Southwick Elementary School Principal: Natalie Drummond October 1, 2012 www.eacs.k12.in.us School Improvement Specialist: Tiffany Belcher Mission: Together, the families, students, community members, and staff of Southwick inspire lifelong success through teaching and celebrating cultural diversity, differentiating instruction, communicating high expectations, and providing authentic learning experiences in a safe, positive environment. Vision: The Southwick Community embraces diversity, develops a love of learning, and values high expectations. More from Ms. Moore! October Upcoming Events There are many ways for parents to get 4 Thursday SPTO Parent meeting 6:30-7:30pm @ Prince Chapman Academy involved with their child’s education. st 1 grade Apple Orchard field trip- Rm10, 11, 12 . Parents can make sure their children 5 Friday FALL School Pictures understand the importance of education. 1st grade Apple Orchard field trip- Rm13, 14, 15, 17 The first one is the most important. READ! 18 Thursday Harding Area Skating Party/6-8:00pm @ Bells **Awards Ceremony date to be announced later** Read to your child. Read with your child. Let your child see you reading every day so that they understand the importance of learning to read well. September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at the Memorial Coliseum last Tuesday to help educate all in attendance about the struggles in her home country of Burma. During her speech she inspired the masses to continue to fight for Democracy, peace, and education. If you were unable to attend please read below to learn more about this extraordinary woman. Adriana Ocampo Aung San Suu Kyi, the Myanmar human rights leader who spent Science Program Manager 15 of the past 21 years in prison or under house arrest, rejoined NASA Headquarters mainstream politics in late 2011 after Burmese authorities Where are you from? permitted her opposition party, the National League for I was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and I was raised in Argentina. Democracy, to legally register. Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, who says My family and I moved to the United States when I was a teenager. she was inspired by the nonviolent campaigns of Martin Luther I now live in Washington, DC. King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, has become an international symbol of peaceful resistance. Her years in detention were a What is a Science Program Manager? Some of my duties include being the New Frontiers lead program result of her calls for peaceful democratic reform and free executive. New Frontiers includes the Juno mission to Jupiter, the elections in Myanmar (Burma). New Horizons mission to Pluto and the recently selected asteroid sample return mission: OSIRIS-REx. I am also the lead Venus scientist responsible for NASA's collaboration with ESA's Venus Express mission, JAXA's Venus Climate Orbit and the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG), which develops strategic plans and assessments for the exploration of this planet. Who inspired you? My parents were my inspiration. They always encouraged me to Aung San Suu Kyi, reach for the stars and instilled in me the knowledge that education Myanmar human rights leader was the gateway to making my dreams come true. Space She founded the National League for Democracy (NLD) in 1988, exploration was my passion from a very young age, and I knew I wanted to be part of it. I would dream and design space colonies and in 1990 her party won a general election, but Myanmar's while sitting atop the roof of my family's home in Argentina. military junta did not allow her, or her party, to take power. In STARS 1991, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts, and she Smile: Life is a great adventure served as general secretary of the NLD even while imprisoned. Transcend to triumph over the negative The NLD was deemed illegal and forced to disband leading up to Aspire to be the best the Nov. 2010 elections, which were the first open elections in Resolve to be true to your heart S uccess comes to those who never give-up on their dreams Burma in 20 years. Suu Kyi’s work and perseverance will pay off. .