We welcome everyone back after the holiday. Hope everyone had a good, restful break and are ready to get back to work as there is a lot to do in this semester.

We welcome our new student Aedan!

Jax is working on the time consuming decimal place work

Cayden is walking around the sun for his

Every new challenge widens my horizons, strengthens my self-competence, and heightens my enjoyment of discovery.

NEWSLETTER JANUARY 10, 2020

Wider Horizons School

IMPORTANT DATES: 1/20 Martin Luther King Day- no school1/29 Geography Bee1/30 Chinese New Year2/6 Science Expo- half day of school2/10-14 Spirit Week2/24-27 Montessori Week- parent visits

WISHING A HEALTHY, HAPPY NEW YEAR

TENURE FOR COLLEGE PROFESSORS SHOULD BE ABOLISHED By Domenick J. Maglio PhD. Traditional Realist Tenure means that after a certain length of time a professor cannot be dismissed from his position no matter his failings. It is a way of defending the principle of academic freedom of speech. It assumes that tenure is beneficial for society in the long run. This allows scholars the freedom to hold and examine a variety of views without fear of termination. The privilege of tenure has not considered poor professional ethics or abusive behavior towards students and other conservative professors. Currently most professors on campus are not providing both sides of an issue. They are not provoking discussion or debate. The standard of critical thinking has been replaced with adherence to an ideological philosophy of egalitarianism and anti-capitalism. The students are being indoctrinated instead of being provided training to think for themselves. This is the opposite of education and should be reversed. If a medical professional who is supposed to monitor a patient’s vital signs instead leaves and does something else, he will probably be sued or fired for dereliction of duty. Any employee in a capitalist system who does not perform his primary duties is exposing himself to a legitimate reason to be removed from the position. This principle exists and is necessary in all positions in our free market economy. Without the employer discretion to dismiss a delinquent employee there would be no order and little quality production. Many tenured college professors are doing just that. They are doing their “own thing,” which means they are doing whatever they feel like doing.

continuedonlastpage

CHINESE NEW YEAR

Our annual celebration of Chinese New Year will be on Thursday, January 30.

As usual we welcome parents to meet us at the Buffet City on Cortez Blvd.

More information regarding the luncheon will be sent home soon.

The cost for the Chinese New Year luncheon is as follows:

Kindergarten though fifth grade: $6.00 each

Sixth grade through high school: $9.00 each

Adults: $9.00 each

PRESCHOOL Mrs. Bermudez

Welcome back preschoolers! This week, the children were very excited happy to return to the classroom and quickly got back into their daily routine. We began learning about the animals that inhabit the Arctic Circle. The children painted a polar bear using their hand print at the art area.

During circle time the children had lessons on new vocabulary words at the language area. In language we have different children working with sounds, blending sounds, short vowels, long vowels, or reading. At the math and practical life areas, the students were excited to see new winter theme work. The students also had a lesson with the Snake Game. The purpose of this equipment is to familiarize the children with the different equations that equal 10.

In Practical Life, the students learned how to mix colored water using an eyedropper to make a secondary color. They also learned to pour water into a bottle using a funnel and we introduced a measuring cup.

We welcomed two new students named Madalyn and Chris t ian into our classroom.

Have a great weekend!

PRIMARY Mrs. Youse & Mrs. Pascalli

Welcome back to school! We hope everyone had a restful, fun couple of weeks. The children excitedly shared stories amongst each other and have expressed how much they have missed the school and their friends. We dove right back into our daily routine. Gianna, Dixie, Savannahjade, Brianna, and Aryan have begun spelling. They will be joining their peers and testing every Wednesday. For language this week we talked about Martin Luther King. We asked the students to think about the ways they could change the world and what would make the world a better place. After our group discussion the students summarized all the ideas and wrote a beautiful essay about their vision of the world.

For math we reviewed previous lessons using the Montessori materials. We reemphasized proper usage of the materials, from carrying the trays to returning them back to the correct spot. For geography we reviewed the continents, oceans, and landforms.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new student, Aedan. Our older students are doing a phenomenal job at helping Aedan adjust to our classroom.

We wish everyone a wonderful weekend!

LOWER ELEMENTARY Ms. Urbanek, Miss Doman, & Mr. Garrand

We would like to welcome back all students. We hope that you had a safe and restful break. We would like to thank you for all of the wonderful gifts given. There is an excitement in the air that comes with a new beginning. Let's make 2020 a successful one!

This week in spelling the students wrote their spelling words in alphabetical order, learned definitions verbally, rolled the dice, and created a word search.

In math the students worked in their math booklets, applications, geometry cards, continued to work on fact families.

This week in language the students worked from the tower. The language has increased for students, not only are they working from the tower but they will be reviewing language they have already learned during the year.

This week in geography the students continued to work on states.

In history the students continue to work on Native American.The students have several extensions on this work that they will be able to start upon completion of the work. They will be learning how to sew and stuff a mini pillow.

In science the student will continue to work on different types of vertebrates.

The students did not have any multiplication tests or reading sheets the week before break. We started again this week.

The students are enjoying several special activities. This week the students are learning about Martin Luther King jr. They will be creating an art craft to go along with a story the students created about a realistic dream to make a difference in the world.

Have a great weekend!

UPPER ELEMENTARY Mrs. Gutierrez, Mrs. Bianco

& Mrs. Hughes Fourth graders focused on how to write a complete paragraph, utilizing a topic sentence, supporting detail sentences, and a concluding sentence.  The bookreport requirement has increased to 1 ½ pages, so students reviewed how to organize their paragraphs to create a composition. This week the fifth grade students worked on their critical thinking skills,  writing skills,  and creative thinking skills.  The students learned about persuasive writing and how to critically think about the topic in order to persuade others to understand their point.  The students also had a fun, creative exercise in writing.   They each started an introduction to a composition or story and then passed it on to the person next to them to create the next paragraph.  They passed the paper three times and at the end it was returned to the original person to read.  There were some funny and interesting stories. Sixth graders eased back into their studies with a review and a test on the parts of speech. They learned to distinguish the difference between a simple sentence and a complex one in their next unit. This week they also had a little fun with the periodic table. Each student was assigned an element and found fun facts about it, then they adopted an element and made a poster illustrating important information. Science proposals were handed out before winter break; submit your choices as soon as possible. Please remember topics are approved on a first-come, first-serve basis.

JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH Mrs. Parks, Mrs. Letourneau, & Mrs.Ward We began the New Year, 2020, by

welcoming everyone back and beginning the third quarter. We have a lot of events coming up in the months ahead.

On January 29th the Junior High an dUpper Elementary students will be competing in the Geography Bee. The winner of the Beewill be announced that week.

Before the holiday the physical science students learned about and did activities using Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion. The first law states pennies and a cart were used to change mass. The second law states they used a cart launcher to discover the mass. For the third Law of Motion a string, straw, and an inflated balloon were used to measure the distance the balloon traveled before it was deflate.

This is the end of the second week in the third quarter. The students are being encouraged to use the skills they have learned in the beginning of the year to be successful in the last part of the year.

Science Fair projects are due Monday, January 13th. A packet of papers were sent home to explain the criteria needed for the fair.

PRE-K & PRIMARY AFTERSCHOOL

Miss Doman This week in after school we played new games outside as a group. We learned red light - green light, and Simon says. We talked about the new year and discussed our Christmas together!

Inside we made a new year craft and shared our new year resolutions. Finally, we played hot potato to festive music

AFTERSCHOOL Ms. Bennett

Welcome back, we hope everyone had a restful break. This week the children participated in kickball, Spud, Gaga ball, and pin down. The children also enjoyed free play time while on the playground.

During circle time we discussed and reviewed the rules of the playground and the classroom.

The students also had fun using the activities from the shelves such as the board games and building activities such as legos, magnetics, monopoly, and checkers.

On Friday this week was movie and popcorn day. The children enjoyed watching the movie The Incredibles.

continued from front page

Some talk about their pending divorce, dogs, favorite recreational activity, and too often nothing about their assigned subject matter, which often indicates this professor is not prepared. This behavior is as egregious as medical malpractice. Failing to educate a student has lifelong ramifications: a life with diminished career opportunities and the basic inability to critically think. There are numerous professors who have a minuscule number of office hours to assist students to answer their pertinent questions. Many do not show up for their own scheduled office hours. There are many of them who have an assistant that hands out assignment lists or reads their written lectures. Some highly paid professors have the audacity to not even show up to scheduled classes. Many others strongly advocate progressive ideals that they demand the students repeat to receive a passing grade even though they are opinions, not facts. Most students are learning little of the knowledge they expected to gain while paying an enormous amount of tuition. This results in an accumulated debt for worthless or worse, obvious indoctrination. Students are the customers who deserve a dedicated teacher for the outrageous amount they are paying for an education. If professors are tenured prima donnas who are not earning the right to represent this honored profession they should be dismissed. University administrators might hide behind tenure, but the students also have the right to a first-rate educator. A diploma without the knowledge or necessary insight in a field of study is not worth the paper it is printed on. In the modern age where information is at your electronic fingertips, we need educated guides who can assist students’ learning, evaluating and organizing information in a logical, coherent manner. These analytical skills are required in this advanced electronic age where legitimate and false information is cascading down on all citizens. Rather we should be taught how to distill and analyze the information so we can make valid decisions. If we do not develop these essential abilities, we will be targets for exploitation and further brain washing. Comprehensive, logical thinking is a vital ability to prosper and remain free in this information overload. A useless diploma shows the student inherited vast tuition debt and lots of wasted time with professors who were never held accountable for their unprofessional and unethical behavior. This is not what students expected. Freedom of speech does not mean teaching progressive viewpoints as this is straight propaganda. Only by having two or more sides of an issue discussed with all facts and questions explored can a person develop the ability to draw valid conclusions. We can no longer accept tenure as inevitable and acceptable for agenda driven educators. When professors abuse their positions and do little to create an educational environment of excellence, they need to be fired. Incompetence or lack of doing one’s duty as a professor is a legitimate reason for being terminated from this influential and honorable position. Tenure for college professors is outdated, no longer serving a useful purpose. It should be abolished to reestablish ethical standards for professors and a worthy education for all students.

Domenick Maglio, PhD. is a columnist carried by various newspapers, an author of several books and owner/director of Wider Horizons School, a college prep program. Dr. Maglio is an author of weekly newspaper articles, INVASION WITHIN and a new book entitled, IN CHARGE PARENTING In a PC World. You can see many of Dr. Maglio’s articles at www.drmaglioblogspot.com.