can ensure all your students learn more deeply! So CFU often!
Department Chairs: Mrs. Anzaldo- ESL, Mrs. Kovacs- HiSet, Ms. Santana- ABE, Ms. Cruz- HSD, Mr. Chandler- CTE
“The Challenge”: Remember: Readers are Learners, and Learners are Earners! Books are available in the Office to loan. Please return books back to the Office after you have finished reading it. Don’t forget to pick up a ticket from Jeri once you have read a book. The ticket you earn from reading a book will be placed in a raffle drawing for two $100 prizes!
Don’t forget to check out our new and improved Madera Adult School website at https://www.madera.k12.ca.us/Domain/910 Ms. Cruz, our school’s Webmaster has worked hard at keeping it current!
Upcoming Events
October 22st Curriculum and Instruction Mtg.
October 23th HiSet Department Mtg. The Week’s Highlights ESL PLC Meeting
October 25th Weekly Week of October 21, 2019 Calendar WF re-Entry Job Fair @ 9 am Executive Conf. Rm. Monday, Office Staff Meeting @ 10 10/21/19 am Principal’s Office Tuesday, Curriculum and Instruction Mtg. @ 4 pm 10/22/19 October 31st Principal’s Office Halloween Wednesday, HiSet Department Meeting @ 12:30 pm Rm 3 10/23/19 ESL PLC @ 4:00 pm Rm. 4
Thursday 10/24/19
Friday, WF re-Entry Job Fair @ 9 am Executive Conf. Rm. 10/25/19 Office Staff Meeting @ 10 am Principal’s Office
Student or Staff Highlight
Mrs. Adela Anzaldo has been a teacher at MAS for the past 12 years. She has had a positive impact on the lives of many of our students and staff. Currently, she serves as the ESL Department Chair, and on other school committees, and teaches HiSet and ESL classes. She also plays an active role in the lives of many of her students. Along with her other duties, she is working on her Administrative Credential through the Bridges to Leadership Program. One day, she aspires to be an administrator at MAS! We are happy to have such a talented and caring person working at our school!
DID YOU KNOW? Rosie Vial (formally known as Rosie Echevarria) was a Montebello High School Cheerleader! Montebello High School is located in Orange County and is right next to Pico Rivera!
Something to Ponder “Isn’t that what we are here for, to help each other” John Lennon
Counselors/Student Advocate
Mrs. Shirley Gregory: Teacher on Special Assignment, Lead Teacher. Please refer students on 504 plans to her. Mrs. Pam Waters: Resource Specialist. She works with our Special Education Students
School Climate and Culture
Mission Statement
The mission of Madera Adult School is to provide students with lifelong learning skills to achieve their educational, career, and personal goals by developing respect, responsibility, and accountability, thus empowering the students to transition into the workforce and become contributing citizens of a global community. Vision Statement
Madera Adult School will be recognized as an innovative and progressive learning institution where students are inspired and supported by staff to be successful in the twenty-first century (Created and Adopted February 2018).
Weekly Schedule
Michelle Santesteban
Transitions Specialist
(559) 593-0993
10/23 8:30am - 12:00pm
5:00pm - 7:30pm
5:00pm - 7:30pm (Oscar Spanish HiSET, Anzaldo)
10/29 8:30am - 12:00pm
5:00pm-7:30pm
10/31 8:30am - 12:00pm (MCWAC 12:30 - 3:30)