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November, 2009 -
Campus Connections |
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- NH HISTORY TEACHER OF THE
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Edith Tatulis, adjunct instructor in the UNH Department of Education, was named
the 2009 New Hampshire History Teacher of the Year by The Gilder Lehrman
Institute of American History and Preserve America. She is also a finalist for
the national award. Tatulis, a resident of Candia, NH, is a full-time teacher at
the Deerfield Community School where she teaches 5th grade. She graduated from
UNH with a bachelor’s degree in science in 1975. She worked in the quality
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Velcro until 1987 when she decided to change careers. She
enrolled in a master’s degree program at UNH and earned her M.Ed. in Secondary
Science Education. Tatulis said she has always loved working with kids.
As a child she enjoyed playing school and helped teach her disabled sister
how to read. Teaching just came naturally. She said, “The children
keep you honest, young, enthused and laughing. They give back to me 100 fold
what I give to them.” She enjoys working at the Deerfield Community School
and feels supported by the administration and parents. Tatulis said, “They
encourage, foster and support innovative ways to teach and want children who
can think and collaborate, not just children who can excel at standardized
testing. It is the most exhausting job one could ever love. I am truly
blessed to have job I love so much!” Parents and colleagues feel the same
about Tatulis. One parent wrote on a local newspaper blog, “I can’t think of
anyone more deserving of this award. Edith was one of our children’s
favorite teachers.” Tatulis also teaches Social Studies Methods
Classes at UNH Manchester and has taken on other roles at the University
such as cooperating teacher for interns seeking a master’s degree in
Education, university-based supervisor of interns, and teacher-in-residence.
She said sharing her experience with teaching students at UNH Manchester is
icing on the cake. “It gives me a chance to give something back to the
profession,” she said. Coordinated through the Preserve America
initiative and co-sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American
History, the New Hampshire’s History Teacher of the Year Award honors
outstanding teachers of American history across the country and supports the
crucial importance of American history education. The History Teacher of the
Year Award recognizes outstanding American history teachers from elementary
school through high school across all 50 states and U.S. territories. |
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November 6, 2009 |
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PUBLIC HEARING |
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November 6, 2009 Flyer |
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- AUTISM ABILITY ADVENTURE WITH CAROLANN EDSCORN
- Presented by the SAU #53 Learning Circle
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"WHILE I WAS DIAGNOSED
with Asperger Syndrome in 1994, my early childhood and school
life was more typical of classical autism. I didn’t talk until I was
four years old. I did not participate in story time, recess games,
or class discussions. I was teased, bullied, and misunderstood.
I was also an accomplished artist
by second grade, a musician, writing short stories my teacher
thought publishable, and composing symphonies by eighth grade.
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CarolAnn
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I love the stars, music, words, my
family, and my computer.
I am a
stranger in a strange world. I believe in life, love, and laughter."
- "CarolAnn Edscorn is
a dynamic and moving speaker who describes her full life as a person
with autism. Her vivid descriptions, ability to connect with the
humanness in all of us, and humorous anecdotes offer a perspective
about people with autism that enlightens parents and professionals
alike. You’ll never look at people with autism the same after
hearing CarolAnn speak.” Cheryl Jorgensen, Institute on Disability
at UNH
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- Date: Tuesday,
November 17, 2009
- Time: 3:30-5:30
- Place: Pembroke
Academy Auditorium
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September 17, 2009 -
Hooksett Banner |
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- SPECIAL VOTE SEPT. 30 ON $3.6M BOND
- By Ginger Kozlowski
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- PEMBROKE - Pembroke voters are asked to come to a special school
district meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to hear about and vote upon a
proposal for a $3.6 million bond. The bond would pay for changes to
make three schools more energy efficient. If approved, the School
Board expects to be reimbursed by state aid.
Jonathan Burnham, director of maintenance, stressed that between savings
in energy costs and aid to the school district, the town would face no new
expenses if the bond is approved.
The bond would allow the school district to enter into a 15-year
lease-purchase to be funded by interest free/low interest qualified school
construction bonds in the amount of $2,623,210 and the balance of the lease,
$976,790, at a rate of not more than 6 percent.
This would allow construction of a biomass heating plant and replacing
temperature controls for Pembroke Academy and Three Rivers School, as well
as replacing window and temperature controls at Hill and Village Schools.
If the bond is approved the School Board would be eligible for state
building aid, utility rebates and any other government or private funding.
A two-thirds majority ballot vote is required for the bond to pass.
The meeting will take place at the Pembroke Academy auditorium at 6:30
P.M. The vote will take place immediately after the public hearing.
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September 11, 2009 |
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- 2009/2010 PEMBROKE PEER RECOGNITION WINNER
ANNOUNCED
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- Nancy Corbett, a speech specialist at Three Rivers School, was
recently selected as the 2008/2009 Peer Recognition Award winner.
The award, sponsored by the Pembroke School Board, is given to
employees of the Pembroke School District who are nominated by their
peers for their outstanding overall performance.
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- Corbett was consistently described by her peers as someone who
not only goes out of her way to assist all students, but is also the
first person to help other teachers, often times stepping out of her
“official” role to do so. Described as the “go-to” person, Corbett
is involved in extra-curricular activities and continually champions
the rights of all students, pushing them to reach their potential
and actively supporting their every success.
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- Corbett (right) pictured with Three Rivers
- School Principal, Deb Bulkley (left).
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- Pembroke School Board Member Tammy Boucher (right)
presented a plaque to Corbett (left) in recognition of her efforts.
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September 7, 2009 -
Union Leader |
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CLASS CLIMB PROVIDES IMPORTANT LESSON
- By Paula Tracy
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- While traveling through the tough
sections of Mount Major in Alton, Alex Weiss needs a strong pull an push
from the adults who joined the second-graders for the hike. (THOMAS ROY)
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- MATTHEW FERGUSON HAS taken his class on a hike at the
beginning of every school year for his 23 years of teaching.
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- So when he discovered one of his second-graders at Deerfield
Community School is in a wheelchair, he took action.
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- "If Alex couldn't go, none of us could go," Ferguson said of
8-year-old Alex Weiss.
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On Friday, the entire class went on the hike, almost
four miles round trip, aided by University of New
Hampshire's Northeast Passage staff. At the
summit, Brett Weiss, the boy's father and a
chaperone for the day, wiped his brow, smiled and
admitted he never thought he would see this day.
"Never," he said.
Alex suffers from holoprosencephaly, which
compromises his speech and motor skills. He has
never been able to walk. For the trip up Mount Major
in Alton, he was placed into a Terra Trek, an
off-road wheelchair modified by Northeast Passage
staff.
Its smaller, front set of wheels were removed.
Rickshaw poles were placed on the front of the chair
and used by Alex's classmates to pull him along the
trail's wide and flat portions. Parents, faculty and
Northeast Passage staff took charge on the rocky
steeps of the trail, working shoulder to shoulder
and boulder to boulder.
"Let's go, Alex! Let's go, Alex!" was the chant
as the wide-eyed, smiling boy was unloaded from his
wheelchair van in the trailhead parking lot about
9:30 a.m.
Lily Desgroseilliers, 7, had her father and her
grandparents along for the field trip.
"This is the longest hike I have done. The view
is great. Pushing Alex was a lot of fun because
everyone was doing it together," she said.
Ferguson said the goal of the field trip was help
his 15 students understand they are within a caring
community where people feel safe to learn together
and help each other. Also part of the
community-building were the parents who got to know
one another, he said.
David Lee, assistant director of Northeast
Passage, said for 20 years the program has used
specialized wheelchairs to make possible
recreational opportunities for those with physical
disabilities. The program offers kayaking,
waterskiing, golf and ice hockey, along with hiking.
In this case, the assistance for Alex's hike was
paid for by Deerfield's special education account.
James Bonnell, 7, and his classmate, Josh
Heckman, took the front poles of the wheelchair
toward the end of the hike about 2 p.m. They proudly
marched their 70-pound classmate down the trail.
Behind the wheelchair was Cody Tanguay's father,
Tom, who did much of the carry-out from the summit
over the roughest terrain.
'"You have to learn when to hold on and when to
give," Tanguay said.
Ferguson said the class will use the experience
in English, math, science and other academic
disciplines throughout the year. The students will
have their own blog on the school's Web site to
discuss the trip.
"We made it!" Ferguson shouted as the last
student came running to the bottom.
He broke into a chant: "Great job, 2F! Rah, rah,
rah!"
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July 5, 2009 -
Concord Monitor |
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ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND in Pembroke
is underwriting the School Investment Program at THE McAULIFFE-SHEPARD
DISCOVERY CENTER for students in SAU 53 - Pembroke, Allenstown, Chichester,
Epsom and Deerfield. The $3,000 sponsorship will provide students will free
admission on field trips through next February.
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July 4, 2009 -
The Forum: News from the Towns Around Pawtuckaway |
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- Paul Yergeau, Deerfield Community School Principal
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- Recently, Professor Krueckeberg, Ph.D. from Plymouth State
University contacted me with great news that I was to share with Mrs.
Edith Tatulis, a Deerfield Community School (DCS) fifth grade teacher!
She has been nominated as the NH History Teacher of the Year. She is now
a finalist for our state’s recognition. What an honor for her! And how
proud of her are we? Very!
- This award is coordinated through the Preserve America initiative
and co-sponsored by the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Institute of American
History, located in New York City.
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- Edith Tatulis shares
her favorite Civil War book, Pink and Say, with 5th grade students at
DCS.
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- The Institute of
American History website can give you further information about their
good work in the field of social studies education. If selected as the
NH Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Tatulis will automatically become our
representative in the national competition. Edith’s creativity and
imagination in addressing American History and literacy, evidence of
thoughtful assessment of her students’ achievement, as well as her close
attention to using primary source documents, artifacts and historic sites in
her teaching, are the reasons for her nomination.
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- Preserve America is a White House initiative, started during President
Bush’s administration, and was created for the purpose of encouraging and
supporting community efforts to preserve and enjoy the nation’s cultural and
national heritage. The overall goals of the Preserve America initiative
include a greater shared knowledge about the nation’s past; strengthened
regional identities and local pride; increased local participation in
preserving the country’s cultural and natural heritage assets; and support
for the economic vitality of communities. These are all values that DCS
strongly supports in the daily implementation of our social studies
curriculum.
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- As the next step, Mrs.Tatulis has submitted her philosophy statement, a
sample extended project assigned to her students that demonstrates her
creativity and decisions to provide an engaging curriculum for each student,
as well as a short video where she has demonstrated a sample class project
and her teaching practices. Congratulations to Mrs. Tatulis on being
recognized for her hard work on behalf of Deerfield’s students. We all wish
her the best of luck as she proceeds to the next step in this esteemed and
rigorous competition.
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Superintendents'
Message January 2010
- Our five districts of
Allenstown, Chichester, Deerfield, Epsom, and Pembroke provide the
pre-K -12 educational experiences for approximately 3500 students.
Pembroke Academy provides the high school experience for the
communities of Allenstown, Chichester, Epsom, and Pembroke, while
students in the Deerfield community travel to Concord for their high
school program.
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